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How to use text expansion in OS X 10.9 Mavericks

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Text Expansion

Since the upgrade to OS X 10.9 Mavericks and iOS 7 you may have noticed that your text expansion shortcuts from iOS have found their way onto your Mac. Thanks to iCloud all of your text shortcuts are now synchronised between your devices.

To create or edit these shortcuts on your Mac follow these steps.

Text Expansion

Text Expansion

Text Expansion

Some symbols like © or ™ are not available on a standard keyboard so why not create shortcuts for these like (c) and TM respectively.


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