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# TextEdit Commands

These commands are available when TextEdit is frontmost.

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
About This Command Set | Displays information about this command set.

### Application Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
About This Application | Displays information about TextEdit.
Access Preferences Window | Opens the Preferences Window.
Hide This Application | Hides TextEdit.
Hide Other Applications | Hides other applications.
Show All Applications | Shows all applications.
Quit This Application | Quits TextEdit.

### File Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Make or Create (A) New Document | Makes a new document.
Open A Document | Allows you to open an existing document.
Clear Recent Menu | Clears the recent menu.
Close All Windows | Closes all TextEdit windows.
Close This Window | Closes the active window.
Save This Document | Saves the active document.
Save All Documents | Saves all the documents.
Access Save As Window | Opens the Save As dialog box.
Revert To Last Saved Version | Reverts to the last saved version of the current document.
Show Properties Window | Shows the Properties window.
Hide Properties Window | Hides the Properties window.
Print This Document | Prints the active document.

### Edit Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Undo Last Action | Undoes the last action. This is the same as pressing Command-Z (undo).
Redo Last Action | Redoes the last action.
Copy Selection | Copies the selection to the clipboard.
Cut Selection | Cuts the selection to the clipboard.
Paste From Clipboard | Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.
Paste And Match Style | Matches the style at the insertion point when pasting the contents of the clipboard.
Delete Selection | Deletes the selection.
Complete Selection | Auto-completes the selection.
Select All | Selects everything.
Insert Line Break | Inserts a line break at the insertion point.
Insert Page Break | Inserts a Page Break at the insertion point.
Insert Paragraph Break | Inserts a Paragraph Break at the insertion point.
Access Find Window | Opens the Find dialog box.
Find Next | Finds the next occurrence of the find string.
Find Previous | Finds the previous occurrence of the find string.
Use Selection for Find | Uses the selection for the find string.
Jump to Selection | Jumps to the selection.
Access Select Line Window | Opens the Select Line window.
Show Spelling And Grammar Window | Shows the Spelling and Grammar window.
Hide Spelling And Grammar Window | Hides the Spelling and Grammar window.
Check Spelling And Grammar Of This Document | Allows you to check the spelling and grammar of the active document.
Turn Check Spelling While Typing Off | Turns off the Check Spelling While Typing feature.
Turn Check Spelling While Typing On | Turns on the Check Spelling While Typing feature.
Turn Check Grammar With Spelling Off | Turns off the Check Grammar with Spelling feature.
Turn Check Grammar With Spelling On | Turns on the Check Grammar with Spelling feature.
Turn Substitutions Smart Copy And Paste Off | Turns off the Smart Copy and Paste feature.
Turn Smart Copy And Paste On | Turns on the Smart Copy and Paste feature.
Turn Smart Links Off | Turns off the Smart Links feature.
Turn Smart Links On | Turns on the Smart Links feature.
Turn Smart Quotes Off | Turns off the Smart Quotes feature.
Turn Smart Quotes On | Turns on the Smart Quotes feature.
Start Speaking | Starts speaking the selection using the built-in text-to-speech capabilities of OS X.
Stop Speaking | Stops speaking.
Display Special Characters Window | Displays the Special Characters palette.

### Format Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Show Fonts Palette | Shows the Fonts Palette.
Hide Fonts Palette | Hides the Fonts Palette.
Make Selection Bold | Makes the selection bold.
Make Selection Italic | Makes the selection italic.
Make Selection Outline | Makes the selection outlined.
Make Selection Underlined | Makes the selection underlined.
Make Selection Plain Text | Makes the selection plain text.
Make Selection Bigger | Makes the selection bigger.
Make Selection Smaller | Makes the selection smaller.
Show Colors Palette | Shows the Colors Palette.
Hide Colors Palette | Hides the Colors Palette.
Align Text Center | Aligns the text to the center.
Align Text Left | Aligns the text to the left.
Align Text Right | Aligns the text to the right.
Justify Selection | Justifies the selected text.
Change Text Writing Direction | Changes the writing direction.
Show Text Ruler | Shows the Text Ruler.
Hide Text Ruler | Hides the Text Ruler.
Copy Text Ruler | Copies the Text Ruler for the selection.
Paste Text Ruler | Applies the formatting settings copied with the “Copy Text Ruler” command to the selection.
Access Text Spacing Window | Opens the Text Spacing window.
Access Link Window | Allows you to assign a URL to a selection of text.
Access List Window | Allows you to format the selected text as a list.
Access Table Window | Allows you to format the selection as a table.
Convert Document To Plain Text | Converts the active document to plain text.
Convert Document To Rich Text | Converts the active document to rich text.
Turn Prevent Editing Off | Turns Prevent Editing off.
Turn Prevent Editing On | Turns Prevent Editing on.
Wrap Text To Page | Toggles whether the text is wrapped to the page or not.
Toggle Hyphenation | Turns Hyphenation of words at the ends of lines on or off.
Access/Show/Display Hyphenation | Turns Hyphenation of words at the ends of lines on.
Hide/Close Hyphenation | Turns Hyphenation of words at the ends of lines off.

### Window Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
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Bring All Windows To Front | Brings all TextEdit windows to the front.
Minimize This Window | Minimizes the active window.
Minimize All Windows | Minimizes all TextEdit windows.
Zoom This Window | Zooms the front-most window.

### Help Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Display Help | Displays Help about TextEdit.