IOS – Create custom keyboard shortcuts in GBoard in iOS

Well, here you go with an AppleScript for that.

First, create the AppleScript:

1. Open Automator
2. Create a Quick Action
3. Set the input to no input
4. Drag and Drop the Run AppleScript workflow element onto the grey space.
5. Paste the code from below into the AppleScript
6. Save the workflow as Create new file
   If you have iCloud Drive activated, make sure you are saving the file under Library/Services/ in your Home Folder.

try
  tell application "Finder" to set the this_folder ¬
   to (folder of the front window) as alias
on error -- no open folder windows
  set the this_folder to path to desktop folder as alias
end try

set thefilename to text returned of (display dialog ¬
 "Create file named:" default answer "filename.txt")
set thefullpath to POSIX path of this_folder & thefilename
do shell script "touch \"" & thefullpath & "\""

To add it as a shortcut:

• Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Services
• Scroll down until you find the Service Create new file
• Assign a shortcut to it by clicking on the right side none, which turns into a Add Shortcut.
  Click the Button and type the shortcut you wish to use.
  I use ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+N

Do you actually want an autocorrect for a misspelling or a keyboard shortcut for an abbreviation?

If you sync the iPads with the same computer they should have all the same keyboard shortcuts. i.e. "omw" becomes "On my way!" (without the quotes).

That shortcut I created on my iPhone but I am typing now on my Mac Pro and it expanded to the full phrase as I typed it.

I use this one all the time "mcx" becomes "Mac OSX".

Look at the "System Preferences > Keyboard > Text" tab for shortcuts on your computer. If you create them on the desktop computer they should sync to your iOS device(s) and vice versa.

Check this link here if you want to try to copy the actual file: Where is the text expansion file located with OS X?

Happy Wednesday!