Double tap and hold with one finger? Does this work with text? I can't get it to work.
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 18, 2012, at 6:05 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Suzanne, in short, double-tap and hold makes the keyboard change > temporarily to the numbers keyboard with the common symbols. The period is > where the z key is and the comma is where the x key is. So, if you double-tap > and hold the numbers button, drag your finger to the location of the z and > you will see it's a period, list your finger and a period will be entered, or > do the same with a comma or a number. When you do it this way, the keyboard > immediately returns back to letters when finished. This is why it's only > useful if you will be doing 1 or 2 symbols or numbers in your writing. > > I hope that makes sense. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning > that's as good as they're going to feel all day. - Frank Sinatra > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 > > > On 6/18/2012 1:06 AM, Suzanne Wilson wrote: >> Raul, >> >> What does holding down the "more numbers" button do? When I double tap >> and hold it, I'm not seeing anything. What am I missing? >> >> Suzanne >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 8:37 PM >> Subject: Re: Shortcut for typing a period ? >> >> >>> Hi, glad this trick works for you as well. If I'm going to type a >>> comma or just one or two numbers, or one or two symbols, the >>> double-tap and hold is faster than double-tapping the more numbers >>> button and finding what I want. However if I'm going to type a phone >>> number, address, or something which requires more use of the screen >>> with symbols, then I just double-tap the more numbers button like normal. >>> >>> This is a trick I learned a while back on a blog of neat iPhone tips >>> and tricks. >>> >>> -- >>> Raul A. Gallegos >>> There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking >>> like an idiot. - Steven Wright >>> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 >>> >>> >>> On 6/17/2012 2:12 AM, AppleGourmet wrote: >>>> Raul !! You are a genius!! Using double tap and hold on the more >>>> numbers key and getting the period is brilliant. It really works >>>> well. Not only can I get a period but I can also get , ? Et cetera. >>>> thank you very very much! You'll have changed my life!! >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
