Blackberry 9720 Smartphone 7 1 User Guide

Change your typing style
You can change how your BlackBerry smartphone recognizes what you type by selecting a typing style.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Typing.
3.For a keyboard, do one of the following:
•To turn off all typing assistance, change the Style field to Direct.
•To set your smartphone to suggest word predictions as you type, change the Style field to Predictive.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
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Set the trackpad sensitivity
You can set how the trackpad responds to your touch. A high sensitivity level requires less pressure than a lower sensitivity 
level; 20 is the least sensitive, while 100 is the most sensitive. When learning to use the smartphone, some users find a 
sensitivity level of 20 the easiest to use.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Trackpad Sensitivity.
3.Change the Horizontal Sensitivity field and Vertical Sensitivity...

2.Click Typing and Language > Custom Dictionary.
• To add a word to the custom dictionary, press the  key > New. Type a word or letter combination. Press the 
 key on the keyboard.
• To change a word in the custom dictionary, press the  key > Edit. Change the word. Press the  key on 
the keyboard.
• To delete a word from the custom dictionary, highlight the word. Press the  key > Delete.
Stop adding items automatically to the custom dictionary
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon....

Create a word substitution entry
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Word Substitution.
3.Press the  key > New. 
4.In the Replace field, type the text to replace.
5.In the With field, do one of the following:
•Type replacement text.
• To insert a macro (for example, the current date or time), press the  key > Insert Macro.
6.Do one of the following:
•To capitalize the entry exactly as you typed it, change the Using field to Specified Case.
•To...

Spelling checker
You can check spelling if your input language is set to Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, 
Swedish, or Turkish.
Stop displaying spelling suggestions in the list that appears when you type
By default, if you start typing a letter combination that your BlackBerry smartphone doesn't recognize, spelling 
suggestions, when available, appear in...

• To stop checking spelling, press the  key > Cancel Spell Check.
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Tips: Typing
Shortcuts: Typing with the physical keyboard
Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Insert a period (.)Press the  key twice. The next letter is capitalized.Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address fieldPress the  key.Capitalize a letterPress and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter...

Highlight text character by characterPress the Left or Right  key and, on the trackpad, 
slide your finger left or right.Cut highlighted textPress the Left or Right  key and the  key.Copy highlighted textPress the  key and click the trackpad.Paste textPress the Left or Right  key and click the trackpad.
Personalize: Typing
Turn on or turn off trackpad sounds
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Trackpad Sensitivity.
3.Select or clear the Audible Roll...

•If you want the screen to respond faster when you touch and hold it, for example, when you touch and hold the screen to open a pop-up menu, change the 
Hover Time field to a faster speed.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Add, change, or delete a word in the custom dictionary
You can add words to the custom dictionary so that your BlackBerry smartphone recognizes the word when you check 
spelling.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Custom Dictionary.
• To...

I have no Advanced Style Options
If you changed your smartphone typing style to Direct, Advanced Style Options isn't available.
If you change your smartphone typing style back to a typing style other than Direct, Advanced Style Options becomes 
available again.
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Keyboard
How to: Keyboard
Assign an application to a convenience key
Your BlackBerry smartphone has one or more convenience keys on the side of the smartphone. Depending on your theme, 
you might not be able to change the application that is assigned to a convenience key.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Convenience Key.
3.Change the Right Side Convenience Key Opens field or Left Side Convenience Key Opens field.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
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