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Extensions Path: Choose a folder where to put json and js files to extend Emmet. This
includes custom snippets, preferences and syntax profiles. For more information see
Customization.
Emmet Abbreviation Preferences
This Preferences tab lets you add and manage custom abbreviations. All standard
abbreviations can be found in Emmet's documentation: Abbreviations.
If there is no need to transform the text while expanding it, create an Emmet snippet instead
(see below).
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New: Add a new abbreviation.
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Name: The name of the abbreviation is also its trigger.
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Context: The context in which the abbreviation is enabled (HTML, CSS, etc.).
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Description: A short description of the abbreviation .
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Pattern: This defines what an abbreviation expands to. Since Emmet is mostly used
for writing HTML/XML tags, abbreviation definition uses XML format to describe
elements; see Abbreviation types.
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Automatically insert: This standard option doesn't affect how Emmet works in
Connect Designer.
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Edit: Edit the currently selected abbreviation.
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Remove: Remove the currently selected abbreviation.
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Import: Click to open a browse dialog to import an XML file containing exported
abbreviations. The imported abbreviations are added to the current list.
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Export: Click to open a Save as dialog to export all the abbreviations in an XML file that
can be shared and re-imported.
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Preview box: Shows what the selected abbreviation is expanded to.
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Restore Defaults: clear all custom abbreviations.
l To temporarily disable an abbreviation, uncheck the checkbox next to the name of the
abbreviation in the list.
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