When you first start typing content in a topic, a popup will display below your text as you type. This is IntelliSense, which is a technology that analyzes text as you type and compares it to other text that you have already typed in the project. It allows you to quickly select existing content from a popup similar text that you have already entered previously, like this:
This means that you can add content without typing it completely.
By default, IntelliSense is enabled when you first launch Flare. However, you can disable and enable this feature whenever you want. See Enabling and Disabling IntelliSense.
There are three kinds of content that you can select when using IntelliSense: matching text, frequent phrases, and variables.
Matches These are existing words that match the text in relation to where the cursor is placed in the content. For example, if there is a long word that you frequently type, you can select the word from the matching list after typing only one or two letters, rather than typing the entire word. To select matching text from the IntelliSense popup list, either (a) double-click the row or (b) click on the row once and press Enter.
To force this list to show in the popup, click the Matches button
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Frequent phrases These are phrases that you have already typed elsewhere in your project and that match the text in relation to where the cursor is placed in the content. To select a frequent phrase from the IntelliSense popup list, either (a) double-click the row or (b) click on the row once and press Enter.
To force this list to show in the popup, click the Frequent Phrases button
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Tip: When you come across frequent phrases, you might consider turning them into snippets.
Variables These are variables that you have already added in your project. This allows you to quickly insert a variable at the location of the cursor. To select a variable from the popup list, either (a) double-click the row or (b) click on the row once and press Enter.
To force this list to show in the popup, click the Variables button
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Note: In order to use IntelliSense, you need to have Microsoft SQL Server