Blackberry 8830 WORLD EDITION User Guide - Page 101

Turn off AutoText for SMS text messages

1.

In the device options, click

SMS

.

2.

Set the

Disable AutoText

field to

Yes

.

3.

Press the

Menu

key.

4.

Click

Save

.

Typing shortcuts

•

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 type the alternate character on a key, press the

Alt

key and the character key.

•

To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball to the left or right. For example, to type ü, hold

U

and roll the trackball to the left until ü appears. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears.

•

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 turn on NUM lock, press the

Alt

key and the

Left Shift

key.

•

To turn on CAP lock, press the

Alt

key and the

Right Shift

key.

•

To turn off NUM lock or CAP lock, press the

Shift

key.

•

To switch typing input languages, on the Language screen, verify that the

Use Input Language Shortcut

field is set to

Yes

. Hold

the

Alt

key and press the

Enter

key. Continue to hold the

Alt

key and highlight a language. Release the

Alt

key.

Insert symbols

•

To insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field, press the

Space

key.

•

To type a symbol, press the

Symbol

key. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.

Work with text

•

To highlight a line of text, press the

Shift

key and roll the trackball.

•

To highlight 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 highlighted text when typing, press the

Shift

key and the

Backspace/Delete

key.

•

To copy highlighted text when typing, press the

Alt

key and click the trackball.

•

To paste highlighted text when typing, press the

Shift

key and click the trackball.

Typing troubleshooting

I cannot check spelling

You can only check spelling in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

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Blackberry 8830 WORLD EDITION User Guide - Page 101

Typing shortcuts, Typing troubleshooting

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