Information Technology Reference
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Using Emoji for File and Folder Names
Emoji can also be used in file and folder names. The best technique for
inserting them is to open a TextEdit document, insert the Emoji you'd like to
use (as described previously), and then copy and paste this when you come
to save a file or when you rename a file.
However, although OS X seems happy to allow Emoji to be used in file and
folder names, I suspect this might cause future problems. Should you share
a file with a Windows or Linux computer, for example, the filename will appear
to be corrupted, although in my brief testing the files still seemed to open
correctly.
Tip 383
Supertip: Be a TextEdit Power User
As its name suggests, TextEdit started life as a simple text-editing application.
However, it has grown into a fully fledged word processor to the extent where
it's good enough for light to moderate use. It can be found within the Applica-
tions list of Finder, and here are a few tips to help you get the very best out
of it.
Type and Spell-Check Foreign Languages
This is less of a tip and more of an observation, although it's worth knowing.
If you start typing in a non-English language, TextEdit will automatically
switch its spell-check dictionary to that language. Start typing in German,
for example, and it will spot any errors in the German words you type. Right-
clicking a misspelled word underlined in red will bring up a list of suggested
German-language corrections.
Start typing in English, however, and TextEdit will again realize and switch
the dictionary for that particular part of the document to English.
Go to a Particular Line
There's a hidden keyboard shortcut within TextEdit that lets you jump straight
to a particular line number. This can be useful for programmers, even though
there is no option within TextEdit to actually display line numbers! To jump
to a particular line, just hit
COMMAND
+
L
, and then type the number in question.
