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Properly space pasted text automatically
When you use “smart copy/paste,” the correct spacing is maintained when you copy and paste words in your TextEdit documents.
Choose TextEdit > Preferences, then click New Document.
Select “Smart copy/paste” under Options.
See alsoFind and replace text