Blackberry Bold 6 Manual

							Typing input methodsChange your typing style You can change how your BlackBerry® device 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 Input  > 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 device to suggest word predictions as you type, change the  Style field to  Predictive .
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4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Find more information about typing in other languages You can learn to type in other languages such as Chinese and Thai by reading the Typing Guides that are available online. Visit
www.blackberry.com/go/docs  and search for the Typing Guide in your language.
Typing options
Change the default currency symbol 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Keyboard .
3. Change the  Currency Key field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Stop displaying contacts in the list that appears when you type 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Typing .
3. For a keyboard, click  Advanced Style Options.
4. Clear the  Names check box.
5. Press the 
 key >  Save.
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							Turn on key tones1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Keyboard .
3. Select the  Key Tone check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Turn off trackpad sounds 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Trackpad Sensitivity .
3. Clear the  Audible Roll check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
To turn on trackpad sounds again, select the  Audible Roll check box.
Set the trackpad sensitivity You can set how the trackpad responds to your touch. A high sensitivity level requires less pressure than a lower sensitivitylevel.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Trackpad Sensitivity .
3. Change the  Horizontal Sensitivity  field and Vertical Sensitivity  field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Set the cursor speed 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Keyboard .
3. Change the  Key Rate field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Spelling checker You can check spelling if your input language is set to Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German,Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, or Turkish.
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							Check spellingYou can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create.
1. Press the 
 key >  Check Spelling .
2. Do any of the following: • To accept the suggested spelling, click a word in the list that appears.• To ignore the suggested spelling, press the 
 key.
• To ignore all instances of the suggested spelling, press the 
 key >  Ignore All .
• To add the word to the custom dictionary, press the 
 key >  Add To Dictionary .
• To stop checking spelling, press the 
 key >  Cancel Spell Check .
Change options for checking spelling You can change the type and length of words that the spelling checker includes when checking spelling. For example, you mightnot want the spelling checker to include acronyms or one-letter words. You can also set your BlackBerry® device to check
spelling automatically before you send an email message.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Spell Check .
3. Change one or more options.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Stop displaying spelling suggestions in the list that appears when you type By default, if you start typing a letter combination that your BlackBerry® device does not recognize, spelling suggestions appear
in bold in the list that appears when you type.
1. Click  Typing and Input  > Typing .
2. For a keyboard, click  Advanced Style Options.
3. Clear the  Spelling check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  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 spelling.Because SureType® technology uses the same dictionary, if you are using the Arabic or Russian input methods, words that you
add to your custom dictionary are displayed in the list that appears when you type.
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							Add, change, or delete a word in the custom dictionary1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > 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 >  New. 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 to the custom dictionary automatically 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Typing .
3. For a keyboard, click  Advanced Style Options.
4. Clear the  Typing check box.
5. Change the  Email field to  Off.
6. Press the 
 key >  Save.
AutoText About AutoText AutoText is designed to replace specific text that you type with preloaded AutoText entries. If you type text that can bereplaced 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 with talk to you later.
Create an AutoText entry 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > 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 .
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							6. Do one of the following:• To capitalize the entry exactly as you typed it, change the  Using field to  Specified Case .
• To capitalize the entry according to the context, change the  Using field to  SmartCase .
7. In the  Language field, change the language.
8. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Change or delete an AutoText entry 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Word Substitution .
3. Highlight an AutoText entry. 4. Press the 
 key.
• To change the AutoText entry, click  Edit. Change the entry. Press the 
 key >  Save.
• To delete the AutoText entry, click  Delete.
Undo an AutoText change If the AutoText feature changes a word that you do not want to change, you can undo the change.
To undo an AutoText change when you are typing, press the 
 key twice.
Typing shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Insert a periodPress the  Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address fieldPress the  Space key.Capitalize a letterPress and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter
appears.Turn on CAP lockPress the  Alt key and the  Right Shift key. To turn off CAP lock,
press the  Left Shift key or Right Shift  key.Type a symbolPress the Symbol key. Type the letter that appears below the
symbol.Type the alternate character on a keyPress the  Alt key and the character key.Type an accented or special characterPress and hold the letter key and, on the trackpad, slide your
finger left or right. For example, to type ü, press and hold  U
and slide your finger left until ü appears. Release the letter
key when the accented or special character appears.Type a number in a text fieldPress and hold the  Alt key and press the number key.User GuideTyping193 
						

							Type a number in a number fieldPress a number key. You do not need to press the Alt key.Turn on NUM lockPress the Alt key and the  Left Shift key. To turn off NUM lock,
press the  Left Shift key or Right Shift  key.Highlight a line of textPress the Left Shift key or Right Shift  key and, on the
trackpad, slide your finger up or down.Highlight text character by characterPress the  Left Shift key or Right Shift  key and, on the
trackpad, slide your finger left or right.Cut highlighted textPress the  Left Shift key or Right Shift  key and the  Backspace/
Delete  key.Copy highlighted textPress the  Alt key and click the trackpad.Paste textPress the  Left Shift key or Right Shift  key and click the
trackpad.
Troubleshooting: Typing
I cannot check spelling You can check only the spelling of text that you type. You can check spelling in English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Czech,
Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian,
Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.
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							Keyboard
Assign an application to a Convenience key Your BlackBerry® device has one or more Convenience keys on the side of the device. 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 Keys .
3. Change the  Right Side Convenience Key Opens  field or Left Side Convenience Key Opens  field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Change the default currency symbol 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Keyboard .
3. Change the  Currency Key field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Set the cursor speed 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Keyboard .
3. Change the  Key Rate field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Turn on key tones 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Keyboard .
3. Select the  Key Tone check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
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							Set the trackpad sensitivityYou can set how the trackpad responds to your touch. A high sensitivity level requires less pressure than a lower sensitivitylevel.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Trackpad Sensitivity .
3. Change the  Horizontal Sensitivity  field and Vertical Sensitivity  field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Turn off trackpad sounds 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Trackpad Sensitivity .
3. Clear the  Audible Roll check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
To turn on trackpad sounds again, select the  Audible Roll check box.
Troubleshooting: Keyboard No application opens when I press a Convenience key Try the following: • If you have not done so, assign an application to the key.
• Verify that you did not delete the application that you assigned to the key.
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							LanguageAbout typing input languages You can set a typing input language to use when you type. The typing input language can be different from the displaylanguage. When you set a typing input language, AutoText and other typing options change to the selected language. For
example, you might use your BlackBerry® device in French, but type messages in English.
Change the language 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input > Language .
• To change the display language, change the  Display Language field.
• To change the typing language, change the  Typing Language field.
• To change the language for voice commands, change the  Voice Dialing field.
3. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Use a shortcut for switching typing input languages when you
are typing 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Typing and Input  > Language .
• To switch the typing input language by holding the  Alt key and pressing the  Enter key, change the  Shortcut Keys field to
Alt-Enter .
• To switch the typing input language by holding the  Shift key and pressing the  Space key, change the  Shortcut Keys field
to  Shift-Space .
3. Press the 
 key >  Save.
To turn off the shortcut for switching typing input languages, change the  Shortcut Keys field to None.
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							Add a display languageYou can use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to add a display language to your BlackBerry device. To download theBlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit  www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate option for
your computer.
Connect your device to your computer and open the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
For more information about adding applications and display languages, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Delete a language You can delete languages that you do not use to increase the amount of space available.1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Setup icon.
2. Click  Languages  > Language Removal .
3. Select the languages you want to keep.
4. Click  Update.
Any languages that you do not select are deleted from your BlackBerry® device.
Troubleshooting: Language Some characters do not appear correctly on my device The BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Internet Service that is associated with your BlackBerry® device might notsupport the characters. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
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