Setting Custom Text Shortcuts (short-codes) for Your Personal URL Document Links

Owned by Cody Thomas
Last updated: Jul 03, 2024
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How to create your own keyboard shortcuts on:

iPhone

  1. Start the Settings app.

  2. Tap "General" and then tap "Keyboard."

  3. Tap "Text Replacement."

  4. Tap "+" in the upper right corner.

  5. Type the text phrase you want to create, and then enter the text shortcut that will trigger it when you're typing. So in this case your Personal Document link would be the phrase, and something like “smd” which stands for Send Me Documents (or another shortcut of your liking) would be the trigger/shortcut. 

  6. Tap "Save."

Android

The text replacement feature on Android can usually be found in the settings of your keyboard app. Here are some steps to access text replacement settings for Gboard, SwiftKey, and Samsung Keyboard:

Gboard:

  1. Open the Gboard app.

  2. Tap the arrow in the top-left corner and select the gear icon to open settings.

  3. Go to "Dictionary," then "Personal Dictionary."

  4. Tap the "+" icon in the top-right corner to add a new shortcut.

SwiftKey:

  1. Open the SwiftKey app.

  2. Go to "Settings," then "Clipboard," and select "Shortcuts."

  3. Tap "Add a new shortcut" to create a new text replacement.

Samsung

Most Samsung devices have the Samsung Keyboard as their default keyboard (unless you have manually changed it).

  1. To add custom text shortcuts to your Samsung Keyboard, you first need to head into your phone settings.

  2. From here, scroll down until you see General Management. Here, you’ll find the settings for your Samsung keyboard.

  3. Select Samsung Keyboard settings and then select More typing options.

  4. Open up Text shortcuts and select the + button in the top right-hand corner to create a new shortcut.

  5. Enter the word or phrase you would like to use as your shortcut (ex. smd), and then enter the full text you would like it to expand to (this is where you’d place your Personal Document Link).

 

LG Devices

  1. To add custom text shortcuts to your LG Keyboard, you first need to head into your phone settings.

  2. From here, scroll until you see “System”. Select System.

  3. Select “Languages and Input”.

  4. With Languages and Input open, under “Advanced” you'll find “Personal Dictionary”

  5. Open up Personal Dictionary and select the + button in the top right-hand corner to create a new shortcut.

  6. Enter the word or phrase you would like to use as your shortcut (ex. smd) on the line marked “Shortcut”, and on the top line enter the full text you would like it to expand to (this is where you’d place your Personal Document Link).

Examples

Example on iPhone

Your privacy and security

are important at our

Dealership. Please use this

link to send me anything sensitive.

{{LINK}}

Example on Android (a few Android Phones or keyboard apps have limitation on the size)

Please use this

link to send me anything sensitive

{{LINK}}

OR

Send Docs

{{LINK}}

Video Tutorial

iPhone video tutorial

Samsung video tutorial

 

 

 

 

 

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