User Guide

Using BlackBerry Keyboard gestures
Take a moment to check out how to navigate your BlackBerry device using these common keyboard gestures.
Double-tap on the BlackBerry Keyboard to open the circle of interest. Then, on the keyboard, you can slide your finger left,
right, up, and down. Your finger movements on the BlackBerry Keyboard move the cursor on the screen to a specific
location in a text field. You can also slide your finger up and down to scroll through lists (such as the notifications in your
BlackBerry Hub), or scroll through the text of a document.
If you rotate your BlackBerry device horizontally, you can slide your finger along the keyboard to turn the pages of an eBook
or scroll up or down in webpages or other documents.
Use a keyboard shortcut key
Some keys on the BlackBerry Keyboard have a shortcut for an action.
Press and hold the assigned key.
The assigned action is automatically performed.
Preloaded keyboard shortcuts
Your BlackBerry device comes preloaded with some shortcuts already assigned to certain keyboard keys. You can use
these shortcuts from the BlackBerry Hub or from the home screen.
Tip
: You can change the shortcut assigned to a key or create customized keyboard shortcuts.
Keyboard key Assigned action
A Open the Contacts app
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