Blackbe;rry TWITTER FOR SMARTPHONES - BETA V1.0 User manual

Twitter for BlackBerry Smartphones
Beta
Version: 1.0
User Guide

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Contents
Getting started........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
About Twitter for BlackBerry devices....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Log in to Twitter for BlackBerry devices.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
View trending topics.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Change your display options.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Check for the latest version of Twitter for BlackBerry devices............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Requirements.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Shortcuts: Twitter for BlackBerry devices................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Tweets and direct messages..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Post a tweet................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Reply to a tweet.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Repost a tweet............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Add a picture to your tweet...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Add a link to a tweet or direct message.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Post a tweet on a trending topic.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Send a tweet............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Set a tweet as your Facebook status........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Mark a tweet as a favorite......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Send a direct message.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
View a direct message............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Check spelling automatically.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Notifications............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Stop receiving notifications...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Change your timeline refresh options..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Refresh your tweet timeline...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Profile, followers, and mentions............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
View your profile........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Change your profile picture and information......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
View a person's profile.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Follow a person........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Block a person............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
View people that follow you...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
View people that you follow...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
View tweets that mention you.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Lists.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Create a list................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
View a list.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Add a person to a list................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Send a list.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Delete a list................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Search.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Search for a person.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Search Twitter by keyword........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Perform an advanced search.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
View your saved searches......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Delete a saved search................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Provide feedback........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
IT policy rules.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Legal notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Getting started
About Twitter for BlackBerry devices
You can use Twitter® for BlackBerry® devices to update your friends about what you are doing almost anywhere you go. You can post a tweet,
send direct messages to friends, search Twitter®, add pictures to your tweets, and more.
If you already have a Twitter account, you can use your existing login information to log in to Twitter for BlackBerry devices. To get a Twitter
account, sign up from Twitter for BlackBerry devices or visit www.twitter.com.
Log in to Twitter for BlackBerry devices
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Twitter icon.
• If you already have a Twitter® account, type your login information. Click Login.
• If you do not have a Twitter account, click Sign Up.
To log out, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Log out.
View trending topics
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Popular Topics.
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3. Click the Current or Recent tab.
Change your display options
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
• To hide the icons at the top of the screen, clear the Show navigation bar check box.
• To hide the tweet field on the Home screen, clear the Show tweet box on home screen check box.
• To change the font type and font size, change the Default Font and Default Size fields.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.
Check for the latest version of Twitter for BlackBerry devices
You can check if a new version of Twitter® for BlackBerry® devices is available for you to download over the wireless network.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
• To check for the latest version manually, click Check for Upgrade Now. Complete the instructions on the screen.
• To check for the latest version automatically, select the Automatically Check For The Newest Version Of Twitter check box.
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Requirements
• BlackBerry® device with a trackball, touch screen, or trackpad
• BlackBerry® Device Software 4.5 or later
• wireless service plan that includes Internet access
• 750 KB of available application memory
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Shortcuts: Twitter for BlackBerry devices
From a BlackBerry device with a full keyboard
• To reply to a direct message or tweet, highlight a direct message or tweet. Press R.
• To reply to all of the people that are mentioned in a tweet, highlight a tweet. Press L.
• To repost a tweet, highlight a tweet. Press F.
• To compose a direct message, press C.
• To refresh your tweet timeline, press D.
From a BlackBerry device with a SureType® keyboard
• To reply to a direct message or tweet, highlight the direct message or tweet. Press the exclaimation point (!) key.
• To reply to all of the people that are mentioned in a tweet, highlight a tweet. Press the question mark (?) key.
• To repost a tweet, highlight a tweet. Press the period (.) key.
• To compose a direct message, press the comma (,) key.
• To refresh your tweet timeline, press 5.
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Tweets and direct messages
Post a tweet
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Compose Tweet.
3. In the What's happening? field, type a tweet.
4. Click Update.
Reply to a tweet
1. Highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
• To reply to the person that posted the tweet, click Reply.
• To reply to all of the people that are mentioned in the tweet, click Reply All.
Repost a tweet
1. On the Twitter® home screen, highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
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3. Click Retweet until the Twitter home screen appears again.
Add a picture to your tweet
1. On the Twitter® home screen, in the What's happening? field, type a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Add Photo.
4. Click a picture.
5. Click Update.
Add a link to a tweet or direct message
When you add a link to a tweet or direct message, the link is shortened automatically.
1. While browsing the Internet from your BlackBerry® device, on a web page, press the Menu key.
2. ClickMenu.
3. Click Send Address.
4. Click Twitter.
5. Click Direct Message or Tweet.
6. Type a tweet.
7. Click Update.
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Post a tweet on a trending topic
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Popular Topics.
3. Click the Current or Recent tab.
4. Highlight a topic.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Tweet About <topic>.
7. Type a tweet.
8. Click Update.
Send a tweet
1. Highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Send To.
4. Click an option.
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Set a tweet as your Facebook status
To perform this task, you must have Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices installed on your device.
1. Highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Send To.
4. Click Facebook.
5. Click Share.
Mark a tweet as a favorite
1. On the Twitter® home screen, highlight a tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Favorite.
To view your favorite tweets, press the Menu key. Click My Profile. Click Favorites.
Send a direct message
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Direct Messages.
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3. Click Compose Message.
4. Type part of a person's name or Twitter® user name.
5. Click the person.
6. Type a direct message.
7. Click Send.
View a direct message
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Direct Messages.
3. Click a direct message.
Check spelling automatically
You can check your spelling automatically in tweets or direct messages.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Select the Spell Check Before Sending check box.
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Notifications
Stop receiving notifications
You can receive a Twitter® notification on the Home screen of your BlackBerry® device when you receive a new direct message, when a person
posts a tweet that mentions you, or when your tweet timeline is refreshed and new tweets are available. You can also receive a notification
automatically in the messages application.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
•To stop receiving a notification on the Home screen of your device when there are new tweets in your tweet timeline, clear the Notify
on new Tweets check box.
• To stop receiving a notification on the Home screen of your device when there are new tweets that mention you, clear the Notify on
new replies and mentions check box.
• To stop receiving notifications automatically in the messages application, clear the Include Twitter Messages in the BlackBerry
Messages Application check box.
Change your timeline refresh options
You can chose to refresh your tweet timeline automatically with the latest tweets that the people you follow posted.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
• To refresh your tweet timeline automatically, select the Automatic Tweet Refresh check box.
• To change how often your tweet timeline is refreshed, change the Refresh Tweets Every: field.
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Refresh your tweet timeline
1. On the Twitter® home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Refresh.
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Profile, followers, and mentions
View your profile
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Profile.
Change your profile picture and information
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Profile.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Edit My Profile.
5. Do any of the following:
• Beside your profile picture, click Change. Click a picture.
• Type your new profile information.
6. Click Update.
View a person's profile
You can view a person's tweet timeline, followers, people that they follow, favorite tweets, and mentions from the person's profile.
• To view the profile of a person you follow or a person that follows you, press the Menu key. Click My Profile. Click Following or
Followers. Click a profile picture.
• To view the profile of another person, press the Menu key. Click Search. Type your search criteria. Press the Enter key. Click a profile
picture.
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Follow a person
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Find People.
3. Type a person's name or user name.
4. Highlight the person's profile picture.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Follow.
To stop following a person, complete steps 1 to 4. Click Unfollow.
Block a person
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Find People.
3. Type a person's name or username.
4. Press the Enter key.
5. Click a the person's profile picture.
6. Click Block.
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View people that follow you
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Profile.
3. Click Followers.
View people that you follow
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Profile.
3. Click Following.
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View tweets that mention you
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Mentions.
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Lists
Create a list
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Lists.
3. Click Create New List.
4. Type a name and description for your list.
5. To mark the list as private, select the Private List check box.
6. Click Create.
View a list
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click My Lists.
3. Click a list.
Add a person to a list
You can add a person to a list from your tweet timeline, your list of followers, the list of people that follow you, or the search results.
1. Highlight a person or tweet.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Add <Person> to list.
• To add a person to an existing list, change the Select a list field.
• To add a person to a new list, change the Select a list field to New List. Type a list name and description.
4. Click Add.
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