TextExpander - include instructions in pop up, but not in finished text

[KatherineG]

Is there a way to have instructional text pop up in the TextExpander box, but not appear in the final snippet?

I would like to write a conditional TextExpander for the first time, where my team can select several pop ups at the top, and then the proper text will autofill based on those options. I think this amazing post by @sylumer will get me most of the way there. I appreciate all the knowledge here so much!

For now though, I think I want to write a quick version just using optional selections, but want to give my colleagues some instructions about the available options that doesn’t appear in the finished text snippet. Is there an easy way to do that?

[sylumer]

A simple to implement way might be to put your instructions in an option section that starts out by saying to never include that section as it is only instructions.

[sylumer]

Here’s a very basic example to give you the gist of what I am suggesting.