User Guide

Settings and options

Typing on the Keyboard

Type an accented character

1.On the BlackBerry Keyboard, touch and hold the letter that you want to add the accent to.

2.When accented characters appear above the letter, slide your finger onto the accented character that you want to type.

3.Lift your finger.

Tip: To type an uppercase accented character, tap

first. Or, when your finger is on the accented character that you

want to type, if you pause before you lift your finger the accented character changes to uppercase.

Type a symbol or number

1.On the lower-left side of the BlackBerry Keyboard, tap the Symbol key. The appearance of this key varies depending on the language that you're typing in.

2.Tap the symbol or number that you want to type.

3.If you don't see the symbol you want, touch and hold a related symbol. Slide your finger onto the symbol you want to

type or tap to see all the remaining symbols.

Type an uppercase character

1.On the BlackBerry Keyboard, tap .

2.Tap a letter.

Tip: To turn on CAP lock, touch and hold .

Type faster with automated assistance settings

You can change your typing settings to help you type faster on your BlackBerry Keyboard. Keyboard feedback provides an audible indication of your typing progress. In addition, you can change your settings so that your device automatically

capitalizes new sentences, or so that tapping the key twice inserts a period.

1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.

2.Tap Settings > Language and Input > Prediction and Correction.

3.Tap the settings that you want to change.

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Blackberry Z30 manual Typing on the Keyboard, Type faster with automated assistance settings, Type an accented character