Blackbe;rry PlayBook Tablet User manual

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet
Version: 2.0.1
User Guide

Published: 2012-07-30
SWD-20120730082612119

Contents
Getting started ............................................................................................................................................. 9
New features and enhancements for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 ................................................................ 9
Getting to know your tablet ......................................................................................................................... 11
Using the touch screen ............................................................................................................................... 14
Insert a micro SIM card ............................................................................................................................... 19
Personalizing your home screen ................................................................................................................. 20
View your notifications ................................................................................................................................ 20
Status bar icons .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Switch to a new tablet ................................................................................................................................. 23
Setting up your tablet ................................................................................................................................. 23
About your BlackBerry ID ........................................................................................................................... 24
About BlackBerry Balance .......................................................................................................................... 24
Overview of tablet settings .......................................................................................................................... 24
Messages ................................................................................................................................................... 27
Add an email address and social networking account .................................................................................. 27
Add an email address manually .................................................................................................................. 27
View your messages ................................................................................................................................... 28
View your folders ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Send an email ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Refresh your messages and folders ............................................................................................................. 29
Messaging tips ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Conversation threads .................................................................................................................................. 30
Change your default email address ............................................................................................................. 30
Change email account options .................................................................................................................... 31
Troubleshooting: Email ............................................................................................................................... 31
Contacts .................................................................................................................................................... 33
Add, change, or delete a contact ................................................................................................................ 33
Merge your contacts ................................................................................................................................... 33
Contact views ............................................................................................................................................. 34

Add a contact picture ................................................................................................................................. 34
Search for a contact ................................................................................................................................... 34
Sort your contacts ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Filter your contacts ..................................................................................................................................... 35
I can't synchronize my contacts .................................................................................................................. 35
Calendar .................................................................................................................................................... 36
Add, change, or delete an event .................................................................................................................. 36
Respond to a meeting invite ........................................................................................................................ 36
Calendar views ........................................................................................................................................... 36
Change your calendar settings .................................................................................................................... 37
Switch calendars ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Troubleshooting: Calendar .......................................................................................................................... 37
Browser ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Browsing the web ....................................................................................................................................... 39
Bookmarking webpages ............................................................................................................................. 39
Change browser options ............................................................................................................................. 40
I can't play a song or video on a webpage .................................................................................................... 40
BlackBerry Bridge ...................................................................................................................................... 41
About BlackBerry Bridge ............................................................................................................................ 41
New features and enhancements ............................................................................................................... 42
Connect your tablet and smartphone using BlackBerry Bridge .................................................................... 42
BlackBerry Bridge basics ........................................................................................................................... 43
Remote control .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Do data charges apply? ............................................................................................................................... 45
About synchronizing Wi-Fi and VPN profiles ................................................................................................ 46
About using BlackBerry Bridge in your organization .................................................................................... 46
Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Bridge ........................................................................................................... 47
Connections ............................................................................................................................................... 49
Connect to a mobile network ...................................................................................................................... 49
Wi-Fi .......................................................................................................................................................... 49
Bluetooth technology ................................................................................................................................. 53

Tether your tablet to a Bluetooth enabled device ......................................................................................... 55
Share files between your computer and tablet using Wi-Fi ........................................................................... 56
Share files between your computer and tablet using a USB connection ....................................................... 56
Turn on airplane mode ............................................................................................................................... 57
Connect your tablet to an HDMI display ...................................................................................................... 57
Troubleshooting: HDMI connections ........................................................................................................... 58
Keyboard and typing .................................................................................................................................. 59
Using the keyboard .................................................................................................................................... 59
Typing tips ................................................................................................................................................. 59
Copy and paste .......................................................................................................................................... 60
Setting spelling checker options ................................................................................................................. 60
Troubleshooting: Keyboard and typing ........................................................................................................ 61
BlackBerry Mini Keyboard .......................................................................................................................... 61
Documents To Go ....................................................................................................................................... 64
Getting started with Documents To Go ........................................................................................................ 64
Using Word To Go ....................................................................................................................................... 64
Using Sheet To Go ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Using Slideshow To Go ............................................................................................................................... 65
Shortcuts: Documents To Go ...................................................................................................................... 66
Print To Go ................................................................................................................................................. 68
Using Print To Go ....................................................................................................................................... 68
Troubleshooting: Print To Go ...................................................................................................................... 68
Facebook ................................................................................................................................................... 70
Navigating Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets ................................................................................. 70
New features .............................................................................................................................................. 70
Contacting your friends ............................................................................................................................... 70
Posting and tagging photos and videos ....................................................................................................... 71
Posting comments and liking items ............................................................................................................. 71
Adding friends and pages ........................................................................................................................... 71
Keeping up with events ............................................................................................................................... 72
Check in to a place ..................................................................................................................................... 72

BlackBerry App World ................................................................................................................................ 73
Download apps with BlackBerry App World ................................................................................................. 73
Hide items intended for adult, mature, or teen audiences ............................................................................ 73
I can't find an app in the BlackBerry App World storefront ........................................................................... 74
Camera ...................................................................................................................................................... 75
Taking pictures .......................................................................................................................................... 75
Recording videos ........................................................................................................................................ 75
Pictures ..................................................................................................................................................... 77
Viewing your pictures ................................................................................................................................. 77
Videos ........................................................................................................................................................ 78
Playing videos ............................................................................................................................................ 78
Music ......................................................................................................................................................... 79
Playing your music ..................................................................................................................................... 79
Creating playlists and organizing your music ............................................................................................... 79
Music Store ................................................................................................................................................ 81
Buy and download music ............................................................................................................................ 81
I accidentally deleted music that I purchased .............................................................................................. 82
Battery and power ...................................................................................................................................... 83
Turning off your tablet and using standby mode .......................................................................................... 83
Battery power level icons ............................................................................................................................ 83
Extending your battery life .......................................................................................................................... 84
Charge your tablet ...................................................................................................................................... 84
Applications ............................................................................................................................................... 85
Delete an app ............................................................................................................................................. 85
Move applications to the dock .................................................................................................................... 85
Add or rename a folder on the tablet home screen ...................................................................................... 85
Deleting folders and icons from the tablet home page ................................................................................. 86
Clock ......................................................................................................................................................... 87

Setting the clock ........................................................................................................................................ 87
Video chat .................................................................................................................................................. 88
About video chats ....................................................................................................................................... 88
Starting video and voice-only chats ............................................................................................................. 88
Add, change, or delete a contact ................................................................................................................ 89
View chat history ........................................................................................................................................ 89
Turn off the Accept Calls feature ................................................................................................................. 90
Troubleshooting: Video chat ....................................................................................................................... 90
Video Store ................................................................................................................................................. 91
Downloading videos .................................................................................................................................... 91
Bing Maps .................................................................................................................................................. 92
Finding a location or business ..................................................................................................................... 92
Get directions ............................................................................................................................................. 92
I can't find my current location ................................................................................................................... 93
BlackBerry News ........................................................................................................................................ 94
Getting started with the BlackBerry News app ............................................................................................. 94
Customizing the BlackBerry News app ........................................................................................................ 94
Reading articles in a news feed ................................................................................................................... 95
Security ..................................................................................................................................................... 96
About tablet passwords .............................................................................................................................. 96
Set or change a password ........................................................................................................................... 96
Managing VPN profiles ............................................................................................................................... 97
Managing certificates ................................................................................................................................. 97
Import a certificate from your computer using a Wi-Fi connection ................................................................ 97
Import a certificate from your computer using a USB connection ................................................................. 98
Delete all your tablet data ........................................................................................................................... 98
Podcasts .................................................................................................................................................. 100
Downloading and subscribing to podcasts ................................................................................................ 100
Voice notes .............................................................................................................................................. 101

Recording voice notes .............................................................................................................................. 101
Legal notice ............................................................................................................................................. 102

Getting started
New features and enhancements for
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 brings together the best of BlackBerry communication applications, productivity tools, and
your favorite apps, movies, and music to help you make the most out of every moment.
Watch the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet demo videos: English
Email You can add one or more email addresses to your BlackBerry PlayBook
tablet. You can view all of your email (as well as messages from your social
apps) in a single inbox, or you can organize your inbox to only view the
messages for a specific address. Email management options allow you to
customize your inbox view, set message alerts, include signatures and
out-of-office notifications, and more. For more information, see the
Messages section.
Calendar Quickly and easily set up multiple calendars that work seamlessly with
many popular message service providers, such as Google Mail and
Windows Live Hotmail. Switch between Day, Week, Month, and Agenda
views, and customize the display for each of your calendars. Use the
innovative People view to see the contacts you are meeting with on a
specific day. For more information, see the Calendar section.
Contacts The Contacts app is a built-in mobile and social-centric contact app that
enables you to synchronize contacts from many sources, such as
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. You can view status updates for your
contacts, get updated news feeds about a contact's company, and quickly
see the people, places, and events that you have in common with a
contact. For more information, see the Contacts section.
Android apps Access a large number of additional apps for your tablet. BlackBerry
Runtime for Android apps allows Android applications that developers
have repackaged, signed, and submitted to the BlackBerry App World
storefront, to run on the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.
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Home screen management Organize your home screen by creating folders and by placing frequently
used apps and folders in a dock for easy access. Just touch and hold an
app icon and when it starts to blink, you can move it, delete the app, or
drag it onto another icon to create a folder. For more information, see the
Applications section.
File Manager Use the File Manager app to easily access pictures, videos, music, and
documents that are stored on your tablet. If your tablet is paired with your
BlackBerry smartphone using BlackBerry Bridge, you can also open files
stored on your smartphone from your tablet. For information about
connecting your tablet to your smartphone, see the BlackBerry Bridge
section.
BlackBerry Balance If you have a single device for both work and personal use, BlackBerry
Balance addresses corporate security concerns without limiting your use
of personal applications. Your work and personal activities are separated
using distinct perimeters that contain separate applications, data,
network connections, and permissions. For more information, see the
topic about BlackBerry Balance in the Getting started section.
Reader mode for webpages Reader mode allows you to select specific content within a website and
extract and display it in a way that is easier to read. The surrounding
website, ads, and other objects are removed from the screen view. The
font size of the extracted text is increased and displayed on the screen in
the same way as a book or magazine. To enter reader mode, simply tap
the book icon above the webpage.
Documents To Go Now combined in one powerful app with new features and enhancements,
Documents To Go enables you to view .pdf files and view, edit, and format
Microsoft Word documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and Microsoft
PowerPoint presentations. If your tablet is set up to use BlackBerry
Balance, you can keep work documents secure in your work perimeter. If
you pair your tablet with a Bluetooth keyboard, you can now work more
quickly and accurately using the Documents To Go typing and navigation
shortcuts. For more information, see the Documents To Go section.
Print To Go Print To Go enables you to wirelessly print a variety of files, including
documents, webpages, and diagrams, from your laptop or computer
directly to your tablet. You can view, sort, and manage digital files, such as
documents, memos, or lists, as though they were physical sheets of paper.
For more information, see the Print To Go section.
Touch screen keyboard
enhancements
The touch screen keyboard has been enhanced to help you to type email
messages or communicate with your contacts on BlackBerry Messenger
more quickly and easily. Settings include spell check, word prediction,
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and automatic word correction. For more information, see the Keyboard
and typing section.
BlackBerry Bridge
enhancements
With BlackBerry Bridge, you can now use your BlackBerry smartphone as
a wireless mouse and keyboard for your tablet. Watch movies, surf the
Internet, or present a slideshow on your tablet's screen or a connected
HDMI display, such as a TV, projector, or computer monitor. Perfect for
pausing a movie when your tablet is connected to your TV with an HDMI
cable. For more information, see the BlackBerry Bridge section.
Video Chat enhancements The Video Chat app includes improvements to the user interface and
further integration with the Contacts app. Any existing video chat contacts
are merged with the Contacts app and any new contacts are automatically
added to the contact list in the Contacts app. You can now see a filtered
view of favourite video chat contacts, invite a contact using a BlackBerry
ID or tablet PIN, and display a video chat on an external display using an
HDMI cable. For more information, see the Video Chat section.
Getting to know your tablet
Watch a video about the tablet hardware: English
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Using the touch screen
Watch a video about touch screen gestures: English
Scroll and move between items
To scroll through a list, pan a webpage, move between
pictures, and more, slide your finger up and down or right
and left.
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Zoom in and zoom out
To zoom in and zoom out of a webpage, picture, video, or
other content, slide your fingers apart to zoom in or together
to zoom out.
Move items from one place to another
To move an item from one place to another, touch and hold
the item. Slide your finger to where you want the icon to be.
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Show the home screen and minimize apps
To 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.
To show the menu while you are in an app, swipe down from
the top frame onto the screen. To close the menu, tap
anywhere on the screen outside the menu.
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Switch between apps
You can flip between your open apps without having to
return to the home screen.
To switch between apps, swipe in from the left or right
frame onto the screen.
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.
To show the status bar, swipe in from the top-left frame
onto the screen.
Close an app
To close an app, show the home screen to minimize the
app. Touch the minimized app and swipe up.
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Switch between views on the home screen
To switch between views, swipe left or right in the lower part
of the home screen.
Wake up your tablet
Your tablet enters standby 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
To show the keyboard, swipe in from the bottom-left frame
onto the screen.
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Zoom in and zoom out quickly
To zoom in and zoom out quickly, double-tap a webpage,
picture, or other content.
Go back
To navigate within an application, you can swipe up from
the bottom frame toward the left frame. For example, this
would allow you to navigate from a picture to the picture
gallery.
Insert a micro SIM card
Before you begin: Only use the micro SIM card provided by your wireless service provider.
If you have a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that can connect to mobile networks, you need to insert a micro SIM card before
the tablet can connect with a mobile network.
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1. Remove the micro SIM card tray from the back of your tablet.
2. Place your micro SIM card into the tray. Make sure that the corners of the micro SIM card line up with the tray.
3. Slide the micro SIM card tray back into your tablet. Make sure it clicks into place.
Personalizing your home screen
Watch a video about personalizing your tablet: English
You are unique; your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet should be too. There are many ways you can display your personality,
such as arranging the icons on your home screen so they are just the way you like them, or changing the wallpaper. In
addition to the personalization suggestions listed here, the Options menu provides many additional settings you can use to
customize your tablet.
Move an app Touch and hold an icon. When it starts to blink, drag the icon in any direction .
Add apps to your dock Touch and hold an icon. When it starts to blink, drag the icon into the dock.
Set a picture as your wallpaper Tap a picture. Swipe down from the top frame. Tap Set as Wallpaper.
View your notifications
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.
Watch a video about updating your software: English
Do one 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 anywhere on the screen outside of the notification.
Dismiss a notification Tap .
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