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BlackBerry
Pearl
smartphone
®
™
8100
™
Stereo
Mute key
headset jack
USB port
Volume keys
Change the volume
Menu key
during a call
Open the
applications list on
Escape key
the Home screen
Move back a screen
Open the menu
Close a menu
in an application
End/Power key
Send key
End a phone call
Open the phone
Turn on/off the
call log
smartphone
Call a highlighted
phone number
Right
convenience key
Left
Open the camera
convenience key
Take a picture
Open the Voice
Activated Dialing
Speakerphone key
(VAD) application
Turn speaker on/off
during a phone call
Trackball
Roll to move
Backspace/
around a screen
Delete key
Click (press) to
Enter key
select an item
Alt key
Shift key
Type the alternate
Type a capital
character on a key
letter
Symbol key
Open the symbol list
B l a C k B e r r y B a s i C s
TO:
DO:
Exit a screen or move back a page Press Escape key
Delete highlighted items
Press Backspace/Delete key
Switch applications
Hold Alt key and press Escape key
Continue to hold Alt key and select
application
Release Alt key
Return to Home screen
Press End key
Lock the keyboard
Hold (*)
Unlock the keyboard
Press Send key + (*)
if no password is set
Password protect your
Set a password by choosing Options,
smartphone
Security Options, General Settings
Hold (*) to password lock smartphone
Unlock the smartphone when
Press Send key + (*)
it' s locked with a password
Type your password
Switch between Default and
Hold (#) on the Home screen
Vibrate notification profiles
Turn on a theme
Highlight a theme and click Trackball
Turn on a notification profile
Highlight a notification profile and
click Trackball
TRACKBALL
Move the cursor
Roll Trackball
Select or clear a check box
Click Trackball
Highlight adjacent items
Hold Shift key and roll Trackball
TYPING
Type an alternate character on a key Hold Alt key and press character key
Type a symbol
Press Symbol key
To view more symbols press Symbol
key again
Type letter shown below symbol or
click on the symbol with the Trackball
Type an accent or special character Hold letter key and roll Trackball
Click selected character
Insert a period
Press Space key twice – the next letter
is capitalized
Capitalize a letter
Hold letter key until capitalized
letter appears
Type numbers
Hold Shift key and press Alt key
Insert a period or at sign (@)
Press Space key
in an email address
Type a number in a number field
Press a number key
Type a number in a password field Hold Alt key and press a number key
Type a letter in a number field
Hold Alt key and use the multi-tap
input method
Switch typing input languages
On the Language screen, set Use
Input Method Shortcut field to Yes
Hold Alt key and press Enter key
Highlight a language
Release Alt key
Highlight a line of text
Press Shift key and roll Trackball
Highlight text character
Hold Shift key and roll Trackball
by character
left or right
Cancel a text selection
Press Escape key
Cut selected text
Press Shift key + Backspace/Delete key
Copy selected text
Press Alt key and click Trackball
Paste selected text
Press Shift key and click Trackball
SEARCH
Search for a contact
Type contact name or initials separated
in a list of contacts
by a space
ATTACHMENTS
Play a .wav attachment
Open .wav file
Press Menu key
Click Play
Zoom in to a picture or
Press 3
image attachment
Press 9
Zoom out of a picture
Zoom to the original picture
Press 5
or image attachment size
Rotate a picture
Press Comma (,) key
Open an attachment
In a message, click Trackball
Click Open Attachment
Open the file attachment
Click Full Content
Search for text in an attachment
Press Exclamation point (!) key
Switch between table of contents Press Period (.) key
and full content of an attachment
Change the size of a column
Press At sign (@) key
in a spreadsheet
Move to a specific cell
Press Question mark (?) key
in a spreadsheet
View the content of a cell
Press Space key
in a spreadsheet
View a presentation as a slide show Press Question mark (?) key
Stop a slide show
Hold Escape key
Switch presentation views
Press At sign (@) key
Open a table of contents
Click Table of Contents
for the file attachment
NAVIGATING SCREENS
Move cursor
Roll Trackball
Exit a screen or dialog box
Press Escape key
Click an icon or menu item
Roll Trackball to select item
Click Trackball
Move to top of screen
Press 1
Move to bottom of screen
Press 7
GENERAL TIPS
Reboot
Remove battery
Save battery
Turn off BlackBerry smartphone
in fringe or no-coverage areas –
Press and hold End key
Exit camera viewfinder mode
when not in use
Keep your camera flash set
to automatic or off
Keep your backlight setting
on a lower setting
Turn off Bluetooth® when not in use
Use a BlackBerry Authentic Accessories™
carrying solution which automatically
triggers the LCD to turn off
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