Tips
BlackBerry 8820 Smartphone
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Keys and features
Typing tips
Start me up
• To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press
a Shift key and the letter key.
Thank you for choosing a BlackBerry® smartphone! See the Getting Started Guide that came
with your device for step-by-step instructions for your device.
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To type the alternate character on a key, hold the
key and the character key.
• To type a symbol, press the
key. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.
Setup checklist
Complete the following tasks to set up your device. See the Getting Started Guide that came
• To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball to
the left or right. Release the letter key when the accented or special character
with your BlackBerry® device for help.
appears. For example, to type ü, hold
appears.
and roll the trackball to the left until ü
• Insert the SIM card
• Insert the battery
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To turn on NUM lock, press the
key and the Left Shift
key.
key.
• Charge the battery
• Complete the setup wizard
To turn off NUM lock, press the
Phone tips
Message tips
Save time
• To make a call from the Home screen, type the phone number. Press the
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To move to the top of a message list, press
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key.
See the Getting Started Guide that came with your BlackBerry® device or click Help on your
device for more information about using your device.
To move to the bottom of a message list, press
.
• To end a call, press the
key.
• To turn on or turn off mute during a call, press the Mute key.
To move to the next date in a message list, press
.
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Home screen tips
To turn on or turn off the speakerphone during a call, press the
key.
To reply to a message, press
To forward a message, press
.
• To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume keys.
• To open the application list, press the
• To return to the Home screen, press the
key.
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To add an extension to a phone number, press the
the extension number.
key and the
key. Type
key.
To highlight adjacent messages, hold a Shift
key and roll the trackball.
• To lock the keyboard, on the Home screen or in the application list, click Keyboard
Lock.
Try this
Try this
Copy text in a message and paste it into another application.
Make a call using a voice command.
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To unlock the keyboard, press the
key and the
key.
1. In a message, place the cursor before the text that you want to copy.
1. In the address book, press the
key.
• To lock the device, set a password. On the Home screen or in the application list, click
Lock.
2.
Press a Shift
key and roll the trackball.
2. Click New Address.
3. Type the contact information.
4. Click the trackball.
5. Click Save.
3. Click the trackball.
• To unlock the device, type your password. Press the
key.
4. Click Copy.
• To turn on standby mode, hold the Mute key.
5. Place the cursor where you want to paste the text.
6. Click the trackball.
6. In the voice dialing application, wait for the sound.
7. Click Paste.
7. Say "Call" and a contact name or phone number.
To end the call, press the
key.
Browser tips
Organizer tips
Media tips
• To follow a link, click the link.
• To move to the next day, week, or month in the calendar, press the
key.
key
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To zoom in to a picture, press
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To move to the previous day, week, or month in the calendar, press a Shift
and the key.
To move to a specific web page, press
To return to the home page, press
To open the bookmark list, press
.
To zoom out from a picture, press
.
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To zoom to the original picture size, press
To rotate a picture, press
.
• To convert a measurement in the calculator, type a number. Press the
key.
.
Click To Metric or From Metric. Click a conversion type.
.
• To search for a contact in a list of contacts, type the contact name or initials separated
by a space.
To add a bookmark, press
To view a list of web pages that you have visited recently, press
To refresh a web page, press
.
• To pause a slide show, press the
• To resume a slide show, press the
key.
key again.
.
Try this
Assign a ring tone to a contact.
• To pause a video or song, press the Mute key.
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1. In the address book, highlight a contact.
• To resume playing a video or song, press the Mute key again.
• To stop loading a web page, press the
• To close the browser, hold the
key.
2. Press the
key.
Try this
Use a picture as your Home screen background.
1. In the media application, click Pictures.
2. Click My Pictures.
key.
3. Click Edit.
4. Click the trackball.
Try this
Move through a web page line by line.
5. Click Add Custom Phone Tune.
6. Set a ring tone.
1. On a web page, press the
key.
3. Highlight a picture.
4. Press the
key.
7. Press the
key.
2. Click Select Mode.
To select only links and fields as you move through a web page, press the
key. Click
5. Click Set As Home Screen Image.
To clear the picture from the Home screen, press the
Image.
8. Click Save.
View Mode.
key. Click Reset Home Screen
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