These are “quick tips” that are often the easiest but most overlooked.

To get to the top of any page, email or list – don’t scroll up and down.

PRESS – T to get to the top.

PRESS – B to get to the bottom.

PRESS – space bar to go one page at a time.

To reply or forward an email – don’t press the trackwheel and choose that option

PRESS – R to reply to and email

PRESS – F to forward and email

To add a period (.) at the end of sentence simply hit the SPACE BAR and one will auto”magic”ally be added and the next word will be capitalized.

To CAPITALIZE a letter – don’t use the CAP key – simply hold the letter down an extra ½ second when typing – this will auto”magic”ally capitalize that letter.

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This tip helps you get several things done simultaneously on your BlackBerry.

This is probably the least-known but most useful tip!

With this tip you can:

- Check your calendar while on a phone call

- Check or enter a new address while on a call

- Add a memo item while on a call

All of which help you remember what you heard on the call and you never have waste time writing on paper to re-enter later. Just type it now – right on your BlackBerry!

Here’s what you do:

1. Press the “ALT” key (Lower left most key on your BlackBerry - half-moon on standard keyboard BlackBerry or up/down arrow on 7100 Series)

2. While holding the “ALT”, press the “ESC” key or “Back” key under the trackwheel on the side.

3. You’ll see a list of programs running (either in Icon or List), just select what you want to open and let go of ESC.

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This tip helps you change the fonts to make your BlackBerry to make easier to read.

Here’s what you do:

1. Go to the options menu on your BlackBerry (for most this is the wrench icon - on a 7100 series it is found under the settings icon) and press in the trackwheel.

2. Choose the "screen and keyboard" option and press in the trackwheel

3. You will see Font Family - roll the trackwheel down to the font family that is displayed (probably BBMilibank) - to see the other options available press down on the ALT key (this is the half moon key on the bottom left of the keyboard). It will pop open all the choices. Pick one.

4. Now roll down to the Font Size and follow the same process - size 10 or 11 usually work the best, but for some that need it bigger certain fonts go all the way up to size 14.

5. Now roll down to the Font Style and change that to BOLD - it is the easiest to see.

6. Now roll on down to BackLight Timeout and change that to 2 minutes - this will help keep you light on longer.

Final step press in the trackwheel and SAVE your changes. You will see that your BlackBerry is mush easier to use now... you can always go back and choose different options till you find the one that works best for you.

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This tip helps you get more out of your BlackBerry Battery.

- Keep the BlackBerry in it’s cradle or in its case as much as possible (this turns off the screen)

- Plug your BlackBerry into your USB cable on your computer (this charges it – even when your computer is not plugged into the wall!)

- If you’re out of radio coverage for a long time, turn OFF your radio (otherwise the BlackBerry will work hard to try to re-establish radio coverage frequently – really draining the battery.)

- Charge your BlackBerry every night, especially if you are a phone user.

- Use the Auto ON and OFF feature found in the options menu to auto"magic"ally turn your BlackBerry OFF at a given time and back ON at a given time - using this will allow you to forget about turning it off at night.

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This tip helps you actually dial a phone number from a ringing alarm.

Whether you have a scheduled call at 1:00pm with someone or a conference call at 4:30pm, you can have the correct number pop up and click on it to dial the BlackBerry phone from the ringing alarm.

Here’s what you do:

- Copy and paste (or type) the phone number in the regarding field of the appointment

- When the alarm rings, open it and click to dial!

Benefits:

- Never hunt for a phone number again – it’s there when you need it!

- Copy/paste and forget about it – you’re focusing on making the call successful instead of hunting for the phone number!

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This tip helps you see your own picture or image on your BlackBerry.

Here’s what you do:

1. E-mail yourself an image you would like on your BlackBerry as an attachment.

2. When you open the email, click on the Attachment, and “Open Attachment”

3. Select “Full Content” and Retrieve It (make sure you’re in wireless coverage)

4. Once you see the image, then you can “Save Image”

5. Close the e-mail and go to your “Pictures/Images” Icon

6. Select the Image you just saved and select “Set As Standby Screen” or “Set As Home Screen Image” – either one.

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This tip helps you to conference call using your BlackBerry.

Here’s what you do:

1. Start with a call you have on the line - either one your received or one you made.

2. Click the trackwheel and select NEW CALL (note: this will not put the other party on hold YET - so be careful what you say).

3. Dial the next party or select someone from your address book to call (note: speed dialing does work for this as well).

4. Once the dialing has begun the first party is on hold and you can connect to the new party. (you will see this on the screen).

5. Once the second party has answered you can click the trackwheel and will see either "swap" or "flash" this will allow you to switch between the two parties.

6. To bring the parties together on the call press in the trackwheel and select "join".

7. Once you have a conference in session if you click the trackwheel you will have the ability to split the call again.

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This tip helps you use appreciations to populate full words, sentences or even paragraphs on the BlackBerry.

You already have a very small keyboard - why type more than you need to - this tip will save you tons of time.

Here’s what you do:

1. Start by going to the options menu and choose "autotext". You will notice that there are several words already loaded on the BlackBerry to help you speed up your typing.

2. Click the trackwheel and choose "NEW" to create a new autotext

3. You will see a "REPLACE" and a "WITH" area - in the replace area type you shortcut letters - start with your initials IE: js / now in the with area type your full name IE: John Smith

4. Note: You will not be able to capitalize in the replace area - this is designed to be fast so lower case is needed - you can capitalize in the with area and you should.

5. Once you have the replace and the with filled click the trackwheel and SAVE the changes - now where you type your initials and hit the SPACE BAR (this populates it) you will see your full name.

Use autotext as often as you can - some other great ones are: w = with, u = you

Andy Bailey
Chief Acceleration Officer, NationLink Wireless

"The BlackBerry Guys"

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