Blackberry Bold 5 User Manual
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Change your voice mail password1. On the Home screen, click the Visual Voice Mail icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click Change Password . 5. Complete the instructions on the screen. 6. Click OK. Change how your device downloads voice mail When you receive a new voice mail, it appears automatically in both the visual voice mail application and messages application, but you can set how your BlackBerry® device downloads the audio file. 1. On the Home screen, click the Visual Voice Mail icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Perform one of the following actions: • To set your device to download the audio file automatically each time that you receive a voice mail, change the Auto download messages field to Yes. • To set your device to download the audio file only when you choose to listen to the voice mail, change the Auto download messages field to No. • To prevent your device from automatically downloading the audio file while you are roaming, change the Allow data connection while roaming field to No. To access voice mail while you roam, you can call your voice mail system. Note: If you download voice mail while you roam, extra fees might apply. For more information, contact your wireless service provider. User GuideVisual voice mail49
Voice commands Perform an action using a voice command 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Voice Dialing icon. 2. After the beep, say a voice command. Available voice commands "Call " Say this voice command to make a call. To perform this task with a Bluetooth® enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless headset, the paired Bluetooth enabled device must support this feature and you must turn on Bluetooth technology. You cannot make calls to emergency numbers using voice commands. "Call " Say this voice command to call a specific phone number for a contact that is in your contact list. For example, if the contact has a work phone number and a mobile phone number, you can say "Call work" to call the work phone number. "Call extension " Say this voice command to dial an extension. To perform this task, you must set options for dialing extensions. You can dial extensions only within your company. "Check my phone number" If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, say this voice command to check your active phone number. "Check signal strength" Say this voice command to check your wireless coverage level. "Check network" Say this voice command to check the wireless network that your device is connected to. "Check battery" Say this voice command to check the battery power level. "Repeat" Say this voice command to have the last voice prompt repeated to you. "Cancel" Say this voice command to close the voice dialing application. Related topics Set options for dialing extensions, 40 User GuideVoice commands50
Change the language for voice commandsTo perform this task, you must have more than one language on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. When you change the language for voice commands, you change the language for voice prompts and the language that you use to make a voice command. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Language and Text Input . 3. Change the Voice Dialing Language field. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Turn off choice lists for voice commands If your BlackBerry® device identifies more than one possible match to a voice command, your device presents you with a list of possible matches, or a choice list. You can turn off choice lists so that your device always selects the best match and dials the phone number automatically. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Voice Dialing . 3. Set the Choice Lists field to Always Off . 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Change the options for voice prompts After you say a voice command, voice prompts might prompt you for further information or clarification, or voice prompts might read out instructions that appear on the screen. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Voice Dialing . 3. Perform one of the following actions: • To turn off voice prompts, change the Audio Prompts field to No Prompts . • To turn on voice prompts, change the Audio Prompts field to Basic Prompts . • To turn on voice prompts and to have the voice prompts also read out instructions that appear on the screen, change the Audio Prompt field to Detailed Prompts . 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. User GuideVoice commands51
Improve voice recognitionYou can improve voice recognition by completing a short series of prompts that ask you to say specific numbers and words. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Voice Dialing . 3. Click Adapt Voice . 4. Complete the instructions on the screen. Voice commands troubleshooting I cannot make calls using a voice command Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • If you are using a Bluetooth® enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless headset, verify that the Bluetooth enabled device supports this feature and that you have paired the Bluetooth enabled device with your BlackBerry device. • Verify that your keyboard is unlocked. • Verify that the language that you use to say voice commands is the same as the voice dialing language that you have set in the language options. Certain languages might not be supported. Related topics Change the voice dialing language, 197 Bluetooth technology, 216 My device does not recognize names or numbers in voice commands Try performing the following actions: • Say the first name and the last name of your contact. • If your BlackBerry® device does not often identify matches, set the matching sensitivity level to reject less. • If your device often identifies incorrect matches, set the matching sensitivity level to reject more. • Improve voice recognition of numbers. Related topics Improve voice recognition, 52 User GuideVoice commands52
Messages Message basics Composing messages 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 . Save a draft of a message 1. When you are composing a message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Save Draft . Set the importance level for a message You can set the importance level for an email message, PIN message, or MMS message. 1. When you are composing a message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Set the Importance field. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Blind carbon copy a contact You can blind carbon copy a contact in an email message, a PIN message, or an MMS message. 1. When you are composing a message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Add Bcc. Attach a contact to a message You can attach a contact to an email message, a PIN message, or an MMS message. 1. When you are composing a message, press the Menu key. User GuideMessages53
2. Click Attach Address or Attach Contact . 3. Click a contact. Add a signature To perform this task, your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, see the BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help for more information. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click Email Settings . 5. If necessary, change the Message Services field. 6. Set the Use Auto Signature field to Yes. 7. In the text box that appears, type a signature. 8. Press the Menu key. 9. Click Save. Your signature is added to email messages after you send them. Delete the disclaimer from an email message If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server might add a disclaimer to email messages after you send them. 1. When you are composing an email message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Remove Disclaimer . To add the disclaimer again, press the Menu key. Click Add Disclaimer . Create a link for a PIN You can create a link for a PIN in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos. If you click the link, you can send a PIN message. When typing text, type pin: and the PIN. Sending messages Send an email message 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key. 3. Click Compose Email . 4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: • Type an email address. • Type a contact name. User GuideMessages54
• Type part of a contact name or email address. Click a contact. 5. Type a message. 6. Press the key. 7. Click Send. Related topics Search for contacts in your organization's address book, 156 Mailing lists, 158 Send a PIN message 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Compose PIN . 4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: • Type a PIN. Press the Enter key. • Type a contact name. Press the Enter key. • Type part of a contact name. Click a contact. 5. Type a message. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Send. Related topics Mailing lists, 158 Send an SMS text message You can send an SMS text message to up to ten recipients. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key. 3. Click Compose SMS . 4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: • Type an SMS phone number (include the country code and area code). • Type a contact name. • Type part of a contact name. Click a contact. • If your device is connected to a CDMA network, you can type an email address. 5. Type a message. 6. Press the key. 7. Click Send. Related topics Mailing lists, 158 User GuideMessages55
Send an MMS message Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key. 3. Click Compose MMS . 4. Perform one of the following actions: • If the contact is not in your contact list, click [Use Once]. Click Email or Phone . Type an email address or an MMS phone number. Press the Enter key. • If the contact is in your contact list, click a contact. Click an email address or phone number. 5. Type a message. 6. Press the key. 7. Click Send. Related topics Mailing lists, 158 View the size of an MMS message before sending it, 77 Reply to a message 1. In a message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Reply or Reply to All . Forward a message You cannot forward MMS messages that contain content that is copyright protected. 1. In a message, press the Menu key. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • Click Forward . • Click Forward As . Click a message type. Resend a message You cannot change an SMS text message or MMS message before you resend it. 1. In a sent message, press the Menu key. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To change the message, click Edit. Change the message. Press the Menu key. Click Send. • To change the recipients, click Edit. Highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Change Address . Click a new contact. Press the Menu key. Click Send. • To resend the message without changing it, click Resend. Stop a message from sending You can stop a message from sending only if a clock icon appears beside the message. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. User GuideMessages56
2. Highlight the message. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Delete. Managing messages Open a message If your BlackBerry® device is associated with more than one email address, you might be able to open messages from the message list for a specific email address. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Click a message. If you open an MMS message and the content does not appear, press the Menu key. Click Retrieve. Save a message 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Highlight a message. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Save. Search for text in a message, in an attachment, or on a web page 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 an attachment, or on a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Find. 3. Type the text. 4. Press the Enter key. To search for the next instance of the text, press the Menu key. Click Find Next. Mark a message as opened or unopened 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • Highlight a message. Press the Menu key. Click Mark Opened or Mark Unopened . • Highlight a date field. Press the Menu key. Click Mark Prior Opened . Click Mark Opened . View an address instead of a display name 1. In a message, click a contact. 2. Click Show Address . To view the display name again, click a contact. Click Show Name.User GuideMessages57
View messages in a specific folder You can view email messages and MMS messages in a specific folder. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click View Folder . 4. Click a folder. Delete a message 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Highlight a message. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Delete. Delete multiple messages 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Perform one of the following actions: •To delete a range of messages, highlight a message. Press and hold the Shift key. On the trackpad, slide your finger up or down.Release the Shift key. Press the Menu key. Click Delete Messages . • To delete all messages prior to a certain date, highlight a date field. Press the Menu key. Click Delete Prior . Click Delete . Note: Email messages that you delete using the Delete Prior menu item are not deleted from the email application on your computer during email reconciliation. Email messages Email message basics Send an email message 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key. 3. Click Compose Email . 4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: • Type an email address. • Type a contact name. • Type part of a contact name or email address. Click a contact. 5. Type a message. 6. Press the key. User GuideMessages58