It’s Monday and you’ve got a long week ahead of you. The economy is in shambles but it’s in hard times that one’s true character shows. So now it’s time to start pumping out emails like never before. To do this, Nan has written a simple guide to using BlackBerry Autotext.
One way I have found to triple the speed of my typing is by adding words to my autotext. Here is how to add words and shortcuts as well as a list that I currently am using. Do you have some good ones that I should know about? Please share in the comments!
To access autotext, go to Options (usually wrench icon) > Autotext > New
pls = please
ty = thank you
gm = good morning
gn = good night
xmas = Christmas
mp = my pleasure
yw = you’re welcome
sa = San Antonio
bb = BlackBerry
hb = happy birthday
Thanks Nan!
[Via Nan Palmero | BlackBerry Power User]
I use a whole bunch myself. Its to the point where, when I sit at a real computer I find myself using these by accident.
Smileys are my favorite. I use them all the time in emails, texts and Blackberry messanger.
Hup for
Hut for
Hud for
Huy for
These match the keys on my Bold so its very quick and easy to remember.
I also use d as the while typing (yes, its sort of slang) but you’d be amazed how often you type the word the.
Also added the following:
Ud for you’d
Ur for your
Ul for you’ll
Urs for yours
Ure for you’re
Uv and uve for you’ve
B for be
C for see
Y for why
Hed for he’d
Hel for he’ll
Id for I’d
Il for I’ll
Cya for see ya!
Kwim for know what I mean?
Pls for please
Thx for thanks
Yr for year
Yrs for years
I’m not even sure if any of these are from the factory or not anymore
pic=picture
min=minute
ppl=people
prob=probably
r=are
u=you
ur-you’re
bro=brother
biz=business
bc=because
Guys, these are excellent. Anyone else have some more suggestions?
I always add a $ before my custom autotext. For example, $e inserts my email address, $a is my signature block, etc.
I love a lot of the suggestions here, but wonder how often you find that you intend to type something else and it autocorrects to what you have here? I figure with the $ that is not going to happen, plus it is a dedicated button on the Bold, so it only adds one more keystroke
I like using omw (on my way) when getting summoned.
wow, no one did “np = no problem”?! Crazyness!
I have to set this up. It amazes me every time I type “blackb” and see it suggest “blackbird.”
It really ought to see that I never want it to be blackbird.
Like when I say “I need to get some hay,” and I look back and it says “I need to get some gay.”
The hazards of SureType…
The most annoying predictive word that I have noticed is when I want to type “hang out” it always chooses “gang out” ! and I’m like what the heck.
I really like the $ suggestion Kirk posted. That’s awesome for inserting a block of text or custom signature.
Thanks!