4380 SmileOnMyMac has released TextExpander 3.1, an update to its customizable typing shortcut tool for Mac OS X. With TextExpander, users can define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, also known as snippets. When an abbreviation is typed, it expands automatically to the full snippet.

TextExpander 3.1 adds hotkeys to activate TextExpander and to search snippets. The TextExpander icon can now be hidden in both the Dock and the menu bar. Search has been improved with highlighting of matched text and inclusion of snippet label text in the search. Other improvements and bug fixes have been made.

A 30-day fully-functioning demo of TextExpander can be downloaded at:
http://www.smileonmymac.com/textexpander/download.html

The price is $34.95. A Family Pack license is available for $44.95, which covers up to five computers in one household. Upgrades from earlier versions of TextExpander are $15.00, and free to users who purchased after November 1, 2009. Mac OS X 10.6 or later is required.

What's new in TextExpander 3.1:
- Added hotkeys to activate TextExpander and to open the Search Snippets function
- Allows hiding Dock icon without showing TextExpander in the menu bar
- Improved search by highlighting matched text and searching snippet label text
- Supports typing by mouse with Keyboard Viewer or Virtual Keyboard
- Improved cursor position handling in Google Chrome and Firefox - Other fixes and improvements

TextExpander features:
- Insert standard greetings, text, and signatures, including formatted text and pictures
- Save keystrokes by typing short abbreviations to get long snippets
- Correct typos automatically
- Organize snippets into groups
- Add snippet groups from external files and online sources
- HTML, CSS, Autocorrect, Accented Word, Symbol snippet groups included
- Internet Productivity snippet group (shorten long URLs automatically)
- Sync snippets via MobileMe and Dropbox
- Insert the current date and time in any format you prefer
- Date/time math (add or subtract years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds from current date and time)
- Print snippets by group
- Position the cursor wherever you want in your expanded snippet; use fill-ins for snippets with multiple blank fields for variable content
- For programmers, make editor-independent code templates; invoke AppleScripts and shell scripts
- Available in English, German, French, Japanese and Italian

Requirements:
- TextExpander 3.1 requires Mac OS X 10.6 and above

$34.95; Family Pack: $44.95 (up to 5 computers in one household) Upgrade from earlier version of TextExpander: $15

Site licenses: $599
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More iPhone & iPad apps Integrate TextExpander touch; Updated SDK Now Available

TextExpander touch, the iPhone version of SmileOnMyMac's customizable typing shortcut tool, is now integrated in 29 iPhone and iPod apps. Users of these apps can expand their TextExpander snippets while typing within these apps. Among the apps that have integrated TextExpander touch are Twitter for iPhone (formerly Tweetie), ToDo, Simplenote, iThoughts, Pocket Informant and Task Paper. A complete list is available at:
http://www.smileonmymac.com/applist

To celebrate the integration, SmileOnMyMac has a special sale on TextExpander touch. Through June 7, 2010, TextExpander touch is only $1.99, a 60% discount off the regular price of $4.99.

The latest version (1.1.5) of the TextExpander touch Software Development Kit (SDK) is now available at http://www.smileonmymac.com/sdk. The SDK, which allows iPhone and iPad developers to integrate TextExpander functionality into their applications, consists of a free TextExpander engine library and sample code.

TextExpander touch can be purchased and downloaded at:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textexpander/id326180690

System Requirements:
Requires an iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

TextExpander touch features:
- Compose notes quickly and easily that contain frequently-used text, addresses, phone numbers, email signatures, URLs, etc.
- Automatically insert your notes into Mail and Twitter clients, or copy-and-paste into other apps on your iPhone.
- Integrated in Twitter for iPhone, Twittelator, WriteRoom, Simplenote, Pocket Informant, Notebook and other apps
- Add TextExpander snippets from your Mac via your local network.
- Save composed notes in an archive for reuse. - Use multiple snippet groups.
- Add Predefined Groups such as accented words, symbols, HTML, and CSS.
- 29 iPhone/iPad apps have TextExpander touch integration
-- Attendance (Universal)
-- Auteureist
-- Call Notes
-- Dactylo
-- Daily Tracker
-- GarageSale (iPhone, iPad versions)
-- iThoughts (iPhone, iPad versions)
-- iType2Go
-- My Writing Nook (iPad only)
-- MyTasks pro
-- Notebook
-- NoteStuff
-- Notebooks
-- Osfoora for Twitter
-- Pocket Informant
-- Raconteur
-- Simplenote (Universal)
-- Simply Tweet
-- SMS touch
-- TapForms Database
-- Task Paper (Universal)
-- Taskly
-- ToDo
-- ToFU Editor
-- Twitter for iPhone
-- Twittelator Pro
-- Vietnamese Keyboard
-- WriteRoom
-- 2Do

Demos of all SmileOnMyMac products are available to download free at:
http://www.smileonmymac.com/

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