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TextExpander lets you save the text you type most often as snippets and insert them anywhere with a short abbreviation. This category is the hub for using it well. You’ll find step-by-step tutorials, tips on fill-ins, formatting, and public groups, guidance on TextExpander’s AI features, release notes, webinars, and stories from customers who’ve saved hours each week. New users can start with the beginner tutorials, and teams can learn how to share snippets for consistent messaging.

Using Dates in Snippets: Get the Advanced Dates Group

Advanced date Snippets go beyond basic date math to expand dates like next Monday or the last day of the month. Get the free Past and Future Dates group for TextExpander and see how to customize its date formats.

Maia Olson

TextExpander in Law: Q&A session Part 2

Part two of the TextExpander in Law Q&A answers more attorney questions from a beginner's webinar, including Snippets for interrogatories and discovery requests, prefixes, Fill-ins, and inline search for large libraries.

Maia Olson

TextExpander in Law: Q&A session

Attorney questions about getting started with TextExpander get detailed answers in part one of a webinar Q&A. Experts explain how to implement it quickly, create a first Snippet, and find training resources for law practices.

Maia Olson

Three Simple Steps to Get Up and Running With TextExpander

Setting up TextExpander as a busy professional comes down to three questions about what you type most. Answer them to choose your first Snippets, from names and addresses to email signatures, and start using them right away.

Maisha Cannon

How To Create an Email Reply System with TextExpander

An email reply system built in TextExpander lets you reuse your most common responses. Follow five steps: find repeat messages, install the app, create Snippets, test them, and repeat, plus tips to take it further.

David Chartier

Mac Tips: Keep TextExpander Running and Hidden

TextExpander for Mac can keep running in the background with its Dock icon, menu bar icon, or both hidden. See which Appearance settings to change and which shortcuts to memorize so you can still reach the app.

David Chartier

How To: Search Snippets Quickly, Mac, PC, or Chromebook

Inline search in TextExpander lets you find and insert any Snippet without remembering its abbreviation. See how to trigger search on Mac, Windows, or Chromebook, browse results with arrow keys, and insert the right text.

David Chartier