A Few Blackberry OS 7 Shortcuts

Hello guys, I know many of us out there aren't really well grounded on the proper shortcut use of blackberry devices, shortcuts are very useful especially when you need to get work done quickly, either when you are driving or just have a single hand to work with. We have the BlackBerry Bold 9900 BlackBerry (BB) handsets and these are known for their QWERTY keyboards, and as such, many of the application shortcuts incorporate combinations of keystrokes, similar to shortcuts you'll use on a desktop computer. Below is a list of shortcuts as compiled by BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) for its Bold 9900 handset, as well as from our experience with the smartphone. These shortcuts will also work for other BB 7 OS smartphones--such as the new Bold 9720, Curve 9380, and Torch 9810--that sport optical track pads with physical keyboards, along with touchscreens.

                                                Basic controls and How to Shortcut

                                 

Access connectivity options: Mobile network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC (if applicable)

Tap on top bar of the home screen

To See all unread notifications

Tap on notifications icon while on the home screen

Change sound profile

Tap on sound icon on the home screen

Change ring tone

Press the green call button. Press the BB menu button and select Phone Ring Tones

Voice mail

Long press "1" key

Set speed dial

Long press the key you would like to assign the speed dial to

Search the Internet or for phone's contacts and apps

Type search term while on home screen (For contacts, type name or initials separated by space)

Search for text in messages

S

Search for text on Web page or attachment

F

Insert a full stop

Space twice, next letter is capitalized

Insert "@" or "." in an email address field

Space

Capitalize letter

Hold letter until capital version appears

Turn on/off CAPS lock

Alt + right Shift

Turn on/off NUM lock

Alt + left Shift

Highlight text

Shift + slide finger up or down (highlights lines) or left and right (highlights characters) on optical trackpad

Copy text

Alt + click trackpad

Cut text

Shift + Delete

Paste text

Shift + click trackpad

Switch application

Long press BlackBerry menu icon

Call up personal BB PIN

mypin

Call up phone number

mynumber

Call up model and version number

myver

                                                   

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View received messages

Alt + I

View drafts and sent messages

Alt + O

View SMS

Alt + S

Open highlighted message

Enter

Delete highlighted message

Delete

Mark as read or unread

Alt + U

Add flag

W

View all flagged messages

Alt + F

View voice mail messages

Alt + V

View call logs

Alt + P

Compose new message

C

Move up the list

Shift + Space

Move down the list

Space

Go to top of list

T

Go to bottom of list

B

Go to previous date range

P

                                            Messaging shortcuts: In open message  How to Shortcut

To reply

R

To reply all

L

To forward a message

F

View email address of sender

Highlight sender then press Q

Go to next message

N or swipe screen from right to left

Go to previous message

P or swipe screen from left to right

File message

I

Next unopened item

U

Next related item

J

Previous related item

K

                                                        Web browser   How to Shortcut

Zoom in on page

I

Zoom out on page

O

Open bookmarks

K

Add bookmark

A

Go to Home

H

Open history

Y

Refresh a page

R

Stop a page loading

Esc

Switch tab

W

Move up a page

Shift + Space

Move down a page

Space

Go to top of a page

T

Go to bottom of a page

B

Return to start page

G

Access browser options

S

Insert "." in address bar

Space

Insert "/" in address bar

Shift + Space

Close the browser

Hold Esc until it closes

Calendar: Day view

Do note that for these shortcuts to work in Day view, you will have to disable Quick Entry. In the Calendar app, press the BB menu icon > Options. Click Calendar Display and Actions and deselect the Enable Quick Entry check box.

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Change to week view

W

Change to month view

M

Back to day view

D

Change to agenda view

A

Schedule appointment

C

Move to next day/week/month

Space

Move to previous day/week/month

Shift + Space

Go to current day

T

Go to specific date

G

                                                 Multimedia controls How to Shortcut

Take a photo

Use dedicated camera key

Camera zoom in

Volume Up

Camera zoom out

Volume Down

Next song in playlist

Hold volume up

Previous song in playlist

Hold volume down

Play/pause playlist

Mute key

Turn on audio boost feature (only in headset mode)

Volume Up

Rotate image in gallery

L

Zoom in image in gallery

I

Zoom out image in gallery

O

Pan images in gallery

2, 4, 6, 8

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