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Apple's Mac steps: open Keyboard settings, click Text Replacements, type the text to replace and its replacement, then click Add.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

In the source's own words

“Click in the dialogue that appears, type the text to replace (such as teh ) and its replacement (such as the ), then click Add.”

Replace text and punctuation in documents on Mac (text replacements), Apple Support, Mac User Guide, n.d., Create text replacements.

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What it measures
Apple's example replaces teh with the and (c) with a copyright symbol.
What it does not show
Describes System Settings on macOS Ventura 13 and later. Earlier macOS versions use a different path.

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