PasteFX · How-To

Create reusable text shortcuts with Quick Expand

Give a Library item a semicolon trigger, then expand the complete text at the current caret in any editable app.

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The problem

Replace repeated typing with one memorable trigger.

Addresses, signatures, replies, and standard answers are easy to mistype and tedious to repeat.

Before
;ada
Result
Ada Lovelace
1843

Visual proof

See PasteFX do the work

See ;ada expand into reusable text in the real PasteFX interface.

PasteFX showing a selected ;ada Quick Expand Library item and its reusable result.
PasteFX showing a selected ;ada Quick Expand Library item and its reusable result.

Do it with PasteFX

Four short steps

  1. 1

    Create a new Library item.

  2. 2

    Start its title with a trigger such as ;ada.

  3. 3

    Enter the reusable text and save the item.

  4. 4

    Type ;ada in an editable app, then press Space, Enter, or Tab.

Make it smarter

Start free. Add capacity and automation when needed.

Use fill-in values such as {{name}}, {{company}}, and {{role}} when part of the reusable text changes. Free includes up to 10 Library items.