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8703e guide and all other series of bb :smile: in as much as i am new to the forum and don't know if anyone has posted the TIPS AND TRICK guide fm bb, i am posting it to this thread. i am a researcher and would love to be part of this site becoming the monster of the forums:smile: ! Home > Personalize Your Device > Tips and Tricks 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 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 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 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 DEVICE To learn how to quickly complete a task with your BlackBerry device, choose a series from the list: Select the series of your BlackBerry device... BlackBerry 7100 Series™ BlackBerry 7130 Series™ BlackBerry 7200 Series™/BlackBerry 7700 Series™ BlackBerry 7520™ BlackBerry 8700 Series™ Tips and Tricks for the BlackBerry 7100 Series Home Screen Tips Phone Tips Browser Typing Messages Navigating Screens Organizer/Calendar General Tips Attachments Home Screen Tips Return to home screen from any other screen Press End Lock the keyboard Hold (*) or click Keyboard Lock Unlock the keyboard Press Press (*) + Send or doubleclick Trackwheel Switch between Default and Vibrate notification profiles Hold # Switch to another application Hold Alt Press Escape Continue to hold Alt Select application Release Alt to switch to that application Phone Tips Open phone Press Send End call Press End Call selected name or phone number Press Send Call a speed dial number Hold assigned number key Type an extension Press ZX Type extension number Call your voice mail access number Hold 1 Type a letter in a number field Hold Alt and press letter key once for the first letter and twice for the second letter Turn mute on/off during call Press Exclamation point (!) key Switch between the speaker and earpiece during call Press Period (.) key Change volume during call Roll Trackwheel Browser Open browser and display list of bookmarks made available by service provider Press Convenience key Edit web address in Go To dialog box Hold Alt and roll Trackwheel Select address Edit text Click Trackwheel Move down a page Press 9 Move up a page Press 3 Move between full-screen mode and normal mode Press Exclamation point (!) key Typing To type words quickly using SureType™ Press keys one time for one letter Type entire word before attempting to make a correction Scroll across list that appears when you type Press Next or roll Trackwheel Choose selected item in list that appears when you type Press Enter or click Trackwheel Insert a period Press Space twice Next letter is capitalized Capitalize a letter Hold the letter key until capitalized letter appears Type alternate character on a key Press Alt and press the character key Type a symbol Press Alt + Symbol Press Symbol again to view more symbols Type letter shown below symbol Type an accent or special character Hold letter key and roll Trackwheel Click selected character To insert "@" and periods in an email field Press Space Turn on NUM lock Press Shift + Alt Turn off NUM lock Press Alt Switch between SureType and multi-tap input methods Hold (*) Messages Open the selected message Press Enter Compose message from messages list Press Comma (,) key Reply to message Press Exclamation point (!) key Forward message Press Period (.) key Reply to all Press Question Mark (?) key View received messages Press Alt + 3 View SMS messages Press Alt + Question Mark (?) key View walkie-talkie logs (BlackBerry 7100i Only) Press Alt + D View MMS messages Press Alt + 9 View phone call logs Press Alt + Period (.) key View voice mail messages Press Alt + 7 Navigating Screens Move cursor Roll Trackwheel Exit a screen or dialog box Press Escape Click an icon or menu item Roll Trackwheel to select item Click Trackwheel Select multiple items or characters Hold Shift and roll Trackwheel Move to top of screen Press 1 Move to bottom of screen Press 7 Organizer/Calendar NOTE: For these tips to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set Enable Quick Entry field to No Create an appointment Press Period (.) key Move to next day, week or month Press 6 Move to previous day, week or month Press 4 Move cursor horizontally in Week view Hold Alt and roll Trackwheel Move cursor vertically in Month view Hold Alt and roll Trackwheel General Tips Increase the brightness of backlight Press power button Reboot Remove battery Save battery Turn off BlackBerry handset in fringe or no-coverage areas Attachments Pan horizontally across an image Hold Alt key and roll Trackwheel Zoom in on an image Press 3. To continue zooming, hold Shift and roll Trackwheel Zoom out of an image Press 9. To continue zooming, hold Shift and roll Trackwheel Rotate an image Press Period (.) key Tips and Tricks for the BlackBerry 7130 Series Home Screen Tips Phone Tips Browser Typing Messages Navigating Screens Organizer/Calendar General Tips Attachments Home Screen Tips Return to home screen from any other screen Press End Lock the keyboard Hold (*) or click Keyboard Lock Unlock the keyboard Press Press (*) + Send or doubleclick Trackwheel Switch between Default and Vibrate notification profiles Hold # Switch to another application Hold Alt Press Escape Continue to hold Alt Select application Release Alt to switch to that application Phone Tips Open phone Press Send End call Press End Call selected name or phone number Press Send Call a speed dial number Hold assigned number key Type an extension Press ZX Type extension number Call your voice mail access number Hold 1 Type a letter in a number field Hold Alt and press letter key once for the first letter and twice for the second letter Turn mute on/off during call Press Exclamation point (!) key Switch between the speaker and earpiece during call Press Period (.) key Change volume during call Roll Trackwheel Browser Open browser and display list of bookmarks made available by service provider Press Convenience key Edit web address in Go To dialog box Hold Alt and roll Trackwheel Select address Edit text Click Trackwheel Move down a page Press 9 Move up a page Press 3 Move between full-screen mode and normal mode Press Exclamation point (!) key Typing To type words quickly using SureType™ Press keys one time for one letter Type entire word before attempting to make a correction Scroll across list that appears when you type Press Next or roll Trackwheel Choose selected item in list that appears when you type Press Enter or click Trackwheel Insert a period Press Space twice Next letter is capitalized Capitalize a letter Hold the letter key until capitalized letter appears Type alternate character on a key Press Alt and press the character key Type a symbol Press Alt + Symbol Press Symbol again to view more symbols Type letter shown below symbol Type an accent or special character Hold letter key and roll Trackwheel Click selected character To insert "@" and periods in an email field Press Space Turn on NUM lock Press Shift + Alt Turn off NUM lock Press Alt Switch between SureType and multi-tap input methods Hold (*) Messages Open the selected message Press Enter Compose message from messages list Press Comma (,) key Reply to message Press Exclamation point (!) key Forward message Press Period (.) key Reply to all Press Question Mark (?) key View received messages Press Alt + 3 View SMS messages Press Alt + Question Mark (?) key View MMS messages Press Alt + 9 View phone call logs Press Alt + Period (.) key View voice mail messages Press Alt + 7 Navigating Screens Move cursor Roll Trackwheel Exit a screen or dialog box Press Escape Click an icon or menu item Roll Trackwheel to select item Click Trackwheel Select multiple items or characters Hold Shift and roll Trackwheel Move to top of screen Press 1 Move to bottom of screen Press 7 Organizer/Calendar NOTE: For these tips to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set Enable Quick Entry field to No Create an appointment Press Period (.) key Move to next day, week or month Press 6 Move to previous day, week or month Press 4 Move cursor horizontally in Week view Hold Alt and roll Trackwheel Move cursor vertically in Month view Hold Alt and roll Trackwheel General Tips Increase the brightness of backlight Press power button Reboot Remove battery Save battery Turn off BlackBerry handset in fringe or no-coverage areas Attachments Pan horizontally across an image Hold Alt key and roll Trackwheel Zoom in on an image Press 3. To continue zooming, hold Shift and roll Trackwheel Zoom out of an image Press 9. To continue zooming, hold Shift and roll Trackwheel Rotate an image Press Period (.) key Tips and Tricks for the BlackBerry 7200 Series Home Screen Tips Phone Tips Browser Typing Messages Calculator Navigating Screens Organizer/Calendar General Tips Attachments Home Screen Tips Move icon on Home screen Select the icon, Press Alt and click Trackwheel, Click Move Application. Position icon, Click Trackwheel again to set icon Jump directly to an icon Type first letter of icon Vertically scroll between icons Hold Alt+roll Trackwheel Phone Tips Open the Phone screen Press Phone button or Spacebar Change volume during call Roll Trackwheel Insert an extension Press Alt+X+Ext.# Dial the last number Press Spacebar+Enter Assign speed dial to a letter Hold letter key, then type number Access your voice mail Hold 1 End a call Press the Escape button Type letters in a phone number Hold Alt and type letters Mute call Press the Phone button To turn mute off Press the Phone button again Browser Toggle full-screen mode/normal mode Press U Add a bookmark Press A Open bookmarks Press K Refresh a web page Press R Close a web page Press Escape Save a web page to Messages screen Press S Return to Home Page Press H View, copy or send the address for a link Press L Move a page down Press Spacebar Move a page up Press Shift+Spacebar Move to the top of the web page Press T Move to the bottom of the web page Press B Stop a web page from loading Press Escape button Open browser options Press O Typing Capitalize a letter Hold letter key Insert a period Press Spacebar twice Type alternate character Hold Alt+character key Type a symbol Press Symbol+click symbol Type accented/special character Hold key+roll Trackwheel Turn on CAP-Lock Alt+Right Shift (CAP) Turn on NUM-Lock Right Shift+Alt Turn off NUM/CAP-Lock Press Right Shift key Select text by character Hold Shift+roll Trackwheel Select whole lines Press Shift once+roll Trackwheel Insert “@” into an email field Press Spacebar Messages Jump to bottom of Messages screen Press B Jump to top of Messages screen Press T Mark a message opened/unopened Press Alt+U Move down a page in a message Press Enter Move up a page in a message Press Alt+Enter Reply to a message Press R Forward a message Press F Reply-to-all Press L View SMS messages Press Alt+S View phone log Press Alt+P View voice mail messages Press Alt+V Calculator Display calculation results Press Enter Clear screen Press Y Clear last entry Press T Add Press I Subtract Press U Multiply Press A Divide Press G Metric conversions Click on Menu, select from list Navigating Screens Select multiple items/icons Hold down Shift+roll Trackwheel Jump to item in list Press first letter of item Move cursor to bottom of page Press Spacebar Move cursor to top of page Press CAP+Spacebar Organizer/Calendar NOTE: For these tips to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set Enable Quick Entry field to No Find a contact in address book Type contact’s name or initials (separated by a space) Jump to next day in calendar Press Spacebar Jump to previous day in calendar Press Shift+Spacebar To change to Week format Press W To change to Month format Press M Move to current date Press T Move to specific date Press G To create an appointment Press C General Tips Delete prior messages Highlight date, click Trackwheel +select Delete Prior in Message list Change ‘signal strength’ from numbers to bars Hold Alt+type NMLL Open ‘Help Me!’ Alt+CAP+H. This screen lists the version, application version, PIN, IMEI, uptime, signal strength, battery level, file free and file total. Reboot Alt+CAP+Backspace Save battery Turn off the wireless radio in fringe or no-coverage areas Attachments Move to specific cell Press G Display the contents of specific cell Press Spacebar Move to bottom Press B Move to top Press T Tips and Tricks for the BlackBerry 7520 Series Home Screen Tips Phone Tips Browser Typing Messages Calculator Navigating Screens Organizer/Calendar General Tips Attachments Connect Home Screen Tips Move icon on Home screen Select the icon, Press Alt and click Trackwheel, Click Move Application. Position icon, Click Trackwheel again to set icon Jump directly to an icon Type first letter of icon Vertically scroll between icons Hold Alt+roll Trackwheel Phone Tips Open the Phone screen Press Spacebar Change volume during call Roll Trackwheel Insert an extension Press Alt+X+Ext.# Dial the last number Press Spacebar+Enter Assign speed dial to a letter Hold letter key, then type number Access your voice mail Hold 1 End a call Press the Escape button Type letters in a phone number Hold Alt and type letters Mute call Use Trackwheel to select menu and select Mute or UnMute in the active call screen Switch between the speaker and earpiece during a call Press Symbol button Browser Toggle full-screen mode/normal mode Press U Add a bookmark Press A Open bookmarks Press K Refresh a web page Press R Close a web page Press Escape Save a web page to Messages screen Press S Return to Home Page Press H View, copy or send the address for a link Press L Move a page down Press Spacebar Move a page up Press Shift+Spacebar Move to the top of the web page Press T Move to the bottom of the web page Press B Stop a web page from loading Press Escape button Open browser options Press O Typing Capitalize a letter Hold letter key Insert a period Press Spacebar twice Type alternate character Hold Alt+character key Type a symbol Press Symbol+click symbol Type accented/special character Hold key+roll Trackwheel Turn on CAP-Lock Alt+Right Shift (CAP) Turn on NUM-Lock Right Shift+Alt Turn off NUM/CAP-Lock Press Right Shift key Select text by character Hold Shift+roll Trackwheel Select whole lines Press Shift once+roll Trackwheel Insert “@” into an email field Press Spacebar Messages Jump to bottom of Messages screen Press B Jump to top of Messages screen Press T Mark a message opened/unopened Press Alt+U Move down a page in a message Press Enter Move up a page in a message Press Alt+Enter Reply to a message Press R Forward a message Press F Reply-to-all Press L View SMS messages Press Alt+S View phone log Press Alt+P View voice mail messages Press Alt+V Calculator Display calculation results Press Enter Clear screen Press Y Clear last entry Press T Add Press I Subtract Press U Multiply Press A Divide Press G Metric conversions Click on Menu, select from list Navigating Screens Select multiple items/icons Hold down Shift+roll Trackwheel Jump to item in list Press first letter of item Move cursor to bottom of page Press Spacebar Move cursor to top of page Press CAP+Spacebar Organizer/Calendar NOTE: For these tips to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set Enable Quick Entry field to No Find a contact in address book Type contact’s name or initials (separated by a space) Jump to next day in calendar Press Spacebar Jump to previous day in calendar Press Shift+Spacebar To change to Week format Press W To change to Month format Press M Move to current date Press T Move to specific date Press G To create an appointment Press C General Tips Delete prior messages Highlight date, click Trackwheel +select Delete Prior in Message list Change ‘signal strength’ from numbers to bars Hold Alt+type NMLL Open ‘Help Me!’ Alt+CAP+H. This screen lists the version, application version, PIN, IMEI, uptime, signal strength, battery level, file free and file total. Reboot Alt+CAP+Backspace Save battery Turn off the wireless radio in fringe or no-coverage areas Attachments Move to specific cell Press G Display the contents of specific cell Press Spacebar Move to bottom Press B Move to top Press T Direct Connect Use the Push To Talk™button Hold the Push To Talk button to speak during a Direct Connect call. Release the Push To Talk button to listen during a Direct Connect call. Send a Direct Connect Call Alert 1. In the phone, type a Direct Connect number (AreaID* NetworkID* MemberID). 2. Click Alert. 3. Press the Push To Talk button. Respond to a Call Alert 1. Press the Push To Talk button. 2. Hold the Push To Talk button to speak to your contact. 3. Release the Push To Talk button to listen to your contact. Tips and Tricks for the BlackBerry 8700 Series Home Screen Tips Phone Tips Browser Typing Messages Calculator Navigating Screens Organizer/Calendar General Tips Attachments Home Screen Tips Move icon on Home screen Select the icon, Press Alt and click Trackwheel, Click Move Application. Position icon, Click Trackwheel again to set icon Vertically scroll between icons Hold Alt+roll Trackwheel Return to the Home screen from other screens Press End or Escape Lock your BlackBerry device Set password. Click Lock. Lock the keyboard Click Keyboard Lock Phone Tips Open the Phone screen Press Send Change volume during call Roll Trackwheel Insert an extension Press ALT+8, type the extension # Show the last number typed Press Spacebar + Enter Access your voice mail Hold 1 Type letters in a phone number Hold Alt and type letters Mute call Press Mute key To turn mute off Press Mute key again Turn on Speakerphone Press Speakerphone key Browser Toggle full-screen mode/normal mode Press U Add a bookmark Press A Open bookmarks Press K Refresh a web page Press R Return to the last page viewed Press Escape Display list of useful bookmarks Press Front Convenience key View address of current web page Press Trackwheel, Click Page Address View list of the last 20 pages visited Press Trackwheel, Click History Save a web page to Messages list Press S Go to home page Press H View, copy or send the address for a link Press L Move a page down Press Spacebar Move a page up Press Shift+Spacebar Stop a web page from loading Press Escape button Open browser options Press O Typing Capitalize a letter Hold letter key Insert a period Press Spacebar twice Type alternate character Hold Alt+character key Type a symbol Press Symbol+click symbol Type accented/special character Hold key+roll Trackwheel Insert currency symbol Press Currency key Select text by character Hold Shift + roll Trackwheel Select whole lines Press Shift once + roll Trackwheel Turn on CAP-Lock Alt+Right Shift (CAP) Turn on NUM-Lock Alt+Right Shift (123) Turn off NUM/CAP-Lock Press Right Shift or Left Shift Insert “@” into an email field Press Spacebar Messages Mark a message opened/unopened Press Alt+U Move down a page in a message Press Spacebar Move up a page in a message Press Shift+Spacebar Reply to a message Press R Forward a message Press F Reply-to-all Press L View SMS messages Press Alt+S View voice mail messages Press Alt+V Calculator Display calculation results Press Enter Clear screen Press Y Clear last entry Press T Add Press O Subtract Press I Multiply Press A Divide Press G Find square root Press V Find percent Press B Add a number to memory Type number, press L Recall memory Press J Replace memory Type number, press K Clear memory Press H Metric conversions Type number, click Trackwheel Navigating Screens Move down a screen Press Spacebar Move up a screen Press Shift+Spacebar Move to item in list or menu Type the first letter of item Select multiple items/icons Hold down Shift +roll Trackwheel Organizer/Calendar NOTE: For these tips to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set Enable Quick Entry field to No Find a contact in address book Type contact’s name or initials (separated by a space) Jump to next day in calendar Press Spacebar Jump to previous day in calendar Press Shift+Spacebar Change to Agenda view Press A Change to day view Press D Change to week format Press W Change to month format Press M Move to current date Press T Move to specific date Press G Create an appointment Press C Move to the next day, week or month Press Spacebar Move to the previous day, week or month Press Shift+Spacebar Move cursor horizontally in Week view Hold Alt + roll Trackwheel Move cursor vertically in Month view Hold Alt + roll Trackwheel General Tips Delete prior messages Click a date field, click Delete Prior Save battery Set your BlackBerry device to turn on and off automatically. Click Options. Click on Auto on/off. Configure settings as needed Attachments Move to specific cell Press G Display the contents of specific cell Press Spacebar USER GUIDE Want to know everything there is to know about your BlackBerry device? For detailed information on your device, download the User Guide. |
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