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<title>Setting the XML source suggestion strategy used by content assist</title>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Setting the XML source suggestion strategy used by content assist</h1>
<div><p>You can customize the formatting of the suggestions given by content
assist by choosing a suggestion strategy preference. When the suggestion strategy
is set to "Strict", suggestions that are 'strictly' grammatically valid will
be displayed first in the list of options and highlighted by bold icons. Other
suggestions that are applicable to this element's scope but are not grammatically
valid, will be displayed lower in the list with de-emphasized icons. When
the suggestion strategy is set to "Lax", all suggestions will displayed in
the list with de-emphasized icons.</p>
<div class="section">To set the suggestion strategy used by content assist:</div>
<ol><li><span>From the menu bar, Click <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Window</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span></span></span></li>
<li><span>Select <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Web and XML</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">XML
Files</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">XML Source</span></span>.</span></li>
<li><span>Beside Suggestion strategy in the Content assist section, select
the appropriate setting (for example, <span class="uicontrol">Strict</span>.</span></li>
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<div class="example"><p>The following screen capture demonstrates content assist with
teh suggestion strategy set to "Strict":</p>
<br /><img src="../images/suggestion.gif" alt="Example of Strict Suggestion Strategy" /><br /></div>
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