Typing Options; Change The Keyboard Layout; Change The Default Keyboard For Portrait View - Blackberry Storm 2 9550 User Manual

User Guide
Arabic and Russian typing input methods
Type in Arabic or Russian using multi-tap
To perform this task, the keyboard on your BlackBerry® device must display Arabic or Russian letters.
If you have set your typing input method to multi-tap or you are typing a phone number or password, perform one of the following actions:
• To type the first letter on a key, press the letter key once.
• To type the second letter on a key, press the letter key twice.
Type in Arabic or Russian using SureType technology
To perform this task, the keyboard on your BlackBerry® device must display Arabic or Russian letters.
1. Press the letter key for each letter in a word until you have typed the entire word.
2. If your device does not recognize the word that you have typed, perform one of the following actions:
• To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and continue typing the same word, click the word.
• To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and start typing a new word, press the Enter key.

Typing options

Change the keyboard layout

1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon.
2. Click Language.
3. Set the Keyboard Layout field.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.

Change the default keyboard for portrait view

You can set your BlackBerry® device to use the SureType® keyboard, multi-tap keyboard, or full keyboard by default when you use your device
in portrait view.
1. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the Portrait View Keyboard field.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.
Stop displaying contacts in the list that appears when you type
By default, your BlackBerry® device recognizes contacts when you type them.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
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