Blackberry Program Switcher

Once a month, Keith Gibbons, our IT Telecom Technician, sends all of our Blackberry users a “Tip of the Month.” These are always helpful and they are a good reminder. But as a semi-geek myself, it’s rare for me to discover a completely new tip. However, this month Keith came up with a great find. It’s called The Program Switcher.

While holding down the ALT key, press the escape key to bring up the application chooser. (Keep holding the ALT key) Press the escape key until the desired program is highlighted. Release the ALT and you will jump to the chosen application.

When will I use this, you say? Let's say you are on a call on the bb and the party asks if you are available for a meeting next Tuesday. Press ALT/escape, scroll to calendar and you can tell if you are free. You can even go ahead and book the meeting! IF the app you wish to choose does not show on the app chooser ribbon, select the Home icon, then scroll normally to the desired app.