Blackberry Torch 9850 9860 7 1 User Guide

Identify an indicator.•You might be able to identify an indicator by seeing the 
icon of the application that the indicator refers to. To 
see a complete list of applications on your 
BlackBerry 
smartphone and their icons, on the Home screen or in a 
folder, click the 
Options icon. Click Device > 
Application Management.
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...

Hide the keyboardTouch the top of the keyboard and slide your finger quickly 
down the screen.Insert a period (.)Tap the  key twice. The next letter is capitalized.Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address fieldTap the  key.Capitalize a letterTap the  key. Tap the letter key.Turn on CAPS lockTouch and hold the  key until the lock indicator 
appears on the key. To turn off CAPS lock, tap the 
key again.
Type a symbolTap the  key. Tap the  key. Tap the symbol.Type an accented characterTouch...

Audio and video files
Pause an audio or video filePress the Mute key on the right side of your BlackBerry 
smartphone.
Resume playing an audio or video filePress the Mute key again.Play the next audio filePress and hold the Volume Up key on the right side of your 
smartphone.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....

Phone
How to: Phone
Phone at a glance
 
 
Phone icons
These icons appear at the top of the home screen and in the Phone application.
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Phone basics
Find your phone number
Do one of the following:
 • To view your active phone number, from the home screen, press the  key. Your phone number appears at the top 
of the screen.
 • To view a list of your multiple phone numbers, from the home screen, press the  key. Click the area at the top of 
the screen.
 If your wireless service plan supports text messaging, the first phone number in the list is the phone number 
that you use to send and receive text messages.
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To end a call, press the  key.
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Answer a second call
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.
During a call, press the  key.
•To answer the incoming call and place the current call on hold, click Answer - Hold Current.
•To answer the incoming call and end the current call, click Answer - Drop Current.
To return to the first...

Mute a call
During a call, press the Mute key on the right side of your smartphone.
To turn off mute, press the Mute key again.
Place a call on hold
If your BlackBerry smartphone is connected to a CDMA network, you can't place a call on hold.
During a call, press the  key > Hold.
To resume a call, press the  key > Resume.
Turn on the speakerphone
During a call, press the  key > Activate Speakerphone.
Don't hold your BlackBerry smartphone near your ear while you use the speakerphone. Hearing...

About using a headset
You can purchase an optional headset to use with your BlackBerry smartphone.
If you use a headset, you can use a headset button to answer or end a call, or to turn on or turn off mute during a call. Depending on your smartphone model, you might be able to use a headset button to make a call using a voice command.
Depending on your headset, you might also be able to use a headset button to pause, resume, skip, or adjust the volume of 
audio or video files.
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Volume
Adjust the volume
•To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry smartphone.
•To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your smartphone.
•To mute the volume, press the Mute key on the right side of your smartphone. To turn off mute, press the Mute key 
again. If you press the 
Mute key during a call, your smartphone mutes the call so that you can hear others on the call, 
but they can't hear you.
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3.Change the Phone Call Audio field or Headset Call Audio field.4.Press the  key > Save. 
Speed dial
Set up speed dial for a contact
1.From the home screen, press the  key. 2.Press the  key > View > Speed Dial List. 
3.In the Speed Dial Numbers list, click an unassigned key.
4.Click a contact.
5.If necessary, click a phone number for the contact.
To make a call using speed dial, in the Phone application, press and hold the key that you assigned to the contact.
Change the contact that is assigned to a...