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WordService - 2.7

performs 37 operations on selected text

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All Time:	(4.4)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	2.7
Release Date:	2007-10-24
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	4,701
Downloads (all versions):	44,495

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Product Description:

This service provides 37 functions to convert, format or speak the currently selected text, to insert data or to show statistics of the selection within all Cocoa applications (e.g. Textedit, Pages, Mail, Stickies, Safari or Xcode) and Carbon applications supporting services.

Commands:

Reformat
Remove line endings/multiple spaces/multiple feeds/quotes
Trim line beginnings/line endings/lines
Sort lines ascending/descending
Shift left/right

Initial Caps Of Words/Sentences
All Caps/Lowercase
Macintosh/Windows/Unix line endings
Mac- to Windows-Encoding/Windows- to Mac-Encoding
Encode/Decode tabs
Straight/Smart quotes
Rotate13

Insert short/long date or date & time
Insert time
Insert contents of path
Speak native/german text
Stop speaking
Statistics

What's new in this version:

NEW: Universal binary for Intel and PowerPC Macs.
Improved: More sophisticated reformatting of rich texts retains alignment.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher

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Appears not to work under Snow Leopard - Version: 2.7, 8/31/2009 01:18PM PST

nturrill

When I upgraded to Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard, this very useful Services Menu item appears to have stopped working.

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Appears not to work under Snow Leopard (3 replies)

Wordservice does work under Snow Leopard! (1 replies)

Appears not to work under Snow Leopard

Very, very helpful - Version: 2.6.1, 7/27/2005 11:29AM PST

(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)

Snowone

for someone (like me) who isn't the greatest typist (do-overs are painful). One of my all-time favorite Mac freeware apps; used for over a year with zero trouble.

broken in tiger? - Version: 2.6, 5/14/2005 11:31AM PST

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zpjet

in mail app, using 2.5.2, i got three strange looking question marks. then i installed update, 2.6 and i get only system beep. please fix this, and i will send you a donation, i simply love word service, it saved me a lot of keystrokes...