Blackberry Pearl Tips And Tricks

P h o n e
TO: DO:
Answer a call Press Send key
If you are connected to a call and
you receive another call, press Send
key to place the current call on hold
and answer the incoming call
Open your call log Hold Send key
Insert (+) into a phone number Hold 0
Add an extension to a phone number Press X and type the extension number
Turn speakerphone on or Press OP
off during a call
Check your voicemail Hold 1
Use Voice Activated Dialing (VAD) In VAD, wait for the sound
Say "call" and a contact name
or phone number
Increase volume during a call Press Volume up key
(on the right side of the smartphone)
Decrease volume during a call Press Volume down key
(on the right side of the smartphone)
Call a speed dial number Hold assigned number key
Call your voicemail access number Hold 1
C a m e r a
TO: DO:
Get to viewfinder mode Press the Camera key
(on the right side of the smartphone)
Take a picture Click Trackball or the Camera key
Zoom in on a subject In viewfinder mode, press Volume up
key or roll Trackball up
Zoom out from a subject In viewfinder mode, press Volume
down key or roll Trackball down
m e d i a P l a y e r
TO: DO:
Pause a video or song Press Mute key
Resume playing a video or song Press Mute key again
Move to next item Press 6
Move to previous item Press 4
Zoom in to a picture Press 3
Zoom out from a picture Press 9
Zoom to original picture size Press 5
Pause or resume a slide show Press Space key
m e s s a g e s
TO: DO:
Compose a message Press Comma (,) key
Reply to a message Press Exclamation point (!) key
Forward a message Press Period (.) key
Reply to all Press Question mark (?) key
View received messages Press Alt key + 3
View phone call logs Press Alt key + Period (.) key
View voicemail messages Press Alt key + 7
View SMS messages Press Alt key + Question mark (?) key
View all messages again Press Escape key
Move up a message Press 2
Move down a message Press 8
Move up a screen Press 3
Move down a screen Press 9
Press 1
Move to top of a screen
Move to bottom of a screen Press 7
Move to next item Press 6
Move to previous item Press 4
Create Voice Notes Click OK in the Send Voice Note
application and record a Voice Note
Send Voice Notes Click Trackball and click Send as MMS
C a l e n d a r
TO: DO:
Schedule an appointment In calendar options, set the
quickly in Day view Enable Quick Entry field to Yes
Type the subject of the appointment
beside start time
Type a location in parentheses and
click Trackball
Change the start time quickly Type the subject and location
in Day view of appointment
Hold the Shift key and roll Trackball
Change the end time quickly Type the subject and location
in Day view of appointment
Roll Trackball
For the following tips to work in Day view, go to calendar options and
set the Enable Quick Entry field to No
Schedule an appointment Press Period (.) key
Move to the next day, week or month Press 6
Move to the previous day, Press 4
week or month
Move up an hour Press 2
Move down an hour Press 8
B r o w s e r
TO: DO:
Insert a period (.) in the Press Space key
Go To dialog box
Insert a slash (/) in the Press Shift key + Space key
Go To dialog box
Open bookmarks list on a web page Press 5
Add a bookmark on a web page Press Question mark (?) key
View a thumbnail version Press X
of a web page To return to normal view, press any key
Stop loading a web page Press Escape key
Move to a specific web page Press Period (.) key
View or hide a web page banner Press Exclamation point (!) key
Close the browser Hold Escape key
B l a C k B e r r y m a P s™
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TO: DO:
Zoom in to a map Press Comma (,) key
Zoom out from a map Press O
View or hide status information Press Exclamation point (!) key
at top of map
BlackBerry Pearl
Tıps
and Tricks