Blackberry Dx1 Manual

							4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click  Delete.
Assign ring tones and alerts to a contact You can receive different ring tones and alerts for incoming messages and calls from specific contacts or groups of contacts. When you receive
a call or message from the contact, your device uses the assigned ring tone or alert, even if you switch your sound profile to Silent or Vibrate
Only. If you do not want to be notified with the assigned ring tone or alert, you can set your sound profile to All Alerts Off.
1. On the Home screen, click the  Sounds icon.
2. Click  Set Contact Alerts .
3. Click  Add Contact Alert .
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Add Name .
6. Click a contact.
7. To add additional contacts, repeat steps 3 to 5.
8. Click the application or item that you want to change.
9. Change the ring tone or alert information.
10. Press the  Menu key.
11. Click  Save.
Download a ring tone Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
1. On the Home screen, click the  Media icon.
2. Click  Ring Tones .
3. Click  All Ring Tones .
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Download Ring Tones .
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Turn on event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your  BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect
or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.
1. On the Home screen, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Advanced Options .
3. Click  Accessibility .
4. Change the  Event Sounds field to On.
5. Press the  Menu key.
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							LED notification
LED notification The LED light on the top of your BlackBerry® device flashes different colors to indicate different statuses.
Green: You are in a wireless coverage area.
Blue: Your device is connected to a Bluetooth® enabled device.
Red: A new message has arrived and your selected sound profile is set to notify you using the LED.
If you are using your device with a smart card, your device is accessing data on the smart card.
Amber: The battery power level for your device is low.
Turn off Bluetooth connection notification 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Bluetooth .
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Options.
5. Change the  LED Connection Indicator  field to Off.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
To turn on Bluetooth® connection notification again, change the  LED Connection Indicator field to On.
Turn on LED notification for wireless coverage 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Screen/Keyboard .
3. Set the  LED Coverage Indicator  field to On.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
When your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network, the LED light flashes green.
To turn off wireless coverage notification, set the  LED Coverage Indicator field to Off.
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							Troubleshooting: Ring tones, sounds, and alerts
My device is ringing or vibrating more times than expected For calls, the number of times that your BlackBerry® device vibrates is not determined by the number of vibrations that you set in your sound
profile, and there is no setting for the number of rings if you do not subscribe to voice mail. Your device vibrates or rings until the caller or the
wireless network ends the connection.
My device is not ringing or vibrating when I receive a call or message Try performing the following actions: • On the Home screen, click the  Sounds icon. Verify that your sound profile is not set to either All Alerts Off or Silent.
• If you have assigned a ring tone or alert to a specific contact, on the Home screen, click the  Sounds icon. Click  Set Contact Alerts .
Click the contact alert. Click  Phone or Messages . Verify that the  Volume field is not set to  Silent and the  Vibration  field is not set
to  Off .
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							Typing
Typing basics
Cut, copy, and paste text 1. With text highlighted, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Cut or Copy .
3. Place the cursor where you want to insert the cut or copied text.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Paste.
Clear a field 1. When typing text, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Clear Field .
Cancel a text selection 1. With text selected, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Cancel Selection .
Type a symbol 1. Press the  Symbol key.
2. Press the letter key that appears below the symbol.
Type an accent or special character Press and hold a letter key and slide your finger left or right on the trackpad until the accented or special character appears.
Highlight text 1. Place the cursor where you want to start highlighting text.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Select.
4. Perform one of the following actions: • To highlight a line of text, slide your finger up or down on the trackpad.
• To highlight text character by character, slide your finger left or right on the trackpad.
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							Typing input methods
Switch typing input methods when you are typing To perform this task, the keyboard on your BlackBerry® device must display Arabic or Russian letters.
1. When you are typing, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Enable Multitap  or Enable SureType .
Change options for typing input methods 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language and Text Input .
3. Click  Show Text Input Options .
4. Change the input options.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
Predictive input method Type text using the predictive input method
When you are typing text, perform any of the following actions: • To select the highlighted suggestion and start typing a new word, press the  Enter key.
• To select the highlighted suggestion and continue typing the same word, click the word.
• To ignore the suggestions, keep typing.
Predict words as you type
You can set your BlackBerry® device to display a list of suggested words as you type.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language and Text Input .
3. Click  Show Text Input Options .
4. Select the  Predictive Input  check box.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
To stop predicting words as you type, clear the  Predictive Input check box.
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							Find more information about typing in other languagesYou can learn to type in other languages such as Chinese and Thai by reading the Typing Guides that are available online. Visit
www.blackberry.com/go/docs  and search for the Typing Guide in your language.
Typing options
Stop displaying contacts in the list that appears when you type By default, your BlackBerry® device recognizes contacts when you type them.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language and Text Input .
3. Click  Show Text Input Options .
4. Clear the  Use Contacts as Data Source  check box.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
Set the cursor speed 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Screen/Keyboard .
3. Set the  Key Rate field.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Set the default currency symbol 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Screen/Keyboard .
3. Set the  Currency Key  field.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Turn on key tones 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Screen/Keyboard .
3. Set the  Key Tone field to On.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
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							Use shortcut keys on the Home screenBy default, shortcuts for the Home screen are turned off so that you can dial phone numbers from the Home screen.
1. From the Home screen, press the  Send key.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Options.
4. Click  General Options .
5. Change the  Dial From Home Screen  field to No.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
To dial phone numbers from the Home screen, change the  Dial From Home Screen field to Yes.
Spelling checker You can check spelling if your input language is set to Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek,
Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, or Turkish.
Check spelling You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create.
1. In a message, calendar entry, task, or memo, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Check Spelling .
3. Perform any of the following actions: • To accept the suggested spelling, click a word in the list that appears.
• To ignore the suggested spelling, press the  Escape key.
• To ignore all instances of the suggested spelling, press the  Menu key. Click  Ignore All.
• To add the word to the custom dictionary, press the  Menu key. Click  Add To Dictionary .
• To stop checking spelling, press the  Menu key. Click  Cancel Spell Check .
Correct spelling while you type By default, your BlackBerry® device underlines words that it does not recognize.
1. Place the cursor in the underlined word.
2. Press the  Menu key
3. Perform one of the following actions • To get spelling suggestions, click  Get Suggestions. Click a word or press the  Escape key to close the list.
• To add the word to the custom dictionary, click  Add to Dictionary.
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							Correct spelling quickly while you typeBy default, your BlackBerry® device underlines words that it does not recognize.
1. Place the cursor in the underlined word.
2. Click the trackpad.
3. Perform one of the following actions: • To replace the misspelled word with a suggested spelling, click a word in the list that appears.
• To close the list without selecting a word, press the  Escape key.
• To ignore all instances of the same spelling error, press the  Menu key. Click  Ignore All.
Check spelling automatically before sending email messages 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Spell Check .
3. Select the  Spell Check Email Before Sending  option.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Change options for checking spelling You can change the type and length of words that the spelling checker includes when checking spelling.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Spell Check .
3. Change one or more options.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Add a word to the custom dictionary 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Spell Check .
3. Click  Custom Dictionary .
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  New.
6. Type a word or letter combination.
7. Press the  Enter key.
8. Press the  Menu key.
9. Click  Save.
Change a word in the custom dictionary 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
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							2. Click Spell Check .
3. Click  Custom Dictionary .
4. Highlight a word.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Edit.
7. Change the word.
8. Press the  Enter key.
9. Press the  Menu key.
10. Click  Save.
Delete a word from the custom dictionary 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Spell Check .
3. Click  Custom Dictionary .
4. Highlight a word.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Delete.
7. Press the  Menu key.
8. Click  Save.
Custom dictionary
About the custom dictionary You can add words to the custom dictionary so that your BlackBerry® device recognizes the word when you check spelling. Because
SureType® technology uses the same dictionary, if you are using the Arabic or Russian input methods, words that you add to your custom
dictionary are displayed in the list that appears when you type.
Add a word to the custom dictionary 1. On the Home screen, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Custom Dictionary .
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  New.
5. Type a word or letter combination.
6. Press the  Enter key.
7. Press the  Menu key.
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							Change a word in the custom dictionary1. On the Home screen, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Custom Dictionary .
3. Highlight a word.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Edit.
6. Change the word.
7. Press the  Enter key.
8. Press the  Menu key.
9. Click  Save.
Delete a word from the custom dictionary 1. On the Home screen, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Custom Dictionary .
3. Highlight a word.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Delete.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
Stop displaying contacts in the list that appears when you type By default, your BlackBerry® device recognizes contacts when you type them.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language and Text Input .
3. Click  Show Text Input Options .
4. Clear the  Use Contacts as Data Source  check box.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
Stop adding items to the custom dictionary automatically 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language and Text Input .
3. Click  Show Text Input Options .
4. Clear the  Auto Word Learning  check box.
5. Change the  Learn Words From Email Messages  field to Off.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
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