BlackBerry Tips and Tricks
Typing Shortcuts
- To
capitalize a letter with one click, hold down
the letter key.
- To insert a
period, click the Space key twice.
- Turn CAP
Lock on by pressing the ALT key followed by the
right Shift key. Turn it off by pressing either
Shift key.
- Turn Number
Lock on by pressing the ALT key followed by the
left Shift key. Turn it off by pressing either
Shift key.
- Type an
accented letter or special character by holding
the corresponding letter and scrolling left or
right with the trackball.
- Insert the
current date into a message or document by
pressing the L key followed by the D key and
Space key.
- Insert the
current time into a message or document by
pressing the L key followed by the T key and
Space key.
Messaging (E-mail and SMS)
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When inside an email, click
the N key to go to the next
message
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If you want to read the
previous email, press the P
key from inside the email
message.
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If you've scrolled to the
end of a lengthy message and
want to go back to the top,
press the T key.
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If you are reading an email
for the second time and want
to jump to the bottom, press
the B key.
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In
e-mail inbox, press the S
key to search for a sender
or a word within a subject
line, and any mail folder
regardless of message was
sent or received.
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In
the e-mail inbox, press the
S key to search for a sender
or a word within a subject
line, and any mail folder
regardless of message was
sent or received.
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Within inbox, to access the
complete list of messages
sent by hitting the ALT key
followed by the O key.
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Within the inbox, to access
the complete list of
messages received by hitting
the ALT key followed by the
I key.
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Within the inbox, access the
complete list of SMS text
messages received by hitting
the ALT key followed by the
S key.
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Within the inbox, access
phone log by hitting the ALT
key followed by the P key.
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Within the inbox, access
voicemail log by hitting the
ALT key followed by the V
key.
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To delete all messages sent
or received before a
specific date, highlight
that date with the cursor,
hit the BlackBerry Menu key,
select Delete Prior and
confirm selection.
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To enable auto spell check
for e-mail messages, click
the Options icon on
BlackBerry home screen. Then
click Spell Check and select
the Spell Check E-Mail
Before Sending option.
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For a manual spell check,
click the BlackBerry Menu
key within a composed
message and select Check
Spelling.
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When a message is being
spell checked, suggested
fixes to unrecognized words
can be ignored by clicking
the escape key.
Phone Functions
- To multitask
while on phone calls, hit the BlackBerry
menu key during a call and then selecting Home
Screen. You'll then have access to e-mail and
other documents--however, most BlackBerry's don't
allow for simultaneous voice and data transfer,
therefore Internet access is unavailable while
on a call.
- To find
specific contacts from your BlackBerry home
screen, press keys for first and last initials,
with a space between them. If more than one
contact has the same initials, scroll to the
appropriate contact.
BlackBerry Browser
- The G key,
brings up the Enter Web Address field from any
Web page.
- The Space
key, inserts a period in Web address.
- Insert a
back slash in Web address by clicking either the
Left Shift or Right Shift keys and then hitting
Space.
- The A key,
adds an item to bookmarks list..
- The K key,
brings up your bookmark list.
- The R key,
refreshes a Web page.
- The I key,
displays a list of the last 20 pages visited.
- The O key,
opens the browser options.
Back to Basics: Starts and Stops
- To quickly
enable Standby Mode, so that the keys are not
active, hold down the Mute key for a second or
two. Undo Standby Mode by holding Mute for
another couple of seconds.
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Blackberry Tips
Your BlackBerry helps you stay connected to your business and
these tips will make you an efficient power user!
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