Tips! Tricks! Shortcuts!
The BlackBerry Connection newsletter guide to the tips you need to know to become a BlackBerry smartphone pro
We regularly provide tips and tricks that let you get more out of your BlackBerry® smartphone. This month, we’ve asked coworkers at Research In Motion (RIM) for some of their favorite tips, tricks and shortcuts. We got so many, we’ll be providing you with even more next month!
Email and Messaging Tips
Because so much communication is done through email and text messaging, it’s important to master the messaging tools on your smartphone. Here are some tips to help you write and manage your messages faster than ever.
Insert a period
When typing in an email or text message, press the space bar twice. In a web address, press the spacebar once.
Insert the @ sign
When typing in an email address, press the space bar.
Use spell check
Eliminate typos! In the device options, click on Spell Check and set your preferences.
Capitalize a letter
Hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.
Highlight text
Press the Shift key and scroll across the text with the trackball.
Cut/Copy text
Highlight text and then click the trackball. Click Cut or Copy.
Paste text
After you have cut or copied text, place the cursor where you want to paste it. Click the trackball and click Paste.
View messages
To view only received messages in a message list, press the Alt key and the I key (press the 3 key if you have a SureType device). To view only sent messages, the Alt key and the O key (press the ? key if you have a SureType device). Click the Escape key to view all messages again.
Separate messages
Separate text and email messages into their own message lists. In a message list, click the Menu key and click Options. Click General Options and set the SMS and Email Inboxes to Separate.
Messaging Shortcuts
| QWERTY Shortcut | SureType Shortcut | |
| Go to top of a message | Press T | Press 1 |
| Go to bottom of a message | Press B | Press 7 |
| Reply to a message | Press R | Press exclamation mark key |
| Reply to all in a message | Press L | Press the question mark key |
| Forward a message | Press F | Press the period key |
Mailbox Shortcuts
| QWERTY Shortcut | SureType Shortcut | |
| Compose a new message | Press C | Press the comma key |
| View Inbox | Press ALT+I | Press the Alt key and 3 |
| View Outbox | Press ALT+O | — |
| Mark message as opened/unopened | Press ALT+U | — |
| Go to the top of screen | Press the Shift key and the Spacebar | Press the Shift key and the Spacebar |
| Go to the bottom of screen | Press the Spacebar | Press the Spacebar |
| Go to top of mailbox | Press T | Press 1 |
| Go to bottom of mailbox | Press B | Press 7 |
| Go to the next date | Press N | Press 6 |
| Go to previous date | Press P | Press 4 |
| Go to next unopened item | Press U | — |
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