User Guide

Hide, show, or change your display name in text messages
Your display name appears only in the history of your text messages, not in the messages you send.
1. On the home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2.
Press the key > Options.
3. In the General Text Messaging Options section, do any of the following:
• To hide your display name, clear the Show Names checkbox.
• To show your display name, select the Show Names checkbox.
• To change your display name, in the Display Name field, type a name.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Set the importance level for text messages that you send
Depending on your wireless service provider, the Priority field might not be available.
If you change the importance level for text messages, a high priority indicator or low priority indicator appears on your
BlackBerry smartphone beside every text message that you send. If the recipient's device model and messaging application
supports importance levels for messages, the importance level will also be indicated to the recipient.
1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2.
Press the key > Options.
• To set the importance level for text messages, in the SMS Text section, change the Priority field.
• To set the importance level for text messages with an attachment, in the MMS section, in the Message Filtering
section, change the Importance field.
3.
Press the key > Save.
Change how your text messages look
1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2.
Press the key > Options.
3. In the General Text Messaging Options section, change the Conversation Style field.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Store text messages on your SIM card
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.
If your BlackBerry smartphone uses a SIM card and you set your SIM card to store text messages, your text messages still
appear in the Messages application.
1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
2. Press the key > Options.
3. Select the Leave Messages On SIM Card checkbox.
4.
Press the key > Save.
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