Blackberry Bold 9650 Series, Manual

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Hotkeys – Open Almost
Any App with One Key!
You have learned the basics and can now navigate around your BlackBerry, but
sometimes, you just want to get somewhere even more quickly. You may not use all the
following information on a daily basis, but if you take the time to learn the hotkeys --- you
will save time doing thing things you do most often.
Throughout this book, we have shown you how to get the most out of your BlackBerry,
where to find key information, and even suggested lots of tips and tricks to help along
the way.
BlackBerry’s built-in hotkeys to quickly take you to an app or through a menu without
needless scrolling and searching.
For example, let’s say you want to go to your Messages app --- once hotkeys are
enabled, just hit the letter M. No scrolling, searching, or fumbling. These hotkeys can be
very useful.
Home Screen Hotkeys
Hotkeys can get you around your BlackBerry home screen, but there are also hotkeys
inside of each of the core apps. We will show you how to not only launch programs
quickly, but how to jump around inside of your apps and menus.
Once you enable your Home Screen Hotkeys, you will be able to launch most of the
built-in applications with just one letter. This is extremely useful when you have lots of
programs and you don’t exactly remember where the launch icons are located.