The BlackBerry Classic is a productivity powerhouse as is, but, thanks to a variety of keyboards shortcuts, you can be even more productive!
Listed below is an overview of core keyboard shortcuts that will help you get things done even faster!
Note: Some shortcuts might not be available depending on the typing input language that you use.
BlackBerry 10 Shortcuts
The BlackBerry Classic comes with preloaded shortcuts that can be used whenever you are viewing your home screen or the BlackBerry Hub. These shortcuts can be customized as well!
To find out how to do this check out this post on how to create custom keyboard shortcuts using BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.3.1.
| Key | Assigned Action |
| A | Open the contacts app |
| B | Open the BlackBerry Browser |
| C or 9 | Compose a new message |
| D or 5 | Create a new BlackBerry Remember note |
| H | Open the BlackBerry Help app |
| K | Lock your BlackBerry device |
| L | Open the BlackBerry Calendar app |
| M | Open the BlackBerry Hub |
| N | Open BlackBerry Messenger |
| O | Open the device settings |
| P | Open the Phone app |
| Q | Switch between Normal and Silent notifications modes |
| R or 3 | Open the Clock app |
| T | Create a new task |
| U | Open the Calculator app |
| W or 1 | Call voicemail |
BlackBerry Hub
In a list of messages
| Action | Shortcut |
| Compose a message | Press C |
| Search the BlackBerry Hub | Press S |
| Go to the next unread message in the list | Press U |
| Move to the top of your list of messages and notifications | Press T |
| Move to the bottom of your list of messages and notifications | Press B |
In a message
| Action | Shortcut |
| Reply to a message | Press R |
| Reply all to a message | Press L |
| Forward a message | Press F |
| Flag a message | Press W |
| File a message | Press I |
Browser app
| Action | Shortcut |
| Go forward one page | Press N |
| Go back one page | Press P |
| Find text on a page | Press S |
| Open the address bar | Press U |
| Open your bookmarks | Press K |
| Open your history | Press H |
| Open your tabs | Press W |
| Enter reader mode | Press R |
| Refresh a webpage | Press L |
| Zoom in | Press I |
| Zoom out | Press O |
| Go to the top of a webpage | Press T |
| Go to the bottom of a webpage | Press B |
| Move down the screen | Press  |
| Move up the screen | Press  and |
Calendar app
| Action | Shortcut |
| Go to today | Press T |
| Go to a date | Press G |
| Go to the week view | Press W |
| Go to the month view | Press M |
| Go to the previous day, week, or month | Press P |
| Go to the next day, week, or month | Press N |
| Go to the schedule view | Press D |
| Go to the agenda view | Press A |
| Create a new event | Press C |
| Search your events | Press S |
| Edit an event | Open an event and press E |
Clock app
Using the stopwatch
| Action | Shortcut |
| To start or stop the stopwatch | Press |
| To reset the stopwatch and clear lap results | Press  |
Using the Timer
| Action | Shortcut |
| To start or stop the timer | Press |
Contacts app
| Action | Shortcut |
| Go to the top of a contact’s details | In a contact’s details, press T |
| Edit a contact | In the content list, tap a contact. Press E |
| Go to the bottom of a contact’s details | In a contact’s details, press B |
Typing
| Action | Shortcut |
| 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 |
| Turn on CAP Lock | Press  and  . To turn off CAP lock, press or |
| Type a symbol | Press  . Tap the symbol that appears on the 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  |
** The list of available accents depends on the active input language. If you set multiple input languages, the accents for the languages that can be predicted together appear for a letter. For example, when English, French, and German are set, because their alphabets are similar, you get accent options for all three languages.
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