User Guide
ICQ for BlackBerry Smartphones
BlackBerry smartphone with a trackball
Version: 2.1
Contents
About ICQ for BlackBerry devices.................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Delete ICQ for BlackBerry devices ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Contacts...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Add a contact ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
View a contact's information .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Associate a contact with contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device..........................................................................................................................5
Delete a contact...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Block a contact.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
View blocked contacts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Hide offline contacts.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
A contact no longer appears in my contact list ..........................................................................................................................................................................................6
Groups......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Add a group ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Delete a group .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Conversations.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Send a message to a user that is not in your contact list..........................................................................................................................................................................9
Open a conversation.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Add an emoticon .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Prevent conversations from appearing in the main message list ...........................................................................................................................................................9
Switch conversations.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Call or send an email message to a contact quickly during a conversation.........................................................................................................................................10
Send a conversation as an email message.................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Copy a conversation.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Clear a conversation......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
End a conversation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Stop grouping messages in conversations.................................................................................................................................................................................................10
I am not receiving notification of incoming messages .............................................................................................................................................................................11
Text sometimes changes after I type it .......................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Conversation history........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
View the conversation history for a contact...............................................................................................................................................................................................13
Delete a conversation history.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Availability.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
About the availability status.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Change your availability status ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Create a custom availability status..............................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Delete custom availability statuses.............................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Receive notification when a contact becomes available..........................................................................................................................................................................15
About notification profiles............................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Change a notification profile........................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Legal notice...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Basics
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Basics
About ICQ for BlackBerry devices
You can use ICQ® for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other ICQ users from your BlackBerry device. To use ICQ for BlackBerry devices,
you must have an ICQ number. To get an ICQ number, visit www.icq.com/register/. For more information about ICQ, visit www.icq.com.
You can send and receive email messages and use other applications on your device while ICQ for BlackBerry devices is running. When
you receive a new instant message, an indicator appears in the device status section of the screen.
Connect to ICQ for BlackBerry devices
1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click the ICQ icon.
2. Type your ICQ® number and password.
3. Click Connect.
To disconnect from ICQ for BlackBerry devices, on the Contact list screen, press the Menu key. Click Disconnect.
Delete ICQ for BlackBerry devices
1. In the device options, click Advanced Options.
2. Click Applications.
3. Highlight the ICQ® for BlackBerry® devices application.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Delete.
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Contacts
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Contacts
About contacts
The contact list displays your list of individual contacts, orICQ® users. ICQ® for BlackBerry® devices uses your existing contact list from
your ICQ account.
Add a contact
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Add User.
3. In the Group Name drop-down list, click a group.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
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To type an ICQ® number, leave the field set to ICQ #.
To type a user name, highlight ICQ #. Click the trackball. In the drop-down list, click AOL Screen Name.
To type a phone number, highlight ICQ #. Click the trackball. In the drop-down list, click Phone Number.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
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Complete the field.
Type part of the name for a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry® device. Click a contact name.
6. Click OK.
7. To associate the contact with a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device, perform one of the following actions:
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If the contact is in your main contact list, click Select Contact. Highlight an email address. Click the trackball.
If the contact is not in your main contact list, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Click the trackball. Click Save.
View a contact's information
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click User Details.
Associate a contact with contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry device
You can associate a contact with a contact in your main contact list who has an email address, phone number, or both. You can then call
or send an email message to the contact quickly during a conversation.
1. In the contact list, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Link to BlackBerry Contact.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
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If the contact is in your main contact list, click Select Contact. Highlight an email address. Click the trackball.
If the contact is not in your main contact list, click New Contact. Type the contact information. Click the trackball. Click Save.
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Delete a contact
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Delete User.
Block a contact
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Block.
To unblock a contact, click Unblock
View blocked contacts
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Blocked Users field to Yes.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
To hide blocked contacts again, change the Show Blocked Users field to No.
Hide offline contacts
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Offline Users field to No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
To view offline contacts again, change the Show Offline Users field to Group.
A contact no longer appears in my contact list
Try performing the following actions:
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If you have set your client to hide offline contacts, organize offline contacts so that you can view offline contacts.
If you have collapsed the group that the contact is in, expand the group. On the Contact list screen, highlight the group. Click the
trackball.
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Groups
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Groups
Add a group
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Add Group.
3. Type a group name.
4. Click OK.
Rename a group
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a group.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Rename Group.
4. Type a group name.
5. Click OK.
Delete a group
You must move all contacts from a group to a different group before you can delete a group.
1. On the contact list screen, highlight a group.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Delete Group.
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Conversations
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Conversations
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Conversations
Send a message
1. In the Contact list, highlight an online contact.
2. Click the trackball.
3. Type a message.
4. Press the Enter key.
Send a message to a user that is not in your contact list
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Send Message to.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
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To type an ICQ number, complete the ICQ # field.
To type a user name, highlight ICQ # and click the trackball. In the drop-down list, highlight AOL Screen Name. Click the trackball.
Type a user name.
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To type a phone number, highlight ICQ # and click the trackball. In the drop-down list, highlight Phone Number. Click the
trackball. Type a phone number.
4. Click OK.
Open a conversation
Conversations appear in the Conversations list and, by default, in the main message list on your BlackBerry® device.
1. In the Conversations list, highlight a contact.
2. Click the trackball.
Add an emoticon
1. When you are composing a message, press the Symbol key two to three times.
2. Click an emoticon.
Prevent conversations from appearing in the main message list
1. On the contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the Show Conversations in Message List field to No.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.
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Switch conversations
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Switch Conversation.
3. Click a contact.
Call or send an email message to a contact quickly during a conversation
To perform this task, the contact must be associated with a contact in the main contact list on your BlackBerry® device.
During a conversation, perform any of the following actions:
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Press the Menu key. Click Call <Contact Name>.
Press the Menu key. Click Email <Contact Name>.
Send a conversation as an email message
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Email Conversation.
Copy a conversation
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Copy Conversation.
Clear a conversation
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Clear Conversation.
End a conversation
1. During a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click End Conversation.
Stop grouping messages in conversations
In a conversation, by default, consecutive messages that you send or receive are grouped together.
1. On the Contact list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. In the Group Messages in Conversation drop-down list, click No.
4. Press the Menu key.
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5. Click Save.
I am not receiving notification of incoming messages
Try performing any of the following actions:
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In the profile list, click the active notification profile. Change the notification option for ICQ® New Message item to Tone,
Vibrate, or Vibrate+Tone.
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In the profile list, for the active notification profile, verify that the Volume fields in the ICQ New Message item are not set to
Mute.
Text sometimes changes after I type it
If AutoText recognizes specific text, it is designed to replace the text that you type with the AutoText entry automatically.
1. To view or change AutoText entries, during a conversation, press the Menu key.
2. Click Edit AutoText.
For more information about AutoText, click Help on your BlackBerry® device.
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Conversation history
View the conversation history for a contact
To perform this task, on the Options screen, the Save Message History field must be set to save conversations on your BlackBerry® device
or on a media card.
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click View History.
4. Click a conversation history.
Delete a conversation history
1. On the Contact list screen, highlight a contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click View History.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
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To delete the conversation history for an individual contact, click Delete Contact's History.
To delete the conversation history for all contacts, click Delete Complete History.
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Availability
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Availability
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Availability
About the availability status
Your availability status is made up of a status message and an availability indicator. You can create a custom availability status by typing
your own status message and choosing an availability indicator. By default, the availability indicator appears as available.
Change your availability status
1. At the top of the Contact list screen, click your user name.
2. Click an availability status.
Note: If you change your availability status to invisible, you appear as offline to your contacts and they cannot send you instant messages.
Create a custom availability status
1. At the top of the Contact list screen, click your user name.
2. Click Personal Status.
3. Type a status message.
4. To add the custom availability status to the status list, select the Add to personal status list check box.
5. Click OK.
Delete custom availability statuses
1. At the top of the Contact list screen, click your user name.
2. Click Clear All Personal Statuses.
Receive notification when a contact becomes available
1. In the contact list, highlight an offline contact.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Set Alert.
About notification profiles
You can set notification options such as vibrate or tone in the profile list. The notification option specifies how you are notified when a
contact that you have set an availability alert for becomes available. The New Message notification specifies how you are notified of
incoming messages.
In the profile list, you can change notification options such as vibrate or tone for ICQ® for BlackBerry® devices messages. The ICQ Alert
notification profile specifies how you are notified when a contact becomes available. The ICQ New Message notification profile specifies
how you are notified of incoming ICQ messages.
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