How to Add Shortcuts on Your iPhone!

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How to Add Shortcuts on Your iPhone!

Tom Sharman

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Before we start: The ability to add shortcuts means that when you're texting or writing you can use shortcut phrases which then change to the desired phrases...

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On settings click general...

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Scroll down and click keyboard...

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(Tap to view whole image) On the bottom it shows the shortcuts, click this...

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You may or may not get this, if you don't click add new gesture, if you do click the + button...

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Here you can add a phrase and shortcut..

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Here's an example. When I type "btw" it suggests "by the way" instead, great way to save time!

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