# \#tips **URL:** https://community.textexpander.com/tag/tips/5.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… --- ## [Expanding Snippets on iOS / iPadOS](https://community.textexpander.com/t/expanding-snippets-on-ios-ipados/740)
**Author:** [@NashCox](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NashCox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/expanding-snippets-on-ios-ipados/740 "2026-10-14T15:10:56Z")
Now that the TextExpander for iOS / iPadOS app live in the App Store, you can expand your Snippets across your iPhone or iPad! -If you haven’t already, you can download and install the TextExpander iOS app directly from… --- ## [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 … --- ## [How Do I Get TextExpander to Expand Right After Another Character?](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-do-i-get-textexpander-to-expand-right-after-another-character/729)
**Author:** [@ChristaH](https://community.textexpander.com/u/ChristaH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-do-i-get-textexpander-to-expand-right-after-another-character/729 "2026-09-29T18:08:33Z")
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 chan… --- ## [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 … --- ## [Why Didn’t My Snippet Expand? Start with the basics](https://community.textexpander.com/t/why-didn-t-my-snippet-expand-start-with-the-basics/725)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/why-didn-t-my-snippet-expand-start-with-the-basics/725 "2026-09-25T20:58:34Z")
Ever type your abbreviation, wait for the magic, and then… nothing? Before assuming your snippet has packed a tiny suitcase and left town, there are a few simple things worth checking first. This week’s focus: snippets… --- ## [School project for notes](https://community.textexpander.com/t/school-project-for-notes/727)
**Author:** [@AdalynJeffreys](https://community.textexpander.com/u/AdalynJeffreys)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/school-project-for-notes/727 "2026-09-25T19:13:45Z")
im using this for a school project so i can save this and come back for my notes!!! does anyone have ideas?? if so tell me! thank you so much!!! --- ## [How to type an em dash](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-to-type-an-em-dash/464)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/how-to-type-an-em-dash/464 "2026-09-06T13:20:53Z")
Em dashes are one of the most underappreciated types of punctuation. They do so much, but few were aware of them—until the advent of ChatGPT. Unfortunately for us lovers of the em-dash, ChatGPT frequently uses them, so t… --- ## [Snippet Pasted as Just “V” on Windows? Here’s What to Check](https://community.textexpander.com/t/snippet-pasted-as-just-v-on-windows-here-s-what-to-check/717)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/snippet-pasted-as-just-v-on-windows-here-s-what-to-check/717 "2026-09-04T15:04:56Z")
Ever expand a snippet on Windows and instead of your full snippet, you get a single “V”? No full response. No template. Just one very unhelpful letter. That usually means TextExpander tried to paste the snippet, but … --- ## [Why Does One Snippet Need a Delimiter, but Another Doesn't? 🤔](https://community.textexpander.com/t/why-does-one-snippet-need-a-delimiter-but-another-doesnt/714)
**Author:** [@ChristaH](https://community.textexpander.com/u/ChristaH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/why-does-one-snippet-need-a-delimiter-but-another-doesnt/714 "2026-08-28T23:54:19Z")
Here’s one of those “Aha!” moments that catches even experienced TextExpander users. Did you know delimiter behavior can be configured in two different places? :gear: Globally (Applies to all Snippet Expansion) Go to: … --- ## [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… --- ## [Preferences Series: Expansion Settings](https://community.textexpander.com/t/preferences-series-expansion-settings/707)
**Author:** [@NashCox](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NashCox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/preferences-series-expansion-settings/707 "2026-08-21T13:48:30Z")
Ever opened TextExpander’s Expansion Settings and wondered what all those checkboxes actually do? Let’s walk through them together, including one setting that might explain why your image snippets have been acting up. T… --- ## [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… --- ## [TextExpander Dark/Light Mode Appearance](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-dark-light-mode-appearance/702)
**Author:** [@NashCox](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NashCox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-dark-light-mode-appearance/702 "2026-08-13T02:23:35Z")
Switching TextExpander on Mac Between Light and Dark Mode TextExpander on Mac follows your Mac’s system appearance settings, so it doesn’t have its own light/dark mode setting directly in the apps Preferences pane. If yo… --- ## [MCP Use Case: Use AI to Find and Update Outdated Snippets](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mcp-use-case-use-ai-to-find-and-update-outdated-snippets/700)
**Author:** [@NickKreiter](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NickKreiter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/mcp-use-case-use-ai-to-find-and-update-outdated-snippets/700 "2026-08-08T16:46:18Z")
Ever update a product name, policy phrase, support URL, or company wording and then realize the old version may still be hiding somewhere in your Snippet library? One Snippet says the new thing. One Snippet says the ol… --- ## [TextExpander Hotkeys: What They Do and When to Use Them](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-hotkeys-what-they-do-and-when-to-use-them/696)
**Author:** [@NashCox](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NashCox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-hotkeys-what-they-do-and-when-to-use-them/696 "2026-08-06T07:09:18Z")
Did you know you can assign your own keyboard shortcuts (“hotkeys”) to six different TextExpander actions? They can save you a few extra clicks and make common tasks even faster. You can set these up under TextExpander \> … --- ## [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… --- ## [Should Your Organization Enable Your Email Domain? 🤔](https://community.textexpander.com/t/should-your-organization-enable-your-email-domain/673)
**Author:** [@ChristaH](https://community.textexpander.com/u/ChristaH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/should-your-organization-enable-your-email-domain/673 "2026-07-27T17:45:58Z")
If you’re an Organization admin, you may have noticed the option to enable your company’s email domain. But what does that actually do? Think of it as a way to help direct people with your company’s email address to the… --- ## [What Are Logs, and Why Does Support Ask for Them? 🤔](https://community.textexpander.com/t/what-are-logs-and-why-does-support-ask-for-them/645)
**Author:** [@ChristaH](https://community.textexpander.com/u/ChristaH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/what-are-logs-and-why-does-support-ask-for-them/645 "2026-07-10T19:01:57Z")
If you’ve ever contacted Support, there’s a good chance we’ve asked if you could send us your logs. So…what exactly are they? Think of logs as a behind-the-scenes look at what TextExpander was doing when an issue occur… --- ## [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… --- ## [TextExpander Preferences Series - Expansion Mode and Delimiters](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-preferences-series-expansion-mode-and-delimiters/605)
**Author:** [@NashCox](https://community.textexpander.com/u/NashCox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/textexpander-preferences-series-expansion-mode-and-delimiters/605 "2026-06-24T19:32:11Z")
Expansion Mode and Delimiters Hi everyone, and welcome to the next part in our series on TextExpander preferences. Today, we’re going to look at Expansion Mode, the different options there, as well as delimiters. By def… --- ## [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… --- ## [Tips to fill out forms with TextExpander](https://community.textexpander.com/t/tips-to-fill-out-forms-with-textexpander/455)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/tips-to-fill-out-forms-with-textexpander/455 "2026-03-10T19:23:56Z")
Snippets can be a great help when filling out forms. I’d like to point out two useful TextExpander macros that can help here. The first one is Tab, which you can find under the keyboard icon: You can usually press t… --- ## [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… --- ## [✨ Preserve Perfect Formatting with This JavaScript + HTML Snippet Hack](https://community.textexpander.com/t/preserve-perfect-formatting-with-this-javascript-html-snippet-hack/129)
**Author:** [@Rextexpander](https://community.textexpander.com/u/Rextexpander)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/preserve-perfect-formatting-with-this-javascript-html-snippet-hack/129 "2025-08-13T19:18:10Z")
Ever paste a beautifully crafted snippet into Word or Outlook, only to watch your formatting fall apart like a sad Jenga tower? :weary\_face: We’ve got just the fix: a clever workaround using HTML and JavaScript that keep… --- ## [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… --- ## [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 … --- ## [HOWTO: Insert the Current Date into a Snippet](https://community.textexpander.com/t/howto-insert-the-current-date-into-a-snippet/141)
**Author:** [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/howto-insert-the-current-date-into-a-snippet/141 "2025-04-15T17:56:54Z")
In a recent webinar, Jason from the product team demonstrated how to insert the current date with a Snippet in any format you choose. You can find a couple of example Snippets in this topic: For more da… [Next page](https://community.textexpander.com/tag/tips/5.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=tips)