November 2021
Beginner
416 pages
12h 35m
English
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Chapter 18
Ten Helpful Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts
IN THIS CHAPTER
Typing faster with QuickPath
Sharing web pages and links
Creating free ringtones with GarageBand
Dumping apps from the multitasking screen
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 the 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 ...