Templates

To write formulas efficiently, you can use editor templates. An editor template is a commonly used 

piece of code that can be inserted easily.

  Click Complete Template on the Insert menu (or press Ctrl+J) to expand the pattern at 

the cursor position to a template.

For example, to insert a parameter definition, enter "p" and press Ctrl+J. The pattern "p" will be 

expanded to a default parameter definition:

param |

  caption = ""

endparam

where | indicates the position of the cursor, so you re ready to type the name of the parameter.

If the pattern is not unique (for example when there are multiple patterns starting with "p"), a dialog 

box is shown where you can select the desired template.

Use the Editor tab in the 

Options dialog

 to see the default patterns and templates and customize 

them.

See Also

Formula editors

Writing formulas

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