Now you'll need to hit your Phone icon or click the green phone button to dial a number and place a call, but you'll have access to all of the following shortcuts from your Home Screen via a single click of the corresponding letter key:
- WAP Browser -- W
- Alarm -- R
- Tasks -- T
- Calculator -- U
- Options -- O
- Address Book -- A
- Search -- S
- Notes -- D
- Profiles -- F
- Help -- H
- Lock keypad -- K
- Calendar -- L
- Messages -- M
- Browser -- B
- BlackBerry Messenger -- N
- Saved messages -- V
- Compose -- C
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)
- 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.
- Within inbox, access the complete list of messages sent by hitting the ALT key followed by the O key.
- Within inbox, access the complete list of messages received by hitting the ALT key followed by the I key.
- Within inbox, access the complete list of SMS text messages received by hitting the ALT key followed by the S key.
- Within inbox, access phone log by hitting the ALT key followed by the P key.
- Within inbox, access voicemail log by hitting the ALT key followed by the V key.
- 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.
- To enable automatic spell checking of 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.
- To do a manual spell check, click the BlackBerry Menu key within a composed message and select Check Spelling.
- When a message is being spell checked, suggested fixes to unrecognized words can be ignored by clicking the escape key.
When in a list of messages, or when reading a message:
T- Top
B- Bottom
Space bar- next page
Num shift + Space bar - previous page
When in a list of messages:
N- go to Next day
P- go to Prev day
Spreadsheet Attachments:
- Change the size of a column by pushing the W key.
- Go to a specific cell by pressing the G key.
- View contents of a cell by pressing the Space key.
- Search for text by clicking the F key, and then type the desired word.
- Switch to a different worksheet by pressing V and selecting the desired sheet.
Presentation Attachments:
- Skip to the next slide by pressing the N key.
- Return to the previous slide by clicking the P key.
- Start slideshow by pushing the S key.
- Stop slideshow by clicking the Escape key.
- Switch to a new view of the slideshow by clicking the M key.
Phone Functions
- Multitask while on phone calls by hitting the BlackBerry menu key during a call and then selecting Home Screen. You'll then have access to e-mail and other documents--though most BlackBerrys don't allow for simultaneous voice and data transfer, so Internet access is unavailable while on calls.
- Find specific contacts from your BlackBerry home screen by pressing 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
- Bring up the Enter Web Address field from any Web page by pressing the G key.
- Insert a period in Web address by clicking the Space key.
- Insert a back slash in Web address by clicking either the Left Shift or Right Shift keys and then hitting Space.
- Add an item to bookmarks list by clicking the A key.
- Bring up your bookmark list by clicking the K key.
- Refresh a Web page by clicking the R key.
- Display a list of the last 20 pages visited by hitting the I key.
- Open browser options with the O key.
Back to Basics: Starts and Stops
- To put device into Standby Mode so keys cannot be pressed while it's not in use, hold down the Mute key for a second or two. Undo Standby Mode by holding Mute for another couple of seconds.
If BlackBerry slows down, starts malfunctioning or freezing, always try removing the battery and SIM card--if the device has one--and waiting a few seconds before reinserting it. Ninety-five percent of the issues Aflac BlackBerry users experience are resolved by simply removing the battery, according to Genet.
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