Blackberry Tips

Here is a great page on Blackberry Keyboard Shortcuts - http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/Tips_and_Tricks

Here is a great page on Fixing a Blackberry that got wet - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/10/AR2007061001276.html

Power users Blackberry Guide - 121 Tips http://www.insidecrm.com/features/121-blackberry-tips-021408/

Site for Blackberry Tips http://www.blackberrytips.net/

Quick Reboot

Occasionally, you will need to reboot your BlackBerry, (e.g. if the BlackBerry seems to get stuck hour-glassing, or doesn't respond).

Did you know that you don't have to pull the battery?

You can do a quick reset, but press Alt + Caps + Del. This will perform a quick reset, and should be sufficient for most problems.

Standard Tips

The following tips appear in the Message List on your BlackBerry whenever you restore the default settings.

To open the phone, press the Phone button or press the Space key.
To dial a number from the Home screen, type the number. To disable dialing from the Home screen, in the phone options, click General Options. Set the Dial from Home Screen field to No.
To assign a speed dial letter to a phone number, on the Home screen or in the phone, press and hold an unassigned letter key.
To call a speed dial number, hold the assigned letter key.
To call your voice mail access number, hold 1.
To type letters in phone numbers, hold the Alt key and type letters.
To type an extension, press the Alt key + the 8 key. Type the extension number.
To mute a call, press the Phone button. To turn mute off, press the Phone button again. If you are using a headset, press the headset button to mute a phone call. Press the headset button again to turn mute off.
To change the volume during a call, roll the trackwheel.
To end a call, hold the Escape button.

Extend Battery Life

here are several things you can do to extend the life of your battery between charges.

Set Email Filters. Yes that's right, set some email filters to block unnecessary messages received on your handheld. The fewer wireless transmissions your BlackBerry makes, the longer your battery will last.

Decrease the backlight timeout and/or brightness. This is especially true for the newer 7100, and 7290 handhelds. Go to Options --> Screen/Keyboard to set the backlight options.

Disable wireless sync on applications that you do not use, e.g. Memopad. Is it really necessary to transmit memopad data over the air? If not, then just disable Wireless Synchronization from the Memopad Options.

Turn Wireless Off when you are in areas of poor coverage. The BlackBerry will greatly increase it's output in poor coverage, and this can be very draining on your battery.

Set the Auto On/Off. Unless you're on call 24 hours a day, chances are you won't be using your BlackBerry late at night. So set the Auto On/Off to shut your BlackBerry off.

Set your profiles to have the BlackBerry vibrate and ring less often. Even just reducing the number of beeps can give you a little extra battery life.