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Contents
Gettingstarted................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
GettingtoknowyourBlackBerryPlayBooktablet............................................................................................................................................. 4
Usingthetouchscreen....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
GesturestousewithyourBlackBerry®PlayBook™............................................................................................................................................ 8
Personalizingyourtablet.................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Viewyournotifications....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Statusbariconsandindicators.......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Switchtoanewtablet........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Connections........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Wi‐Fi................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Bluetoothtechnology......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
TetheryourtablettoaBluetoothenableddevice............................................................................................................................................. 19
SharefilesbetweenyourcomputerandtabletusingWi‐Fi............................................................................................................................... 20
SharefilesbetweenyourcomputerandtabletusingaUSBconnection........................................................................................................... 21
Turnonairplanemode....................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
BlackBerryBridge............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
AboutBlackBerryBridge..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
ConnectyourtabletandsmartphoneusingBlackBerryBridge..........................................................................................................................23
TipsforusingBlackBerryBridge......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
AboutsynchronizingWi‐FiprofilesandVPNprofilesbetweenyourtabletandsmartphone............................................................................ 24
AboutusingBlackBerryBridgewithaBlackBerryEnterpriseServer.................................................................................................................. 24
Troubleshooting:BlackBerryBridge................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Security............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Setapassword................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
ManagingVPNprofiles....................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Managingcertificates......................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
ImportacertificatefromyourcomputerusingaWi‐Ficonnection................................................................................................................... 27
ImportacertificatefromyourcomputerusingaUSBconnection..................................................................................................................... 27
Browser.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Browsingtheweb............................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Bookmarkingwebpages..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Changebrowseroptions.................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Troubleshooting:Browser.................................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Camera............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Takingpictures................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Recordingvideos................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Pictures............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Viewingyourpictures......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Videos................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Playingvideos..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Music.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Playingyourmusic.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Creatingplaylistsandorganizingyourmusic..................................................................................................................................................... 33
MusicStore......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Buyanddownloadmusic................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Podcasts............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Downloadingandsubscribingtopodcasts......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Videochat.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Aboutvideochats............................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Startingvideoandaudio‐onlychats................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Add,change,ordeleteacontact........................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Viewchathistory................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
TurnontheDoNotDisturbfeature................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Troubleshooting:Videochat.............................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Voicenotes......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Recordingvoicenotes........................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
BlackBerryAppWorld........................................................................................................................................................................................ 41
DownloadappswithBlackBerryAppWorld...................................................................................................................................................... 41
Clock................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Settingtheclock................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Batteryandpower.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Turningoffyourtabletandusingstandbymode............................................................................................................................................... 43
Extendingyourbatterylife................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Keyboardandtyping.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Usingthekeyboard............................................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Typingtips.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Copyandpaste................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Checkingspelling................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Troubleshooting:keyboardandtyping.............................................................................................................................................................. 45
Facebook............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
NavigatingFacebookforBlackBerryPlayBooktablets....................................................................................................................................... 46
Contactingyourfriends...................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Postingandtaggingphotosandvideos.............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Postingcommentsandlikingitems.................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Addingfriendsandpages................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Keepingupwithevents...................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Checkintoaplace.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
WordtoGo......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Creatingandeditingdocuments........................................................................................................................................................................ 49
WordToGoicons............................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
SheettoGo......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Creatingandeditingspreadsheets..................................................................................................................................................................... 50
BingMaps........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Findingalocationorbusiness............................................................................................................................................................................ 51
Getdirections..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Troubleshooting:BingMaps.............................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Legalnotice........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 53

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HerearesomecommongesturestohelpyougetstartedusingyourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tablet.
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Swipe
Toscrollalist,panawebpage,movebetweenpictures,and
more,touchthescreenandslideyourfingerupanddownor
rightandleft.
Pinch
Tozoominandoutofawebpage,picture,video,orother
content,touchthescreenwithyourfingerandthumband
pinchthemtogetherorapart.
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Drag
Tomoveanitemfromoneplacetoanother,touchandhold
theitem.Slideyourfingertothepositionwhereyouwantit.
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Showthehomescreenandminimizeapps
Swipeupfromthebottomframeontothescreen.
Showthemenu
Inmanyapps,youcanfindadditionalfeatures,options,and
helpinthemenu.
Inanapp,swipedownfromthetopframeontothescreen.To
closethemenu,tapawayfromthemenu.
Switchbetweenapps
Youcanflipbetweenyouropenappswithouthavingtoreturn
tothehomescreen.
Inanapp,swipeinfromtheleftorrightframeontothescreen.
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Showthestatusbar
Youcanpeekatthestatusbarwithoutleavingtheappyou're
using.Thisisagreatwaytoquicklycheckyournotifications,
seethetime,keepaneyeonyourbatterypowerlevel,change
systemoptions,andmore.
Inanapp,swipeinfromthetop‐leftframeontothescreen.
Closeanapp
Showthehomescreentominimizetheapp.Touchthe
minimizedappandswipeup.
Switchbetweenviewsonthehomescreen
Swipeleftorrightinthelowerpartofthehomescreen.
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Wakeupyourtablet
Yourtabletenterssleepmodeafteracertainperiodoftime
toconservebatterypower.Towakeitup,swipefromoneside
oftheframetotheother.
Showthekeyboard
Swipeinfromthebottom‐leftframeontothescreen.
Zoominandzoomoutquickly
Double‐tapawebpage,picture,orothercontent.
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TherearemanywaysyoucanpersonalizeyourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tablet.Inadditiontothepersonalizationsuggestions
listedhere,theOptionsmenuprovidesmanyadditionalsettingsyoucanusetocustomizeyourPlayBooktablet.
Setthedateandtimeonthehomescreen Inthestatusbar,tap>DateandTime.
Tosetupacustomclock,onthehomescreen,taptheClock
application.
Changethekeyboardtype Inthestatusbar,tap>Keyboard.Tapakeyboardtype.
Changethelanguage Inthestatusbar,tap>Language.Tapalanguage.
Setapassword Inthestatusbar,tap>Security>Password>Change
Password.SettheEnablePasswordswitchtoOn.Complete
thefields.
Moveanapp Touchandholdanicon.Whenitstartstoblink,dragtheicon
inanydirection.
Runapplicationsinthebackground Onthehomescreen,inthestatusbar,tap>General.In
theApplicationBehaviordrop‐downlist,selectShowcase.
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YourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tabletusesnotificationstokeepyouinformedaboutsoftwareupdates,newmessages,calendar
reminders,batterypowerlevel,andmuchmore.Whennewnotificationscomein,thetop‐leftortop‐rightcornerofthescreen
glowsred.
Doanyofthefollowing:
•Ifyou'reinanapplication,swipeinfromthetop‐leftframeontothescreen.Tap.
•Ifyou'reonthehomescreen,onthestatusbar,tap.
Returntowhatyouweredoing Tapawayfromthestatusbar.
Dismissanotification Tap.
Viewaspecifictypeofnotification Onthestatusbar,taptheiconforthetypeofnotification
thatyouwanttosee.
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Jumptotherelatedapp Tapthenotificationmessage.Forexample,ifyoutapan
emailnotification,theemailopensintheMessagesapp.
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Thefollowingiconsandindicatorsappearinthestatusbarofthehomescreen.
Airplanemode Alarm
Batterypowerlevel BlackBerry®Bridge™
Bluetooth®connection Developmentmode
Music Presentationmode
Orientationlock Allnotifications
Settings Softwareupdate
Wi‐Fi®indicator
Thefollowingadditionalindicatorsappeartonotifyyouofnewemailmessages,appointments,andmorewhenyouconnectto
aBlackBerrysmartphonethroughBlackBerryBridge:
Calendarnotification Task
Email
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IfyouwanttostartusinganewBlackBerry®PlayBook™tablet,youcanusetheBlackBerry®DesktopSoftwareonyour
computertomoveyourmediafiles,applications,andsettingsfromyourcurrenttablettoyournewtablet.
1. Onyourcomputer,intheBlackBerryDesktopSoftware,clickHelp>Checkforupdates.Ifanupdateisavailable,clickthe
updatetoupdateyourversionoftheBlackBerryDesktopSoftware.
2. ClickDevice>Switchdevices.
3. Clicktheiconforyourcurrenttablet.
4. Selectthemediafiles,applications,orsettingsyouwanttotransfer,andselecttheappropriateoptions.
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5. Followtheinstructionsonthescreentobackupyourtabletdataandconnectyournewtablettoyourcomputer.
6. Clicktheiconforyournewtablettoimportyourtabletdata.
Remembertodeleteyourtabletdatabeforeresellingit,givingitawayorrecyclingit.Inanefforttohelptheenvironment,
pleasevisitwww.blackberry.com/recyclingforinformationaboutreturningyourtablettoRIMforrecyclingandsafedisposal.
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YourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tabletcanconnecttotheInternetusingWi‐Fi®.PublicWi‐Finetworksareavailableinmanypublic
places,suchaslibraries,airports,hotels,coffeeshops,andsoon.WhenyouconnecttoaWi‐Finetwork,yourtabletsavesthe
networkandconnectstoitautomaticallythenexttimeyou'rewithinrange.
1.OntheStatusbar,tap >Wi‐Fi.
2. Tapthenetworkyouwanttoconnectto.
Toonlyseenetworksthatdon'trequireapassword,intheNetworksdrop‐downlist,selectOpenNetworks.
3. Ifnecessary,typethenetworkpassword.
4. TapConnect.
ConnectusingaWi‐FiProtectedSetup™button Tap>Wi‐Fi>UseWPS>PressWPSButtononRouter.On
yourWi‐Firouter,pressthebutton.Onyourtablet,tapStart.
ConnectusingaWi‐FiProtectedSetupPINcode Tap>Wi‐Fi>UseWPS>EnterPINintoRouter>Start.On
theadministrationscreenforyourWi‐Firouter,typethePIN
displayed.
Connectmanually IfyouwanttoconnecttoahiddenWi‐Finetworkorsavethe
settingsforanetworkthat'snotcurrentlyavailable,youcan
connectmanually.
Tap >Wi‐Fi>ConnectManually.Typethenameofthe
network.Ifthenetworkishidden,selectHiddenSSID.Select
thesecuritytypeandspecifyanyadditionalinformation.Tap
ConnecttoconnectnowortapSavetosavewithout
connecting.
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YourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tabletrememberstheWi‐Fi®networksyouconnecttoandautomaticallyconnectswhenever
you'reinrange.Ifmultiplenetworksareavailable,yourtabletconnectstotheoneclosesttothetopofyourlistofsaved
networks.
1.Onthestatusbar,tap>Wi‐Fi.
2. Inthedrop‐downlist,tapSavedNetworks.
•Tochangeoptionsforasavednetwork,tapthenetwork.
•Tomoveasavednetworkupordowninthelist,touchandholdthenetwork.Dragittowhereyouwantit.
•Todeleteasavednetwork,tap.Besidethenetwork,tap.
•Tostopyourtabletfromautomaticallyconnectingtoasavednetwork,tapthenetwork.CleartheEnableProfile
checkbox.TapSave.
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FormostWi‐Fi®networks,youwon'tneedtochangethenetworkoptions.Ifyou'rehavingtroubleconnectingorifyouneedto
connectmanually,youcansetthenetworkoptionsyourself.
Theoptionsavailabledependonthetypeofnetworkyou'reconnectingto.Tofindoutwhatsettingstouse,ifyou're
connectingtoahomenetwork,seetheinformationthatcamewithyourWi‐Firouter;ifyou'reconnectingtoanenterpriseWi‐
Finetwork,talktoyouradministrator;ifyou'reconnectingtoahotspot,seetheinformationprovidedaboutthehotspotortalk
toanemployeeatthehotspotwhomighthavedetailsabouthowtoconnect.
Option Description
Name EnterthenamethatyouwanttoseeinyourlistofsavedWi‐Finetworks.
SSID IftheWi‐Finetworkishidden,typetheSSID(thenamethenetworkusestoidentify
itself).YourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tabletusesthisnametofindthenetwork.
HiddenSSID IftheWi‐Finetworkishidden,selectthischeckbox.Hiddennetworksdon'tappear
inthelistofavailablenetworks.
SecurityType SetthesecuritytypethattheWi‐Finetworkuses.
SecuritySubType Ifyou'reconnectingtoanenterpriseWi‐Finetwork,setthesecuritysubtypethat
theWi‐Finetworkuses.
VPNProfiles TouseaVPNProfilewhenconnectingtothisnetwork,selecttheprofileyouwant
touse.Formoreinformation,seetheSecuritysectionofthehelp.
AutomaticallyObtainIPAddress ClearthischeckboxifyouneedtomanuallyspecifyanIPaddressforyourtablet.
Whenyouclearthischeckbox,additionaloptionsappear.Tofindoutwhat
informationtoenter,talktoyouradministrator.
EnableIPv6 SetwhetherthenetworkusestheIPv6protocol.
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Option Description
UseHTTPProxy Selectthischeckboxifyouwanttoconnecttoaproxyserver.Whenyouselectthis
checkbox,additionaloptionsappear.Tofindoutwhatoptionstouse,seethe
informationprovidedfortheproxyserver.
Allowinter‐accesspointhandover Ifthenetworkspansmultipleaccesspoints,setwhetheryourtabletshouldremain
connectedwhenyoumovefromoneaccesspointtoanother.
CACertificate Ifnecessary,settherootcertificatethatyourtabletshouldusetoverifythatit's
connectingtothecorrectWi‐Finetwork.Ifthenetworkrequiresacertificate,you
needtotransferittoyourtabletbeforeyoucanconnect.Formoreinformation,talk
toyouradministrator.
ClientCertificate Ifnecessary,settheauthenticationcertificatethatyourtabletshouldusetoconnect
totheWi‐Finetwork.Ifthenetworkrequiresacertificate,youneedtotransferit
toyourtabletbeforeyoucanconnect.Formoreinformation,talktoyour
administrator.
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Tryoneofthefollowingactions:
•Onthestatusbar,tap andverifythattheswitchissettoOn.
•Theconnectionmighthavetimedout.Tryconnectingagain.
• YourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tabletmightbetoofarawayfromthewirelessaccesspointorwirelessroutertoconnect.
Moveyourtabletcloserandtryconnectingagain.
• Verifythatyou'reinaWi‐Fi®coveragearea.Ifyou'reconnectingtoahomenetwork,seeifotherwirelessdevicesareable
toconnect.Ifyou'reconnectingtoanenterpriseWi‐Finetworkorahotspot,talktoyouradministratororanemployeeat
thehotspot.
• Verifythatthetimeonyourtabletissynchronizedwiththenetworktime.Ifthetimesaredifferent,itcouldpreventyour
tabletfromconnecting(forexample,ifconnectingtothenetworkrequiresyoutohaveacertificateonyourtabletandthe
certificatehasanexpirationdate).
•IftheWi‐Finetworkdoesn'tappearinthelistofavailablenetworks,thenetworkmightbehidden.Ifyouknowthenetwork
name,tryconnectingtoitmanually.
• VerifythattheoptionsfortheWi‐Finetworkarecorrect.Tofindoutwhatoptionstouse,forahomenetwork,refertothe
informationthatcamewithyourrouter;foranenterpriseWi‐Finetwork,talktoyouradministrator;forapublichotspot,
refertoanyinformationprovidedforthehotspotortalktoanemployeeatthehotspotwhomighthavedetailsabouthow
toconnect.
•IfyouswitchedWi‐Finetworksmanually,tryswitchingtoanotherWi‐Finetwork.
•IfyouareusingthePushButtonSetupmethod,verifythattheaccesspointusesWi‐FiProtectedSetup™,andthatithas
beensettosenditsprofile.Verifythatanotherdeviceisnotalsoattemptingtoconnectatthesametime,andthatnot
morethanoneaccesspointwithinrangeisinthismode.Formoreinformation,seetheinformationthatcamewithyour
router.
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•IfyouusePEAP,EAP‐TLS,EAP‐FAST,orEAP‐TTLStoconnecttoaWi‐Finetwork,verifythatyouhaveinstalledtheroot
certificateforthecertificateauthorityserverthatcreatedthecertificatefortheauthenticationserver.Thecertificatemust
betransferredtoyourtabletbeforeyoucanconnecttothenetwork.Formoreinformation,talktoyouradministrator.
•IfyouuseEAP‐TLStoconnecttoaWi‐Finetwork,verifythatyouhaveaddedyourauthenticationcertificatetoyourtablet.
Thecertificatemustbetransferredtoyourtabletbeforeyoucanconnecttothenetwork.Formoreinformation,talkto
youradministrator.
•Toviewdetailsaboutyourtabletandthenetworkyou'reconnectedtothatmighthelpwithadvancedtroubleshooting,on
thestatusbar,tap>Wi‐Fi.Inthelower‐leftcorner,tap.
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YoucanuseBluetooth®technologytoconnectyourBlackBerry®PlayBook™tablettoawirelesskeyboard,mouse,mobile
phone,headset,orotherdevicethatusesasupportedBluetoothprofile.Thefirsttimeyouconnecttoadevice,youpairitwith
yourtablet.Yourtabletrememberspaireddevicesandusuallyconnectstothemautomaticallywheneverthey'reinrange.
ForinformationaboutconnectingyourtablettoaBlackBerrysmartphone,seetheBlackBerryBridgesectionoftheHelp.
1.Onthestatusbar,tap>Bluetooth.
2. SettheBluetoothswitchtoOn.
3. TapAddNewDevice>Search.
4. Tapadevice.
5. Ifnecessary,dooneofthefollowing:
•Typeapairingpasskeyofyourchoiceonboththedeviceyou'repairingwithandonyourtablet.
•Onyourtablet,typethepairingpasskeythatappearsonthedeviceyou'repairingwithorintheinformationthatcame
withthedevice.Ifyoudon'tknowthepasskey,try0000.
Reconnecttoapaireddevice Inthelistofpaireddevices,tapthedevice>Connect.
Changeoptionsforapaireddevice Inthelistofpaireddevices,tapthedevice.
Deleteapaireddevice Inthelistofpaireddevices,tapthedevice>Delete.
Makeyourtabletdiscoverable ToallowotherBluetoothenableddevicestosearchforyour
tabletandattempttoconnecttoit,youcanmakeit
discoverable.SettheDiscoverableswitchtoOn.
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