iPhone: Faster typing with your own abbreviations

Do you type a lot of text on your iPhone? You can make your life easier with your own abbreviations and, for example, write text messages or emails much faster. We'll show you how.

Add your own abbreviations to the iPhone dictionary

To define shortcuts for the automatic completion suggestions:

• Open the "Settings" app on your iPhone.
• Tap on the "General" menu item.
• Choose "Keyboard".
• Scroll all the way down and tap "Add shortcut ..."
• Enter the text module for which you want to create a shortcut in the upper field.
• Enter the desired combination of characters for your abbreviation in the lower text field.
• Select "Save" to save the entry in your iPhone dictionary.

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