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5/10/2018 0 Comments

A really handy feature of iOS 12 makes editing your text much easier

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I have been regularly making use of a really handy feature of iOS 12 - available on iPad and iPhone. It is a feature that was previously only available to those who had an iPhone 6s or newer, and wasn't previously available at all on the iPad.

Watch this short video to find out more.

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10/12/2017 0 Comments

A great time saver on your iPad and iPhone

This week we have a bit of a 'shortcuts' theme in our blog articles. In another article, we looked at a great 'keyboard shortcut' for Mac.  Let's look here at a great shortcut that saves time - and typing - on the iPad and iPhone.
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There are some phrases - words, sentences, ID codes, email addresses - that we need to type over and over - sometimes more than once each day.  

Wouldn't it be easier to just type two or three letters, and have the longer phrase automatically appear, saving you all that typing effort?

When I travelled overseas, I lost count of how many times I had to enter my email address, my Qantas Cash account number, passport number and overseas mobile phone number. More recently, I have to frequently provide bank account details, and can never remember the account number and BSB. And we also find ourselves entering our email address and mobile phone number over and over.

I do have my Qantas Cash and bank account details stored away in password safe on my iPhone, but it is tedious and takes time to look them up each time.

No longer do I have to look up these details.  I simply type a few letters, and the numbers/details magically appear.

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19/8/2017 0 Comments

Text editing is easy on an iPhone when you use your keyboard as a trackpad

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If you have one of the newer iPhones - the iPhone 6S or 7 (including the Plus versions), then you have a great feature that makes editing text so much easier.

You can use your iPhone's keyboard as a trackpad, to move the cursor position more easily than the using the usual 'insertion point' method (touching the screen until you see the 'magnifying glass' and then moving your finger over text).

Watch a demonstration of this handy feature in this week's Handy Hint for iPad and iPhone users.

Members of The iTandCoffee Club can view this tip any time.  Not yet a member?  Find out more about the iTandCoffee Club here » 
Text editing made easy on the iPhone »

Related Handy Hints and Articles

Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club Members only - find out more here »)
  • Hidden keys on your iPad and iPhone keyboard
  • Setting up Typing Shortcuts so that you can avoid typing
  • How to 'undo' typing mistakes on the iPhone and iPad
  • Sending smiley faces in your emails and texts - Emojis
  • Finding the Caps Lock on your iPad's and iPhone's keyboard?
  • Predictive Text gets smarter!
  • ​How to type without a keyboard on the iPad and iPhone (and then edit what is written)
Blog Articles
  • An emoji for every occasion in iOS 9
  • Stopping iPad or iPhone clicks when you tap keys on the keypad
  • Turn your iPad (or iPad) into a laptop by adding a Bluetooth keyboard
  • Keyboard Shortcuts on my iPhone really helped me while travelling
  • A great tip - convert an entire lowercase word to uppercase on your iPad and iPhone
  • How to type the 'Apple' symbol on your iPad or iPhone
  • Why is the microphone missing from my iPad or iPhone keyboard?
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9/1/2017 3 Comments

Why is the microphone missing from my iPad or iPhone keyboard?

Microphone iPad and iPhone keyboard
Sandy W asks:  "I've lost the microphone to dictate texts on my iPhone. Can u help please?"
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Sandy had previously made frequent use of the dictation feature of the iPad and iPhone, to dictate emails, texts and even documents.  This had saved her a LOT of typing.  

(Have you discovered this wonderful feature?  We cover this and other great tops in the 'Typing and Editing on the iPad and iPhone' user guide, available in digital or printed format.)

Sandy had found that the the keyboard microphone that she had previously always found on the left side of the Space bar was no longer present.  Nothing she tried seemed to bring it back.


Try these solutions ...

There are a couple of places to check if your keyboard's microphone disappears.
  • First, go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard.  At the bottom is the Enable Dictation option.  Ensure that this is turned "on" (ie it is green).
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If this doesn't solve your problem, it may be that your Restrictions are turned on, and that microphone is turned off in Restrictions.  
  • ​Go to Settings -> General -> Restrictions.  Enter your Restrictions passcode, and then ensure that the Siri and Dictation option in On (green).

Related Handy Hints and Articles

Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members only - find out more here)
  • Hidden keys on your iPad and iPhone keyboard
  • ​Typing Shortcut - how to type long words and phrases with just a couple of letters
  • Nifty keyboard Stuff on your iPad
  • Oops - I didn't mean to delete that!  How to undo.
  • I want to put Emoji's in my texts
  • Discovering Predictive Text 
  • Have you found the Caps Lock on your iPad and iPhone's keyboard?

Blog articles (all readers)
  • An emoji for every occasion in iOS 9
  • Stopping iPad or iPhone clicks when you tap keys on the keypad
  • Turn your iPad (or iPad) into a laptop by adding a Bluetooth keyboard
  • Keyboard Shortcuts on my iPhone really helped me while travelling
  • A great tip - convert an entire lowercase word to uppercase on your iPad and iPhone
  • How to type the 'Apple' symbol on your iPad or iPhone
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26/12/2016 0 Comments

Discovering those hidden keys on the iPad and iPhone

Hidden keys on the iPad and iPhone
​Have you ever wondered how to quickly access symbols like £ and ¢ on your iPad and iPhone keyboard?  Or how you can include a º sign when describing the temperature?  

​This was the first handy hint published by iTandCoffee, way back in August 2013.  So, it is about time it was updated to reflect the lastest iPad and iPhone screens.

iTandCoffee Club members can view this members-only Handy Hint here.  It includes a short video, as well as text instructions (for those who prefer that format).

(Some of you will notice that I have also removed that incredibly annoying music at the start and end of the video.  Seemed really clever at the time, but is now just plain annoying!)

If you are not yet a member of The iTandCoffee Club, find out more here.


Related Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club Members only - find out more here)

  • Typing Shortcuts and how to avoid typing
  • Keyboard Stuff on your iPad
  • Oops - I didn't mean to delete that!  How to undo.
  • I want to put Emoji's in my texts
  • Discovering Predictive Text (new from iOS 8)
  • Have you found the Caps Lock on your iPad and iPhone's keyboard?
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22/11/2015 0 Comments

An emoji for every occasion in iOS 9

This one is courtesy of the lovely Jenni A, who was the most colour co-ordinated attendee ever at an iTandCoffee class!   

We covered the topic of how to type Emoji symbols as part of the third class in the Introduction to the iPad and iPhone* class series that Jenni and several others attended on Tuesday.

Below is an article that Jenni forwarded to me.  It describes the amazing array of emoji's that are available under iOS 9.1.​  (Here is a past handy hint that covers how to 'turn on' your Emoji keyboard, and how to then access it.)

If you love your emoji's, check out the article by clicking on the snippet below.
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The complete guide to every single new emoji in iOS 9.1
The 'Introduction to the iPad and iPhone' class series will run again in January 2016.  If you are interested in attending, or would like to enquire about this or other classes, please email classes@itandcoffee.com.au.

Related articles and handy hints

  • Hidden keys on iPhone/iPad keyboard
  • Typing Shortcuts
  • iPhone, iPad Navigation - Get back to top of a list or a page really quickly
  • Keyboard Stuff on your iPad
  • Some special gestures on your iPad
  • Oops - I didn't mean to delete that!  How to undo.
  • Finding things on your iOS 7 Device - Spotlight Search 
  • Have you found the Caps Lock on your iPad and iPhone's keyboard?
  • Predictive text feature when typing - and it gets to smarter all the time!
  • A great tip - convert an entire lowercase word to uppercase on your iPad and iPhone
  • Keyboard Shortcuts on my iPhone really helped me while travelling
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16/10/2015 0 Comments

How to type the cent symbol on your Mac

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In the last blog post, I found myself wanting to type a cent symbol - but couldn't, for the life of me, remember where to find it on my Mac keyboard.

So, of course, I Googled it!

For those out there who might also need this symbol in future, it is found by typing Option-4.

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8/10/2015 0 Comments

Finding the Emoji keyboard on your Mac

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Most people have discovered the Emoji keyboard on their iPhone and iPad.

But does the Mac have the same keyboard?

Yes it does, and it is easy to make it visible, and easily accessible every time you need it.

Find out how in this Handy Hint for iTandCoffee Club Members.  (
Make sure you have signed in - use the link in the right-hand sidebar if you haven't yet.)
  • Finding the Emoji keyboard on your Mac

​Not yet a member of The iTandCoffee Club?  Why not join today.

You'll get access to iTandCoffee's ever-growing library of Handy Hints, special members-only information sessions and other special offers advertised from time to time.

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28/8/2015 0 Comments

Stopping iPad or iPhone clicks when you tap keys on the keypad

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Does your iPad make a clicking sound as you type?  Does it also make a different sound whenever you put it to sleep?

If you would rather not hear these sounds, you can choose to turn one or both off from your Settings.

Just go to Settings -> Sounds.
Scroll down to the last two options - Lock Sounds and Keyboard Clicks.

They are pretty self-explanatory - so turn off (slide the switch across to the left so it is no longer green) whichever sound you would rather not hear.

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18/7/2015 0 Comments

Where are the Home and End keys on a Mac keyboard?

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Here is a handy article published this week, with details of how to achieve the Home and End functions on the small Mac keyboard (which does not have dedicated keys for these functions).

  • Ever wonder where the Home and End buttons are on a Mac? Wonder no more…

Related Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members only - join the club!)
  • Handy Hint 104: Finding those hidden symbols on your Mac keyboard
  • Handy Hint 102 - Some more great Mac shortcuts  

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