| # Help: Auto-correction ### Add common typos to your snippet library If you find yourself consistently misspelling certain words, you can add them to your TextExpander snippet library to be corrected automatically. Example: If you always type "recieve" instead of "receive", create a new snippet with "receive" as the content and "recieve" as the abbreviation. When you type the misspelled word, TextExpander replaces it with the word spelled correctly. Note: For best results when using auto-correction, TextExpander should be set to expand "immediately when typed" instead of "at delimiter". (See Expanding snippets: Expand immediately vs. use delimiter) ### Use a predefined auto-correction snippet group TextExpander offers two predefined auto-correction groups for commonly-misspelled words in English. To add these groups to your snippet library, choose File > Add Predefined Group > AutoCorrect Snippets to add 100 commonly-misspelled English words, or choose the TidBITs AutoCorrect Dictionary with over 2000 entries in English for industrial strength auto-correction. (See Grouping Snippets and Importing Groups: Add Predefined Group) ### Capitalize new sentences TextExpander can automatically correct the capitalization of the first letter in a sentence. Choose TextExpander > Preferences > Options to enable this feature. The first letter after a period and a space will be capitalized automatically. (See Preferences: Options) ### Eliminate double capitals at sentence start TextExpander can automatically correct the double capitals at the beginning of a sentence. Choose TextExpander > Preferences > Options to enable this feature. If two capital letters are typed after a period and a space, the second letter will be converted to lower case automatically. (See Preferences: Options) |
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