Help: Accessing TextExpander and Getting Started

TextExpander is a preference pane. It can be accessed one of two ways:

Via System Preferences

You can open System Preferences via the Apple menu (small Apple icon in the top left corner of your display). If TextExpander has been installed, you will see the TextExpander icon in System Preferences. (For more details about installing, see "How Do I Install TextExpander?")

Via Menu Bar

When TextExpander is enabled, you will see its icon in your menu bar. Click the icon and choose TextExpander Preferences... to access the preference pane.

For more detailed information about the TextExpander preference pane, see:

• Snippets Tab
• Preferences Tab

Getting Started

To start using TextExpander, just type! TextExpander watches what you type and inserts predefined snippets on the fly whenever you enter their corresponding abbreviations. (For more details on creating snippets, see "Creating and Editing Snippets."