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							3.Tap and hold a letter .
If the key already has an assigned keyboard shortcut, you can change the shortcut without first 
deleting the existing shortcut.
4.To change an existing shortcut, tap Edit
A
Shortcut.
5.Do one of the following:
tTo open an application using the keyboard shortcut, tap App
Launch
Shortcut.
tTo compose a message using the keyboard shortcut, tap Quick
Compose
Shortcut.
tTo add another type of action to the keyboard shortcut, such as composing a new message, 
creating a new note or task, locking your device, or switch notification modes, tap 
Other

Shortcut
.
Typing
on
the
BlackBerry
Keyboard
Learn how to use accented and uppercase letters, symbols, and numbers on your keyboard.
Type
an
accented
character
The list of available accents depends on the active input language. If you set multiple input languages, 
the accents for the languages that can be predicted together appear for a letter. For example, when 
English, French, and German are set, because their alphabets are similar, you get accent options for all 
three languages.
1.On the BlackBerry Keyboard, press and hold the letter that you want to add the accent to.
2.When accented characters appear above the Keyboard, tap the accented character that you want to 
type.
Type
a
symbol
or
number
1.On the lower-right side of the BlackBerry Keyboard, press .
2.Tap the symbol or number that you want to type.
Type
an
uppercase
character
1.On the BlackBerry Keyboard, press .
2.Press a letter.
Tip:
To turn on CAP lock, press  and .
Keyboard
shortcuts:
Typing
Some shortcuts might not be available depending on the typing input language that you use.
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							Undo an automatically corrected wordPress  twice.Insert a period (.) in a text fieldPress  twice. The next letter is 
capitalized.Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email 
address fieldPress .Capitalize a letterPress and hold the letter key until the capitalized 
letter appears.Turn on CAP lockPress  and . To turn off CAP lock, press 
or .
Type a symbolPress . Tap the symbol that appears on 
screen.Type the alternate character on a keyPress  and the character key.Type an accented or special characterPress and hold the letter key and tap the accented 
or special character you want.Type a number in a text fieldPress  and press the number key.Type a number in a number fieldPress the number key.Turn on NUM lockPress  and . To turn off NUM lock, press 
 or .
Highlight a line of textTouch and hold the text. Move your finger up or 
down on the screen.Highlight text character by characterTouch and hold the text. Move your finger left or 
right on the screen to select each character.Cut highlighted textTap the highlighted text. Tap .Copy highlighted textTap the highlighted text. Tap .SettingsUser Guide162 
						

							Paste textTouch and hold where you want to paste the text.
Change
Keyboard,
input,
or
typing
settings
You can personalize your typing experience by changing the BlackBerry Keyboard, input, or typing 
settings on your 
BlackBerry device.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input.
Type
faster
with
automated
assistance
settings
You can change your typing settings to help you type faster on your BlackBerry Keyboard. Keyboard 
feedback provides an audible indication of your typing progress or when a misspelled word is corrected.
A different tone is used for the, , , , and  keys to differentiate these keys from 
alphabetical keys. In addition, you can change your settings so that your device automatically capitalizes 
new sentences or so that pressing 
 twice inserts a period.
A different tone is used for the , , and @123 keys to differentiate these keys from alphabetical keys. 
In addition, you can change your settings so that your device automatically capitalizes new sentences or 
so that pressing 
 twice inserts a period.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Do one of the following:
tTap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Prediction
and
Correction.
tTap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Feedback.
3.Tap the settings that you want to change.
Select
text
using
the
BlackBerry
Keyboard
The BlackBerry Keyboard provides several ways to highlight and select text.
1.Highlight the text you want to select:
tOn the screen, touch and hold the word.
2.To expand the text selection, do one of the following: 
tTo automatically select more text, continue to touch and hold the text on the screen. Your 
selection expands from a word to a sentence, and from a sentence to a paragraph the longer you 
hold.
tTap to expand the selection to a word.
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							tTap  to expand the selection to a whole paragraph.
tTo select more published text, such as in a browser or PDF file, move the cursor indicator handles 
to highlight the whole section of text.
tTo select more text in a text editor, such as an email message, place the cursor at the beginning 
of the text you want to select. Touch and hold 
 and drag the circle of interest on the screen to 
highlight the whole section of text.
To dismiss the selection, tap anywhere on the screen.
Cut,
copy,
and
paste
text
1.Select the text that you want to cut or copy.
2.Lift your finger off the screen. The text editing menu appears.
3.Do one of the following:
tTo copy the text, tap the highlighted text. Tap .
tTo cut the text, tap the highlighted text. Tap .
4.To paste the text, touch and hold the location where you want to paste the text and then release your 
finger. Tap 
.
Selecting
word
suggestions
that
appear
while
you
type
Your BlackBerry device is designed to learn what you tend to say and where in a sentence you tend to 
say it. Your device uses this information to try to predict what word you might type next. When you 
pause your typing, suggested words are displayed above the 
BlackBerry Keyboard. You can quickly 
select a suggested word by tapping it.
Your BlackBerry device is designed to learn what you tend to say and where in a sentence you tend to 
say it. Your device uses this information to try to predict what word you might type next and displays 
suggested words on the row of touch screen keys above the keyboard. You can quickly select a 
suggested word by placing your finger on the keyboard under the word and flicking it up toward the 
screen.
Select
a
suggested
word
To use a word that appears above the BlackBerry Keyboard, tap it to select it.
Spell
check
Turn
on
spell
check
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Spell
Check.
3.Set the Spell
Check switch to On.
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							Accept
spelling
suggestions
If spell check is turned on, spelling mistakes are underlined in red as you type.
Tap the underlined word.
tTo accept a spelling suggestion, tap the suggested word.
tTo add the word to your personal dictionary, tap Add
to
Dictionary.
Change
spell
check
settings
You can change spell check settings, such as whether to check the spelling of acronyms, whether to 
correct the casing of words, and so on.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Spell
Check.
3.Tap the settings that you want to change.
Edit
your
personal
dictionary
When you use spell check you can add words that are marked as incorrect to a custom dictionary on 
your 
BlackBerry device so that spell check recognizes them as being correct. The words that you add to 
your personal dictionary can be edited at any time.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Spell
Check > Edit
Personal
Dictionary.
tTo add a new word to your personal dictionary, tap .
tTo edit a word thaths already in your personal dictionary, tap the word.
tTo delete a word from your personal dictionary, tap . Tap  next to the word that you want to 
delete.
Creating
custom
text
shortcuts
The word substitution feature lets you create your own text shortcuts. When you set up shortcuts, your 
BlackBerry device replaces the shortcut with a full word or phrase.
Tip:
Word substitution is sometimes known as autotext.
Turn
on
word
predictions
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Prediction
and
Correction.
3.Set the Show
Predictions switch to On.
Add
a
new
text
shortcut
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
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							2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Prediction
and
Correction > Word
Substitution.
3.Tap .
Clear
the
learned
words
list
The BlackBerry Keyboard learns words and phrasing based on your usage to predict the next word you 
write. You can clear the word list used for word suggestions with the following steps:
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Prediction
and
Correction.
3.Tap Clear
Learned
Words.
Note:
As you continue to type, the learned word list is regenerated unless you set the Learn
New

Words
 switch to Off on the Prediction
and
Correction screen.
Change
or
delete
a
text
shortcut
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input > Prediction
and
Correction > Word
Substitution.
3.In the Substitution
List section, tap a word substitution entry.
Typing
using
voice
dictation
You can use voice dictation to type hands-free instead of using your keyboard.
1.To turn on voice dictation, on the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input.
3.Tap Voice
Dictation.
4.Turn on the Dictation switch .
5.In the Language drop-down list, tap the language you want to use.
6.If you want to automatically include punctuation, turn on the Auto-Punctuate switch.
7.To begin voice dictation, tap .
Language
If you speak more than one language, you can use the language settings to change your display, typing,  voice input, or 
BlackBerry Keyboard language. You can also switch to another typing language while you 
type.
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							Change
your
display
language
The language you selected during the initial setup of your BlackBerry device is your display language. 
The home screen, 
BlackBerry Hub, and supported applications display content in this language.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input.
3.In the Language drop-down list, tap the language that you want to use.
Change
your
devicehs
regional
settings
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input.
3.In the Region drop-down list, tap the region that you want to use to set your devicehs date format, 
default currency, and number format.
Change
your
input
language
Your input language is the language in which you type documents, email messages, and SMS or MMS 
text messages. You can select up to three languages that you want to be able to type in. The default 
language is the display language you chose.
Tip:
If you need to switch input languages often, make sure that your device is set up to detect your 
languages automatically. To enable language detection, turn on the 
Language
detection switch on the 
Input
Languages screen.
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input.
3.Tap Input
Languages > .
4.Select the checkboxes beside the languages that you want to enable.
If you canht select the checkbox beside a language, you may already have three languages selected. 
Browse the full list of languages and clear a language that you no longer want to use. Then, select a new 
input language.
Select
an
alternate
keyboard
layout
Some languages have more than one keyboard layout option. For those languages, you can select the 
keyboard layout that feels most natural for you to use. The QWERTY keyboard layout is available as an  option for all languages.
1.On the Input
Language screen, tap one of the enabled languages that you have already selected.
2.If more than one option exists, in the drop-down list, tap a layout.
3.If you want the layout youhve selected to be the default whenever you use this language, tap Make

Default
.
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							Change
your
language
while
typing
If you previously set up more than one input language, you can quickly switch between those languages while youhre typing.
1.Tap the text field.
2.Press and .
3.Tap the language that you want to type in.
The keyboard layout, such as QWERTY, QUERTZ, or AZERTY, also changes to the default layout for the 
language that you are typing in.
Change
your
voice
input
language
1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.Tap  Settings > Language
and
Input.
3.Tap Voice
Dictation.
4.In the Language drop-down list, tap the language you want to use.
Keyboard
input
methods
An input method enables you to type words or characters that are not available using the characters on 
your keyboard layout. In some cases, input methods give you a phonetic approximation of a word based 
on the keyboard layout you are using. Your device can then suggest a character or diacritic based on 
the sound you choose.
In other cases, input methods provide you with gestures and key combinations for languages. Some 
keyboard input methods are common to all supported languages, such as word prediction or selecting 
accented characters by pressing and holding keys.
All keyboard input methods also support using  key to access symbols.
You can use your BlackBerry device in many different languages, regardless of the default language you 
select. However, the differences between the languages you use may mean that you need specific tips  to use your 
BlackBerry Keyboard with a language that is different than the default keyboard layout. For 
example, if you use a language that has more characters in the alphabet than the language that your 
keyboard supports, you need to know how to access those additional characters.
Typing
in
other
languages
You can set your BlackBerry device to recognize three different input languages when you type. As you 
type, your device makes predictions based on each of the language families. For example, if you use a 
Latin-based display language, predictions appear for any of the configured Latin-based languages. 
Similarly, if your display language is Korean, it will not display Arabic or Latin-based suggestions. When 
you set more than one typing language, you may need to consider the following:
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							tSome languages, such as Thai and Arabic, have more characters in the alphabet than there are keys 
on the keyboard. You need to use a keystroke combination to access the second or third character 
on a particular key. For information about how to access these types of characters, see the help for 
typing in that language.
tDifferent languages may have different keyboard layouts. For example, American English uses a 
QWERTY keyboard layout, but French uses an AZERTY keyboard layout. Some keys appear in 
locations that you may not be used to.
tSimilar languages may have slightly different keyboard layouts. For example, many languages use a 
QWERTY keyboard layout. However, Danish, Spanish, and Romanian include different characters on 
the basic keyboard that arenht on other QWERTY keyboard layouts.
tSome supported languages, such as Hebrew, Farsi, and Arabic, read right-to-left. If you change to 
one of these languages from a left-to-right language in the middle of a sentence, your device 
automatically places the characters you type on the left side of the cursor. When you change back to 
the left-to-right language, you need to move your cursor back to the right side of the text.
Typing
in
Arabic
or
Farsi
The Arabic and Farsi keyboard layouts support the following features:
tThe Arabic language has more characters in the alphabet than there are keys on the keyboard. As a 
result, more than one native character appears on one key. There may be alternate letters that are 
related to a primary letter or have a similar form. You can use the keyboard mapping guide that 
appears with the typing task to determine how to press and hold a letter or multi-press to access the 
second and third characters on each key.
tThe Farsi language has a few characters that are different from the basic Arabic alphabet. These 
characters are listed on the keyboard mapping guide.
tWord prediction and flicking word suggestions up onto the screen (if you have this feature turned on)
tYou can type alternate characters in two ways. You can press  and press a letter. A second 
method is to press and hold the primary character. Then, select the alternate character from the  options.
tThe Arabic language has many diacritics that you can add to characters. To add a diacritic, press the 
diacritic key on the row of touch screen keys above the keyboard. Then, touch the diacritic you want 
to add.
tTo type a symbol, tap . To view more symbols, tap  again.
Character
guide
for
Arabic
or
Farsi
The typical Arabic keyboard layout looks like this:
 
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The following table shows how to type the Arabic and Farsi alphabet when there is more than one native 
character on each physical key.
Single
key
pressDouble
key
press
+
key
pressMulti-tap