Blackberry 9788 Smartphone 6 0 User Guide
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Turn on or turn off 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 or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.Click Accessibility. 3.Change the Event Sounds field. 4.Press the key > Save. 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 the following actions: •On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Verify that your profile is not set to All Alerts Off or Silent. •If you have created contact alerts, on the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Contacts. Click a contact alert. Click Phone or Messages. Verify that the Volume field is not set to Silent and that the Vibration field is not set to Off. User GuideRing tones, sounds, and alerts149
Browser Browser basics Browsing web pages Visit a web page or search the Internet Depending on your wireless service provider, multiple browsers might appear on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about the charges associated with using each browser, contact your wireless service provider. 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.In the field at the top of the page, type a web address or search terms. 3.Press the key on the keyboard. To stop loading a web page, press the key > Stop. Related information No browser is available on my device, 161 About tabbed browsing With tabbed browsing, you can open multiple web pages on your BlackBerry® device at the same time. You can quickly switch between tabs that are open, open a new tab without closing another, or close the current tab without closing the entire browser. If you open a link that is in a message, calendar entry, or memo, the link automatically opens in a new tab. The more tabs that you have open, the more memory your device uses. Related information Open, close, or switch between tabs, 13 I cannot open a new tab, 161 Open, close, or switch between tabs Do one of the following: •To open a new tab, in the browser, press the key > Tabs. Click the New Tab icon. •To open a new tab for a link on a web page, highlight the link. Press the key > Open Link in New Tab. •To switch between tabs, in the browser, press the key > Tabs. Click a tab. •To close a tab, in the browser, press the key > Tabs. Highlight a tab. Click the icon. Zoom in to or out from a webpage On a webpage, press the key > Zoom. •To zoom in, on the trackpad, slide your finger up. User GuideBrowser150
•To zoom out, on the trackpad, slide your finger down. To turn off zoom mode, press the key. Search for text in a message, in a file, or on a webpage To search for text in a presentation, you must view the presentation in text view or in text and slide view. 1.In a message, in a file, in an attachment, or on a webpage, press the key > Find or Find on Page. 2.Type the text. 3.Press the Enter key. To search for the next instance of the text, press the key > Find Next or Find Next on Page. View a list of web pages that you visited recently 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > History. Return to the home page To perform this task, you must have a home page set on your BlackBerry® device. 1.On a webpage, press the key. 2.Click Home. Create a shortcut icon for a web page on the Home screen On a web page, press the key > Add to Home Screen. Refresh a webpage 1.On a webpage, press the key. 2.Click Refresh. Close the browser 1.On a webpage, press the key. 2.Click Close. Move back or forward a webpage 1.On a webpage, press the key. 2.Click Back or Forward. User GuideBrowser151
Turn on browser shortcuts 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the General section, select the Enable Keyboard Shortcuts check box. 4.Press the key > Save. Viewing, copying, and forwarding web addresses View the address for a web page On a web page, press the key > Page Properties. Copy an address for a web page, link, or picture Do any of the following: •To copy an address for a web page, press the key > Copy Page Address. •To copy an address for a link, pause on or highlight a link. Press the key > Copy Link. •To copy an address for a picture, pause on or highlight a picture. Press the key > Copy Image Link. To paste the address, press the key > Paste. Send a web address 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. •To send a web address for a web page that is in your bookmark list or browser history, highlight a web page. •To send a different web address, browse to a web page. 2.Press the key > Send Link or Send Page Address. 3.Click a message type. To return to the browser after you send the message, press the key. Send a link or picture from a web page 1.On a web page, pause on or highlight a link or picture. 2.Press the key > Send Link or Send Image Link. 3.Click a message type. To return to the browser after you send the message, press the key. User GuideBrowser152
Viewing pictures and playing media files Play a media file on a web page 1.On a web page, click a media file. 2.Click Open. Related information Supported audio and video file formats, 12 I cannot play a song or video on a web page, 161 View a full picture on a webpage 1.On a webpage, highlight or pause on a picture. 2.Press the key > View Image. •To zoom in to or out from the picture, press the key > Zoom. •To stop zooming, press the key > End Zoom. •To return the picture to its original size, press the key. Browser bookmarks About bookmarks for web pages You can add bookmarks for web pages that you visit frequently. When you add a bookmark, you can set whether you want the browser to check the web page for updates periodically. Bookmarks for web pages that have been updated since the last time you visited them appear in italic. Add a bookmark for a web page 1.On a web page, press the key > Add to Bookmarks. 2.In the Title field, type a name for the bookmark. 3.In the Folder field, click the folder that you want the bookmark to appear in. 4.Click Add. If you visit the web page offline, the browser displays the content that was current the last time that you viewed the web page online. Change or delete a bookmark for a web page 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. User GuideBrowser153
2.Press the key > Bookmarks. 3.Highlight a bookmark. 4.Press the key. •To change a bookmark, click Edit. Change the bookmark. Press the key. Click Save. •To delete a bookmark, click Delete. Send a bookmark for a web page 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Bookmarks. 3.Highlight a bookmark. 4.Press the key > Send Link. 5.Click a message type. To return to the browser after you send the message, press the key. Move a bookmark for a webpage 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Bookmarks. 3.Highlight a bookmark. 4.Press the key > Move. 5.Click the new location. Add, rename, or delete a bookmark folder for web pages 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Bookmarks. 3.Highlight a bookmark folder. 4.Press the key. •To add a bookmark folder, click Add Subfolder. •To rename a bookmark folder, click Rename Folder. Type a new name for the folder. Press the Enter key. •To delete a bookmark folder, click Delete Folder. RSS feeds For more information about using RSS feeds on your BlackBerry® device, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Social Feeds icon. Press the key > Help. User GuideBrowser154
About RSS feeds You can add RSS feeds to your BlackBerry® device so that you receive updates on your favorite blogs and web sites. You can add RSS feeds directly from a web page or by using the Social Feeds application. With the Social Feeds application, you can stay up-to-date with your social networks and view your RSS feeds in one location. Add an RSS feed from the browser 1.In the browser, on a web page with an RSS feed, press the Menu key. 2.Click Subscribe to RSS Feed. 3.Select the check box beside each feed that you want to add. 4.Click Subscribe. 5.Click OK. Browser options Change your home page or start page 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the General section, do one of the following: •To change the home page, in the Home Page field, type a web address. •To use your home page as the start page when you first open the browser, change the Start Page field to Home Page. 4.Press the key > Save. Turn off JavaScript support JavaScript is used on some web pages to provide interactive features, such as menus and sounds. If you do not want the browser to provide JavaScript features, you can turn off JavaScript support. 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Web Content section, clear the Enable JavaScript check box. 4.Press the key > Save. Stop loading images or playing embedded media files on web pages 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Web Content section, do one of the following: User GuideBrowser155
•To stop loading images on web pages, clear the Load Images check box. •To stop playing embedded media files on web pages, clear the Enable Embedded Media Files check box. 4.Press the key > Save. Stop blocking pop-ups on web pages 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Web Content section, clear the Block Popups check box. Change the font size for text on web pages 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Web Content section, change the Default Font Size field. 4.Press the key > Save. Set the character encoding for all web pages By default, your BlackBerry® device uses the optimal character encoding for a web page. 1.From the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Web Content section, change the Default text encoding field. 4.Press the key > Save. Receive a prompt before you close the browser or stream media from the Internet 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the General section, below Prompt Before, do one of the following: •To receive a prompt confirming that you want to close the browser when you have multiple tabs open, select the Closing Tabs on Exit check box. •To receive a prompt confirming that you want to close the browser after you press the key, select the Closing Browser on Escape check box. •To receive a prompt before your BlackBerry® device uses your wireless service provider's browser portal to stream media from the Internet, select the Switching to Carrier Network for Streaming Media check box. 4.Press the key > Save. Related information I receive a prompt to switch networks when I stream a song or video, 161 User GuideBrowser156
Delete browsing information Your BlackBerry® device saves some information in your browser to improve your browsing experience. You can delete password information, browser history, cookies, content that has been pushed to your device, and the browser cache. 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Privacy and Security section, below Clear Browsing Data, select the check boxes beside the types of browsing information that you want to delete. 4.Click Clear Now. Turn off cookies in the browser 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Privacy & Security section, clear the Accept Cookies check box. 4.Press the key > Save. Turn on geolocation in the browser If you turn on geolocation in the browser, some websites might be able to determine your approximate location. 1.On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.In the Privacy & Security section, select the Enable Geolocation check box. 4.Press the key > Save. When you visit a website that requests your location, a dialog box appears. If you select the Don't ask again for this website check box, the website and the permissions that you set for it are saved in Geolocation Permissions in your browser options. Browser security About TLS The BlackBerry® Browser configuration is designed to use TLS or SSL to encrypt data that your device sends or receives over the Internet through the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Communication between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is encrypted using Triple DES. Communication between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and content servers is encrypted using SSL or TLS. To increase security, you can set up TLS for HTTP connections between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and use Triple DES encryption for all other communication between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. User GuideBrowser157
TLS options OptionDescriptionPermit SSL 3.0Specify whether your browser accepts SSL connections. If you do not select this option, your browser allows only TLS connections.Encryption StrengthSpecify whether your browser only accepts and sends data that is encrypted using 128-bit encryption. To accept and send only data that is encrypted using 128-bit encryption, change this field to Strong Only. To accept and send data that is encrypted using 128-bit encryption or 56-bit encryption, change this field to Allow Weak . Digest StrengthSpecify whether your browser accepts data with weak digest algorithms or accepts only data with strong digest algorithms. The stronger the digest algorithm is, the more secure your browsing experience is. To accept data with weak digest algorithms, change this field to Allow Weak. To accept only data with strong digest algorithms, change this field to Strong Only. To be prompted to accept data with weak digest algorithms, change this field to Prompt. Depending on the options that your administrator sets, you might not be able to change this option. Manage browser security 1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > TLS. 3.Set the security options. 4.Press the key > Save. Add a trusted content server If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can add content servers to your list of trusted content servers to accelerate the authentication process when you are authenticating with a content server. 1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > TLS. 3.Highlight the Trust Hosts field. 4.Press the key > Add Host. 5.Type the web address for the content server. 6.Click OK. 7.Press the key > Save. User GuideBrowser158