Info Blackberry Shortcuts for Beginner

Blackberry mobile phones For novice users may often experience confusion with some things in the mobile Blackberry. For example there is a shortcut key on the Blackberry.

I experienced it as a beginner in using the Blackberry. After searching I found instructions for a shortcut. Like :

Basic ShortcutsThe following shortcuts can be used in many applications:

* To exit a screen (or to move to a previous page in a browser) press the Escape key
* To select or clear a check box, press the Space key
* To switch applications, hold the Alt key and press the Escape key. Continue holding the Alt key and select an application, then release the Alt key
* To return to the Home screen, press the End key

Phone Shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the Phone application or during a phone call:

* To answer a phone call, press the Send key
* To view the call log, press the Send key from any screen
* To insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number, hold the letter O
* To add an extension to a phone number, press the Alt key and the X key, then type the extension number
* To assign a speed dial number to a key, from the Home screen or in the Phone application, hold the key you want to assign. Type the phone number
* To type a letter in a phone number field, press the Alt key and the letter
* To move to the top of the Phone screen, press the Space key
* To change between headset, speakerphone and handset, press the menu key and choose an option, or better yet, Tap the $ (dollar sign) key on your keyboard to turn speakerphone on/off during a call
* To stay in a call and return to the home screen, press the Escape key and select Ok

Message Shortcuts

In a message:

* R – Reply To Message
* L – Reply To All
* F – Forward Message
* I – File Highlighted Message
* To view the email address of a contact, in a message, highlight the contact. Press Q. To view the display name again, press Q.

In a message list:

* C – Compose Message
* ALT+U – Mark Message As Opened/Unopened
* ALT+I – View Inbox
* ALT+O – View Outbox
* ALT+V – View Voicemail
* ALT+S – View SMS
* ALT+P – View Call Log
* To view all your messages again, press the Escape key
* SHIFT+SPACE – Move to the top of a screen
* SPACE – Move to the bottom of a screen
* T – Go to top of a message
* B – Go to bottom of a message
* N – Move to the next date
* P – Move to the previous date
* U – Move to the next unopened item
* J – Move to the next related item
* K – Move to the previous realted item
* F – Search for text in an attachment/web page
* G – Move to the last cursor position in a message after closing and reopening an attachment

Typing Shortcuts

* To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized
* To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears
* Alt + Left Shift – NUM Lock
* Alt + Right Shift – CAPS Lock
* To turn off NUM lock or CAP lock, press the Shift key
* To insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field, press the Space key
* To highlight a line of text, press the Shift key and roll the trackball
* To highlight text character by character, hold the Shift key and roll the trackball left or right
* To cancel a text selection, press the Escape key
* To cut highlighted text when typing, press the Shift + Backspace/Delete key
* To copy highlighted text when typing, press the Alt key and click the trackball
* To paste highlighted text when typing, press the Shift key and click the trackball

Browser Shortcuts

* To insert a period in the Go To dialog box, press the Space key
* To insert a slash mark (/) in the Go To dialog box, press Shift+Space
* To open the browser options, in the browser, press O
* To stop loading a web page, press the Escape key
* To hide the browser, press D
* To close the browser, hold the Escape key
* To view the address for a link, highlight a link. Press L
* To move forward a screen, press the Shift key and the Space key
* To move to a previous screen, press the Space key
* G – Move to a specific page
* H – Return to the home page
* K – Open bookmarks
* A – Add a bookmark
* I – View recent web pages
* R – Refresh page
* P – View page address
* S – Save web page
* U – Hide browser banner
* X – Veiw thumbnail version of a page
* T – Move to the top of a page
* B – Move to the bottom of a page

Media Shortcuts

* Mute Key – Pause/Resume a video/song
* R – Rotate pictures
* I – Zoom In
* O – Zoom Out
* W – Original Size

Calendar Shortcuts

* C – schedule an appointment
* A – Change to Agenda view
* D – Change to Day view
* W – Change to Week view
* M – Change to Month view
* Space – Move to the next day/week/month
* Shift+Space – Move to the previous day/week/month
* T – Move to the current date
* G – Move to a specific date

An easy way to access the default applications is through keyboard shortcuts as well. To use these, you must have Dial From Home Screen set to “Off”. (Phone > Options > General Options). You will now have to use the Send key to access your phone and make a call, but you will have the following shortcuts available:

* W – WAP Browser
* R – Alarm
* T – Tasks
* U – Calculator
* O – Options
* A – Address Book
* S – Search
* D – Notes
* F – Profiles
* H – Help
* K – Lock keypad
* L – Calendar
* M – Messages
* B – Browser
* N – BlackBerry Messenger
* V – Saved messages
* C – Compose

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