What is the trackball on the BlackBerry smartphone
Doc ID : KB05463
Last Modified : 2007-04-25
Document Type : What Is
Environment- BlackBerry® 8800 Series
- BlackBerry Pearl™ 8100 smartphone
Details
Use the trackball to navigate through the graphical user interface of the BlackBerry smartphone. To navigate up, down, left, or right, roll the trackball. To select an item, click the trackball. If you click the trackball while using certain applications, a more extensive list of options appears.
Note: The trackball is left/right hand independent.
Additional Information
Depending on the screen, in some instances clicking the trackball will display a short menu listing the most commonly used actions for the screen being displayed. For more information, see KB12940.