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How to type faster on Macs with built-in text expansion

Just as with the iPhone and iPad, macOS Big Sur includes a built-in way for you to avoid repetitive typing — and repetitive mistakes, too.

Apple’s iPhone and iPad arguably need this feature more because, as good as their keyboards are, they’re on-screen ones and so harder to use than physical keys. However, if the technology is different, the need is the same.

Having a way to automatically type words that you keep misspelling, or phone numbers and email addresses that you have to get right, is one reason to buy a Mac. Windows users have to buy third-party apps which can’t work in every situation, but the Mac has what’s called text replacement built right into its core.

No matter what app you’re using, what site, or settings, if you can type, then your Mac can type for you. It’s not going to rattle off a whole standard email, but it will do single words and short sentences for you.

Read more at AppleInsider.com

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