Typing in Latin-based languages
The Latin-based languages that use a variation of the QWERTY, QWERTZ, or AZERTY keyboard layout support the following
features:
• Word prediction and flicking word suggestions up onto the screen (if you have this feature turned on).
• To type an uppercase character, you can press
and press a letter.
• To type an accented version of a character, press and hold the primary character. Then, you can select the accented
character.
• To type a symbol, tap
. To view more symbols, tap
again.
Character guide for Latin-based languages
Many languages use the Latin alphabet; however, there are three keyboard layouts that use the Latin alphabet on your
BlackBerry device. If you set up more than one input language, note that the keyboard layout may change.
The QWERTY keyboard layout is used by many languages; it's not confined to a single geographic area. Certain languages
may have slight variations to the available keys or symbols, but the basic keyboard is the same. QWERTY keyboard layout is
used for American English, European English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Brazilian, Portuguese, Romanian,
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, and Vietnamese input.
The basic QWERTY keyboard looks like this:
The QWERTZ keyboard layout is used for typing in German, Czech, and Hungarian.
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