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User Guide
Can I turn off address book name
recognition when I type?
Your BlackBerry® device should recognize the names
of contacts when you type them. To turn off address
book name recognition, in the device options, click
Language. Click Input Options. Set the Use Address
Book as Data Source field to Off. Save the changes.
Can I prevent words from being
added to my custom word list
automatically?
Yes. In the device options, click Language. Click Input
Options. Set the Auto Word Learning and Auto Word
Learning from Messages fields to Off. Save the
changes.
Can I change the order of items in
the list that appears when I type?
Yes. The most frequently chosen words or letter
combinations appear at the top of the list. To set your
BlackBerry® device so that frequently chosen items do
not appear first, in the device options, click Language.
Click Options. Set the Frequency Learning field to
Off.
How do I type a word that my device
does not recognize?
Use the list to help you type text such as an
unrecognized word, acronym, or web address. Press
the first letter key once. To select a letter from the list,
press the Next key. Press the subsequent letter key in
the word. To select the correct letter combination from
the list, press the Next key. Continue to type and
select the correct letters until the text that you want to
type appears in the list. To select from the list, press
the Enter key.
Can I change the input method for
my device?
Yes. Your BlackBerry® device uses the SureType™
input method in most text fields and the multi-tap
input method in phone number and password fields.
To switch between input methods when you are
typing, hold the * key.
To use the multi-tap input method in all fields, in the
device options, click Language. Set the Input Method
field to <Language> Multitap. Save the changes.
To use the SureType input method in most fields
except the password and number fields, in the device
options, click Language. Set the Input Method to
<Language>. Save the changes.
What is the Insert Macro menu item?
The Insert Macro menu item enables you to insert
common variables, such as the current date or current
time, into your AutoText entries.
How do I undo an AutoText change?
If you type text and the AutoText feature
automatically replaces it, you can undo the change by
pressing the Backspace/Delete key twice.
When I type words, an indicator
appears at the end of the word list.
What does this indicator mean?
If the current input language of your BlackBerry®
device is different from the default language of your
device, a rectangle with the short form of the current
input language appears in the word list.