Twitter for BlackBerry Smartphones User Guide Version: 1.
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Contents Getting started................................................................................................................................................................................................... About Twitter for BlackBerry devices................................................................................................................................................................. New features and enhancements.................................................................
View people that follow you.............................................................................................................................................................................. View people that you follow.............................................................................................................................................................................. View tweets that mention you................................................................................
Getting started User Guide Getting started About Twitter for BlackBerry devices You can use Twitter® for BlackBerry® devices to update your friends about what you are doing almost anywhere you go. You can post a tweet, send direct messages to friends, search Twitter®, add pictures to your tweets, and more. If you already have a Twitter account, you can use your existing login information to log in to Twitter for BlackBerry devices.
User Guide Getting started Change your display options 1. Press the Menu key > Options 2. . • To hide the icons at the top of the screen, clear the Show navigation bar checkbox. • To hide the tweet field on the Twitter® home screen, clear the Show tweet box on home screen checkbox. • To change the font type and font size, clear the Use system font settings checkbox. Change the Font family and Font size fields.
User Guide Shortcuts: Twitter for BlackBerry devices Shortcuts: Twitter for BlackBerry devices Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. From a BlackBerry device with a full keyboard • To reply to a direct message or tweet, highlight the direct message or tweet. Press R. • To reply to all of the people that are mentioned in a tweet, highlight the tweet. Press L. • To repost a tweet, highlight the tweet. Press F. • To compose a tweet, press C.
User Guide Tweets and direct messages Tweets and direct messages Post a tweet If your BlackBerry® device supports GPS technology, you can add your location to tweets that you post. 1. Press the Menu key > Compose Tweet. 2. In the What's happening? field, type a tweet. 3. To add your GPS location to your tweet, click Add Location. 4. Click Update. Reply to a tweet 1. Highlight a tweet. 2. Press the Menu key. • To reply to the person that posted the tweet, click Reply.
User Guide Tweets and direct messages Add a picture to your tweet 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the Twitter® home screen, in the What's happening? field, type a tweet. Press the Menu key. Click Add Photo. Click a picture. Click Update. Add a link to a tweet or direct message When you add a link to a tweet or direct message, the link is shortened automatically. 1. While browsing the Internet from your BlackBerry® device, on a web page, press the Menu key. 2. ClickMenu. 3. Click Send Address. 4. Click Twitter. 5.
User Guide Set a tweet as your Facebook status To perform this task, you must have Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices installed on your device. 1. Highlight a tweet. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Send To. 4. Click Facebook. 5. Click Share. Mark a tweet as a favorite 1. On the Twitter® home screen, highlight a tweet. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Favorite. To view your favorite tweets, press the Menu key. Click My Profile. Click Favorites. Send a direct message 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press the Menu key.
User Guide Tweets and direct messages Check spelling automatically You can check your spelling automatically in tweets or direct messages. 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Select the Spell Check Before Sending check box. Stop checking if your tweets include personal information By default, Twitter® for BlackBerry® devices automatically notifies you if a tweet you have composed includes personal information, such as a phone number, email address, or PIN. 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click Options.
User Guide Notifications Notifications Stop receiving notifications You can receive a Twitter® notification on the Home screen of your BlackBerry® device when you receive a new direct message, when a person posts a tweet that mentions you, or when your tweet timeline is refreshed and new tweets are available. You can also receive a notification automatically in the messages application. 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click Options.
User Guide Profile, followers, and mentions Profile, followers, and mentions View your profile 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click My Profile. Change your profile picture and information 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the Menu key. Click My Profile. Press the Menu key. Click Edit My Profile. Do any of the following: • Beside your profile picture, click Change. Click a picture. • Type your new profile information. 6. Click Update.
User Guide Block a person 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the Menu key. Click Find People. Type a person's name or username. Press the Enter key. Click a the person's profile picture. Click Block. Report a person's tweets as spam 1. 2. 3. 4. Highlight a tweet. Press the Menu key. Click Report Spam. Click Continue. View people that follow you 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click My Profile. 3. Click Followers. View people that you follow 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click My Profile. 3. Click Following.
User Guide Lists Lists Create a list 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the Menu key. Click My Lists. Click Create New List. Type a name and description for your list. To mark the list as private, select the Private List check box. Click Create. View a list 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click My Lists. 3. Click a list. Add a person to a list You can add a person to a list from your tweet timeline, your list of followers, the list of people that follow you, or the search results. 1. Highlight a person or tweet. 2.
User Guide Delete a list 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 14 Press the Menu key. Click My Lists. Highlight a list. Press the Menu key. Click Delete List. Click Delete.
User Guide Search Search Search for a person 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the Menu key. Click Find People. Type the search criteria. Press the Enter key. Search Twitter by keyword 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click Search. 3. Type the search criteria. To view search results near your area, click the compass icon beside the search field. Click a distance. 4. Press the Enter key. To save the search, click Save Search. Perform an advanced search You can search Twitter® by keywords, names, locations, dates, and more. 1.
User Guide Delete a saved search 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 16 Press the Menu key. Click Search. Click Saved Searches. Highlight a saved search. Press the Menu key. Click Delete Saved Search. Click Delete.
User Guide Provide feedback Provide feedback To provide feedback on this deliverable, visit www.blackberry.com/docsfeedback.
User Guide IT policy rules IT policy rules BlackBerry® Enterprise Server administrators can use IT policy rules to prevent users from accessing certain applications and features. For more information about IT policy rules, visit http://docs.blackberry.com/en/ to read the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Policy Reference Guide.
User Guide Legal notice Legal notice ©2011 Research In Motion Limited. All rights reserved. BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion®, and related trademarks, names, and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Twitter is a trademark of Twitter, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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