Keyboard shortcuts for the BlackBerry 8130 smartphone

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Keyboard shortcuts for the BlackBerry 8130 smartphone

Doc ID : KB14227
Last Modified : 2007-11-08
Document Type : What Is

Environment

BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone
BlackBerry® Device Software 4.3

Details

Keyboard shortcuts for the BlackBerry 8130 smartphone

Basic shortcuts
Phone shortcuts
Camera shortcuts
Message shortcuts
Typing shortcuts
Search shortcuts
Attachment shortcuts
Browser shortcuts
Media shortcuts
Map shortcuts
Calendar shortcuts

Basic shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in many applications:

To move the cursor, roll the trackball.
To exit a screen or to move to a previous page in a browser, press the Escape key.
To move upwards in a screen, press 3.
To move downwards in a screen, press 9.
To move to the top of a screen, press 1.
To move to the bottom of a screen, press 7.
To move to the next item, press 6.
To move to the previous item, press 4.
To select or clear a check box, click the Space key.
To view available values in a field, press the Alt key.
To delete a selected item, press the Delete key.
To switch applications, hold the Alt key and press the Escape key. Continue holding the Alt key and select an application, then release the Alt key.
To return to the Home screen, press the End key.

On the Home screen

To lock the keyboard, hold the asterisk ( * ).
To unlock the keyboard from the Home screen, hold the Send key and press the asterisk ( * ) key.
To lock the BlackBerry smartphone, set a password. Type your password. hold the asterisk ( * ).
To unlock the BlackBerry smartphone, type the password and press the Enter key.
To switch between the Default and Vibrate notification profiles, from the Home screen, hold the pound ( # ) key.
To turn on a theme or notification profile, select a theme or notification profile, then press the Space key.

Phone shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the Phone application or during a phone call:

To answer a phone call, press the Send key.
To insert a plus sign ( + ) when typing a phone number, hold 0.
To turn on the speakerphone during a call, press the period (.) key.
To turn off the speakerphone during a call, press the period (.) key.
To type a letter in a phone number field, hold the Alt key. Use the multip-tap method to enter the letter.
To place an active phone call on hold and answer a second incoming phone call, press the Send key.
To add an extension to a phone number, press the X key, then type the extension number.
To assign a speed dial number to a key, from the Home screen or in the Phone application, hold the key you want to assign. Then type the phone number.
To move to the top of the phone screen, press the Space key.
To view the contact list in the phone, press the Space key and hold the Send key and then press the Space key.
To check your voice mail, hold 1.
To view the last phone number that was dialed, press the Enter key. Press the Send key to dial the number.

Camera shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the Camera application:

To take a picture or record a video, press the right convenience key.
To zoom the camera in, press the Volume up key.
To zoom the camera out, press the Volume down key.
To change the flash mode for a picture or to turn on low-light mode for video, press the Space key.

Message shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the Messages application:
The following shortcuts can be used in a message:

To reply to a message, press the exclamation point (!) key.
To reply to all, press the question mark (?) key.
To forward a message, press the period (.) key.
To move to the last cursor position after you close and reopena received message, press 5.

The following shortcuts can be used in a message list:

To compose a message from the message list, press the comma (,) key.
To view received messages, hold the Alt key and press 3.
To view the call log, hold the Alt key and press the period (.) key.
To view voice mail messages, hold the Alt key and press 7.
To view SMS text messages, hold the Alt key and press the question mark (?) key.
To view the message list, press the Escape key.

The following shortcuts can be used to move around a message list:

To move up a message in the list, press 2.
To move down a message in the list, press 8.
To move up a screen, press the Shift key and the Space key.
To move down a screen, press the Space key.
To move to the top of the message list, press 1.
To move to the bottom of the message list, press 7.
To move to the next date, press 6.
To move to the previous date, press 4.

Typing shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used when typing text in an application:

To type the alternate character on a key, hold the Alt key and press the character key.
To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball left or right. Click a selected character.
To type a symbol, press the Symbol key. To view more symbols, press the Symbol key again. Type the letter that appears below the symbol to insert the corresponding symbol.
To insert a period (.), press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.
To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.
To turn NUM lock on, hold the Shift key and press the Alt key.
To turn NUM lock off, press the Alt key.
To insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field, press the Space key.
To type a number in a number field, press a number key. You do not need to press the Alt key.
To type a number in a password field, hold the Alt key and press the number key.
To type a letter in a number field, hold the Alt key and use the multi-tap input method to insert the letter.
To switch typing input languages, hold the Alt key and press the Enter key. Select a language, then release the Alt key. Note: To allow this functionality on the Language screen, verify that the Use Input Method Shortcut field is set to Yes.
To type a long word quickly, type part of the word. In the list that appears when you type, highlight an item with the same initial letters as the word you want to type. Roll the trackball to the right. In the second list that appears on the screen, highlight the word you want to type. Press the Enter key.
To select a line of text, press the Shift key and roll the trackball up or down.
To select text character by character, hold the Shift key and roll the trackball left or right.
To cancel a text selection, press the Escape key.
To cut selected text, hold the Shift key and press the Backspace/DEL key.
To copy selected text, press the Alt key and click the trackball.
To paste your cut or copied text, press the Shift key and click the trackball.

Search shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used when searching in an application:

To search for a contact in a list of contacts, type the contact name or initials separated by a space.
To view the criteria of your last search, in your list of searches, open the Menu and click Last.

Attachment shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used when viewing attachments:

To search for text in an attachment, press Q.
To switch presentation views, press Z.
To move to the next slide, verify that you are viewing the presentation in slide view. Press 6.
To move to the previous slide in slide view, verify that you are viewing the presentation in slide view. Press 4.
To switch worksheets, press O. Highlight a worksheet and press the Enter key.
To move to a specific cell in a spreadsheet, press A.
To view the content of a cell in a spreadsheet, press the Space key.

Browser shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the browser applications:

To insert a period (.) in the Go To dialog box, press the Space key.
To insert a forward slash (/) in the Go To dialog box, hold the Shift key and press the Space key.
To close a browser, hold the Escape key.
To stop loading a web page, press the Escape key.

On a web page

To move to a specific web page, press the period (.) key.
To open the bookmark list from a web page, press 5.
To add a bookmark from a web page, press the question mark (?) key.
To hide the banner on a web page, press the exclamation point (!) key. To view the banner on a web page, press the exclamation point (!) key again.
To view a thumbnail version of a web page, press X. To return to the normal view, press any key.

Navigate a web page

To move up a screen, press 3.
To move down a screen, press 9.
To move to the top of a web page, press 1.
To move to the bottom of a web page, press 7.

Media shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the Media application:

To pause a video, press the Mute key. To resume playing the video, press the Mute key again.
To play the next song in a category, press N.
To play the previous song in a category, press P.
To amplify the volume for songs, ring tones, and videos, press the Volume Up key untill you reach the highest volume setting. Press the Volume Up key four times quickly.
To zoom in to a picture, press 3.
To zoom out from a picture, press 9.
To return to the original picture size, press 5.
To rotate a picture, press the comma (,) key.

Maps shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the Maps application:

To zoom in to a map, press L.
To zoom out from a map, press O.
To view the status information at the top of a map, press Q.
To hide the status information at the top of a map, press Q again.
To view tracking information at the bottom of a map, press the Space key.
To hide tracking information at the bottom of a map, press the Space key.
To move to the next direction on a route, press 6.
To move to the previous direction on a route, press 4.

Calendar shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in the Calendar Day view:

Note: To allow shortcuts in Day view, in the Calendar options, set the Enable Quick Entry field to No.

To schedule an appointment, press the period (.) key.
To move to the next day, week, or month, press 9.
To move to the previous day, week, or month, press 3.
To move ahead one hour, press 2.
To move back one hour, press 8.
To move to the current date, press the exclamation point (!) key.