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Getting started
Introducing BlackBerry 10: new apps and features
What makes my BlackBerry 10 device different from other BlackBerry devices?
What is BlackBerry Link?
Getting to know your device
Home screen at a glance
Video: Getting around the BlackBerry 10 interface
Application icons
Notification icons
Setup
Video: Set up your BlackBerry smartphone
Set up your device
Transferring data to your new device
Basics
Turn off your device
Charge your device
Using the touch screen
Video: Using the touch screen
Tutorial: Searching the Help App on a BlackBerry 10 Device
Device Switch
Video: Transferring data to your new device
Before you switch devices
Backing up and switching devices
Transfer data to a new device using a computer and BlackBerry Link
Transfer data from a BlackBerry 7 device using a media card
Tutorial: Switching to a BlackBerry 10 Device
After you switch devices
Restoring your BBM contacts and groups
Transfer passwords from the BlackBerry 7 Password Keeper app
Add an email or social networking account
Tips after switching devices
Troubleshooting: Device Switch
Phone
Phone
Phone at a glance
Making and receiving calls
Make a call
Answer or dismiss a call
Put a call on hold
Take notes during a call
Start a conference call
Answering calls automatically
Move a call from your headset to your device
Move a call to BBM Video
Add a number to your speed dial list
Set up your voice mail
Call waiting, call forwarding, and call blocking
Turn on or turn off call waiting
Set up call forwarding
Block calls
Phone options
Show or hide your number on outgoing calls
Adjust the bass and treble of your calls
Set up smart dialing
Set up your fixed dialing numbers
View your call summary
Ring tones, sounds, and alerts
Change your ring tone, sounds, or alerts
Silence your device except for calls
Set a custom ring tone for a contact
Turn off all ring tones and sounds
Troubleshooting: Ring tones, sounds, and alerts
BBM Video
BBM Video at a glance
Video: BBM Video chat with screen share
Start a BBM Video chat
Switch cameras or share your screen
Mute your microphone in a BBM Video chat
Move your video thumbnail around the screen
BBM Video options
Stop using BBM Video over a mobile network
Visual Voice Mail
Checking your voice mail from your BlackBerry device
Messages
BBM
About BlackBerry Messenger
Video: Get Started with BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)
Add a BBM contact
Video: Add or edit a BBM contact
Start a BBM chat
Change your BBM status or profile
Peek at your BBM notifications
BBM icons
BBM Groups
Join a BBM group
Participate in a BBM group
Managing your BBM contacts
Restoring your BBM contacts and groups
Troubleshooting: BBM
BlackBerry Hub
About the BlackBerry Hub
Video: BlackBerry Hub
Adding and managing accounts
Tutorial: Setting up Accounts on a BlackBerry 10 Device
Add an email or social networking account
Adding an email account using advanced setup
Change your accounts
Remove an account from your device
BlackBerry Hub icons
Email icons
Text message icons
Secure email icons
Viewing and searching your messages
Peek at BlackBerry Hub from anywhere on the device
View messages by account or message type
View filed email
Search for a message
View unread messages, flagged messages, or messages with attachments
Send a message from the BlackBerry Hub
Reply to or forward an email
Managing messages
Filing email
Flag a message
Mark a message as read or unread
Download or share a picture from an email
Save a draft email
Tips: BlackBerry Hub
BlackBerry Hub settings
Add a signature to an email account
Change your default email address or calendar
Change how messages are displayed in the BlackBerry Hub
Change the accounts that appear in the BlackBerry Hub
Change options for sending and receiving text messages
Change advanced settings for text messages
Save text messages to your SIM card
Update your Facebook,Twitter, or LinkedIn status from the BlackBerry Hub
Delete a message
About public warning messages
Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Hub
I can't add an email account
I can't see the recipients for a message
Facebook
Navigate the Facebook forBlackBerry devices app
Change your Facebook notification options
Change your Facebook settings
Change your photo, video, and Facebook Places permissions
Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices
Start a conversation using Windows Live Messenger
Change your Windows Live Messenger status or profile
Add a Windows Live Messenger contact
Sign out of Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices
Troubleshooting: Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry devices
Google Talk for BlackBerry devices
Chat with friends using Google Talk
Change your Google Talk status or profile
Add a Google Talk friend
Sign out of Google Talk for BlackBerry devices
Troubleshooting: Google Talk for BlackBerry devices
Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
Start a conversation using Yahoo! Messenger
Change your Yahoo! Messenger status or profile
Add a Yahoo! Messenger contact
Sign out of Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
Troubleshooting: Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry devices
Passwords and security
Security
Passwords and locking
Lock your screen
Change or remove your device password
Protect your SIM card with a PIN
Finding and protecting a lost device
Video: Finding and protecting a lost device with BlackBerry Protect
Setting security permissions for apps
Change or view app permissions
Securing your email
Wipe your device to delete your data
About BlackBerry Balance
Switch between your personal and work spaces
Video: Using BlackBerry Balance to separate your work and personal content
Using Parental Controls
Turn on encryption
Import a certificate from your computer
Managing VPN profiles
Frequently asked questions: Security
How do I reset my device password if I forget it?
What content is in my work space and my personal space?
Can I use personal apps on my work's network?
Where is my picture that I just took?
What happens to my device data if I leave my organization?
BlackBerry ID
Video: BlackBerry ID basics
About BlackBerry ID
Set up a new BlackBerry ID
Change your BlackBerry ID password
Change your BlackBerry ID information
Tutorial: Creating a BlackBerry ID on a BlackBerry 10 Device
Using your BlackBerry ID to switch devices
FAQ: BlackBerry ID
How do I reset my lost or forgotten BlackBerry ID password?
What is the difference between my BlackBerry ID username and screen name?
Why do I need to re-enter my BlackBerry ID password?
Can I log out of BlackBerry ID and log in with a different BlackBerry ID
Troubleshooting wizard: I need help with my BlackBerry ID
About Password Keeper
Transfer passwords from the BlackBerry 7 Password Keeper app
Add, change, or delete a password in Password Keeper
Change the Password Keeper password
Use a password or username from Password Keeper
Hide or show passwords in Password Keeper
Generate a random password
Search for a password in Password Keeper
Media
Music
Music app at a glance
Playlists screen
Playing your music
Creating playlists and organizing your music
Change the volume
Tips: Music
Supported audio and video file extensions, formats, and codecs
Troubleshooting: Music
Videos
Videos app at a glance
Watching your videos
Change the volume
Edit a video
Supported audio and video file extensions, formats, and codecs
Troubleshooting: Videos
Pictures
Pictures app at a glance
Viewing your pictures
Set a picture as your wallpaper
Edit a picture
Organizing your pictures and albums
Supported picture file extensions
Troubleshooting: Pictures
Camera
Camera app at a glance
Taking pictures and recording videos
Video: Taking pictures
Video: Record a video
Using Time Shift mode
Video: Taking pictures using the Time Shift mode
Camera settings
Troubleshooting: Camera
Media sharing
About sharing media
Select the types of media files to share
Give your device a nickname
Select which devices can access your shared media files
Games
Create your Games profile
Add a friend to the Games app
Add a game
Favorite a game
BlackBerry Story Maker
About BlackBerry Story Maker
Video: Creating stories with BlackBerry Story Maker
Preview a story in BlackBerry Story Maker
Creating and editing stories
Delete a story in BlackBerry Story Maker
Change your BlackBerry Story Maker settings
Maps and locations
Maps
Finding a place
Get turn-by-turn directions
My places
View a contact’s address on a map
Changing settings for Maps
Switch between kilometers or miles
Change default route settings
Switch between voice-guided prompts and tones
Location services
About location services
Turn on or turn off location services
Turn on or turn off traffic data
Turn on or turn off location-based ads
Change location permissions for apps
Compass
Compass at a glance
About the compass
Point the compass to true north or to magnetic north
Troubleshooting: Compass
Applications and features
Browser
Browsing the Internet
Browser at a glance
Video: Browser basics
Go to a website
Using Browser tabs
Share a link or picture
Search for text on a webpage
Enter reader mode
Find files that you downloaded
Bookmark a favorite webpage
Add a website to your home screen
Changing your browser settings
Video: Browser settings
Bookmarks and history
Bookmark a favorite webpage
View your browser bookmarks and history
Organizing your bookmarks
Browsing safely
About website certificates
Website certificate icons
Change Browser security settings
Change permissions for specific websites
Troubleshooting: Browser
Calendar
About the Calendar app
Video: Calendar basics
Add an email or social networking account
View your events
Find email and files associated with an event
Check who you're meeting with
Create an event
Hide a calendar
Change or delete an event
Join a conference call from a meeting reminder
Calendar settings
Change your default email address or calendar
Change the color for a calendar
Change default settings for events
Change how your calendar is displayed
Troubleshooting: Calendar
New or updated events aren't appearing in my calendar
Contacts
About the Contacts app
Adding contacts
Add an email or social networking account
Add a contact
Copy contacts to and from your SIM card
Contact views
Changing contacts
Add a contact to your favorites
Contact someone
Set a custom ring tone for a contact
Search for a contact
Filtering contacts
Sort your contacts
Share a contact
Troubleshooting: Contacts
Clock
Clock at a glance
Alarm clock
Stopwatch
Timer
World clock
Turn on bedside mode
Search
Video: Searching your BlackBerry smartphone
Search your device
Filter your search results
Change your search settings
BlackBerry World
BlackBerry World at a glance
Video: BlackBerry World storefront basics
Search for apps, games, music, or videos
Hide items intended for adult, mature, or teen audiences
Download and buy apps, games, music, and videos
Change your payment options
Download items using a Wi-Fi connection only
Save items that you download on a media card
Rate and review an app or a game that you downloaded
Download an update to an app or a game
Deleting apps
Delete music and videos you downloaded from BlackBerry World
BlackBerry World for Work
About BlackBerry World for Work
Browse the BlackBerry World for Work storefront
Download and buy work apps
Change your payment options for work apps
Download work apps using a Wi-Fi connection only
Rate and review work apps that you downloaded
Download an update to a work app
Delete a work app
Remember
Collecting and organizing tasks, notes, and more with the Remember app
Video: Organizing tasks and notes with BlackBerry Remember
Adding a folder and an entry to the Remember app
Create a folder in the Remember app
Add an entry to the Remember app
Send something to the Remember app
Changing a Remember folder or entry
Change a Remember entry
Customize the look of your Remember folders
Delete a folder or an entry in the Remember app
View Remember entries that have the same tag
Troubleshooting: the Remember app
I can't add due dates, tags, voice notes, or attachments to an entry
I can't send something to the Remember app
I can't open a folder in the Remember app
Smart Tags
The Smart Tags application explained
View and save a smart tag
Create your own smart tag
Favorite a smart tag
Change a smart tag
Share a smart tag
Erase a smart tag from an NFC tag
Calculator at a glance
Calculator
Using the calculator
Voice Control
Video: Voice Control basics
Using the BlackBerry Voice Control app
Making a phone call with the Voice Control app
Searching using the Voice Control app
Send messages using the Voice Control app
Book a meeting or appointment with the Voice Control app
Set a reminder with the Voice Control app
Type using voice dictation
Change your Facebook status using the Voice Control app
Post a tweet using the Voice Control app
Set an alarm using the Voice Control app
Save notes and memos using the Voice Control app
Voice Control settings
Change your Voice Control language
Change your voice response settings
Documents and files
Documents To Go
Getting started with Documents To Go
Editing documents
Editing spreadsheets
Editing and presenting slideshows
Print To Go
Getting started with Print To Go
Access work printouts
Managing your folders with Print To Go
Managing your printouts with Print To Go
Troubleshooting: Print To Go
Adobe Reader
Viewing a document in Adobe Reader
File Manager
Viewing files
Managing your files
Transferring files
Working with files stored in the cloud
Working with zip files
Storage space and media card
Moving or copying media files and documents
Using a media card
Check how much storage space is free
Frequently asked questions: Storage space and memory
How do I free up storage space?
Optimize your device's performance
Error messages: Media card
Troubleshooting: Storage space
My device isn't recognized when I connect it to my computer
Settings and options
Connections
Check which wireless networks your device connects to
Give your device a nickname
Wireless connections icons
Tips: Choosing a connection
Turn on airplane mode
Connect your device to an HDMI display
Mobile network
Connect to the mobile network
Roaming
Troubleshooting: Mobile network
Wi-Fi
Connect to a Wi-Fi network
Tutorial: Setting up Wi-Fi on a BlackBerry 10 Device
Delete a saved Wi-Fi network
Disable or re-enable a saved Wi-Fi network
Wi-Fi network settings
Installing a root certificate on your device
Add a VPN profile
Troubleshooting: Wi-Fi
Troubleshooting wizard: I can't connect to a Wi-Fi network
Mobile Hotspot mode
Sharing your Internet connection using Mobile Hotspot mode
Share your Internet connection using Mobile Hotspot mode
Find your Mobile Hotspot mode settings
Disconnect a device from your mobile hotspot
Troubleshooting: Mobile Hotspot mode
Internet tethering
Sharing your mobile network connection using Internet tethering
Find your Internet tethering settings
Disconnect a device from your Internet tethering session
Troubleshooting: Internet tethering
Bluetooth
Turn on Bluetooth technology
Pair and connect with a Bluetooth enabled device
Disconnect from a paired Bluetooth enabled device
Delete a paired Bluetooth enabled device
Set how Bluetooth enabled car kits access your messages
Automatically establish a Bluetooth connection when you turn on your device
Troubleshooting: Bluetooth
NFC
Video: Near Field Communication (NFC)
What is NFC?
Turn on NFC
Send a file using NFC
Find your NFC settings
Organizing apps
Leave an app or close an app
Move an app around the home screen
Add folders to the home screen
Move an app out of a folder
Rename a folder
Display
Change your backlighting
Change your font size
Set a picture as your wallpaper
Change your display language
Change your device's regional settings
Lock your screen
Connect your device to an HDMI display
Language
Change your display language
Change your text input language
Change your keyboard language
Change your voice input language
Keyboard and typing
Keyboard and typing at a glance
Show the keyboard
Video: Keyboard and typing basics
Delete a word
Typing on the keyboard
Video: Keyboard options
Type faster with automated assistance settings
Cut, copy, and paste text
Selecting word suggestions that appear on your keyboard
Spell check
Creating custom text shortcuts
Change input, keyboard, or typing settings
Troubleshooting: Keyboard and typing
Battery and power
Turn off your device
Battery and charging icons
Charge your device
LED and battery notifications
Battery safety
RIM and environmental sustainability
Frequently asked questions: Battery and power
How can I extend battery life?
Accessibility
Customize your accessibility settings
Turn on Magnify
Change your font size
Turn on hearing aid mode
Turn on TTY support
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