Blackberry 8900 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 switch between the active notification profile and the Vibrate notification profile, hold the Q key.

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

Phone shortcuts

•To answer a call, press the Send key.

•To check your voice mail, hold 1.

•To send an incoming call to voice mail when your device is inserted in a holster, hold the Volume Down key.

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

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

•To type a letter in a phone number field, press the Alt key and the letter key.

•To insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number, press the O key.

•To turn on the speakerphone during a call, press the Speakerphone key. To turn off the speakerphone during a call, press the Speakerphone key again.

•To listen to a call using wired headphones, press the Speakerphone key. To stop listening to a call with wired headphones, press the Speakerphone key again.

•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 R.

•To reply to all in an email message or a PIN message, press L.

•To forward a message, press F.

•To file a highlighted email message, press I.

•To view the email address of a contact, highlight the contact in the To or From field. Press Q. To view the display name, press Q again.

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