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    							• To follow a link, highlight or pause on the link. Press the Enter key.
    • To hide the banner, press  U. To view the banner, press  U.
    • To open the browser options, in the browser, press  S.
    Navigate a web page
    • To move up a screen, press the  Shift key and the  Space key.
    • To move down a screen, press the  Space key.
    • To move to the top of a web page, press  T.
    • To move to the bottom of a web page, press  B.
    Browser troubleshooting
    No browser is available on my device Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
    Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network.
    I cannot set up automatic synchronization for bookmarks If encryption for data in the device memory is turned on, you cannot set up automatic synchronization for bookmarks.
    Related topics
    Turn on encryption, 125
    I cannot play a song or video on a web page Your BlackBerry® device might not support the size or file format of the song or video file.
    I receive a prompt to switch browsers when streaming a song or video If you receive a prompt to switch browsers, you cannot stream songs or videos with the browser configuration that you are using. If you switch
    to the WAP Browser, extra fees might apply. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
    To stop receiving this prompt, in the browser options, click  General Properties. Clear the Prompt Before Switching to WAP for streaming
    media  check box.User GuideBrowser149 
    						
    							Date, time, and alarm
    Set the date and time manually 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Set Time.
    4. Change the  Use Network Time  field to No.
    5. Click the  Time field.
    6. On the trackpad, slide your finger to select a time.
    7. Click the  Time field.
    8. Click the  Date field.
    9. On the trackpad, slide your finger to select a date.
    10. Click the  Date field.
    11. Press the  Menu key.
    12. Click  Save.
    Get the date and time from the wireless network automatically To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to the wireless network.
    1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Set Time.
    4. Perform one of the following actions: • To receive a prompt when your device detects a new time zone, change the  Auto Update Time Zone field to Prompt.
    • To have your device update the time zone automatically when it detects a new time zone, change the  Auto Update Time Zone field
    to  On .
    5. Change the  Use Network Time  field to Yes.
    6. Press the  Menu key.
    7. Click  Save.
    Change what appears on the display when your device is charging 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Options.
    4. Change the  When Charging field.
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    							5. Press the Menu key.
    6. Click  Save.
    Change the clock face You can set a different clock face for the clock, stopwatch and timer.
    1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Options.
    4. Set the  Clock Face, Stopwatch Face  or Timer Face  fields.
    5. Press the  Menu key.
    6. Click  Save.
    Display a second time zone 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Options.
    4. Set the  Home Time Zone  field.
    5. Press the  Menu key.
    6. Click  Save.
    Turn on bedside clock mode You can set options for bedside clock mode so that you can view the clock without being interrupted by incoming calls or messages.
    1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Enter Bedside Mode .
    To turn off bedside clock mode, press the  Escape key.
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    Set options for bedside clock mode 1. On the Home screen, click the  Clock icon.
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    							3. Click Options.
    4. In the  Bedside Mode  section, perform any of the following actions:
    • To receive LED notification when bedside clock mode is turned on, change the  Disable LED field to No.
    • To turn off the connection to the wireless network, so that your device does not receive phone calls or messages when bedside clock mode is turned on, change the  Disable Radio field to Yes.
    • To turn off screen dimming when bedside clock mode is turned on, change the  Dim Screen field to No.
    5. Press the  Menu key.
    6. Click  Save.
    Turn on the alarm 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Set Alarm .
    4. On the trackpad, slide your finger up or down to highlight  On or Weekdays . Slide your finger to highlight  On or Weekdays .
    5. Press the  Escape key.
    6. Click  Save.
    At the top of the Home screen, a clock indicator appears.
    Silence the alarm • If snooze is not turned on, press any key.
    • If snooze is turned on, click  Snooze.
    Change alarm notification options 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Options.
    4. In the  Alarm section, change the  Alarm Tune, Snooze Time , Volume , and Vibration  fields.
    5. Press the  Menu key.
    6. Click  Save.
    Use the stopwatch 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.User GuideDate, time, and alarm152 
    						
    							2. Press the Menu key.
    3. Click  Stopwatch .
    4. Click the  start/stop icon.
    5. Perform any of the following actions: • To record lap times, click the  lap icon.
    • To stop timing, click the  start/stop icon again.
    • To send the results in a message, press the  Menu key. Click  Send Results . Click a message type.
    Set the timer 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Timer.
    4. Press the  Menu key.
    5. Click  Set Timer .
    6. Type the length of time to count down.
    7. Click  Start.
    If you exit the clock application, the timer continues to count down.
    Change timer notification options 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Options.
    4. In the  Countdown Timer  section, change the  Timer Tune, Volume , or Vibration  fields.
    5. Press the  Menu key.
    6. Click  Save.
    Date, time, and alarm troubleshooting
    The time on my device is incorrect 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Set Time.
    4. On the Date/Time screen, try performing one of the following actions: • If you have traveled to a different time zone, set the  Time Zone field to display the correct time zone.User GuideDate, time, and alarm153 
    						
    							•If you are in a region that has recently made changes to daylight saving time or has switched to a different time zone, you might need
    to update the time zone data on your device. To update the time zone data, press the  Menu key. Click  Get Time Zone Updates . For
    this feature to be supported, your wireless service plan must include data services (such as email messages or browser service). If your
    email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able update your time zone data. For more information, contact
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    							Personal organizer
    Contacts
    Contact basics Add a contact
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Click  New Contact .
    3. Type the contact information.
    4. Press the 
     key.
    5. Click  Save.
    Add a contact from a message, call log, or web page
    1. In a message, a call log, or on a web page, highlight a contact.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Add to Contacts .
    4. Type the contact information.
    5. Press the  Menu key.
    6. Click  Save.
    Name a custom contact list field
    If you change the name of a custom contact list field, it changes for all contacts.
    1. When adding or changing a contact, highlight the  User1, User2 , User3 , or User4  field.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Change Field Name .
    4. Type a name for the custom contact list field.
    5. Press the  Enter key.
    You can synchronize custom contact list fields on your  BlackBerry® device with the email application on your computer. For more information
    about synchronizing custom contact list fields, see the   BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help.
    About pauses and waits
    Use a pause or a wait to separate additional numbers, for example a password or extension, from a main phone number. After dialing the main
    phone number, your BlackBerry® device either pauses before dialing the additional numbers (pause) or prompts you to type them (wait).
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    							Add a pause or a wait to a phone number
    1. After typing the main part of a phone number in a phone number field, press the  Menu key.
    2. Click  Add Pause  or Add Wait .
    3. Type the additional numbers.
    4. Press the  Menu key.
    5. Click  Save.
    View a contact
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Click a contact.
    Change a contact
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Highlight a contact.
    3. Press the  Menu key.
    4. Click  Edit.
    5. Change the contact information.
    6. Press the  Menu key.
    7. Click  Save.
    Delete a contact
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Highlight a contact.
    3. Press the  Menu key.
    4. Click  Delete.
    Search for contacts in your organization's address book
    To perform this task, your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact
    your administrator.
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Lookup.
    4. Type part or all of a contact name.
    5. Press the  Enter key.
    Manage contact lookup results
    1. In the contact lookup results, highlight a contact.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
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    							3. Perform one of the following actions:• To add a contact to your contact list, click  Add to Contacts.
    • To add all the contacts, click  Add All to Contacts.
    • To view information for a contact, click  View.
    • To delete a contact from the contact lookup results, click  Delete.
    • To delete the contact lookup results, click  Delete Lookup.
    • To start a new contact lookup, click  Lookup.
    Customizing contacts
    About custom ring tones
    You can assign a custom ring tone to a contact without changing other notifications.
    Custom ring tone options appear with your contacts and your notification profiles. When you assign a custom ring tone to a contact, a new
    profile exception appears with your notification profiles as "Calls From ". Notification profile exceptions are shared between your
    contacts and your notification profiles and changes that you make in one application are made in the other application.
    Your BlackBerry® device bases the volume for custom ring tones on the volume that you set in the active notification profile.
    Assign a ring tone to a contact
    1. In the contact list, highlight a contact.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  Edit.
    4. Press the  Menu key.
    5. Click  Add Custom Ring Tone .
    6. Change the  Custom Ring Tone  field.
    7. Press the  Menu key.
    8. Click  Save.
    Add a caller ID picture for a contact
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Highlight a contact.
    3. Press the  Menu key.
    4. Click  Add Picture .
    5. Highlight a picture.
    6. Press the  Menu key.
    7. Click  Select.
    8. Center the picture in the box.
    9. Press the  Menu key.
    10. Click  Crop and Save .User GuidePersonal organizer157 
    						
    							Change the caller ID picture for a contact
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Highlight a contact.
    3. Press the  Menu key.
    4. Click  Edit.
    5. Highlight the caller ID picture.
    6. Press the  Menu key.
    7. Click  Replace Picture .
    8. Highlight a picture.
    9. Press the  Menu key.
    10. Click  Select.
    11. Center the picture in the box.
    12. Press the  Menu key.
    13. Click  Crop and Save .
    Delete the caller ID picture for a contact
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Highlight a contact.
    3. Press the  Menu key.
    4. Click  Edit.
    5. Highlight the caller ID picture.
    6. Click  Delete Picture .
    7. Press the  Menu key.
    8. Click  Save.
    Mailing lists About mailing lists
    You can use mailing lists when you send email, PIN, SMS text, or MMS messages.
    Mailing lists that you create on your BlackBerry® device do not appear in the email application on your computer.
    Create a mailing list
    1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
    2. Press the  Menu key.
    3. Click  New Group .
    4. Type a name for the mailing list.
    5. Press the  Menu key.
    6. Click  Add Member .
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