Can I change the input method for my handheld?

What is the Insert Macro menu item?

How do I undo an AutoText change?

Can I turn off address book name recognition when I type?

Your handheld recognizes the names in your address book when you type them. If you want to stop your handheld from recognizing the names in your address book, in the handheld options, click Language. Click Input options. Set the Use address book as data source field to Off.

Can I change the order of items that appear in the list when I type?

Yes. When you type a series of keys, the most frequently chosen words or letter combinations appear first in the list. To set your handheld so that frequently chosen items do not appear first, in the handheld options, click Language. Click Options. Set the Frequency learning field to No.

How do I type a word that my handheld does not recognize?

Use the list to help you type a series of letters such as an unrecognized word, acronym, or web address. Press the first letter key once. Press the Next key to select a letter from the list. Press the subsequent letter key in the word. Press the Next key to select the correct letter combination from the list. Continue to type and select the correct letters until the text that you want to type displays in the list. Press the Enter key to select from the list.

Can I change the input method for my handheld?

Yes. Your handheld uses the assisted typing input method in most text fields and the multi-tap input method in phone number and password fields.

To switch between input methods when you are typing, hold *.

To set your handheld to use the multi-tap input method in all fields, in the handheld options, click Language. Set the Input Method field to

<Language> Multitap.

To set your handheld to use the assisted typing input method in most fields except the password and number fields, in the handheld options, click Language. Set the Input Method to <Language>.

What is the Insert Macro menu item?

Use the Insert Macro menu item to insert common variables, such as the current date or current time, into your AutoText entries.

How do I undo an AutoText change?

If you type an AutoText entry but do not want it to change to the associated text, press the Backspace key twice to undo the AutoText change.

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BlackBerry specifications

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