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How to insert tags from a QuickPlace drop-down list

This topic describes how to insert tags by selecting them from a drop-down list of tags available for the current segment. The list initially contains all tags that appear in the source segment; as you use them, tags are removed from the list. Opening and closing tags of tag pairs are listed separately; this means that as you are typing, you can insert the opening tag at the point where you want text formatting to begin and the closing tag at the point where you want the formatting to end.

About this task

Placeholder tags also appear in the list and are selected in the same way as formatting tags.

To insert tags from a drop-down list:

Procedure

  1. When the cursor is at the point where you want to insert a tag in the Editor window, press Ctrl+,(comma). A drop-down list of tags is displayed below the target segment.
  2. The first tag is selected automatically. In the source segment, the text formatted by the tag is highlighted.
    • If this is the required tag, press Enter or Tab to insert the tag into the target segment. If the tag is one of a pair, a ghost tag is also inserted.
    • If this is not the tag you want to insert, select different tags until the correct one is selected and then insert the tag into the target segment.
  3. Continue typing. The selected tag formatting is applied to the text.
  4. When you want the formatting to stop being applied, press Ctrl+ , (comma) to insert the closing tag of the pair. Alternatively, press Ctrl+ , (comma) to display the closing tag for selection.