# How to complete words

To complete words, follow the instruction below:

1. Type the first few letters of a word.
2. Press F5 or ESC.
3. Choose the word you want to input from the pop-up list.

- To close the list, press ESC.
- Under the Completion List section in the General preferences pane, you can change the range of possible completions that appear in the list. For example, the list can include only the words in your document, or the words specified by your syntax style additionally.

## See also

- Setting up the completion list
- Changing the range of possible completions