Transcript Blackberry Playbook Training

Provided to OFA by Supra
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The first thing you’ll want to know is that if you hold the power button down for less
than two seconds, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet screen will turn off and any running
applications will be paused. This mode is called “Standby”, and it’s good to use if you
need to put down your tablet for a bit but will be using it again shortly. To wake up the
BlackBerry PlayBook tablet when it is in standby mode, all you need to do is swipe from
bezel to bezel. This means you can swipe from left to right, right to left, top to bottom or
bottom to top – whatever you prefer!
While in Standby mode, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet Wi-Fi ® and Bluetooth® radio
are still turned on, which means if you are using Wi-Fi File Sharing, you can still connect
to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet from your personal computer, allowing to you copy
files to and from it – very convenient!
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To turn off or restart the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, all you need to do is hold down the power button for
longer than two seconds, which causes the above menu to appear. I recommend turning off your tablet instead
of using standby if you don’t plan on using it for a while. You can also tap the battery icon that appears in the
top right corner to display the following menu with options to Shut Down, Stand By or Restart. Additionally,
you can adjust your screen brightness from this menu as well, which is convenient!
The thing I’d like to share next is really important, as this is the recommended way to reset your BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet in case you need to. When you reset the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, it will immediately restart
the BlackBerry tablet operating system, in case you encounter an issue while using the tablet.
With the above being said, to reset your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, all you need to do is hold down the power
button for ten seconds and you’ll notice the screen shut off. Once it has shut off, press the power button to start
your tablet up again.
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How to access BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
Settings
To access your settings, tap on the “Settings”
(Gear) icon that appears on the status bar in the
top right hand corner of your BlackBerry tablet.
You also have the ability to use two different
gestures to access your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
settings. The first is to swipe down from the top
bezel when viewing the Home screen. The second
gesture allows you to peek at your status bar while
using another app, so you can optionally tap on
the “Settings” icon.
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The peek gesture in particular is really useful since it’s a quick
way to access status bar settings for your screen orientation lock,
BlackBerry Bridge technology, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi settings and more.
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Airplane Mode
The next time you are on an airplane or in a place
that requires you turn off your wireless
connections, you can use “Airplane Mode”. When
enabled, you’ll notice the Wi-Fi icon on the status
bar changes to an airplane icon. When you want to
reestablish your wireless connections, turn
Airplane Mode off. Just tap on the airplane icon
then switch to “Off”.
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Wi-Fi
To review and manage Wi-Fi settings and as well
as perform basic troubleshooting, you’ll want to
review the Wi-Fi settings menu. In addition to the
Wi-Fi networks your tablet can currently detect,
you also have the ability to troubleshoot if
required. To access the troubleshooting options,
tap on the icon that appears in the bottom left
corner as shown in the screenshot (in the red box).
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Bluetooth
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 supports several different
Bluetooth profiles, which means you can pair things such as
your BlackBerry smartphone, wireless keyboard, or a stereo
Bluetooth headset. To setup and pair Bluetooth accessories
and review paired devices, visit this “Settings” menu.
An important setting you should customize is the Bluetooth
name of your BlackBerry tablet- this will make identifying
your tablet during the pairing process much easier. Another
thing to keep in mind is that in order to allow other
Bluetooth-enabled devices to search for your BlackBerry
tablet, you need to make it discoverable by setting the
“Discoverable” switch to “On”. To help protect your
BlackBerry tablet against unauthorized access, I’d
recommend using the “2 minutes only” option.
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BlackBerry ID
In order to set up a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet,
you must create a BlackBerry ID during the
initial setup process if you don’t already have
one. After entering your BlackBerry ID login
details during the tablet setup process, you can
review your BlackBerry ID settings using this
menu. You also have the ability to change your
password and password recovery question if
needed.
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Internet Tethering
One of the Bluetooth profiles supported by the
BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is the ability to use
Dial-Up Networking (DUN). This allows you
to leverage the Internet connection of a mobile
phone or other Internet-enabled device.
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Steps to configure tethering are below:
• In order to tether your tablet to a Bluetooth enabled device, your
smartphone must have a data plan that supports tethering, and your
wireless service provider must allow tethering. Your smartphone
must also be Bluetooth enabled, and the IT policy for Bluetooth
DUN must be enabled. For more information about any of these
requirements, contact your wireless service provider or
administrator, check your wireless service plan, and consult the
documentation that came with your smartphone.
1. On your tablet, tap > Internet Tethering.
2. Select a Bluetooth enabled smartphone from the list.
3. To assign an Internet tethering profile, do one of the following:
1. Select a wireless service provider from the list.
2. To create a custom profile, tap Add and complete the fields.
4. Tap Connect.
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When you're not using the tethering connection, you
should disconnect the session. To disconnect, tap >
Internet Tethering > Disconnect.
While your smartphone is tethered to your tablet, you
might not be able to use your smartphone's Phone
application, Messaging applications, or applications
that use the Internet. To receive a phone call, your
smartphone might turn off the tethered internet
connection. In addition, when your tablet is tethered to
a smartphone, you cannot send messages from your
tablet to the tethered smartphone.
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Using Docs To Go, you can view .pdf files and view, edit, and format Microsoft Word
documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations on
your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.Create a file
To create a new document, tap .
To create a new spreadsheet, tap .
Open a file
Tap Browse. Tap the file that you want to open. Tap OK.
Open a link to a webpage in a file
Double-tap a link.
Save a file
Swipe down from the top frame. Tap the Save icon.
Save a document, spreadsheet, or presentation email attachment
Open an
attachment in an email message. Swipe down from the top frame. Tap the Save as icon.
Delete a file
On the Documents To Go screen, tap . Tap .
Access work files
On the Documents To Go screen, tap the Work icon. Enter
your password.
Open a Docs To Go file on a computer
Connect your tablet to your computer.
On your computer, in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft PowerPoint, click
File > Open. Click PlayBook > Documents.
See more details for Docs to Go on this page
http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/27018/Getting_Starte
d_Docs_To_Go_1918528_11.jsp.
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To add a new email, calendar and contact account, complete the steps below. After
setting up a new account, should you need to review or modify the settings, select
“Accounts” from the PlayBook Settings menu and tap on the account you’d like to
modify.
To add your OFA account:
1. Tap “Settings” (Gear icon) > “Accounts” > “Add New Account”
2. Tap “Email, Calendar and Contacts”
3. Click on Advanced Setup
4. Click Microsoft Exchange Active Sync
5. In Description type OFA
6. For domain type ofa
7. Enter the user name for your webmail account
8. Type in the password for your webmail account
9. Type in your OFA email address
10. In the server field type webmail.ofa.on.ca
11. Leave all other fields default and click on Continue
12. It will give you the option to sync mail, contacts and calendar, also choose how long
to keep messages on the device, the default is 7 days, but can increase to up to 30 days.
After successfully setting up your account, return to the home screen and tap on
“Messages, Contacts or Calendar” to access your data. An important thing to keep in
mind is that you may need to wait briefly for your accounts to synchronize completely.
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Send an email
Tap .
In the To field, enter an email address or a
contact name.
Type a message.
To add an attachment, tap .
2. To set the importance level, tap
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3. To save a draft of the message, tap
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To send a message, tap
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> Save.
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Reply to a message
Reply all to a message
Forward a message
Flag a message
File a message
Search for a message
Delete a message
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About video chats
See your friends, colleagues, or family members in highresolution, real-time video as you chat with them directly
from one BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to another. You can
easily share your surroundings by switching between the
front-facing and rear-facing cameras. If you prefer, you can
turn off video altogether at the beginning of the call for a
voice-only chat.
To start a video chat, both BlackBerry PlayBook tablets must
be connected to a Wi-Fi network.
All incoming and outgoing video chats, including
unanswered video chat requests, are recorded in the video
chat history on both tablets.
Video chat is free to call any playbook user.
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Back up smartphone data or tablet data
If you're using a BlackBerry smartphone that includes built-in media storage, mass
storage mode must be turned on.
Connect your smartphone or BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to your computer.
In the BlackBerry Desktop Software, click Device > Back up.
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If your smartphone includes built-in media storage and you want to back up data that is
stored there, select the Files saved on my built-in media storage checkbox.
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To back up all your smartphone data or tablet data, click Full (all device data and settings).
To back up all your smartphone data except for email messages, click Quick (exclude email).
To select which types of smartphone data or tablet data to back up, click Custom (selected data
only). Select the checkbox next to the data you want to back up.
To change the default name for the backup file, in the File name field, type a new name.
To change the folder where the BlackBerry Desktop Software saves your backup files, click Change
> Yes. Browse to a folder and click OK.
To encrypt your data, select the Encrypt backup file checkbox. Type a password.
To save your settings so that you aren't prompted to set these options again when you back up
your smartphone or tablet, select the Don't ask for these settings again checkbox.
Click Back up.
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Restore smartphone data or tablet data
If you're using a BlackBerry smartphone that includes built-in media storage, mass
storage mode must be turned on to restore your smartphone data.
CAUTION:
When you restore data to your smartphone or BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, all files that
are stored on your smartphone or tablet are deleted before the backup file is restored. If
there is data on your smartphone or tablet that is not in the backup file, this data will be
lost.
Connect your smartphone or tablet to your computer.
In the BlackBerry Desktop Software, click Device > Restore.
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Select a backup file that contains the data you want to restore.
If you don't see the backup file you want to restore, click Change. Browse to the folder containing
the backup file.
To restore all your smartphone data or tablet data, click All device data and settings.
To select which smartphone data or tablet data you want to restore, click Select device data and
settings. Select the checkbox beside the data type that you want to restore.
If your smartphone includes built-in media storage, and you want restore it, select the Files saved
on my built-in media storage checkbox.
If the backup file is encrypted, type the password that you set to encrypt.
Click Restore.
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To perform a security wipe of the
BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, complete the
following:
Swipe down from the top bezel or select the
Settings icon.
Tap Security > Security Wipe.
Enter the word blackberry to confirm the
Security Wipe.
Tap Wipe Data.
Warning: Before performing a security wipe of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, be advised of the
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A security wipe of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will erase all data and any downloaded
applications and media (Including pictures/video taken on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet or
transferred via a PC)
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For information on how to back up data on a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, see KB26134.
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For information on how to restore backed up data to a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, see KB26135.
To transfer media and documents saved on a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to a PC before a security wipe, see KB26068.
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Applications purchased through BlackBerry App World on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will still be
associated to the BlackBerry ID they were purchased from but will be removed from the BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet upon a security wipe.
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These purchased applications can be reinstalled through BlackBerry App World at a later time. Under the Uninstalled
tab, tap the Reinstall button next to the application to reload.
Any configuration changes made to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet (Including Bluetooth pairing
information, settings changes, etc.) will be reset to defaults after a security wipe is performed.
Depending on the amount of data stored and the capacity of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet (16
GB/32 GB/64 GB), the security wipe may take longer than expected. Ensure that the BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet is plugged into the power outlet to prevent power loss during the security wipe.
Once the security wipe has been completed, the initial setup will need to be completed before the
BlackBerry Playbook can be used. For more information on completing the initial setup on the
BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, please see KB26228.
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Excellent source for additional training.
http://demos.blackberry.com/playbook/na/us/g
en/
Playbook manuals
http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_user
s/subcategories/?userType=1&category=BlackBer
ry+PlayBook+tablet
Blackberry Desktop Manager
http://ca.blackberry.com/software/desktop.html
Email/Contacts and Calendar
http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbo
ok-email-contacts-calendar/