Questions tagged [text]
anything relating to text, including text editors such as TextEdit
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Some Keyboard Text Replacements not working
I have a bunch of keyboard text replacements. Most of them work, but there are odd ones that just won't work. Even if I delete the entry and re-insert it - nothing changes. I'm running Sonoma 14.4.1, ...
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Formatting text on sonoma [duplicate]
I just "upgraded" to Sonoma, and discovered it no longer handles postscript files. I have a simple script to format text files:
ENSCRIPT="--no-header --margins=36:36:36:36 --font=...
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How do I extract text from images in terminal?
I know how to extract text from images using preview.app, however I would like to use this feature from terminal to extract all the text from a bunch of images.
I tried this using this method to apply ...
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iOS: Type occasional straight quotes with smart quotes turned on
The question Type straight quotes (",') when smart quotes is turned on answers this quite well for macOS, but the solution (using a text replacement with the straight quote as the replacement ...
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Problem using Numbers Regex.Extract function
I need help with the following Apple Numbers REGEX.EXTRACT formula that doesn’t return the word before a dot. Below are the text form of the arguments passed to the formula and the formula itself as ...
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Make all occurrences of string superscript
I'm currently using Pages to write a rather long essay and have run into an annoying problem I can't seem to find the answer to. I have included a bibliography in my document and have referenced the ...
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(MacOS) EDIT: Bulk copy/export name, Modification & Creation Date from multiple files in a folder
Mac OS 12 Monterey: I have a bunch of files inside a folder that I want to get the Date Modified and Created from and copy it into a text document or some kind of tab delimited document. I have no ...
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Convert date to Unicode variant and emoji for iPhone
To cope with
truncated WhatsApp when replying to chats,
Late replying to chats that mention like yesterday or tomorrow. misleading when not replying on same day.
I rather use date and time but run ...
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How to switch writing direction from right to left in Mac apps?
Writing in right-to-left languages on Mac apps
I need to write in a right-to-left language, on my Mac computer. On my Windows computer, I used to press Control (⌃) + Right Shift (⇧) to switch the ...
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iOS 14 - I stopped receiving text notifications while I’m on a phone call. How do I get notifications back?
iOS 14 - I stopped receiving text notifications while on a phone call. How do I get the text notifications back?
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OSX utility for copy/pasting a text file in a FIFO queue fashion
There are a few similar questions regarding "clipboard managers" but nothing that quite suits my needs.
I often end up with an unformatted list of text that needs entering into various form fields. ...
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Keynote slide with sound (interview) and synchronised scrolling text? Sound is about 4 minutes
I have a transcription of an interview (text, one line per sentence and SRT), as well as the sound file itself. I want to present this content as both text and sound, with the text scrolling upwards ...
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Is it possible to change the text size in the Open and Save dialog boxes?
In the Finder, I use the View Options to set the text size to 16.
However, when I open and save files from within an application, the text size is much smaller.
Is there any way to augment the size of ...
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How to disable autocorrection in Freeform?
I'm really annoyed with automatic capitalization in Freeform, for example here I tried to type "yes" 4 times before I finally got "Yes":
Clicking that cross with mouse require you ...
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Is there a Mac keyboard shortcut to "Select Current Line"?
I am looking for a keyboard shortcut that selects the full line (i.e., the text of the line) of the blinking caret cursor in any editable, multi-line text field. Nothing more than just this one line ...
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What’s that coloured icon with an A inside it in text?
I have just upgraded my Mac to macOS 14 Sonoma, and noticed a little icon appearing in text if I wait long enough.
The icon looks like this:
with the colour depending on the application.
It only ...
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How do I add text beneath an image in Preview?
I'm using Preview on OS Big Sur. I would like to create a new image using a PNG file from my Desktop and having some text beneath it. I opened my PNG file, selected the markup tool, and then clicked ...
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How can I identify and sort groups of text lines separated by a blank line?
I am sorting a large number of archived picture files where some are duplicated, and I want to remove the duplicates. I use the following shell script to get a list of dupes.
fdupes -r -A /Users/...
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I always send texts to my email for important information I need. I just realized they are not going to email. And no longer visible in text sents [closed]
So my sent texts have been deleted in my phone, although older messages remain. I have been sending texts samples to my yahoo email. It shows delivered but I can’t find them anywhere. I need those ...
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How can I use text substitutions without having to type a space?
I have some custom text substitutions set up in the Language & Text pane of System Preferences. But in order to activate a substitution, I have to type the shortcut and then press the spacebar. ...
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Type straight quotes (",') when smart quotes is turned on
I love smart quotes in macOS, but for those few times where I really need a straight quote (when manually typing links, for example), I can’t find a quick keyboard shortcut to insist on the straight ...
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In Preview, how do I change certain text color to a different color on a PDF?
I'm using Mac Big Sur and I would like to change the certain selected text color on my PDF to a different color. I like Preview because it is a free application (open to other free applications). I ...
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Old iPhone with wifi used like tablet
We recently gave our 10 year old son my old iPhone to use like an iPad. The iPhone is not activated so no cell service but has access to wifi.
Why is he unable to text his grandparents who have ...
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How can I move my cursor to the next (or previous) whitespace char?
Let's say I have a block of text like My website iss https://www.example.com/123/456█, where █ represents where my cursor is.
In vim, I could just hit B (as opposed to b) to go back a WORD (as opposed ...
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Is there a simple way to convert a Unicode text file to PDF on the command line on macOS?
What is a simple way to convert a Unicode text file to PDF on the command line on macOS?
One can open a text file in e.g. TextEdit and print it as a PDF. Is there a command line equivalent?
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Select font when converting .txt to .pdf from command line
I often need to convert text files to PDF from the command line. I currently use enscript, a2pdf, cupsfilter, etc. The feature I'm missing is the ability to use an OS X font instead of one of the "...
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how to Quick Look text files with custom file extensions in Finder
When I have .txt files or .py files, I can Quick Look those files in Finder. I have .jl files that are codes written in the Julia Language. Of course they are text files. They will open in a text ...
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Is there a way to use math symbols in TextEdit?
For example LaTex, or any other way to show mathematical symbols in TextEdit ?
It's possible to use math symbols in LibreOffice and Microsoft Word, maybe the same is possible in TextEdit ?
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Where can I find a complete list of characters that are considered word boundaries in macOS?
When one double clicks words in macOS usually the entire word is selected. For example, double clicking the phrase "this_is_a_word" will select the entire phrase as a singular word, but when ...
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'Message Send Failure' to one contact from iPhone - have tried everything
I'm trying to send messages to my father's phone number (iPhone) but the 'Not Delivered' error is always being thrown back. Currently, iMessage is disabled but I've tried it enabled but, as suspected, ...
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How to double-tap to select a word?
Very frustrating problem. I have a new MacBook Pro/Ventura. I haven't been able to consistently double-tap to select a word. This occurs in all text applications. When I tap, the vertical bar ...
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Customize Quick Look to allow me to view .yml files
I would like to use "space" to preview *.yml files directly out of the finder on Mac OS X.
I think I have to tell finder to launch the text file quick view handler for files with that type and this ...
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Can I select unselectable text in Safari?
I am trying to copy and paste the dimensions of this box on the USPS website in Safari.
For some mysterious reason, I am unable to do so.
Is there a way to select this text without changing browsers?
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TextEdit Version 1.18 (Ventura) changed behaviour from 1.17 (Monterey)
In TextEdit Version 1.17 (Monterey) I can take a text list and drag/select an item all the way across into the white space at the end of the line. If I hit delete, the selected characters plus the ...
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How do I drag a text box in Preview?
When using Preview, I can create a text box to add text on top of a PDF. However, the text box is not always created in the correct area. I find that I can use the Arrow Keys to move the text box. Or, ...
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How can I globally disable 'Text Replacement'?
I've been looking for an answer to this question for a while, so I'm guessing this can only be solved with a console command.
What I want to do is disable 'Text Replacement' everywhere on my Mac.
The ...
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How can I stop Messages app from using so-called "smart" quotes?
I have "smart" quotes turned off in my System Preferences, because I hate having a computer that thinks it is smarter than me, and it breaks so many things. But for some reason the Messages ...
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Prevent Outlook for Mac from selecting the entire word when selecting text?
How do I prevent Outlook for Mac (currently v16... but earlier versions too) from selecting the entire word when selecting text?
This seems to be default Microsoft Office behavior. Word for Mac has a ...
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Can I get word suggestions on Mac like I do on iPhone?
Let me explain what I mean. I'm not talking about autocorrect, which I really hate! What I mean is when I type something on my Mac I’ll often get a suggestion like so:
But on iPhone if I do the same ...
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How to fix font size in Notes app when pasting from clipboard?
hope I can find some help. I'm a total newbie at AppleScript.
I have put together a script that will copy the text I have highlighted on Safari, and paste it into a specific Note with just a keyboard ...
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Bash: Remove lines from text file starting after a matched row? (AppleScript ok)
I have these horribly formatted text files that look like this:
Heading
FIELD_DELIM TABS
VIDEO_FORMAT 1080
FILM_FORMAT 35mm, 4 perf
AUDIO_FORMAT 48khz
FPS 24
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Name Tape Start ...
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Xcode - save all errors and warnings to file?
Is there any way to save all errors and warnings generated by Xcode to a target text file?
My current way of doing this is by copy-pasting and indenting every single error and warning, but that is ...
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Changing text navigation buttons in OSX
I'd like to change the default text navigation buttons for OSX (Mountain Lion).
That is, currently the key to move iterate tokens when editing a text file (or in XCode) is alt, and command for BOL/EOL....
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How to make macOS Siri voice read current pasteboard (clipboard) buffer?
While the System Preferences (Settings) → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Speak selection is useful, I would very much find it more useful to use Siri voices to read the current contents of the ...
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How do I convert UTF-8 encoded files to MacOS Roman and vice versa?
I'm editing some Japanese cue files, and testing them against Cog and VLC, but I noticed corrupted-like, obfuscated text inside the cue file. Cog seems to be able to read this text, but VLC shows the ...
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How to paste copied text without formatting [duplicate]
Text copied do clipboard with Command+C shortcut and paste with Command+V contains formatting.
Some editors have a dedicated function that allows removing formatting.
But when I'm composing an email ...
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Global convert to uppercase and lowercase in macOS?
In Mail.app and Text.app there's Edit > Transformations:
Make Upper Case
Make Lower Case
Capitalize
...but I see no keyboard shortcut options in:
System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts:: Services....
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Can print graphics, but no text to Canon printer
This has stumped me. Printing was working normally before.
I wrote a document in Pages with text, and one horizontal divider line. I printed it, and only the line printed. After that point, I could ...
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Texts from husband show as from myself
I receive a notification indicating I have a new text from my husband - showing his name/contact. After clicking on the notifcation from him and reading the text, my Messages show the text came from ...
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Is it possible to keystroke special characters in AppleScript?
The Bug:
For certain special characters and symbols, AppleScript will fail to keystroke the actual character, and will instead simply type the letter a.
An Example:
The following AppleScript code:
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