Blackberry Torch 9810 7 1 User Guide

							Language
How to: Language
About typing input languages
You can set a typing input language to use when you type. The typing input language can be different from the display 
language. For example, you might use your 
BlackBerry smartphone in French, but type messages in English.
When you set a typing input language, Word Substitution and other typing options change to the selected language.
Add a language to your smartphone
You can use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to add a typing input or display language to your BlackBerry smartphone. To 
download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit 
www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the 
appropriate option for your computer.
Connect your smartphone to your computer and open the BlackBerry Desktop Software
For more information about adding typing input and display languages, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
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Delete a language from your smartphone
You can delete typing input or display languages that you don't use to increase the amount of storage space available on  your 
BlackBerry smartphone.
1.On the home screen, click the Setup icon.
2.Click Languages and Input Methods.
3.Under Manage Languages and Input Methods, select the languages you want to keep.
4.Click Update.
Any languages that you don't select are deleted from your smartphone.
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							Change an input or display language
Before you begin: In order to change an input or display language, the language must already be installed on your 
BlackBerry smartphone. If the language you want to use is not installed on your smartphone, you might be able to add it 
using the 
BlackBerry Desktop Software. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software .
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Language.
3.For each field, in the drop-down list, click the language you want to use.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Use a shortcut for switching typing input languages
Before you begin: You can use the following shortcut only on the physical keyboard of your BlackBerry smartphone.
When you use a shortcut to switch languages, your smartphone allows you to switch between the languages that you have  set in the Input Language field.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Language.
 • To switch the typing input language by holding the  key and pressing the  key, change the Shortcut 
Keys
 field to Alt-Enter.
 • To switch the typing input language by holding the  key and pressing the  key, change the 
Shortcut Keys field to Shift-Space.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
To turn off the shortcut for switching typing input languages, change the Shortcut Keys field to None.
Use the language key to switch typing input languages
Before you begin: 
You can use the following shortcut only on the touch screen keyboard of your BlackBerry smartphone.
You can use the language key to switch between the languages that you set in the Input Language field. You can use the 
language key only if you have multiple languages set in the Input Language field.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Language.
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							3.Select the Virtual Keyboard Language Key checkbox.
To stop using the language key to switch languages, clear the Virtual Keyboard Language Key checkbox. The language key 
is replaced by a key with the symbol most often used in your typing input language.
Change which languages appear when you switch 
input languages
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Language.
3.Beside Input Language, click Manage.
4.Select or clear the checkbox beside a language.
5.Click Save.
Troubleshooting: Language
Some characters don't appear correctly on my  smartphone
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Internet Service that's associated with your BlackBerry smartphone might 
not support the characters. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
I can't find a display language on my smartphone
If you can't find a display language on your BlackBerry smartphone, the display language might not be installed. To add a 
language to your smartphone, you can use the 
BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Related information
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							Screen display
How to: Screen display
Use a picture as your smartphone wallpaper
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Browse to a picture.
3.Press the  key > Set As Wallpaper. 
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Set options for backlighting
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.Do any of the following:
•To change the brightness of the backlight for the screen, change the Backlight Brightness field.
•To change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you're not touching your BlackBerry smartphone, 
change the 
Backlight Timeout field.
•To stop the backlight from adjusting to lighting conditions, clear the Automatically Dim Backlight checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
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Change the display font
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.Change the font fields.
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							4.Press the  key > Save. 
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Organizing applications on the Home screen
About organizing application icons
Application icons can appear on the Home screen or in folders on the Home screen. If you cannot see all your application 
icons, they might be hidden. You can make all your application icons visible on the Home screen or in folders by selecting 
Show All Icons from the Home screen menu.
You can reorder application icons to change which icons appear first on the Home screen. You can also create and delete  folders, change the folder icon style for folders that you create, and move application icons into folders and out of folders.
You can also select which panels appear on the Home screen by selecting Manage Panels from the Home screen menu.
Show, hide, or find an application icon
Depending on your theme, you might not be able to hide some application icons. You can also hide optional BlackBerry 
Device Software
 updates.
On the home screen or in a folder, do any of the following:
•To see all your application icons, on the navigation bar, click All.
 • To hide an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the  key > Hide Icon. If the icon appears in other panels, 
you can hide the icon in all panels or in the current panel only.
 • To show all hidden application icons, press the  key > Show All Icons.
 • To stop hiding an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the  key > Unhide Icon.
 • To hide the  icon, click the Options icon. Click Device > Software Updates. Highlight a software version. Press 
the 
 key > Hide.
 • To show all hidden BlackBerry Device Software updates, click the Options icon. Click Device > Software Updates. 
Press the 
 key > Show All.
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							Move an application icon
1.On the Home screen or in an application folder, highlight an application icon.
2.Press the  key. 
•To move the application icon to a different location on the Home screen, click Move. Click the new location.
•To move the application icon into an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click an application folder.
•To move the application icon out of an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click Home or an application 
folder.
Change where apps that you download appear
To find your downloaded apps more easily, you can set them to appear in a certain folder, including folders you create.
1.On the home screen, press the  key > Options. 
2.Change the Downloads Folder field.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Add, rename, or delete a folder on the home screen
On the home screen, do one of the following:
 • To add a folder, press the  key > Add Folder. Type a name for the folder. Click Add.
 • To rename a folder, highlight a folder. Press the  key > Edit Folder. Type a name for the folder. Click Save.
 • To delete a folder, highlight a folder. Press the  key > Delete.
Add a message that appears when your smartphone is 
locked
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Message on Lock Screen.
3.Type the text that you want to appear on the screen when your smartphone is locked.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
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							Set the touch screen sensitivity
You can set how sensitive the screen is to your touch.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Touchscreen Sensitivity.
•If you want the screen to respond faster when you tap it, change the Double Tap Interval field to a lower number.
•If you want the screen to respond faster when you touch and hold it, for example, when you touch and hold the screen to open a pop-up menu, change the 
Hover Period field to a faster speed.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Turn off pop-up menus
You can stop pop-up menus from appearing when you touch and hold your finger on the screen.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Touchscreen Sensitivity.
3.Clear the Open Pop-up Menu on Touch-hold checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Turn on flashing LED notification for wireless coverage
You can set the LED indicator to notify you when your BlackBerry smartphone is connected to a wireless network.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.Select the LED Coverage Indicator checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
When your smartphone is connected to the wireless network, the LED flashes green.
To turn off the wireless coverage notification, clear the LED Coverage Indicator checkbox.
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							Use grayscale or reverse contrast for the screen 
display
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Accessibility.
•To use grayscale for the screen display, change the Color Contrast field to Greyscale.
•To use reverse contrast for the screen display, change the Color Contrast field to Reverse Contrast.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Themes
About themes
Depending on your wireless service provider, you might be able to set a theme on your BlackBerry smartphone that 
changes how items such as applications, indicators, words, and icons appear. Themes might be preloaded on your 
smartphone. You might also be able to download themes from the 
BlackBerry App World.
Change themes
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.In the Theme section, click a theme.
4.Click Activate.
To delete a theme, click the theme. Click Delete.
Related information
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							Troubleshooting: Screen display
My display changed
Depending on your theme, display options such as icons, fonts, and your home screen background might change when you switch themes.
No application opens when I press a Convenience key
Try the following:
•If you haven't done so, assign an application to the key.
•Verify that you didn't delete the application that you assigned to the key.
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The screen turns off
When you don't use your BlackBerry smartphone for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You 
can change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you aren't touching your smartphone.
To turn on the screen, click the trackpad or press a key.
Related information
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A pop-up menu appears when I touch the screen
When you touch and hold your finger on the screen for a certain amount of time, a pop-up menu appears to provide a quick 
way to select common menu items.
You can turn off pop-up menus or change the touchscreen sensitivity options to increase the amount of time before pop-up  menus appear.
Related information
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