Richard, I've installed it and added a few phrases. Now let's see how speedy it makes things.
I'm glad you managed to work out how to get started as I didn't seem to be able to read any of the HELP apart from the 3rd page and may not have really got there without your kind help. Cheers. Carol P ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Turner <rich...@turner42.com> To: viphone@googlegroups.com CC: Date: Wednesday, 4 March 2015 2.40 pm Subject: RE: Shortcuts Keyboard app > > > Once you install the app, then launch it, I found the first few screen were > not helpful unless I toggled VoiceOver on and off, then the text refreshed > for the introductory material. > Once you get to the page 3 of 3 that has a button on it for finding out how > to get started, I don't recall exactly what it said but it is the only > button, double tap that and it will tell you that you have to go into > settings, general, keyboard and double tap on add keyboard and then pick > Shortcut Keyboard and double tap. > Then, there is a "allow full access" which is off that you need to turn on. > He says he won't upload anything you type, though there is a warning about > that. > Once you enable full access, then go back to the app and launch it again. > There will be a couple sample phrases and an add button. > Once you add a phrase you want to just be able to select later, there is a > save button. > Then, when writing an Email, or anywhere else, just go to the bottom of the > screen to the left of the spacebar and find the "next keyboard button." > Double tap that until the name Shortcut Keyboard shows up. > Then, above the onscreen keyboard will be all the phrases you have saved in > the app and you just double tap the one you want to insert at that point. > > HTH, > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Carol Pearson > Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 3.31 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Shortcuts Keyboard app > > This sounds interesting. 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