Please check out this video tutorial:

Learn in this video how to easily create such abbreviations from any plain text file with the help of PhraseExpress:

Please watch the video tutorial to learn how to configure the PhraseExpress Server service:

Here is a video how this is done:

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PhraseExpress is not only a Text Expander for Windows but can also do some nice tricks with text input.

One feature allows you to perform a calculation in any Windows program “as-you-type”.

Watch this 30 seconds video demo:

Just install PhraseExpress which is free for personal use and download the free “special functions” phrase file from our web page http://www.phraseexpress.com/phrases.php.

In his latest posting he shows some nice applications for PhraseExpress.

Enjoy!

Here are two examples (assume it’s a Thursday and the time is 10:45 PM):

• If the Autotext is “in one hour”,  the required macro function would be {#datetime -f t -s 1H}. The text that will be pasted after you type the corresponding Autotext In one hour will be 11:45 PM.
• If the phrase text is “Three days ago was a {#datetime -f ddddd -s -3D}”, the text output will be “Three days ago was a Monday“.

You can add or subtract years, months, days, hours, minutes, or seconds. This can be easily configured with the macro input dialog as shown in this step-by-step tutorial video:

Enjoy!

P.S.: Please do not miss our other video tutorial about the date/time stamp function. It will show you how you can output the current time or date by just pressing a hotkey…

Please find additional information in the PhraseExpress manual.

Please note, that this particular feature requires the Professional Edition of PhraseExpress.

The video tutorial shows you how to create text variables that store dynamic text information for use with multiple phrases:

The macro function #setphrase is used to create a phrase that acts as a text variable. This text variable phrase can then be inserted with the macro function #insert into any other phrase.

As you can see, macro functions can be used to do very tricky and useful tasks.

However, most these programs fail to assign the same shortcut to multiple different long forms. In our example, “asap” would also be suitable for the term “Aviation Safety Action Program” but it could not be handled by average text expander software.

The Text Expander PhraseExpress, however, allows you to re-use the same abbreviation for as many phrases as you like. In such case, PhraseExpress will offer you a popup menu directly next to the cursor for easy selection of the desired item.

This video tutorial will show you, how easy it is to use:

Please learn more about the Autotext options in the manual.

PhraseExpress can expand text shortcuts to longer snippets but it can also start suggesting longer words or sentences if you begin typing them.

Here you can see an example how to configure the program for medical transcription purposes:

The text expansions are not limited to single words. You can even trigger complete sentences, such as diagnostic reports by beginning to type an abbreviation.

The medical transcription wordbase as shown in the video can be downloaded from the PhraseExpress website.

Please do not mix up the incremental Autotext as explained here with the text prediction feature. It appears to work similar but uses a wholly different data source. The text prediction feature is based on your normal everyday text input whereas the incremental Autotext is only suggesting Autotexts that exist in your phrase library.

PhraseExpress also supports all TextExpander macro functions, e.g. to insert manual text input, nesting of snippets and date/time stamps.

Here is a one minute step-by-step video tutorial:

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This video shows you how to add any search webpage of your choice to the PhraseExpress SmartSearch selection:

Please find more information in the manual.

See how this is done in PhraseExpress:

The manual contains additional information about the macro {#clipboard} that is used in this tutorial.

This video illustrates how to configure PhraseExpress in just a few easy steps:

Learn more about the date and time stamp feature in the manual.

This video will show you some tricks to get the most out of Autotext:

Please learn more in the chapter Autotext of the PhraseExpress manual.

This video demo shows you how to configure multiple choice phrases. Please turn on your speakers:

Additional information can be found in the manual at http://manual.phraseexpress.com#insert.

The problem is, that sometimes you enter an Autotext in the beginning of a sentence and need the inserted text starting with upper case. And if pasted within a sentence, you rather need lower caps text insertions.

The Autotext utility PhraseExpress now can dynamically choose the suitable upper or lower case automatically.

See the video demonstration here (turn on your speakers):

Additional information can be found in the manual.

This may work nicely but it may get tedious if you want to have your AutoCorrect settings synchronized on all your computers.

PhraseExpress allows you to not only to share your AutoCorrect settings among multiple computers in a network but also to use them in any program, not just in Outlook or Word.

Here is a step-by-step video tutorial that shows you how to import your AutoCorrect data:

You can either share the AutoCorrect data by importing and exporting the phrase file or alternatively use the PhraseExpress Network Edition that allows sharing phrases, signatures and Autotext items with a sophisticated Client-/Server architecture.

The are many benefits of using PhraseExpress for this task instead of the signature feature built-in most email clients:

• You can manage your signatures centrally with the Network Edition
• Signatures can be used in any program not just the one email client you are currently using.
• PhraseExpress makes it easier to select from multiple signatures; e.g. if you have separate signatures for personal vs. business purposes or if you have signatures in different languages.
• Your signature templates can be enriched with dynamic contents such as a random quote or additional text automatically scheduled by time-/date, such as a seasonal promotional offer.

Here is a video tutorial how to create a signature with your written signature and a random “Idiom of the day”:

The text expander PhraseExpress works system-wide in any Windows program and allows you to quickly fill in forms in your favorite web browser as well as in any other application such as a PDF form, etc.

Video demonstratin (turn on speakers):

The text expander “PhraseExpress” offers that: For example, mark an address in Word, Messenger, Excel, dBase or Dreamweaver, hit the customizable keyboard shortcut CTRL-F8 and select the desired webpage for the query in a handy popup menu.

Here is video demonstration (turn on speakers):

If this feature should not work out-of-the-box in your configuration, update to the latest PhraseExpress version and download the free add-on that offers the “Smart Search” feature.

You can also add other websites of your choice. We will show you  how to do this in another video tutorial soon.

Personally, I have never understood this idea for a simple reason: Why install an extra utility for a task that can be done in Windows already?!

Ever hit the WIN-key on your keyboard? Just try and then begin to type the application’s name you want to launch. As you can see, Vista already comes with a “Program Launcher”!

Anyway, PhraseExpress can also launch programs by entering a text shortcut if you want:

Benefits of using PhraseExpress as a Program Launcher:

• You do not need to install yet another application for that task.
• You can also open file folders or websites by shortcuts
• You can share your program launch shortcuts with others with the PhraseExpress Network Edition
• The program launch feature can be combined with any other PhraseExpress macro function.
• PhraseExpress is free-of-charge for personal use.

The Clipboard cache can keep up to 99 Windows clipboard contents which would normally be overwritten by the system whenever you copy new contents to the clipboard.

By default, you can open the clipboard cache selection popup by striking the hotkey CTRL-ALT-V.

Optionally, you can let PhraseExpress strip off any text formatting from the clipboard items.

More information can be found in the manual at http://manual.phraseexpress.com#cache

Here is a video demonstration (turn on your speakers):

This feature works in any Windows program, e.g. your web browser or simple text editor.

How many times have you typed your full name, address, bank account information or phrases like “Yours sincerely” and “Kind regards”? Hundreds? Thousands?

PhraseExpress is a free text expander software for Windows that significantly speeds up your typing.

Video demonstration (turn on speakers!):

Features:

• Autotext - Just type any chosen text abbreviation and PhraseExpress automatically expands it into the full phrase for you. E.g. typing ‘sig’ could paste your signature into any program.PhraseExpress provides this known MS Office Autotext feature in any Windows program.
• Text Autocompletion – PhraseExpress recognizes repetitive text input automatically and offers to auto-complete sentences on the fly.
• Spell Checking – PhraseExpress automatically corrects spelling mistakes in many languages. Ever wished for a spelling correction feature in your web browser or messenger program? PhraseExpress works everywhere!
• Clipboard Manager - While the standard Windows Clipboard inserts only the last copied text segment, the PhraseExpress Clipboard History stores all recently copied clipboard contents for instant pasting into any application.
• Program Launcher - Launch programs simply by entering a text shortcut. For example, type ‘word’ to launch Microsoft Word or ‘exc’ to open a spreadsheet.
• Email Automation - Reply to emails faster and with fewer errors. With PhraseExpress you can easily customize email templates, which allows you to access pre-defined emails with a single keystroke!
• Email Signatures - PhraseExpress can manage your email signatures for use in any mail program, such as Outlook, Lotus Notes or Thunderbird. Dynamic contents can be embedded from ActiveDirectory/LDAP.
• Macro Automation - PhraseExpress helps to automate repetitive tasks like logging into your email web account.
• RSI Syndrome Prevention - PhraseExpress reduces the risk of suffering from the repetitive strain injury, as it helps to significantly reduce amount of time spent using a keyboard.

This blog has just started and we will start publishing video tutorials that will show you step-by-step how to use this Text Expander efficiently.

Click here to download PhraseExpress now – It is free-of-charge for personal use!