10 Things You Must Do with your New BlackBerry - Part 3

This is the last part of this three part series. If you missed the first two, view them here: Part 1 and Part 2. Now let's keep it moving.

#4 -Send messages using your pin number.

You can send messages directly to a BlackBerry user's PIN rather than to the user's email address.  This is best for getting customer support directly from your service provider or contacting others when you have no direct connection aka( no wireless or data connection).

Sending PIN messages on your BlackBerry is horribly simple to do, you just need another user's BlackBerry pin. You can only get this by asking the other user for it, this is not published anywhere (unless they do it themselves) to my knowledge.

Just follow the steps below to compose your first PIN message on your BlackBerry:

1. Open your email composer.


2. Compose a new message


3. In the "To" field enter the user's pin number you wish to send a PIN message


4. Compose your message, and send it as usually would send an email message.

#3 - Maintain your BlackBerry battery life.

There are lots of ways to save your BlackBerry battery life, but you must know an important few to save your battery life for those crucial Cram moments or that important phone call to your clients.

1. Minimize your use of third-party applications.


2. Adjust your backlight settings.


3. Adjust your connection settings.


4. Adjust your notification settings.

#2 - Update your BlackBerry software.

For newbies this to me seems like one of the most complicated things to learn in the entire BlackBerry realm, but don't fret I have provided the link to detailed directions on BlackBerry's website on how to update your software after a general explanation on the 'why'.

There are many reasons to keep update software on your BlackBerry, the most important is simply to have access to the all of the recently added features that BlackBerry releases. With every releases comes bug fixes, feature updates, and more. If you are having any weird, unexplained issues with your BlackBerry, typically an update can resolve this as well.

Now for the detailed directions provided by BlackBerry themselves...

# 1 - Learn your Shortcuts.

So many BlackBerry shortcuts, so little time. There are few that I favor most, because of how much time they have saved me.

1. Alt + BlackBerry Back Button = quick menu to applications on your phone


2. T = takes you to the first email message in your mailbox


3. B = takes you to the last email message in your mailbox


4. N = Move to the next date in your email mailbox


5. P = Move to the previous date in your email mailbox


6. Open an email message and press T = takes you to the top of an email message


7. Open an email message and press B = takes you to the bottom of an email message


8. Alt + Shift + H = Help screen


9. Alt+ Right Shift + Del = Soft Reset


10. Space = to replace the "@" and "." in an email address

Ok. That is it. We have gone through the basics of BlackBerry. Any questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments.

Chao!

Ashli Norton of SimpleLeap Software

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