Blackberry Storm 1 Manual

							Notifications
Notification basics
About notifications and sound profiles Sound profiles define how your  BlackBerry® device notifies you of calendar and task reminders, and incoming messages, calls, and browser
content. Your device has seven preloaded sound profiles: Loud, Medium, Silent, Vibrate Only, Normal, Phone Calls Only, and All Alerts
Off.
You can create custom sound profiles so you can set different notification options for different items, set ring tones, or set the volume for
notification. If you set notification volume to Escalating, the notification volume gradually increases.
You can also assign ring tones and notifications to specific contacts in your contact list so that phone calls and messages from the contact
are unique.
Change your ring tone 1. In the sounds application, click  Set Ring Tones/Alerts.
2. Click the application or item that you want to change.
3. Perform one of the following actions: • To use a preloaded ring tone, in the  Ringtone field, click a ring tone.
• To use a ring tone that you downloaded, in the  Ringtone field, click  Browse. Navigate to a folder that contains ring tones. Click
a ring tone.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Switch sound profiles In the sounds application, click a sound profile.
Change a sound profile 1. In the sounds application, perform one of the following actions: • To change the Normal sound profile, click  Set Ring Tones/Alerts.
• To change a custom sound profile, click  Custom Profiles. Click a profile.
2. Click the application or item that you want to change.
3. Change the notification information.
4. Press the  Menu key.
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							Silence your deviceIn the sounds application, perform one of the following actions: • To receive LED notification only, click  Silent.
• To receive vibrate notification only, click  Vibrate Only.
• To turn off all notification, including ring tones and notifications for specific contacts and LED notification, click  All Alerts Off.
Create a sound profile 1. In the sounds application, click  Custom Profiles.
2. Click  Add Custom Profile .
3. Type a name for the profile.
4. Click an application or item.
5. Set the notification information.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
Delete a custom sound profile You can only delete custom sound profiles.
1. In the sounds application, click  Custom Profiles.
2. Highlight a profile.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Delete.
Assign ring tones and notifications to a contact You can receive different notifications for incoming messages and calls from specific contacts or groups of contacts. Call and message
notifications for your contacts are received even if you switch your sound profile to Silent or Vibrate Only.
1. In the sounds application, click  Set Contact Alerts.
2. Click  Add Contact Alert .
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Add Name .
5. Click a contact.
6. To add additional contacts, repeat steps 3 to 5.
7. Click the application or item that you want to change.
8. Change the notification information.
9. Press the  Menu key.
10. Click  Save.
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							Download a ring toneDepending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
1. In the media application, click  Ring Tones.
2. Click  All Ring Tones .
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Download Ring Tones .
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LED notification
LED notification The LED light on the top of your BlackBerry® device flashes different colors to indicate different statuses.
Green: You are in a wireless coverage area.
Blue: Your device is connected to a Bluetooth® enabled device.
Red: A new message has arrived and your selected sound profile is set to notify you using the LED.
If you are using your device with a smart card, your device is accessing data on the smart card.
Amber: The battery power level for your device is low.
Turn off Bluetooth connection notification 1. In the device options, click  Bluetooth.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Options.
4. Change the  LED Connection Indicator  field to Off.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
To turn on Bluetooth® connection notification again, change the  LED Connection Indicator field to On.
Turn on wireless coverage notification 1. In the device options, click  Screen/Keyboard.
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							2. Set the LED Coverage Indicator  field to On.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
When your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network, the LED light flashes green.
To turn off wireless coverage notification again, set the  LED Coverage Indicator field to Off.
Notifications troubleshooting
My device is vibrating more times than expected For calls, the number of times that the BlackBerry® device vibrates is not determined by the number of vibrations that you set in your
sound profile. The device vibrates until the caller or the wireless network ends the connection.
I am not receiving notification for incoming calls or messages Try performing the following actions: • In the sounds application, verify that the All Alerts Off sound profile is not selected.
• If you have assigned a ring tone or notification to a specific contact, in the notification, verify that the  Volume field is not set to
Silent .
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							Typing
Typing basics
Type a symbol Perform one of the following actions: • If you are using your BlackBerry® device in portrait view with the SureType® input method, press the  Symbol key. To view more
symbols, press the  Symbol key again. Click a symbol.
• If you are using your device in portrait view with the multi-tap input method, press a key once to type the first symbol on the key,
twice to type the second symbol on the key, or three times to type the third symbol on the key. To view a list of symbols that do
not appear on the keyboard, press the  Symbol key.
• If you are using your device in landscape view, press the  Symbol key. Click a symbol.
Type an accent or special character 1. Press and hold a letter key.
2. Click the accented or special character in the list that appears when you type.
Cut, copy, and paste text 1. With text highlighted, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Cut or Copy .
3. Place the cursor where you want to insert the cut or copied text.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Paste.
Clear a field 1. When typing text, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Clear Field .
Highlight text 1. Place the cursor where you want to start highlighting text.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Select.
4. Place the cursor where you want to stop highlighting text.
Cancel a text selection 1. With text selected, press the  Menu key.
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							Set the cursor speed1. In the device options, click  Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the  Key Rate field.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Turn on key tones 1. In the device options, click  Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the  Key Tone field to On.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Hide the keyboard Your device shows the keyboard when you click a text field, and hides it when you click away from a text field. You can hide the keyboard
manually to display more content on the screen.
1. Press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Hide Keyboard .
To show the keyboard again, press the  Menu key. Click  Show Keyboard .
Change the keyboard layout 1. In the device options, click  Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the  Keyboard Layout  field.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Change the default keyboard for portrait view You can set your  BlackBerry®device to use either the  SureType® keyboard or the multi-tap keyboard by default when you use your device
in portrait view.
1. In the device options, click  Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the  Portrait View Keyboard  field.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
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							Typing input methods
About typing When you need to type, your BlackBerry® device displays one of three keyboard styles automatically, based on the field that you type in
and the orientation of your device.
If you are using your device in portrait view, you can switch between the SureType® technology keyboard and the multi-tap keyboard.
These keyboards show more than one letter on each key.
SureType technology combines a traditional phone-style key layout with a familiar computer-style letter layout. SureType technology is
designed to predict words as you type them.
If you are using your device in landscape view, you can type on a keyboard that uses a computer-style letter layout with one letter on each
key.
Type text using SureType technology To perform this task, you must be using your device in portrait view.
1. Press the letter key once for each letter in a word.
2. Perform one of the following actions: • To select an item from the list that appears when you type and start typing a new word, highlight the item. Press the  Enter key.
• To select an item from the list that appears when you type and continue typing the same word, click the item.
• To change a letter in a word that you are typing, highlight the letter. Click the alternate letter that appears on the screen.
To change a letter in a word after you finish typing the word, click the word. Highlight the letter. Click the alternate letter that appears
on the screen.
Type text using multi-tap To perform this task, you must be using your device in portrait view.
• To type the first letter on a key, press the letter key once.
• To type the second letter on a key, press the letter key twice.
• To type the third letter on a key, press the letter key three times.
• To type the fourth letter on a key, press the letter key four times.
Switch typing input methods 1. In the device options, click  Language.
2. Perform one of the following actions: • To use the multi-tap input method, set the  Input Language field to  Multitap .
• To use the SureType® input method, set the  Input Language field to  .
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							3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Switch typing input methods when typing To perform this task, you must be using your device in portrait view.
1. Press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Enable Multitap  or Enable SureType .
Change the typing input language To perform this task, you must have more than one language on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your wireless
service provider or administrator.
1. In the device options, click  Language.
2. Change the  Input Language  field.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Change the input options for SureType technology 1. In the device options, click  Language.
2. Click  Input Options .
3. Change the input options.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Arabic and Russian typing input methods About typing in Arabic or Russian
If your BlackBerry® Device Software includes language support for Arabic or Russian and you are using your device in landscape view,
you can type in Arabic or Russian using the SureType® input method or the multi-tap input method.
When you use the SureType input method, you press the letter key for each letter in a word once, even if two letters appear on the key. As
you type, a list of possible letter combinations and words appears on the screen. SureType technology selects letter combinations or words
from the list based on context. If you try to type a word or letter combination (for example, a web address or an abbreviation) that SureType
technology does not recognize, you can use the list that appears on the screen to build the word letter by letter. SureType technology is
designed to "learn" new words or letter combinations that you type.
When you use the multi-tap input method, you press a letter key once to type the first letter on a key and twice to type the second letter,
if a second letter appears on the key.
SureType technology is the default typing input method for most fields. Multi-tap is the default for phone number and password fields.
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							Type in Arabic or Russian using SureType technology
To perform this task, you must be using your BlackBerry® device in landscape view.
You can only perform this task if your keyboard displays Arabic or Russian letters.
1. Press the letter key for each letter in a word until you have typed the entire word.
2. If your device does not recognize the word that you have typed, perform one of the following actions: • To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and continue typing the same word, click the word.
• To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and start typing a new word, press the  Enter key.
Type in Arabic or Russian using multi-tap
To perform this task, you must be using your BlackBerry® device in landscape view.
You can only perform this task if your keyboard displays Arabic or Russian letters.
If you have set your typing input method to multi-tap or you are typing a phone number or password, perform one of the following actions: • To type the first letter on a key, press the letter key once.
• To type the second letter on a key, press the letter key twice.
Korean typing input method Typing tips for the Korean typing input method
• To type the alternate character on a key, press the key twice.
• To type a number, hold the number key.
• To convert a Hangul character to its equivalent Chinese character, in the device options, on the Language screen, the  Use Space for
Han Homonyms  check box must be selected. Highlight the character. Press the  Space key.
Spelling checker
Check spelling You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create.
1. In a message, calendar entry, task, or memo, press the  Menu key.
2. Click  Check Spelling .
3. Perform any of the following actions: • To accept the suggested spelling, click a word in the list that appears.
• To ignore the suggested spelling, press the  Escape key.
• To ignore all instances of the suggested spelling, press the  Menu key. Click  Ignore All.
• To add the word to the custom dictionary, press the  Menu key. Click  Add To Dictionary .
• To stop checking spelling, press the  Menu key. Click  Cancel Spell Check .
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							Correct spelling while you typeBy default, your BlackBerry® device underlines words that it does not recognize.
1. Place the cursor in the underlined word.
2. Press the  Menu key
3. Perform one of the following actions • To get spelling suggestions, click  Get Suggestions. Click a word or press the  Escape key to close the list.
• To add the word to the custom dictionary, click  Add to Dictionary.
Check spelling automatically before sending email messages 1. In the device options, click  Spell Check.
2. Select the  Spell Check Email Before Sending  option.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Change options for checking spelling You can change the type and length of words that the spelling checker includes when checking spelling.
1. In the device options, click  Spell Check.
2. Change one or more options.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Stop displaying spelling suggestions in the list that appears when you type By default, if you start typing a letter combination that your BlackBerry® device does not recognize, spelling suggestions appear in bold
in the list that appears when you type.
1. In the device options, click  Language.
2. Click  Input Options .
3. Clear the  Include Spell Check Variants  checkbox.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Add a word to the custom dictionary 1. In the device options, click  Spell Check.
2. Click  Custom Dictionary .
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  New.
5. Type a word or letter combination.
6. Press the  Enter key.
7. Press the  Menu key.
8. Click  Save.
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