Blackberry 8220 manual Shortcuts, BlackBerry basics shortcuts, Phone shortcuts, Message shortcuts

User Guide Shortcuts

Shortcuts

BlackBerry basics shortcuts

•To move the cursor, roll the trackball.

•To move back a screen, press the Escape key.

•To move to a list item or menu item, type the first letter of the item.

•To select or clear a check box, press the Space key.

•To view available values in a field, press the Alt key.

•To switch applications, hold the Alt key and press the Escape key. Continue to hold the Alt key and highlight an application. Release the Alt key.

•To return to the Home screen or application list, press the End key.

•To delete a highlighted item, press the Backspace/Delete key.

On the Home screen

•To lock the keyboard, hold the asterisk (*) key. To unlock the keyboard, press the asterisk (*) key and the Send key.

•To lock the device, set a password. Hold the asterisk (*) key. To unlock the device, type your password. Press the Enter key.

•To switch between the active notification profile and the Vibrate notification profile, hold the # key.

Phone shortcuts

•To answer a call, press the Send key.

•To send an incoming call to voice mail when the flip is closed, hold the Volume Down key.

•To insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number, hold 0.

•To add an extension to a phone number, press the X key. Type the extension number.

•To set up speed dial for a contact, on the Home screen or in the phone application, hold the key that you would like to assign speed dial to.

•To turn on the speakerphone during a call, press the period (.) key. To turn off the speakerphone during a call, press the period (.) key.

•To listen to a call using wired headphones, press the period (.) key. To stop listening to a call using wired headphones, press the period (.) key again.

•To check your voice mail, hold 1.

•To type a letter in a phone number field, hold the Alt key. Use the multi-tap input method to type the letter.

•To view your contact list in the phone application, hold the Send key.

•To switch phone numbers, in the phone application, click your active phone number. Click a phone number.

Message shortcuts

In a message

•To reply to a message, press the exclamation point (!) key.

•To forward a message, press the period (.) key.

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