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Apple’s macOS comes with several useful features. Text Replacement (also referred to as text expansion) is one such macOS feature that helps you type faster on your Mac. For the uninitiated, the ...

If you've used ChatGPT — or seen AI-generated text — you've likely spotted an em dash. The punctuation mark is not new, but it has been flung into the forefront of social media and everyday writing ...

To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

Apple's iOS 18 software update brought plenty of new features, including to the Messages app. The addition of cool new text effects gives iPhone owners new ways to communicate and they're surprisingly ...

With almost everyone connected to the internet and online more often than not, you might be thinking there's no longer a point in using Google Messages to communicate. After all, you have WhatsApp and ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

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