Set Up a Blackberry Email

Blackberry devices currently support up to 10 different email accounts; allowing you to manage multiple personal email accounts and corporate email. If you are setting up personal email accounts on your Blackberry, you can add them to your device using the Blackberry itself, or add them by visiting the website for your wireless service provider. If you are setting up a corporate email account, you must work with your system administrator to obtain an enterprise activation password, or the login and password information for your company's email server. Continue reading this article to learn all about how you can set up email on your Blackberry device.

Steps

Add Personal Email using Blackberry Device

  1. Press the "Blackberry" button on your Blackberry. The Blackberry button is located to the right of the green Call button.
  2. Navigate to and select "Email Settings" from your menu options. Depending on the model of your Blackberry, the Email Settings option may be located in the Setup folder, or within the Setup Wizard under the Setup folder.
  3. Select "Internet Mail Account" at the prompt.
  4. Press the "Blackberry" button, then select "Add Email Account."
  5. Select your current email provider from the options shown. The Blackberry will allow you to set up email for your Gmail, Yahoo, or Windows Live accounts, or an account from another provider.
    • Press "Other" if your email provider is not listed.
  6. Enter the email address and password for your email account.
    • If you select "Other," you may be prompted to enter information for the email server address or domain name. Consult directly with your email provider to obtain this information if necessary.
  7. Click "Next" or "Continue" to finish setting up email. Your Blackberry will then confirm that your email account has been set up successfully.
  8. Obtain additional instructions for adding personal email on your Blackberry if needed. Although the steps above work for most Blackberry devices, you may run into slight discrepancies depending on the make and model of your device and its version of operating system.
    • Click on the "Blackberry" website link provided to you in the Sources section of this article.
    • Select the model of your Blackberry device from the drop-down menu.
    • Follow the instructions provided to set up an email account on your Blackberry device.

Add Personal Email using the Internet

  1. Navigate to the "Blackberry" website listed in the Sources section of this article.
  2. Click on the name of your wireless service provider. All wireless service providers that support Blackberry are listed below the section entitled "Set up your email from your computer."
  3. Log in to the Internet account for your wireless service provider. You will often be prompted for your username or email address, and password for the website of that specific wireless provider.
  4. Follow the online prompts to set up your Blackberry email.
    • Contact your wireless service provider directly for further assistance with navigating their website if necessary.

Add a Corporate Email Account

  1. Push the "Blackberry" menu button on your Blackberry. The Blackberry menu button contains icon of multiple dots, and is located next to the green Call button.
  2. Select "Email Settings" from your menu options. If Email Settings is not shown, look for it in the Setup folder, or in the "Setup Wizard" within the Setup folder. Menu options will vary depending on the make and model of your Blackberry device.
  3. Select "Enterprise Account" at the prompt.
  4. Enter your enterprise activation password when prompted.
    • If you do not have an enterprise activation password, contact the system administrator that manages the email server at your place of business to obtain this information.
  5. Select "Finish." This will complete the setup of your corporate email account.

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