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Quick phrases let you say a short trigger phrase and have Scout expand it into a longer piece of text. Say “my email” and Scout types your full email address. Say “standard reply” and Scout types your go-to response.

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Setting up a quick phrase

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Open Settings → Quick Phrases

You’ll see your list of existing phrases (if any).
2

Click Add phrase

Enter a trigger (what you say) and a replacement (what Scout types).
3

Save

The phrase is active immediately.

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Examples

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Contact info

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Common responses

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Code snippets

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The “literal” escape

If you want to say a trigger phrase without it expanding, say “literal” before the trigger:
You say: “literal my email” Scout types: my email
The “literal” escape only suppresses the immediately following trigger — your next dictation works normally.

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How matching works

  • Exact matching — Triggers must match exactly (case-insensitive). Paraphrasing won’t work.
  • Triggers must be at least 2 words.
  • Longest match wins — If you have overlapping triggers (“my email” and “my email address”), the longer one takes priority.
  • Trailing punctuation preserved — If you say “my email period,” the replacement gets the period appended.
  • No voice command conflicts — Triggers that exactly match a built-in voice command phrase are rejected when you create them.