but that doesn't mean your Blackberry is useless now :)
you can get the trackball or the trackball sensor fixed ...
but in case you are not ready to replace it yet , here are a few ways you can still use your Blackberry ....
1* Press the Call Button ( the BIG Green receiver button just below the left side of the Phone Screen )
2*Now press the Options Button ( the Blackberry Logo Button) and since you cant scroll up or down because of the damaged trackball , simply PRESS O for the Options to be highlighted and Press Enter.
3.* Now you will be seeing PHONE OPTIONS , and GENERAL OPTIONS is already highlighted , press ENTER to open the General Options
4.*Now in GENERAL OPTIONS , press ENTER to move to the next option or Press SPACE to change /Toggle the Current Option .
5.* Keep Hitting ENTER until you get to the DIAL FROM HOME SCREEN option and Press SPACE to change the YES to NO .... make sure it is changed to NO
6.* Now Press the RETURN button ( the one near the red END CALL button), the phone will ask you if you want to Save , Discard or Cancel .... Press S to Save , Press D to discard Changes , Press C to Cancel changes.
*****Now we are Ready to go , From the HOME SCREEN OF THE PHONE
MESSAGES -
PRESS M to go to Messages,
Now in Messages , Press Alt + I to display SIM Messages ,
Press U UNREAD Messages
Press P to go to PREVIOUS messages
Press T to go to the TOP of the Messages
Press B to go to the BOTTOM of the Messages
Press V to view SAVED MESSAGES
WEB BROWSER -
Press B to Start WEB BROWSER
CALCULATOR -
Press U to go to the CALCULATOR
TASK -
Press T to go to TASKS
SEARCH -
Press S to go to the SEARCH
MEMOPAD -
Press D to go to the MEMO PAD
ADDRESS/CONTACTS -
Press A OR C to go to CONTACTS
From Contacts, Press BLACKBERRY Logo Button on keypad to pop up OPTIONS and Press S till u get to SIM PHONE BOOK and Press ENTER
LOCK -
Press K to go to LOCK Phone ( if password exists ) or from HOME SCREEN , hold * (star ) button
CALENDER -
Press L to go to the CALENDER
Now this is my favourite Part ,
whenever you want to run certain applications that have no Shortcuts , example CAMERA , MEDIA , APPS etc, this is what you can do to start them
1. From HOME SCREEN press O to go to OPTIONS
2.At the OPTIONS Screen , Press S to take you to the SCREEN / KEYBOARD option
3.At the SCREEN / KEYBOARD options , keep hitting ENTER till you get to RIGHT SIDE CONVENIENCE KEYS and LEFT SIDE CONVENIENCE KEYS
*now over here you can press the SPACE button to keep changing until you get to the Particular APP you want to use **OR** you can press the First Letter of the APP you want , Example For Media , M so that the toggling jumps Straight to M and then press space to continue from there.
HOPE This Helps you Go around Your Non-Functioning or Malfunctioning Trackball , HAVE A NICE DAY ! :)
