Useful Typing Tips in Blackberry Storm

I love blackberry storm and recently i was having so much fun in touch screen typing the best part i like is typing especially using the SureType keyboard. From being a noob i learnt a lot of handy tips for typing in blackberry storm

In storm there are 3 types of keyboards.

1. SureType (portrait)
2. Multitap (portrait)
3. Full Keyboard (landscape)

I very much like typing in portrait mode, unlike in landscape where the tapping touch screen was hard in the corners with full keyboard. So, i handle pretty much everything in the portrait view. By default storm shows full keyboard in landscape view and suretype/multitap in portrait view.

Here are some of the useful tips you might want to know…

1. When you type in email address, just press SPACE to get @ symbol or SPACE to get a DOT.

2. To type all letters in caps, press and hold the SHIFT key (shown as ‘aA’) for 1 or 2 seconds and you will a padlock, which means all the letters you type will be in caps.

3. To type numbers continuously, press and hold !?123 and soon it will be locked and then you can continuously type numbers or symbols.

4. You might want to get a DOT or full stop quickly when completing a sentence. To get this, press SPACE twice.

5. To type passwords or new words, use the Multitap Keyboard. To enable it, press main menu button select enable multitap.

6. When are you are typing a word in portrait mode using suretype and the predicted word shown on dropdown box just highlight it (dont tap the touch screen) and then ENTER key. In this way it would be easy for you to type fast.

7. To send/save something, say email or phone settings, just press main menu (it auto selects send or save) and again press main menu.

8. The very interesting part using suretype (in portrait view) is its ability to learn new unknown words. You need not switch to multitap.

For example to type `DIWALI`

Type `Di`
Type w, on dropdown just highlight `Diw`
Type a, on dropdrown highlight `Diwa`
Type l, on dropdown highlight `Diwal`
Type i, select `Diwali` and press ENTER

Thats it! Once the new word is learnt,

9. To type copyright © or trademark ® or language symbols

© -> Just place your finger (dont press) `C` key for 2 secs, you will see new button for ©

® -> Just place your finger and highlight R key for 2 seconds, you will see a new button appear on the screen. Tap it.

10. To make corrections or edit a word, place your finger on top of word and tap it, you will see a blue rectangular box, drag it to specific character and press BACKARROW key to delete characters or you can type continuously and you will get new word suggestions.

11. To make keyboard disappear or hide it, just slide your finger from top to bottom of keyboard to make it hide.

12. To quick insert your phone number or PIN while texting or emailing just type

`mynumber`
`mypin`

the phone will automatically insert your phone number and blackberry PIN to send to your friends.

Enjoy and have fun with your blackberry phone!

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