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How to copy and paste styles in text documents

Copy styles or paste them.

If you’ve spent a lot of energy on styling one chunk of text and need other chunks styled just the same way, then copying and pasting just the style — without the text itself — is the way to go. Here’s how.

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Book Review: Take Control of Scrivener 2

Scrivener window - corkboard view.

If you write anything that involves research, or that’s longer than a simple blog post, you need both Scrivener 2 and Take Control of Scrivener 2. It’s powerful software and an invaluable guide.

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How to make your Mac read you stories

On the keyboard press the keys you wish to use.

Your Mac has a perfectly fine reading voice that sounds fairly human. Here’s how to get your Mac to read things to you.

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Access special characters in any Mac application

PopCharX.

Guest poster Andrew J. Gnoza, III shares his Tip for quick ways to access and type unusual characters.

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