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stuff we love >TextExpander.
This fantastic piece of software allows you to define custom abbreviations that expand to your frequently-used phrases, long paragraphs, and more.
I'll give you an example: a client asks me to email a description of how my custom Daylite report design process works. I have a standard couple of paragraphs that describe the design process, procedures, pricing, and turnaround time. I could type it out every time, or keep it in a text document that I can open/copy the paragraphs/come back to my Mail message/and paste it. But wow that's a lot of unnecessary work since I get multiple requests for that info every day.
A better way: use TextExpander.
I defined a snippet in Text Expander so that all I type is: reportpricing
and the many paragraphs that describe my design process fill right in.
There are so many simple uses for it too, especially in your Daylite database: here's some others that I use constantly every day:
- typing fu (no pun intended) expands to: follow up
- typing rc expands to: return call
- typing dt expands to: the current date and time
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Try it out.
download TextExpander [go]
Resources.
TextExpander product page [go]
SmileOnMyMac Blog: TextExpander User Tips [go]
MacBreak episode on TextExpander with Merlin Mann [go]
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and yes, there's an iPhone app
