Blackberry Bold 5 User Manual

Use shortcut keys on the Home screenBy default, shortcuts for the Home screen are turned off so that you can dial phone numbers from the Home screen.
1. From the Home screen, press the  Send key.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Options.
4. Click  General Options .
5. Change the  Dial From Home Screen  field to No.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
To dial phone numbers from the Home screen, change the  Dial From Home Screen field to Yes.
Spelling checker
Check spelling You can check spelling in...

2. Click the trackpad.
3. Perform one of the following actions: • To replace the misspelled word with a suggested spelling, click a word in the list that appears.
• To close the list without selecting a word, press the  Escape key.
• To ignore all instances of the same spelling error, press the  Menu key. Click  Ignore All.
Check spelling automatically before sending email messages 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Spell Check .
3. Select the  Spell Check Email...

7. Change the word.
8. Press the  Enter key.
9. Press the  Menu key.
10. Click  Save.
Delete a word from the custom dictionary 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Spell Check .
3. Click  Custom Dictionary .
4. Highlight a word.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Delete.
7. Press the  Menu key.
8. Click  Save.
Custom dictionary
About the custom dictionary You can add words to the custom dictionary so that your BlackBerry® device recognizes the word when you check...

4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click  Edit.
6. Change the word.
7. Press the  Enter key.
8. Press the  Menu key.
9. Click  Save.
Delete a word from the custom dictionary 1. On the Home screen, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Custom Dictionary .
3. Highlight a word.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Delete.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
Stop displaying contacts in the list that appears when you type By default, your BlackBerry® device recognizes contacts when you type them.
1. On the Home screen...

AutoText
About AutoText AutoText is designed to replace specific text that you type with preloaded AutoText entries. If you type text that can be replaced with an AutoText
entry, the text changes after you press the Space key.
Your BlackBerry® device has built-in AutoText entries that correct common mistakes. For example, AutoText changes hte to the. You can create
AutoText entries for your common typing mistakes or for abbreviations. For example, you might create an AutoText entry that replaces ttyl...

3. Click an AutoText entry.
4. Change the AutoText entry.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
Delete an AutoText entry 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  AutoText.
3. Highlight an AutoText entry.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Delete.
Undo an AutoText change Press the  Backspace/Delete  key twice.
Typing shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
• To insert a period, press the  Space key twice....

Typing troubleshooting
I cannot check spelling You can only check the spelling of text that you type. You can check spelling in English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese,
Arabic, Danish, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Afrikaans, Catalan, Czech, and Hungarian.
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Language
Change the display language To perform this task, you must have more than one language on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your wireless service
provider or administrator.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language .
3. Change the  Language field.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Add a display language You can add a display language using the application loader tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. For more information about...

4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Change the voice dialing language To perform this task, you must have more than one language on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your wireless service
provider or administrator.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language .
3. Change the  Voice Dialing Language  field.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Use a shortcut to switch typing input languages while you type To perform this task, you must have...

Turn off the shortcut for switching typing input languagesTo perform this task, you must have more than one language on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your wireless service
provider or administrator.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Language .
3. Change the  Input Language Selection Shortcut  field to None.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
To turn on the shortcut for switching typing input languages, change the  Input Language...