TextEdit is a reasonably decent text editing app that has been bundled along with just about every version of OS X since the beginning. If you’ve ever opened an HTML file with TextEdit you have ...

It also handles HTML, which can be displayed either as rich text with embedded formatting and links or, by changing an item in TextEdit preferences, as raw HTML.

TextEdit is really an under appreciated an unloved app in OS X, and it can serve many more functions than people give it credit for, able to function as a basic word processor, quick outliner, even ...

Using paintHTML, you can render HTML in any display context; look at the TextEdit status bar for an example of this. In truth, paintHTML doesn’t do much but housekeeping chores itself, deferring the ...

Think you need Microsoft Word to take care of basic writing tasks? You might already have all you need: Apple's free TextEdit.

If you keep on changing TextEdit from rich text mode to plain text each time you open the app, here's how you can change the default settings in the often-used text-editing tool.

To enable this feature, open TextEdit's preferences (Command-comma) and select the New Document tab. In the bottom-right corner, check Smart links. When you next create an RTF document, TextEdit ...

Here's how you can select different pieces of text and copy them at the same time in TextEdit.

More Mac 101, our series of tips and tricks for novice Mac users. For those with modest text-editing needs, Apple's TextEdit is a great choice. Did you know that it's got an autocomplete option ...