Top Ten BlackBerry Productivity Tips to Help you Work Smarter, Better and Faster

If you own a BlackBerry, chances are good that you are super busy and interested in maximizing your productivity while on the go. That means you’ve probably been too busy to familiarize yourself with the dozens of built-in features and add-ons BlackBerry provides to help you be even more productive. So for the time-crunched, we have included the top ten BlackBerry shortcuts and speed features that will keep your fingers flying.

 1.       Selecting text on a page: Press the Shift key and then move the wheel up or down.

2.       Scrolling: Spacebar will scroll down the page, and pressing Shift and the space bar together will scroll up.

3.       Get better radio reception: Turn your radio off and then on again to force a scan of the network.

4.       Dial vanity phone numbers more easily: Dial 1-800-Mix-A-Lot faster by pressing Alt and then typing the letters instead of the numbers.

5.       Speed dial special characters: If you press and hold any letter key, you can use the thumb wheel to select the character you want.

6.       Stop a slow web page from loading: If you change your mind, press the escape button to stop the page from loading.

7.       Reboot without removing the battery: Press Alt, Caps and Delete at the same time to reboot.

8.       Find your (car) keys faster: BlackBerries make great flashlights.

9.       Dry out your BlackBerry if it gets wet: You can put the BlackBerry in a bowl of rice, in a box with some silica packets (like the kind that come with new shoes) or submerge it in alcohol and then take it apart to let it air dry.

10.   Get Google Apps for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES): The latest productivity booster is the seamless integration of Google Apps with your BlackBerry, including 60 second push send and deliver.

You can read more tips and tricks for the BlackBerry at: The BlackBerry Power User’s Guide: 121 CrackBerry tips, hacks, how to’s and resources.

To find out how to get Google Apps for BES, contact Exchange My Mail and ask about our $9.99 per BlackBerry package with worry-free hosted BES.