There are probably some phrases that you type a lot when you are text messaging with your friends and family. It’s a part of the way you talk through texting, and the phrase might simply have a lot of use in multiple situations. So one way to reduce the amount of time that you spend composing a text message is by creating  shortcut. This allows you to type a short sequence of letters which are then replace by the words that you have defined for that shortcut.
Creating iPhone Keyboard Shortcuts
One important thing to realize when you are using this shortcut feature is to select shortcuts that aren’t also words that you might accidentally type. For example, you might decide to set “lol” as a shortcut for “laughing out loud.” But the phrase “lol” has its’ own meaning, and has basically replaced the phrase that it abbreviates. But using that shortcut would mean that anytime you went to type “lol” in a message, it would replace “laughing out loud.” With this in mind, continue reading below to learn how to set up a shortcut.
Step 1: Tap the Settings icon.
Step 2: Select the General option.
Step 3: Scroll down and select the Keyboard option.
Step 4: Scroll down and touch the Add New Shortcut button.
Step 5: Type the phrase for which you want a shortcut into the Phrase field, type the shortcut you want to use for that phrase into the Shortcut field, then touch the Save button.
Now when you go to type a text message, type your shortcut into the message, at which point the phrase will be displayed above it. Press the Space key to insert it automatically.
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Matthew Burleigh has been writing tech tutorials since 2008. His writing has appeared on dozens of different websites and been read over 50 million times.
After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites.
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