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BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
Getting started
Before you begin
Before you use your handheld, you should familiarize yourself with
its basic components.
Your handheld keyboard provides access to the alphabetic
characters. The keyboard also features ten special keys:
SYM
(
symbol
)
to access a symbols library,
BACKSPACE
,
ENTER
,
SPACE
, two
SHIFT
keys,
ALT
,
ESC
(escape), a
PHONE
key, and a
POWER
key. You can
generate numbers, punctuation marks, and special characters by
pressing
ALT
in combination with the alphabetic keys. The
trackwheel helps you navigate, view, and select items on each
screen. To scroll through menu items or text, hold
ALT
and roll the
trackwheel, or hold
ALT
and press the
BACK
or
FORWARD
keys. To select
applications and menu options, click (press down on) the
trackwheel.
Setting up your handheld
To set up your handheld, complete this checklist.
!
insert the battery
!
charge the battery
!
turn on the handheld
!
turn on the radio
!
register with the BlackBerry wireless network
!
install the desktop software
!
confirm the handheld-to-desktop software connection
Your next step depends on the integration option with which you
are installing the desktop software.
