BlackBerry 9620 - Shortcuts: Typing with the physical keyboard

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Shortcuts: Typing with the physical keyboard

Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available.

Insert a period (.)

Press the

key twice. The next letter is capitalized.

Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field Press the

key.

Capitalize a letter

Press and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter
appears.

Turn on CAPS lock

Press the

key and the Right

key. To turn off

CAPS lock, press the Left or Right

key.

Type a symbol

Press the

key. Type the letter that appears below the

symbol.

Type the alternate character on a key

Press the

key and the character key.

Type an accented or special character

Press and hold the letter key and, on the trackpad, slide
your finger left or right. For example, to type ü, press and
hold U and slide your finger left until ü appears. Release the
letter key when the accented or special character appears.

Type a number in a text field

Press and hold the

key and press the number key.

Type a number in a number field

Press a number key. You don't need to press the
key.

Turn on NUM lock

Press the

key and the Left

key. To turn off

NUM lock, press the Left or Right

key.

Highlight a line of text

Press the Left or Right

key and, on the trackpad,

slide your finger up or down.

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Highlight text character by character

Press the Left or Right

key and, on the trackpad,

slide your finger left or right.

Cut highlighted text

Press the Left or Right

key and the

key.

Copy highlighted text

Press the

key and click the trackpad.

Paste text

Press the Left or Right

key and click the trackpad.