Chapter 18

Ten Helpful Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Typing faster with QuickPath

check Sharing web pages and links

check Creating free ringtones with GarageBand

check Dumping apps from the multitasking screen

check Capturing a screen grab

After spending a lot of quality time with our iPhones, it’s only natural that we’ve discovered more than a few helpful hints, tips, and shortcuts. Here are some of our faves.

Use QuickPath for Speed and Accuracy

Our first tip can help you type faster and more accurately. Rather than typing the old-fashioned one-letter-at-a-time way, learn to use iOS 13’s new QuickPath keyboard (see Chapter 2) to slide smoothly from letter to letter. Touch your finger to the first letter in the word you want to type and then, without lifting your finger, slide your finger to the second letter in the word. Without lifting your finger, continue sliding to each of the remaining letters in the word in turn.

Slide to Type is enabled by default; if it isn’t working, make sure Settings ⇒ Keyboards ⇒ Slide ...

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