For those that frequent the BlackBerry Support Community Forums, or chat about BlackBerry on Twitter, chances are you’ve most likely seen some stuff from JSanders, aka @Jsanders10, aka Joey! Whether its tips and tricks, or providing support, Joey has been helping people get the most from their BlackBerry devices since his first device, a BlackBerry 7100t. Continuing with this theme, Joey’s put together a great post that will help you get started with Word Substitution, one of my favorite ‘must use’ features! Take it away Joey! As a BlackBerry Elite I’m always on my BlackBerry Z10, texting, emailing or BBM’ing with friends, family and my colleagues and clients. Over the years I’ve learned how to save precious seconds by making use of every feature of my BlackBerry. Word Substitution, which lets me enter short combinations of letters that automatically become preset sentences, is easily my most used time-saver. I simply would not survive without it. (On BlackBerry OS devices, the same feature is called AutoText.) I use it constantly. Before leaving the office in the afternoon I send a BBM to my wife of “hh” which becomes “I’m headed home” or “otw” which becomes “I’m on the way home”. I have 5 or 6 preprogrammed so I can vary it most days. Interested in creating your own Word Substitution shortcuts? If so, here’s how! To customize Word Substitution on a BlackBerry 10 smartphone:
To customize AutoText on a BlackBerry OS 7.1 and earlier device:
Your shortcut text will normally be some odd combination of two or more characters (think “zz,” “qq,” “jj,” “vv”) or a combination of characters that create some mnemonic reminder of your intended phrase. I use shortcuts for many things:
Lately, with the BB10, my keyboard has actually learned when I type some of those and the correct hashtag will appear as an automatic keyboard suggestion. I would simply not enjoy my BlackBerry without Word Substitution and I certainly would be much less efficient. Do you use Word Substitution? Share your favorite shortcut with the community by leaving a comment below. To learn about a feature on your BlackBerry 10 smartphone or troubleshoot an issue, there are several great options available to help. Visit http://www.blackberry.com/support for access to product manuals, how-to demos, tips and tricks, YouTube videos, support forums, knowledge base articles, Twitter support, and contact information for your region. |
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Shortcuts to sentences, or why I love Word Substitution
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