BlackBerry 3.3 User Manual
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On your BlackBerry smartphone, in the BlackBerry Bridge app, tap Turn on Bluetooth and change the BlackBerry
Bridge switch to On if necessary.
4.
To pair a tablet for the first time, tap
>
. Point your smartphone camera at the barcode on your tablet to
scan it.
Tip: Your paired devices automatically connect to each other using BlackBerry Bridge when they are in range.
Disconnect from a tablet
For the paired BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, change the Connect to this Device switch to Off.
Open an item on your tablet's screen
While your BlackBerry devices are connected using BlackBerry Bridge, you can view a picture, website, or slideshow that's
on your BlackBerry smartphone on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's larger screen, without having to manually transfer
the item first.
BlackBerry Bridge automatically opens so that you can use your smartphone as a remote control for your tablet.
on your BlackBerry smartphone on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's larger screen, without having to manually transfer
the item first.
BlackBerry Bridge automatically opens so that you can use your smartphone as a remote control for your tablet.
1.
Touch and hold a picture or file on your smartphone.
2.
Tap
> Open on <PlayBook Name>.
Use your smartphone as a remote control
You can use your BlackBerry smartphone as a wireless mouse and keyboard for your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet while your
devices are connected using BlackBerry Bridge.
devices are connected using BlackBerry Bridge.
On your smartphone, in the BlackBerry Bridge app, tap
.
Navigate
With your BlackBerry smartphone in hand, do any of the following:
• To use swiping gestures that you normally use on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, such as swiping up to minimize an
• To use swiping gestures that you normally use on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, such as swiping up to minimize an
application, swipe one finger across the virutal frame.
• To move the cursor, use one finger inside of the virtual frame.
• To access certain screens on the home screen, such as the settings screen, or to scroll from side to side, use one finger
• To access certain screens on the home screen, such as the settings screen, or to scroll from side to side, use one finger
to move the cursor until the pointer changes shape on your tablet, and tap the screen.
User Guide
BlackBerry Bridge
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