PDAction

Typing

• Capitalize a letter – Hold letter key
• Insert a period – Press Spacebar twice
• Type alternate character - Hold Alt + character key
• Type a symbol – Press Symbol + click symbol
• Type accented/special character - Hold key + roll Trackwheel
• Turn on CAP-Lock – Alt + Right Shift (CAP)
• Turn on NUM-Lock – Right Shift + Alt
• Turn off NUM/CAP-Lock - Press Right Shift key
• Select text by character – Hold Shift + roll Trackwheel
• Select whole lines – Press Shift once + roll Trackwheel
• Insert “@” into an email field - Press Spacebar

Messages

• Jump to bottom of Messages screen Press B or Spacebar
• Jump to top of Messages screen Press T or shift + Spacebar
• Mark a message opened/unopened Press Alt + U
• Move down a page in a message Press Alt + Roll track-wheel down
• Move up a page in a message Press Alt + Roll track-wheel up
• Reply to a message Press R
• Forward a message Press F
• Reply-to-all Press L
• View SMS messages Press Alt + S
• View phone log Press Alt + P
• View voice mail messages Press Alt + V
• View incoming messages Press Alt + I
• View outgoing messages Press Alt + O
• View save messages Press V
• To search messages Press S
• To compose messages Press C

Calendar

NB: For these tips to work in the Calendar, Enable Quick Entry must be set to “No.” Go to Calendar>click track-wheel>select Options>

• Jump to next day in calendar Press Spacebar or Alt + P
• Jump to previous day in calendar Press Shift + Spacebar
• Change to week format Press W
• Change to month format Press M
• Move to current date Press T
• Move to specific date Press G
• Create an appointment Press C

Phone

• Open the Phone screen Press P or Spacebar
• Change volume during call Roll Track wheel
• Insert an extension Press ALT + X + Ext. #
• Dial the last number Press Spacebar + Enter
• Assign speed dial to a letter Hold letter key, then type number
• Access your voice mail Hold 1
• End a call Press and hold the Escape button
• Type letters in a phone number Hold Alt and type letters
• Mute call Press the Phone button
• To turn mute off Press the Phone button again

Browser

Internet Browser note – device needs 4.0 software to access

• Toggle full-screen mode/ normal mode Press U
• Add a bookmark Press A
• Open bookmarks Press K
• Refresh a web page Press R
• Close a web page Press Escape
• Save a web page to Messages screen Press S
• Return to home page Press H
• View, copy or send the address for a link Press L
• Move a page down Press Spacebar
• Move a page up Press Shift + Spacebar
• Move to the top of the web page Press T
• Move to the bottom of the web page Press B
• Stop a web page from loading Press Escape button
• Open browser options Press O

General Tips

• Delete prior messages Highlight date, click Trackwheel + select Delete Prior in Message list
• Change “signal strength” Hold Alt + type NMLL from numbers to bars on Home screen
• Open “Help Me!” Alt + CAP + H (This screen lists the platform version, application version, PIN, ESN, uptime, signal strength, battery level, file free and file total)
• Reboot Alt + CAP + Del
• Save battery Turn off the wireless radio in fringe or no-coverage areas
• Move icon on Home screen Select the icon that is to be moved Press Alt and click Trackwheel Click Move Icon. Position icon Click Trackwheel again to set icon
• Vertically scroll between icons Hold Alt + roll Trackwheel