BlackBerry Shortcuts and Tips

Reply Message:

While reading a message, press "R" to reply.

Jump to Top or Bottom:

While in the inbox of your messages (or in the conversation window), press "T" to instantly go to the top of the list (or the conversation window), and "B"  to instantly go to the bottom to go to the bottom of the list (or the conversation window).

Page by page:

While in the inbox of your messages or in the conversation window, press "space" to move page by page.

Caps Lock on/off:

Press "alt" and "right-aA".

Num Lock on/off:

Press "alt" and "left-aA".

Insert Period (.):

Press "space" twice.

Restart Blackberry without Battery Pull:

Press and hold the following keys: "Alt", "right-aA", "del".

Access running applications:

Press and hold BlackBerry Menu key for a second.

Change signal bars to decibels:

Press and hold "alt" while pressing respectively "N", "M", "L", "L" (repeat to switch back).

Insert your PIN number:

Type: "Mypin".

Turn Vibrate Mode on/off:

Press and hold "Q".

Turn Keylock on:

Press and hold "A".

Jump to the start or the end of a line of text:

Press and hold "alt" while swiping the trackpad left-right.

Select pictures in Picture Library:

Press and hold "aA" while swiping the trackpad (release "aA" and repeat for multiple selection).

Select text:

Press "aA" then swipe the trackpad to highlight the desired text.

Copy selected text:

After selecting the desired text, press the trackpad twice.

Paste Copied Text:

Press and hold "aA" while pressing the trackpad.