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Feb 16, 2021
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Coung Ngo
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Marcin Sedlak-Jakubowski
Feb 16, 2021
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Update mentions autocomplete user documentation
Add docs for full name search in mentions autocomplete.
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To
determine
the
technical
writer
assigned
to
the
Stage/Group
associated
with
this
page,
see
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
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To
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technical
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https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
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Autocomplete
chars
in
Markdown
fields."
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Autocomplete
char
acter
s
in
Markdown
fields."
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# Autocomplete characters **(FREE)**
# Autocomplete characters **(FREE)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36705) in GitLab 13.9: you can search using the full name in user autocomplete.
The autocomplete characters provide a quick way of entering field values into
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
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
the following characters, GitLab progressively autocompletes against a set of
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their name.
their name.
![
Popup list which includes users whose username or name contains the string
](
img/autocomplete_characters_example2_v12_0.png
)
![
Popup list which includes users whose username or name contains the string
](
img/autocomplete_characters_example2_v12_0.png
)
You can also search across the full name to find a user.
To find
`Rosy Grant`
, even if their username is for example
`hunter2`
, you can type their full name without spaces like
`@rosygrant`
.
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