Backspace
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- Joined: Apr 8th, ’18, 19:05
Totally new at this, so this is probably a stupid question, but is there a way to trigger a backspace in a text expansion? I am trying to put 34yo or 23 yo and expand to 23-year-old. the first one won't expand because there isn't a space before it, and the second leaves a space between the number and the dash.
This should work (Text Expander):
String: 23yo
Substitute: 23-year-old
Typing "23yo" followed by an ending character (Space, Enter etc.) will trigger a substitute.
And yes, you can add a Backspace, like this:
Text{Backspace}Text
String: 23yo
Substitute: 23-year-old
Typing "23yo" followed by an ending character (Space, Enter etc.) will trigger a substitute.
And yes, you can add a Backspace, like this:
Text{Backspace}Text
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- Posts: 6
- Joined: Apr 8th, ’18, 19:05
yes, it has to work for any age, so thank you, the {backspace} works great
Or
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%INPUT_Age%-year-old