BlackBerry Classic - Using gestures

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Using gestures

Take a moment to find out how to navigate your BlackBerry device using touch screen gestures.

Move around the home screen

To become familiar with the home screen, try using the following gestures.

1.

To get back to the home screen at any time, swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Avoid touching the trackpad

when you slide your finger up.

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2.

To see your messages in the BlackBerry Hub, slide your finger from left to right.

3.

To see the apps that are open (if any), slide your finger from right to left. To see all your apps, continue sliding your

finger from right to left.

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Peek at the BlackBerry Hub

To see your messages, you can peek at the BlackBerry Hub, or open it, from anywhere on your BlackBerry device.

From the bottom of the screen, slide your finger up and to the right. Avoid touching the trackpad when you slide your finger

up.

Tip: Keep your finger on the screen while you peek at the BlackBerry Hub. To go back to what you were doing, slide your
finger back down.

Show the menus

You can find features, options, and help by exploring the menus.

Do any of the following:

• To see more actions that you can perform in an app, tap

or

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• To see more actions for a specific item, such as a song or picture, touch and hold the item.

Tip: To see the names of the icons that appear on the right side of the screen, touch and hold the icon. Slide your finger

off the icon to avoid selecting it.

• To find the settings and help for an app, swipe down from the top of the screen.
• To find the settings for the device, on the home screen, swipe down from the top of screen.

Note: In an app, to find the device settings, use two fingers and swipe down from the top of the screen.

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Scroll and move between items

Slide your finger to scroll through a list, pan a webpage, or move between pictures.

Do any of the following:
• To scroll, slide your finger up and down.

• To move between the BlackBerry Hub and your apps, slide your finger left and right.

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Use a slider

If a slider appears on your screen, you can use the slider to progress through a file, such as a song or video, or scroll
through multiple pages, such as the pages of an eBook.

On the slider, drag the slider handle.

Select items

Do any of the following:
• To select an item, simply tap it. If the item can be opened, it opens.
• To highlight an item without opening it, touch and hold the item.

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• To highlight multiple items, such as pictures or songs that you want to share, touch and hold one item. Tap

and tap

more items. To clear an item, tap it again.

Zoom in to or zoom out from the screen

If you want to see an image in more detail, or if you're having trouble reading words that are too small, you can magnify the
screen by zooming in. To see more of the screen, zoom out.

Do any of the following:
• To zoom in, slide your fingers apart.

• To zoom out, slide your fingers together.

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