Hate typing on your iPhone? Watch these 10 TIPS!

Considering typing is such a fundamental part of your iPhone experience, I find it often gets overlooked in tutorial videos. So today, we're just going to talk about typing, specifically 10 Tips and Tricks to help you type faster, more accurately and more easily.

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Chapters;
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Choose your Keyboard
1:06 - Quick Language Selection
1:38 - Hold for Accents
2:25 - Full Stop & Caps Lock
3:13 - Finger Gestures
4:19 - Space Bar as TrackPad
4:45 - Easy Web Suffixes
5:10 - Swipe Keyboard
5:58 - Dictation
6:40 - Text Replacement
8:03 - End

[gravyzcuteu]

FYI for those who use both iphone and non-iphone, a lot of the keyboard typing tricks also work on non-iphones such as: add additional language keybooards, left/right keyboard, full stop/caps lock, hold spacebar to control cursor, hold keys to display accents and other symbols and the swipe keyboard. Hope that helps :) Thanks for the tips btw!

[suzaynnschick]

The ability to put the insertion point exactly where I want it has probably given me back a year of life that would have otherwise been lost to frustration and rage. THANK YOU!

[bkfan]

Everyone who ever makes a how-to video should watch this. It sets the standard for others to reach for! You'll hear instructions that everyone can follow. You'll see a clear visual that illustrates every step along the way. You won't have to google strange phrases or acronyms in tech-speak, but the content won't be "dumbed down" insultingly. And kudos and extra stars for concentrating on the subject without subjecting viewers to self-serving and irrelevant blather. Thank you so much.

[Franziska_Nerlich]

The press down space to get a free curser tip … mind blowing! Thanks

[nanetterodriguez]

This was extremely helpful to me being older, not elderly. I don’t think I knew any of these tips. Your explanation and demo was really easy to follow. Thank you.

[meeluanistyn]

Clear instructions with examples to show exactly what each tip looks like in real life. For me, this is what I love about this channel. Many thanks!

[calicatus]

I'm a middle aged woman who tries very hard to keep up with technology. Still, there was a lot here I didn't know. I sent this to older family members and friends who were very grateful. Thank you for doing this and being thorough, and for not being condescending. Very kind of you. God bless.

[MarkGormanNOLA]

This is the most helpful video of this type that I’ve seen. Very well-organized, no wasting of time, yet giving all the details necessary for each function. You are a natural teacher. Excellent. Thank you.

[vickifrench]

I only wish I had found you, Proper Honest Tech, so much earlier! I’ve just watched 3 of your easy to follow videos and have learnt heaps of information on the many operations of my iPhone. Your calm explanatory manner and the screens you show are extremely informative. Thanks for helping us older people out with the ins and outs of todays technology. Needless to say I am now a subscriber but also need to know how to get your free weekly email into my inbox. Once again, Thank you so much. Your’e an absolute legend!!!! ❤

[karlsangree]

Very nice! My big takeaway was the cursor placement. The "Hold down space and you get a trackball" tip was worth its weight in gold. Thanks!

[BellaBagsPDX]

This is one of the best technique videos I’ve ever seen. I’m going to have to watch it several more times to get everything into my head. Thanks so very much for it!

[Angel-HC]

One of the most useful changes I made wasn't even a keyboard setting, but it made using the keyboard much more pleasant. I have a 13 Pro Max and I came from similar sized Android phones where I had a lot of control over my keyboard layout. I've always found the Apple keyboard a bit on the small/short side. I enabled display zoom mode which scaled all the display elements up a bit, but this also made the keyboard taller to my liking. Because this phone is really tall AND quite heavy, I always found it to be a little unwieldy when typing with the keyboard ALL the way down at the bottom of the display. Now I have to hold my hands a little bit higher in order to type making it feel more secure in my hands. The extra roominess of the keyboard was a welcome change, too!

[kimcuret]

OMG! You have just changed my life with this swipe typing!!!! I have fumble fingers and constantly click the wrong key. No longer! This is the best thing ever! Thank you!

[meilinman]

As a senior who just discovered your channel, I have to tell you I am sooo happy I did! I’m on my 3rd iPhone (now IPhone 13), 1st iPad (Mini 5 for travelling) and 3rd MacBook Pro, and am staggered at how much I DIDNT know about these devices.🙄In just the first of your videos that I’ve viewed I’ve learned so much.👍🏻Love your tutorial style: you don’t speak too fast or too slowly, your explanations are clear and concise. Thank you! I’m subscribing and telling everyone I know about you. Cheers from a new Canadian 🇨🇦 fan!

[makingitthrough]

Thank you, wonderful presentation. Clear, no waffle! No bothersome background music. And I really learned some helpful stuff.

[SN-szkw]

This is a perfect primer for someone who still resents the passing of rotary phones, Selectrics, & CRT TV consoles. ✋😂😂 Thank you!

[richardrosenblum]

I'm an older senior and always love good tips to make my life easier. Never thought about shrinking the keyboard since I'm left-handed and try practicing typing with one hand. Thanks.

[ruthterry]

Wow…my old brain needed this! Thank you so much for helping me finally learn these shortcuts. It’s a little fast, but definitely useful!

[thomasswanson]

Just one cool one that I recently learned that wasn’t in this video. If you hold the punctuation key and slide to your selection (period, comma, quotes, etc) and release, it takes you instantly back to the keyboard to continue with letters.
Still becoming muscle memory for me but the constant tapping for symbols was the hardest part of the iOS transition for me. Wish I would have known sooner!!
Love the content, especially notes and reminders tips!

[jddinga]

Excellent and to the point presentation. I learned some things and re-learned some things. The long hold for accent selection and accurate placement of the cursor, 123 button: 0 for 0 or degrees, slash for forward or reverse slash, period for period or ellipses. I never was quite sure why the formatting options finally came up. Thanks.