Ever have a Snippet that refuses to expand because you typed it right after another character?
You’re not doing anything wrong! There’s a Group Setting that controls what needs to come before your abbreviation, and changing it can make a big difference for certain workflows.
Here’s how it works:
By default, TextExpander waits for whitespace before it looks for an abbreviation. That means your snippet may not expand if it’s typed immediately after another character.
For example, you might expect:
(sig to expand after typing sig, but it won’t because there isn’t a space before the abbreviation.
The good news? You can change that!
Change your group’s expansion setting:
Select the Snippet Group.
Click the 
Gear to open Group Settings.
Change Expand When from:
Whitespace precedes abbreviation
to:
Any character precedes abbreviation
Once you make that change, your snippets can expand immediately after another character—no whitespace required.
This setting is especially useful if your abbreviations are commonly typed after characters like:
./("'
Have you customized your Group Settings? We’d love to hear which settings have made the biggest difference in your workflow!
Learn more about Snippet Group Settings: