Blackberry Bold 5 User Manual

3. Select the check box beside a category.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Sort contacts, tasks, or memos by category You can sort items by category in the contacts application, tasks application, or memos application.
1. On the Home screen, click an application icon.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Filter.
4. Select the check box next to a category.
Delete a contact, task, or memo from a category 1. When changing a contact, task, or memo, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Categories .
3. Clear...

Convert a measurement1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Calculator icon.
2. Type a number.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Perform one of the following actions: • To convert the number from imperial to metric, click  To Metric.
• To convert the number from metric to imperial, click  From Metric.
5. Click a conversion type.
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Ring tones, sounds, and alerts
Ring tones, sounds, and alerts basics
About ring tones, sounds, and alerts Sound profiles define how your BlackBerry® device alerts you of phone calls, messages, reminders, and browser content.
Your device has a Normal sound profile and six other preloaded sound profiles: Loud, Medium, Vibrate Only, Silent, Phone Calls Only, and All
Alerts Off.
By default, some of the settings in the preloaded sound profiles are based on the settings in the Normal sound profile. For...

Change a sound profileIf you change a setting in a preloaded sound profile that is based on the Normal sound profile, that change will override the corresponding
Normal sound profile setting in the preloaded sound profile.
1. On the Home screen, click the  Sounds icon.
2. Perform one of the following actions: • To change the active sound profile, click  Set Ring Tones/Alerts.
• To change a custom or preloaded sound profile, click  Edit Profiles. Click a profile.
3. Click the application or item that you...

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...

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...

Ring tones, sounds and alerts troubleshooting
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...

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...

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 .
3. Click  Show Text Input Options .
4. Change the input options.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
Predictive input...

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 .
3. Click...