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Computers. Health. Documentaries. Drugs. Law. Guns. Paracord. Bees & Beekeeping. What’s the Secret that Guys are Using to Drop Pounds Fast? Correct spelling from the keyboard. While I certainly like OS X's built-in spell-checking tools, I also find it somewhat annoying because it requires the mouse—first to click on the misspelled word, then again to choose the correct spelling.

Correct spelling from the keyboard

OS X Hints reader Zonker.in.Geneva points out that you can actually use the keyboard to correct spelling errors in programs—such as TextEdit, Mail, and iChat (or Messages)—that use Apple’s system-wide spell-check system. For the trick to work, you must first enable two options in each program’s Edit -> Spelling and Grammar menu: Check Spelling While Typing (the While Typing part may be in a submenu) and Correct Spelling Automatically. That done, when you misspell a word, press the spacebar to insert a space after it, then use the left arrow key on your keyboard to move the cursor back so it’s immediately after the misspelled word’s last letter.

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