Setting up the iPad and iPhone Keyboard

Setting Up the Keyboard

TextExpander has two elements. An app for creating, editing, syncing, and expanding snippets and a custom keyboard for expanding snippets in any app. Once the TextExpander app is installed, setup the keyboard.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Choose General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > TextExpander (under Third-Party Keyboards).
3. Switch on one of the supported languages. Once the keyboard has been added, tap on it and switch on Allow Full Access. Allow Full Access is necessary for the snippets to expand.
4. Tap into the keyboard of any app.
5. Tap the globe key in the lower left to switch to the TextExpander keyboard.
   

To adjust settings like key clicks and auto-correction use the app Settings.

For more information on what switching on Allow Full Access means for the custom keyboard, check out our Privacy Policy.

Troubleshooting the Keyboard

Expand snippets in any app on your iPhone or iPad using the custom keyboard. The keyboard needs to be set up in order to work. If it doesn’t expand snippets, or gives a warning that snippet expansion is blocked, delete and re-add the keyboard.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Choose General > Keyboard > Keyboards.
3. Delete the TextExpander keyboard.
4. Choose Add New Keyboard > TextExpander.
5. Switch on “Allow Full Access” and one of the languages. Allow Full Access is necessary for the snippets to expand
6. Restart the device by holding down the Power and Home buttons at the same time until the screen goes dark. After a moment the device will restart. Try expanding a snippet.

Advanced snippets cannot expand via the custom keyboard. They can expand in the TextExpander Notes field and directly in any TextExpander-enhanced app. See a complete list of TextExpander-enhanced apps for iPhone, iPhone touch and iPad.