Operation Manual

Getting to know your handheld
28 BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
The BlackBerry 5800 Series of Wireless Handhelds
Using the keyboard and trackwheel
Your handheld’s keyboard provides access to the alphabetic characters. The
keyboard also features nine special keys: the Delete key, the Backspace key, the
Enter key, the Space key, two Shift keys, the Alt key, the Escape button, and a
Power button. You can use the Power button to activate backlighting and you can
generate numbers, symbols, punctuation marks, and special characters by
pressing the Alt key in combination with the alphabetic keys. The trackwheel
helps you navigate, view, and select items on each screen. To scroll through menu
items or text, roll the trackwheel. To select applications and menu options, click
(press) the trackwheel.
The following table describes special keyboard and trackwheel combinations that
can help you navigate applications, type text, and configure options on your
handheld.