I have to type it in every post, so I made a shortcut years ago: mm. And what about HTML? One of the things we have to do when we write posts in WordPress for Cult of Mac is the add the tag after the first paragraph. Here’s a list to help, along with my suggested shortcuts:Īnother trick is phone numbers and addresses, although Text Replacement doesn’t recognize returns, so you’ll have to have it all on one line. These are easier to set up on the Mac, where you can get better access to special symbols, but you can also copy and paste.

Which brings me to special symbols, like ⇧ and . Once you get used to auto-replacing snippets, it’s hard to go without. Even better, because the symbol appears on the keyboard whenever you’re in a text field that accepts email addresses, you don’t even have to tap ⇧ first. Even if you forget how many are required for an address, iOS will show you your “Phrase” (in this case, your email address) in the row above the keyboard, so you can just tap the until the right one appears. You’ll never have to type your email addresses again. Also, if you leave the Shortcut blank, the substitutions won’t be automatic, but they will show up as suggestions in the little bar above the keyboard, making them available without having to remember a shortcut. In fact, one of the best Text Replacements uses the symbol, as we’ll see below. You don’t just have to use letters, either. Try to pick something that doesn’t occur in the middle of normal words, or you may experience some glitches as seemingly random words are subbed. The Phrase is the text you want to be subbed in, the long text that you’re already sick of typing over and over. In there, tap the + at top right, and you’ll be prompted to enter a Phrase and a Shortcut. You’ll find the Text Replacement settings in Settings>General>Keyboard>Text Replacement. For this reason, you don’t really want to store sensitive information in there, like passwords.

And remember, even if you set these up on your iPhone, they’ll also be available on your iPad and your Mac, thanks to iCloud sync. First, I’ll show you how to set up your shortcuts, then I’ll give some actual examples I use.

How do i setup text shortcuts on a mac