BlackBerry Storm Shortcuts: Touch Screen Tips, Tricks

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December 2, 2008, 09:45 AM —  CIO.com — 

RIM's first touch screen BlackBerry, the Storm, is also the first RIM smartphone to run BlackBerry operating system (OS) version 4.7, which incorporates a wide variety of new, touch-based keyboard and device shortcuts, as well as gesture-based navigation methods.

I haven't put down the Storm 9530 from Verizon Wireless since I first laid my thumbs on it last week, and though it took a bit of time, I've uncovered and mastered some great new BlackBerry Storm tips and tricks, including new ways to type special characters; fresh scrolling techniques; click-free message searches; precise text navigation; and an easy way to delete multiple messages in one fell swoop.

Pre-4.7 versions of the BlackBerry handheld OS are jam-packed with valuable shortcuts and other tips and tricks, the majority of which I've covered in my BlackBerry Tips of the Week, so I won't focus on the shortcuts already available within previous version of the BlackBerry OS. Each and every one of the following 20 BlackBerry Storm shortcuts, though perhaps present in another BlackBerry OS, somehow incorporates the Storm's new SurePress touch screen. 

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This phone looks awesome i gotta get it
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BlackBerry Storm Shortcuts

Ha! This is so helpful! Thank you very much! I just KNEW there had to be a way to delete multiple messages! Your other tips helped me too! What a pleasure it is to not FIGHT with my phone like I did with my old "smartphone". I love the Storm - keeping in touch is so much easier! Thanks again!
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Very helpful

Thanks, the tips and tricks were great. I love the email search tip since I keep all my email stored on the BB.
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