Using BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser

The following features are available if they have been enabled by your administrator.

Feature

Details

Printing

You can print web pages, pages from web apps, and downloaded files.

Click Menu icon > Print

Download files

Your administrator can control where downloaded files can be saved to and whether a warning is displayed. Files are downloaded to the BlackBerry Dynamics secure container in BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser. Files can be downloaded directly to your computer's default download folder and bypass the secure container.

The File Manager is available on the toolbar to quickly view a list of the recent downloads or access the full download list. The downloaded files are displayed in chronological order. In the toolbar, clickFile Manager icon > Full download history.

You can drag Microsoft Office files from your computer's native file system to the BlackBerry Dynamics secure container. If the file is an image or text file, the browser displays the file instead of copying it to the BlackBerry Dynamics secure container.

You can search the Download History page.

Preview downloads

You can preview downloaded files from the Download History page. Preview is supported for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint formats, as well as PDF and common image formats (JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and BMP). You can preview downloaded files ( The Menu icon > Download icon ) both inside and outside of the BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser secure container.

Password-protected files, .csv files, and split pages in Microsoft Excel files (XLS, XLSX) are not supported.

Organize downloads

The File Manager allows you to create and manage local folders in BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser. You can also securely edit, move, rename, securely edit, and delete files and folders. Click The Menu icon > File Manager. For more information, see Manage downloads in the File Manager.

Bulk action items
In the File Manager list view, select files and folders and apply an action for the selected items from the available bulk actions that are displayed. The available actions depend on the items that you have selected. For example,
  • If you select one folder, you can rename, move, or delete it.
  • If you select one file, you can perform a secure edit, rename, move, or delete it.
  • If you select multiple files, folders, or a combination of files and folders, you can move or delete the selected items.

View file and folder details
You can view the following details for files in the File Manager:
  • Image preview or a file type icon for non-image files. If a file is larger than 5 MB, a generic file icon is displayed instead of the image preview.
  • File name
  • File type
  • Last modified date
  • File size
You can view the following details for folders in the File Manager:
  • Folder name and a generic folder icon
  • Number of items contained in the folder (Click the folder under the Secure Downloads list)
  • Last modified date

Edit files

You can securely edit Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint file attachments and annotate PDF files. In an open file, click Edit icon .

To edit Microsoft Office files, you must have the appropriate license. Contact your administrator for more information.

Multiple browser support

You can view different web pages in separate browser tabs.

History

You can search for web addresses on the History page ( > History > Open history page).

Search engine links

Your administrator can add search engine links to the browser. If your administrator configured this feature, search engine links are displayed at the end of your search results in bookmarks, history, or downloads.

Third-party app extensions

Download extensions for third-party apps such as Cisco WebEx that can be launched from BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser. Your administrator may control the extensions that you are allowed to install.

Cookies

BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser supports both persistent and non-persistent cookies. In general, these are used to maintain session information.

WebSockets

BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser supports WebSockets (RFC 6455).

Languages

BlackBerry Access Secure Enterprise Browser navigation is available in the languages that are supported by Google Chrome.

Web pages are rendered in the language they are written in.