Jason Fitzpatrick is the Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Now when you type the word correctly, "anonymous", despite the autocorrect entry being off the shortcuts menu will take precedence over the autocorrect entry and the word will be spelled as you entered it in the shortcut menu. If you mispelled anonymous wrong so many times that it now thinks the correct spelling is "anonamous" you just need to make a shortcut entry where the phrase is the correct spelling "anonymous" and the shortcut is also the correct spelling "anonymous". If it's only a problem with a few words you can easily create a shortcut entry to fix your autocorrect flub. Let's say, for example, you misspelled a common (but in your defense tricky!) word so many times that it screwed up the autocorrect entry and autocorrect now believes your misspelling is the right one. In such cases you can overrule autocorrect with a shortcut entry. Sometimes it becomes impossible (or nearly impossible) to overrule an autocorrect error despite your best efforts (such as force correcting autocorrect as we highlighted in the previous section of this article). You can also use it to overrule autocorrect errors. Making life easy with text-expansion shortcuts isn't the only thing you can do with the handy shortcut system. We've gathered together multiple tips and tricks here to help you wrestle your iPhone's autocorrect system into shape. Just because autocorrect is misbehaving, however, doesn't mean you need to shut the whole system down. In fact there are entire websites, like the popular site Damn You Autocorrect, devoted to cataloging the mishaps and funny comments that result from overzealous text autocorrection. Your message goes from mundane to a triple entendre with a single flipped word. Your coworker's uniquely spelled name becomes the name of a common household object. When it's malfunctioning or overly aggressive in its treatment of your text shorthand, slang, or even names it doesn't recognize, it can get ugly fast. Related: How to Improve Autocorrect on Google's Keyboard for Android When you type "youre" it corrects to "you're", when you type "fihs" it corrects to "fish" those and thousands of other slips-of-the-finger are all quickly and efficiently corrected so no one is the wiser to your punctuation and spelling follies. He also is a fan of Magic the Gathering and socce r (or football for those not in the US).When the autocorrect system in iOS is at the top of its game, it works beautifully and saves you from sending out texts with misspelled words. He is one of the few people who used Google Stadia, which he misses dearly. In his free time, he loves being outside and spending time with his family. When he's not writing, Zach works as an energy consultant. His current daily driver is a Pixel 7, which he uses alongside Pixel Buds Pro and a Pixel Watch 2, and he writes on an HP Chromebook x2 12. Even though the rest of his family has switched to iPhones, he could never do it. Zach's first Android phone was a Motorola Droid Turbo 2 he got in 2016 after switching from an iPhone 5S. He holds a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's in Energy Engineering, giving him unique insight into the sustainability side of the industry. Zach loves unique and fun hardware and software features as well as products with a sustainability focus. You'll usually find him writing how-to guides, but you may see him dabble in other content areas from time to time. He specializes in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, Google hardware, and Google software products. Zach has been a How-to Writer at Android Police since January 2022.
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