Blackberry 8300 Cell Phone User Manual


 
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Delete.
Undo an AutoText change
Press the Backspace/Delete key twice.
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 text 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 off NUM lock, press the Shift key.
To turn on CAP lock, press the Alt key and the Right Shift key. To turn off CAP lock, press the Shift key.
To switch typing input languages, in the device options, 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.
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