Setting left/right shortcut key

Read this if you want to learn how to add shortcut keys for BlueWhaleMail on Nokia E61 (or similar) phone.

To have easy access to BlueWhaleMail, you can setup your phone so that when you press the left or right "shortcut" keys (usually just under your phone's screen) while your phone is in "standby" it will start BlueWhaleMail (or switch to BlueWhaleMail if it's already started). Below are the steps that allow you to do that.

Setting left/right shortcut key

From the Main Menu select Tools
Select Settings
Select Phone
Select Standby mode
Focus over Left selection key and select Options -> Change
On the next screen select BlueWhaleMail
Once you have selected BlueWhaleMail, on the next screen you will see your Left selection key updated.
If you exit back to the main screen you will see that the left selection key is now set to BlueWhaleMail. To start the BlueWhaleMail software you simply need to press the left button.

Adding BlueWhaleMail as one of the standby apps

From the Main Menu select Tools
Select Settings
Select Phone
Select Standby mode
Make sure that Active standby is set to On
Focus over Active standby apps.
Select Options -> Change
Focus over Shortcut 1
Select Options -> Change
Select BlueWhaleMail
Once you have selected BlueWhaleMail, the shortcut will be updated.
If you exit back to the main screen you will see BlueWhaleMail icon as the first icon on the standby screen. To start the BlueWhaleMail software you simply need to focus over the icon and press the middle key.

You have now successfully added shortcuts to BlueWhaleMail software on your phone. You can now go back to the Nokia Quick Start Guide E61.