Shortcuts for Your QWERTY Model BlackBerry

Part of the BlackBerry For Dummies Cheat Sheet

To quickly access the fun features your BlackBerry boasts, you simply start at the Home screen and use the keyboard shortcuts in this table to pop open an application.

Make sure the Dial from Home Screen option is turned off in Phone Options.

Application Shortcut Key
Messages M
Saved Messages V
Compose C
Search S
Contacts A
Alarm R
Tasks T
Profile F
Browser B
Calendar L
Calculator U
MemoPad D
Keyboard Lock K or *
Switch between Vibrate profile and current profile #
On/Off and Backlight Power key
Phone Send button

The keyboard lock (*) and switch between profile (#) shortcuts work for both QWERTY and SureType BlackBerrys.

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