User Guide

Set the touch screen sensitivity
You can set how sensitive the screen is to your touch.
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Language > Touchscreen Sensitivity.
• If you want the screen to respond faster when you tap it, change the Double Tap Interval field to a lower number.
• If you want the screen to respond faster when you touch and hold it, for example, when you touch and hold the screen
to open a pop-up menu, change the Hover Period field to a faster speed.
3.
Press the key > Save.
Set the cursor speed
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Language > Keyboard.
3. Change the Key Rate field.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Custom dictionary
Add, change, or delete a word in the custom dictionary
You can add words to the custom dictionary so that your BlackBerry smartphone recognizes the word when you check spelling.
Because SureType technology uses the same dictionary, if you're using the SureType input method, words that you add to your
custom dictionary are displayed in the list that appears when you type.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Language > Custom Dictionary.
• To add a word to the custom dictionary, press the key > New. Type a word or letter combination. Press the
key on the keyboard.
• To change a word in the custom dictionary, press the key > Edit. Change the word. Press the key on the
keyboard.
•
To delete a word from the custom dictionary, highlight the word. Press the key > Delete.
Stop adding items automatically to the custom dictionary
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Language > Typing.
3. For a keyboard, click Advanced Style Options.
4. Clear the Typing checkbox.
5. Clear the Names checkbox.
6. Change the Email field to Off.
7.
Press the key > Save.
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