How To Set Up Macros On Mac

Marketers type a lot. Electronic mail. Slack. Websites. Weblog posts. We're always writing.

Beyond that, we're probably using the same words and links over and over. Wouldn't it be neat if you could speed things up by creating custom autofills?

Well, with macOS, you tin. They're called text macros.

How Text Macros Piece of work for Marketers

Recollect near the things you type every single day.

Your LinkedIn URL
A Twitter handle
Your company's proper noun
A Calendly link
Your email address

Those are all quite a few characters long. Text macros permit you add them instantly by typing but a few letters.

For example, I send my Calendly link at least 5 times a day. Time was, I typed it from memory, or copied the link from a sticky on my desktop. At present I only type "cal" and get the selection to add it instantly:

Same goes for any number of other strings of text. It'southward a huge time and frustration saver.

Think, for case, of answering a HARO query. Every one will demand to include:

Name: Adam Smartschan
Title: Chief Strategy Officeholder
Company: Altitude Marketing
URL: https://altitudemarketing.com
Twitter Handle: @altitudeadam

Similar the Calendly link, that used to come from a viscous. Information technology sucked. Not it's a matter of typing:

haroname
harotitle
harocompany
harourl
harotwitter

Quick. Easy. Done.

Setting Up Text Macros in macOS

In the electric current version of macOS, Catalina, yous fix text macros in System Preferences, under "Keyboard."

Once y'all're hither, become to "Text" up top.

Here, yous can add together your text macros. "Replace" is what y'all'll blazon to cue up the macro. "With" is what you lot'll be able to add together instantly.

Hither'south how it works. Any time you're typing on your Mac, y'all can use ane of your shortcuts to trigger the longer string of text:

You commonly just click it, and it appears. Simple as that. Keystrokes – and frustration – saved.

tl;dr

If yous blazon the same affair over and over and you use a Mac, set up text macros. They'll save you having to look upward URLs or re-create/paste from stickies on your desktop.

Marketers dearest typing. Marketers love Macs. Why not make your life a little easier?

Adam Smartschan Adam Smartschan heads Altitude's strategic marketing and branding efforts. An award-winning writer and editor by trade in a sometime life, he now specializes in data analytics, search engine optimization, digital advertising strategy, conversion rate optimization and technical integrations. He holds numerous industry certifications and is a frequent speaker on topics around B2B marketing strategy and SEO.
Adam graduated from Northeastern University in Boston in 2007. He grew upwardly in Pennsylvania'south Lehigh Valley, just miles downward the road from Altitude'due south headquarters in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.