Phones & More
BlackBerry® 8830 Shortcuts
| Keyboard Shortcuts |
|---|
| BlackBerry Basics |
| Phone |
| Messages |
| Typing |
| Search |
| Attachments |
| Browser |
| Media Player |
| BlackBerry Maps |
| Calendar |
BlackBerry Basics
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Move the cursor | Roll Trackball |
| Exit a screen or move back a Press escape key page in the browser | Press Escape key |
| Move to a list item or menu item | Type first letter of the item |
| Select or clear a check box | Press Space key |
| View available values in a field | Press Alt key |
| Switch applications | Hold Alt key and press Escape key Continue to hold Alt key and select application Release Alt key |
| Return to Home screen | Press End key |
| Delete highlighted items | Press Backspace/Delete key |
Phone
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Answer a call | Press Send key |
| Send key Insert (+) into a phone number | Hold 0 |
| Add an extension to a phone number | Press Alt key + X key and type the extension number |
| Assign a speed dial number to a key | On the Home screen or on the Phone screen, hold down key |
| Turn speakerphone on or off during a call | Press Speakerphone key |
| Type a letter in a phone number field | Press Alt key + the letter key |
| Check your voicemail | Hold 1 |
| Move to the top of the Phone screen | Press Space key |
| View the last phone number you called | Press Space key + Enter key Press Send key to dial the number |
| View your contact list on the Phone screen | Hold Send key |
Messages
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Within a Message | |
| Reply to a message | Press R |
| Reply to all | Press L |
| Forward a message | Press F |
| File a highlighted email message | Press I |
| View email address of a contact | In a message, highlight contact Press Q To view display name again, press Q |
| In a Message List | |
| Open a highlighted message | Press Enter key |
| Compose a message from a message list | Press C |
| Mark a message as opened or unopened | Press Alt key + U |
| View received messages | Press Alt key + I |
| View sent messages | Press Alt key + O |
| View voicemail messages | Press Alt key + V |
| View SMS text messages | Press Alt key + S |
| View call logs | Press Alt key + P |
| View all your messages again | Press Escape key |
| Moving around a Message List | |
| Move up the screen | Press Shift key + Space key |
| Move down the screen | Press Space key |
| Move to the top of a message list | Press T |
| Move to the bottom of a message list | Press B |
| Move to the next date | Press N |
| Move to the previous date | Press P |
| Move to the next unopened item | Press U |
| Move to the next related message | Press J |
| Move to the previous related message | Press K |
Typing
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Insert a period | Press Space key twice – the next letter is capitalized. |
| Capitalize a letter | Hold letter key until capitalized letter appears |
| Type an alternate character on a key | Hold Alt key and press character key |
| Type an accented or special character | Hold letter key and roll trackball left or right (For example, to type ü, hold U and roll the trackball to the left until ü appears) Release letter key when accented or special character appears |
| Type a number in a number field | Press a number key |
| Type a number in a password field | Hold Alt key and press a number key |
| Turn on NUM lock | Press Alt key + Left Shift key |
| Turn on CAP lock | Press Alt key + Right Shift key |
| Turn off NUM lock or CAP lock | Press Shift key |
| Switch typing input languages | On the Language screen, set Use Input Language Shortcut field to Yes Hold Alt key and press Enter key Highlight a language Release Alt key |
| Insert a period or at sign (@) into an email address | Press Space key |
| Type a symbol | Press Symbol key and type the letter that appears below the symbol |
| Highlight a line of text | Press Shift key and roll Trackball |
| Highlight text character by character | Hold Shift key and roll Trackball left or right |
| Cancel a text selection | Press the Escape key |
| Cut highlighted text when typing | Press Shift key + Backspace/Delete key |
| Copy highlighted text when typing | Press Alt key and click Trackball |
| Paste highlighted text when typing | Press Shift key and click Trackball |
Search
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Search for a contact in a list of contacts | Type the contact name or initials separated by a space |
| Search for text in a message or memo | Press S |
| Search for text in an attachment or web page | Press F |
| Search for text in a presentation attachment | Verify that you're viewing the presentation in text view or in text and slide view Press F |
Attachments
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Search for text in an attachment | Press F |
| Move to the last cursor position after closing and reopening an attachment | Press G |
| In a Spreadsheet | |
| Move to a specific cell | Press G |
| View the content of a cell | Press Space key |
| Switch worksheets | Press V Highlight a worksheet Press Enter key |
| View hidden columns or rows | Press H |
| Hide the columns or rows again | Press H |
| In a Presentation | |
| Switch presentation views | Press M |
| Move to the next slide | Press N |
| Move to the previous slide | Press P |
| Move to the last cursor position after closing and reopening a presentation attachment | Verify that you're viewing the presentation in text view or in text and slide view Press G |
Browser
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Insert a period (.) in the Go To dialog box | Press Space key |
| Insert a slash mark (/)in the Go To dialog box | Press Shift key + Space key |
| Open the browser options | In the browser, press O |
| Stop loading a web page | Press Escape key |
| Hide the browser | Press D |
| Close the browser | Hold Escape key |
| On a Web Page | |
| On a Web Page TO: | DO: |
| Move to a specific web page | Press G |
| Return to the home page | Press H |
| Open the bookmark list | Press K |
| Add a bookmark | Press A |
| View a list of web pages you've recently visited | Press I |
| Refresh a web page | Press R |
| View the address for a link | Highlight a link Press L |
| View the address for a web page | Press P |
| Save a web page to a message list | Press S |
| Follow a highlighted link | Press Enter key |
| Hide the banner | Press U |
| View the banner again | Press U |
| View a thumbnail version of web page | Press X To return to the normal view, press any key |
| Navigating within a Web Page | |
| Move up a screen | Press Shift key + Space key |
| Move down a screen | Press Space key |
| Move to the top of a web page | Press T |
| Move to the bottom of a web page | Press B |
Media Player
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Pause or resume playing a video or song | Press Mute key |
| Rotate a picture | Press R |
| Zoom in on a picture | Press I |
| Zoom out from a picture | Press O |
| Return to the original picture size | Press W |
BlackBerry Maps
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Zoom in on a map | Press I |
| Zoom out from a map | Press O |
| View or hide status information at top of map | Press U |
Calendar
Note: For shortcuts to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set the Enable Quick Entry field to No.
| TO: | DO: |
|---|---|
| Schedule an appointment | Press C |
| Change to Agenda view | Press A |
| Change to Day view | Press D |
| Change to Week view | Press W |
| Change to Month view | Press M |
| Move to the next day, week or month | Press Space key |
| Move to the previous day, week or month | Press Shift key + Space key |
| Move to the current date | Press T |
| Move to a specific date | Press G |
