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Grabbing text from other applications

You can grab text from other applications and easily add it to Inspire Me, even when Inspire Me is not running.

To grab text:

Step 1

Select some text in another application.

Step 2

Select Services > Inspire Me > Grab Phrase from the application menu, or type the Command-Shift-" keyboard shortcut.

If Inspire Me isn't already running, it will automatically launch.

Inspire Me will become the frontmost application, and the selected text will appear in a topic named [Grabbed Phrases].

Step 3

Edit the new phrase as desired.

Step 4

Drag the new phrase from the phrases list to an existing topic, or just rename the [Grabbed Phrases] topic.

While Inspire Me is running, phrases can also be added while in other applications by dragging text onto the Inspire Me icon in the Dock.

Related Topics

Importing phrases

Downloading phrases