TextExpander-like functions within VMWare Fusion

[akm3]

I have and use and love Text Expander, but it won't work within Unity VMWare Fusion applications (e.g. Word, Outlook). For my work I am very lucky to get to use a Mac, and 90% of the time I'm in OS X applications. Every once in awhile I have to use VMware fusion to run windows applications and then none of my TextExpander stuff works.

I know that TextExpander won't work with VMWare Fusion.

Is there any software I can install on the virtual machine that will do the same thing from OS X? I know I'd have two separate sets of snippets, but does anyone have a windows program I could install on the VM that will work for the apps that run on the VM?

Thanks!

 

[akm3]

I'd just like to post an update and answer:

PhraseExpress will run within the VM and expand within windows. This has the added benefit of being able to import TextExpander snippets into Phrase express. For my use case, I don't add tons of new snippets often, so once I imported them into Phrase Express, all my snippets work whether it's in OS X or my VMWare Fusion Windows XP, so this is an ideal solution.

If I add something in TextExpender, I have to remember to reimport the text expander snippets into PhraseExpress.

Thanks everyone, I hope this helps someone else with the same question later.

 

[reallyangryman]

I'd just like to post an update and answer:

I had to make an account just to thank you for updating with your solution. It's not what I was looking for, but close enough that I might try that solution too.

 

[maflynn]

I use Phrase Expander in Windows and Text Expander in OSX. I actually like Phrase Expander better, it seems a more robust and feature packed app then Text Expander.