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Google’s official keyboard on Android devices has a built-in text shortcut feature if you know where to look.

(You can also just copy and paste a block of text from another text editing app.) Provided both devices are using the same iCloud account, Apple will automatically sync your multi-line shortcuts over to iOS. Unfortunately, this system doesn’t support multi-line text shortcuts, but there is a workaround if you have a Mac: Head to System Preferences > Keyboard > Text > Shortcuts in MacOS, then hit Option-Return to create new lines as you set up your shortcuts. For instance, I have one group for personal details, and another one for work-related typing tasks.

If you want the shortcut to be case-insensitive, you can change it here as well.Īfter creating some shortcuts, you might consider sorting them into groups so they’re easier to find. You’ll also notice a couple of extra options: Changing the Matching option from Strict to Loose will trigger the shortcut even when you type the keyword inside another word. Just create a trigger phrase for your shortcut, then enter the text you want it to create. Under Snippet, enter the text you want it to generate. Under Keyword, enter the phrase you’ll use to trigger the shortcut. Once you’ve installed Beeftext, head to Combos > New and give your first shortcut a nickname. Setting up shortcuts will save you time and help eliminate typos. I use !thumb to create a thumbs-up 👍🏻 on the fly.īasically, Beeftext is ideal for any situation where you’re typing the same text over and over. to bring up Windows’ emoji picker, typing them in Beeftext is faster.