7100 - Top 10 Typing Tips from BlackBerry

The following tips appear in the Message List on your BlackBerry whenever you restore the default settings.


  1. To type in a field using SureType™, press each letter key once until you have typed an entire word. To finish typing a word and begin a new word, press the Space key.

  2. To move through the list that appears when you type, press the Next key. To choose a selection from the list, press the Enter key.

  3. To type an accent or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackwheel.

  4. To type a symbol, press the Alt key + the Symbol key. To see more symbols, press the Symbol key again.

  5. To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.

  6. To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.

  7. To turn on CAP lock, press the Alt key + the Shift key. To turn off CAP lock, press the Shift key.

  8. To type numbers in a number field, press a number key. You do not need to press the Alt key.

  9. To type a letter in a number field, hold the Alt key and use the multi-tap input method. To type the first letter on the key, press a letter key once. To type the second letter on the key, press a letter key twice.

  10. To switch between the SureType and multi-tap input methods in a text field, hold the * key.

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