Method and arrangement for providing a primary actions menu on a wireless handheld communication device

A wireless handheld electronic device programmed to display an abbreviated menu of action options on the screen of the device based on a user request and the page that is displayed on the screen at the time of the user request, said wireless handheld electronic device comprising:

• a screen on which cursor-navigable pages are displayed;
• a keyboard located below said screen and configured to accommodate textual input to the wireless handheld electronic device;
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• a microprocessor having a control program associated therewith for controlling operation of said wireless handheld electronic device, said control program configured to process an ambiguous request for display of menu options corresponding to the screen-displayed page when a user menu request is detected and a screen-navigating cursor is positioned at a location on the screen-displayed page that is not visually signified for menu display response, and, based on said detection of the user menu request, said microprocessor displays a short menu having a first list of menu items which is a subset of a second list of menu items of an extended menu associated with the displayed page, said first list of menu items having been assessed a higher probability for being user-selected than at least some items of the second list of menu items not included in said first list of menu items, wherein said wireless handheld electronic device is a wireless handheld communication device that transmits data to, and receives data from a communication network utilizing radio frequency signals and the data transmitted between said wireless handheld electronic device and the communication network supports voice and textual messaging.