Dialing Numbers With Letters To dial a phone number with letters such as 1-888-GOT MILK press the Alt key and typing each letter with the keyboard. Reading Pages To move down a page while reading a message just press the Space key. To move back up a page press Shift plus the Space key. ******probably plagiarized****
If you're new to the BlackBerry world (which I am) , you are surely overwhelmed with all the buttons and ports on your device. You are learning things as you go, finding out something new everyday. Well you may or may not know that there are a multitude of keyboard shortcuts for your device that will help you speed through many things on your BlackBerry in no time at all. Here we will take a look at some of the various shortcuts you can use for messaging, browsing, composing email/SMS and more. Lets jump right in. (Keep in mind these are the default shortcuts and should work for most devices)
Beginner's Guide to BlackBerry KeyBoard Shortcuts
The Convenience Key
The first and most basic of all shortcuts is the Convenience Key. This is the one key that you hold the power to. You have the option to change this to whatever you find to be the most useful - to lock your keys, activate the camera, compose an email - you name it. To change this option, go to Options > Screen/Keyboard and set it under Convenience Key.
Create a Signature with AutoText
Many people have asked how to easily create multiple signatures for emails or SMS. The simplest way is by creating an AutoText entry with your preset signature. To do this, go to Options > AutoText. Select "New". Under "Replace", type a shortuct (ie. sig, zz - something quick and easy). Under "With" type your desired signature ("Sent by Adam") then choose save and you're set! Now in your SMS just type your shortcut and hit Space and you're signature will appear.
Standby Mode
One of the greatest tips to save on battery life and keep from calling people with yourr device in your pocket (hey, we've all done it) is to put your device into standby mode. To do this, simply hold the Mute key on top of your device for 3 seconds. Your Berry will go into standby mode, where you will be prevented from accidentally pressing any keys, but all your alerts and calls will still come in. To exit standby mode, just tap the Mute key.
Now we will go through a list of all the shortcuts for various areas of your device.
Basic Shortcuts
The following shortcuts can be used in many applications:
Phone Shortcuts
The following shortcuts can be used in the Phone application or during a phone call:
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
Browser Shortcuts
Media Shortcuts
Calendar Shortcuts
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:
Other helpful shortcuts:
ALT+Shift+H - Access Help ME! screen (status info etc.)
ALT+LGLG - Access Event Log
ALT+Right Shift+DEL - Soft Reset
You can change the display of the 'signal strength' on your screen to read in real numbers. While at the home screen, hold down the ALT key while you type NMLL. The bars should change to numbers. For the 'signal strength', if you are in the 100 area (that means -100 dBm), you will be transmitting at maximum power. Anything at -90 to -50 is a very good signal.
On top of the AutoText there are also some short codes for common device information that you can type into SMS or email messages that will return a value:
myver - Device Model/Version
mypin - Device PIN
LD - Local Date
LT - Local Time
To activate the back light, press (but don't hold) the Power button. Double press for brighter light.
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