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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.
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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
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