[Thon_D]

Originally Posted by legaleye2005

Without going to menu, then keyboard lock... Is there a key you hold down or something to quickly lock the keys?

Thanks

If you are OK with giving up dialing from the home screen you can turn that off and then use the shortcut key, "K". Press and hold and the screen will lock.

1. Open Call Log
2. Press menu key and select options
3. Click on General Options
4. Scroll down and click on Dial from Home Screen
5. Change the option to NO
6. Press back key and save changes.

Now all you have to do is be at any home screen, depending on the theme you are using, press and hold the "K" key and the screen will lock.

You can also map this to one of your convenience keys. I have mine mapped to the left side key since I very rarely use the camera (Mostly because it takes such crap pictures).

1. Click on Options
2. Scroll down and select Screen / Keyboard
3. Scroll down to Right Side / Left Side Convenience Key Opens:
4. Choose which key you want to re-map
5. Click on the option you want to change and scroll down through the list
6. Click on Keyboard Lock
7 Press back key and save changes

Now when you press the convenience key it will lock your screen.

[kgambino]

Originally Posted by Thon_D

If you are OK with giving up dialing from the home screen you can turn that off and then use the shortcut key, "K". Press and hold and the screen will lock.

1. Open Call Log
2. Press menu key and select options
3. Click on General Options
4. Scroll down and click on Dial from Home Screen
5. Change the option to NO
6. Press back key and save changes.

Now all you have to do is be at any home screen, depending on the theme you are using, press and hold the "K" key and the screen will lock.

You can also map this to one of your convenience keys. I have mine mapped to the left side key since I very rarely use the camera (Mostly because it takes such crap pictures).

1. Click on Options
2. Scroll down and select Screen / Keyboard
3. Scroll down to Right Side / Left Side Convenience Key Opens:
4. Choose which key you want to re-map
5. Click on the option you want to change and scroll down through the list
6. Click on Keyboard Lock
7 Press back key and save changes

Now when you press the convenience key it will lock your screen.

I just did this with my 8310. Now i just press "k" to lock the keyboard. I used to use the "mute" on top to put the phone in standby. Just be careful to hit the "k" key lightly. If you have "k" as a speed dial, as I have, you can use both. Hit "k" quickly for keyboard lock and hold it down to speed dial, in my case, my son-in-law.

[CableGuy711]

so complicated....just use the MUTE button lol

[SoonerTheBetter]

All those suggestions are great unless you want to lock the keyboard while listening to the mp3 player.

This is when the right convenience key becomes convenient to lock the keyboard.

All keys are locked but the two volume buttons and the mute button.

[htran10]

my favorite's the little mute button- convenient, fast and effective.

[andrewfay]

Originally Posted by RUSHnATL

Very nice! Thanks for this tip. I had already programmed the left key to do this, and the right key to be my profiles, but I wanted one to be the camera key so this frees up one of these for the camera now!

Thanks.

PS: And as questioned above...what is the language shortcut for anyway?

Originally Posted by mkowalsky

First, disable the language shortcut by going to options -> language.

After doing that, pressing alt + enter will activate the keyboard lock.

THat is awesome - worked on my Curve like a champ!

[styxgroupi]

Wirelessly posted

Originally Posted by CableGuy711

so complicated....just use the MUTE button lol

Agreed so simple I had a heck of a time with the setup that came with my 8330 had to hold green call key and star above the a little difficult with one hand! Love the mute thingy as long as no one knows it! Hehe ty!

[BCollins521]

Keyboard shortcuts are nice once you get used to them...I don't miss dialing from the homescreen at all anymore

[ssphear]

Originally Posted by fully

All the pearls lock by just pressing and holding the */sym key to the left of 0 (don't they?)

This is true and will free up one of my shortcut keys....

Thanx

[takeshi]

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

can you alter dial from home screen settings on suretype devices? thought you couldnt.

Good point. But why is this in the 8300 forum?