Blackberry Curve 9310, 9315, 9320 User Guide

							Flashing LED colorDescriptionLED color for ring tones, message notifications, event reminders, and other application notifications using the sound and alert profiles.AmberIndicates that the battery power level has dropped to low and needs to be charged. You can't turn on or turn off this notification. The amber LED flashes when your smartphone is turned off and 
charging, this indicator changes to solid green when the battery is fully charged.
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Change alarm notification options
1.On the home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Clock icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.In the Alarm section, change the Alarm Tone field, Volume field, Snooze Time field, and Vibration field.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Turn on or turn off event sounds
Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry smartphone, when the battery power level is full or low, 
and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your smartphone.
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. 
Change social networking notifications
You can change the sounds and the notifications for your social networking accounts, such as Facebook, Facebook chat, 
and social feeds.
1.On the home screen, click your Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
2.Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Selected Profile.
3.Expand the Other Applications - Notifiers section.
4.Click an application.
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							5.Change the notification settings.6.Press the  key > Save.
Troubleshooting: Ring tones, sounds, and 
alerts
My smartphone is ringing or vibrating more times than 
expected
For calls, the number of times that your BlackBerry smartphone vibrates isn't determined by the number of vibrations that 
you set in your sound profile, and there's no setting for the number of rings if you don't subscribe to voice mail. Your  smartphone vibrates or rings until the caller or the wireless network ends the connection.
My smartphone isn't ringing or vibrating when I 
receive a call or message
Try the following actions:
•On the home screen, click your Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Verify that your profile isn't set to All Alerts Off or Silent.
•If you have created contact alerts, on the home screen, click your 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 isn't set 
to 
Silent and that the Vibration field isn't set to Off.
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							Browser
How to: Browser
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							Browser basics
Browsing the Internet
Browse the Internet
For more information on the charges associated with using the browser, contact your wireless service provider.
1.On the home screen, click the Browser icon.
2.In the address bar, type a web address or search terms.
3.Press the  key on the keyboard. 
To stop loading a webpage, press the  key > Stop.
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.
•To zoom out, on the trackpad, slide your finger down.
To turn off zoom mode, press the  key.
Open, close, or switch between tabs
With tabbed browsing, you can open multiple webpages on your BlackBerry smartphone at the same time. If you open a 
link in a message, calendar entry, or memo, the link automatically opens in a new tab. The more tabs you have open, the 
more memory your smartphone uses.
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 webpage, 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.
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 checkbox.
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							4.Press the  key > Save. 
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Search for text in a message, in a file, or on a webpage
Before you begin: 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  key on the keyboard. 
To search for the next instance of the text, press the  key > Find Next or Find Next on Page.
View your browser history
1.On the home screen, click the Browser icon.
2.Scroll to the History section.
Add a shortcut to your home screen or Favorites panel
You can add a shortcut to give yourself quick access to items such as frequently used websites, contacts, applications, files, podcast channels, or media categories.
1.Browse to a website, or highlight the item that you want to create a shortcut for.
2.Press the  key > Add to Home Screen.
•To change the name of the shortcut, type a new name.
•To change the location where the shortcut appears, change the Location field.
•To add the shortcut to your Favorites panel, select the Mark as Favorite checkbox.
3.Click Add.
Move back, move forward, or refresh a webpage
On a webpage, press the  key.
•To move back or forward a webpage, click Back or Forward.
•To refresh a webpage, click Refresh.
Return to the browser home page
Before you begin: To perform this task, you must have a browser home page set on your BlackBerry smartphone.
1.On a webpage, press the  key.User GuideBrowser
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							2.Click Home.
Close the browser
1.On a webpage, press the  key.
2.Click Close.
Playing media files, viewing pictures, and downloading files
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.
Play a media file on a webpage
1.On a webpage, click a media file.
2.Click Open.
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Open, play, or download a file from a webpage
You can download multiple files at once. When you download a file, the Downloads screen appears so that you can check the progress of your downloads.
On a webpage, click the file that you want to open, play, or download.
•To open or play the file, click Open.
•To download the file, in the Save dialog box, click Yes.
Copying and sending web addresses
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.
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							 • 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, link, or picture
1.On the home screen, click the Browser icon.
•To send a web address for a webpage that is in your bookmark folder or browser history, highlight a webpage.
•To send a different web address, browse to a webpage.
•To send a link or picture from a webpage, highlight a link or picture.
2.Press the  key > Send Page Address, Send Link, or Send Image Link.
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 webpage
1.On a webpage, 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.
Browser bookmarks
About bookmarks for webpages
You can bookmark webpages that you visit frequently. When you bookmark a webpage, you can set whether you want the 
browser to check the webpage for updates periodically. Bookmarks that have been updated since the last time you visited  them appear in italic.
Bookmark a webpage
1.On a webpage, 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.
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							Change or delete a bookmark for a webpage
You might not be able to change or delete bookmarks added by your wireless service provider.
1.On the home screen, click the Browser icon.
2.Click 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 webpage
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 webpages
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.
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							 • To rename a bookmark folder, click Rename Folder. Type a new name for the folder. Press the  key on the 
keyboard.
•To delete a bookmark folder, click Delete Folder.
Browser options
Change your browser 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 browser home page, in the Home Page field, type a web address.
•To use your browser 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. 
Change the font size for text on webpages
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. 
Change your default search engine
Your default search engine in the browser is also the default search engine that your BlackBerry smartphone uses when 
you search the Internet using the search icon on the home screen.
1.On the home screen, click the Browser icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.In the General section, click Manage Search Engines.
4.Click a search engine.
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							Add a search engine from a website
You can try adding a search engine if the search engine that you want to use doesn't appear as an option when you are 
changing your default search engine.
On the home screen, click the Browser icon.
•To add a search engine from a link on a website, browse to the website. Click the link. Click Add.
 • To add a search engine from a website that doesn't provide a link, press the  key. If New Search Engine appears 
in the menu, click 
New Search Engine > Add. If New Search Engine doesn't appear in the menu, the website doesn't 
support this feature.
Set the character encoding for all webpages
By default, your BlackBerry smartphone uses the optimal character encoding for a webpage.
1.On 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. 
Stop loading images or playing embedded media files on webpages
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:
•To stop loading images on webpages, clear the Load Images checkbox.
•To stop playing embedded media files on webpages, clear the Enable Embedded Media Files checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Stop blocking pop-ups on webpages
1.On the home screen, click the Browser icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.In the Web Content section, clear the Block Popups checkbox.
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