BlackBerry Classic PRD-59715-028 User Manual

2.

Tap 

 Settings > Language and Input. 

Type faster with automated assistance settings

You can change your typing settings to help you type faster on your BlackBerry Keyboard. Keyboard feedback provides an 
audible indication of your typing progress or when a misspelled word is corrected.

A different tone is used for the 

, 

, and @123 keys to differentiate these keys from alphabetical keys. In addition, you 

can change your settings so that your device automatically capitalizes new sentences or so that pressing 
twice inserts a period.

1.

On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.

2.

Do one of the following:

•  Tap 

 Settings > Language and Input > Prediction and Correction.

•  Tap 

 Settings > Language and Input > Feedback.

3.

Tap the settings that you want to change.

Select text using the BlackBerry Keyboard

The BlackBerry Keyboard provides several ways to highlight and select text.

1.

Select text using one of the following methods:
• On the screen, touch and hold the word.

2.

To expand the text selection, do one of the following: 
• To automatically select more text, continue to touch and hold the text on the screen. Your selection expands from 

a word to a sentence, and from a sentence to a paragraph the longer you hold.

•  Tap 

to expand the selection to a word.

•  Tap 

 to expand the selection to a whole paragraph.

• To select more published text, such as in a browser or PDF file, move the cursor indicator handles to highlight the 

whole section of text.

•  To select more text in a text editor, such as an email message, place the cursor at the beginning of the text you 

want to select. Touch and hold 

 and drag the circle of interest on the screen to highlight the whole section of 

text.

To dismiss the selection, tap anywhere on the screen.

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