Blackberry Bold Series 9900 9930 User Guide

View a different contact list
1. On the Home screen, click the  Contacts icon.
2.  Press the 
 key >  Select Contact List .
3. Click a contact list.
Change the default contact list
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Device > Advanced System Settings  > Default Services .
3. Change the  Contact List (SYNC)  field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Contact list options Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items
You can turn off the prompt that appears before...

2.Press the  key >  Options .
3. If necessary, click  General Options.
4. Change the  Sort By field.
5. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Troubleshooting: Contacts Contact list field data isn't appearing on my computer You can only synchronise the data in a custom contact list field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For
example, you can't add a contact's birthday to a custom contact list field on your BlackBerry® smartphone and synchronise it
with the email application on...

Clock
How to: Clock
Set the date and time 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
2.  Press the 
 key >  Set Time .
• To get the date and time from the wireless network automatically, change the  Update Time field to Automatic . Note
that you must be connected to the wireless network.
• To set the date and time manually, change the  Update Time field to Manual. Click the  Set Time or Set Date  field.
Change the time or date. Click  OK.
3. Do any of the following: • To...

4.Press the  key >  Save.
Change what appears on the screen when your smartphone is charging 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
2. Press the 
 key >  Options .
3. Change the  When Charging field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Turn on the alarm 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
2.  Press the 
 key >  Set Alarm .
3. On the trackpad, slide your finger up or down to highlight  On or  Weekdays  and time.
4. Click the trackpad....

• To turn off the connection to the wireless network, so that your BlackBerry® smartphone doesn't receive phone calls ormessages when bedside clock mode is turned on, select the  Disable Radio check box.
• To turn off screen dimming when bedside clock mode is turned on, clear the  Dim Screen check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Turn on bedside clock mode You can set options for bedside clock mode so that you can view the clock without being interrupted by incoming calls ormessages.
1. On the Home...

Troubleshooting: ClockThe time on my smartphone is not correct 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Clock icon.
2. Press the 
 key >  Set Time .
3. Try one of the following actions: •If the  Update Time  field is set to Automatic, press the 
 key > Update Time .
• If you have travelled to a different time zone, set the  Time Zone field to display the correct time zone.
• If you are in a region that has recently made changes to daylight saving time or has switched to a...

Tasks and memos
Create a task or memo You can create tasks in the Tasks application or Calendar application, and you can make any of your tasks visible in thecalendar.
1. On the Home screen, click the  Calendar icon, or in the  Applications folder, click the  Tasks icon or  MemoPad  icon.
• To create a task in the Calendar application, press the 
 key >  New. Type the task title and fill in the details, such as
the due date and recurrence.
• To create a task in the Tasks application, click  Add Task....

Hide completed tasks1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Tasks icon.
2.  Press the 
 key >  Hide Completed .
Show tasks in the calendar 1. On the Home screen, click the  Calendar icon.
2. Press the 
 key >  Options  > Calendar Display and Actions .
3. Select the  Show Tasks check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Synchronising tasks and memos About synchronisation and reconciliation The wireless data synchronisation feature is designed to synchronise organiser data (contacts,...

Synchronise organiser data over the wireless networkResearch In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a back-up file on your computer, especially before youupdate any software. Maintaining a current back-up file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if yoursmartphone is lost, stolen or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
1.  In the Contacts application, Calendar application, Tasks application or MemoPad, press the 
 key >  Options .
2. If necessary, click a calendar...

Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a back-up file on your computer, especially before you
update any software. Maintaining a current back-up file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your
smartphone is lost, stolen or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
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