Buried in the iPhone's control panels is a feature that lets you create abbreviations for frequently typed words or phrases.
When texting or e-mailing from a phone, I have conflicting desires. One desire is to type as little as possible, which argues for using abbreviations such as “u r,” for “you are.” The competing desire is not to look like an ignoramus. That argues for typing the complete word.
There are third party apps that do the work for you – type “FYI” and it fills in “For your information” automatically. But here’s the thing – if you have an iPhone, you don’t need a third-party app. There is a feature buried in the phone (and iPad’s) menu that already does this for you. It’s called “Shortcuts.” ****READ MORE Gadgetwise Blog: Easy Typing With a Little-Used iPhone Feature:
When texting or e-mailing from a phone, I have conflicting desires. One desire is to type as little as possible, which argues for using abbreviations such as “u r,” for “you are.” The competing desire is not to look like an ignoramus. That argues for typing the complete word.
There are third party apps that do the work for you – type “FYI” and it fills in “For your information” automatically. But here’s the thing – if you have an iPhone, you don’t need a third-party app. There is a feature buried in the phone (and iPad’s) menu that already does this for you. It’s called “Shortcuts.” ****READ MORE Gadgetwise Blog: Easy Typing With a Little-Used iPhone Feature:
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