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Apple’s macOS comes with several useful features. Text Replacement (also referred to as text expansion) is one such macOS feature that helps you type faster on your Mac. For the uninitiated, the ...

To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

Apple's iOS 18 software update brought plenty of new features, including to the Messages app. The addition of cool new text effects gives iPhone owners new ways to communicate and they're surprisingly ...

I started typing when I was in elementary school and took a typing class in what we used to call “junior high.” And I’m good at it, as long as I’m using a standard physical keyboard. But, unlike many ...

With almost everyone connected to the internet and online more often than not, you might be thinking there's no longer a point in using Google Messages to communicate. After all, you have WhatsApp and ...

Have something to say, but don't want to say it just yet? Use Apple's Shortcuts app to schedule text messages on your iPhone. I've written for various publications, such as Gay Cities and Queerty, ...