There are three kinds of content that you can select when using Auto Suggestion: phrases from custom lists, variables, snippets.
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Phrases From Custom List Rather than automatically basing auto suggestions on all of the text throughout your entire project, you have control over the phrases that you see in the popup when you type. You can add your own words and phrases to an auto suggestions list. That way, instead of being overwhelmed with too many suggestions every time you begin typing text, you only see suggestions that you are likely to use.
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Variables Flare Desktop recognizes when you are typing content that matches existing variables in your project. This includes system variables, such as the date and time, and custom variables that you create.
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Snippets Flare Desktop recognizes when you are typing content that matches existing snippets in your project. This makes it a very fast and convenient way to single-source your content.
Example You work on a team of 15 writers and there are a series of snippets in all of your projects that begin with the same three words—For more information…
Perhaps each person knows to start typing those words in certain places. But what if a snippet already exists with the full content that the writer needs? Without knowing that, a person might spend time typing all of the content, and maybe even create a new snippet for future use. But if Auto Suggestion is enabled, as soon as a person types a certain number of characters, all matching snippets are shown in the Auto Suggestion popup. Therefore, the writer can quickly find and select the appropriate snippet.
