Blackberry 9105, 9100 manual Typing shortcuts

User Guide Typing

Typing shortcuts

Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.

Common typing shortcuts

Insert a period	Press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.
Capitalize a letter	Press and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.
Type the alternate character on a key	Press and hold the Alt key and press the character key.
Type an accented or special character	Press and hold the letter key and slide your finger on the trackpad left or
	right. Click a selected character. For example, to type ü, press and hold 3
	and slide your finger on the trackpad to the left until ü is highlighted. Click
	the trackpad.
Type a number in a number field	Press a number key. You do not need to press the Alt key.
Type a number in a text field	Press and hold the Alt key and press the number key.
Type a letter in a number field	Press and hold the Alt key and use the multi-tap input method.
Turn on NUM lock	Press the Shift key and the Alt key. To turn off NUM lock, press the Alt
	key.
To type a long word quickly	Type part of the word. In the list that appears when you type, highlight an
	item with the same initial letters as the word that you want to type. Slide
	your finger on the trackpad to the right.
Insert symbols
Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email	Press the Space key.
address field
Type a symbol	Press the Symbol key. To view more symbols, press the Symbol key again.
	Type the letter that appears below the symbol.
Work with text
Highlight a line of text	Press and hold the Shift key and slide your finger on the trackpad up or
	down.
Highlight text character by character	Press and hold the Shift key and slide your finger on the trackpad left or
	right.
Cancel a text selection	Press the Escape key.
Cut highlighted text when typing	Press the Shift key and the Backspace/Delete key.

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