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Tips: managing indicators – Blackberry PEARL 9105 User Manual

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Use the Quick Access area to access popular options

Highlight and click an area at the top of the Home screen to
access options such as changing your ring tone, setting the
alarm, viewing notifications, and turning on or off network
connections.

See all the apps and folders on the Home screen, or minimize
your view and view the wallpaper

On the navigation bar, click All.

Switch to another app

Press and hold the

key. Click an app.

Note: The other app might still be running in the background.

Open an app with a convenience key

Press a convenience key on the side of your device.
Note: You can customize which app a convenience key opens.

Use pop-up menus

Pop-up menus provide common available actions, and appear
in the center of the screen. For example, you can use the pop-
up menu in a message to file, forward, or reply to the message.
To open a pop-up menu, press and hold the trackpad. To select
a command, click the trackpad.

Switch to the Favorites, Media, Downloads, and Frequent
views

On the Home screen, highlight All on the navigation bar and
slide your finger on the trackpad right or left.

Add an app to the Favorites view

Highlight an app on the Home screen or in a folder. Press the

key > Mark as Favorite.

Change options for the Home screen such as the wallpaper

On the Home screen, press the

key > Options.

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Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 223

Assign an application to a Convenience key, 207

Change what happens when you type on the Home screen, 27

Tips: Managing indicators

Indicators tell you that there is something new or updated, such as a new message, voice message, or feed, or they inform you
of the status of something, such as the battery or network connection. Indicators often appear on app icons, new content
within apps, and at the top of the Home screen.

Remove the new item indicator

Open each item that has this indicator. For example, to remove
it from the Messages icon, click the icon.

Remove the unopened message indicator

In the Messages app, do one or more of the following:

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