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InputAliases

InputAliases
is an option for cells and notebooks which specifies additional Esc name Esc aliases to be allowed on input.
  • The setting InputAliases->{"name1"->expr1, ...} specifies that the Esc namei Esc should be replaced on input by the corresponding expri.
  • The expri should be strings or box expressions.  »
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Basic Examples   (1)
Create a notebook that uses Esc dli Esc as an alias for \[DotlessI]:
Alias input starts with an Esc, indicated on screen by EscapeKey :
Typing Esc again produces the desired result form:
Create a notebook that uses Esc dli Esc as an alias for \[DotlessI]:
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Alias input starts with an Esc, indicated on screen by EscapeKey :
Typing Esc again produces the desired result form:
Scope   (1)
Define an alias for a two-dimensional typeset expression:
Properties & Relations   (1)
Find out the InputAliases for the selected notebook:
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