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# preferredBehavior

The level of Writing Tools support you want the system to provide
for your view.

```
var preferredBehavior: NSWritingToolsBehavior { get set }
```

## Discussion

Use this property to request an inline or panel-based experience,
or to disable Writing Tools for your view altogether. The default
value of this property is [`NSWritingToolsBehavior.default`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWritingToolsBehavior/default).

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