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We’ve previously discussed browser shortcuts for your BlackBerry. Now we’ll take the time to go over the shortcuts you can use from your home screen. These can be a useful navigation technique, allowing you to cut down on trackball usage. To start things off, you’ll have to go into your Phone dialer screen (usually recent calls), hit the Menu button, go to Options, then General Options (as shown below). There you’ll turn your home screen dialing off. Now you can use the home screen shortcuts.
A = Address Book
B = Browser
C = Compose Message
D = Memo Pad
F = Pro Files
G = Google Talk (if you have it installed, obviously)
H = Help
I = AOL Instant Messenger (if you have it installed)
K = Lock
L = Calendar
M = Messages
N = BlackBerry Messener
O = Options
P = Phone
R = Alarm
S = Search
T = Tasks
U = Calculator
W = WAP Browser
X = Windows Live Messenger (if installed)
Y = Yahoo Messenger (if installed)
Also, if you’re on Bold OS 4.6, holding Q (#) will switch between Vibrate and Normal profiles, and holding A (*) will lock the device.
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12 Comments ↓
Hmmm…. The title sounds familiar.
http://blackberryforums.pinstack.com/blogs/jdellasala/680-home_screen_shortcut_keys_qwerty_devices_only.html
Yes, Jerry, because it can only be listed in one place on the entire Internet.
Zing!
No, but really, good tips.
Also, I think “V” allows you to view saved messages.
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Anyone know how to open up a second mailbox with a shortcut key? I have my SMS messages in a separate mailbox and I can’t figure out the short cut key to open it.
@rina You could always assign the sms inbox to one of your quick keys. I have replaced my camera with sms on my BlackBerry.
thanks cooper!
Ok – one more – anyone know how to scroll through a single day in calendar? I can jump days but not scroll without my trackball (btw I lost my trackball so I am just trying to get through the day over here)
This article was VERY helpful!
@raina – check this out http://www.nuigalway.ie/cs/staff/blackberry/blackberry_shortcut_pearl.html a whole list of pearl shortcuts —
The short answer is to use 2 and 8 to move ahead and back through the hours of each day
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