BlackBerry Tip: Get The Most Out Of Twitter for BlackBerry With These Great Shortcuts.

Jul 14, 2010 1 Comment by

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Twitter for BlackBerry is quickly becoming a huge hit for many BlackBerry users. Some are actually using BlackBerry app more than texting or BlackBerry Messenger. No matter what your level of usage, I’m sure we could all use some great hints  to get things done more quickly.

Thanks to the team over at the BlackBerry Support Community Forums, we have some great Twitter for BlackBerry shortcuts to make tweeting a breeze.

From a BlackBerry device with a full keyboard

• To reply to a direct message or tweet, highlight the direct message or tweet. Press R.

• To reply to all of the people that are mentioned in a tweet, highlight the tweet. Press L.

• To repost a tweet, highlight the tweet. Press F.

• To compose a tweet, press C.

• To compose a direct message, on the Direct Messages screen, press C.

• To refresh your tweet timeline, press D.

From a BlackBerry device with a SureType® keyboard

• To reply to a direct message or tweet, highlight the direct message or tweet. Press the exclamation point (!) key.

• To reply to all of the people that are mentioned in a tweet, highlight the tweet. Press the question mark (?) key.

• To repost a tweet, highlight the tweet. Press the period (.) key.

• To compose a tweet, press the comma (,) key.

• To compose a direct message, on the Direct Messages screen, press the comma (,) key.

• To refresh your tweet timeline, press 5.

Navigation shortcuts

Navigation shortcuts can be used from a BlackBerry device with a full keyboard or a BlackBerry device with a SureType® keyboard.

• To go to the Home screen, press the Alt key and 0.

• To go to the Mentions screen, press the Alt key and 1.

• To go to the Lists screen, press the Alt key and 2.

• To go to the Profile screen, press the Alt key and 3.

• To go to the Direct Messages screen, press the Alt key and 4.

• To go to the Find People screen, press the Alt key and 5.

• To go to the Search screen, press the Alt key and 6.

• To go to the Popular Topics screen, press the Alt key and 7.

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