Blackberry Bold Series 9900 9930 User Guide
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If you change the importance level for text messages, a high priority indicator or low priority indicator appears on your BlackBerry® smartphone beside every text message that you send. If the recipient's device model and messaging application supports importance levels for messages, the importance level will also be indicated to the recipient. 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . • To set the importance level for text messages, in the SMS Text section, change the Priority field. • To set the importance level for text messages with an attachment, in the MMS section, in the Message Filtering section, change the Importance field. 3. Press the key > Save. Request delivery notification or read notification for a text message 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the MMS section, do one of the following: • To receive notification when the message is delivered to the recipient, select the Confirm Delivery check box. • To receive notification when the recipient opens the message, select the Confirm Read check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Set whether pressing the Enter key sends text messages You can stop your text messages from being sent each time that you press the , which might prevent you from accidentally sending a message if you plan to include several lines of text. 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options > Text Messaging . 3. In the General Text Messaging Options section, clear the Press Enter Key to Send check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Viewing and replying to text messages Reply to or forward a text message You can't forward text messages that contain content that is copyright protected. 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Highlight a message. • To reply to a message, press the key > Reply. • To forward a message, press the key > Forward. Add an appointment to your calendar from a text message 1. In a text message, highlight an iCalendar attachment. User GuideMessages99

2. Press the key > View Appointment . 3. Press the key > Add To Calendar . Show names in the history of text messages 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the General Text Messaging Options section, select the Show Names check box. 4. If you want to change your display name, beside the Display Name field, type a name. This name appears only in the history of your text messages, and not in messages that you send. 5. Press the key > Save. Change how your text messages look 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the General Text Messaging Options section, change the Conversation Style field. 4. Press the key > Save. Organising and storing text messages Store text messages on your SIM card Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.If your BlackBerry® smartphone uses a SIM card and you set your SIM card to store text messages, your text messages still appear in the Messages application. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. Select the Leave Messages On SIM Card check box. 4. Press the key > Save. To stop storing text messages on your SIM card, clear the Leave Messages On SIM Card check box. If you clear this check box, your text messages are deleted from your SIM card. 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 . User GuideMessages100

Save a media file from a text message 1. In a text message, open an attachment. 2. Press the key. 3. Click Save . 4. Click Save. Save a contact card from a message If you receive a contact card in a message, you can save it so that the contact information is added to your contact list. 1. In a message, highlight a contact card. 2. Press the key > View Attachment . 3. Press the key. 4. Click one of the following items: •Add to Contacts • Update Contact Options for text messages Stop receiving text messages when roaming 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the MMS section, set the Multimedia Reception field and Automatic Retrieval field to Home Only . 4. Press the key > Save. Block text messages 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the MMS section, in the Message Filtering section, select the Reject Anonymous Messages check box or Reject Advertisements check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Turn off Word Substitution for text messages 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the SMS Text section, select the Disable Word Substitution check box. 4. Press the key > Save. User GuideMessages101

Set how long your service centre attempts to send text messages If you send a text message and it cannot be delivered immediately, your service centre tries to send the text message for the number of times that is set in the Retries field. Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear. 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the SMS Text section, change the Retries field. 4. Press the key > Save. Set a wireless network type for sending text messages Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the SMS Text section, do one of the following: • To use only one network type to send text messages, change the Network To Send Over field to Circuit Switched or Packet Switched . • To use either network type to send text messages, which might be beneficial when roaming, change the Network To Send Over field to Circuit Switched Preferred or Packet Switched Preferred . 4. Press the key > Save. Cell broadcasting About cell broadcasting Cell broadcasting is designed to enable wireless service providers to use SMS text messaging to send information to allBlackBerry® smartphones in a specific geographical area simultaneously. You can receive cell broadcast messages that contain a specific type of information by subscribing to a cell broadcast channel that provides that type of information. Different cell broadcast channels send different cell broadcast messages. For example, one cell broadcast channel might send regular weather forecasts while another might send traffic reports. Turn on cell broadcasting To perform this task, your BlackBerry® smartphone must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card with a cell broadcast channel or provide you with the ID for a cell broadcast channel. Depending on your wireless service provider and the wireless network that your smartphone is connected to, this feature might not be supported. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Cell Broadcasting . 3. Select the Enable Cell Broadcasting check box. • If one or more cell broadcast channels appear on the screen, select the check box beside the channel. User GuideMessages102

• If no cell broadcast channels appear on the screen, highlight the Empty field. Press the key > Add Channel . Type the channel ID and a nickname. Click OK. 4. Select the check box beside a language. 5. Press the key > Save. To turn off cell broadcasting, clear the Enable Cell Broadcasting check box. Before you turn off cell broadcasting, verify that your wireless service provider does not use cell broadcasting to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your location. Related information I can't turn on cell broadcasting, 104 Stop receiving messages from a cell broadcast channel 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 delete the cell broadcast channel, click Delete Channel. Rename a cell broadcast channel 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 > Set Nickname . 5. Type a name for the cell broadcast channel. 6. Click OK. 7. Press the key > Save. Personalise: Text messages Change how your text messages look1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options . 3. In the General Text Messaging Options section, change the Conversation Style field. 4. Press the key > Save. User GuideMessages103

Set whether pressing the Enter key sends text messagesYou can stop your text messages from being sent each time that you press the , which might prevent you from accidentally sending a message if you plan to include several lines of text. 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options > Text Messaging . 3. In the General Text Messaging Options section, clear the Press Enter Key to Send check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Troubleshooting: Text messages I can't send text messagesDepending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, your smartphone should send the messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. Try the following: • Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, your smartphone should send the messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. • Verify that fixed dialling is turned off. Related information Turn on or turn off a network connection, 238 I'm not receiving text messagesDepending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, youshould receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. I can't turn on cell broadcasting If your BlackBerry® smartphone uses a SIM card, your SIM card might not support the display languages that you have selected for cell broadcast messages. Clear the check box beside all the languages that your SIM card doesn't support. Related information Delete a language, 209 I can't attach a file to a text message Depending on your wireless service provider, if you attach a video, you might not be able to attach another file or create a slide show. User GuideMessages104

Try the following actions: • Verify that the file is a .vcf ( vCard®) file, an .ics (iCalendar) file, or a media file (for example, a .jpg file, .gif file or .midi file). • Verify that the file isn't copyright protected.• If templates are available for your BlackBerry® smartphone, use a blank template to compose your text message. I can't use a shortcut to view one type of message in a message inbox If you switch BlackBerry® smartphones and you restore smartphone data from your previous smartphone to your current smartphone, the message inbox shortcuts for your previous smartphone replace the message inbox shortcuts for your current smartphone. To view the shortcuts for viewing one type of message in a message inbox, view your list of saved searches. PIN messages How to: PIN messages Compose and send a PIN message1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Compose Other > Compose PIN . 3. In the To field, do one of the following: • Type a PIN. Press the key on the keyboard. • If you have a PIN saved for a contact that is in your contact list, type the contact name. Press the key on the keyboard. 4. Type a message. 5. Press the key > Send. Related information Personal distribution lists, 188 I can't send messages, 35 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. User GuideMessages105

Troubleshooting: PIN messagesI can't send messagesTry the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. • If the menu item for sending a message doesn't appear, verify that you have added an email address, a PIN or a phone number for your contact. • If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your smartphone using the email set-up screen in the Set-up application, verify that you have received an activation message on your smartphone from the BlackBerry® InternetService. If you haven't received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the Set- up application, open the email set-up screen to send a service book to your smartphone. • If you haven't received a registration message from the wireless network, register your smartphone. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Host Routing Table . Press the key > Register Now . • Generate an encryption key. • Verify that data service is turned on. • Resend the message. Related information Generate an encryption key, 286 Wireless coverage indicators, 241 Change or delete a contact, 184 Turn on or turn off a network connection, 238 Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 239 Options for email filters, 81 Resend a message, 75 Resend a message, 75 I'm not receiving messages Try the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. • Reset your smartphone. Connect to the network and try again. • If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your smartphone using the email set-up screen in the Set-up application, verify that you have received an activation message on your smartphone from the BlackBerry® InternetService. If you haven't received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the Set- up application, open the email set-up screen to send a service book to your smartphone. • If you haven't received a registration message from the wireless network, register your smartphone. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Host Routing Table . Press the key > Register Now . User GuideMessages106

• Verify that data service is turned on. • If you use email filters, verify that the options for email filters are set correctly. • Verify that email forwarding is turned on and that you have selected all the email folders, including your inbox folder, that you want to receive email from. • Verify that your smartphone is not blocking messages. For more information, contact your administrator. Related information Change, prioritise or delete an email filter, 82 Forward messages from a specific email folder to your smartphone, 88 Some messages no longer appear on my smartphone If the application storage on your BlackBerry® smartphone is full or you have more than 65,000 email messages, PIN messages and text messages, your smartphone deletes the oldest messages from the message list. Your smartphone doesn't delete saved messages. If wireless email reconciliation is turned on and, in the message options, the Delete On field is set to Mailbox & Handheld , email that you delete in the email application on your computer is also deleted from your smartphone. A message, attachment or Google Mail conversation is cut short or doesn't appear Try the following actions: • Wait for a short period of time. Your BlackBerry® smartphone receives long messages and attachments in sections. • If "More available" appears at the end of the message or attachment, press the key > More or More All . • If part of a Google Mail™ conversation doesn't appear, press the key > More of Conversation . • If you're downloading an attachment, cancel the download and wait for a short period of time. Try downloading the attachment again. Related information Receive only the first section of long email messages, 89 Receive only the first section of long email messages, 89 The number of new or unread messages is different than I expectThe number of new or unread messages includes saved messages and filed messages. If you have set your BlackBerry® smartphone to hide filed messages and you receive a new message in an email folder other than your inbox in the email application on your computer, your smartphone files the message. Related information View filed messages, 77 Hide messages from the Messages application, 86 Hide filed email from the message inbox, 88 User GuideMessages107

Attachments How to: Attachments About files and attachmentsYou can view and download attachments and store them on your BlackBerry® smartphone or a media card. If your emailaccount uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports accessing files on your organisation's network, you can previewfiles from your organisation'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 the files that are saved on your smartphone. You can also rename, move and delete files on your organisation's network from your smartphone. To change attachments or files that you download, you can use third-party editing applications, such as Documents To Go®, that are designed for use on BlackBerry smartphones. Related information Search for a file that is saved on your smartphone, 126 Search for a file that is saved on your organisation's network, 126 Open a file or an attachment To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. 1. In a message, meeting invitation or calendar entry, press the key. 2. If necessary, click Retrieve Attachment Information . 3. Click Open Attachment . 4. If necessary, on the Attachments screen, click an attachment. 5. If necessary, in the dialog box, select an option. Related information I can't turn on cell broadcasting, 104 Save a file or an attachment To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. 1. In a message, in a calendar entry or on a webpage, do one of the following: • If there is only one attachment in a message or calendar entry, press the key. • 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 . User GuideMessages108