MacDirectory magazine is the premiere creative lifestyle magazine for Apple enthusiasts featuring interviews, in-depth tech reviews, Apple news, insights, latest Apple patents, apps, market analysis, entertainment and more.
Issue link: https://digital.macdirectory.com/i/1522076
Sync All Your Text Replacement Shortcuts Across Your Apple Devices Text Replacement isn’t an iPhone-exclusive feature. You can create and use shortcuts on your iPad and even your Mac as well. But why create a new shortcut when you can just sync up your personal dictionary across all your devices? This will let you keep all your shortcuts up to date no matter where you are typing. Here’s what you need to do: 1. Open the Settings app. 2. Tap on your name at the top of the Settings page. 3. Go to iCloud. 4. Tap on iCloud Drive. 5. Turn on Sync this iPhone. Make sure that the other devices are logged in to the same Apple ID and that they also have iCloud Drive enabled. Now, you can create a new text replacement shortcut on your iPhone, and you should see it almost immediately on your other Apple devices. Likewise, if you create or edit a shortcut on another device, you’ll see almost immediate changes on your iPhone. Create the Perfect Shortcuts Over to you. Now that you know how to use text replacements and create shortcuts, you won’t need to spend so much time writing the same long words or phrases you usually type. All you need to do now is practice. Remember that you can always edit or delete your shortcuts, which means you can create as many as you want and find the ones that suit you best.