In the command line, you can enter commands by typing them, pasting them, or clicking a snippet. When typing a command, you typically begin with ExtAPI. This stands for Extension API and is the gateway into the ACT API. Once you type the period (.), you are in the ACT API.

The console provides smart autocompletion, which means that syntax elements such as brackets or quotations marks are taken into account.

You use the following key combinations to insert new lines and execute commands:

Additional keyboard shortcuts are described in Using Console Keyboard Shortcuts.

Executed commands display as entries in the command history.