Activating Backlighting - Blackberry 5820 - HANDHELD User Manual

Key
Delete key
Escape button
(under trackwheel)
Space key
Alt key + Space key

Activating backlighting

In low light conditions, you can increase 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 backlighting turns on automatically when you receive a phone call.
To turn off the backlighting manually, press the Power button.
Handheld User Guide
Deleting characters
•
Press the Delete key to erase characters to the right of the cursor.
•
With one or more characters selected, press the Delete key to delete
only those characters.
•
Press the Delete key to delete a selected message on the Messages
screen. If you scroll to a date on the Messages screen and press the
Delete key, a dialog box appears asking if you want to delete all
messages prior to that date.
Exiting screens or menus
•
Press the Escape button to close a menu or cancel an action.
•
Press the Escape button to return to the Home screen.
•
Press the Escape button in the Browser application to return to the
previous web page.
•
Press the Escape button on the Active Call screen to end a phone
call.
Inserting a space; scrolling through field options
•
Press the Space key to insert a space between characters while you
type.
•
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.
•
Press the Space key in the Phone application to quickly type a phone
number.
Opening the symbols library for extra characters
•
Press the Alt key and the Space key to open a symbols library, from
which you can insert symbols. In this dialog box, select a symbol by
clicking the trackwheel, or by pressing the letter under the desired
symbol.
Activating backlighting
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