Operation Manual

Getting to know your handheld
30 BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
Left Shift key
Right Shift key
Capitalizing letters
• Press either Shift key to capitalize the next character that you type.
• Hold either Shift key while you type to capitalize all letters.
• Hold a letter to capitalize it. This feature only works when Key Rate is
set to Slow or Fast on the Screen/Keyboard screen.
An up arrow icon appears in the upper right corner of your screen
when a Shift key is active.
Alt key + Right
Shift key (CAP)
Activating
CAP-lock
• Press the Alt key and the Right Shift key (CAP) to activate capital
letter-lock mode. Any key that you press is capitalized.
• Press either Shift key again to return to regular mode.
• Press the Alt key and the Right Shift key (CAP) when connected to a
phone call to activate CAP-lock mode. Any key that you press inserts
the associated letter.
An up arrow icon appears in the upper right corner of your screen
when capital letter-lock mode is activated.
Alt key + Left Shift
key (NUM)
Activating NUM-lock
• Press the Alt key and the Left Shift key (NUM) to activate
number-lock mode. When you press a key, the character that is
printed on the key in the alternate color is inserted.
• Press the Alt key or either Shift key again to return to regular mode.
An N icon appears in the upper right corner of your screen when
number-lock mode is activated.
Shift key + roll
Selecting multiple items from a list
• Hold either Shift key and roll the trackwheel to select multiple items
on a screen that contains a list.
Enter key
Inserting carriage returns; choosing selected items
• Press the Enter key to move your cursor to a new line.
• Press the Enter key to choose a selected item.
Backspace key
Deleting characters
• Press the Backspace key to move the cursor backward and to delete
characters to the left of the cursor.
Key Function