Mac 101: Autocomplete words in TextEdit
More Mac 101, our series of tips and tricks for novice Mac users.For those with modest text-editing needs, Apple's TextEdit is a great choice. Did you know that it's got an autocomplete option? David Mendels points out how it works at Mac OS X Hints.
As you're typing a long word, hit the escape key. A popup window will appear with a list of guesses. Use the arrow keys to find the word you want and hit enter to select. To shorten the list, keep typing. To abandon the list entirely, hit escape again to put it away.
That's a nice little tip! Thanks, David.
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André
Can't get it working but that may be due to my language being set to Danish in the International tab.
October 28 2010 at 7:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
JJ
cool tip! thanks
didn't know that
Stephen
This works in more than just TextEdit. In some applications (Mail, for instance) the key combo is option-escape.
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Marco
It looks like Mail does the same with Option+Esc. Any other programs with the same feature and key combination?
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