SharePoint: Code Snippets in SharePoint Designer!

Visual Studio has a large number of “canned” blocks of code that can be quickly added to a project using a shortcut key. These are call Snippets. Turns out that SharePoint Designer has them too. But only a few…

Inserting a Snippet:

Click in the code window where you want the Snippet and press Ctrl-Enter (or click Edit, IntelliSense, List Code Snippets):

   

 

Creating your own Snippets:

You can create your own Snippets either by using a shortcut or by going to Tools and Page Editor Options.

Shortcut:

1. Select existing text you would like to use for a Snippet
2. Right-click and select Create Code Snippet

Or go to Tools, Page Editor Options:

   

 

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