# \#productivity **URL:** https://community.textexpander.com/tag/productivity/11.md [Latest](https://community.textexpander.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.textexpander.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.textexpander.com/tags.md) --- ## [Stop Counting on Your Calendar: Let date math do the work](https://community.textexpander.com/t/stop-counting-on-your-calendar-let-date-math-do-the-work/746)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/stop-counting-on-your-calendar-let-date-math-do-the-work/746 "2026-10-21T18:37:44Z")
Still counting 14 days from today on your fingers, your calendar, and a tiny prayer? I used to as well. Date math can help take the guesswork out of messages where you regularly need to include a future or past date. I… --- ## [Job Hunting? Let TextExpander Carry Some of the Weight 💪](https://community.textexpander.com/t/job-hunting-let-textexpander-carry-some-of-the-weight/732)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/job-hunting-let-textexpander-carry-some-of-the-weight/732 "2026-09-30T17:03:03Z")
Job hunting has a weird way of turning into a second job. There are applications to fill out, resumes to tweak, recruiter messages to answer, interviews to schedule, thank-you notes to send, and somehow 47 browser tabs … --- ## [Help creating a multiple choice with conditional output options](https://community.textexpander.com/t/help-creating-a-multiple-choice-with-conditional-output-options/235)
**Author:** [@SethDimbert](https://community.textexpander.com/u/SethDimbert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/help-creating-a-multiple-choice-with-conditional-output-options/235 "2026-09-27T19:45:59Z")
I want to create a snippet that leverages PopUps to let me choose between “Stacy will be providing tech support…”, “I will be providing tech support…”, and “Stacy and I will be providing tech support.” I know how to do … --- ## [Abbreviation CONFLICT ➞ Match Picker!](https://community.textexpander.com/t/abbreviation-conflict-match-picker/715)
**Author:** [@user5](https://community.textexpander.com/u/user5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/abbreviation-conflict-match-picker/715 "2026-08-31T22:12:26Z")
With the hundreds and almost thousands of snippets that can be created with TextExpander, oftentimes oneProposed abbreviation expansion. Conflict alternatives. must resort to the inline search, which is very handy. Howev… --- ## [The New Hire Voice Kit: Help new teammates sound confident faster](https://community.textexpander.com/t/the-new-hire-voice-kit-help-new-teammates-sound-confident-faster/711)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/the-new-hire-voice-kit-help-new-teammates-sound-confident-faster/711 "2026-08-26T15:17:44Z")
Starting a new role often means learning a lot at once. New internal language. New tools. New processes. New customers. A shared Snippet Group can help new hires get comfortable faster by giving them appro… --- ## [How to increase productivity at work?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-to-increase-productivity-at-work/133)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-to-increase-productivity-at-work/133 "2026-08-25T16:43:10Z")
Question of the week: What do you do to increase productivity at work? Here are some essentials for myself: Automation: I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with automation tools, because while they can be huge time… --- ## [MCP Use Case: Help New Hires Understand Shared Snippet Groups Faster](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mcp-use-case-help-new-hires-understand-shared-snippet-groups-faster/705)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mcp-use-case-help-new-hires-understand-shared-snippet-groups-faster/705 "2026-08-18T20:53:46Z")
As an admin, you may know exactly why each shared Snippet Group exists. The new hire opening it for the first time? Not so much. They may be wondering: What is this group for? Which Snippets should I use first? Is t… --- ## [A Simpler Way to Type Chemical Formulas with Subscripts](https://community.textexpander.com/t/a-simpler-way-to-type-chemical-formulas-with-subscripts/689)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/a-simpler-way-to-type-chemical-formulas-with-subscripts/689 "2026-07-30T20:12:53Z")
Ever type a chemical formula like C6H10O5, then stop to hunt down each subscript number one at a time? It is a tiny formatting task, but it can turn into a surprisingly tough detour when formulas show up throughout your… --- ## [MCP Use Case: De-dupe Your Snippets With AI Before They Multiply](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mcp-use-case-de-dupe-your-snippets-with-ai-before-they-multiply/681)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mcp-use-case-de-dupe-your-snippets-with-ai-before-they-multiply/681 "2026-07-29T14:46:01Z")
Ever find three Snippets that all say almost the same thing, but nobody is quite sure which one is the current version? One says “refund policy.” One says “refund info.” One says “updated refund reply FINAL.” And som… --- ## [Working with the TextExpander MCP Server: Start small, then build from there](https://community.textexpander.com/t/working-with-the-textexpander-mcp-server-start-small-then-build-from-there/631)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/working-with-the-textexpander-mcp-server-start-small-then-build-from-there/631 "2026-07-06T21:39:47Z")
Curious about the TextExpander MCP Server, but not totally sure where to begin? You’re not alone. MCP can sound a little like someone dropped a bowl of alphabet soup into your workflow, but the concept is luckily simple… --- ## [One Link to Rule Them All: Help your team send the right resource every time](https://community.textexpander.com/t/one-link-to-rule-them-all-help-your-team-send-the-right-resource-every-time/626)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/one-link-to-rule-them-all-help-your-team-send-the-right-resource-every-time/626 "2026-07-03T13:57:51Z")
Ever had three people on the same team send three different links for the same question? One person shares the current help article. One person shares an old bookmarked page. One person shares a mysterious link from 2… --- ## [TextExpander + AI through our MCP (Model Context Protocol): Finding broken links in Snippets](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-ai-through-our-mcp-model-context-protocol-finding-broken-links-in-snippets/607)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-ai-through-our-mcp-model-context-protocol-finding-broken-links-in-snippets/607 "2026-06-30T19:47:04Z")
Support responses are living things. They get updated, reused, polished, shared, and sometimes, quietly haunted by an old help article link that no longer goes anywhere. One helpful way a support team could use the Text… --- ## [Monster Snippets: How a telehealth doctor restructured his entire workflow around fewer, larger Snippets (and a gaming mouse)](https://community.textexpander.com/t/monster-snippets-how-a-telehealth-doctor-restructured-his-entire-workflow-around-fewer-larger-snippets-and-a-gaming-mouse/600)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/monster-snippets-how-a-telehealth-doctor-restructured-his-entire-workflow-around-fewer-larger-snippets-and-a-gaming-mouse/600 "2026-06-16T16:24:50Z")
We recently did a webinar with Dr. James Ries, who runs Twenty Mile Medical, a telehealth practice operating in 37 states. His Snippet setup is one of the more interesting workflows we’ve come across in a while, and we w… --- ## [Fill-In Friday: Turn one reply into a reusable template](https://community.textexpander.com/t/fill-in-friday-turn-one-reply-into-a-reusable-template/598)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/fill-in-friday-turn-one-reply-into-a-reusable-template/598 "2026-06-12T22:54:35Z")
Ever type the same reply over and over, only to change a name, product, date, or tiny detail each time? That’s where fill-ins can save the day! Instead of making a pile of almost-identical snippets, you can create one f… --- ## [Telemedicine Snippet Library](https://community.textexpander.com/t/telemedicine-snippet-library/590)
**Author:** [@MitchelSchwindt](https://community.textexpander.com/u/MitchelSchwindt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/telemedicine-snippet-library/590 "2026-05-16T21:05:00Z")
600+ Medical Documentation Snippets Built for TextExpander I’m a board-certified physician with over 20 years in emergency medicine, urgent care, and telemedicine. Over the past several years I’ve built a clinical docum… --- ## [What mouse do you use for work?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/what-mouse-do-you-use-for-work/550)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/what-mouse-do-you-use-for-work/550 "2026-03-09T15:14:41Z")
I’ve been using a Logitech Lift vertical mouse for about three years now and honestly can’t imagine going back to a traditional mouse. It took some getting used to, but it has completely eliminated the wrist and forearm … --- ## [Copilot Desktop issue](https://community.textexpander.com/t/copilot-desktop-issue/475)
**Author:** [@ErinMoskal](https://community.textexpander.com/u/ErinMoskal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/copilot-desktop-issue/475 "2025-11-10T18:55:46Z")
I found a cool use for snippets in Copilot but I noticed it won’t allow me to expand snippets in the desktop version of M365 Copilot. It works in Outlook and in the web version. Anything I may be missing or need to enabl… --- ## [Do you use Notion AI?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/do-you-use-notion-ai/473)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/do-you-use-notion-ai/473 "2025-10-27T17:07:40Z")
I’m curious if any of you use Notion AI and what you use it for. I’ve largely ignored it because it seems like every product is slapping on GPT functionality and calling it a day. I couldn’t have been more wrong! Notion… --- ## [Remote collaboration tips?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/remote-collaboration-tips/426)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/remote-collaboration-tips/426 "2025-08-26T14:57:28Z")
What tips do you have for working with others remotely? Working from home seems to be falling out of fashion, but even those who work in person often collaborate with team members in other locations or even globally. Tex… --- ## [How I Use TextExpander to Speed Up Customer Recruiting](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-i-use-textexpander-to-speed-up-customer-recruiting/347)
**Author:** [@loren](https://community.textexpander.com/u/loren)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-i-use-textexpander-to-speed-up-customer-recruiting/347 "2025-07-01T15:51:42Z")
Hey there, I’m Loren, a product designer here at TextExpander. A significant part of my job involves talking to customers to understand how they use TextExpander. These conversations are incredibly valuable, but recruiti… --- ## [Expanding inside Comment boxes in Word365](https://community.textexpander.com/t/expanding-inside-comment-boxes-in-word365/245)
**Author:** [@SharonGray](https://community.textexpander.com/u/SharonGray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/expanding-inside-comment-boxes-in-word365/245 "2025-06-05T16:18:38Z")
I’m wasting a lot of time repeatedly trying to expand snippets in Word Comment boxes – all sorts, not confined to one class – after having done a CTRL+/ search. It frequently times out, after I hear the ding, and now it … --- ## [Mac Text Shortcuts](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mac-text-shortcuts/251)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mac-text-shortcuts/251 "2025-06-04T11:21:22Z")
As a writer, the Mac has always been my platform of choice because it offers so many text shortcuts, and I find writing on any other platform to be a painful experience. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize just how … --- ## [Your habits to stay productive?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/your-habits-to-stay-productive/230)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/your-habits-to-stay-productive/230 "2025-05-23T21:08:12Z")
For this week’s discussion: What habits have you found work to keep you productive? It can be something you currently practice or have practiced in the past. For me: Good sleep Morning weightlifting Noontime cardio (p… --- ## [Your favorite productivity apps?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/your-favorite-productivity-apps/149)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/your-favorite-productivity-apps/149 "2025-05-21T15:43:31Z")
What are your favorite productivity apps? Of course, TextExpander is one of my top ones. Admittedly, I’m a little biased, but I was a fan before I worked here, which is why I’m here today. Some of my other favorites: A… --- ## [TextExpander and SQL](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-and-sql/190)
**Author:** [@roger](https://community.textexpander.com/u/roger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-and-sql/190 "2025-05-05T18:28:01Z")
I’m not sure about everyone else, but whenever I need to run a database query, I can never seem to remember the exact SQL syntax. To make things easier, I’ve started saving my queries as TextExpander snippets, and it’s b… --- ## [How do you handle boring and repetitive tasks?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-do-you-handle-boring-and-repetitive-tasks/178)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-do-you-handle-boring-and-repetitive-tasks/178 "2025-04-28T15:46:30Z")
Long ago in another life, I worked a job that required a lot of data entry, mostly filling out forms for alcohol licensing. We had forms for state, city, and local jurisdictions. Most of them asked for the same informati… --- ## [Best note taking apps?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/best-note-taking-apps/140)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/best-note-taking-apps/140 "2025-04-26T22:42:27Z")
What is your personal favorite note-taking app? I’ve tried several, and I always come back to Apple Notes. I love it so much I wrote a book about it. Reasons I keep coming back to Notes: It’s there on all my Apple devi… --- ## [What are your favorite keyboard shortcuts?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-keyboard-shortcuts/112)
**Author:** [@megan](https://community.textexpander.com/u/megan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-keyboard-shortcuts/112 "2025-03-12T15:50:03Z")
For me, it’s a tie between these two: Command-Option-M = Opens a new comment in Google Docs. I do a lot of writing and editing and this has changed the game ;pem = My TextExpander Snippet for my personal email which is…