Comments on: MacMost Now 289: Using Text Substitutions in Snow Leopard http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html MacMost: Making the most of your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple TV. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23695 Gary Rosenzweig Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:52:05 +0000 http://macmost.com/macmost-now-289-using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23695 Yes. Using this technique you should be able to do that. For instance, maybe assign $yen to the yen symbol, and $pound to pounds, etc. Yes. Using this technique you should be able to do that. For instance, maybe assign $yen to the yen symbol, and $pound to pounds, etc.

]]> By: Koli B. http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23694 Koli B. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:31:16 +0000 http://macmost.com/macmost-now-289-using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23694 I personally have 10.5 and am aware this trick doesn't work directly but it there any way to do the same for simple characters, just like under Windows with ALT+code. I've been looking everywhere and can't find it. I need to type different currency signs very often, which are not the one accessible directly from the keyboard. I personally have 10.5 and am aware this trick doesn’t work directly but it there any way to do the same for simple characters, just like under Windows with ALT+code.

I’ve been looking everywhere and can’t find it. I need to type different currency signs very often, which are not the one accessible directly from the keyboard.

]]> By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23059 Gary Rosenzweig Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:17:21 +0000 http://macmost.com/macmost-now-289-using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23059 Perhaps you don't have Snow Leopard, then? (Mac OS 10.6) Perhaps you don’t have Snow Leopard, then? (Mac OS 10.6)

]]> By: Greg Griffiths http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23056 Greg Griffiths Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:54:56 +0000 http://macmost.com/macmost-now-289-using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-23056 When I go to my systems preferences, I only get an "International" with no "Language & Text" and no "Text" tab within "International" What can I do to fix? Thanks!!! When I go to my systems preferences, I only get an “International” with no “Language & Text” and no “Text” tab within “International”

What can I do to fix?

Thanks!!!

]]> By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-20935 Gary Rosenzweig Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:02:44 +0000 http://macmost.com/macmost-now-289-using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-20935 It depends on the application. For instance, in Pages you can quickly switch to superscript with Control+Command+Shift+= and subscript with Control+Command+- (minus) I think it is slightly different in MS Word. But with iFlash, it would depend on the makers of iFlash to include a shortcut for it. It depends on the application. For instance, in Pages you can quickly switch to superscript with Control+Command+Shift+= and subscript with Control+Command+- (minus)
I think it is slightly different in MS Word. But with iFlash, it would depend on the makers of iFlash to include a shortcut for it.

]]> By: John Rais http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-20934 John Rais Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:49:47 +0000 http://macmost.com/macmost-now-289-using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-20934 Hello. I'm using a 3rd party app called iFlash for making study cards and find it would be very helpful to have a key command to superscript and subscript letters/numbers as used in chemical equations. Is there a shortcut anyone knows of or a technique to create my own shortcut so I don't have to spend a lengthy search through the special characters menu for each number I wish to change? Thanks Hello. I’m using a 3rd party app called iFlash for making study cards and find it would be very helpful to have a key command to superscript and subscript letters/numbers as used in chemical equations. Is there a shortcut anyone knows of or a technique to create my own shortcut so I don’t have to spend a lengthy search through the special characters menu for each number I wish to change? Thanks

]]> By: MacTipper http://macmost.com/using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-17652 MacTipper Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:24:29 +0000 http://macmost.com/macmost-now-289-using-text-substitutions-in-snow-leopard.html#comment-17652 When I first heard about text substitutions, I thought, "Cool, but I don't have a use for them." Then, while AppleScripting today, it occurred to me that "atids" is a great replacement for "AppleScript's Text Item Delimiters"! So, keep this in mind when writing code, it can be a real lifesaver. :) When I first heard about text substitutions, I thought, “Cool, but I don’t have a use for them.” Then, while AppleScripting today, it occurred to me that “atids” is a great replacement for “AppleScript’s Text Item Delimiters”! So, keep this in mind when writing code, it can be a real lifesaver. :)

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