You will be so much more productive when typing in iOS with these essential skills
How much time do you spend typing on your iPad or iPhone? I imagine you spend quite a lot of your time doing just that – so here are 16 tips I’ ve picked up along the way that show you how to type in iOS.
Don’ t forget that if you tap and hold the period button a range of domain endings will be made available to you.
It’s a shame more iOS users aren’ t exploiting Text Replacement shortcuts. I imagine it is because you need to spend time setting these up, and must also remember them once you have, but they can be so useful for complex technical words, email addresses, phone numbers and the like.
iOS 11 Tip: You’ ll be able to use a one-handed keyboard in iOS 11 – just press and hold the Emoji key and then select it.
You see that little microphone button to the left of the Space bar? Tap this and you can dictate your message using Siri.
Do you type in multiple languages?
You can make life a little easier by adding dictionaries for each of the languages you use.
If you use a Plus-series iPhone you can access more keyboard options when you turn the device to landscape mode.
