Blackberry Q10 Smartphone 10 3 3 User Guide

							Set up your computer with BlackBerry Link
The 
first time you open BlackBerry Link, you can give your computer a display name that identifies your computer on your
device and in BlackBerry Link. BlackBerry Link displays the default pictures, videos, and documents libraries on your computer that you can sync with and access from your device.
To set up your BlackBerry ID with BlackBerry Link, make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
1. On your computer, open BlackBerry Link.2. Type a display name for your computer. Click  Next.
3. Select the music sources on your computer, such as Windows Media Player or iTunes. On a Mac computer, you can also select the folders for your  Documents library.
4. If you have an Internet connection, sign in to or create a BlackBerry ID. 5. Select the checkboxes beside the devices you want to grant remote 
file access to.
6. Click  Finish.
Set up your device in BlackBerry Link
When you set up your device in BlackBerry Link, you can give your device a display name. This name appears on your device and also 
identifies your device in BlackBerry Link.
1. On your computer, open BlackBerry Link. 2. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.3. If necessary, type the password for your device.
4. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
5. Type a display name for your device.
6. Do one of the following:

						

							1. On your computer, open BlackBerry Link.
2. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
3. Click  Remove Device .
4. On a Windows computer, click  OK. On a Mac computer, click  Remove.
About BlackBerry ID and BlackBerry Link Your BlackBerry ID is a username (email address) and password used to access multiple BlackBerry products and services, such as BBM and the BlackBerry World storefront. In many situations, your BlackBerry ID allows BlackBerry
products to work seamlessly without prompting you to enter your username and password.
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							3.Tap Settings > Device Connections .
4. Turn on the Allow Connections  switch.
5. Tap the computer you want to access.
6.To switch between paired computers, in the File Manager app, tap .
If BlackBerry Balance is enabled on your device, use the File Manager app in your personal space.Tip:  Check your computer settings or connect it to a power source to prevent your computer from entering sleep mode or
turning 
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							Note: If your device is activated on BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, contact your administrator to verify if you are able to
back up and restore your device data.
Set backup preferences in BlackBerry Link
You can set the option to back up your BlackBerry device automatically when you connect your device to your computer. You can also customize the backup 
file name that BlackBerry Link creates and select which types of data to include in your
backup 
file.
On a Windows computer, do the following:
1. Open BlackBerry Link.
2. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
3. Click  Back Up & Restore .
By default, BlackBerry Link performs a quick backup of your device, including all data except your media 
files and
applications.
4. Do one of the following:

						

							2. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
3. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
4. Click  Back Up & Restore .
5. On a Windows computer, click  Back Up Device. On a Mac computer, click  Back Up Now.
Restore your device data With BlackBerry Link, you can restore backup 
files that include supported data from devices running BlackBerry Device
Software 5.0 or later and BlackBerry 10 OS.
On a Windows computer, do the following:
1. Open BlackBerry Link.
2. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
3. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device. 4. Click  Back Up & Restore .
5. Do one of the following:

						

							About updating your device software with BlackBerry
Link
You might want to update your device software for any of the following reasons: 
						

							4. Do one of the following:
						

							Applications and features
Organizing apps
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							Add folders to the home screen
You can organize your app icons by adding folders to the home screen. For example, you can add a folder for all of the games that you download and a folder for all of your business and productivity apps. To hide unused apps, you can add a
folder to the home screen and put all of your unused apps in that folder.
1. Touch and hold an app icon until all of the icons start to blink.2. Drag the app icon on top of another app icon that you want to include in the same folder.3. Type the name of the folder.
4. Tap  Create.
Move an app icon out of a folder 1. In a folder on the home screen, touch and hold an app icon until all of the icons start to blink.
2. Drag the app icon to the bottom of the screen and release.
Deleting apps You can delete apps from the home screen of your BlackBerry device, or you can delete the apps that you download from
the BlackBerry World storefront. Some apps are part of the core BlackBerry experience and can