Giveaway: Share Your Best AutoText Shortcuts! TEN $10 Bplay Gift Cards!

by Ronen Halevy on Oct 22nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm EST

Stranders sent us a tip reminding me about the power of BlackBerry AutoText shortcuts. In case you don’t know AutoText is the cool little text shortcuts on a BlackBerry that convert certain characters into longer strings. For example I have the letters atb automatically convert into All the best, Ronen for my signature. It also lets you do nifty things like automatically convert att to AT&T to make typing easier.

You can even use it to get super lazy and convert the first letters of your name like ro to convert to Ronen which saves you a little time. I know I have one that converts nbr to my phone number and adrs to my shipping address.

So in the spirit of sharing and fun I decided to make a contest out of this. All you need to do is leave a comment on this article with your best AutoText shortcuts and you will be automatically entered to win. The prizes available are TEN $10 Bplay Gift Cards kindly provided by the amazing team over at Bplay. Multiple comment submissions are totally allowed but only one prize will go to each user. Submissions will be judged based on usefulness and the submission deadline is October 29th at 11:59 PM EST.

NOTE: In case you don’t know you can find and setup AutoText shortcuts on your BlackBerry by going to Options->AutoText.

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41 Comments to “Giveaway: Share Your Best AutoText Shortcuts! TEN $10 Bplay Gift Cards!”

Posted by: joanne
October 22, 2009 at 2:12 pm EST

On mine, snowm makes ☃

You never know when you’ll need a snowman mid convo
Posted by: Kelly
October 22, 2009 at 2:18 pm EST

I always use this one when people ask me what is up…

dzz = deeezzzzNUTS!!!
Posted by: FOSSroxTHX
October 22, 2009 at 2:31 pm EST

iirc = if i remember correctly

iinm = if i’m not mistaken

otra = on the road again

hnk = hugs and kisses

The 1st two are to avoid the inevitable “wtf” when used.
The last two are to avoid unnecessary typing.
Posted by: andi
October 22, 2009 at 2:43 pm EST

DIWYR= do it with your risk
Posted by: casper663
October 22, 2009 at 2:52 pm EST

who the hell do you think you are! = whl

my wife just threw a glass plate at me i better get off my blackberry = bwm
Posted by: perry valton
October 22, 2009 at 2:55 pm EST

hayd= how are you doing

bb= blackberry
Posted by: Buff
October 22, 2009 at 2:56 pm EST

I use the heck out of AutoText it is one of my favorite BB features. According to my BB Bold, I currently have 894 in my DB. I find that the most useful are common abbreviations.

With that in mind, here are a few:
• abt = about
• acct = account
• addl = additional
• usu = usual
• alt = alternative
• amex = AmEx
• amt = amount
• approx = approximately
• the days of the week = mon, tu, we, thu, fr, sa, su
• the months of the year = jan, feb, apr, jn, jl, au, sept, oct, nov, dec
• jd = jim dandy
• f = fascinating
• gm = good morning

Also, I handle lots of different projects on my job and keep my schedule and deadline calendar on my BB, instead of typing out the name of each project and the assigned number for each ever time I make a new entry, I use AutoText and a 3 letter shortcut for the project. As I would never be able to remember the shortcut for each, I have devised a formula so that I only have to remember it. It is the first 3 consonants of the last name, i.e. Joe Smith 1-123 = smt. If the last name only has 2 consonants then I use the first letter of the last name. Saves me a ton of time.
Posted by: wojtas25
October 22, 2009 at 3:00 pm EST

gtbr = go to BerryReview
gaabr = Giveaway at BerryReview

These two shortcuts are the best and most usable
Posted by: ShvartzBerry
October 22, 2009 at 3:07 pm EST

I use them for the most commonly typed words:
w = with
f = for
t = the
c = see
u = you
Also, when I first started out, I found it a pain to hit the Alt button and find the question mark. So I programmed a q to = [BACKSPACE]+?
Posted by: blindguy
October 22, 2009 at 3:12 pm EST

The problem using AutoText is remembering the shortcuts.
bb = BlackBerry (with the Specified case)
Posted by: DavidB
October 22, 2009 at 3:22 pm EST

dbs=

DavidB sends:
(attribution of this tip to DavidB is authorized)
—-

makes sending tips to BerryReview much simpler!
Posted by: Matt
October 22, 2009 at 3:40 pm EST

I use the following

mysig = Name + email address + phone number

myfullsig = Name + mailing address + email address + phone number
Posted by: JerryD
October 22, 2009 at 4:15 pm EST

For full details, see this post:
http://forums.pinstack.com/blogs/3389/blog671.html

There are a few variables that can be used within AutoText. The two I use are %o and %O (letter O for both). %o will expand to the information in the Name field under Options -> Owner -> Name, and %O will expand to the information in the Information field under Options -> Owner -> Information.

I set up my Owner information so that I can use it in several “SIG” AutoTexts. Most of the time I don’t use a signature, but when I want to convey certain information, I have three AutoText entries – sig, sigg, and siggg. In the following is a hard Carriage Return ( [Enter] ).

sig = %o%O
sigg = %o%OM: (123) 456-7890
siggg = %o%OM: (123) 456-7890H: (987) 654-3201

The first (sig) gives my name, work address and work phone number which are all set up in the Owner Information (which BTW also displays when the device is locked).

The second (sigg) adds my Mobile phone number to the signature, and the third (siggg) adds my home number to it.

Now, I simply use one of the three AutoText entries when I want a signature, and easily control how much information I convey.
Posted by: Nolan T.
October 22, 2009 at 4:17 pm EST

yall = ya’ll
(I’m from the south)

snt = Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
(to selectively choose when I want to tell people I’m on my BlackBerry)
Posted by: Nathan
October 22, 2009 at 4:34 pm EST

one of the shortcuts i frequently use is the time and date

lt = 1:27:14 pm (long time)
ld = Thu, Oct 22, 2009 (long date)

i decided to add those into my sig which comes up when i type
nw = my name
my email
cell
mypin:xxxxxxxx i use this format so it links straight to my pin.
—> %D %t = this adds the current date and time to my sig

most useful thing to add to the sig.
of course i have different sigs for personal and business
Posted by: jforce
October 22, 2009 at 4:41 pm EST

I have a few I use all the time:

bbl= 
sml= ⌣
mon= Monday
tue= Tuesday and so on
chk= ☑
cpy= ©
rg= ®
tm= ™
deg= °
eml= ✉
hrt= ♡
phn= ✆
umb= ☂
y= why
r= are
w= with
wo= without
yr= year

And many more! Love the autotext. The only problem is that when I go back to typing on a computer, I feel a little slow.
Posted by: Erick Diaz Jorge
October 22, 2009 at 4:47 pm EST

idk = I don’t know
bbm = BlackBerry Messenger
Posted by: Mike
October 22, 2009 at 5:11 pm EST

One I use almost every day is hwut – Hey, what up? What you up to?

For those I haven’t spoken to in a while, hwutt – What it do, where the f#@k you been at? Haven’t seen you in a while
Posted by: lakersfan2416
October 22, 2009 at 5:11 pm EST

bbnfl- brett favre back in the nfl
you never know with that guy
GTBR- go to berryreview immediatly
Mn- my number
CBmb- call me sometime babey
those are the main ones i use lol and other sport stuff
Posted by: Matt Abrew
October 22, 2009 at 6:14 pm EST

My favorite is b+[space] = •

This has been a life/time saver when I make lists with my bb.
Posted by: papped
October 22, 2009 at 7:07 pm EST

YGLMB = your girlfriend likes my blackberry
Posted by: APurwadi
October 22, 2009 at 7:45 pm EST

I like to express myself through emoticon, here’s one of ‘em: 5mile to
Posted by: demonio
October 22, 2009 at 8:03 pm EST

hb = Happy birthday!
God only knows how many times I’ve used that one this month alone.
cor = bring booze
n$ = Sorry dude, I’m broke
I only use these two when my old roommate sez he’s coming over and wants to borrow money
Posted by: skyclever
October 22, 2009 at 8:44 pm EST

AFAIK= As far as I Know
BTW = by The way
OMG = Oh, My God
CMIIW = Correct me if I’m Wrong
FYI = for your information
TIA = Thanks in Advance
IMHO = In my humble opinion
Posted by: Clarkkent51ny
October 22, 2009 at 9:23 pm EST

I use sha for shankapotomus, coz I call me girlfriend that from the etrade commercial LOL she likes it
- Posted by: Emil
  October 22, 2009 at 10:52 pm EST
  
  Hi guys,
  
  I usually use my BB for work, so making lists and taking notes are frequent actions.
  Here is how I outline info:
  
  ► – I get this by typing ww
  • – I get this by typing ee
  » – I get this by typing rr
  > – I get this by typing ss
  ¤ – I get this by typing dd
  * – I get this by typing ff
  ◄ – I get this by typing zz
  ♦ – I get this by typing xx
  ♣ – I get this by typing cc
  
  It is easy to remeamber as the pattern is:
  I want 1 tab: I type ww (correspondent of 11)
  I want 2 tab: I type ee (correspondent of 22)
  
  I also use macros for dates, and predefined forms just to fill up. Ex: pp will be:
  ***DATE:
  ***MEETING:
  ***PARTICIPANTS:
  ***DURATION:
  ***SUBJECT:
  ***ACTION TO BE TAKEN:
  
  I hope this helps.
  - Posted by: Emil
    October 22, 2009 at 10:54 pm EST
    
    Sorry, I had to repost as the script removed the spaces before the signs
    
    .► – I get this by typing ww
    . • – I get this by typing ee
    . » – I get this by typing rr
    . > – I get this by typing ss
    . ¤ – I get this by typing dd
    . * – I get this by typing ff
    ◄ – I get this by typing zz
    ♦ – I get this by typing xx
    ♣ – I get this by typing cc
    
    It is easy to remeamber as the pattern is:
    I want 1 tab: I type ww (correspondent of 11)
    I want 2 tab: I type ee (correspondent of 22)
    
    I also use macros for dates, and predefined forms just to fill up. Ex: pp will be:
    ***DATE:
    ***MEETING:
    ***PARTICIPANTS:
    ***DURATION:
    ***SUBJECT:
    ***ACTION TO BE TAKEN:
Posted by: davefromohio
October 22, 2009 at 11:01 pm EST

For me Seeya= The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Dave
Posted by: chuckie
October 22, 2009 at 11:58 pm EST

My boss has unrealistic requests sometimes so I type out what I really want to say but it makes my response politically correct.

Fyou = I’m glad to do that.
Posted by: tfrankson
October 23, 2009 at 12:11 am EST

BB= Blackberry Logo
Posted by: airos4
October 23, 2009 at 5:07 am EST

dd = Driving right now, will return your text later when safe.
Posted by: peter
October 23, 2009 at 8:57 am EST

I use autotext as a auto responder, or auto repeater…ie my business card or a response to a daily repeated question.
Posted by: ShvartzBerry
October 23, 2009 at 10:07 am EST

Although I have my own entry in this thread, I’d like to put in a vote for chuckie’s submission. That made me laugh!
Posted by: zkyevolved
October 23, 2009 at 11:14 am EST

This is how I use my autotext:
I have to use English & Spanish on my phone, so I’ll be offering both.

In Spanish (and many other languages) accents are used. Such as:
función or vendrá. Sometimes it just takes forever to click and hold the ‘o’ or ‘a’ and roll down the trackball or pad until you find the correctly accented letter. That’s why I’ve created this one: if I put: ‘ aa’ it does ‘%bá’ and the same goes for ‘ oo’ ‘ ee’ ‘ ii’ and ‘ uu’. The same also goes for endings such as: vendría i’ve done the same method, i’ve tied ‘ ia’ to ‘%bía’. I’ve also used ‘aqh’ for “a que hora” and ‘tq’ for “te quiero”

OK, enough of the Spanish shortcuts, let’s move on to the English ones .
I change:
bday –> birthday
bbi –>
bbb –> BlackBerry Button (since i have to explain SOOO often how to do things to my newbies, I have to give them instructions, always using “press the BBB and then click new” or whatever hehe).
cmd –> command
fb –> FaceBook
fbalbum –> that address that directly links to my Mobile Uploads on my facebook account.
fuu –> f**k you! (Lol, yes, really)
gm –> google maps
il –> I’ll
jic –> just in case
iv or ive –> I’ve
m –> me
mpr –> mp3
puttaddy –> (my mailing address)
putgmail –> (puts gmail email address)
putblogurl –> (puts my blog’s URL)
putsig –> (puts my sincerely yours, … sig)

I’ve also tied ALL people’s names to capitalize. So sam –> Sam, kent –> Kent, etc.

Now these are biggies for me, if you look at the keyboard, we have letters and then the function button allows us to get to the characters and symbols, right? Well, I use a lot of smilies On curve & bold, the H = : and the Y = )
So I tied:
hhy –>
hht –>
hhp –>
hkt –> :’(
hpp –> :@ (the angry yelling face on WLM)
hhv –> >:O (angry face on BBM)

I hope I win I use the autotext SOOO Much that I can’t even use a NON blackberry if it doesn’t have it. I had to change for a week to WM because broke my bold and while it was getting fixed I got an SE Xperia, and I had to do A LOT of searching for an app that did the same thing (hours later I found one) and it was NEVER that tightly integrated. Autotext is a power tool that I don’t take for granted.

Kent.
GL2UA (–> Good luck to you all, LOL, that’s a new autotext xD)
Posted by: higherflyer
October 23, 2009 at 2:11 pm EST

myadd= my home address
workadd= work address
mu= miss you!
ilu= I love You
when my wife wants to know when i am coming home so i can relieve her from the kids
omw= tell the kids that i am on my way, be home soon! ps… I love you!
Posted by: inc188
October 24, 2009 at 2:25 am EST

here we go

wua = where you at?

nw = no worries

cm = call me

co = come outside (lol… when i drive to pick some one up)

ah = Almost here

cheers
Posted by: nikynik
October 24, 2009 at 11:00 am EST

td for today, tn for tomorrow, etc.
cmb, mmb for message me back
g for %bing
d for %bed
My favorites are the ones for punctuation so I don’t need to bother with the symbol/shift keys
q for %b? … question mark
x for %b! … exclamation mark
p for %b. …period
aa for %b’%B …apostrophe…just insert symbol for others between two macros

I also use this list for reference of most commonly used words
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_common_words_in_English
Posted by: joneee
October 24, 2009 at 11:06 pm EST

xx –
xc –

I’m considering adding xcx for but we’ll see, I don’t use it that often.
Posted by: Nenad
October 25, 2009 at 5:32 pm EST

I have a few

cl – see you later
wu – what up
hw – homework
whs – what homework is due
tm – tomorrow
lfuah – lol f#*k you @ss hole
fb – facebook
bz – I cant answer the phone right now, give me a few and I’ll get back to you ASAP.
Posted by: Complex
October 25, 2009 at 7:42 pm EST

I use this one just about everyday..

gya – GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!

Hah, I use that for my friends that take their time to arrive at my house.. most of them are late as always.

=]

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