User-Defined Keyboard Shortcuts in iOS 5.x

One issues with the Auto correct is when Apple constantly replaces a word or name you type with one it thinks you meant.  This is really bad for some people with thier last name or first name.  For instance I go by "Rob" - but iOS autocorrect constanlty tries to change it to "Ron".

 

Well with iOS 5.x there is help.  It is via the customized keyboard shortcuts.  To access these go to:

 

Settings -->  General --> Keyboard --> Add New Shortcut

 

Note most examples you may see are for short accronyms like "omw" that when you type it iOS 5 replaces it with "on my way".

 

But again I find it very usual where each time I try entering a word that Apple will change on me with autocorrect - to go in and add that word to the short cut list.  Thus overriding the Autocorrect feature for that word.  I did it right off the bat for "rob" and "walch" and now iOS does not try to change my name to the wrong spelling.