Using Typinator

Basic Features

Advanced markers in Typinator
Typinator provides several special markers that give you more control over how y...
Triggers for expansions
We sometimes are asked why Typinator does not use explicitly defined keys or cha...
Date Calculation - Creating a date for "next Saturday", etc.
Typinator comes with some great features for date and time calculation, which m...
Different ways to create a line break in Typinator
Typinator is a powerful text expansion tool that allows users to create custom a...
Formatting dates with ordinal numbers
Typinator can insert the current date in expansions. This feature is very flexib...
Built-in functions
Typinator includes built-in functions you can use inside expansions to transform...

Convert clipboard to plain text
When you copy text from word processors, the text ends up in the clipboard along...
Custom search terms in Quick Search
Sometimes, you may find that Typinator's Quick Search command does not find what...
Preset for Options
If you often create abbreviations that have the same case options (must match, d...
Using Typinator as a clip collection
Here is a cool trick that you can use to quickly store and recall arbitrary tex...

The power of Typinator forms
In Typinator you can create powerful input forms for filling variable parts of e...
Creating expansions with interactive input fields
Typinator lets you create interactive input fields that make your text expansion...
Input fields with default values
Input fields are a great way to customize expansions. Just use input field mark...
Variables in Typinator
Typinator lets you create and use variables that make your text expansions smart...
Performing calculations in Typinator expansions
Typinator can do more than just insert text, it can also perform calculations ri...
Easy calculations with Typinator
With Typinator's Inline Calculation set, you can quickly perform calculations d...