The purposes of these one-button and two-button shortcuts are to help you speed up the navigation and composition of messages. There are two different sets of tips—one for the most recent models and the other for other BlackBerrys. RIM's BlackBerry Connection newsletter directed us to these very useful shortcuts.
BlackBerry Pearl (8100 series) & BlackBerry 8800 series models
In a message
Reply to a message |
Press R |
Reply to all |
Press L |
Forward a message |
Press F |
File a message |
Press I |
View the email address of a contact, in a message, highlight the contact. |
Press Q |
View the display name again |
Press Q |
In a message list
Open a selected message |
Press the Enter key |
Compose a message from the messages list |
Press C |
Mark a message as opened or unopened |
Press the Alt key + U |
View received messages |
Press the Alt key + I |
View sent messages |
Press the Alt key + O |
View voice mail messages |
Press the Alt key + V |
View SMS text messages |
Press the Alt key + S |
View call logs |
Press the Alt key + P |
View all your messages again |
Press the Escape key |
Move around a message list
Move up a screen |
Press the Shift key + the Space key |
Move to the top of a message list |
Press T |
Move to the bottom of a message list |
Press B |
Move to the next date |
Press N |
Move to the previous date |
Press P |
Move to the next unopened item |
Press U |
Move to the next related message |
Press J |
Move to the previous related message |
Press K |
Messages Shortcuts For Other BlackBerrys
In a message
Reply to a message |
Press R |
Forward a message |
Press F |
Reply to all |
Press L |
File a message |
Press I |
View the address of a sender or a recipient, in the To or From field of a received message. |
Select a name. Press Q |
Show the display name again |
Press Q |
Search for text within a message,
search for the next occurrence of the text. |
Press S
Press S again |
Move to the last cursor position in a received message |
Press G |
In a message list
Open a selected message |
Press the Enter key |
Compose a message from the messages list |
Press C |
View sent messages or call logs for outgoing phone calls, in a messages list. |
Press the Alt key + O |
View received messages or call logs for incoming phone calls, in a messages list. |
Press the Alt key + I |
View voice mail messages, in a messages list. |
Press the Alt key + V |
Mark a message as opened or unopened |
Press the Alt key + U |
Move around a message list
Move down a page |
Press the Space key |
Move up a page |
Press the Shift key + the Space key |
Move to the next unopened item |
Press U |
Move to the next related message |
Press J |
Move to the previous related message |
Press K |
