Most of us still have our trusty old BlackBerry device with the trackball. Below are a few keyboard shortcuts that are sure to VERY USEFUL.   Note: Most of these shortcuts work on the trackpad as well – ENJOY!

TrackBall Shortcut Tricks

Move the cursor-Roll Trackball

Exit a screen or move back a page in the browser-Press Escape key

Move to a list item or menu item-Type first letter of the item

Select or clear a check box-Press Space key

View available values in a field-Press Alt key

Switch applications-Hold Alt key and press Escape key. Continue to hold Alt key and select application, Release Alt key

Return to Home screen-Press End key

Delete highlighted items-Press Backspace/Delete key

PHONE
Answer a call-Press Send key

Insert (+) into a phone number-Hold O

Add an extension to a phone number-Press Alt key + X key and type the extension number

Assign a speed dial number to a key-On the Home screen or on the Phone screen, hold down key

Turn speakerphone on or off during a call-Press Speakerphone key

Type a letter in a phone number field- Press Alt key + the letter key

Check your voicemail-Hold 1

Move to the top of the Phone screen-Press Space key

View the last phone number you called-Press Space key + Enter key Press Send key to dial the number

View your contact list on the Phone screen-Hold Send key

MESSAGES
Within a message

Reply to a message-Press R

Reply to all-Press L

Forward a message-Press F

File a highlighted email message-Press I

View email address of a contact-In a message, highlight contact Press Q, To view display name again, press Q

In a message list

Open a highlighted message-Press Enter key

Compose a message from a message list-Press C

Mark a message as opened or unopened-Press Alt key + U

View received messages-Press Alt key + I

View sent messages-Press Alt key + O

View voicemail messages-Press Alt key + V

View SMS text messages-Press Alt key + S

View call logs-Press Alt key + P

View all your messages again-Press Escape key

Moving around a message list

Move up the screen-Press Shift key + Space key

Move down the screen-Press Space key

Move to the top of a message list-Press T

Move to the bottom of a message list-Press B

Move to the next date-Press N

Move to the previous date-Press P

Move to the next unopened item-Press U

Move to the next related message-Press J

Move to the previous related message-Press K

TYPING
Insert a period-Press Space key twice – the next letter is capitalized.

Capitalize a letter-Hold letter key until capitalized letter Appears

Type an alternate character on a key-Hold Alt key and press character key

Type an accented or special character-Hold letter key and roll trackball
left or right (For example, to type ü, hold U and roll the trackball to the left until ü appears)
Release letter key when accented or special character appears

Type a number in a number field-Press a number key

Type a number in a password field-Hold Alt key and press a number key

Turn on NUM lock-Press Alt key + Left Shift key

Turn on CAP lock-Press Alt key + Right Shift key

Turn off NUM lock or CAP lock-Press Shift key

Switch typing input languages-On the Language screen, set Use Input Language Shortcut field to Yes.
Hold Alt key and press Enter key. Highlight a language. Release Alt key

Insert a period or at sign (@) into an email address-Press Space key

Type a symbol-Press Symbol key and type the letter that appears below the symbol Highlight a line of text-Press Shift key and roll Trackball

Highlight text character by character-Hold Shift key and roll Trackball left or right

Cancel a text selection-Press the Escape key

Cut highlighted text when typing-Press Shift key + Backspace/Delete
key

Copy highlighted text when typing-Press Alt key and click Trackball

Paste highlighted text when typing-Press Shift key and click Trackball

CALENDAR
NOTE: For these tips to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set Enable Quick Entry field to No

Schedule an appointment-Press C

Change to Agenda view-Press A

Change to Day view-Press D

Change to Week view-Press W

Change to Month view-Press M

Move to the next day, week or month-Press Space key

Move to the previous day, week or month-Press Shift key + Space key

Move to the current date-Press T

Move to a specific date-Press G

MEDIA PLAYER
Pause or resume playing a video or song-Press Mute Key

Rotate a picture-Press R

Zoom in on a picture-Press I

Zoom out from a picture-Press O

Return to the original picture size-Press W
BROWSER
General Tips

Insert a period (.) in the Go To dialog box-Press Space key

Insert a slash mark (/)in the Go To dialog box-Press Shift key + Space key

Open the browser options-In the browser, press O

Stop loading a web page-Press Escape key

Hide the browser-Press D

Close the browser-Hold Escape key

On a web page

Move to a specific web page-Press G

Return to the home page-Press H

Open the bookmark list-Press K

Add a bookmark-Press A

View a list of web pages you’ve recently visited-Press I

Refresh a web page-Press R

View the address for a link-Highlight a link, Press L

View the address for a web page-Press P

Save a web page to a message list-Press S

Follow a highlighted link-Press Enter key

Hide the banner-Press U

View the banner again-Press U

View a thumbnail version of a web page-Press X

To return to the normal view-press any key

Navigating within a web page

Move up a screen-Press Shift key + Space key

Move down a screen-Press Space Key

Move to the top of a web page-Press T

Move to the bottom of a web page-Press B
ATTACHMENTS
General Tips

Search for text in an attachment-Press F

Move to the last cursor position after closing and reopening an attachment-Press G

In a spreadsheet attachment

Move to a specific cell-Press G

View the content of a cell-Press Spacekey

Switch worksheets-Press V

Highlight a worksheet-Press Enter key

View hidden columns or rows-Press H

Hide the columns or rows again-Press H

In a presentation attachment

Switch presentation views-Press M

Move to the next slide-Press N

Move to the previous slide-Press P

Move to the last cursor position after closing and reopening a presentation attachment-Verify that you’re viewing the presentation in text view or in text and slide view
Press G

BBMAPS
Zoom in on a map-Press I

Zoom out from a map-Press O

View or hide status information at top of map-Press U