Getting Started Guide

To move data from a previous BlackBerry
smartphone, do the following:
1. On your computer, open the
BlackBerry Desktop Software.
2. Connect your new smartphone to your
computer.
3. Click
Copy data and settings from
another device and complete the
instructions on the screen.
4. If necessary, on your new smartphone,
click the
Setup icon > Email Accounts
and complete the instructions on the
screen.
Switch smartphones
Home screen
New
notification
Alarm set
Unopened
message
count
BlackBerry
Messenger
Social feeds Direct Connect
roaming
BlackBerry
App World
notification
Direct Connect
not registered
Wi-Fi turned
on
Bluetooth
technology
turned on
Messages
Unopened Opened
Status indicators
Messages
Text message Sent message
Message
sending
Message not
sent
Phone
Missed call Voice mail
message
For more icons, click the Help ( ) icon or see
the
Icon Guide at
docs.blackberry.com/
icons/71.
1. On the home screen, click the
Contacts
icon.
2. Highlight a contact and push the Direct
Connect
button.
• To speak, push and hold the Direct
Connect button. Wait for the sound
before you speak.
• To listen, release the Direct Connect
button.
3. To end the call, press the key.
Make a Direct
Connect call
Messages
1. On the home screen, click the
Text
Messages icon.
2. Press the key >
Compose Text
Message.
3. In the
To field, type the contact
information.
4. Type a message.
5. Press the key >
Send.
To insert a period while you're typing, press
the Space key twice.
Additional charges might apply for text messaging. Contact
your wireless service provider for details.
Send a text
message