Quick Tip: Shortcut to add a period and start a new sentence on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch

Quick Tip: Shortcut to add a period and start a new sentence on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod TouchThere is a simple shortcut that allows you to automatically enter a period and start a new sentence on your iOS device. All you need to do is double tap the space bar when you reach the end of a sentence. This will enter a period at the end of the sentence, put a space after the period and capitalize the first letter of the next word you type. If it doesn’t work for you, you will need to go to the Settings app to enable it. Go to Settings –> General –> Keyboard –> and flip the “.” Shortcut to On. That’s it!

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