Awesome Keyboard Shortcuts - Really!

[badankles]

i know, duh, why did i choose the Epic then? well, the slider keyboard was not my #1 reason for choosing the Epic. the slider was really a bonus and fun to use once in a while.

well, a recent android article really got me thinking (link below), then i remembered another member started a thread linking to a video showing keyboard shortcuts in all it's glory.

WOW!!! i have a new fondness for my slider keyboard now. so, now that i am enamored with my slider, here are some tips i gathered to share:

link to post from pablo.station: http://androidforums.com/epic-4g-tips-tricks/179829-android-keyboard-shortcuts.html

link to article that started me on this: Keyboard shortcuts | Android Central

link to video blog with text list: Keyboard shortcuts for Android phones | Android Atlas - CNET Blogs


I pulled this from the blog above:

Shortcuts for opening Android apps

• Search-B: Open Web browser
• Search-C: Open contacts
• Search-E: Open e-mail
• Search-G: Open Gmail
• Search-P: Open music
• Search-S: Open text messaging
• Search-Y: Open YouTube

You can add or change these shortcuts through Settings-Applications-Quick launch.


Typing shortcuts

• Shift-Del: Delete the character to the right of the cursor
• Alt-Del: Delete an entire line
• Shift-Shift (press it twice): Activate caps-lock; press shift once more to exit
• Alt-Trackball-Left: Move cursor to beginning of line
• Alt-Trackball-Right: Move cursor to end of line
• Alt-Trackball-Up: Move cursor to top of page
• Alt-Trackball-Down: Move cursor to bottom of page
• Shift-Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying

Web browser shortcuts

• Menu-J: Go back a page
• Menu-K: Go forward a page
• Menu-R: Refresh current page
• Menu-F: Find on page
• Menu-B: Open bookmarks
• Menu-A: Add bookmarks
• Menu-S: Open social network sharing menu
• Menu-H: View browsing history
• Menu-S: Open browser settings
• Menu-D: Downloads
• Menu-G: Page info
• Menu-E: Select text

Gmail Android shortcuts

• R: Reply to current message
• A: Reply-all to current message
• Y: Archive message
• Menu-U: Refresh in-box
• Menu-C: Compose new e-mail
• Enter: Open an e-mail
• Alt-Trackball-Up: Jump to top of in-box
• Alt-Trackball-Down: Jump to bottom of in-box

 

[skep]

WOW is right, THANKS!

 

[Lii]

This is pretty cool Thanks!

 

[Enny]

God... How could I remember all of this. But some good info man. Thanks.

 

[chuhsi]

this may have just convinced me to get an epic over an evo!

 

[android1561]

this may have just convinced me to get an epic over an evo!

No way,,, My wife has the Epic, I have an EVO, I'm glad I didn't get the Epic. She was able to upgrade 2 weeks before I was, so I got a chance to play with her phone for a while. No way I'd get the Epic.

 

[stewdog1]

What is considered the Trackball on the keyboard?

 

[badankles]

What is considered the Trackball on the keyboard?

Alt-Trackball = Yellow Fn Key

 

[jmsnyc]

Alt-Trackball = Yellow Fn Key

How would you do this on the keyboard?
Shift-Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying

 

[badankles]

How would you do this on the keyboard?
Shift-Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying

I got it to work from gmail with:

Hold Shrift-Yellow Fn key then touch with finger and drag to highlight text. It automatically copies to clip board.

 

[phrnk]

How does one do shortcuts depending on <alt> when the epic has no <alt> key?

 

[badankles]

Usually the orange Fn key works as Alt.

 

[phrnk]

the fn key doesn't work like an alt key on my Epic. e.g., fn-backspace combo does just what backspace does--deletes character to the left of the cursor.

 

[badankles]

the fn key doesn't work like an alt key on my Epic. e.g., fn-backspace combo does just what backspace does--deletes character to the left of the cursor.

It works for me. Interesting.

 

[outkast25]

is there a select all copy and paste shortcut?

 

[watchntv]

No way,,, My wife has the Epic, I have an EVO, I'm glad I didn't get the Epic. She was able to upgrade 2 weeks before I was, so I got a chance to play with her phone for a while. No way I'd get the Epic.

why not?