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A complete guide to BlackBerry keyboard shortcuts
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Easy-to-learn BlackBerry keyboard shortcut commands
Published on Jun 22, 2010
You are a proud owner of a sleek BlackBerry device. But do you know some startling keyboard shortcut commands for your device? BlackBerry devices, sharing a common software platform, come with the same shortcut commands and time-saving features that are present across all BlackBerry smartphones. No matter which BlackBerry device you own, get ready to learn new keyboard shortcut tricks to save your precious time and energy.
As an avid BlackBerry users, you must be knowing that most of the BlackBerry handsets have full QWERTY keyboards. However, there are a host of shortcuts to make typing easier and to combat common errors. We help you learn how to utilize common custom word shortcuts, so that next time you type commonly used terms in shorthand, your BlackBerry will automatically substitute the full correctly spelled word. Smart! Isn't it interesting?
Messaging shortcuts
These shortcuts can be used in the message.
| Desired action | Shortcut |
| Reply to a message | Press R |
| Reply to all | Press L |
| File highlighted email message | Press I |
| View email address of a contact in a message | Highlight the contact and press Q To return to the display name press Q again |
These shortcuts can be used in a message list
| Desired action | Shortcut |
| Open a highlighted message | Press Enter key |
| Mark a message as opened or unopened | Press Alt and U |
| View received messages | Press Alt and I |
| View sent messages | Press Alt and O |
| View voicemail messages | Press Alt and V |
| View SMS text messages | Press Alt and S |
| View call logs | Press Alt and P |
| View all your messages again | Press the Escape/Back key |
These shortcuts can be used to move around a message list
| Desired action | Shortcut |
| Move to the top of the screen | Press Shift and Space keys |
| Move to the bottom of the screen | Press Space key |
| Go to the top of a message list | Press T |
| Go to the bottom of a message list | Press B |
| Move to next date | Press N |
| Move to previous date | Press P |
| Move to next unopened item | Press U |
| Move to next related message | Press J |
| Move to previous related message | Press K |
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Built-in touches often missed by users despite being in the manual
| Desired action | Shortcut |
| Insert a full stop | Press Space key twice |
| Insert '@' and full stops into email addresses | Press Space key while typing in the address |
| Type and accent or special character | Hold the appropriate key and roll the trackpad or trackball |
| Capitalise a letter | Hold the letter key until the capitalised character appears |
| Exit a screen or dialogue box | Press Escape/Back key |
| Move the cursor in a different direction | Press Alt key and roll the trackpad or trackball |
| Change an option field | Hold Alt key and click a value |
| Jump to an item in a list or menu | Press the first letter of the item |
| Select a check box | Press Space key. To clear the box press the Space key again |
| Select a line of text | Press Shift and roll the trackpad or trackball |
| Turn on the backlighting | Press (but don't hold) the Power button |
| Find contacts from the BlackBerry homescreen | Press the letters for the contact's first and last with a space between them |
| Switch to another program | Hold down the BlackBerry button until the programs appear. Toggle through them using the trackball or trackpad and click Enter to select |
| Move down a screen | Press Space key |
| Move up a screen | Press Shift plus Space key |
| Multitask while on a call | Press the BlackBerry button while on a call, followed by selecting the homescreen. From here you can access any other application or emails |
BlackBerry applications shortcuts
These shortcuts can be used while in applications including Docs to Go and the BlackBerry browser
| Desired action | Shortcut |
| Change the size of a column in a spreadsheet | Press the W key |
| View the contents of a spreadsheet cell | Press Space key with the cell highlighted |
| Search for text in a spreadsheet | Tap F followed by the text you are looking for |
| Switch to another worksheet | Press V and select another worksheet |
| Skip forwards through slides | Press N key |
| Skip backwards through slides | Press P |
| Start a slideshow | Press S |
| Stop a slideshow | Press Escape |
| Enter a new web address in a browser | Press G followed by the url |
| Add item to bookmarks | Press A |
| Show bookmarks | Press K |
| Refresh a web page | Press R |
| Show a history of the most recent sites visited | Press I |
| Insert a backslash to a web address | Press Shift followed by Space |
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