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Text shortcuts

A text shortcut is a few letters that stand for a longer text: addr for your address, omw for On my way! They are your own list, and part of Flikzi Pro.

Use a shortcut​

  1. Type the shortcut, such as addr.
  2. Its text shows first in the strip above the keys, in an amber outline.
  3. Tap it, or tap the space bar. The text takes the shortcut's place.

Space expands a shortcut only when its letters are not a word. If your shortcut is also a word, space types the word as usual, and the text goes in only when you tap it in the strip.

Capitals don't matter, so Addr at the start of a sentence works too. The text goes in exactly as you saved it. Tapping it adds no space after it.

Add a shortcut​

  1. Open the Flikzi app and tap Text shortcuts in the Flikzi Pro box.
  2. Tap Add a shortcut.
  3. Type the shortcut: letters only, up to 20, as one word.
  4. Type the text it stands for, up to 2,000 characters. It can have several lines, such as an address.
  5. Tap Save.

Try it in the field at the bottom of that screen.

Change or delete one​

Tap the shortcut in the list. Change its letters or its text and tap Save, or tap Delete this shortcut.

Good to know​

  • Choose letters that aren't a word you type, or the shortcut's text will show each time you type that word. addr, myem or sig work well.
  • Shortcuts work in every text field except passwords. In web address and email fields, tap the text in the strip: space doesn't expand a shortcut there.
  • They don't work in Korean, or while typing Chinese pinyin or Japanese romaji.
  • Shortcuts are kept with your settings on your phone. You can set them up without Flikzi Pro; they work once Pro is on.