Nextel BlackBerry 6510, User Manual

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Getting to know your handheld
24 BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
BlackBerry 6510 Wireless Handheld
Using the keyboard and trackwheel
Your handheld’s keyboard provides access to the alphabetic characters. The
keyboard also features ten special keys: the
Symbol key, the Backspace key, the
Enter key, the Space key, two Shift keys, the Alt key, the Escape button, a PTT
™
(Push-to-Talk
™
) button, and a Power button. You can use the Power button to
activate backlighting and you can generate numbers, punctuation marks, and
special characters by pressing the
Alt key in combination with the alphabetic
keys. The trackwheel helps you navigate, view, and select items on each screen.
To scroll through menu items or text, hold the
Alt key and roll the trackwheel or
hold the Alt key and press the Back or Forward keys. To select applications and
menu options, click (press) the trackwheel.
The following table describes special keyboard and trackwheel combinations that
can help you navigate applications, type text, and configure options on your
handheld.