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2. Beneath Actions, tap the action that you want to perform.
Play music
1. On the home screen, type Play and a song name, album name, artist, or playlist name. For example, type Play classic
rock playlist .
2. Beneath Actions, tap the action that you want to perform.
Alternative home screen shortcuts
Instead of typing an entire command on the home screen, in some instances, you can type an alternative command.
Depending on your device language, alternative shortcuts might not be available.
Action Alternative shortcuts
Make a call Type the phone number, or type phone or dial, followed by the number.
Send an email Type mail.
Send a text message Type sms, msg, or message.
Update your Facebook status Type fb.
Post a tweet Type tweet or tw.
Post a LinkedIn update Type li.
Add a note to BlackBerry Remember Type memo.
Add a task to BlackBerry Remember Type todo.
Creating custom text shortcuts
Word substitution lets you create your own text shortcuts so that when you enter a shortcut your BlackBerry device
replaces the shortcut with a full word or phrase.
Tip: Word substitution is sometimes known as autotext.
Turn on word predictions
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Tap Settings Settings > Language and Input > Prediction and Correction.
3. Set the Show Predictions switch to On.
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