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How do I...
Make phone calls
On the Home screen, type a phone number. Press
the
Send
key. To end the call, press the
End
key.
Notes:
Press the
Send
key on any screen to open
the phone.
Select a contact, call log, or phone number link on
any screen and press the
Send
key to make a call.
To turn on speakerphone during a call, click the
trackwheel. Click Activate Speaker. To turn off
speakerphone, click the trackwheel. Click Activate
Handset.
Type using SureType
To type in most fields, use the SureType input
method. Press the key for each letter of a word
once until you have typed an entire word. When
you use SureType technology, the letters on the
screen change automatically until the word is
complete.
For example, to type the word
run
, press
ER
+
UI
+
BN
. Press the
Space
key.
If you type all the letters in a word and the word
does not appear correctly, or if more than one
word is available for the keys that you pressed, use
the list to build a word.
•
To move through selections in the list, press
the
Next
key. You can also roll the trackwheel
to move forward and backward in the list.
•
To choose a selection from the list and
continue typing the same word, press the
Enter
key or click the trackwheel.
•
To choose a selection from the list and begin
typing a new word, press the
Space
key.
•
To delete letters that you have typed, press
the
Backspace/Delete
key.
Send email messages
You must set up a supported email account to use
with your device before you can send and receive
email messages. See "Choosing your email setup
option" on page 7 for more information.
1.
In the messages list, click the trackwheel.
2.
Click
Compose Email
.
3.
In the
To
field, type an email address or a
contact name.
4.
Type a message.
5.
Click the trackwheel.
6.
Click
Send
.
Note:
If your device is integrated with more than
one email account, you can select an account to
send the message from. At the top of the
message, in the
Send Using
field, press the
Space
key until the preferred email account appears.
Send PIN messages
A personal identification number (PIN) uniquely
identifies each BlackBerry device on the network.
If you know the PIN of another BlackBerry device
user, you can send a PIN message to that person.
To find your PIN, in the device options, click
Status
.
1.
In the messages list, click the trackwheel.
2.
Click
Compose PIN
.
3.
In the
To
field, type a PIN or a contact name.
4.
Type a message.
5.
Click the trackwheel.
6.
Click
Send
.
Send SMS (text) messages
1.
In the messages list, click the trackwheel.
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