8 Blackberry Tips for Editing Text
Did you know? You may be relying on time-consuming menu options more than you need to when working with text on your Blackberry? By using some of these Blackberry tips for editing text, you can speed up the way you create emails and other content on your Blackberry.
Selecting Text
- Press shift once and then roll the trackwheel/trackball to select a line, or multiple lines, of text.
- Press and hold shift and roll the trackwheel to select text character by character. If you use a trackball, you can simply use #1 above and select the text character by character.
Cut, Copy and Paste Text
- When editing text, Shift + Del (the delete key) cuts text.
- Press Alt and click the trackwheel/trackball to copy text.
- Shift and click the trackwheel/trackball to paste text.
Shortcuts for Typing Text
- To insert the at sign (@) and period in an email address, press the Space bar for each when entering the email address.
- To capitalize a letter, simply hold the letter until the capitalized letter appears.
- In a number field (like a phone number field), just press the number keys to enter numbers. You do not need to press the Alt key to enter numbers, like you would in the body of an email.
If you have a favorite Blackberry tip for editing text, please feel free to share it in the comments!
6 Blackberry Tips for Reading Emails [Blackberry Help]
In my previous post, 5 Useful Blackberry Tips and Tricks to Boost Your Productivity, I covered some of my favorite overall tips. In this, and future posts, I will be going deeper into different Blackberry tips that can help you.
Did you know you can use the keyboard to read Blackberry email? Here are my favorite keyboard shortcuts, a great way to speed up your email management system:
#1 – “T” – pressing the letter T when reading an email, jumps to the top of the email.
- Have you ever started reading an email, and then wondered who’s copied on the email? Just hit “T” to jump to the top of the email to see information like who is on the CC list, when it was sent, etc.
#2 – “B” – pressing the letter B when reading an email, jumps to the bottom of the email.
- This is really helpful when you are reading a reply and want to see the earlier message. By jumping to the bottom of the email, you can read the previous emails first, and read from the bottom-up to read the entire email trail.
#3 – “Space” – pressing the Spacebar jumps down one screen in the email.
- This is especially useful when you need to quickly scan emails you will read again later. By using this technique, you can scan email reports, long email chains, etc. quickly and effectively.
#4 – “Shift + Space” – pressing Shift and Space jumps up one screen in the email.
- This is especially useful after you hit “B” (outlined above), since you can use it to scan up an email more quickly than with the wheel.
#5 – “N” – pressing the letter N jumps to the next email.
- You can use this technique (combined with the others above) to quickly read Blackberry email with one hand. To use this technique, just hit the letter N when you are reading an email. You will jump to the next email in your inbox.
#6 – “P” – pressing the letter P jumps to previous email.
- Similar to the N tip above, pressing P will jump you to the previous email in your inbox. Both N and P are a great way to scan your email quickly, instead of just looking at the inbox view.
Open and View Message Tips and Ticks
go to Top of message
go to end/Bottom of message
get More of the message (if only part of the message was downloaded)
jump to Next message
jump to Previous message
fIle a message into a folder
go to sender’s Address (when cursor is in header section)
Q: show address/show name
Search text of message for specific criteria
Go to previous cursor position in the message
J: next message in the thread
K: previous message in the thread
escape: close open message and return to messages list
delete – deletes message (happens immediately if you don’t have "confirm delete" on in
Messages>Options)
spacebar: page down
shift (either NUM or CAP)-spacebar: page up
enter: line down
Reply to or answer the open message
Forward the open message
reply to alL addressees of the open message
Include Contact Info – Once an email has been initiated, click the Trackball and select "Attach Address" and select any contact in your address book, to attach it to your email.
Attachments
EXCEL
Spacebar: To view the content of a cell
View workbook tabs (when viewing "Full Content")
Bottom of worksheet
Top of worksheet
Previous workbook tab
Next workbook tab
Find text in the worksheet
Go to cell
Toggle cell Width
PICTURES
Zoom In on an image
Zoom Out image
Rotate image – clockwise
U – Toggle header/filename
A – fill screen with image
Top of picture
Bottom of picture
Viewing Attachments on the BB - What can be viewed on the BB as attachments: text based files such as word, excel and PDFs (but only text based ones). Right fax PDFs are pictures and are not viewable unless you are on the latest BES server, or your BIS supports them.
SMS Messages – To send an SMS message for free, add the receipient’s 10 digit phone number to @teleflip.com (i.e. 8137774444@teleflip and send as an email. This should reroute the message to any carrier at the phone number specified. In the past, the following have worked: Cingular blue = 10digit@mmode.com, Cingular Orange = 10digit@mobile.mycingular.com, or 10digit@cingularme.com (sms) and 10digit@mms.mycingular.com (mms)
Separate SMS messages from Messages folder – In List view, click the Menu button > Options > General Options > SMS and Email Inboxes > Separate
Receive Internet Email – Select "Set up Internet E-mail" to begin the process of getting your Yahoo/Gmail/MSN /etc email on your BB. A new icon will appear on your Home screen for each account you set up. I hide mine, as they all appear in Messages anyway.
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BlackBerry Home Screen Shortcuts
To use these, ‘Dial from Home Screen’ must be disabled (Phone>Options>Dial From Home Screen>No.) – press each key from the Home Screen to launch the respective application.
(assumes the app’s icon is on the Home Screen and not hidden in a sub-menu like some icon themes and the list themes):
green send key: phone (hold down to dial by name)
red end key: return to Home Screen (from anywhere)
Address book
blackberry Browser (enterprise)
Compose email
memo paD
proFiles (vibrate, quiet, etc)
Google talk for blackberry (if installed)
Help
IdeaMatrix (if installed)
or AOL Instant Messenger
LocK
caLendar
Messages
blackberry messeNger (if installed)
Options
(Q) Lotus Notes Enterprise SameTime Messenger (if installed)
or QuickNote. if installed
alaRm
Search
Tasks
calcUlator
SaVed messages
Wap browser (carrier)
TodoMatriX (if installed)
Yahoo Messenger
or PocketDaY (if installed)
ALT+N-M-L-L: switches the signal strength meter from bars to a numerical db level (repeat key combination to return to bars). A good average range to be in is -90 to -50.
ALT+CAP+H: This brings up the "Help Me!" screen, which lists version, app version, pin, imei, uptime, signal strength, batterylevel, file free, and file total.
ALT+L-G-L-G (hold down ALT while typing LGLG): This brings up the event log, and then you can clear all the events (to free up some memory) or copy the contents to email to someone.
ALT+CAP+DEL: reboots your BB, a lot faster than taking out the battery.
Moving/Hiding Icons: Hold the ALT key and click the Menu button or trackball to bring up a menu. You can then select Move Icon, Hide Icon, or Show All. If you hide an icon, to show it again click Show all and it will appear with an X over it, bring up the menu on it and uncheck hide icon. Some themes, like at&t’s, use an application sub-menu. The shortcuts for applications above only work if the application’s icon is the on the current screen. Therefore, if there is a sub-menu for Applications, then the applications within the submenu won’t respond to a shortcut, until you go to the submenu.
Phone Shortcuts
ALT-8: dial an extension as part of the main phone number
Spacebar-Enter: last number entered
ALT-any letter or ALT-CAP (for multiple alpha characters): letters in a phone number. ex. 1-800-ASK-GARY
B: to insert a W (wait)
N: to insert a P (pause)
(while on a call) Trackball>Notes: to take notes while on a call. Easier to perform when using an earpiece/headset. Press Escape to return to the phone screen.
Mute: button on top left of phone
Auto Text for conference call number: Format a call in number on a single line as follows:
1-866-777-7777 PC 123456. This formatting allows you to paste it into the location field of an invite and this will show up on the recipient’s BB. Main Screen> Options> Auto Text> Edit> New. I named mine "confcall". This allows me to just type "confcall" when I want my dial-in number pasted into a field.
Using Other Applications While On The Phone: Press ALT-Esc to bring up the task switcher or press the Menu button and choose Hide Call at the bottom of the list. To get back to the phone to hang-up or enter a number or another number, press the Green Send Button.
Creating a Conference Call: Call the first number. While in that call, click the Trackball > New Call. The Select Address screen appears and the current call is placed on hold. Click a contact. A menu appears. Click Call
- To speak privately with one contact, click the Trackball. A menu appears. Click Split Call. The Select Call dialog box appears. Click a contact.
- To disconnect one contact, click the Trackball. A menu appears. Click Drop Call. The Select Call dialog box
appears. Click a contact.
- To end the conference call, hold the Escape button. You can also merely jump back and forth between two connected calls by clicking the Trackball and selecting Swap.
Call Logs: If you don’t want call messages to show on the messages screen, go to Phone>Options and turn call logging off, or log only missed calls.
Auto Answer and Hang-up: Turn these on from the Profiles menu if you want these features when you remove or place the phone in the holster.
Restrict Caller ID and Dial from Home Screen: From the Phone>Options>General Options,
don’t restrict my caller ID and turn off the Dial from Home so I can use the very useful shortcuts above on the Home Screen.
Voicemail Phone Numbers: Program your voicemail number for the BB, not the office, under Phone>Options>Voicemail. This should be assigned to the W (1) key. If it no longer works, try taking the battery out and that will reboot the BB.
Call Forwarding and Waiting: When you don’t want to carry your BB, you can forward calls to another phone under Phone Options>Call Forwarding. A number can be stored and this feature can be turned on and off. Your carrier must have this feature. Some carries include a certain number of free forwarding minutes, but others don’t…so be sure to check. Call Waiting can also be activated from the Phone Options menu.
Send Calls Straight to Voicemail: Profiles>Advanced>(select a profile)>Phone>Do Not Disturb. This will make your incoming calls go straight to voicemail, when you have the profile-you-just-edited selected.
How To Dial Phone Numbers That Contain Text:
How To Dial Phone Numbers That Contain Text:
- Open the Phone Application
- Dial Your Numbers per Normal (1800)
- When it comes time to Dial a Letter, Hold Down the ALT key and dial the letters (GOT JUNK)
- Once you are looking at what you want to dial (1800GOTJUNK), Call the Number
- Your BlackBerry will Automatically convert the Text into the Appropriate Number (in this case 18004685865)
If people don’t know this tip and you show it to them for the first time they will be really impressed (seen it dozens of times), so spread the word! EVERY BlackBerry User should be aware of this.
BlackBerry Typing Shortcuts
Use the symbol (Sym) and currency ($) keys to enter special characters not visible on the keyboard
Press the Spacebar twice at the end of a sentence to automatically insert a period. The next letter will automatically be capitalized.
Press the Spacebar to insert a @ symbol, when entering an email address in the address field of a message, or in the email address field of an address book entry.
BR = (
RB = )
LD = CurrentLong date (ex. Thu, Dec 8, 2005)
LT = Long time (ex. 3:22:20 PM)
mynumber = Device phone number (ex. 15553334444)
mypin = Device PIN number
myver = Device model/OS version (ex. 7100/4.0.2.49)
sig = Owner Information (ex. Company XYZ)
usrid = Owner Name (ex. Doug)
Capitalize: Press and hold any letter
Alt-CAP: turn on CAP-lock
CAP: turn off CAP-lock
Alt-NUM: turn on NUM-lock
NUM: turn off NUM-lock
any letter+roll trackball: to select special characters. i.e. é or ñ
How to Turn off the Always blinking Green LED
How to Turn Off the Always-Blinking Green LED Light:
- Go to Options
- Go to Screen/Keyboard
- The LED Coverage Indicator will be set to "On"
- Turn it to "Off"
- Save Changes
More on the LED Indicator: This is one of the functions that really puts the ‘Crack’ into CrackBerry. Thinking back to the electricity course I took in high school, LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. The LED indicator blinks in different colors to deliver different notifications to the user:
- Blinking RED: The LED indicator blinks red whenever you have incoming/waiting communication messages on your phone – new email, new call/missed call, new BlackBerry Messenger message, new SMS, etc. It is basically impossible to ignore the blinking red light – you’ll find yourself having to reach for your BlackBerry no matter what. Welcome to BlackBerry Addiction. As Martha Stewart would say, It’s a Good Thing.
- Blinking GREEN: Coverage Indicator light. This lets you know you are connected to a network. It’s annoying as all heck and you will want to turn it OFF before it drives you mad (if turned on, it never stops blinking!).
- Blinking BLUE:Lets you know your phone is connected to a Bluetooth device, such as a Bluetooth headset.
- Blinking YELLOW: Plug it in! A blinking yellow light means it is time to charge your BlackBerry as you are running low on juice.
BlackBerry Pearl Tips and Tricks
Retrieving Voicemail on RIM Blackberry Pearl
Check out how to access voicemail on a RIM Blackberry Pearl using Handheld Software version 4.x. 
If you want to access voicemail on a RIM blackberry Pearl using Handheld Software version 4.x voicemail, you need to verify the software version. Make sure that you are located within USA.
Now follow the steps given here:
- Make sure that the dedicated voicemail number is correctly programmed within the device. Click here to know how to dedicate the voicemail Number for the RIM BlackBerry Pearl using BlackBerry Handheld Software Version 4.x
Note: this number should be a special number provided by AT&T customer service for wireless customers. - When you are on the standby screen, press and hold the Voicemail Retrieval button on the keypad
- Press the * key to skip the personal greeting message.
- Enter the voicemail password.
Note: The temporary password is the 10 digit wireless number or the last 7 digits. - Beside the start time, type in the subject of the appointment in the Day view.
- In Parentheses type a location.
- Hold the Shift key and roll the track ball to change the Start and the end times.
- Click the trackball.
- Press the period (.) key to create an appointment.
- Press 6 to move to the next day.
- Press 4 to move the previous day.
- Roll the track ball, to change the end time only.
- Press 8 to move down an hour in the calender.
Calendar Tips and Tricks on Blackberry Pearl
You can learn about the shortcuts function on your Calendar in Blackberry Pearl and you will be definitely be everywhere on time!
Follow the quick steps given below to learn how to schedule an appointment in Day View easily.
Make sure that Enable Quick Entry is set to Yes in the calendar options
Now check out these steps to know how to schedule an appointment:
In the calendar options, set the Enable Quick Entry field to No for the shortcuts to work in Day view.
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