ow to use Shortcuts on the Nokia N900

Want to know how to use your Nokia N900? Read our guide to the most useful shortcuts


The Nokia N900 is the first device to operate on the Linux-based Maemo OS, and any new OS can cause issues even if you are the most tech-savvy person in the world.
We've put together a list of all the shortcuts to help you along the way.
General shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Description
Ctrl + C Copy text
Ctrl + V Paste text
Ctrl + X Cut text
Ctrl + A

Select all
Ctrl + O Open (if available)
Ctrl + N Create a new item (if available)
Ctrl + S Save (if available)
Ctrl + Z Undo (if available)
Ctrl + Y Redo (if available)
Ctrl + F Open search bar (if available)
Ctrl + Right arrow Move the insertion point to the end of the word
Ctrl + Left arrow Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word
FN + Ctrl symbols and characters  missing from keyboard. Symbols on the third row are entered by pressing the symbol followed by the 'Space' key
Ctrl + Backspace (from within application) brings up the visual task manager
Ctrl + Shift + P Takes a screenshot. The PNG image file is saved in /home/user/MyDocs/.images/Screenshots/ with a timestamp in the filename.
Ctrl + Shift + X starts Xterm
Double press power button Locks device
A-Z (on the Desktop) Start typing the name of a person on the Desktop and your contacts will be filtered with that name
Blue-Arrow + (on the Desktop) Type any number on the Desktop (Blue-Arrow + ) to start Phone

Conversations
• Tap and hold on a text message = You get the option to call the person
• Swipe-from-left (as in browser) allows selecting and copying of message text.

General gestures
• Long press on Task Switch icon = Brings you back to desktop
• When getting a incoming call, turn over the device so the screen faces down towards the table surface = Silence an incoming call
• From the phone app drop down menu "turning control" allows you to set orientation, but also set it to launch the phone app when you turn the device to portrait. Seems to only work from the desktop.
Xterm shortcuts
• Ctrl + I = Autocomplete filename
Web browser shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Description
Ctrl + N Open a new window
Ctrl + R Reload the current page
Ctrl + B Open a bookmark
Ctrl + D Add a bookmark
Ctrl + Right Arrow Move cursor to next text-input box. Cursor must be in an input box to begin with
Ctrl + Left Arrow Move cursor to previous text-input box. Cursor must be in an input box to begin with
Ctrl + Shift + I Reset zoom to normal or Turn on page reflow for any zoom level.
Backspace Go back to the previous page
Shift + Backspace Forward

Web Browser Gestures
Gesture Description
Double tap text/image Zoom in
Double tap text/image (when already zoomed in) Zoom out
Clockwise circular inward motion Zoom in
Counter-clockwise circular outward motion Zoom out
Swipe finger from the right of the screen (outside of screen), towards left (into the screen) Browser History
Swipe finger from the left of the screen (outside of screen), towards right (into the screen) Hover mode. An arrow is diplayed on the left. Clicking the arrow creates a pointer that can be used as a mouse to Select text. Deactivate by clicking the arrow on the left

Email client
Keyboard Shortcut Description
Ctrl + Enter Send a message
Ctrl + R Reply to a message

RSS Reader
• Ctrl + R = Refresh the feed

Keyboard shortcuts
IMHO, keyboard shortcuts are needed on QWERTY keyboard devices to help justify the compromise in size of the device and the N900 has a few shortcuts that you may find useful. Did you notice in my photos that there is a real Ctrl key on the N900? Kudos to Nokia for including this since so many times we see this missing from QWERTY keyboard devices. Here are some shortcuts found in the User Guide:

General

* Ctrl + Backspace: From within an application this will take you back out to the visual task manager. (Thanks to Chanse for that one.)
* Ctrl + C: Copy text
* Ctrl + V: Paste text
* Ctrl + X: Cut text
* Ctrl + A: Select all
* Ctrl + O: Open (if available)
* Ctrl + N: Create a new item (if available)
* Ctrl + S: Save (if available)
* Ctrl + Z: Undo (if available)
* Ctrl + Y: Redo (if available)
* Ctrl + F: Open search bar (if available)
* Ctrl + Right arrow: Move the insertion point to the end of the word
* Ctrl + Left arrow: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word

These are all great Matt, but how the heck do I select text in the first place? You can use the shift key (far left) and the directional arrows on the keyboard to select text. Or you can use the stylus and double tap for a word or triple tap for all words in a document to select.

Web browser

* Ctrl + N: Open a new window
* Ctrl + R: Reload the current page
* Ctrl + B: Open a bookmark
* Ctrl + D: Add a bookmark

Email

* Ctrl + Enter: Send a message
* Ctrl + R: Reply to a message

RSS Reader

* Ctrl + R: Refresh the feed

Screenshots

* Ctrl + Shift + P: Capture a screenshot. Warm up those fingers first to try this out. (Thanks Nokia Experts reader Matti for the tip.)

Ctrl+Shift+P = Screenshot Ctrl+Shift+X = Opens X terminal (if you have it in apps folder). IIRC there are more 3 key combos but it’s been a while since I tested it at Nokia’s Helsinki fagshipstore


Miscellaneous tips
Circle zooming: I found that a double tap on text in the web browser zooms you into that text and reflows it for the display. However, I also found you can spin your finger clockwise on the display to zoom in or counterclockwise to zoom out through multiple zoom levels. I plan to show this in a video soon so you can understand what I am talking about here, but it is pretty slick.

Browser history swipe: You can quickly view your browser history (virtual history supported) by simply swiping your finger from the right off outside the viewable display to the left onto the display.

Smart dialing with QWERTY: The N900 supports smart dialing with the QWERTY keyboard so you can simply start entering a person’s name on the keyboard and have your Contacts filtered to that name. You then simply tap the selected contact you can interact with them how you desire (call, text, Skype, email, etc.).

Make a call from Conversations: You can tap and hold on a text message conversation to see a pop-up appear so you can initiate a call with your contact.

Use Nokia Maps without data connection: Just like Nokia Maps for S60 devices you can load up maps into memory and use Nokia Maps and your GPS without a data connection when traveling.

There is a TON more in the User Guide and I’ll bring you more as I discover it and as I discover things from testing and trials with the device itself.

1. Caps Lock

To use capital letters either press

Shift once and the letter you want

or

Shift twice to turn on Caps Lock – all future letters will be in CAPITAL

you should see a message “Caps Lock on”

to turn Caps Lock off, just press shift again
2. Secondary keys (Symbols/Numbers Row)

To access the alternative keys, e.g. on “D “we have “#” press

Alt and the symbol, e.g “Alt” and “D” we get #

or

Alt twice

you should see “Fn is locked”
3. Additional Symbols Menu

Not all the symbols can be used via the tip above. e.g. [SQUARE BRACKETS]. You can access secondary symbols by pressing

Alt first and then Ctrl (maybe just start with Alt and roll your thumb to Ctrl)

You should see a grid of additional symbols
4. Highlight text

You can either use the touch screen or

Hold Shift and left/right arrow

depending on the direction of where your cursor begins.

To select a bigger block of text

Hold Shift and up/down arrow

You can then use the left/right arrow to refine selection.

If you want to highlight text in web browser that’s not in text editor

Swipe from left of the screen, an arrow cursor in a square pops up. Press it again to hold, then just drag and highlight [you can copy and paste using tips 5 and 6]
5. Copy text

After highlighting text just:

Hold Ctrl and “C” simultaneously

You may get a notification saying “Copied” across your screen
6. Paste text

After copying text :

Hold Ctrl and “V” simultaneously
7. Print Screen

This turns what you see on the N900’s screen into a picture – no third party apps necessary. Just:

Hold Ctrl and Shift and “P” simultaneously
8. Quick search for Contacts

When in desktop view, just

Start typing name of contact via keyboard

The contacts window will appear instantly
9. Instantly go back a page in the Web Browser

If you misspress a link, you might just want to go back a page instantly, and not go through the carousel of your browsing history. If so just press

Delete

And you’ll go back to the previous page.
10. Lock Phone

This technically isn’t using the keyboard but it’s a nice button shortcut alternative to the lock switch. Just press

On twice
11. Quick Multitask View

To view your multiple windows without having to press the button on screen, when you have an app running

Ctrl and Delete

You’ll instantly switch to view the live thumbnails of any open application.

This means you don’t have to exit full screen view of the web browser to switch windows.
12. Delete Lines of text without highlighting

To quickly delete whole lines of text without holding the delete button or highlighting a line of text:

Hold Ctrl and Shift and Delete [Simultaneously]

You’ll delete blocks texts one line at a time.
13. Scrolling in Web Browser

Of course, you can just swipe the screen. Alternatively you can press

Space

This scrolls down a several lines at a time.

or

Arrows

This scrolls as you hold in a particular direction

The new Nokia N8 has been unveiled by the Finnish company to be released sometime in August and has the best functionality, specifications and features to date by any Nokia phone.

Nokia N8 smart phone with five differenc colours and a 12 megapixel camera - Image by: Nokia

Nokia have been rather quite recently in the world phone market regarding new technology and functionalities which the Iphone has had plenty of advertisement for.

However the new Nokia N8 is something different and new compared to previous phones by the company and by any manufacturer for that matter.
Considering that the last time the phone giants released anything new was four years ago with the Nokia N95, the latest new N series will boast a 12-megapixel camera, a new operating system and multi touch screen.
The new Nokia N8 has also got never before seen video functionality that even the Iphone will be jealous of. It’s makers are insisting that the video quality are that of DVD quality and also contains Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash which is a feet which the Iphone even failed to have.
If we look at the new 12 megapixel camera in a little more extensive manner, it is very easy to say that the phone will even surpass some digital cameras. One thing is for sure and that is the N8 will give you a phone camera experience never before seen.
The Nokia N8 also incorporates a HD quality video recording system which has astonished even mobile phone developers let alone would be buyers from around the world. We all know how much memory HD quality video’s and pictures can take up, which is why the new N8 will have a 16 GB internal memory which can be extended by 48 GB through it’s MicroSD slot.
The phone will also feature extremely high quality games which you can expect to run smoothly with the help of the new Symbian 3 operating system and will be visually impressive with it’s 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen.
The battery life is also impressive considering the amount of applications that it runs with a. It has a 720 minute (12 Hours) talk time with up to with 6 hours of video playback. It also boasts 50 hours of music playback in the offline mode.
New Nokia N8 Review
The Nokia N8 is a never before seen technological marvel and considering the specifications, can easily surpass the Iphone. But is it coincidence that the Nokia N8 is released at the same time as the new iPhone 4G. Well in the financial market it will be very rear for such things to be by coincidence.
Though it is not the official price the Nokia N8 is said to be priced at 340 – 400 Euros (Not Official).
The Nokia N8 is said to be the new Iphone killer but I won’t go into that. The specs and special features of the phone is out there for consumers to decide but one thing is for sure and that is no matter how many new features the phone has, if it’s operating system and software do not run smoothly, it will probably be slayed itself.
Nokia N8 Video

 
What's new?

1 - Patch by [c1cl0n] Integrated
2 - Database Updated to 24/02/2010
3 - Translated to Arabic By LORD MADA , Multilingual [Choose upon Installation]




4 - New icon by Muhammad7





FIXED: NO PROBLEMS DURING INSTALL / UNINSTALL

Install notes:

1 - install app
2 - run open4all patch in RP
3 - open KMS 9.0 AND CLOSE IT
4 - return to patch and "make it!"
5 - recommended to RESTART your phone

FlashSMS sheduler is a simple but effective SMS scheduling application, which with you can schedul outgoing SMS messages with timer, either to be sent once, or with different repeat options. The options also include sending normal SMS messages as well as class 0 Flash SMS messages, that are shown to teh receiver immidiately, and only stored into the inbox if the receiver clicks the save button.

Designed for S60 OS 9.1 Symbian smartphones, and tested only with Nokia S60 devices. This version should work with All S60 3rd & 5th edition devices, including Nokia 5800 and N97.

SlideIT is the best way to enter text into Touchscreen devices.
With SlideIT you can multiply your writing speed after a few days of use.

From now on, just slide along the letters with your
finger or stylus, and words will “magically” appear.

Accuracy is not required.







SlideIT main features includes:

* Prediction
* Graffiti
* On/Off line correction
* Shortcut
* Multilanguage

quick instructions

Open SlideIT Full and select > Dasur keyboard <
Next open any working device editor and the SlideIT keyboard will be displayed

download additional languages

By default, the SlideIT keyboard is provided with an English pack; other language packs can be downloaded for free above.

To activate the installed language:

1. Press the `Options` button in the symbols layout
( 'Options' button placed in the top left corner of the symbols layout ).
2. Go to the 'config' tab.
3. Select your primary and secondary languages.
4. Press `Done'.

http://www.ziddu.com/download/9598760/UserGuide_English.zip.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/9598761/SlideIT_Full_2.00_signed.zip.html