Message View Menu Options and Shortcut Keys

 

These are the menu options from the Message View screen:

*  An asterisk indicates that the option is available only when you highlight Active Text fields.

Menu Option

Description

Shortcuts

Call <phone number>*

Appears when an active text phone number is highlighted.  Calls the listed phone number.

Highlight and click trackball

SMS <phone number>*

Appears when an active text phone number is highlighted.  Sends a text message to the listed phone number.

 

Get Link*

Appears when an active text web address is highlighted.  Links to the web address.

Highlight and click trackball

Link Address*

Appears when an active text web address is highlighted.  Copies and pastes a web address into the web page field on a contact. 

 

Email with NotifyLink*

Appears when an active text email address is highlighted.  Send a message to the email address using NotifyLink.  Also available in the address book menu.

 

Email jdoe@example.com *

Appears when an active text email address is highlighted.  Use with the native email application on your device.  Send a message to the email address using the native email application.

Highlight and click trackball

Add To Contacts*

Allows you to add an Active Text Field email address or phone number to your address book.

 

Copy

Copies highlighted or selected text.

 

Select / Cancel Selection

Allows you to select text.  Choose this option from the menu, then use the trackwheel to scroll through the text you wish to select.

 

Next / Previous

Use to see the next or previous email in your message list without having to return to the message list screen to choose it.

N or n

P or p

Delete

Allows you to delete the current message.

Del or Backspace

Move to Folder

Moves the current message to another folder.  Option appears when folders mirroring is on and there are other folders to which messages may be moved.

 

Forward

Forward the message.

 

Reply

Reply to the sender of the message.

 

Reply To All

Reply to the sender and all recipients of the message.

 

Quick Reply

Reply to the sender using predefined text phrases.

Q or q

Compose

Displays the Compose Message screen.

C or c

Resume Compose

Return to the composition area after scrolling or moving to the header area of a reply message.  See Knowledge Base articles on these topics: Scrolling and Moving to header.

 

Retrieve Images

Appears when message body is in HTML format.  If images are not automatically downloading, using this option will download the images.

 

Zoom In

Appears when message body is in HTML format.  Allows you to enlarge the view of an HTML message.  There are 4 levels of magnification.

 

Zoom Out

Appears when message body is in HTML format.  Allows you to reduce the view of an HTML message.  There are 4 levels of magnification.

 

Commands

Gives you commands to temporarily suspend email notification or block/unblock email from specific email addresses.  (See Commands below.)

D or d

Retrieve

Appears when an attachment associated with a message is highlighted and has not yet been downloaded.

 

View Recipients

See a list of recipients.  Lists email addresses in the To:, Cc:, Bcc:, and From: fields.

 

Save Image

Appears when message body is in HTML format.  Allows you to save an image to the device.

 

 

Page Up

O or o

 

Page Up/Page Down

Alt + Trackwheel /Trackball

 

Scroll right when viewing an HTML message.  (Applies only to users with devices running BlackBerry OS 5.0 or greater.)

ALT + d

 

Scroll left when viewing an HTML message.  (Applies only to users with devices running BlackBerry OS 5.0 or greater.)

ALT + a

 

Scroll down

Space

 

Move to Top

T or t

 

Move to Bottom

B or b

 

Scroll up

ALT +Space

Hint:  On devices where multiple characters share the same key, press the Alt key to use the second letter as a hotkey.  Example:  To use ‘C’ for Compose, you would press Alt+C.