# Typing preferences

Use the Typing preference panel to assist in formatting input as you type. Click Window > Preferences > C/C++ > Editor > Typing to make changes.

Typing Preference Options
"Strings" | If enabled, automatically close string quotes.
(Parenthesis) and [square] brackets | If enabled, automatically close parenthesis and square brackets.
<Angle> brackets | If enabled, automatically close angle brackets.
{Braces} | If enabled, automatically close curly braces.
Tab key indents the current line | If enabled, indent the current line when the tab key is pressed.
Adjust indentation | Adjust the indentation of pasted text to match the current indentation level.
Wrap automatically | Enable to automatically wrap string literals when they exceed the max line length.
Escape text when pasting into a literal string | If enabled, special characters in pasted strings are escaped when pasted into an existing string literal.

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