A Day in Your Life with Your BlackBerry Bold Sometimes it'seasierto learn by watching someoneusehisor her BlackBerry.The nextbest thing isto read aboutit. With this section, we tryto helpyou begin to understand howyou might best useyour BlackBerryin yourown workand personal life. TIME WHATIDOWITHMYBLACKBERRYBOLD... LEARNMORE... 6:00AM MyBlackBerryAlarmwakesme. AlarmClock- p.504 6:10AM IconnectmyBlackBerryupto mystereo Bluetooth docking station inthebathroomto PlayMusic- p.375 listentomymusicfreePandoraorSlackerInternetradio. Bluetooth- p.441 6:45AM Atthe breakfasttable,Icheckmyemailstogetajumponmydaybefore Igettotheoffice. Email- p.231 IalsobrowsetheNewYorkTimesandotherwebsitesfromappsI'veinstalled. Add NYT- p.475 AppWorld - p.431 6:55AM IchecktrafficusingGoogleMapsandfindoutIneedtotakemyalternateroutetoworktoday. Traffic- p.498 7:00AM Idoalittlesocialnetworkingandcheckoutthe latestaboutmyfriendsonFacebook, Facebook- p.406 mycolleagues onLinkedln,andpostacoupleofTweetsonTwitter. Linkedln - p.416 Twitter- p.409 8:30AM Waitingforameeting,IsnapapictureandsendaMulti-Media Message(MMS)andpost MMS- p.335 the pictureonFacebook. Facebook- p.406 9:00AM Itakepicturesofmynewclient'sartworkwithmyBlackBerrytosendtoaprospectivebuyer.Camera- p.381 Iselectafewandemailthebestsnapshots. EmailPictures- p.385 10:00AM IfindoutIhavetoflyfromNewYorktoVancouvertonighttovisitaclient-soIchecktravel WebBrowser- p.461 web sitesonmyBlackBerryBrowserandbookmyairplaneandrentalcar. 10:05AM IreceivedanemailmessagefrommyclientwiththelocationofourmeetinginVancouver. Search Address- p.493 ImaptheaddressandthenaddthisasaFavoriteinGoogleMaps. 10:1o.AM IneedtofindhotelsaroundmyClient'saddresssoIjusttype"hotels"intoGoogleMapssearch SearchBusiness- p.493 windowandquicklyfindallhotelsinthearea.IcalltoreservearoomrightfromGoogleMaps. 10:25AM IaddabookmarkforVancouver,Be.Canadaonwww.weather.comtomyBookmarklistand AddBookmark- p.467 seethatitwillbereallycool andrainy.NowIknowhowIneed topack. CONTINUED ONBACKCOVER http://avaxhome.ws/blogs/ChrisRedfield BlackBerry Bold Made Simple For the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and 9650 Series Martin Trautscheld and Gary Maze ApressC'P BlackBerryBoldMadeSimple Copyright©2010byMartinTrautscholdandGaryMazo Allrights reserved.Nopartofthiswork maybereproducedortransmittedinanyform orbyany means,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,orbyanyinformation storageorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthecopyrightownerandthe publisher. ISBN-13(pbk):978-1-4302-3117-2 ISBN-13(electronic):978-1-4302-3118-9 PrintedandboundintheUnitedStatesofAmerica987654321 Trademarkednames,logos,andimagesmayappearinthis book.Ratherthanuse atrademark symbolwith everyoccurrenceofatrademarkedname,logo,orimageweuse thenames,logos, andimagesonlyinan editorialfashionandtothebenefitofthetrademarkowner, with no intentionofinfringementofthetrademark. 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Contents AbouttheAuthors xxi 111••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11••••••••••••••••••••••11•••••••• Acknowledgments xxii 111••111••11•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11•••••••••••••••••111.11II•••• Part I: Quick Start Guide 1 GettingAroundQuickly....................................................................•.......... 3 11••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• LearningYourWayAround 4 Keys,Buttons,andPorts 4 InsideYourBold 5 StartingandExitingIcons 7 TwoTypesofMenus(FullandShort) 8 MultitaskingonYourBold 8 JumptoFirstLetterTrickforMenusandDrop-Downs 10 SaveTimewiththeSpaceKey 10 SettingDatesandTimeswiththeSpaceKey 11 SettingDatesandTimeswithNumberKeys 12 SpaceKeyasPageDown 13 QuicklyTypingAccentedorSpecialCharacters 14 WorkingwiththeWirelessNetwork 14 ReadingYourWirelessNetworkStatus 14 TravelingwithYourBold-AirplaneMode 16 AppReferenceTables 17 GettingSetUp 17 StayingInTouch 19 StayingOrganized 20 BeingProductive 21 BeingEntertained 21 NetworkingSocially 23 iv IICONTENTS PersonalizeYourBold 23 AddorRemoveApps 24 Part II: Introduction 25 Congratulationson YourBlackBerryBoldl 27 KeyFeaturesontheBlackBerryBold 27 MediaCard-ExpansionMemoryCard 27 GettingtheMostOutofBlackBerryBoldMadeSimple 28 HowThisBookIsOrganized 28 QuicklyLocatingTips,Cautions,andNotes 30 FreeBlackBerryEmailTipsandFreeVideos 30 Part III: You and Your BlackBerry Bold 31 Chapter1:Email SetUp 33 LearnYourBlackBerryandGettingAround 33 GettingaroundYourHomeScreen,Folders,andIcons 33 TheSetupWizard 35 SettingUpEmailfortheFirstTime 36 PersonalorInternetEmailSetup 36 SettingUpYourCorporateEmail 39 MaintainingYourEmailAccounts 40 AddingMoreEmailPersonalAddresses 40 HidingExtraEmailAccountIcons 41 EditorDeleteanEmailAccount(SignatureandAdvancedSettings) 41 ChangeYour"Sentfrom(Carrier)Wireless"Signature 44 WirelessEmailReconciliation 45 SyncGoogleContactsUsingEmailSetup 46 SettingUpGoogleWirelessContactsSyncing 46 TurningOnorOffWirelessContactSyncing 48 HandlingIssueswithGoogleContactsWirelessSync 48 TroubleshootingYourEmailAccounts 49 VerifyUsernamesandPasswords 49 VerifyYourEmailServerIsPOP3orIMAP .49 VerifyYourEmailServerSettings(AdvancedSettings) 49 SolvingaGmailEnableIMAPErrorMessage 49 WhyIsSomeEmailMissing? 51 Correctingthe"InvalidAccount.PleaseValidate"Message 53 SetUporAdjustEmailAccountsfromYourComputer 55 SettingUpBlackBerryEmailfromYourComputer 55 BlackBerryEnterpriseServerExpress(FreeSoftware) 61 HowtoGettheBESExpresssoftware? 62 BenefitsofBeingConnectedtoaBlackBerryServer 63 v CONBNTS . Chapter2:Windows PCSetup 65 DownloadDesktopManagerforWindows 66 TheDiskfromtheBlackBerryBox 66 CheckYourCurrentVersion 66 InstallDesktopManager 67 OverviewofBlackBerryDesktopManager 68 EnteringYourDevicePassword 69 DeviceSwitchWizard 70 MovingfromAnotherBlackBerry 70 MovingfromaPalmorWindowsMobileDevice 71 SynchronizeYourBlackBerry 71 SetUptheSync 72 RunningtheSync 82 TroubleshootingYourSync 84 ApplicationLoader 89 Add/RemoveApplications 90 UpdateDeviceSoftware 93 BackupandRestore 95 BackUpYourBlackBerry 97 RestoreYourBlackBerry 98 AdvancedBackup&Restore 100 IPModem 104 . Chapter3:WindowsPCMedia andFileTransfer 105 UsingtheMediaManager(inDesktopManager) 106 ScanningYourComputerforMediaFiles 106 WatchedFolderSettings 107 EnterPassword 107 TheMainMediaManagerWindow 108 LocatingMediaonYourComptuer 109 CopyMusictoYourBlackBerry 110 CopyingPictures 111 Copying(MicrosoftOffice)Documents 112 DeletingMediafromYourMediaCard 112 TroubleshootingMediaManager 113 BlackBerryMediaSync 114 StartMediaSyncfrom DesktopManager 115 EnterBlackBerryPasswordforMediaSync 116 MediaSyncSetup 116 MediaSync-SyncingMusic 117 MediaSync-SyncingPictures 119 SomeSongsCouldNotBeSynchronized 121 MediaSyncOptionsScreen 122 vi IIcomm Chapter4:Apple MacSetup 125 BlackBerryDesktopManagerforMac 125 DownloadandInstallDesktopManagerforMac 126 StartingDesktopManagerfortheFirstTime 130 MainViewinDesktopManager 131 UsingDesktopManagerforMac 132 DeviceOptions 133 BackupOptions 133 SetUpYourSyncOptions 134 AdvancedSettings 136 SyncingContacts,Calendar,Notes,andTasks 136 AutomatingtheSynchronization 137 BackupandRestore 138 AddorRemoveApplications 139 UpdateYourBlackBerryDeviceSoftware 140 SettingUptheBlackBerryasaModemforYourMac 140 IIChapter5:AppleMacMedia and FileTransfer 141 SyncingMediawithDesktopManagerforMac 141 DeleteAllMusic 142 SyncingMusic 142 MassStorageModeTransferforYourMediaCard 144 UsingYourBlackBerryinMassStorageMode 145 ExploretheDrive 145 CopyingFilesUsingMassStorageMode 146 Chapter6:Typing, Spelling, and Help 149 111 TheTrackpad 149 TrackpadSoundandSensitivity 150 TypingTipsforYourBold 150 PressandHoldforAutomaticCapitalization 150 CapsLockandNum/AltLock 150 AutomaticPeriodandCapatEndofSentence 151 TypingSymbols:UsingtheAltandSymKeys 151 QuicklyTypingAccentedLettersandOtherSymbols 152 EditingText 152 TheMightySpacekey 153 QuicklyNavigatingDrop-DownLists 154 UsingLetterKeystoSelectItemsinListsandMenus 154 UsingNumberKeystoTypeDatesandTimes 154 UsingtheSpellChecker 155 CustomDictionary 156 EnablingSpellCheckforOutboundEmail 158 vii aCOlnlTS UsingBlackBerryText-BasedHelp 159 UsingtheHelpMenusInsideApplications 159 OverallHelpContentsandFindingText 161 Chapter7: SpeedYourTyping withAutoText...................................•.....................................163 SavingTimewithAuto-CorrectingAutoText 163 CreatingaNewCustomAutoTextEntry 164 UsingNewAutoTextEntries 165 AdvancedAutoTextFeatures-Macros 166 EditorDeleteanAutoTextEntry 167 Chapter8:PersonalizeYourBlackBerry 169 Moving,Hiding,andDeletingIcons 169 MovingYourIconswithinaFolder 169 MovingYourIconsBetweenFolders 170 HidingandUn-HidingIcons 171 SettingYourTopIconsonYourFirstHomeScreen 172 UsingFolderstoOrganizeYourIcons 173 CreatingaNewFolder 173 MovingIconsbetweenFolders 174 EditingaFolder 174 DeletingaFolder 174 SettingtheDate,Time,andTimeZone 175 ChangingYourFontSizeandType 176 ChangingYourCurrencyKey 177 HomeScreenPreferencesandOptions 178 SetDownloadFolder 178 SetHomeScreenLayout 178 SetorResetWallpaper 179 SetTheme 179 ResetIconArrangement 179 SelectingNewThemes 179 DownloadingNewThemesfrom BlackBerryAppWorld 181 ChangingtheHomeScreenBackgroundImageorWallpaper 184 ChangingYourWallpaperorHomeScreenImageUsingaStoredPicture 184 UsingaPictureorImageDirectlyfromYourCamera 185 KeyboardLockandStandbyMode 186 ChangingYourConvenienceKeys 187 ToChangeYourConvenienceKeys 188 UnderstandingThatBlinkingLight 189 RedMessageLED 189 BlueBluetoothLED 189 GreenCoverageIndicatorLED 190 viii