{"id":74864,"date":"2021-05-24T11:22:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=74864"},"modified":"2021-05-24T13:04:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:04:53","slug":"text-expansion-replacement-shortcut-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/74864-text-expansion-replacement-shortcut-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Text Expansion &#038; Replacement Shortcut Apps for Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you type the same phrases over and over on your Mac? You can save time by enabling text expansion in macOS or using a third-party app that may have a few additional features useful to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mac-s-built-in-automatic-text-replacement\">Mac&#8217;s Built-In Automatic Text Replacement <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open <strong>System Preferences<\/strong> and click on <strong>Keyboard<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-system-preferences-keyboard-highlight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-system-preferences-keyboard-highlight.jpg\" alt=\"macOS system preferences with keyboard selection highlighted with a red circle\" class=\"wp-image-74897\" width=\"665\" height=\"464\" 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class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on <strong>Text<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>\u201c+\u201d<\/strong> sign to add a next text expansion trigger.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences.jpg\" alt=\"Keyboard Text references in MacOS\" class=\"wp-image-74898\" width=\"600\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences-201x120.jpg 201w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences-284x169.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences-190x113.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences-201x120@2x.jpg 402w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences-284x169@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcaos-keyboard-text-preferences-190x113@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>As you can see from the graphic below, I\u2019ve added a trigger to replace \u201c2270\u201d with my complete address<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion.jpg\" alt=\"Example of adding a new text replacement shortcut in on a Mac\" class=\"wp-image-74896\" width=\"644\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion.jpg 1288w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion-196x120.jpg 196w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion-284x174.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion-190x117.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion-750x460.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion-196x120@2x.jpg 392w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion-284x174@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macos-new-text-expansion-190x117@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You\u2019ll notice that Apple has included two triggers automatically: \u201comw\u201d actives \u201con my way\u201d and \u201cbrb\u201d expands to \u201cBe right back.\u201d If you don\u2019t want to use these text expansions, you can click on them and hit the \u201c- \u201c sign to delete them.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-text-replacement-shortcut-utilities-for-the-mac\">Other Text Replacement Shortcut Utilities for the Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are various macOS apps and utilities that take text expansion up a notch from the operating system\u2019s built-in features. One popular one is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.textexpander.com\">TextExpander<\/a>, which lets you instantly insert snippets of text from a repository of emails, boilerplate and other content, as you type by using a quick search or abbreviation. Pricing starts at US$3.33 per month for an individual user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander.jpg\" alt=\"Text Expander Mac App\" class=\"wp-image-74899\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander-284x171.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander-190x114.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander-200x120@2x.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander-284x171@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/text-expander-190x114@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another popular app is my favorite, <a href=\"https:\/\/ettoresoftware.store\/mac-apps\/typeit4me\/\">TypeIt4Me<\/a>, which expands your shorthand abbreviations on-the-fly. It costs $19.99 and no subscription is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac.jpg\" alt=\"TypeIt4Me app for Mac\" class=\"wp-image-74900\" width=\"600\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac-127x120.jpg 127w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac-284x269.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac-190x180.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac-127x120@2x.jpg 254w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac-284x269@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/typitit4me-mac-190x180@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Other text expansion apps include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ergonis.com\/products\/typinator\/\">Typinator<\/a> ($25), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trankynam.com\/atext\/\">aText<\/a> ($5), and\u00a0 Keyboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keyboardmaestro.com\/main\/\">Maestro<\/a> ($36<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keyboardmaestro.com\/main\/\">)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, if you don\u2019t have a lot of text expansion needs and\/or don\u2019t want to fork out any money, just go with macOS\u2019s built-in feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/74446-little-known-macos-system-preferences\/\">Little Known macOS System Preferences<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/74722-enable-the-accessibility-keyboard\/\">How to Enable the Accessibility Keyboard in macOS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/74619-ios-and-macos-integration-will-they-merge-at-wwdc-2021\/\">iOS and macOS Integration: Will They Merge at WWDC 2021?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/30942-smile-updates-venerable-textexpander-app-to-version-5\/\">Smile Updates Venerable TextExpander App to Version 5<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you type the same phrases over and over on your Mac? You can save time by enabling text expansion in macOS or using a third-party app that may have a few additional features useful to you. Mac&#8217;s Built-In Automatic Text Replacement Open System Preferences and click on Keyboard. Click on Text. 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