Commit e4fe6868 authored by Russell Dickenson's avatar Russell Dickenson Committed by Evan Read

Documented autocomplete characters

- Added a table listing all autocomplete
  characters.
- Added a link to the autocomplete characters
  docs, from the Projects feature list.
- Added an example of how autocomplete would behave
  for `Users and groups`, including two screenshots.
parent 6bfbfb06
# Autocomplete characters
The autocomplete characters provide a quick way of entering field values into
Markdown fields. When you start typing a word in a Markdown field with one of
the following characters, GitLab progressively autocompletes against a set of
matching values. The string matching is not case sensitive.
| Character | Autocompletes |
| :-------- | :------------ |
| `~` | Labels |
| `%` | Milestones |
| `@` | Users and groups |
| `#` | Issues |
| `!` | Merge requests |
| `&` | Epics |
| `$` | Snippets |
| `:` | Emoji |
| `/` | Quick Actions |
Up to 5 of the most relevant matches are displayed in a popup list. When you
select an item from the list, the value is entered in the field. The more
characters you enter, the more precise the matches are.
Autocomplete characters are useful when combined with [Quick Actions](quick_actions.md).
## Example
Assume your GitLab instance includes the following users:
| Username | Name |
| :-------------- | :--- |
| alessandra | Rosy Grant |
| lawrence.white | Kelsey Kerluke |
| leanna | Rosemarie Rogahn |
| logan_gutkowski | Lee Wuckert |
| shelba | Josefine Haley |
In an Issue comment, entering `@l` results in the following popup list
appearing. Note that user `shelba` is not included, because the list includes
only the 5 users most relevant to the Issue.
![Popup list which includes users whose username or name contains the letter `l`](img/autocomplete_characters_example1_v12_0.png)
If you continue to type, `@le`, the popup list changes to the following. The
popup now only includes users where `le` appears in their username, or a word in
their name.
![Popup list which includes users whose username or name contains the string `le`](img/autocomplete_characters_example2_v12_0.png)
......@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ When you create a project in GitLab, you'll have access to a large number of
templates for issue and merge request description fields for your project
- [Slash commands (quick actions)](quick_actions.md): Textual shortcuts for
common actions on issues or merge requests
- [Autocomplete characters](autocomplete_characters.md): Autocomplete
references to users, groups, issues, merge requests, and other GitLab
elements.
- [Web IDE](web_ide/index.md)
**GitLab CI/CD:**
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