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Use Autotext for Faster BlackBerry Typing

February 21st, 2008 @ 9:00 am

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Categories: Gizmos and Gadgets, Time-Savers

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Rick Broida, Sales Team Tools, Rick Broida

blackberry2.jpgDid you know your BlackBerry can save you some keystrokes? Just delve into the forgotten Autotext feature, which can turn a few characters into a few words, sentences, or even paragraphs. Sales Team Tools explains how:

Simply go into your Blackberry Options screen, choose Autotext, then type in the letters you’d like to use as a shortcut and then the text you’d like to replace it with when composing an email. 

Turn “ty” into “Thank you, I appreciate it.” Or “ty2″ into “Thanks for your help on this.” Those are just a couple examples, but you can go much further with this, including sending a full paragraph or two if you like.

Ever wish Windows had a similar feature? Check out PhraseExpress.

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    ccrstuff

    02/22/08 | Report as spam

    bnet

    it's this type of content that compels me to open my bnet emails every morning. great time saver...

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    CynthiaWoodman

    02/22/08 | Report as spam

    RE: Use Autotext for Faster BlackBerry Typing

    Windows does have a similar feature I've been using for years. In Word, in the tools drop-down menu / Autocorrect.
    Put in a abbreviated word and the full word you would like associated with it.
    for eg. inst institution
    when I type inst , word automatically replaces my text for me.
    Its' great!

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