http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/assign-a-speed-dial-key-to-blackberry-contacts-881902/ Industry coverage, news, original feature articles, how to guides, videos, podcasts and reviews of BlackBerry service providers, software, accessories, hosted exchange providers and more Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:41:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/assign-a-speed-dial-key-to-blackberry-contacts-881902/comment-page-1/#comment-15473 AlarieP Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:49:12 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=1902#comment-15473 Thanks so much! Thanks so much!

]]> http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/assign-a-speed-dial-key-to-blackberry-contacts-881902/comment-page-1/#comment-9049 JerryD Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:11:05 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=1902#comment-9049 You need to fix the second sentence. You meant to say "As long as you have home screen dialing DISABLED". Also, as noted in my blog posted last June: "You tap the key (for about 1/2 second) to invoke the shortcut. If you hold down the key longer, you will either invoke an assigned speed dial, or be asked if you want to assign the key to a speed dial if it's not already assigned. This also makes up for not being able to dial from the Home screen as you have 26 speed dial keys available." You need to fix the second sentence. You meant to say “As long as you have home screen dialing DISABLED”. Also, as noted in my blog posted last June:
“You tap the key (for about 1/2 second) to invoke the shortcut. If you hold down the key longer, you will either invoke an assigned speed dial, or be asked if you want to assign the key to a speed dial if it’s not already assigned. This also makes up for not being able to dial from the Home screen as you have 26 speed dial keys available.”

]]> http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/assign-a-speed-dial-key-to-blackberry-contacts-881902/comment-page-1/#comment-9044 javatyger Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:08:27 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=1902#comment-9044 Umm, you might want to gwt your facts right: even with home screen dialing disabled, you can assign speed dials to all keys (except a couple). Its worked on my old 8330 and my Javalin (8900). Umm, you might want to gwt your facts right: even with home screen dialing disabled, you can assign speed dials to all keys (except a couple). Its worked on my old 8330 and my Javalin (8900).

]]> http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/assign-a-speed-dial-key-to-blackberry-contacts-881902/comment-page-1/#comment-9035 Gil Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:46:16 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=1902#comment-9035 Now can anybody tell me a quicker way to open a text message to my wife? Now can anybody tell me a quicker way to open a text message to my wife?

]]> http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/assign-a-speed-dial-key-to-blackberry-contacts-881902/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 jimthewino Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:09 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=1902#comment-9019 Small nitpick; at least with the 8330, it doesn't matter whether or not you have home screen dialing enabled. You can use both home screen shirtcuts and speed dialing, depending on how long you hold down a letter. For example, tapping the "a" key gets you your address book, while holding it down speed dials Amanda Andrews. So there's very little downside, other than personal preference, to disabling home screen dialing. You don't lose the ability to speed dial. Small nitpick; at least with the 8330, it doesn’t matter whether or not you have home screen dialing enabled. You can use both home screen shirtcuts and speed dialing, depending on how long you hold down a letter. For example, tapping the “a” key gets you your address book, while holding it down speed dials Amanda Andrews. So there’s very little downside, other than personal preference, to disabling home screen dialing. You don’t lose the ability to speed dial.

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