[Solved] Adding my own shortcuts in the text expander

[Misskasson]

Hi dears,

After reading some of the great instructions here, I have managed to get my autocorrection to work properly (by renaming the folder). Thanks! 

However, it's only working with the preset words. When I register my own shortcuts, nothing happens.

For example, replace "ts" with "test" --> new --> OK 

But then, when writing "ts" it doesn't automatically change to "test." 

Could someone please explain what I'm doing wrong? 
 
 
 

[FJCC]

It works for me. I take it we are talking about Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Replace. I did have a problem when the language of the document was set to a different language than the user interface or locale. That is, under Tools -> Options -> Language Settings -> Language, my User Interface and Locale Setting were English (US) but my Default language was set to Spanish and then the replacement table didn't work. When I switched the text language to English (US), the Replace worked.

[robleyd]

Did you also select the option to AutoCorrect while typing when using the replacement table?

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[Bill]

But then, when writing "ts" it doesn't automatically change to "test."

 
Did you type a space or punctuation mark after "ts" to trigger the change?

[Misskasson]

Hello FJCC, robleyd, and Bill,

Thanks for your quick help. It's wonderful! The advice for FJCC fixed the problem, and I can now add my own shortcuts.

Thanks again