The first time you fire up your brand new Blackberry, chances are you will be freaked out by the number of icons that you see.  There are ways of getting rid of some of these icons, and here they are.

On a new Pearl or 8800, 8830 etc. you can switch the Theme by going to  Options – Theme and switching if from the Zen Theme which has just 5 application categories on the left hand side, or the Dimension theme which displays all the application icons.
Hide an Icon:

1. Go to the main screen of your blackberry
2. Go to the icon you want to hide
3. Press ALT and then press down on your scroll wheel
4. Select Hide Application

Unhide an Icon:

If you ever need to see your hidden icons again, you can alt+scroll wheel on the main screen and select Show All. This will display all the icons including the hidden ones. Hidden icons will have an X over then. alt+scroll wheel over an X-out icon and uncheck Hide Application.

Repeat the process and uncheck the Show All to rehide the other icons you have set to hidden status.

Move an Icon:

1. Select the icon you want to move
2. Press alt and press the scroll wheel
3. Select Move Application
4. Scroll around and the icon will move with the cursor
5. Press the scroll wheel again when you want to place the icon in the current position

Tags | General, Mobile