While Apple’s default keyboard falls far behind Gboard and SwiftKey in predictability, Apple offers neat add-ons for typing words and phrases quickly. One such addition is the ability to create text shortcuts for long phrases on iPhone and iPad. Here’s how you can use text shortcuts for iPhone and iPad to type quickly.
As the name suggests, text shortcuts allow you to create shortcuts for frequently used phrases, such as your email ID. This feature makes even more sense on the iPad because typing on a giant screen using the default virtual keyboard might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Besides, not everyone uses an expensive keyboard with an iPad.
1. Create Text Shortcuts on iPhone
First, we’ll show you how to create text shortcuts for fast typing on iPhone, then switch to iPadOS to do the same.
Step 1: Open Settings on iPhone.
Step 2: Go to the General menu.
Step 3: Select Keyboard from the following menu.
Step 4: Go to Replace Text.
Step 5: Tap the + icon at the top.
Step 6: Add the phrase you want to add when typing.
In the example below, we’ve added an email ID for quick entry.
Step 7: Add Shortcut such as ’email’ below.
We have created other text shortcuts, such as the ability to add a degree symbol as we type degrees, ‘omw’ to expand the shortcut to On the way! and such. You can create as many text shortcuts as you want on your iPhone.
The good news is that when you create a text shortcut on your iPhone, it’s automatically synced with your Apple account across all Apple hardware like iPads and Macs.
Once you’re signed in to the same Apple account on your Mac, you can use the same keyboard shortcuts to replace text with phrases on your Mac.
2. Create Text Shortcuts on iPad
As mentioned above, text shortcuts are even more effective on iPad. Instead of typing email addresses or long text phrases, you can create shortcuts for them and type quickly.
Step 1: Open the Settings menu on the iPad.
Step 2: Go to the General menu.
Step 3: Select Keyboard.
Step 4: Open the Replace Text menu.
Step 5: Tap the + icon at the top and add a Phrase from the following menu.
Step 6: Add a Shortcut to expand to a word or phrase as you type and hit the Save button at the top.
Now that you’ve created a bunch of text shortcuts for quick typing on iPhone and iPad, it’s time to test them in action.
Type quickly with text shortcuts
Open any conversation or login screen to test the newly created text shortcut in action.
Step 1: Open a text field on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 2: Type an email (shortcut the text), and you’ll see a suggestion to replace the text with a phrase from the keyboard.
You can tap the suggestion or press the spacebar to automatically expand the text with the phrase.
Remove text shortcuts on iPhone and iPad
If you’re done using text shortcuts to enter phrases quickly, you can easily remove them from the Settings menu.
Chances are, you’re using the new email ID and you no longer need the old email ID input system when you use text shortcuts. You need to remove the existing text replacement. This is the way.
Step 1: Launch Settings and go to General menu.
Step 2: Select Keyboard and open the Replace Text menu.
Step 3: Tap Edit and tap the red – icon next to the text shortcut to delete it.
Tips for typing fast on iPhone and iPad
In addition to text shortcuts, here are other tips you can use to type quickly on your iPhone and iPad.
- Shake your iPhone to undo the typed text. If you’ve mistyped a long phrase on your iPhone or iPad, you can shake the device and it will ask you to undo the typed text.
- Use swipe gestures to type quickly.
- Double-tap the spacebar to add a period at the end of a sentence.
- Summon Siri to type long sentences for you.
- Hold the spacebar to move the cursor around for quick text editing.
Replace text with commonly used phrases
If you are not satisfied with the default keyboard on your iPhone, you can also use Gboard or SwiftKey. How do you plan to use text shortcuts on your iPhone or iPad? Share your workflow in the comments section below.
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