# How to use snippets

> Expand a short spoken trigger into a longer block of text you would otherwise retype constantly.

A snippet maps something short you say to something long Walkie types. Say the trigger during a dictation and Walkie inserts the full text — an email sign-off, a mailing address, a standard reply, a block of boilerplate. Snippets are configured in Settings → Vocabulary → Snippets.

*Category: Dictionary & snippets · Last updated: 2026-09-01*

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## Create a snippet

1. Open **Settings → Vocabulary → Snippets**.
2. Click **Add** and set the trigger — the short phrase you will say.
   Pick something you would not say by accident in ordinary speech.
3. Set the expansion — the full text Walkie should type instead.
4. Save. Say the trigger in any dictation and the expansion is inserted.

## What snippets are good for

- Email sign-offs and signatures
- Your address, phone number, or booking link
- Standard replies you send often
- Legal or compliance boilerplate that has to be worded exactly
- Long identifiers — a repository URL, an account number

## Choosing a trigger

> **Tip:** Two- or three-word triggers work better than single words. A single common word will fire when you did not mean it; “my booking link” will not.

## Snippets and the dictionary

| Use | For |
| --- | --- |
| **Dictionary** | Fixing how a word is *spelled* when Walkie already hears it |
| **Snippet** | Replacing something short you say with something long you do not want to say |

## Frequently asked questions about how to use snippets

### Do snippets work in On-Device Mode?

Yes. Expansion happens on your machine after transcription, so both modes support it.

### Can a snippet contain line breaks?

Yes. Multi-line expansions are inserted with their formatting intact, which is what makes them work for signatures.

### What if I say a trigger by accident?

It expands. If that happens more than once, change the trigger to something longer and less natural.

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Source: https://trywalkie.com/en/docs/vocabulary/snippets
Walkie help center: https://trywalkie.com/en/docs