How to Set Text Replacements on an iPhone

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open your iPhone’s Settings.

   This is the grey icon with cogs on one of the home screens.
   
   This may also be in the “Utilities” folder on one of your home screens.
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   Step 2: Scroll down and tap General.

   This is in the third set of options. , This is in the seventh set of options. ,, This is in the upper right corner of the screen. , This is the main phrase you want to appear when typing a shortcut. , This is a shortened keyword used that will be converted into the longer phrase (e.g. shortcut: ‘omw’; phrase: ‘On my way!’).
   
   Phrases can be saved without shortcuts.
   
   This effectively adds them to the word library for use in predictive text or autocorrect. , Your text replacement phrase will be saved and will now be automatically used to on any page where the keyboard is used.
   
   Text replacements function similarly to autocorrect and will automatically switch after typing a space or punctuation after the last letter of the shortcut.
   
   You can manually forego a text replacement by tapping the x in the replacement suggestion when it appears.
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   Step 3: Scroll down and tap Keyboard.

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   Step 4: Tap Text Replacement.

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   Step 5: Tap +.

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   Step 6: Enter a phrase.

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   Step 7: Enter a shortcut replacement (optional).

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   Step 8: Tap Save.

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