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TextExpander 4.0.1 Restores Transparency to Menu Bar Icon; Take Control Book Updated

FOR RELEASE AUGUST 7, 2012 (ANY TIME)

TextExpander 4.0.1 Restores Transparency to Menu Bar Icon; Take Control Book Updated

San Francisco, CA – August 7, 2012 – Smile has released TextExpander 4.0.1, an update to its popular typing shortcut tool. The update restores transparency to the menu bar icon, among other enhancements and fixes.

An updated version of Take Control of TextExpander by Michael E. Cohen has also been released. The update covers the new features of TextExpander 4, including the new fill-in snippet options.

TextExpander retails for $34.95. Upgrades from earlier versions of TextExpander are $15.00, and free to users who purchased after January 15, 2012.

TextExpander 4.0.1 requires OS X 10.7 (Lion) or later and is fully compatible with OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). A fully-functioning demo is available at https://smilesoftware.com/textexpander/download.html.

Because TextExpander cannot be “sandboxed,” version 4 is not available on the Mac App Store. TextExpander 4 is signed with a Developer ID from Apple to meet the requirements of Gatekeeper in OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).

Take Control of TextExpander is 100 pages and retails for $10. It is available on the Smile website at https://smilesoftware.com/TextExpander/takecontrol.html.

What’s new in TextExpander 4.0.1:
– Restores transparency to menu bar icon
– Makes checkbox label clickable for optional section fill-ins
– Equality abbreviations in Symbol group now end with == (e.g. >==, <==)
– Updates Japanese and Italian help
– Many other minor fixes and improvements

TextExpander features:
– Insert standard greetings, text, and signatures, including formatted text and pictures
– Save keystrokes by typing short abbreviations to get long snippets
– Correct typos automatically
– Position the cursor wherever you want in your expanded snippet
– Automatically insert clipboard content in a snippet
– Use fill-ins for snippets with multiple options for variable content
– Sync snippets via Dropbox; use snippets on multiple devices (with TextExpander touch)
– Organize snippets into groups
– Search snippets from menu bar or via keyboard shortcut
– Get suggestions of matching abbreviations via keyboard shortcut
– Add snippet groups from external files and online sources
– HTML, CSS, AutoCorrect (English, French, German), Accented Words, Symbols snippet groups included
– Internet Productivity snippet group (shorten long URLs automatically)
– Insert the current date and time in any format you prefer
– Date/time math (add or subtract years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds from current date and time)
– Print snippets by group
– Interactive snippet creation assistant for new users
– For programmers, make editor-independent code templates; invoke AppleScripts and shell scripts
– Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Italian

Requirements:
– TextExpander 4 requires Mac OS X 10.7 and above

Pricing:
$34.95
Family Pack: $44.95 (home use; up to 5 computers in one household)
Office Pack: $99.95 (office use; up to 5 users in one office)
Upgrade from earlier version of TextExpander: $15
(Free upgrades to users who purchased after January 15, 2012.)

For more information on TextExpander, please visit:

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ABOUT SMILE
Smile makes productivity software for OS X and iOS devices, including PDFpen, the Mac PDF editor that won an Editors’ Choice Award from Macworld and The Mac Observer; PDFpen for iPad, the mobile PDF editor that won Macworld 2012 Best of Show; TextExpander, the Mac typing shortcut tool that also won a Macworld Eddy award; TextExpander touch for the iPhone and iPad; and DiscLabel, the Macworld Eddy award-winning CD label design program.

Demos of all Smile products for OS X are available for free download at https://smilesoftware.com/.

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Jean MacDonald (+1-503-226-6346, PST)
Partner, Marketing/PR, Smile
Email: jean@smilesoftware.com

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Founder, Smile
E-mail: greg@smilesoftware.com

Philip Goward
Founder, Smile
E-mail: philip@smilesoftware.com

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