Ok, so this right here is the reason why I NEVER feel the need to add profile icons to my themes. Your entire keyboard offers you all the shortcut keys you need, all you need to do is ensure that "dialing from home screen" option in your blackberry is set to off. I have instructions how to do that at the bottom of the post.
The only thing that you sacrifice by disabling the call from home screen is calling people by pushing the letter that their name starts with.
BUT I have the answer to that! All you have to do is hit the green call button once and you can then type the letter of the person you want to call and your contacts will pop up just like it would if call from home screen was enabled.
So what are you really sacrificing? One single keystroke! Trust me, I'm the QUEEN of Shortcuts and doing things the easy way, so if this wasn't more efficient, I wouldnt do it!
HOW TO SET DIALING FROM HOME SCREEN TO OFF:
From your phone menu (I hit the green call button and then the application button) Select General Options: 
The following letter keys will take you to these options on your bb.
A - Address Book (or Contacts)
B - Browser
C - Compose (compose email)
D - Memo Pad
E - Enterprise Messenger
F - Profiles
G - Google Talk (if installed on the device)
H - Help
K - Lock
L - Calendar
M - Messages
N - BlackBerry Messenger
O - Options
P - Phone
R - Alarm
S - Search
T - Tasks
U - Calculator
V - Saved Messages
W - WAP Browser
Y - Yahoo Messenger (If Installed on the device)
You can also add:
Q- Compose SMS text if you download the QSMS application -- A MUST-HAVE!
QSMS OTA HERE
2 comments on "Blackberry Keyboard Shortcut keys!"
OK..I love the short cuts, but when I try to do them, I get a screen asking me whether I was to assign the letter "A" to a person in my address book. How to get I get it to bring up the address book?
Hi Marilu, it sounds like you are holding the A key for too long, usually if you hold it down it will take you to speed dial. You just need to hit it and let go.
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