How do I set my Out of Office Assistant on the Blackberry?

To activate this go to the Messages icon on the main menu.
Click the scroll button to display your messages.
Click the scroll button again to bring up the menu.
Scroll and select “Options” from this menu. Click the scroll button.
Scroll and select “E-mail Settings” from this menu.
Scroll down and select “Use Out Of Office Reply:”
Change the option from “No” to “Yes”. It will pull your current Out Of Office Assistant from the Exchange Server. Modify and Save.

How can I delete messages from my Blackberry AND my Inbox while I am traveling?

The wireless reconciliation functionality allows the Blackberry to delete mail from the Handheld AND the Inbox.
To activate this go to the Messages icon on the main menu.

* Click the scroll button to display your messages.
* Click the scroll button again to bring up the menu.
* Scroll and select “Options” from this menu. Click the scroll button.

Under the E-mail Reconciliaton heading are following 3 items:
* Delete On: Handheld
* Wireless Reconcile: On
* Conflicts: Mailbox wins

Highlight “Delete On:” Click the scroll button to bring up the menu.
* “Change Option” Should be highlighted. If it is not, scroll to “Change Option” and click the scroll wheel.

There are 3 options listed. Handheld, Mailbox & Handheld and Prompt.
* If you select “Handheld” when mail is deleted on the Blackberry it will ONLY be deleted on the Blackberry.
* If you select Mailbox & Handheld ALL MAIL will be deleted from both the Blackberry AND the Inbox.
* If you select Prompt you will be prompted with the following every time you attempt to delete an email from the
Blackberry:
Delete Message?
On Mailbox & Handheld
On Handheld
Cancel

Highlight the selection you want to use and click the scroll wheel.
* Click the scroll wheel again and select “Save” from the menu to save the setting.

In addition you can purge your deleted items from your Blackberry:
* To activate this go to the Messages icon on the main menu.
* Click the scroll button to display your messages.
* Click the scroll button again to bring up the menu.
* Scroll and select “Options” from this menu. Click the scroll button again to access the menu.
* Select “Purge Deleted Items”.
* It will prompt “Are you sure you want to delete all items from your deleted items folder on Desktop permanently?”
* Select “Yes”