Blackberry Q10 Smartphone 10 3 1 User Guide

							Monitor your wireless data usage
You can check how much data you have used over your mobile network or your Wi-Fi network. You can also monitor which 
apps and services are using the most data, and you can close some apps to help reduce your data usage or improve the  device performance.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > App Manager > Device Monitor.3.Tap .
4.Tap Mobile Data or Wi-Fi.
5.Tap an app or service.
BlackBerry Keyboard and typing
Communicate with the world by typing messages, email, and documents with the BlackBerry Keyboard. You can type 
efficiently by creating custom text shortcuts and turning on prediction, correction, and spell check. After you set up your  keyboard preferences, learn how to cut, copy, and paste text, and delete words. If you turn on prediction, you can select 
word suggestions that appear while you type. You can also set up or change your display, typing, keyboard, and voice input 
languages.
Use a keyboard shortcut key
Some keys on the BlackBerry Keyboard have a shortcut for an action.
Press and hold the assigned key.
The assigned action is automatically performed.
Preloaded keyboard shortcuts
Your BlackBerry device comes preloaded with some shortcuts already assigned to certain keyboard keys. You can use 
these shortcuts from the 
BlackBerry Hub or from the home screen.
Tip: You can change the shortcut assigned to a key or create customized keyboard shortcuts.Keyboard keyAssigned actionAOpen the Contacts appBOpen the BlackBerry BrowserC or 9Compose a new messageUser GuideSettings
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							Keyboard keyAssigned actionD or 5Create a new BlackBerry Remember noteHOpen the BlackBerry Help appKLock your BlackBerry deviceLOpen the BlackBerry Calendar appMOpen the BlackBerry HubNOpen BlackBerry MessengerOOpen the device settingsPOpen the Phone appQSwitch between Normal and Silent notification modesR of 3Open the Clock appTCreate a new taskUOpen the Calculator appW or 1Call voicemail
Delete a keyboard shortcut
You can delete keyboard shortcuts from keys on your BlackBerry device, depending on your needs and personal 
preferences.
Tip: If you want to replace an existing shortcut for a specific key, you can change the shortcut for that key instead of 
deleting the shortcut.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Shortcuts and Speed Dial. 
3.Tap and hold an existing keyboard shortcut.
4.Tap Delete.
Create or change a keyboard shortcut
You can add new shortcuts to BlackBerry Keyboard keys that can be used on the home screen or in the BlackBerry Hub.
Tip: If you want to add a shortcut for a key that already has a shortcut assigned to it, you can change the shortcut for that 
key without first deleting the shortcut. If you press a key that doesn
						

							2.Tap  Settings > Shortcuts and Speed Dial. 
3.Tap and hold a letter .
If the key already has an assigned keyboard shortcut, you can change the shortcut without first deleting the existing shortcut.
4.To change an existing shortcut, tap Edit A Shortcut.
5.Do one of the following:

						

							Undo an automatically corrected wordPress  twice.Insert a period (.) in a text fieldPress  twice. The next letter is capitalized.Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address fieldPress .Capitalize a letterPress and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.Turn on CAP lockPress  and . To turn off CAP lock, press  or 
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Type a symbolPress . Tap the symbol that appears on screen.Type the alternate character on a keyPress  and the character key.Type an accented or special characterPress and hold the letter key and tap the accented or 
special character you want.Type a number in a text fieldPress  and press the number key.Type a number in a number fieldPress the number key.Turn on NUM lockPress  and . To turn off NUM lock, press  or 
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Highlight a line of textTouch and hold the text. Move your finger up or down on 
the screen.Highlight text character by characterTouch and hold the text. Move your finger left or right on 
the screen to select each character.Cut highlighted textTap the highlighted text. Tap .Copy highlighted textTap the highlighted text. Tap .Paste textTouch and hold where you want to paste the text.
Change Keyboard, input, or typing settings
You can personalize your typing experience by changing the BlackBerry Keyboard, input, or typing settings on your 
BlackBerry device.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
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							2.Tap  Settings > Language and Input. 
Type faster with automated assistance settings
You can change your typing settings to help you type faster on your BlackBerry Keyboard. Keyboard feedback provides an 
audible indication of your typing progress or when a misspelled word is corrected.
A different tone is used for the, , , , and  keys to differentiate these keys from alphabetical keys. In 
addition, you can change your settings so that your device automatically capitalizes new sentences or so that pressing 
 twice inserts a period.
A different tone is used for the , , and @123 keys to differentiate these keys from alphabetical keys. In addition, you 
can change your settings so that your device automatically capitalizes new sentences or so that pressing 
twice inserts a period.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Do one of the following:

						

							Cut, copy, and paste text
1.Select the text that you want to cut or copy.
2.Lift your finger off the screen. The text editing menu appears.
3.Do one of the following:

						

							Tap the underlined word.

						

							Add a new text shortcut
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language and Input > Prediction and Correction > Word Substitution. 3.Tap .
Clear the learned words list
The BlackBerry Keyboard learns words and phrasing based on your usage to predict the next word you write. You can clear 
the word list used for word suggestions with the following steps:
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language and Input > Prediction and Correction. 
3.Tap Clear Learned Words.
Note: As you continue to type, the learned word list is regenerated unless you set the Learn New Words switch to Off on 
the 
Prediction and Correction screen.
Change or delete a text shortcut
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language and Input > Prediction and Correction > Word Substitution. 
3.In the Substitution List section, tap a word substitution entry.
Typing using voice dictation
You can use voice dictation to type hands-free instead of using your keyboard.
1.To turn on voice dictation, on the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language and Input.
3.Tap Voice Dictation.
4.Turn on the Dictation switch .
5.In the Language drop-down list, tap the language you want to use.
6.If you want to automatically include punctuation, turn on the Auto-Punctuate switch.
7.To begin voice dictation, tap .User GuideSettings
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							Language
If you speak more than one language, you can use the language settings to change your display, typing, voice input, or 
BlackBerry Keyboard language. You can also switch to another typing language while you type.
Change your display language
The language you selected during the initial setup of your BlackBerry device is your display language. The home screen, 
BlackBerry Hub, and supported applications display content in this language.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language and Input.
3.In the Language drop-down list, tap the language that you want to use.
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							Select an alternate keyboard layout
Some languages have more than one keyboard layout option. For those languages, you can select the keyboard layout that feels most natural for you to use. The QWERTY keyboard layout is available as an option for all languages.
1.On the Input Language screen, tap one of the enabled languages that you have already selected.
2.If more than one option exists, in the drop-down list, tap a layout.
3.If you want the layout you