Text Expander

I just recently watched the latest installment of MacBreak over at the TWIT network.  The topic of discussion was a nifty little app called Text Expander. I have downloaded the trial version and played around with it for a few hours now.

I have been delightfully surprised.  This little app is sure to boost productivity and efficiency.  After installing text expander I immediately added their autocorrect plugin.  This feature is quite helpful when typing in TextEdit, Apple Mail, or whatever, but is still quite limited.  It currently contains approximately 100 auto corrrections, though it is only version 1.1. 

In effort to see how robust this app is, I went to Photoshop/Image Ready and prepared an animated gif signature and inserted it into a new snippet.  I fired up mail, typed in my snippet, and instantly my signature was inserted into my message.  I then emailed my message to myself, and sure enough, the gif animated as expected and my lengthy signature appeared without a hitch.

At first glance, this app appears to worth its weight in gold.  The Macbreak episode was not the first time I have heard positive reviews of this program but I had been skeptical about the $29.99 price tag.  After a little use, I am quite sure that when the 30 day trial period ends I will be registering my copy.  You may download Text Expander from smileonmymac.