Discussion Useful tips for iPhone/iPad users

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In this thread, we will post and discuss various useful tips related to iOS/iPadOS to make the usage of an iPhone/iPad easier and better.

 

[Siva]

Here are some useful keyboard tips.​

Use Text Replacement on iPhone or iPad​

You can use Text Replacement to create shortcuts for your favourite words or phrases that you frequently type. To do this:

1. Go to Settings → General → Keyboard.
2. Select Text Replacement.
3. Tap the Add (+) icon.
4. Enter the word or the phrase you frequently use in the field beside Phrase.
5. Type the shortcut that will automatically expand into the phrase you saved in the field beside Shortcut.
   • This could be the phrase’s abbreviation, such as zz for your email address.
6. Tap Save.

Easily capitalise words​

Usually, you’d tap the Shift key and then tap the letter you want to capitalise.

But there’s another way.

• Capitalize one letter: Tap and hold the Shift key → Without lifting your finger, slide it to the letter you want to be capitalized. Then release your finger to see the alphabet.
• Capitalize all letters: And if you need to type something in all caps, there’s a shortcut for that, too. Just quickly double-tap the Shift key. This will activate the Caps Lock, allowing you to type in uppercase without pressing the Shift key for each letter.

Access numbers and punctuation without switching keyboards​

Typically, you’d tap the 123 button to switch to the numeric and symbols keyboard, select your desired character, and then tap ABC to return to the letter keyboard.

But there’s a much simpler way to do this without the hassle of switching keyboards. Here’s how:

1. Tap and hold the 123 button.
2. Without lifting your finger, slide it to the number or symbol you need.
3. Once you release your finger, the keyboard automatically switches back to the letters.

This quick swipe method lets you easily insert numbers and symbols, streamlining your typing and making it more efficient.

Get more character options​

If you ever need to type accented letters or special punctuations that aren’t commonly used in English, your iPhone or iPad keyboard has a simple solution.

• Just tap and hold on to the letter; a menu will pop up showing all the available variations for that letter, including accents and other diacritical marks.
• This feature also applies to emojis, particularly those representing people. You can select different skin tones if you tap and hold these emojis.

Enter the domain address faster​

Another trick lets you type a website’s domain address faster.

1. All you need to do is open a web browser→ Head to the search/address bar → Type in the site’s name.
2. Enter the period → Hold it until a popup menu with a selection of top-level domains such as .com, .edu, .org,and more appears.
3. Swipe to the desired domain, and you’re done.

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