TeXnicCenter question (tool-tip) below typing?

[jackmell]

Hi,

You guys use TeXnicCenter for writing papers? I think it's pretty good. So when I'm in the process of typing in an equation and I start typing:

\begin{equ

right there, a little yellow window or tool-tip I guess pops in below where I'm typing which looks like the construct for the equation. What do I do with that? Can I somehow select it and the skeleton for the equation construct gets inserted into my document? You guys know?

Thanks,
Jack

 

[alphysicist]

Hi Jackmell,

Hi,

You guys use TeXnicCenter for writing papers? I think it's pretty good. So when I'm in the process of typing in an equation and I start typing:

\begin{equ

right there, a little yellow window or tool-tip I guess pops in below where I'm typing which looks like the construct for the equation. What do I do with that? Can I somehow select it and the skeleton for the equation construct gets inserted into my document? You guys know?

Thanks,
Jack

Yes, once that pops up, you can hit control-space for it to be inserted.

However, the tool-tip is actually responding to you typing "equ". So what you need to do, is only the type the "equ" (not the "\begin{" part).

The one that I find most useful is for figures. Just go to an empty line, type "fig", and then ctrl-space.

 

[jackmell]

Thanks a bunch! :)

 

[alphysicist]

Thanks a bunch! :)

My pleasure! I really like TexnicCenter, but it took me a surprisingly long time to figure out how to do the tooltips.

 

[alphy]

Hi Jack,

Yes, I also use TeXnicCenter for writing papers and I agree, it is a great tool for typesetting equations. The little yellow window that pops up while you are typing is called the "auto-completion" feature. It is designed to help you construct equations faster and more accurately. You can select the suggested equation construct by pressing the "Tab" key on your keyboard. This will insert the skeleton for the equation into your document and you can then fill in the necessary variables and symbols. I hope this helps. Happy writing!

Best,