Blackberry Q5 Smartphone 10 3 1 User Guide

							1.On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.2.Tap  Settings > Shortcuts and Speed Dial. 
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:

						

							Keyboard shortcuts: Typing
Some shortcuts might not be available depending on the typing input language that you use.
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 
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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 
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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 .Paste textTouch and hold where you want to paste the text.User GuideSettings
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							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:

						

							Accept spelling suggestions
If spell check is turned on, spelling mistakes are underlined in red as you type.
Tap the underlined word.

						

							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.
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.
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							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.
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.
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							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.
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							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:

						

							Typing in Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, or Swedish
The Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish languages are largely based on a Latin alphabet with a few variations. These 
languages use the basic QWERTY keyboard layout with the addition of Å, Æ and