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BlackBerry Quick Tips

1. Ringer adjustment
2. Pin and BB Messenger
3. How to Remoe !"ent #rom my BlackBerry!
$. BB as tet%ered modem
&. "ignatures
'. (learing out your (alendar
). "etting up secondary*personal email account
+. ,oti#y link - MeetingMaker Password Reset
.. (%anging Passwsord in BB "print /e0 portal
11. 2eleting prior date email #rom Black0erry
1. Ringer adjustment3
A common question, "How do I change the message and email notifications on my
BlackBerry?"
From you main screen, press F (if you hae dial from home screen !FF"#$ If not, go to your
icons, and select %profiles%$
&croll down to %adanced%, and select it$$$
!n the ne't screen, choose the profile you want to edit$ In this e'ample, we%ll do %normal%$
(ress menu, then select %edit%$$$
)ou will notice multiple items you can edit the notification for$ &elect the one you want$$$
!n this screen, pressing the track*all will allow you to edit each field$$$
!nce you%re done, pres the +&, *utton, and you will *e gien the option to sae-
2. Pin and BB Messenger
/%at is BlackBerry Messenger4
BlackBerry .essenger is an instant messenger program for BlackBerry/to/BlackBerry
communication utili0ing your (I1 code$
/%at is a P5,6 and w%ere do 5 #ind mine4
A (I1 is an eight digit alpha/numeric sequence that is assigned to eery BlackBerry deice$
)ou can find your (I1 code *y going to !ptions2&tatus2(I1$ )ou can also find your (I1
code *y typing "mypin" into an email (no quotes#$ 3he BlackBerry will automatically insert
your (I1 code
How do 5 add a contact to BlackBerry Messenger4
3o add a contact, first open BlackBerry .essenger$ ,lick the track wheel4track *all to *ring
up the menu and select add contact$ 5hen you click on add contact, you will *e *rought to
your address *ook to select the contact you want to add$ &imply click on the contact and
select request$ If you do not hae the contact in your address *ook, scroll to the top of the
list and highlight %use once%$ 5hen you click the wheel, you will *e a*le to request *y (I1 or
*y email$ &elect the appropriate one *ased on what information you possess$ )ou will *e
offered the option to personali0e the message sent to the recipient *efore your request is
sent$
6$ How to Remoe !"ent #rom my BlackBerry!
&tep 7
8ogin to you BI& site depending on your carrier$ 3he most popular carriers are listed *elow$
!urs is www.sprint.0lack0erry.com
&tep 9
,lick edit ne't to the email account you want to remoe the signature from$
&tep 6
In the field titled "&ignature" erase all the te't for no signature or edit it to display
something in place of "&ent from my BlackBerry$"
$. BB as tet%ered modem
If you are on the &print network all you need to do is download Sprint SmartView (this is
located in our BB:tools4modem utilities# and let it do the work for you$ After you hae
installed the software (which says it is 6;m* *ut after it is done may say <;m*# all you
hae to do is plug your Black*erry in to the =&B ca*le and the &print >iew &oftware will
handle the rest$
1!3+? >(1 must first *e setup on your laptops$ 3here is a >(1 ta* that needs to *e
configured$
&. "ignatures
>ia the Black*erry desktop program it%s possi*le to set/up a default signature, (name,
address, contact info$ etc# that will *e sent *y default on all outgoing messages, howeer
this option is not ery fle'i*le, and a signature is not always needed, or appropriate to send
at the *ase of eery outgoing email$
How to create a customi0ed Black*erry signature(s# that you choose when to use, ie$ no
need to type it, let your BB automatically insert it when you choose$
7# &croll to the "!ptions" icon
9# In the resulting list scroll down to "Autote't"
6# ,lick with the wheel, and select "1ew" / under the word "@eplace" type a key*oard
shortcut ie$ 00 might *e a good option to choose
A# =nder the "5ith" header type your required signature, ie$ perhaps Bust your name, your
firm%s name, with or wthout your phone num*er etc$ / then choose click the scroll wheel and
choose "&ae"
As from now, if you followed the step a*oe, any time you typed "00" then hit space, the
signature you created will automatically *e inserted into your email$ )ou can of course add a
second or third ersion *y repeating the same steps, and creating another key com*ination,
or indeed any other auto/te't entry$
'. (learing out your (alendar
/)ou can easily clear out your calendar from your BB *y using your Cesktop .anager$$$
Backup and @estore /2
AC>A1,+C /2 select ,A8+1CA@ from Ceice Cata*ases list /2 click ,8+A@ /2 click !D to
confirm / /2 ,8!&+ $$$
,alendar cleared
). "etting up secondary*personal email account
Access the BlackBerry Internet &erice
In the EAdd An +'isting +/mail AccountF section, click "et 7p 8ccount$
+nter the appropriate e/mail settings and click ,e9t$
At this point it will process if successful it will display
@I. has agreements with )ahoo, G.ail and Godaddy for easy integration *ut sometimes people donHt
use any of those if this is the case it .A) not set up for you, in which case farther steps are needed$
+. ,oti#y link - MeetingMaker Password Reset
5hen your netid password is updated you must also update it in 1otify8ink, click *elow link to login
into 1otify8ink administratie pages$
https://hosted15.notifylink.com/client/clientlogin.php
Username is your e-mail address and your assigned password.
After login the main admin page is aaila!le"
#rom the right select $Accounts% !ringing you to the $&mail account
'nformation% page
Scroll down and in the $(alendar Serer% section in !oth the )eset and
(onfirm sections enter your new password.
Scroll down to the !ottom and click on $Apply (hanges% and *ogout.
.. (%anging Password in BB "print /e0 portal
8og in to http?44www$sprint$*lack*erry$com4
8og in using your =ser name
,lick on E+ditF for the email account
8ook for password field, change it, and sae, then logout$
11. 2eleting prior date email #rom Black0erry
)ou can naigate through the email list using the 3(op#, B(ottom#, 1(e't# I ((reious# keys$
3hen, press the Black*erry *utton I select "Celete prior"$

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