BlackBerry® Curve™

[kpenque]

I just got my new Curve yesterday - first blackberry and needless to say I am confused. Is there a way I can add and edit contacts into my address book from my computer and then sync them into my phone?

[JSanders Resident Expert]

Certainly, through MS Outlook and sync back to your BB. If you don't have Outlook, then Outlook Express will work for contacts as well.

[kpenque]

and I do that how?  Do I need to setup either BB or outlook to sync, and if so how?

Sorry coming from a BB Virgin grrrrrrr

[JSanders Resident Expert]

Step 1 Install Blackberry Desktop Manager Manager from 

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop/ 

Step2

Connect blackberry to your PC using a USB cable and let blackberry device driver install. When device driver install is complete, it will alert "hardware installed successfully" in your windows task tray.

Step3

Run Blackberry Desktop software and choose SYNCHRONIZE option.

Step4

Now choose CONFIGURE and you may select CONTACTS, CALENDAR, NOTES, and TASKS databases by clicking check boxes next to each. After you select each item, it will ask which application you would like to sync it with, you will choose OUTLOOK for all.

Step5

Now click OK out of all windows until you are at the main blackberry desktop manager screen. click SYNCHRONIZE. Make sure that the SYCHRONIZE ORGANIZER DATA check box is checked. Now click SYNCHRONIZE NOW to begin synchronization.