You can remove it or work with it ...

I love how super handy it is to save the extra keystroke of shifting for the bazillion times a day I have to type "I." But if you're new to IT and/or your typing needs are such that it's more of a hindrance than a help, it is possible to remove it by just deleting the "i" entry in your Typos glossary.

I do have occasions where I need the "i" to remain lowercase, such as when I'm typing this reply, and there's an easy workaround for that. So you just have to weigh your options and decide which is more beneficial to you - capping the I automatically and doing the workaround when you need it, or always having to shift when typing I, but not having to do anything extra when you want a lowercase i.

Here's how to do the workaround:

1. You will need a separate hotkey entry for the Reset Typing Context feature. I've had IT for decades and have long forgotten what a default install looks like. I cannot recall if this is something I needed to add or if it was already there, and if it was there, I also cannot recall what the default hotkey is.

In my setup (IT9, but works the same in IT8), my hotkey for Reset Typing Context is Shift Space. It's easy to remember, and I use it as much as I use the "Ctrl ;" to stop an expansion. They're both very handy! So check your hotkey glossary, (1) add the entry if need be, and (2) memorize the hotkey if you don't already know it, or change it if you want. If you have to create it from scratch, you'll find the command under the "Directive" menu option in the Add Glossary Entry window.

To put it into action, let's suppose (1) you decide to keep the "i/I" entry in your typos glossary, and now you want to type 5(i). Let's also suppose your Reset Typing Context hotkey is Shift Space.

Type the 5(i, and type Shift Space for your very next keystroke. Then type the ) to close it up. It takes a minute to get it into your muscle memory, but once you do, it will become second nature.

You can do this for any and all entries in your typo glossary that you don't want to be "corrected" after typing. For example, let's say IBM is in your Typos (it probably is), and that's great 99% of the time. But today you need to type an email or URL address that is all lowercase - karen@ibm.com. I've got a double-whammy in this one because my name is also in my Typos glossary. So to get all lowercase, I would press Shift Space after the "n" as well as after the "m." And if I realize I'm going to be typing that entry a lot, then I would just add that email address either as an entry in my main glossary or in my Typos glossary, and that's one less thing to worry about.

Hope that helps!

Karen :)