How To Use Shortcuts While Typing On iPad

Sep 7, 2012

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Shortcuts let you type just a few characters instead of a longer word or phrase. The expanded text appears whenever you type the shortcut. For example, the shortcut omg expands to Oh my god!

How to create a shortcut

Go to Settings, General, Keyboard, and then tap Add New Shortcut.
To add a word or phrase to the keyboard dictionary so that iPad doesnt try to correct or replace it, leave the Shortcut field blank.

How to edit a shortcut

Go to Settings, General, Keyboard, and then tap the shortcut.

Note

This will work on all iPads including iPad 3, new iPad, iPad 2, and original iPad.

Tags:

Apple, Enter Text, iOS, iPad, Keyboard, Settings, Shortcut, Tablet

Haridas Gowra

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