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Help: Guided Tour: Menu Bar Item

The TextExpander icon appears in the menu bar by default. Clicking the icon provides a convenient way to:

  • Search Snippets
    Type a few letters into the search field and all the matching snippets are presented.

  • Open TextExpander
    Reveal TextExpander's main window.
    (If you choose to hide TextExpander in the Dock (see Preferences: Appearance), TextExpander's Main Window is also hidden.)

  • Enable/Disable Expansion
    Useful when you want to temporarily disable TextExpander so that you can type without any expansions being triggered.

  • Create New Snippet...
    Opens the Create Snippet window. Enter the snippet content and abbreviation, choose a snippet group to assign it to, and click Create.

  • Create Snippet from Selection...
    Opens the Create Snippet window with the currently selected text as the snippet content. Create an abbreviation, choose a snippet group to assign it to, and click Create.

  • Create Snippet from Clipboard...
    Opens the Create Snippet window with the current content of the Clipboard as the snippet content. Create an abbreviation, choose a snippet group to assign it to, and click Create.

  • Edit Last Expanded Snippet...
    Opens the snippet you expanded last so that you can edit it. After you make the desired changes, click Save.

  • View all your snippets
    All your snippet groups are accessible from the TextExpander menu bar item.

 

 
 
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