Blackberry 9720 Smartphone 7 1 User Guide

Attach a media file, contact card, appointment, or location to a text 
message
Before you begin: To attach a video, the video must be recorded in MMS mode.
1.When you're composing a text message, press the  key > Attach. 
2.Click an attachment type.
3.Click a file.
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Attach a contact card to a message
You can attach a contact card to an email, a PIN message, or a text message.
1.When you are composing a message, press the  key > Attach...

Delete the history from a text message
Do one of the following:
• To delete an individual message from the history, highlight the message. Press the  key > Delete Message.
• To delete all the messages from the history and keep the chat open, when you are replying to a message, press the 
 key > Clear Conversation.
• To delete all the messages from the history and close the chat, in your list of text messages, highlight a message. Press 
the 
 key > Delete.
Cell broadcasting
About cell broadcasting
Cell...

Stop receiving messages from a cell broadcast channel
Before you begin: Verify that your wireless service provider does not use the cell broadcast channel to manage services, 
such as preferred rates, based on your location.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Cell Broadcasting.
3.In the Channels section, highlight a cell broadcast channel.
4.Press the  key.
•To stop receiving messages from the cell broadcast channel, click Disable.
•To...

Unsubscribe from public warning messages
Depending on your region and wireless network, the name of the public warning system will vary.
1.On the home screen, click the Messages icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Click the appropriate public warning system.
4.To choose which types of public warning messages you will receive, select or clear the checkbox beside one or more 
of the alert types listed.
Note: You might not be able to unsubscribe from some public warning messages.
PIN messages
About PIN...

5.Press the  key > Send. 
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Create a link for a PIN
You can create a link for a PIN in a message, calendar entry, task, or memo. If you click the link, you can send a PIN 
message.
When you are typing text, type pin: and the PIN.
Reply to or forward an email or PIN message
In a message, press the  key. 
•To reply to a message, click Reply or Reply to All.
•To forward a message, click Forward or Forward As.
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Attachments
How to: Attachments
About files and attachments
You can view and download attachments and store them on your BlackBerry smartphone or a media card. If your email 
account uses a 
BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports accessing files on your organization's network, you can preview 
files from your organization's network and save the files to your smartphone or attach them directly to email messages 
without downloading them. You can use the Files application to view a list of all...

• If there are multiple attachments in a message or calendar entry, highlight an attachment. Press the  key.
• If you are downloading a file from a webpage, press the  key.
2.Click Download Attachment or Download File.
3.Click the folder that you want to save the file or attachment in.
4.Click Save.
To stop downloading an attachment, in a message, highlight an attachment that you are downloading. Press the  key 
> 
Cancel Download.
Share a file
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1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Media icon or Files icon.
2.Find and highlight a file.
3.Press the  key > Properties. 
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Contact cards
About contact cards
A contact card (sometimes called avCard or .vcf file) contains information for a specific contact. You can send contact 
cards as attachments to email messages, PIN messages, text messages, or 
BlackBerry Messenger messages. You can also 
send contact cards...

Troubleshooting: Attachments
A skipped content bar appears in a document
More content is available for you to download to your BlackBerry smartphone.
1.To download the content, click the skipped content bar.
2.Click More.
A question mark appears on a slide
A question mark appears on a slide if your BlackBerry smartphone has not downloaded the slide.
1.To download the slide, highlight the slide.
2.Press the  key > Retrieve.
Security options for messages
Block incoming messages
If your work email account...

Allow messages from contacts in your contact list or allowed sender list
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Security > Firewall.
3.In the General section, if the Enable checkbox isn't selected, select it.
4.In the Block Incoming Messages section, select one or more message types.
5.Select the Contacts checkbox or Specific Addresses, Phone Numbers, or PINs checkbox.
6.Press the  key > Save. 
Add a contact to your allowed sender list
1.On the home screen or in a...