Activating Backlighting; Navigating Applications - Nextel BlackBerry 6510 User Manual

Getting to know your handheld
Key
Space key
Symbol key

Activating backlighting

In low light conditions, you can increase the readability of the LCD screen and
keyboard by using the backlighting feature.
To activate backlighting, press the Power button. If you do not press any keys or
use the trackwheel for twenty seconds, the backlighting turns off automatically.
The handheld's backlighting turns on automatically when you receive a phone
call.
To turn off the backlighting manually, press the Power button.

Navigating applications

The LCD screen provides access to your handheld's applications. When you turn
on your handheld, the Home screen appears. The handheld status section at the
top of the screen displays various handheld status information, including the date
and time, the wireless coverage indicator, and the battery power indicator. The
handheld status section also appears on the screen when you are in the Alarm
application. The time and wireless coverage indicator appear on the screen when
you are in the Messages, Saved Messages, and Phone applications and when you
are on the Search Results screen.
On the Home screen, you can open each application. On each application screen,
you can view application menus. On some screens, you can change settings or
options.
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Inserting a space; scrolling through field options
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Press the Space key to insert a space between characters while you
type.
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Press the Space key to insert the at sign (@) and periods in Email
fields.
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Press the Space key to scroll through field options.
Opening the symbols library for extra characters
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Press the Symbol key to open a symbols library, from which you can
insert symbols. In this dialog box, select a symbol by clicking the
trackwheel or pressing the letter under the desired symbol.
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