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User Guide
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Contents
Basics........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
About BlackBerry Messenger.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
New features and enhancements............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Requirements.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Change your display picture or display name........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
About sounds for BlackBerry Messenger................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Change the display options for your contact list.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Receive text messages from your BlackBerry Messenger contacts in BlackBerry Messenger......................................................................................................... 6
View activity updates................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Change the options for activity updates................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Search your BlackBerry Messenger contact list..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Check for the latest version of BlackBerry Messenger.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Shortcuts..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Availability................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Change your status.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Add a status message................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Create a custom status.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Change or delete a custom status........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Receive notification when a contact becomes available....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Show what media file you are playing..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Contacts...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Contact basics............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Contact categories..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Contact options.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Chats............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Chat basics.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Chat history................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Chat options............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
BlackBerry Groups..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Group basics............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Members...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Group chats................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Pictures........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Lists.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Group calendar........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Group administration................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Glossary....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Provide feedback........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
IT policy rules.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46
Legal notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
User Guide Basics
Basics
About BlackBerry Messenger
You can use BlackBerry® Messenger to communicate with users who have a BlackBerry device. The contact list screen in BlackBerry Messenger
is made up of your BlackBerry Messenger contacts, contact categories, chats, and groups.
You can send messages to your contacts, change your status and display picture, and organize contacts into contact categories. During a chat,
you can send files such as voice notes and contact attachments. If your device has a camera, you can send pictures that you take with the
camera.
You can use the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BlackBerry Messenger to create a group of family members, friends, co-workers, and so on. In
a group, you can share pictures, lists, and appointments with the members of the group. You can also chat with members of your group and
comment on shared items.
You do not need to sign in to or out of BlackBerry Messenger. As long as you are connected to a wireless network, BlackBerry Messenger can
keep you connected to your BlackBerry Messenger contacts. You might be able to back up and restore your BlackBerry Messenger contacts,
profile, and group membership using BlackBerry Messenger or using BlackBerry® Desktop Manager on a computer.
You must have a wireless service data plan to use BlackBerry Messenger. Depending on your wireless service provider or organization, some
features might not be supported.
For more information about BlackBerry Messenger, visit www.blackberry.com/support.
Item Description
Application updates You now receive a notification message when a new version of BlackBerry® Messenger is available. You
can also manually check for new versions of BlackBerry Messenger by using the menu on the About
BlackBerry Messenger screen.
Backup and restore You can back up and restore your BlackBerry Messenger data, which can include your contacts, profile,
and group membership by using BlackBerry Messenger to create a backup file on your device or you can
register an email address with BlackBerry Messenger to back up and restore over the wireless network
automatically. You can access the backup and restore feature from the Options screen in BlackBerry
Messenger.
You can also use the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager on a computer to back up and restore your BlackBerry
Messenger contacts, profile, and group membership.
BlackBerry Groups You can use the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BlackBerry Messenger to share pictures, lists,
appointments, and more with group members. Each group can contain up to 30 members.
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Item Description
Chats You can now perform the following actions:
• Change how messages appear in chats.
• Send files up to 6 MB in size to a contact whose device also has BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.
• View larger versions of pictures that you receive.
• Save or forward a picture from the preview screen.
• Reply to voice notes by sending your own voice note.
Pictures that contacts send are automatically accepted. By default, voice notes that contacts send are
automatically accepted and when you send a voice note, recording starts right away. Now voice notes
that you receive play in the chat rather than in the Media Player.
Contact list screen You can now perform the following actions:
improvements • Change the spacing of your contact list.
• View and change display pictures and status messages.
• Search for a name of a contact or group.
• Move multiple contacts at one time into a new contact category (previously known as contact
groups).
• Jump to a different category by pressing the Space key on your device.
Contacts You can perform the following actions:
• Scan a person’s BlackBerry Messenger profile barcode to add the person to your contact list or group.
• Add a shortcut icon of a contact to the Home screen of your device so that you can quickly access
the contact.
• Replace display pictures in BlackBerry Messenger with contact pictures from the Contacts
application, or vice versa.
Notifications You can change the sound that plays when you receive a new BlackBerry Messenger or BlackBerry Groups
notification from the sounds application. In addition, you can turn off audible notifications and Home
screen indicators for each group that you are a member of from the Group Details screen.
Text messaging This feature can help you send and receive text messages and instant messages in one application. You
can add text messaging contacts to your BlackBerry Messenger contact list, and change options to receive
text messages from BlackBerry Messenger contacts in BlackBerry Messenger who are linked with a phone
number in the Contacts application.
Note: Standard text messaging fees apply to all text messages that you send or receive using BlackBerry
Messenger. This feature requires BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 or later.
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Requirements
Depending on your wireless service provider or organization, you might not be able to use BlackBerry® Messenger.
• at least 3 MB of available application memory
• BlackBerry® Device Software 4.5 or later
• a wireless service data plan
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• To change how chats are sorted, change the Sort Chats By field.
• To change the spacing of your contact list, change the Contact List Style field.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
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Troubleshooting
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Shortcuts
• To move to another category, press the Space key.
• To mark a picture in a group as a favorite, press the F key.
Shortcuts that you use in other BlackBerry® device applications, such as in the messages application, might also be available in BlackBerry®
Messenger.
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User Guide Availability
Availability
Change your status
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
3. Click View My Profile.
4. Click the Status field.
5. Click a status.
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User Guide Contacts
Contacts
Contact basics
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• To view the contact's information that appears in the Contacts application, press the Menu key. Click View BlackBerry Contact.
• To unlink the contact from the Contacts application, press the Menu key. Click Remove Link with BlackBerry Contact.
Rename a contact
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in a contact category, highlight a contact.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click View Contact Profile.
5. Type a new name.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.
To view the contact's current display name, click Reset.
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5. Change the Use BlackBerry Contacts Image field to Yes. If you do not see this option, the contact picture is already showing in BlackBerry
Messenger.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.
To view the current display picture that the contact has set, change the Use BlackBerry Contacts Image field to No.
Delete a contact
If you delete a BlackBerry® Messenger contact, you are likewise deleted from that person's contact list in BlackBerry Messenger.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in a contact category, highlight a contact.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Delete Contact.
5. If necessary, select the Ignore future invitations check box.
6. Click Delete.
Unignore a contact
When you unignore a contact, you can receive invitations from the contact again.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Beside the Ignored Contacts field, click Edit.
5. Select the check box beside the contact or contacts that you want to unignore.
6. Click OK.
Contact categories
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Contact options
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Troubleshooting
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• Set the device that is displaying the invitation barcode on a flat, level surface. Move the other device about 4 in. (10 cm) above the first
device until all four corners of the barcode appear on the screen of the device that is scanning the barcode.
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User Guide Chats
Chats
Chat basics
Start a chat
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in a contact category, click a contact.
3. Type a message.
4. Press the Enter key.
Add an emoticon
1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a chat, press the Menu key.
2. Click Add Smiley.
3. Click an emoticon.
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4. When you receive a larger version of the picture, click the picture.
Ping a contact
When you ping a contact, the contact's BlackBerry® device vibrates.
1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a chat, press the Menu key.
2. Click Ping Contact.
• To add the location to the list of available locations, select the Save Location check box. Type a name for the location. Click Save.
• To view your GPS location, click View.
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7. Click Send.
Switch chats
1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a chat, press the Menu key.
2. Click Switch Chat.
3. Click a contact.
Copy a chat
When you copy a chat, you can paste it into other BlackBerry® device applications.
Depending on your wireless service provider or organization, this feature might not be supported.
1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a chat, press the Menu key.
2. Click Copy Chat.
Email a chat
Depending on your wireless service plan or organization, this feature might not be supported.
1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a chat, press the Menu key.
2. Click Email Chat.
Clear a chat
1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a chat, press the Menu key.
2. Click Clear Chat.
End a chat
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, highlight a chat.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click End Chat or Leave Conference.
Chat history
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3. Click Options.
4. Change the Save Chat History field to Device Memory or Media Card.
5. Click OK.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.
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Chat options
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Troubleshooting
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• If you are using GPS technology for the first time, wait a short period of time for your device to get your GPS location.
• If the contact is using a previous version of BlackBerry® Messenger, if the contact's device does not have a internal GPS receiver, or if the
contact has not paired his or her device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, some features might not be available for you to use for
that contact.
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User Guide BlackBerry Groups
BlackBerry Groups
Group basics
Create a group
When you create a group, you automatically become the administrator for the group.
Depending on your wireless service provider or organization, you might not be able to use the BlackBerry® Groups feature.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
3. Click New Group.
4. Type a name for the group.
5. Type a description that people see when they receive the invitation to the group.
6. Change the Group Icon field.
7. To prevent members from inviting other people to the group, change the Allow Non-admin Members To Invite Others field to No.
8. Click Create Group.
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5. Hold your device so that all four corners of the barcode appear on your device screen. Continue to hold the device until you hear the success
beep.
Send a chat, picture, or list to a person that is not a member of the group
1. In a group, click Chats, Pictures, or Lists.
2. If necessary, click a group chat, picture, or list.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Send <type of group data> To.
5. Click an option.
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Members
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Depending on the permissions that an administrator of the group has set, you might need to be an administrator of the group to perform this
task.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
3. Click Members.
4. Click Invite a new member.
5. Click Invite by sending a PIN or email message.
6. Type part or all of the member information.
7. Click the member information.
8. If necessary, select the This address is a distribution list check box.
9. Click Send.
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If you added the member as a BlackBerry® Messenger contact, you might also want to delete the contact from your BlackBerry Messenger
contact list.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
3. Click Members.
4. Highlight a member.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Remove <member's name>.
7. Click Remove.
Leave a group
After you leave a group, the group no longer appears on the contact list screen in BlackBerry® Messenger, and you no longer receive activity
updates for the group.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Leave Group.
5. Click Leave Group or Delete Group.
Group chats
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Pictures
About pictures
You can share pictures with all of the members in a group. You can share pictures that are stored on your BlackBerry® device, or if your device
has a camera, you can take a picture. You can mark pictures as favorites, comment on pictures, and add voice notes to pictures.
A group can contain up to 20 pictures. Pictures in a group are deleted from your device automatically after 28 days, unless you mark a picture
as a favorite or change the group options to save group pictures to your BlackBerry device or a media card.
Discuss a picture
You can discuss a picture with all members of the group.
1. In a group, click Pictures.
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2. Click a picture.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Discuss Picture.
5. Type a message.
6. Click Add Comment.
Change a caption
1. In a group, click Pictures.
2. Highlight a picture.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Edit Caption.
5. Type a new caption.
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6. Click Send.
Lists
About lists
You can create lists to share with all members in a group. You can assign due dates, change the priority level for list items, and set an owner
for list items. You can also change list items or mark them as completed. Members can comment on list items and send a list to people outside
of the group.
Create a list
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
3. Click Lists.
4. Click Start New List.
5. Type a name for the list.
6. Click OK.
Discuss a list
You can discuss a list with all members of the group.
1. In a group, click Lists.
2. Click a list.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Discuss List.
5. Type a message.
6. Click Add Comment.
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Sort a list
You can sort a list on your BlackBerry® device using different criteria.
1. In a group, click Lists.
2. Click a list.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Sort By <list item information>.
5. Click a criteria.
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Delete a list
1. In a group, click Lists.
2. Highlight a list.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Delete List.
5. Click Delete.
Group calendar
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Create an appointment
Appointments that you create and share with a group appear in every member's calendar.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
3. Click Calendar.
4. Click New Appointment.
5. Type the appointment information.
6. If necessary, change the Recurrence field.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.
9. Click Yes.
10. Click a group.
Change an appointment
Changes that you make appear in every member's calendar.
1. In a group, click Calendar.
2. Click View Groups' Calendar.
3. Click an appointment.
4. Change the appointment information.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.
Delete an appointment
When you delete an appointment from a group, it no longer appears in your calendar application.
1. In a group, click Calendar.
2. Click View Groups Calendar.
3. Highlight an appointment.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Delete.
6. Click Delete.
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7. If you created the appointment or if you are an administrator of the group, to mark the appointment as cancelled in all members' calendars,
click Yes.
Group administration
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Become an administrator
To perform this task, an administrator of the group must have set an administrator password and provided you with the password.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Administration.
5. Click Make Me An Administrator.
6. Type the administrator password for the group.
7. Click OK.
Delete a group
To perform this task, you must be an administrator of the group.
When you delete a group, items in the group, including shared pictures, lists, and appointments, are deleted for all members.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Administration.
5. Click Delete Group.
6. Click Yes.
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Troubleshooting
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Restore your BlackBerry Messenger contact list over the wireless network
To perform this task, you must have associated at least one of the email addresses with your device that you previously registered with
BlackBerry® Messenger. For more information about associating your device with an email address, visit www.blackberry.com/go/docs to read
the BlackBerry Internet Service User Guide or contact your organization.
Depending on your wireless service plan or organization, this feature might not be supported.
1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
2. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Click Restore.
5. Click Restore using email.
6. If necessary, select an email address. Click Continue.
7. Click Continue.
8. Click Continue.
You might be automatically re-invited to groups that you previously belonged to when you restore your BlackBerry Messenger contact list.
Related topics
My contacts are not appearing in BlackBerry Messenger, 8
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Troubleshooting
My restored contact list does not contain the contacts or groups that I expect
• If you restored your contact list using a backup file, verify that the backup file that you used is the latest version. To view the properties of
a file on your device, press the Menu key and click Properties.
• If you restored your contact list using a backup file and you did not set BlackBerry® Messenger to automatically save a copy of your contact
list changes to your device or media card, the backup file that you used might have been created before you made changes to your contact
list.
• If you restored your contact list using a backup file and your contact list does not contain your groups, you might need to ask someone
from the group who has permissions to add members to add you to the group again.
• If you set BlackBerry Messenger to back up your contact list over the wireless network, you might need to associate an email address with
your device that you previously registered with BlackBerry Messenger. In some cases, you might need to back up your contact list over the
wireless network again before your contact list is recovered.
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User Guide Glossary
Glossary
GPS
Global Positioning System
PIN
personal identification number
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User Guide Provide feedback
Provide feedback
To provide feedback on this deliverable, visit www.blackberry.com/docsfeedback.
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User Guide IT policy rules
IT policy rules
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server administrators can use IT policy rules to prevent users from accessing certain applications and features. For
more information about IT policy rules, visit http://docs.blackberry.com/en/ to read the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Policy Reference
Guide.
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