snippet files

New! In TextExpander 2, you can add links to these snippet files and have them updated on a regular basis. Here's how:

1) Click the TextExpander menubar icon and open "TextExpander Preferences..."
2) Click on the "Snippets" tab.
3) Beneath the list of snippets on the left, click on the plus button.
4) From the dropdown menu that appears, choose "Add Predefined Group."
5) In the Group Preferences on the right, select the frequency you want to have the group updated.

This is the easiest way to add these snippet files to use in TextExpander. You can also download the files and import them into TextExpander.

TextExpander AutoCorrect Snippet File

TextExpander can automatically correct misspellings and typos as you type. This file contains approximately 100 common mistakes. The incorrect versions are added to the TextExpander snippet library as abbreviations that are replaced by the correct versions when typed.
Download: autocorrect_1_1.textexpander.zip

TidBITS AutoCorrect Dictionary for TextExpander

This exhaustive list of 2400+ misspellings comes courtesy of TidBITS, the newsletter and Web site for Mac users. For TextExpander users who want industrial-strength error correcting.
Download: TidBITSAutoCorrect.zip
(revised 5/4/2008)

TextExpander HTML Code Snippet File

Easily insert HTML code and special characters into your HTML document. This file features over 60 common HTML tags and special character codes that can be inserted with easy abbreviation shortcuts.
Download: htmlsnippets.zip
(revised 4/28/07)

TextExpander CSS Code Snippet Group

Easily insert CSS selectors and properties into your HTML document. This file features over 60 common CSS definitions that can be inserted with easy abbreviation shortcuts.
Download: css.textexpander.zip

Day-To-Date Conversion Snippet Group

Quickly calculate and insert the date of an upcoming or past day. For example, if you want to enter next Monday's date into a document, type 'nmo and the date for that day will appear. Snippets include:
- each of the last and next 7 days
- last and next Monday,Tuesday, etc.,
- the first day of next month (with easy instructions in the script on how to change it to the 2nd, 9th etc)
- the last day of this month (with instructions on how to change it to the penultimate day, etc)
Choose your desired format:
Leading day, i.e. dd/mm/yyyy (Dates.textexpander.zip)
Leading month, i.e. mm/dd/yyyy (DatesUS.textexpander.zip)

To import a snippet file, follow these steps:

1) Download the Snippet file by clicking on the link above.
2) If the file does not unzip automatically, double-click on it. Drag the snippet file to your Documents folder (or other preferred location).
3) Click the TextExpander menubar icon and open "TextExpander Preferences..."
4) Click on the "Snippets" tab.
5) Beneath the list of snippets on the left, click on the plus - button.
6) From the dropdown menu that appears, choose "Add Group from File..."
7) Browse for the file and select it.