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Get all the information you need while you're on the go with the ability to open, view, download and even edit email attachments on your BlackBerry® smartphone.

Convenient File Access on the Go

There’s no need to wait until you’re at your desk to open attachments. With your BlackBerry smartphone, they’re with you when you need them1.

  • Control how much information you receive
    • Request the table of contents of a document, view the full content
  • Enjoy optimized file formats
    • Formatting and font information is preserved where possible
    • Footnotes and tracked changes can be viewed where applicable
    • Open several popular attachment types:
      • Microsoft® Word
      • Microsoft Excel®
      • Microsoft PowerPoint®
      • Corel® WordPerfect®
      • Adobe® PDF
      • ASCII documents
      • HTML attachments
      • Images: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF
      • File types listed above archived in .zip format
  • Download and save the attachment :
    • Microsoft® Word
    • Microsoft PowerPoint®
  • View images
    • Pan, zoom and rotate images
    • Save images to your smartphone or memory card2,3
    • View embedded images within .doc and .pdf
  • Stay secure
    • When you integrate with the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, attachments are encrypted using the same encryption you receive with email and corporate data access

Download and Save Files

Whether it’s a file you received in an email, or even one you found on the Internet, simply download and save it to your BlackBerry smartphone so you have it when you need it. With expandable memory through microSD cards2,3, you have all the space you need for those important documents, presentations, photos and more.

Forward the file to a coworker or friend, or even edit it while you’re on the go!

Edit Files Remotely

There’s no need to wait until you get back to the office to work on Microsoft® Word documents or Microsoft® PowerPoint slides. Just download attachments from email or the web and start typing. With Dataviz™ WordToGo and SlideshowToGo, included in BlackBerry® Device Software v4.5, you’ll enjoy many of the same features you do on your desktop2:

  • Copy and paste
  • Change font sizes and colors
  • Adjust bullets and numbering
  • And more…

Find Out More...

1Certain features require a minimum version of software and may require BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Check with your service provider for availability. 2 When you subscribe for, acquire, or use third party products and services you accept that: 1. It is your sole responsibility to (a) ensure that your airtime service provider will support all of their features; (b) identify and acquire all required intellectual property and other licences prior to installation or use and to comply with the terms of such licences; 2. RIM provides such products and services on an “AS IS” basis with no express or implied conditions, endorsements, guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, and assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to them. 3 Some BlackBerry smartphones do not feature expandable memory.