BlackBerry Mini Keyboard Tips & Tricks

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Pairing the BlackBerry ® Mini Keyboard to your BlackBerry ® PlayBook tablet 1. Turn on your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard. 2. On the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet status bar, tap > Bluetooth®. Set the Bluetooth switch to “On”. Tap “Add New Device” > Search. 3. Tap “BlackBerry Mini Keyboard”. 4. On your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard, type the pairing passkey that appears on the tablet screen. Press the Enter key. When the BlackBerry Mini Keyboard and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet are paired, the LED on the keyboard flashes blue. Pair with another tablet that supports Bluetooth technology Press and hold the ctrl key while turning on your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard. Release the ctrl key when the LED flashes blue/red. Complete the Bluetooth pairing process on your device, using the BlackBerry Mini Keyboard to type in the pairing pass key provided by your tablet. Charge your keyboard Connect your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet charger to the USB port on your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard, and plug the charger into a power outlet. You can continue to use your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard while it charges. When fully charged, the LED shines green. B BlackB Be err y y Min n ni Key yb board Tip ps & T ricks Touchpad Mouse left-click: Using one finger, tap the touchpad. Mouse right-click: Using two fingers, simultaneously tap the touchpad. Mouse scroll: Using two fingers, slide your fingers up or down on the touchpad to scroll up or down on a page. Navigation Using the Touchpad Switch between open apps: Move the mouse pointer to the right or left edge of the screen (the pointer changes to one of the Switch App Right or Switch App Left icons), then right-click. Repeat to switch to the app you want. Open the Home screen to select apps: Move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen (the pointer changes to the Home Screen Minimize icon), then right-click. The home screen appears where you can switch to another app. Show the status bar: Move the mouse pointer to the top-left or top-right of the screen (the pointer changes to the Show Status Bar Right or Show Status Bar Left icons), then right-click. Show the menu: Move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen (the pointer changes to the Show Menu icon), then right-click. Open the virtual keyboard: Move the mouse pointer to the bottom-left corner of the screen (the pointer changes to the Show Keyboard icon), then right-click. Move between pictures: Tap a picture with one finger, then hold your finger on the picture and swipe to move to the next picture.

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Learn how to pair your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard with your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, pair with another tablet, charge your keyboard, navigate and interact, and more. With this Tips & Tricks sheet, and a BlackBerry Mini Keyboard from www.shopblackberry.com, you'll be up and running in no time!

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Pairing the BlackBerry® Mini Keyboard to your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet

1. Turn on your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard.

2. On the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet status bar, tap > Bluetooth®. Set the Bluetooth switch to “On”. Tap “Add

New Device” > Search.

3. Tap “BlackBerry Mini Keyboard”.

4. On your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard, type the pairing passkey that appears on the tablet screen. Press the Enter

key.

When the BlackBerry Mini Keyboard and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet are paired, the LED on the keyboard fl ashes blue.

Pair with another tablet that supports Bluetooth technology

Press and hold the ctrl key while turning on your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard. Release the ctrl key when the LED

fl ashes blue/red. Complete the Bluetooth pairing process on your device, using the BlackBerry Mini Keyboard to

type in the pairing pass key provided by your tablet.

Charge your keyboard

Connect your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet charger to the USB port on your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard, and plug

the charger into a power outlet. You can continue to use your BlackBerry Mini Keyboard while it charges. When

fully charged, the LED shines green.

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Touchpad

Mouse left-click: Using one fi nger,

tap the touchpad.

Mouse right-click: Using two fi ngers,

simultaneously tap the touchpad.

Mouse scroll: Using two fi ngers, slide your

fi ngers up or down on the touchpad to scroll

up or down on a page.

Navigation Using the Touchpad

Switch between open apps: Move the mouse

pointer to the right or left edge of the screen

(the pointer changes to one of the Switch

App Right or Switch App Left icons), then

right-click. Repeat to switch to the app

you want.

Open the Home screen to select apps:

Move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the

screen (the pointer changes to the Home

Screen Minimize icon), then right-click. The

home screen appears where you can switch

to another app.

Show the status bar: Move the mouse pointer

to the top-left or top-right of the screen (the

pointer changes to the Show Status Bar

Right or Show Status Bar Left icons), then

right-click.

Show the menu: Move the mouse pointer to

the top of the screen (the pointer changes to

the Show Menu icon), then right-click.

Open the virtual keyboard: Move the mouse

pointer to the bottom-left corner of the

screen (the pointer changes to the Show

Keyboard icon), then right-click.

Move between pictures: Tap a picture

with one fi nger, then hold your fi nger on

the picture and swipe to move to the

next picture.

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More Tips Documents To Go

Type accents or symbols

Press each key one at a time to get

these symbols:

= ¥

= é

= ç

Copy and paste in Documents to Go®:

To copy the text, highlight text by pressing

the key and the arrow keys. Then, press

ctrl + C. To paste the text, place your cursor

where you want to paste, then press ctrl + V.

Why?

It’s compact and portable:

Same size and shape as BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and comes

with a case that folds for easy travel.

You can view more screen space:

Get full screen utility; the BlackBerry

Mini Keyboard allows you to type and see more of your

documents and forms than when using the on-screen

virtual keyboard.

Experience improved navigation:

The touchpad enables greater precision and speed in navigation,

especially when skipping between fi elds while completing forms.

It’s three products in one:

An integrated solution – keyboard, case, touchpad in one solution. The intuitive touchpad lets you right/left

click as you would on a PC, scroll through web pages, switch between apps with ease, and more!

BlackBerry Mini Keyboard is the perfect companion for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.