--- title: "Voice for Android: Use Shortcuts" slug: "voice-android-help-shortcuts" updated: 2026-02-18T22:05:52Z published: 2026-02-18T22:05:52Z canonical: "support.nvoq.com/voice-android-help-shortcuts" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.nvoq.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Voice for Android: Use Shortcuts Voice Shortcuts make it easy to paste text that you use repeatedly. ****You must be signed in to use this feature. Tap *Sign in to Voice* to sign in.** ![keyboard-sign-in-graphic-transparent-2070.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/keyboard-sign-in-graphic-transparent-2070.png)**[Voice for Android: Use Shortcuts](https://player.vimeo.com/video/1154816839?h=2adcdc3ff2&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479) 1. Tap into your mobile application to **place your cursor** where you want text to be added. ![shortcuts-place-cursor-1910](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-place-cursor-1910.png) 2. Tap the **shortcut** **button** on the keyboard**![shortcuts-button-1910](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-button-1910.png)**to open the shortcut menu. ![shortcuts-tapping-button-1920](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/image-1767731846221.png)Depending on the type of field into which you place your cursor the shortcut button may not be available.The shortcut button does not appear when your cursor is in certain fields, including number, phone number, time, and date fields.If you tap the shortcut button after your password has expired you will be taken directly to a screen where you can create a new password.After you change your password Voice takes you to the Settings screen. To get back to your previous application tap the < button at the bottom of the device screen. 3. Tap a **shortcut name**. - **There may be two shortcut lists depending on whether user shortcuts are enabled for you.** - If user shortcuts for Voice for Android are *not enabled*, your will have one shortcut list that includes only organization shortcuts. - Just tap a **shortcut name** in the list to insert text.![shortcuts-account-shortcuts-DISABLED-tapping-org](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/image-1717013941327.png) - If user shortcuts for Voice for Android are enabled you will have a list of Organization shortcuts and a separate list of User (account) shortcuts. - Shortcuts on the **Organization tab** are displayed by default; just **tap a shortcut name** on this list to insert the text. ![shortcuts-user-shortcuts-enabled-tapping-both-org-and-user](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/image-1706218990878.png) - **Tap the** **User tab** to view shortcuts created for your *account* (if any), then **tap a shortcut name** to insert text.![shortcuts-user-shortcuts-enabled-tapping-both-org-and-user](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/image-1706219006993.png) - The last tab that you use will open by default the next time you tap the shortcut button.Voice for Android checks for the enabled status of User shortcuts every 30 minutes.If you need to access them sooner, sign out and sign back in to Voice. - If you have shortcut *folders*, **tap on a folder** to view shortcuts inside, then **tap a shortcut name** to insert text. - See [**Using Shortcut Folders**](/v1/docs/mobile-voice-android-help-shortcut-folders)**![shortcut-folders-tap-folder](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/image-1706219299036.png)** - About the Shortcut Menu - The shortcut menu(s) include only Insert Text shortcuts. - Shortcuts added or changed in nVoq Administrator are updated in Voice for Android when you re-open the shortcut menu. - If a shortcut with the same name exists at *multiple organization levels*, only the lower organization level shortcut will appear in Voice for Android. For example, a shortcut named "fall prevention" appears at the tenant level and also at the group level. you will only see the group level shortcut. If the tenant level shortcut with that name was added to a folder, you will NOT see that shortcut in the folder (since you do not see the tenant level shortcut at all). - Likewise, if a shortcut with the same name exists as an organization shortcut *and as a user shortcut*, only the user shortcut will appear in Voice for Android (as long as user shortcuts are enabled for you). If you *cannot see User shortcuts in Voice for Android*, you will not see either the account shortcut or the organization shortcut with that name. Note: In the 19.1.0 release the ability to create a user shortcut with the same name as an organization shortcut was removed from Voice for Android. However, you may have existing user shortcuts that have the same name, or you may create user shortcuts in nVoq Administrator with the same name as organization shortcuts, and this information will still apply to those. - If User shortcuts are enabled in Voice for Android you can create your own shortcuts. See [**Manage Shortcuts**](/v1/docs/mobile-voice-android-help-manage-shortcuts). 4. Shortcut text is pasted where you placed your cursor. ![shortcuts-pasted-into-note](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/image-1717016092906.png) ## Related - [Voice for Android: Manage Shortcuts](/voice-android-help-manage-shortcuts.md) - [Voice for Android: Use Shortcut Folders](/voice-android-help-shortcut-folders.md)