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Google Talk for BlackBerry Smartphones
Version: 2.5
User Guide

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Contents
Basics........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
About Google Talk for BlackBerry devices.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Sign in to Google Talk for BlackBerry devices........................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Change your display picture..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
About sound profiles.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Availability................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
About your status....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Change your status.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Add a status message................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Create a custom status.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Receive notification when a friend is online........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Friends......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Add a friend................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
View a friend's information....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Link a friend with a contact in the contacts application....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Rename a friend......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Delete a friend............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Block a friend.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
View blocked friends.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Organize offline friends............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
A friend no longer appears in my friend list........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Chats............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Send a message.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Add an emoticon........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Send a file to a friend................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Email a chat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Copy a chat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Clear a chat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Switch chats................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
End a chat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Prevent chats from appearing in the messages application................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Stop grouping messages in chats............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
I am not receiving notification for incoming messages........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Text sometimes changes after I type it.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Chat history................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Turn on chat history................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

View the chat history for a friend............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Search for text in a chat history............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Delete a chat history.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Provide feedback........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Legal notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Basics
About Google Talk for BlackBerry devices
You can use Google Talk™ for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other Google Talk™ users from your BlackBerry device. To use Google Talk for
BlackBerry devices, you must have a Google Talk user name and the Google Talk for BlackBerry devices application installed on your device.
To get a Google® account, visit google.com/accounts.
Sign in to Google Talk for BlackBerry devices
1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click Google Talk.
2. Type your Google Talk™ user name and password.
3. Click Sign In.
To sign out, press the Menu key. Click Sign Out.
Change your display picture
1. On the friend list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Details.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Change Picture.
5. Click a picture.
6. If necessary, center the picture in the box. Press the Menu key. Click Crop and Save.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.
About sound profiles
You can set notification options, such as vibrate or tone, for Google Talk™ for BlackBerry® devices in the sounds application. The Google Talk
Alert item specifies how you are notified when a friend that you have set an availability notification for becomes available. The Google Talk
New Message item specifies how you are notified of incoming Google Talk™ messages.
Depending on the sound profile that is set in the sounds application on your device, you might not hear the audible notification that you have
set for Google Talk for BlackBerry devices. For more information about sounds, click the Help icon on the Home screen of your BlackBerry
device.
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Availability
About your status
Your status is made up of a status indicator and a status message. You can create a custom status by typing your own status message and
choosing a status indicator.
Change your status
1. On the friend list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Details.
3. Change the Status field.
Add a status message
1. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Details.
3. Type a status message.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
Create a custom status
1. On the friend list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click My Details.
3. Change the Status field.
4. Click Custom status.
5. Type a status message.
6. Perform any of the following actions:
• To change the status indicator that appears beside your status message to busy, select the Show busy icon check box.
• To add the custom status to the status list, select the Add to status message list check box.
7. Click OK.
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Receive notification when a friend is online
You can receive a message when the friend is online. Depending on the sound profile that is set on your device, you might also receive an
audible notification.
1. On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight an offline friend.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Alert Me.
4. Click OK.
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Friends
Add a friend
1. On the friend list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Add a Friend.
3. Type a user name.
4. Click OK.
5. To link the friend with a contact in the contacts application, perform one of the following actions:
• If the friend is already in the contacts application, click Select Contact. Click a contact.
• If the friend is not yet in the contacts application, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
View a friend's information
1. On the friend list screen, highlight a friend.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Friend Details.
Link a friend with a contact in the contacts application
When you link a friend with a contact in the contacts application, you might be able to perform additional tasks. For example, during a chat,
you might be able to call or send an email message quickly to the friend from the menu.
1. On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight a friend.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Link to BlackBerry Contact.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
• If the friend is already in the contacts application, click Select Contact. Click a contact.
• If the friend is not yet in the contacts application, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
Rename a friend
1. On the friend list screen, highlight a friend.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Friend Details.
4. Type a new name.
5. Press the Menu key.
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6. Click Save.
Delete a friend
1. On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight a friend.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Remove.
Block a friend
If you block a friend, you appear as offline in that friend's friend list.
1. On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight a friend.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Block.
To unblock a friend, click Unblock.
View blocked friends
1. On the friend list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Settings.
3. Change the Show Blocked Friends field to Yes.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
To hide blocked contacts, change the Show Blocked Friends field to No.
Organize offline friends
1. On the friend list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Settings.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
• To group offline friends, change the Show Offline Friends field to Group.
• To hide offline friends, change the Show Offline Friends field to No.
• To view offline friends, change the Show Offline Friends field to Yes.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
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A friend no longer appears in my friend list
Try performing the following actions:
• If you have changed settings to hide offline friends, organize offline friends so that you can view offline friends.
• If you have collapsed the group that the friend is in, expand the group. On the friend list screen, click the group.
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