What is Quick Search?
Typinator's advanced Quick Search feature helps you quickly find and use expansions and abbreviations without manually browsing your collections. It is especially ideal when you need to insert an expansion on the spot or can’t recall the exact abbreviation.
Step-by-step guide to Typinator Quick Search:
- Set up the Quick Search shortcut
- Open Typinator by clicking on its icon in the menu bar.
- Go to Settings and select the Activation tab.
- You can make your shortcut to launch Quick Search here. The default shortcut is ⌃ Control + ⌘ Command + S, but you can customize it by clicking the shortcut field and pressing your preferred key combination.
- Open the Quick Search window
- Once your shortcut is configured, press it anytime to launch the Quick Search window.
- The search window will appear, ready for you to start typing.
- Search for an expansion or abbreviation
- Type part of the expansion text, a keyword, or the abbreviation itself.
- Typinator will automatically filter results, displaying matches from all your collections.
- Insert the expansion
- Highlight the desired result using your mouse or arrow keys.
- Press Enter or click once with the mouse, and your abbreviation will be inserted directly at the position of your cursor.
Pro Tip 1: Want to quickly access your most recently used expansions? Enter dot (.) in the Quick Search bar, and Typinator will display the most recently used shortcuts in order. This allows you to effortlessly reuse your last-used expansions manually. A great way to speed up your workflow!
To make expansions even easier to find in Quick Search, you can “enrich” them with descriptions and comments. Learn about custom search terms in Quick Search.
Pro Tip 2: You need to edit an abbreviation? No problem. Search the abbreviaton in Quick Search and press ⌘ Command + double click the abbreviation. It will open the Typinator window with the correct abbreviation already open ready to edit.
Why use Quick Search?
Quick Search is ideal for users who:
- Have extensive collections of expansions and abbreviations.
- Occasionally forget specific abbreviations.
- Prefer inserting expansions manually for certain workflows.
You will be able to spend more time on your work and less time searching with Quick Search.
In conclusion
You can increase the efficiency of your everyday tasks by becoming skilled with Typinator's Quick Search feature. Quick Search guarantees that you can find the correct text snippet at the right time, whether you are working on emails, coding, or creating documents.
