Tips For Sending And Reading Sms Messages - Blackberry 6720 User Manual

Tips for sending and reading SMS
messages
Composing messages
•
Press to compose a new message on the Home screen or in the Messages or Saved
C
Messages applications.
•
Hold and roll the trackwheel to scroll horizontally in any application in which you can
ALT
type or view text.
•
Press twice to insert a period when you are typing text (the letter that follows the
SPACE
period is capitalized automatically).
•
Type the first letters of the name, or the initials separated by a space, to find a specific contact
on the To screen.
•
Hold a letter to capitalize it (you must have Key Rate enabled).
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When you are typing text or composing a message, hold a letter and roll the trackwheel to
scroll through the accents, symbols, or marks that are associated with that character. When
the desired character appears, release the letter.
•
When you are composing a message, press br
+
rb to type a closing parenthesis.
SPACE
•
When you are composing a message, press ld
to type the current time.
SPACE
•
+
Press
ALT RIGHT SHIFT
•
Press
LEFT SHIFT
Using cut, copy, and paste
•
Press and click the trackwheel to enter selection mode.
ALT
•
Hold and roll the trackwheel to select the next character. Roll the trackwheel to select
SHIFT
the line of text.
•
In selection mode, press
•
In selection mode, press
•
Press to exit selection mode.
ESC
•
Press and click the trackwheel to paste the selection.
SHIFT
Reading messages
•
To open messages quickly, on the Messages screen, press
trackwheel.
•
Hold and roll the trackwheel to move up or down a page on the Messages screen.
ALT
•
Press to move down a page in an open message. Press
ENTER
page.
Handheld User Guide
to turn on CAP-lock mode. Press
+
to turn on
ALT
NUM
and click the trackwheel to copy the selected text or character.
ALT
to delete the selected text or character.
BACKSPACE
Sending and reading SMS messages
+
to type an opening parenthesis. Press
SPACE
+
to type the current date. Press lt
SPACE
SHIFT
-lock mode. Press
ALT
ENTER
again to turn it off.
again to turn it off.
or double-click the
+
to move up a
ALT ENTER
+
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