Total Mikah (Audio)

Hands-On Apple 230: TextEdit on macOS

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TextEdit has quietly been on your Mac for years, but most users overlook its power as the fastest way to capture, clean up, and organize daily notes. See why switching your workflow to this "basic" app might be the biggest upgrade you make this year.

  • Rich text versus plain text explained and compared
  • Setting TextEdit defaults for efficient daily use
  • Benefits of plain text: notes, code, and stripping formatting
  • Practical TextEdit workflows for editing and organizing notes
  • Key TextEdit settings for customization and accessibility
  • Spellcheck, grammar, and formatting options demystified
  • Detailed walkthrough of Find, Replace, and regex search
  • Using version history and document recovery in TextEdit
  • Speech tool for proofreading and accessibility highlighted
  • When (and when not) to use TextEdit versus other apps
  • Integrating TextEdit into workflow

    • Host: Mikah Sargent

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