TextExpander Supported Languages
TextExpander can expand nearly any language, but only the following languages can trigger expansions and are fully localized in our application:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
How to change TextExpander’s Language
Mac:
TextExpander defaults to your Preferred language in System Preferences> Language & Region.
If you would like to change the language that TextExpander uses without changing the default language for your Mac, you can do so by doing the following:
- Go to System Preferences > Language > Region
- Select the Apps tab as pictured here:
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- Select the plus (+) sign in the bottom left-hand corner to be able to select TextExpander:
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- In the pop-up window that opens, select TextExpander and then the language you would like to use:
- TextExpander should now display in your preferred language.
Chrome:
TexExpander defaults to your Top Preferred Language.
- Goto chrome://settings/languages
- Add your preferred language.
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- Move that preferred language to the top of your list.
- TextExpander should now display in your preferred language.
Windows:
TextExpander requires your Windows display language to be set to your preferred language.
- Navigate to Time & Language > Language & Region Settings.
- Change your Windows Display Language to one of the supported languages.
- Sign out and back into your Windows device to commit the changes.
- TextExpander should now display in your preferred language.