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Cool BlackBerry Shortcuts/Tricks for "Power Users"
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Posted by: AZA43

Howdy folks,

This article contains a number of great BlackBerry keyboard shortcuts and tricks, a few of which actually come from RIM's CEO.

I've been using a number of them for awhile, but two of them really caught my eye: 1) the ability to use AutoText for multiple e-mail signatures; and 2) how to dial phone numbers with letters, like 1.800.BlackBerry.

Check it out.

What's your favorite or most commonly used shortcut?

AZA

Posted by: AZA43

Nobody has a favorite shortcut to share?

I'll offer up one of mine. Inside your inbox, you can hit your "U" key to navigate to the oldest unread message. From there, you can continue to hit "U" to go to more recent unread messages. Very helpful for folks who receive lots of email, but don't always have time to check it all.

AZA

Posted by: rdcanuck

Great article.
Thanks for the link!

Posted by: DonaldMick

On a QWERTY handheld, Alt+NMLL on the home screen replaces your signal bars with the proper signal (eg: -102 dBm in my cube behind a giant pillar).

Posted by: mikehole

ALT+SHIFT(right)+DEL

battery pull for QWERTY keyboards without actually opening the battery door and pulling the battery out manually

Posted by: x ray tech

[QUOTE=mikehole]ALT+SHIFT(right)+DEL

battery pull for QWERTY keyboards without actually opening the battery door and pulling the battery out manually[/QUOTE

This will probably come in handy.

Posted by: ipodlover77

i thought that was a soft reset?

Posted by: AZA43

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Originally Posted by ipodlover77

i thought that was a soft reset?

Yeah, I'm fairly sure ALT+SHIFT(right)+DEL is a soft reset. Still good to know, though.

AZA

Posted by: cmatthews

Free up memory by clearing the event log, or disabling it altogether. To access your Event Log, go to your Home Screen, hold down the ALT key and then type "LGLG." The Event Log will then appear, and you can click a specific event for more information or hit your BlackBerry "MENU" key more options.

Pull up detailed status screen, navigate to your home screen and then press "ALT", either "SHIFT" key and the letter "H". To return to your Home Screen, hit "ESCAPE" or open the "MENU" and select Close.

Posted by: echo4lima

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Originally Posted by cmatthews

Pull up detailed status screen, navigate to your home screen and then press "ALT", either "SHIFT" key and the letter "H". To return to your Home Screen, hit "ESCAPE" or open the "MENU" and select Close.

This doesn't work on my 8320.

Posted by: i730_King

Quote:

Originally Posted by echo4lima

This doesn't work on my 8320.

Works on mine

Posted by: cmatthews

Quote:

Originally Posted by echo4lima

This doesn't work on my 8320.

You have to hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys while pressing the H key.

Posted by: jontymisra

Thanks for posting man, the shortcuts will come in handy!

Posted by: echo4lima

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmatthews

You have to hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys while pressing the H key.

Now that works... thx

Posted by: ivwshane

After reading those, I have to say that I love the attachment shortcuts!! I can finally read excel and power point documents!

Posted by: L Bo

Great stuff!! I used most of them already!