System-wide text macros on the mac

Speed up your typing on the mac with the free Textpander. Chances are pretty high that there are blocks of text you type repeatedly and frequently, say for example your name or street address. Long time Mac users may already have discovered Typeit4Me, which has been around since at least the System 8 days. If you haven’t tried it, it’s well worth a look. If you haven’t already licensed Typeit4me, Textpander is donation ware, distinguishes itself from Typeit4me with a much nicer interface for adding macros, has the ability to mix in binary data with macros (so, for example, insert your email sig and then a gif or jpg of your actual signature), and can import your existing library of typeit4me macros if you’ve decided to switch for some reason. Both programs are worth a look for those looking to speed up their text entry.

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