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# Transact-SQL Code Snippets
  A [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)].code snippet is a template containing the basic structure of a [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] statement or block. You can use snippets as a starting point when adding statements in the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)] Query Editor. You can insert the pre-defined snippets supplied with SQL Server, or create your own.  
  
## Transact-SQL Code Snippet Tasks  
  
|Task Description|Topic|  
|----------------------|-----------|  
|Describes how to insert an existing snippet, such as a CREATE TABLE or SELECT snippet.|[Insert Transact-SQL Snippets](insert-transact-sql-snippets.md)|  
|Describes how to enclose a set of [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] statements in a BEGIN, IF, or WHILE block.|[Insert Surround-with Transact-SQL snippets](insert-surround-with-transact-sql-snippets.md)|  
|Describes how to finish building a complete [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] statement or block after inserting a code snippet.|[Complete Transact-SQL Snippets](complete-transact-sql-snippets.md)|  
|Describes how to build your own custom snippets and add them to the set of SQL Server snippets.|[Add Transact-SQL Snippets](add-transact-sql-snippets.md)|  
  
## See Also  
 [Query and Text Editors (SQL Server Management Studio)](../scripting/query-and-text-editors-sql-server-management-studio.md)