Tips and Tricks

Most Popular Tips and Tricks

• Turn on the backlighting

• Press Power button.

• Switch to another program

• Hold the Alt key and press the Escape button. Continue to hold the Alt key and select a program. Release the Alt key to switch to that program.

• Exit a screen or dialog box

• Press the Escape button.

• Insert a period

• Press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.

• Insert the at sign (@) and periods in an Email field

• Press the Space key.

• Type an accent or special character

• Hold the letter key and roll the trackball/trackwheel.

• Capitalize a letter

• Hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.

• Move the cursor in a different direction

• The Alt key and roll the trackball/trackwheel.

• Change an option field

• Hold the Alt key. Click a value.

• Move to an item in a list or menu

• Press the first letter of the item.

• Select a check box

• Press the Space key. To clear the check box, press the Space key again.

• Select a line of text

• Press the Shift key and roll the trackball/trackwheel.

• Move down a screen

• Press the Space key.

• Move up a screen

• Press the Shift key + the Space key.

View all Tips and Tricks for your BlackBerry Smartphone

To learn how to quickly complete a task with your BlackBerry smartphone, choose a series from the list:

Select the series of your BlackBerry® smartphone:

• BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530 smartphone
• BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630 smartphone
• BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 smartphone
• BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 Smartphone
• BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 Smartphone
• BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 Series
• BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone
  
• BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 Series
• BlackBerry® 8800 Series
• BlackBerry® 8700 Series
• BlackBerry® 7100 Series
• BlackBerry® 7130 Series
• BlackBerry® 7200 Series/BlackBerry® 7700 Series
• BlackBerry® 7520 smartphone

More Tips and Tricks

• View tips for saving battery power
• Tips for protecting your trackball:
  • Always use a holster or sleeve
  • Use a headset when talking on the phone
  • Do not use with wet hands

User Guide

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