Move back a screen
- Press the Escape key
Move to a list item or menu item
- Type the first letter of the item
Switch applications
- Press and hold the (insert BB data flow symbol key) key
Return to the Home screen or application list
- Press the End key
Phone
Answer a call
- Press the Send key
Check your voice mail
- Hold 1
View your contact list in the phone application
- Press the Send key
Add an extension to a phone number
- Press the Alt key and the X key
Type the extension number
Type a letter in a phone number field
- Press the Alt key and the letter key
Turn on the speakerphone during a call
- Press the Speakerphone key
Turn off the speakerphone during a call
- Press the Speakerphone key again
Message
In a message
Reply to a message
- Press R
Reply to all in an email message or a PIN message
- Press L
Forward a message
- Press F
In a message list
Open a highlighted message
- Press the 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
Moving around a message list
Move up the screen
- Press Shift key + Space key
Move down a 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
Attachment
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 the 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 when viewing a presentation in slide view
- Press N
Move to the previous slide when viewing a presentation in slide view
- Press P
Camera and Video
NOTE: Depending on your BlackBerry® device,
the camera or video camera feature might not be supported
Take a picture
- Press the Right Convenience Key
Change the flash mode for a picture or to turn on low-light mode for a video
- Press the Space key
Media
Pause a song or video
- Press the Mute key
Resume playing a video or song
- Press the Mute key
Play the next song in a category
- Press N
Play the previous song in a category
- Press P
Play the previous song in a playlist
- Press and hold the Volume Down key
Play the next song in a playlist
- Press and hold the Volume Up key
Pan up in a picture
- Press 2
Pan down in a picture
- Press 8
Pan right in a picture
- Press 6
Pan left in a picture
- Press 4
Return to the center of a picture
- Press 5
Zoom in to a picture
- Press 3
Zoom to the original picture size
- Press 7
Zoom out from a picture
- Press 9
Zoom to the original picture size
- Press 7
Rotate a picture
- Press L
Fit a picture to the screen size
- Press 1
Browser
General Tips
Insert a period (.) in the web address field
- Press Space key
Insert a slash mark (/)in the web address field
- Press the Shift key + Space key
Stop loading a web page
- Press the Escape key
Close the browser
- Hold the Escape key
On a web page
Switch between Column view and Page view
- Press Z
* Zoom in to a web page
- Press I
* Zoom out from a web page
- Press O
* Turn on support for JavaScript
- Press J
* 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 Y
* Refresh a web page
- Press R
* Follow a link, highlight or pause on the link
- Press the Enter key
Navigating 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
Calendar
NOTE: For shortcuts to work in Day view,
in the general calendar options, change the Enable Quick Entry field to No
* 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
Typing
Insert a period
- Press the Space key twice – the next
letter is capitalized.
* Capitalize a letter
- Hold the letter key until the capitalized letter
appears
* Type an alternate character on a key
- Hold the Alt key + the character key
* Type an accented or special character
- Hold the letter key + roll the 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
You do not need to press the Alt key
* Type a number in a text field
- Hold Alt key + press the number key
* Turn on NUM lock
- Press Alt key + Left Shift key
* Turn off NUM lock
- Press the Shift key
* Turn on CAP lock
- Press the Alt key + the Right Shift key
* Turn off CAP lock
- Press the Shift key
Insert symbols
* Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field
- Press the Space key
* Type a symbol
- Press the Symbol key + type the letter
that appears below the symbol
Work with text
* Highlight a line of text
- Press Shift key + roll Trackball up or down
* Highlight text character by character
- Hold Shift key + 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 +click Trackball
* Paste highlighted text when typing
- Press Shift key + click Trackball
Search
* 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
- Press S
* Search for text in an attachment or on a 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


