To delete a shortcut, just swipe from right to left over the shortcut in the Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts list and tap ‘Delete’:ģ) Alternative Text characters: Touch and hold a key, then slide over one of the suggested options to choose it. In the following example, I regularly refer to Apple’s iOS SDK in emails and messages and the built-in dictionary doesn’t like the word ‘sdk” Create a shortcut, only entering your word as the phrase, but leave the Shortcut field blank.
What if you have a word or phrase you regularly use, which the built in dictionary keeps telling you is wrong, and you don’t want it corrected? In the example below, in any app where I can use the built-in iOS onscreen keyboard, if I enter ‘amst’, this shortcut will be replaced with the phrase ‘Amsys Training.’ I just need to tap the space-bar key to accept the replacement suggestion:
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Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Add New Shortcut:Įnter the full ‘Phrase’ and then enter the reduced character ‘Shortcut’ that will be automatically replaced on entering for the full phrase. So, to continue in Amsys’ ongoing mission to ‘spread the Apple love’, I thought I would jot a few down here for everyone – in-case others have missed these too! Keyboard/Typing tips (Using iOS onscreen keyboard):ġ) Using Caps Lock: Double-tap the ‘Shift’ key in the onscreen keyboard for caps lock, the Shift key’s icon will change to be underlined as shown below:Ģ) Creating customised keyboard shortcuts: You can specify a shortcut to a long word or even a phrase so that you can simply enter a couple of letters and iOS will replace this shortcut with the full word or phrase.
I’ve recently been delivering some bespoke iOS training courses across London and realised that there were quite a few useful tips and tricks that I was demonstrating, which long time users of iPhones and iPads were just were not aware of.