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BlackBerry Curve 8980 Smartphone
Version: 5.0
User Guide
To find the latest user guides, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones.
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SWD-1026376-0713014804-001
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Contents Welcome to BlackBerry!............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Feature availability.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Perform an action using a voice command............................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Available voice commands........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Change the language for
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File and attachment shortcuts.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 149 Troubleshooting: Attachments................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 150 Media.........
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Turn on the alarm....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 212 Silence the alarm......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Change the language for voice commands............................................................................................................................................................................................ 258 Display and keyboard................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 259 Backlighting........
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Map basics.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 286 Navigation.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Device Software....................................................................................................................................................................................... 305 Wireless network coverage....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 307 Turn on the connection t
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Set your device to turn on and turn off automatically........................................................................................................................................................................... 327 Reset the device......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 327 Check the battery
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Encryption................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 377 Memory cleaning...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Change the display font............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 429 Use reverse contrast for the screen display............................................................................................................................................................................................ 429 Use grayscale fo
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Welcome to BlackBerry! This is one of the many resources available to help you use your BlackBerry® device. You can look for answers in the Help application on the Home screen of your device, or by pressing the Menu key and clicking Help in most applications. Feature availability The following items affect the availability of features on your BlackBerry® device. The features discussed are meant as examples, and are not inclusive of every feature that might or mi
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Find more information • Help on your device: Find step-by-step instructions in the user guide for your BlackBerry® device. Click Help on the Home screen or in an application menu. • www.discoverblackberry.com: Find software, applications, and accessories for your device. • Your wireless service provider web site: Find information about your wireless network or wireless service plan. • www.blackberry.com/go/declarationofconformity: View the Declaration of Conform
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Navigation and typing About the Menu key and Escape key The Menu key and Escape key on your BlackBerry® device are designed to help you navigate screens and complete tasks quickly and easily. Key Actions Menu key • view more applications on the Home screen • open the menu in an application • select a highlighted menu item Escape key • move back a screen • close a menu Move around the screen • To move the cursor in any direction and highlight items, slide your
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Change your ring tone 1. On the Home screen, click the Sounds icon. 2. Click Set Ring Tones/Alerts. 3. Click the application or item that you want to change. 4. Perform one of the following actions: • To use a preloaded ring tone, in the Ring Tone field, click a ring tone. • To use a ring tone that you downloaded, in the Ring Tone field, click Select Music. Navigate to a folder that contains ring tones. Click a ring tone. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Se
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Add a contact 1. On the Home screen, click the Contacts icon. 2. Click New Contact. 3. Type the contact information. 4. Press the key. 5. Click Save. Schedule an appointment 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. 2. Press the key. 3. Click New. 4. Type the appointment information. 5. If the appointment recurs, change the Recurrence field. 6. Press the key. 7. Click Save. Related topics Turn off your device, 327 Take a picture 1. On the Home screen, c
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Visit a web page Depending on your wireless service provider, multiple browsers might appear on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about the charges associated with using each browser, contact your wireless service provider. 1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • If a web address field appears on the screen, type a web address. • If a web address field does not appear on the screen, press the key. Cl
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! • Your device or your SIM card might support more than one phone number, even if you only have one phone number. Verify that your phone number is set as your active phone number. • If you have more than one phone number associated with your device, verify that the phone number that you want to make calls from and receive calls to is set as your active phone number. Related topics Fixed dialing, 38 Call blocking, 37 Call forwarding, 35 Switch the active phone num
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User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 307 Change an email message filter, 59 Forward messages from a specific email message folder to your device, 56 I cannot send SMS text messages Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send the m
