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How to setup text replacements?

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johnuher
johnuher
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Hello, I am inquiring how to setup text replacements in FireFox i.e. TY = Thank You It is the same exact tool on Mac OS Mojave in Preferences - Keyboard - Text I would like to setup some per-defined rules that automatically change my text as I type. For instance, when typing "TY" in Firefox, when I hit the space bar, I would like it to promptly change the "TY" to "Thank you" (without quotes).

This would help a lot with my productivity at work. I am not sure if there is a way to enable my text replacement shortcuts setup on my Mac to work in Firefox, or if there is some sort of Add-On that would achieve this.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated!

Hello, I am inquiring how to setup text replacements in FireFox i.e. TY = Thank You It is the same exact tool on Mac OS Mojave in Preferences - Keyboard - Text I would like to setup some per-defined rules that automatically change my text as I type. For instance, when typing "TY" in Firefox, when I hit the space bar, I would like it to promptly change the "TY" to "Thank you" (without quotes). This would help a lot with my productivity at work. I am not sure if there is a way to enable my text replacement shortcuts setup on my Mac to work in Firefox, or if there is some sort of Add-On that would achieve this. Any help here would be greatly appreciated!
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Hello johnuher,

Would you give (one of) these add-ons a try (?):

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxreplace/

and:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/textfast/

Any good ?

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McCoy
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Hello johnuher,

Would you give (one of) these add-ons a try (?):

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxreplace/

and:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/textfast/

Any good ?

johnuher
johnuher Mwenye swali
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1000x Thank you!!! Really appreciate it. The second add-on listed (TextFast) is exactly what I am looking for. God bless you!

McCoy
McCoy
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My pleasure - I'm really glad that "TextFast" works for you  !