Document number: 39077

 

Tour the device

Keys and buttons

Display Icons

Turn on/off the Blackberry

Reset the Blackberry

Check signal strength

Typing Tips

Periods
Accents
Caps
Symbols

Email tips

Making a phone call

Turn on the Blackberry by pressing the power button in the lower right hand corner of the keyboard. Press and hold the power switch to shutdown and turn off the Blackberry.

If you experience problems such as freezing or if signal strength shows strong but you are not receiving email a reboot often solves the problem.  Press the alt key the shift key and the delete key at the same time.

For a hard reset of the 7200 Blackberry you will need something to poke into the reset hole, like a straightened paper clip. Do not use a pen or pencil tip as it may leave residue. Turn the Blackberry over.  Put your thumb on the battery cover release button. Push slightly down and slide the cover away from the Blackberry. Sometimes it helps to use your thumb nail on the ridges.  Also using a finger to gently push from the top of the cover can help. The reset button is in the hole at the lower right corner.

The signal information display  shows whether the radio is on or off, the strength of signal it is receiving, and the type of signal received.

Typing Tips

• Periods: If you want a period at the end of a sentence, press the SPACE key twice. A period will appear, followed by a space, and the next letter will automatically be capitalized.
  If you want a period in an email field, press the SPACE key.
  If you want to insert a period anywhere, press Alt + M. You can use the Alt key to insert the symbols printed on the keys in orange.

• For fastest typing hold your Blackberry in both hands with your index fingers on either side, then type with your thumbs.

• Accents: can be found by rolling the Trackwheel while holding a key

• Caps: Press and hold a key to capitalize the letter. The first letter typed following a period is always capitalized.

• Symbols: Press the Symbol key.  A screen will pop up showing symbols arranged in the keyboard pattern. Select the corresponding letter to type the symbol.

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Reading Email tips:

1. With the message open press t to go to the top, press b to go to the bottom. The Alt key pages up, the enter key pages down.

2. In email and internet addresses pressing the space bar inserts a period.

3. To add the address from a current email to your address book. If the name in the From: line isn't alrady selected scroll the trackwheel until the name is selected. Click the trackwheel. Scroll down to Add to Address book.

4. To copy text from a message:

1. Press the Alt key (or either shift key) and click the trackwheel. Scroll to highlight your selection. Click the trackwheel again. A menu will open. Select Copy. You can then open whatever you want to save the text in (new message, memo pad, task ...) to paste the text.

2. Press and hold either Shift key and scroll the trackwheel to highlight your selection. Click the trackwheel again. A menu will open. Select Copy. You can then open whatever you want to save the text in (new message, memo pad, task ...) to paste the text.

5. To copy Contact information into an email. With the email you are writing open click the trackwheel. Choose Attach Address. Choose Continue.

6. Find all email from a particular person by highlighting any one message from the person, click the trackwheel, scroll to search sender.

7. To import your personal address book:

   1. Open the Desktop manager.

   2. Select Backup and Restore

   3. Select Advanced ....

   4. Select File.

   5. Select Import

   6. Select Addresses...

   7. Select the addresses you wish to import. Click on Import to move the selected addresses to the right hand panel.

   8. Click OK.

How do I make a phone call using my Blackberry?

1. On the home screen, scroll to the telephone icon
2. Click the trackwheel to select it.
3. This will bring you to a list of recently made or incoming phone calls. At the top of the screen should be your phone number, followed by '[One Time Dialing]' on the next line. This is the option you want for making phone calls that haven't been stored in your address book. When you click on the one time dialing option, a small window will appear for you to enter a phone number. Press the number keys you want to use.
4. After typing a full phone number, you can 'Call' that number, or 'Cancel'. Typically you want to 'Call' that number. Press enter on the key pad or click the scroll wheel to begin the call. This action will bring you to the 'Calling' screen where all information regarding the call is listed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by the PeopleSoft Knowledge Management Team.
Copyright © 2003 All rights reserved.
Created: db 11/07/2003
Reviewed: 09/09/2004