BlackBerry Q5 - Keyboard shortcuts: Typing

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Keyboard shortcuts: Typing

Some shortcuts might not be available depending on the typing input language that you use.

Undo an automatically corrected word

Press

twice.

Insert a period (.) in a text field

Press

twice. The next letter is capitalized.

Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field

Press

.

Capitalize a letter

Press and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter
appears.

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Turn on CAP lock

Press

and

. To turn off CAP lock, press

or

.

Type a symbol

Press

. Tap the symbol that appears on screen.

Type the alternate character on a key

Press

and the character key.

Type an accented or special character

Press and hold the letter key and tap the accented or
special character you want.

Type a number in a text field

Press

and press the number key.

Type a number in a number field

Press the number key.

Turn on NUM lock

Press

and

. To turn off NUM lock, press

or

.

Highlight a line of text

Touch and hold the text. Move your finger up or down on
the screen.

Highlight text character by character

Touch and hold the text. Move your finger left or right on
the screen to select each character.

Cut highlighted text

Tap the highlighted text. Tap

.

Copy highlighted text

Tap the highlighted text. Tap

.

Paste text

Touch and hold where you want to paste the text.