Type faster on a smartphone, tablet,
- 1. Type Faster on a Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop with Text Expansion Shortcut
- 2. What is Text Expander A “text expander” autocorrects short combination of characters you type to longer phrases.
- 3. It’s built into iOS as “Shortcuts’’. To access it: Open the Settings app Navigate to General Keyboards Shortcuts
- 4. Some Android keyboards may have built-in text expansion features. It’s work with the “stock” Google Keyboard application. Use of the “Personal dictionary” feature included in Android. To enable this: Open Android’s Settings screen Then navigate to Language & input Personal dictionary Tap the + button Then enter a longer phrase as well as a shortcut.
- 5. Windows Need a third-party text-expansion application to do this on a Windows PC. PhraseExpress is free for personal use and has been very well reviewed, so that’s a good one to start with.
- 6. To set this up: Click the Apple menu Select System Preferences Navigate to Keyboard Text Then add any shortcuts you like.