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<h1>Using Content Assist 
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<p>This procedure describes how to use Content Assist in order to quickly 
 and easily insert code elements into your script:</p>
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			 style="font-size: 6pt;"><img src="ref_icon.png" alt="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" title="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" style="border: none;" width="28" height="33" border="0"></p></td>
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			 style="font-weight: bold;">To use Content Assist:</p>
		<ol type="1">
			<li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Enter the first 
			 few characters of the required code element into the editor.<br>
			The Content Assist window should be automatically displayed.</p></li>
			<li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>If the Content 
			 Assist window does not pop up automatically, press <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Ctrl+Space</b></span>.</p></li>
		</ol>
		<p class="picture"><img src="code_assist_example.png" alt="Content Assist Window" title="Content Assist Window" style="border: none;" width="432" height="190" border="0"></p>
		<ol start="3" type="1">
			<li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Use the arrow 
			 keys to scroll through the code completion options. The window 
			 on the right will display descriptions and hints for using 
			 the selected code element.</p></li>
			<li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Select the required 
			 option by double-clicking it or selecting it and pressing 
			 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Enter</b></span>.</p></li>
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		<td colspan="2" style="width: 100%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>The 
		 selected code will be inserted into your script.</p></td>
		
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<p>To enable the Content Assist window to open automatically, go to the 
 <a href="code_assist.htm">Content Assist Preferences page</a>, accessed 
 from <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Window | Preferences | PHP | Editor 
 | Content Assist</b></span> and mark the &quot;Enable auto-activation'' checkbox. 
 This is marked by default.</p>
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