Place Caps Lock on Your Blackberry

In a world where your smartphone seems to know what you want before you want it, certain Blackberry functions still require a little research. Turning on CAPS LOCK is one of these tricky functions. Follow the steps below to turn on CAPS LOCK and seamlessly express excitement (or anger) to your contacts.

Steps

Turning Caps Lock On (Blackberry with Keyboard)

  1. Find the ALT key on your phone keypad. Blackberry keypads are built to look like a computer keyboard. On most Blackberry phones, the ALT key will be located to the left of the space bar near the bottom left corner of the keypad.
  2. Locate the caps key. It will usually be to the right of the space bar and may appear as a lowercase 'a' next to an uppercase 'A' (aA) followed by an arrow pointing upward.
  3. Press and hold the ALT button.
  4. While holding down the ALT key, press the Caps key once.
  5. Release both keys.
  6. A 'CAP' icon will appear in the upper right corner of your Blackberry screen to let you know that you have CAPS LOCK enabled.

Turning Off CAPS LOCK (Blackberry with Keyboard)

  1. Press and hold the ALT key.
  2. Press and release the Caps key.
  3. The 'CAP' icon in the upper right corner of your Blackberry screen will disappear.

CAPS LOCK on a Touch Screen Blackberry

  1. Locate the uppercase button, which looks like an arrow pointing upward and is located to the left of the space bar on the touch screen keypad.
  2. Touch and hold the uppercase key until the 'CAP' icon appears in the upper right corner of the screen.
  3. To turn CAPS LOCK off, hold the uppercase key until the 'CAP' icon disappears.

When to Use CAPS LOCK

  1. When you need to capitalize more than a few characters in a row. This allows you to type much faster.
  2. To convey an intense emotion. A fully capitalized sentence adds emphasis, and suggests strong emotions (usually excitement or anger) to your recipient.
  3. When your recipient has poor eyesight. Grandma will appreciate the larger text when you're trying to tell her what you want for your birthday.

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