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.
