[JSanders]

We all love shortcuts. On the previous full QWERTY keyboard BlackBerrys there was nothing simpler than pressing N for BBMessenger, O for Options, etc.

So... great shortcuts like that seem lost on the Storm. But there are shortcuts. And some hidden screens.

Access your "Help Me!" screen: from the homescreen hold down the 'escape' key while pressing the upper left corner of the screen, upper right, upper left and upper right.

What's yours?

[zero7404]

view log file: " / " /
hold down esc key: closes non-core background apps

thanks for opening this thread JSanders....
looking forward to some more OS shortcut tricks

[Blackberry Guru]

I know it's common knowledge but hitting the menu key to select instead of tapping the screen makes my day and allows me to use the phone one handed!

[kjjb0204]

Originally Posted by Blackberry Guru

I know it's common knowledge but hitting the menu key to select instead of tapping the screen makes my day and allows me to use the phone one handed!

Select what? I press the menu key and, poof! I get the menu.

[zero7404]

here's another:

touch and hold (don't press) on a message in the message list, and it will search for relevant messages....cool

[kjjb0204]

Originally Posted by zero7404

here's another:

touch and hold (don't press) on a message in the message list, and it will search for relevant messages....cool

hmmm, mine doesn't do that.

[JSanders]

Originally Posted by kjjb0204

hmmm, mine doesn't do that.

Hover your finger over the senders name in the message list, for about 5 seconds, and you will see a "progress bar" across the name and "searching" as it pulls all messages from that sender.

Hover your finger over the SUBJECT line for the same subject search.

[kjjb0204]

Wirelessly posted

AH, works! That's cool.

[Chichum]

In response to pressing the menu button, if you press menu, it will show the menu. If you press it again while the menu is up, it will select the highlighted option. So, if you write a message, press menu, it will show the selected option as "Send", press menu again and it will select "Send". Easier than pressing Menu and then Send.

[Chichum]

If you really want to learn about your phone, this thread will help a lot more... no need to reinvent the wheel.
ULTIMATE Official tips/tricks ONLY - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

[kjjb0204]

Originally Posted by Chichum

In response to pressing the menu button, if you press menu, it will show the menu. If you press it again while the menu is up, it will select the highlighted option. So, if you write a message, press menu, it will show the selected option as "Send", press menu again and it will select "Send". Easier than pressing Menu and then Send.

Also very cool.

[kjjb0204]

Originally Posted by Chichum

If you really want to learn about your phone, this thread will help a lot more... no need to reinvent the wheel.
ULTIMATE Official tips/tricks ONLY - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

Yeah, I like it here. I have about 5 posts over there. So, keep the shortcut suggestions coming over here.

[JSanders]

lol, funny Chichum.

So Mercedes shouldn't manufacture cars if Audi is already doing so?

We can haz tipz threads here.

[Bulgaro]

I want More keep it coming , I'm hooked now.

[Beagle]

My tip isn't necessarily confined to the Storm, but can possibly help other BlackBerry users too. Having been a long time Palm user, I was quite frustrated at not being able to load all of my bookmarks. And setting each one up proved to be tedious as I have at least a hundred sites that I don't want to type in each time. Being a BES user, I created a "Note" in Outlook and copy/pasted my PC Firefox bookmarks into it. A few seconds later it shows up on my Storm in the Memopad. I can easily open that, press and hold the link I want, and then confirm the "Get Link" menu item. Boom! I've taken it a step further and just organized my bookmarks into ta few different "Notes" so that I can find what I want faster.

[zero7404]

what are the shortcuts for going to the top and bottom of a web page ?

if i have to bring up the keyboard and hit T or B, that's just too much work :~

[VonnerNIX]

That's the only way I know how to do it.