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FlickType Keyboard: An easy way to type messages on your Apple Watch
When it comes to typing on your Apple Watch, you likely use the quick replies in Messages and Mail, simply because they’re the easiest. But there is now a new way to type right from your wrist.
FlickType Keyboard is handy app that makes typing on your device as simple as a flick. And, it’s now available on Apple Watch in addition to iPhone and iPad. Here’s how you can use FlickType Keyboard on your wrist.
Keyboard shortcuts to move up and down web pages on Mac
One of the first things I looked for when I started using a MacBook Pro for work was how to navigate web pages faster. Being able to move to the top, to the bottom, or both in small increments and without lifting my fingers from the keyboard was essential.
If you’re like me and want to navigate sites you visit quicker, this list is for you. Here are several keyboard shortcuts to move up, down, and sideways on web pages on Mac.
Concept: Mac mini pro + next-gen Apple Display & Touch Bar-enabled Magic Keyboard
Hungarian 3D artist and industrial design student Viktor Kádár has taken it upon himself to envision what Apple's next-generation Mac mini computer might look like in Space Gray and hooked up to an external Apple Display and a Magic Keyboard that sports a Touch Bar.
This tweak makes the iOS keyboard display 50 Frequently Used Emojis
If you send and receive Emojis from your iPhone or iPad often, then you’re probably familiar with the iOS keyboard’s “Frequently Used” section.
The Frequently Used section hosts the top 30 Emojis you use most often for faster access, but with a new free jailbreak tweak called MoreFrequentlyUsedEmojis by iOS developer A_H_Rabie, you can now increase that number to 50.
NoMoreSkinToneSuggestion prevents iOS from nagging you about skin tones for Emojis
Certain Emojis, especially those depicting hand gestures, support a variety of different skin tones, which are configured on a per-Emoji basis. If you’ve never set a skin tone for a particular Emoji before, then you’re likely to encounter the interface shown above when tapping on it.
While there’s nothing wrong with choosing a skin tone for your Emojis, it’s rather annoying how iOS asks you to select a skin tone for each Emoji individually instead of remembering your choice for all of them. Fortunately, a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed NoMoreSkinToneSuggestion by iOS developer A_H_Rabie prevents iOS from asking about skin tones once and for all.
How to insert a Tab character or indent text on iPhone or iPad
Learn about a few easy ways to insert a tab character on your iPhone or iPad for indentation purposes to help guide the flow of text in your documents.
Why iOS keyboard offers “ducking” suggestions & never assists you in typing obscenities
Ken Kocienda, the former Apple engineer who wrote the original iPhone keyboard with the dictionary, auto-correct and other features, says blocking suggestions for any swear words that the user might type was a necessary tradeoff that the team simply had to make.
Satechi announces aluminum wired and wireless keyboards with full numeric keypad
On Thursday, Satechi introduced all-new aluminum wired and wireless keyboards designed for iMac computers and other devices. Each features enhanced scissor-switch keys with an extended keyboard layout.
Google’s iPhone keyboard introduces multilingual typing
Gboard, Google's software keyboard for iPhone and iPad with gesture-based typing, search, GIFs, emoji and more, was updated Friday on App Store with a new multilingual typing feature.
How to use a secret virtual trackpad on your iPhone to edit text with ease
Learn to position the cursor precisely and quickly select text passages by turning your iPhone's stock keyboard into an effortless virtual trackpad.
How to customize keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word for Mac
If you use Microsoft Word on your Mac, then you have more customization options than you probably realize. The settings can help make your experience more efficient and productive each time you use the application.
One of the settings that helps you move through your word-processing tasks faster is the keyboard shortcuts. Without lifting your fingers from the keyboard to grab your mouse or use your touchpad, you can accomplish a variety of tasks. And you can customize the shortcuts to suit what you use most and which keys are easiest to remember.