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Using the keyboard and trackwheel – Blackberry 6720 User Manual

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Getting to know your handheld

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BlackBerry Wireless Handheld

The BlackBerry Wireless Handheld

Using the keyboard and trackwheel

Your handheld’s keyboard provides access to the alphabetic characters. The
keyboard also features ten special keys:

SYM

(

symbol) to access a symbols library,

BACKSPACE

,

ENTER

,

SPACE

, two

SHIFT

keys,

ALT

,

ESC

(escape), a phone key, and a power

key. You can generate numbers, punctuation marks, and special characters by
pressing

ALT

in combination with the alphabetic keys. The trackwheel helps you

navigate, view, and select items on each screen. To scroll through menu items or
text, roll the trackwheel or press the

BACK

or

FORWARD

keys while holding

ALT

. To

select applications and menu options, click (press down on) the trackwheel.

The following table describes special keyboard and trackwheel combinations that
can help you navigate applications, type text, and configure options on your
handheld.