Type a couple of letters, hit space, and a full sentence appears. That is the trick. Your phone and computer have had this feature for years and you probably never turned it on.

It is called text replacement, and it saves me at least an hour a week.

On your phone

On an iPhone, go to Settings, General, Keyboard, Text Replacement. On Android, it is usually under Settings, System, Languages, Personal dictionary or Text shortcuts. Add a shortcut and the phrase it expands to.

1. Open the text replacement settings.
2. Add a shortcut like addr for your full mailing address.
3. Add email for your email address.
4. Type the shortcut anywhere and it expands instantly.

On your computer

Windows users can set up autocorrect replacements in Settings, or use the built in phrase tools in apps. Mac users have System Settings, Keyboard, Text Replacements, which syncs with your iPhone automatically. The sync is the best part, set it once, it follows you.

What I put in mine

My email, my address, my phone number, a standard reply I send to clients, and the phrase I use when I thank someone for waiting. Every one of those used to be typed in full, dozens of times a week.

One warning

Keep your shortcuts weird so you never trigger them by accident. zzaddr instead of addr. Trust me, I learned that the hard way when a work email went out with my full address in the middle of a sentence.