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Opening Snippets

After you create or add snippets to your project, they are stored in the Content Explorer (Content\Resources\Snippets). You can open as many existing snippets as you want at one time and make modifications to them. Each snippet displays in its own page of the XML Editor and remains accessible as you work. As you open more snippets or other elements (e.g., topics, targets, tables of contents), each page displays in the appropriate editor (e.g., XML Editor, Target Editor, TOC Editor). By default, the most recently opened page is on the left side of the editor section in Flare, and the previously opened pages shift to the right. The active page displays on top of the other pages, and you can make any page the active one (or "the one on top") by simply clicking its tab.

There are a few ways to open snippets. Two of the most common are to (1) use the context menu where the snippet is inserted (probably the quickest method) and (2) open the snippet from the Content Explorer

How to open a snippet from the context menu

1. Open a topic where the snippet is inserted.

2. Right-click on the snippet and select Open Link.

   The snippet opens in its own page of the XML Editor.

How to open a snippet from the Content Explorer

1. Make sure the Content Explorer is open. By default, the Content Explorer is located on the left side of the interface in an accordion structure with the Project Organizer, unless you have previously moved it and saved the new layout. You may have to click the Content Explorer bar to bring it into view.
2. Double-click the Resources subfolder to open it.
3. Double-click the Snippets subfolder to open it.
4. Do one of the following:

5. Locate and double-click the snippet file (e.g., NameOfSnippet.flsnp) that you want to open.
   
   OR

6. Locate and click the snippet file (e.g., NameOfSnippet.flsnp) that you want to open. In the local toolbar, click .

The snippet opens in its own page of the XML Editor.

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