Snippet of the Week: The Counties of California

[josh.centers]

A user asked if I could create a Popup Menu with all of the counties in California. Easy enough! Just subscribe to the Community Snippets Public Group and search for California Counties. I didn’t set an abbreviation for it.

I used ChatGPT to create the Snippet using the method I outlined here.

P.S. I was surprised to learn that California has only 58 counties. Tennessee has 95 and Kentucky has 120! Kentucky counties are so small that many Kentuckians identify more with their county than their town. “Oh, I’m from Boone County.”

[WesWalker]

That is awesome and creates a whole new world for me to explore. How do I learn more about using code in Text Expander?

[josh.centers]

Hi, @WesWalker, this Learning Center article discusses these codes. I talk more about using these with ChatGPT in the topic below.

Use ChatGPT to Generate TextExpander Checklists

Have you ever wanted to create a Snippet with a long list of checkboxes, but didn’t want to go through the tedious steps of adding multiple Optional Sections? There is a much easier way, but give me a second, it’ll take a bit of explaining. I wanted to create a Snippet for a prompt to help ChatGPT create a custom workout plan based on the fitness equipment you have, with the idea being that you simply check the boxes for what you have. This list could have potentially hundreds of items, so it’d…