Why Won't My Snippet Group Expand in a Certain Application? 🤔

If your snippets work everywhere except one application, there are two settings worth checking before assuming something is wrong.

:white_check_mark: Check #1: Your Expansion Preferences

Go to:

Preferences → Expansion

Check your Expand Snippet Groups setting.

If you want your snippets to work everywhere, make sure it’s set to:

When typing in all applications

If it’s set to All applications, except…, review the excluded applications to make sure the app you’re using isn’t on the list.

:white_check_mark: Check #2: Your Snippet Group Settings

Select the Snippet Group, then click the :gear: Gear (or right-click the group and choose Group Settings).

Look for:

Expand in

If you want the group to follow your global Preferences, make sure it’s set to:

Default (in Preferences)

If it’s set to All applications, except… or limited to specific applications, review those settings to confirm the application you’re using hasn’t been excluded.

:light_bulb: Remember: Both of these settings work together. Even if your global Preferences allow expansion everywhere, an individual Snippet Group can still be limited to (or excluded from) certain applications.

:speech_balloon: Have you ever discovered a setting that made you say, “Wait… that’s why it wasn’t working!”? We’d love to hear your biggest TextExpander “aha!” moment.

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