Blackberry Curve 9310, 9315, 9320 User Guide

Create a category for contacts, tasks, or 
memos
You can create categories to organize items in the Contacts application, Tasks application, and MemoPad.
1.On the home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Contacts icon, Tasks icon, or MemoPad icon.
2.Press the  key > Filter. 3.Press the  key > New. 
4.Type a name for the category.
5.Press the  key on the keyboard. 
To delete a category, highlight the category. Press the  key > Delete.
Turn off the prompt that appears before 
you delete items...

Typing
How to: Typing
Typing icons
These icons appear in the upper-right corner of the screen when you type.
 CAP lock (capital letter lock) Multi-tap mode NUM lock (number lock) Current input language Alt mode
Typing basics
Copy and paste at a glance
 
 
Highlight, cut, copy, or paste text
1.Press and hold the  key. 
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•To highlight text character by character, on the trackpad, slide your finger left or right.
•To highlight text line by line, on the trackpad, slide your finger up or down.
2.Press the  key. 
3.Click Cut or Copy.
4.Place the cursor where you want to insert the cut or copied text.
5.Press the  key > Paste. 
Type a symbol
Press the  key. Type the letter that appears below the symbol. 
Type a special character or letter with an accent
Press and hold a letter key on the keyboard and, on the trackpad, slide...

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 > Typing.
3.For a keyboard, click Advanced Style Options.
4.Clear the Typing checkbox.
5.Clear the Names checkbox.
6.Change the Email field to Off.
7.Press the  key > Save. 
Word substitution
Depending on the display language that you use, this feature might not be supported.
About word substitution
Word substitution is designed to replace specific text that you type with preloaded word substitution entries. If you type text 
that can be replaced with a word substitution...

•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 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.Highlight a word substitution entry.
4.Press the  key. 
 • To change the word substitution entry,...

Press the  key > Save. 
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 might not want the spelling checker to include acronyms or one-letter words. You can also set your 
BlackBerry smartphone 
to check spelling automatically before you send an email.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Spell Check.
3.Change one or more options.
4.Press the...

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. 
Change the default...