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Help: Snippet Groups

TextExpander lets you organize your snippets into groups, as well as import snippet groups from external files and the web. Preferences can be set by group, including application exclusion, sounds, and MobileMe synchronization. (See "Group Preferences" below.)

Creating Groups

When you first launch TextExpander, all your snippets will be in one group called "TextExpander Snippets." To create a new group, click on the plus sign (+) below the snippet list to choose from these options:

New Group

Create a new local group. The group's folder will be empty. You can add snippets to the group by clicking on the plus sign (+) again to choose New Snippet. (For more about snippet creation, see "Creating and Editing Snippets") You can also drag snippets from other groups into the new group's folder.

Add Group from File...

You can add a new group from an existing file of snippets. The allowable file formats for the new group are:

  • TextExpander
  • TypeIt4Me (v2 and v3)
  • Typinator (v1)
  • Text files (comma- and tab-separated)
  • RTF files (comma- and tab-separated)
  • RTFD files (comma- and tab-separated)

Add Group from URL...

You can link to a file of snippets online. Just enter the URL of the snippet file you want to add. The allowable file formats are the same as listed above.

Add Predefined Group

SmileOnMyMac offers three snippet groups that you can link to:

  • AutoCorrect Snippets
    Over 100 of the most commonly-misspelled words in English.
  • HTML Code Snippets
    HTML tags that can inserted automatically with a couple of keystrokes.
  • TidBITS AutoCorrect Dictionary
    2400+ English-language misspellings based on the exhaustive AutoCorrect Dictionary created by TidBITS publisher Adam Engst and collaborator Micah Alpern. (For more details, go to http://db.tidbits.com/article/6103.)

Note: When using AutoCorrect files, TextExpander must be set to expand snippets automatically. See the Preferences Tab for more details.

Group Preferences

To access a group's preferences, select the group in the list on the left. The following preferences appear on the right:

Name

You can rename the group here.

Location

This indicates where the group's snippet file is located, whether "Local" (within your TextExpander preferences), "External File" (elsewhere on your hard drive) or "URL" (online).

Expand in:

You can disable TextExpander to prevent it from working in specific applications. The default is set in the Preferences Tab, but you can customize which applications work with specific TextExpander groups. The options are:

  • All Applications
    Enables a group to work with all applications. This will override any exclusions set in the Preferences Pane.
  • All Applications, Except...
    Excludes certain applications from working with this group's snippets.
  • Only These Applications...
    Specifies which applications will work with this group's snippets.
  • No Applications (Disable)
    This group's snippets will not work in any application.

Sound:

Choose the alert sound for a snippet expansion from this group.

Synchronize with MobileMe

Check this box if you wish to synchronize this group's snippets on multiple computers via MobileMe. For more information on using MobileMe synchronization, see http://www.apple.com/support/dotmac/sync/

 

 
 
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