Tricks for Your New BlackBerry

• Turn on the backlighting –> Press Power button.
• Switch to another program –> Hold the Alt key and press the Escape button. Continue to hold the Alt key and select a program. Release the Alt key to switch to that program.
• Exit a screen or dialog box –> Press the Escape button.
• Insert a period –> Press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.
• Insert the at sign (@) and periods in an Email field –> Press the Space key.
• Type an accent or special character –> Hold the letter key and roll the trackball.
• Capitalize a letter –> Hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.
• Move the cursor in a different direction –> The Alt key and roll the trackball.
• Change an option field –> Hold the Alt key. Click a value.
• Move to an item in a list or menu –> Press the first letter of the item.
• Select a check box –> Press the Space key. To clear the check box, press the Space key again.
• Select a line of text –> Press the Shift key and roll the trackball.
• Move down a screen –> Press the Space key.
• Move up a screen –> Press the Shift key + the Space key.