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BlackBerry Storm Smartphone

Typing

Typing basics

• If you are using your BlackBerry device in portrait view with the SureType input method, press the Symbol key. To view more symbols, press the Symbol key again. Click a symbol.
• If you are using your device in portrait view with the multi-tap input method, press a key once to type the first symbol on the key, twice to type the second symbol on the key, or three times to type the third symbol on the key. To view a list of symbols that do not appear on the keyboard, press the Symbol key.
• If you are using your device in landscape view, press the Symbol key. Click a symbol.

1. Press and hold a letter key.
2. Click the accented or special character in the list that appears when you type.

1. With text highlighted, press the Menu key.
2. Click Cut or Copy.
3. Place the cursor where you want to insert the cut or copied text.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Paste.

1. When typing text, press the Menu key.
2. Click Clear Field.

1. Place the cursor where you want to start highlighting text.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Select.
4. Place the cursor where you want to stop highlighting text.

1. With text selected, press the Menu key.
2. Click Cancel Selection.

1. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the Key Rate field.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the Key Tone field to On.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

Your device shows the keyboard when you click a text field, and hides it when you click away from a text field. You can hide the keyboard manually to display more content on the screen.

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Hide Keyboard.

Change the keyboard layout

1. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the Keyboard Layout field.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

You can set your BlackBerrydevice to use either the SureType keyboard or the multi-tap keyboard by default when you use your device in portrait view.

1. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the Portrait View Keyboard field.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

Typing input methods

When you need to type, your BlackBerry device displays one of three keyboard styles automatically, based on the field that you type in and the orientation of your device.

If you are using your device in portrait view, you can switch between the SureType technology keyboard and the multi-tap keyboard. These keyboards show more than one letter on each key.

SureType technology combines a traditional phone-style key layout with a familiar computer-style letter layout. SureType technology is designed to predict words as you type them.

If you are using your device in landscape view, you can type on a keyboard that uses a computer-style letter layout with one letter on each key.

Type text using SureType technology

To perform this task, you must be using your device in portrait view.

1. Press the letter key once for each letter in a word.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
4. To select an item from the list that appears when you type and start typing a new word, highlight the item. Press the Enter key.
5. To select an item from the list that appears when you type and continue typing the same word, click the item.
6. To change a letter in a word that you are typing, highlight the letter. Click the alternate letter that appears on the screen.

Type text using multi-tap

To perform this task, you must be using your device in portrait view.

• To type the first letter on a key, press the letter key once.
• To type the second letter on a key, press the letter key twice.
• To type the third letter on a key, press the letter key three times.
• To type the fourth letter on a key, press the letter key four times.

1. In the device options, click Language.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
   • To use the multi-tap input method, set the Input Language field to Multitap.
   • To use the SureType input method, set the Input Language field to .
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

To perform this task, you must be using your device in portrait view.

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Enable Multitap or Enable SureType.

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. In the device options, click Language.
2. Change the Input Language field.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Language.
2. Click Input Options.
3. Change the input options.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.

Arabic and Russian typing input methods

If your BlackBerry Device Software includes language support for Arabic or Russian and you are using your device in landscape view, you can type in Arabic or Russian using the SureType input method or the multi-tap input method.

When you use the SureType input method, you press the letter key for each letter in a word once, even if two letters appear on the key. As you type, a list of possible letter combinations and words appears on the screen. SureType technology selects letter combinations or words from the list based on context. If you try to type a word or letter combination (for example, a web address or an abbreviation) that SureType technology does not recognize, you can use the list that appears on the screen to build the word letter by letter. SureType technology is designed to "learn" new words or letter combinations that you type.

When you use the multi-tap input method, you press a letter key once to type the first letter on a key and twice to type the second letter, if a second letter appears on the key.

SureType technology is the default typing input method for most fields. Multi-tap is the default for phone number and password fields. You can set your typing input method for all fields to multi-tap.

Type in Arabic or Russian using SureType technology

To perform this task, you must be using your BlackBerry device in landscape view.
You can only perform this task if your keyboard displays Arabic or Russian letters.

1. Press the letter key for each letter in a word until you have typed the entire word.
2. If your device does not recognize the word that you have typed, perform one of the following actions:
   • To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and continue typing the same word, click the word.
   • To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and start typing a new word, press the Enter key.

To perform this task, you must be using your BlackBerry device in landscape view.
You can only perform this task if your keyboard displays Arabic or Russian letters.
If you have set your typing input method to multi-tap or you are typing a phone number or password, perform one of the following actions:

• To type the first letter on a key, press the letter key once.
• To type the second letter on a key, press the letter key twice.

Korean typing input method

• To type the alternate character on a key, press the key twice.
• To type a number, hold the number key.
• To convert a Hangul character to its equivalent Chinese character, in the device options, on the Language screen, the Use Space for Han Homonyms check box must be selected. Highlight the character. Press the Space key.

Spelling checker

You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create.

1. In a message, calendar entry, task, or memo, press the Menu key.
2. Click Check Spelling.
3. Perform any of the following actions:
   • To accept the suggested spelling, click a word in the list that appears.
   • To ignore the suggested spelling, press the Escape key.
   • To ignore all instances of the suggested spelling, press the Menu key. Click Ignore All.
   • To add the word to the custom dictionary, press the Menu key. Click Add To Dictionary.
   • To stop checking spelling, press the Menu key. Click Cancel Spell Check.

By default, your BlackBerry device underlines words that it does not recognize.

1. Place the cursor in the underlined word.
2. Press the Menu key
3. Perform one of the following actions
   • To get spelling suggestions, click Get Suggestions. Click a word or press the Escape key to close the list.
   • To add the word to the custom dictionary, click Add to Dictionary.

1. In the device options, click Spell Check.
2. Select the Spell Check Email Before Sending option.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

You can change the type and length of words that the spelling checker includes when checking spelling.

1. In the device options, click Spell Check.
2. Change one or more options.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

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. In the device options, click Language.
2. Click Input Options.
3. Clear the Include Spell Check Variants checkbox.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Spell Check.
2. Click Custom Dictionary.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click New.
5. Type a word or letter combination.
6. Press the Enter key.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Spell Check.
2. Click Custom Dictionary.
3. Highlight a word.
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.

1. In the device options, click Spell Check.
2. Click Custom Dictionary.
3. Highlight a word.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Delete.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.

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 SureType input method, words that you add to your custom dictionary are displayed in the list that appears when you type.

Add a word to the custom dictionary

1. In the device options, click Custom Dictionary.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click New.
4. Type a word or letter combination.
5. Press the Enter key.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Custom Dictionary.
2. Highlight a word.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Edit.
5. Change the word.
6. Press the Enter key.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Custom Dictionary.
2. Highlight a word.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Delete.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Language.
2. Click Input Options.
3. Clear the Auto Word Learning check box.
4. Change the Learn Words From Email Messages field to Off.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

By default, your BlackBerry device recognizes contacts when you type them.

1. In the device options, click Language.
2. Click Input Options.
3. Clear the Use Contacts as Data Source check box.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.

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 with talk to you later.

Create an AutoText entry

1. In the device options, click AutoText.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click New.
4. In the Replace field, type the text to replace.
5. In the With field, perform one of the following actions:
   • Type replacement text.
   • To insert a macro (for example, the current date or time), press the Menu key. Click Insert Macro.
6. Perform one of the following actions:
   • To capitalize the entry exactly as you typed it, set the Using field to Specified Case.
   • To capitalize the entry according to the context, set the Using field to SmartCase.
7. Set the language.
8. Press the Menu key.
9. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click SMS.
2. Set the Disable AutoText field to Yes.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click AutoText.
2. Click an AutoText entry.
3. Change the AutoText entry.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click AutoText.
2. Highlight an AutoText entry.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Delete.

Press the Backspace/Delete key twice.

Typing shortcuts

• To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.
• To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.
• To turn on NUM lock, hold the 123 key until the lock indicator appears on the 123 key. To turn off NUM lock, press the 123 key again.
• To turn on CAP lock, hold the Shift key until the lock indicator appears on the Shift key. To turn off CAP lock, press the Shift key again.
• To insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field, press the Space key.
• To type a symbol, press the Symbol key. To see more symbols, press the Symbol key again.
• To change the typing input language quickly when you are using your BlackBerry device in landscape view, click the globe icon. Click an input language.

Typing troubleshooting

Use the list that appears when you type to help you build words that SureType technology does not recognize. Press the letter key for the first letter in the word once. Highlight a letter in the list. Press the letter key for the next letter in the word once. Highlight a letter combination. Continue typing the word.

I cannot check spelling

You can only check spelling in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Brazilian Portuguese. You can only check the spelling of text that you type.