Blackberry Porsche Design P 9981 7 1 User Guide

1.On the home screen, click your Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
2.Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Selected Profile.
•To change your ring tone or ring volume, click Phone.
•To change notifiers or reminders, click to expand a section. Click an option.
3.In the Ring Tone, Notifier Tone, or Reminder Tone field, do one of the following:
•Click a tone.
•To use a song that is on your smartphone or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song.
•To use a voice note that you recorded, click...

Do one of the following:
•To lock the keyboard and screen, press the Lock key on the top of your smartphone.
•To unlock the keyboard and screen, press the Lock key and slide your finger up.
 • To lock your smartphone with a password, on the home screen or in a folder, click the  icon.
•To unlock your smartphone, enter your password.
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Turn on or turn off airplane mode
You should keep network connections turned off in certain places, such as on...

panels, you can unhide the icon in all panels, or in the current panel only. If 
Show All Icons does not appear in the 
menu, there are no apps hidden from view.
Search for an app.On the home screen, start typing the app name.Verify that an app is installed.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 
Click Device > Application Management. If the app is 
listed, it is installed on your 
BlackBerry smartphone.
Tips: Managing indicators
Indicators tell you that there is something new or...

Tips: Updating your software
Updated BlackBerry Device Software and BlackBerry Desktop Software are released periodically, and you might be able to 
update the software from either your computer or your smartphone. 
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly 
create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup  file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an...

Use pop-up menus.Pop-up menus provide common available actions, and 
appear in the center of the screen. For example, you can  use the pop-up menu in a message to file, forward, or reply 
to the message. 
To open a pop-up menu, touch and hold 
the screen or press and hold the trackpad. To select a  command, tap the icon or click the trackpad.
Switch to the Favorites, Media, Downloads, and Frequent 
panels.
On the home screen, highlight All on the navigation bar and 
slide your finger on the trackpad...

Turn off location-based services when you're not using them.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 
Click Device > Location Settings. Turn off any options 
you're not using.
Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time, 
and lower its brightness.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 
Click Display > Screen Display.
Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or  LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound 
notifications,...

Store files on a media card instead of your smartphone.On the home screen, click the Camera icon or the Media 
icon > Video Camera icon. Press the  key > Options. 
In the Storage section, change the Store Pictures or Store 
Videos
 field.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you  update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if 
your smartphone is lost,...

Shortcuts: Phone
Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Change your ring toneFrom the home screen, press the  key. Press the 
 key > Phone Ring Tones.
Check your voice mailPress and hold 1.Set up a speed dial for a contactFrom the home screen or in the Phone application, press 
and hold the key that you would like to assign speed dial to.Add an extension to a phone numberPress the  key and X. Type the extension number.Type a letter in a phone...

Type the alternate character on a keyPress the  key and the character key.Type an accented or special characterPress and hold the letter key and, on the trackpad, slide 
your finger left or right. For example, to type ü, press and 
hold 
U and slide your finger left until ü appears. Release the 
letter key when the accented or special character appears.
Type a number in a text fieldPress and hold the  key and press the number key.Type a number in a number fieldPress a number key. You don't need to...

Play the previous audio filePress and hold the Volume Down key on the right side of 
your smartphone.Turn on the audio boost feature if you're using a headsetPress the Volume Up key until the audio boost feature turns 
on.
Pictures
Zoom inPress IZoom outPress OPan upPress 2Pan downPress 8Pan rightPress 6Pan leftPress 4RotatePress L
Camera and video camera
Zoom in before you take a picture or record a videoPress the Volume Up key.Zoom out before you take a picture or record a videoPress the Volume...