Since its initial release, ShoveBox has supported a nifty Mac OS X feature many have never heard of called Services. Services let you quickly send data back and forth between apps.

In the past, services were hidden in a confusing menu. But with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, services now make a lot more sense. You can turn them on and off, configure shortcuts, and even show them in contextual menus.

Here’s how to use ShoveBox’s service in 10.6:

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Choose the Keyboard pane under Hardware.
3. Choose the second tab, Keyboard Shortcuts
4. From the categories on the left, choose Services.
5. Scroll down to the Text subcategory, and look for the Send to ShoveBox service.
6. Check the checkbox next to the service to enable it.
7. Optionally enter a new keyboard shortcut if you’d like to change the default..

Spiffy! Now you can use it in the Services menu, as well as by right-clicking on text:

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