Textedit application

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jdundasjdundas
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Hi there



Disappointed to see that this editing software has no word count or thesaurus facilities in the basic form I have. Anyone know where I can download updates to get more functionality?



Fine it may read word docs, but simpletext always did that and quite frankly it wasn't always my biggest priority when using a text editing tool.



Thanks for any help.

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by jdundas

    Hi there



    Disappointed to see that this editing software has no word count or thesaurus facilities in the basic form I have. Anyone know where I can download updates to get more functionality?



    Fine it may read word docs, but simpletext always did that and quite frankly it wasn't always my biggest priority when using a text editing tool.



    Thanks for any help.



    What do you really want? An office suite

    free of charge? I don't get your argument.



    Anyways, regards
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    hobbeshobbes Posts: 1,252member
    It's getting to the point where it almost needs to be a sticky.



    The answer is these free Services:



    WordService

    Nisus Thesaurus Service



    Also, optionally, this APE module will add Services to contextual menus -- instead of having to trek all the way up to the application menu -- and allow you to weed out ones you don't want to use.



    IceCoffee



    Enjoy.
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    jdundasjdundas Posts: 3member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Vox Barbara

    What do you really want? An office suite

    free of charge? I don't get your argument.



    Anyways, regards



    Well I was just wondering why Apple would actually lose functionality from Appleworks for what I think is supposed to be an improved application. Obviously a developer led tool not user led.



    I have a paper thesaurus for instance, I can use subbing skills to count words, but both of these seem a huge step backwards when my old software let me just write to deadline easily. Just realised though, I could use my old CD-rom to load appleworks from my ibook onto my new powerbook. Thanks anyway, problem solved.
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    hobbeshobbes Posts: 1,252member
    Well, TextEdit isn't supposed to be an full-fledged WP, it's just a little text-editing application. With these services, though, it can be surprisingly powerful.



    I assure you, btw, that TextEdit -- or, rather, the underlying translator in the Cocoa frameworks -- opens .doc files far better than SimpleText ever did.
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    hassan i sabbahhassan i sabbah Posts: 3,987member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Vox Barbara

    What do you really want? An office suite

    free of charge? I don't get your argument.



    Anyways, regards



    Nah, it's cool. He just wanted to find out how to beef up TextEdit a bit. Having a word count is pretty essential if you're doing course work and stuff. It's all you need unless you're doing serious wordcrunching.



    By the way, welcome along jdundas.
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    jdundasjdundas Posts: 3member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Hassan i Sabbah

    Nah, it's cool. He just wanted to find out how to beef up TextEdit a bit. Having a word count is pretty essential if you're doing course work and stuff. It's all you need unless you're doing serious wordcrunching.



    By the way, welcome along jdundas.



    Cheers for the welcome but prob won't be back. Not sure I need so much aggression over a simple query and even less sure why their cages were rattled.

    Tks for your normal reply tho Hassan at least you understand I'm only a writer trying to find the best text editing tool I can find on Macs.
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Ah, see, there's your problem, you thought TextEdit was a replacement for AppleWorks. It's not, it's the new SimpleText, that's all. It's just so much better that it might be mistaken for an AppleWorks wannabe.



    If you want a spiffy new word processor/layout program, you'll want Pages, part of the iWork package from Apple. $79 gets you that and Keynote, the PowerPoint replacement that I just couldn't live without.



    I think that misunderstanding was the reason folks reacted poorly. I'll be sure to round them up and cudgel them in the back room for you.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    hobbeshobbes Posts: 1,252member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by jdundas

    Cheers for the welcome but prob won't be back. Not sure I need so much aggression over a simple query and even less sure why their cages were rattled.

    Tks for your normal reply tho Hassan at least you understand I'm only a writer trying to find the best text editing tool I can find on Macs.



    Sorry, but, um, where's the aggression? I pointed you toward some free bits of software that you can use to pump up TextEdit into something meatier. Isn't that you what you were looking for?
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