Fiscal Issues & Geeky Stuff

TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time!

I installed TextExpander a few months ago but didn’t realize its power until today when I use it to make customized abbreviations for LaTeX codes. I am sure it will save me countless keystrokes over time. More importantly, now I don’t have to remember all these codes!

Just two examples:

1. To insert a figure, I only need to type in “ffig” to get the following codes:

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}

\caption{default}
\label{default}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

2. To insert a table, I type in “ttab” to get:

\begin{table}[htdp]
\caption{default}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}

\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\label{default}
\end{table}%