Shortcuts and tips for the BlackBerry Storm smartphone

Shortcuts and tips for the BlackBerry Storm smartphone

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Last Modified : 2008-11-21
Document Type : How To

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BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 smartphone
BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530 smartphone
Procedure

This article describes shortcuts and tips for the BlackBerry Storm smartphone.

The following graphic highlights some important keys on your BlackBerry Storm smartphone.

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Select and highlight
To select an item, click the item by pressing the screen.
To highlight an item or to place the cursor, touch the screen lightly.
Move vertically and horizontally
To scroll down, slide your finger up. To move down a screen, slide your finger up quickly.
To scroll up, slide your finger down. To move up a screen, slide your finger down quickly.
Move between items (email messages and pictures)
If you are in an open message or a picture, you can move to the next message or picture by sliding your finger to the left quickly.
If you are in an open message or a picture, you can move to the previous message or picture by sliding your finger to the right quickly.
Zoom and pan
To zoom in to a picture, web page, or map, touch the screen twice quickly. To zoom out, press the Escape key.
To pan a picture, slide your finger in any direction.
Display a shortcut bar and shortcut names
To display or hide a shortcut bar in web pages, maps, or pictures, tap the screen.
To display the name of a shortcut, touch and hold the shortcut button until the shortcut name appears.
Play songs and videos
To play the next or previous song, hold the Volume Up key or the Volume
Down key.
To pause or resume playing a song or video, press the Mute key.
To increase or decrease the volume, press the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key.
To display the audio menu while playing a song, tap the screen once.
Take a picture
To zoom in to or out from a subject, press the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key.
To lock focus on a subject before you take a picture, press the Right Convenience key halfway.
To take a picture, press the Right Convenience key.
Copy or cut text



To copy or cut text, complete the following steps:
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Put two fingers on the screen simultaneously to highlight text between the touches.
To adjust the start of the highlight, touch and drag at the top.
To adjust the end of the highlight, touch and drag at the bottom.
To copy text, click in the middle of the highlighted text, this opens a menu with the Copy option, or display the menu and select Copy.

Tip: To remove the highlight, press the Escape key.
Use menus and keys
To view menu options in an application, press the Menu key.
To close a menu or move back a screen, press the Escape key.
To lock the BlackBerry smartphone, press the Lock key.
To return to the Home screen, press the End key.
Hide the keyboard
To hide the keyboard, slide your finger down, or select Hide Keyboard from the menu.
For more navigation tips, see the Setup Wizard application on your BlackBerry smartphone.

Regards,Trigger