Blackberry 8900 manual Typing basics

User Guide Typing

Typing

Typing basics

Type a symbol

1.Press the Symbol key.

2.Type the letter that appears below the symbol.

Type an accent or special character

To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball to the left or right. For example, to type ü, hold U and roll the trackball to the left until ü appears.

Cut, copy, and paste text

1.With text highlighted, press the Menu key.

2.Click Cut or Copy.

3.Place the cursor where you want to insert the cut or copied text.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Paste.

Clear a field

1.When typing text, press the Menu key.

2.Click Clear Field.

Highlight a line of text

1.Place the cursor where you want to start highlighting the line of text.

2.Press the Menu key.

3.Click Select.

4.Roll the trackball up or down.

Highlight text character by character

1.Place the cursor where you want to start highlighting the text.

2.Press the Menu key.

3.Click Select.

4.Roll the trackball left or right.

Cancel a text selection

1.With text selected, press the Menu key.

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