User Guide

Typing

3.Set the Disable AutoText field to Yes.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

Change an AutoText entry

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click AutoText.

3.Click an AutoText entry.

4.Change the AutoText entry.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Save.

Delete an AutoText entry

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click AutoText.

3.Highlight an AutoText entry.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Delete.

Undo an AutoText change

Press the Backspace/Delete key twice.

Typing shortcuts

To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.

To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.

To type the alternate character on a key, press the Alt key and the character key.

To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and slide your finger left or right on the trackpad. For example, to type ü, hold U and slide your finger left until ü appears. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears.

To type a number in a number field, press a number key. You do not need to press the Alt key.

To type a number in a text field, hold the Alt key and press the number key.

To turn on NUM lock, press the Alt key and the Left Shift key. To turn off NUM lock, press the Shift key.

To turn on CAP lock, press the Alt key and the Right Shift key. To turn off CAP lock, press the Shift key.

Insert symbols

To insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field, press the Space key.

To type a symbol, press the Symbol key. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.

Work with text

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Blackberry 8520 manual Change an AutoText entry, Delete an AutoText entry, Undo an AutoText change