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How to Lock Your Blackberry Keyboard with 1 Button Push Locking your Blackberry keyboard is a must if you put your phone in your pocket, backpack, briefcase, or your purse.  Otherwise you end up inadvertently dialing your customers while out drinking down your burdensome workplace worries with your buddies and griping about your tough @&$# clients. Not the best way to close your next deal. The Rub? I hate having to: Hit a button for the Blackberry to “come alive” Then hit the menu button Then search for the “Lock” icon Oh my.  Talk about burdensome workplace worries.  All those steps. Then I discovered this simple Blackberry trick. Hit the Blackberry Menu Button Go to “Options” icon Go to “Screen/Keyboard” Scroll down to Convenience Key Fields Select one of them Change to “Lock” Now, no matter where you are in your Blackberry menus and apps 1 … Read entire article »

How to View a PDF File on Your Blackberry Clearly Your new Blackberry is very cool.  Designed or email and communication at your fingertips.  So why can’t you see that PDF file Delores sent you from the office? What’s the problem? Well, when you get an invoice or something in the form of a PDF document you can’t see it clearly on your blackberry.  This is important stuff and it’s right there in front of you.  The problem is the Blackberry is trying to show you the entire page at once. Below are the steps to see the PDF clearly. Download the PDF attachment from the email It the  BB Menu button to the left of the trackball Choose “Full Page” Use the trackball to find your way around Another neat feature is to Choose “View Text” in … Read entire article »

How To Set Up Blackberry Call Forwarding Is this really possible? You bet.  And it’s easy. Why would you do this? You might want to have an important call come straight through to where you are without letting your location be known. You might want to simplify the channels by which someone can get in touch with you.  Therefore you only give out your BB number. Regardless… Here’s what you do: Hit the Green Call Button Hit the Blackberry Wheel and select “Full Menu” Select “Options” Select “Call Forwarding” You should see your voice mail number programmed in there. You can change this and change it back when ever you like. For Verizon and Other CDMA Technology Users You will need to dial *72 + the number you want to forward to to turn on Call Forwarding dial *73 to turn it off There is no option for … Read entire article »