

All you have to do is double-tap the spacebar. It isn’t necessary to toggle between keyboards to add a period to the end of your sentence. If you have an iPhone, it’s far easier to hold the spacebar and slide the cursor from left to right or up and down instead of trying to drag it to the exact spot in your text where you made your mistake. So you just reread your text and noticed a glaring typo-it happens. Hold the spacebar to move your cursor around. If you have an Android device, choose Settings, then Language & Input, Keyboard, and finally Text Shortcuts. If you’re using iOS, select Settings, then General, Keyboard, and Text Replacement to add your own shortcuts.

For iPhones, the built-in example is “omw,” which automatically changes to "On my way!” You could set it up so that “def” changes to "definitely," “bc” changes to "because," and “asap” changes to "as soon as possible." Gadget Hacks suggests saving your email address as and you can also create shortcuts for your favorite emojis. Save yourself the hassle of typing out long words by adding shorthand keywords. Check out the hacks and shortcuts below for a few pointers.
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Typing on a smartphone keyboard can be clunky and time-consuming, but you can learn how to text faster, regardless of whether you have an iPhone or Android device.

Those of us who are old enough to remember taking typing classes in high school may have found ourselves wishing that there was a similar course on texting.
