User Guide
Typing accessibility options
Change or delete a word substitution entry
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Language > Word Substitution.
3. Highlight a word substitution entry.
4.
Press the key.
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To change the word substitution entry, click Edit. Change the entry. Press the key > Save.
• To delete the word substitution entry, click Delete.
Type text using the predictive input method
When you are typing text, do any of the following:
• To select the highlighted suggestion and start typing a new word, press the key on the keyboard.
• To select the highlighted suggestion and continue typing, click the word.
• To ignore the suggestions, keep typing.
Change your typing style
You can change how your BlackBerry smartphone recognizes what you type by selecting a typing style.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Language > Typing.
3. For a keyboard, do one of the following:
• To turn off all typing assistance, change the Style field to Direct. If the Direct option doesn't appear, on the home
screen, click Options > Typing and Language > Keyboard. Change the Portrait Keyboard Type field to Full.
• To set your smartphone to suggest word predictions as you type, change the Style field to Predictive.
• To set your smartphone to type the first letter on a key when you press a key once and type the second letter on the
key when you press the key twice, change the Style field to Multitap. If the Multitap option doesn't appear, on the
home screen, click Options > Typing and Language > Keyboard. Change the Portrait Keyboard Type field to Reduced.
• To set your smartphone to suggest spelling corrections as you type, change the Style field to Corrective. If the
Corrective option doesn't appear, on the home screen, click Options > Typing and Language > Keyboard. Change the
Portrait Keyboard Type field to Full.
4.
Press the key > Save.
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