You need to type the first letters of the component(entity, configuration, component) name, then press :kbd:`Ctrl+Space` three (3) times. You can recognize component instances by their icon, it looks like a chip with ports ready to be glued in.

You can customize what gets generated from menu :menuselection:`Window --> Preferences --> DVT --> VHDL --> Editor --> Content Assist` in the Auto-instantiation section.

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