User Guide
Emergency alert messages
About emergency alert messages
If your wireless service provider or administrator participates in CMAS, you might receive emergency alert messages in your
message inbox or your emergency alert message inbox on your BlackBerry smartphone. CMAS is an emergency alert network
that can send presidential, imminent threat to safety of life, and amber alert messages. Depending on your smartphone model
and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or
administrator.
Unsubscribe from emergency alert messages
You can't unsubscribe from presidential alert messages.
1. On the home screen, click the Messages icon.
2. Press the key > Options > Emergency Alert Messages.
• To unsubscribe from imminent threat alert messages, clear the Imminent Threat Alert Messages checkbox.
• To unsubscribe from amber alert messages, clear the Amber Alert Messages checkbox.
Delete one or more messages
On the home screen, click the Messages icon.
•
To delete a message, highlight the message. Press the key > Delete.
• To delete a range of messages, highlight a message. Press and hold the Shift key. On the trackpad, slide your finger up
or down. Release the
Shift key. Press the key > Delete Messages.
• To delete all messages prior to a certain date, highlight a date field. Press the key > Delete Prior > Delete.
• To delete a saved message, press the key > View Saved Messages. Highlight the message. Press the key >
Delete. If necessary, delete the message from your message inbox as well.
Note: Email messages that you delete using the Delete Prior menu item are not deleted from the email application on your
computer during email reconciliation.
Mark a message as read or unread
On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
• To mark a message as read or unread, highlight the message. Press the key > Mark Read or Mark Unread.
• To mark all messages that are prior to a specific date as read, highlight a date field. Press the key > Mark Prior
Read.
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