‘How To’ Tips For New BlackBerry Storm Users
Tags: Blackberry Storm Tips, How To Use BlackBerry StormHow-to guide for the BlackBerry Storm 9500, containing basic info and tips aimed at new and soon to be BlackBerry Storm owners.
Tips And Tricks For New BlackBerry Storm Users
How to information on highlighting and selecting, scrolling, moving between items, zooming and panning, songs and videos, camera, menus and keys on the Blackberry Storm.
Highlighting And Selecting Text On The BlackBerry Storm
To highlight an item, touch the screen lightly. To select an item or to place the cursor, click
(press) the screen. To cut or copy text and paste it into an application, simultaneously touch the screen before and after the text that you want to copy. Click the cut or copy icon at the bottom of the screen. Place the cursor where you want to insert the cut or copied text. Press the Menu key. Click Paste.
Scrolling On The BlackBerry Storm
To scroll down, slide your finger up. To scroll up, slide your finger down.
Moving Between Items On The BlackBerry Storm
To move to the next item, slide your finger to the left quickly. To move to the previous item, slide your finger to the right quickly.
Zooming And Panning On The BlackBerry Storm
To zoom into a picture or web page, click the screen. To zoom out from a picture or web page,
press the 
key. To pan a picture, slide your finger in any direction.
Playing Songs And Videos On The BlackBerry Storm
To pause or resume playing a song or video, press the Mute key. To increase or decrease the volume, press the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key. To play the next or previous song in a category, hold the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key.
How To Use The BlackBerry Storm Camera
To zoom in to or out from a subject, press the Volume Up key or the Volume Down key. To lock focus on a subject before you take a picture, press the Right Convenience key halfway. To take a picture, press the Right Convenience key.
How To Use The BlackBerry Storm Menus And Keys
To type a letter, click (press) the letter key. To hide the keyboard, slide your finger down.
To open a menu in any application to access options and available actions, press the 
key. To close a menu or move back a screen, press the key. To lock the screen or device, press the Lock key. To return to the Home screen, press the 
key.
Share Your BlackBerry Storm Tips
If you have any BlackBerry Storm tips or tricks of your own to share please post them in the comments.
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Great little tutorial.
Had play with this handset and BB have really made a great job in intergrating touchscreen with a stable and reliable OS.
However i am still annoyed at this handset having no wifi, with the Vodafone data plan i dont feel i could use the full-screen browser as much as i wanted to without frear of going over the 500MB data limit.
November 21st, 2008 3:03 pmI asked about the data usage. I was told by a Vodafone employee that unless I was streaming video I should not expect to exceed my data limit.
November 25th, 2008 9:04 pmGreat guide thanks. Can’t wait to have a play with my new Blackberry Storm - should be arriving any day now!
December 9th, 2008 11:20 amSome good hints here… Had my Blackberry Storm for a few days and can’t stop playing with it!
December 9th, 2008 11:32 amThis BlackBerry Storm guide is really useful. I’m a total technophobe yet this makes it really easy to use. Thanks!
December 9th, 2008 11:35 amRight about wifi - however I reckon the Storm is the best smart phone by far (have sent the iPhone back!) and it’s great, can’t beleive how long I’ve existed with a ‘mobile phone!’
December 9th, 2008 11:43 amBlackBerry Storm guide is really useful, Thanks for this.
December 9th, 2008 3:49 pmComment…..I want to rotate a photo I took in portrait to landscape and save it. I”ve tried everything. Anyone know how to?
December 25th, 2008 4:17 pmComment…..if I make a spelling mistake thrreee words in - like I just did - how do I go BACK to that word just around the wrong letter and delete it? Maybe I’m man-handling this thing too much?
January 13th, 2009 4:29 pmHey everyone! I can connect to everyone on here. Here in the us we got the blackberry storm on Verizon on the 21st and love it. The os could use some work but overrall its great! Great job to RIM!
February 6th, 2009 1:51 amCan you use emotions in a text message???
February 17th, 2009 7:57 pmIs there a third party application you can download???
How can I increase the volume on my BB in order for others to hear me better.
July 9th, 2009 4:15 am