SSMS 2012 Intellisense Behavior
intellisense, sql-server, ssms
Solution
Pressing CTRL + ALT + SPACE toggles the intellisense behavior, so that space will commit the entry.
Thanks to xQbert who found this existing question for visual studio that answers it
Problem
It seems like the behavior of intellisense has been changed in SSMS 2012 so that it does not behave the same as Visual Studio or SSMS 2008. Previously I would always hit SPACE, and that would insert the current highlighted word from intellisense. But in SSMS 2012 I have to hit TAB or hit DOWN ARROW then SPACE Here is what SSMS 2012 looks like as I'm typing a query If I hit space then this happens: In SSMS 2008 it looks differently And in visual studio In both of those simply hitting SPACE will insert the word. Is there a way to customize or change the intellisense behavior in SSMS 2012?