Touchcuts - Using shortcuts on your touchscreen BlackBerry

The Storm and Torch devices use an on-screen keyboard. Because of this, some of the shortcuts used for others' BlackBerry smartphones may not always apply when using touchscreen devices. Fear not, for those shortcuts are not gone. They've simply been lost in translation.

Basic shortcuts

• Hide keyboard - From top of the keyboard swipe down to the bottom of the screen.
• To cut or copy text - using two fingers simultaneously touch the beginning and end of the text you wish to cut/copy, then press cut or copy at the bottom of the screen.
• To paste text - touch the screen where you wish to paste the text, press the Menu key and click Paste.
• To change input language - (using full keyboard) press the Globe key, found next to the space key, and choose language.
• To input an accented character - touch letter for a few seconds until you are presented with a row of choices.

Storm

• Contact List - Press and hold Phone/Make Call.
• NUM Lock on - Press and hold the 123 key until a padlock appears on the key. To turn it off press the 123 key again.
• CAPS Lock on - Press and hold the Shift key until a padlock appears on the key. To turn it off press the Shift key again

Torch

• Contact List - Press the Phone key
• Num Lock On – Touch and briefly hold the 123 key. A padlock will appear on the key after removing your thumb. Touch again to turn off.
• Caps Lock On – Touch and briefly hold the Shift key. A padlock will appear on the key after removing your thumb. Touch again to turn off.

Text and messaging shortcuts

• When viewing a message, to view next message swipe screen from right to left quickly. To view previous message swipe screen from right to left quickly. (This can apply when viewing pictures too).
• (Storm) To go to the bottom of your messages or text list press and hold scroll down key. To go to the top of the messages or text list press and hold the scroll up key.
• To view sender's email address - touch the name in the From field.

Web shortcuts

• To zoom in on a web page, double touch the screen quickly. To zoom back out press the Escape key. (This can apply when viewing pictures too).

BBM Shortcuts

• When in chat view, to go to the top of the conversation, touch the top of the screen. To return on the end of the conversation, touch the input bar.
• To move to the next chat window, swipe screen from right to left. To go to the previous chat window, swipe screen from left to right.
• In group chat - swipe screen either left or right to move between conversations.

Camera shortcuts

• To zoom in - swipe up the screen or press the Up Volume key.
• To zoom out - swipe down the screen or press the Down Volume key.
• To take a picture - press the right-convenience key.

Media shortcuts

• To pause - press the Mute key. To resume playback, press the Mute key again.
• To go to the next song - press and hold the Up Volume key.
• To go to the previous song - press and hold the Down Volume key.