Jul 23, 2011 · Preview and TextEdit windows continuously lose focus Preview and TextEdit windows keep losing focus. In other words, I select the window, but them moments later it deselects itself (title …

Jan 26, 2007 · A "make Windows-version" feature in TextEdit might be useful, but there should be -- and probably is -- software on the Windows side that can use and/or translate Unix line endings to the …

Sep 26, 2005 · Textedit - character encoding conversion From one of our websites, I have exported a CSV text file which seems to be encoded as "Windows Latin 1" in Textedit jargon. When I set …

Jul 4, 2025 · Drag and drop the TextEdit application where you want it on to your Dock. Now, with a single-click of that TextEdit app on your Dock, it will open a new plain text window.

Jun 6, 2017 · Am unable to open multiple windows in TextEdit on my iMac using Sierra v10.12.5. When I open a second window, the first closes. My iMac is a late 2012 version. Appears to be a relatively …

Nov 23, 2007 · I'm opening text files (.txt) created on a Windows system (using EditPad) with TextEdit and any special characters ( è ü é ö à ä etc) get "blown away" and replaced by text garbage... Is …

Mar 14, 2021 · Stop TextEdit From Opening New Documents In Tabs When working in a TextEdit document, creating new documents opens them in tabs instead of new windows. I think I may have …

Nov 8, 2011 · TextEdit stubbornly refuses to stop the unwanted auto-restore functionality. I even created a new Admin account, logged into it, and entered the command you recommended.

Feb 11, 2026 · TextEdit text lines extend into scroll bars I've noticed a problem with Text Edit that I have not seen before. The text lines extend into the sides to run into the side elevator bars on my Studio …

Mar 2, 2022 · With TextEdit, the closest to a plain text format is this Rich Text Format (*.rtf) - which isn't working for me. FWIW, you can convert a .rtf file to a .txt file in TextEdit from the Format menu, Make …