It also comes with HTML snippets, which are expansions that are meant for writing HTML code. This includes auto-correction sets that will fix typos and common spelling mistakes (such as spelling “wierd” instead of “weird”). Unlike the small number of expansions that OS X comes with, Typinator has support for a number of expansion sets from when you first install it. The only thing you have to do is type, and it will perform the expansion for you.
Instead, an automatic text tool like Typinator will do this for you, as you type, in nearly every application. As well, this will only work in Cocoa apps and, even then, not in every application. With Mac’s built-in Symbol and Text Substitution (see the Text tab in the Language & Text Preference Pane), it isn’t automatic you have to select Edit from the menu bar and then Substitutions, and then you can perform the substitutions from there.
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With Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), you can get this feature for free, but there are other alternatives that are much more flexible and powerful. If you type the same thing over again, or are prone to making the same spelling or text mistakes over and over, a text expansion and correction utility may be exactly what you need. Typinator allows you to save time typing and will also correct oft-misspelled words. Vincent Danen introduces his favorite tool for automating text in Mac OS X. Save time and avoid errors with Typinator for the Mac