TextExpander 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.

You can also download the files and import them into TextExpander.

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 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

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.