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Selection Prompt

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The fastest path from "this text is wrong" to "this text is right".

  1. Highlight text in any app.
  2. Trigger the prompt: type its abbreviation, or press the global shortcut you gave it.
  3. The result replaces your selection.
Selected we should probably maybe consider possibly moving the meeting
After "Rewrite concisely" Let's move the meeting.

The starter prompts

TypeFire seeds a Selection Prompts collection on first launch:

Prompt Abbreviation Does
Rewrite concisely srewrite Tightens without changing meaning
Fix grammar sfix Corrects errors, leaves your wording
Translate to English sen Preserves tone and formatting
Explain code sexplain Two or three sentences for a developer
Summarize in 3 bullets ssum Exactly three bullets
Formal tone sformal Business correspondence register
Friendly tone sfriendly Warm and conversational
Convert to bullet list sbullets One idea per bullet

These are ordinary snippets. Edit them, delete them, or write your own.

Writing your own

A selection prompt is a snippet whose body uses {{selection}} where the highlighted text should go:

Rewrite the following as a changelog entry. One line, past tense,
no marketing language. Output only the line.

{{selection}}

Save it into the Selection Prompts collection, then give it an abbreviation or a shortcut to trigger it.

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Be explicit about output. Models like to add preamble. Ending the prompt with "Output ONLY the rewritten text" is why the starters replace your selection cleanly instead of pasting "Sure! Here's a revised version:".

Documentation for TypeFire 5.1.0. Updated 2026-09-15.