Display template text in 'Add' window

Anki Card Design
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Hi everyone,
I create my cards with LaTeX and a lot of these cards include lists. That means I repeatedly type in the command

\begin{itemize}
\item
\end{itemize}

Typing these commands manually again and again is quite time consuming. Therefore it would be nice if the front field would already be pre-filled with the itemize-command when I click ‘Add’ and open the card editor.

I already read the Anki manual, so I know how to create templates. However, that template text is not shown until you review or study your cards.

Does anyone have an idea how to create a template that shows a predefined text (e.g. the itemize-command) in the card editor?

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I’m not sure how you can do that, but alternatively you can use the https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2040501954 add-on to replace a predefined key sequence with your commands.

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If typing speed really becomes an issue, as Anki is not meant to be a full-featured text editor, be aware that you can create / modify your notes with external editors, then sync it with Anki.
Most modern text editors have the feature that you ask for.