diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 6ca0f61..0abd47b 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "quickadd",
 	"name": "QuickAdd",
-	"version": "0.1.7",
+	"version": "0.1.8",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.12.00",
 	"description": "Quickly add new pages or content to your vault.",
 	"author": "Christian B. B. Houmann",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1509cc..39cf800 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "quickadd",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "description": "Quickly add new pages or content to your vault.",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 7331af0..4de1d7f 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+export const VALUE_SYNTAX: string = "{{VALUE}}";
+
 export const FORMAT_SYNTAX: string[] = [
     "{{DATE}}", "{{DATE:<DATEFORMAT>}}", "{{VDATE:<VARIABLE NAME>, <DATE FORMAT>}}",
-    "{{VALUE}}", "{{NAME}}", "{{VALUE:<VARIABLE NAME>}}", "{{LINKCURRENT}}", "{{MACRO:<MACRONAME>}}",
+    VALUE_SYNTAX, "{{NAME}}", "{{VALUE:<VARIABLE NAME>}}", "{{LINKCURRENT}}", "{{MACRO:<MACRONAME>}}",
     "{{TEMPLATE:<TEMPLATEPATH>}}"
 ];
 
 export const FILE_NAME_FORMAT_SYNTAX: string[] = [
     "{{DATE}}", "{{DATE:<DATEFORMAT>}}", "{{VDATE:<VARIABLE NAME>, <DATE FORMAT>}}",
-    "{{VALUE}}", "{{NAME}}", "{{VALUE:<VARIABLE NAME>}}",
+    VALUE_SYNTAX, "{{NAME}}", "{{VALUE:<VARIABLE NAME>}}",
 ]
 
 export const FILE_NUMBER_REGEX: RegExp = new RegExp(/([0-9]*)\.md$/);
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@ export const LINK_TO_CURRENT_FILE_REGEX: RegExp = new RegExp(/{{LINKCURRENT}}/);
 export const MARKDOWN_FILE_EXTENSION_REGEX: RegExp = new RegExp(/\.md$/);
 export const JAVASCRIPT_FILE_EXTENSION_REGEX: RegExp = new RegExp(/\.js$/);
 export const MACRO_REGEX: RegExp = new RegExp(/{{MACRO:([^\n\r}]*)}}/);
-export const TEMPLATE_REGEX: RegExp = new RegExp(/{{TEMPLATE:([^\n\r}]*.md)}}/);
+export const TEMPLATE_REGEX: RegExp = new RegExp(/{{TEMPLATE:([^\n\r}]*.md)}}/);
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diff --git a/src/engine/CaptureChoiceEngine.ts b/src/engine/CaptureChoiceEngine.ts
index a3b733d..060d8a5 100644
--- a/src/engine/CaptureChoiceEngine.ts
+++ b/src/engine/CaptureChoiceEngine.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {log} from "../logger/logManager";
 import GenericInputPrompt from "../gui/GenericInputPrompt/genericInputPrompt";
 import {CaptureChoiceFormatter} from "../formatters/captureChoiceFormatter";
 import {appendToCurrentLine} from "../utility";
-import {MARKDOWN_FILE_EXTENSION_REGEX} from "../constants";
+import {MARKDOWN_FILE_EXTENSION_REGEX, VALUE_SYNTAX} from "../constants";
 import type QuickAdd from "../main";
 import {QuickAddChoiceEngine} from "./QuickAddChoiceEngine";
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class CaptureChoiceEngine extends QuickAddChoiceEngine {
         let content: string;
 
         if (!this.choice.format.enabled)
-            content = await GenericInputPrompt.Prompt(this.app, this.choice.name);
+            content = VALUE_SYNTAX;
         else
             content = this.choice.format.format;
 
diff --git a/src/formatters/completeFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/completeFormatter.ts
index 862f220..e7eb732 100644
--- a/src/formatters/completeFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/completeFormatter.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import GenericSuggester from "../gui/GenericSuggester/genericSuggester";
 import type QuickAdd from "../main";
 import {SingleMacroEngine} from "../engine/SingleMacroEngine";
 import {SingleTemplateEngine} from "../engine/SingleTemplateEngine";
+import {MarkdownView} from "obsidian";
 
 export class CompleteFormatter extends Formatter {
     private valueHeader: string;
@@ -58,8 +59,11 @@ export class CompleteFormatter extends Formatter {
     }
 
     protected async promptForValue(header?: string): Promise<string> {
-        if (!this.value)
-            this.value = await GenericInputPrompt.Prompt(this.app, this.valueHeader ?? `Enter value`)
+        if (!this.value) {
+            const selectedText: string = await this.getSelectedText();
+            this.value = selectedText ? selectedText :
+                await GenericInputPrompt.Prompt(this.app, this.valueHeader ?? `Enter value`)
+        }
 
         return this.value;
     }
@@ -80,4 +84,11 @@ export class CompleteFormatter extends Formatter {
     protected async getTemplateContent(templatePath: string): Promise<string> {
         return await new SingleTemplateEngine(this.app, this.plugin, templatePath).run();
     }
+
+    protected async getSelectedText(): Promise<string> {
+        const activeView = this.app.workspace.getActiveViewOfType(MarkdownView);
+        if (!activeView) return;
+
+        return activeView.editor.getSelection();
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/formatters/fileNameDisplayFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/fileNameDisplayFormatter.ts
index 0f1a983..644b5bb 100644
--- a/src/formatters/fileNameDisplayFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/fileNameDisplayFormatter.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,8 @@ export class FileNameDisplayFormatter extends Formatter {
     protected async getTemplateContent(templatePath: string): Promise<string> {
         return `/${templatePath}/`;
     }
+
+    protected async getSelectedText(): Promise<string> {
+        return "_selected_";
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/formatters/formatDisplayFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/formatDisplayFormatter.ts
index 13e23c3..71c7613 100644
--- a/src/formatters/formatDisplayFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/formatDisplayFormatter.ts
@@ -58,4 +58,8 @@ export class FormatDisplayFormatter extends Formatter {
             return `Template (not found): ${templatePath}`;
         }
     }
+
+    protected async getSelectedText(): Promise<string> {
+        return "_selected_";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/formatters/formatter.ts b/src/formatters/formatter.ts
index 0d2dc5b..69f5073 100644
--- a/src/formatters/formatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/formatter.ts
@@ -159,4 +159,6 @@ export abstract class Formatter {
     protected abstract promptForVariable(variableName: string): Promise<string>;
 
     protected abstract getTemplateContent(templatePath: string): Promise<string>;
+
+    protected abstract getSelectedText(): Promise<string>;
 }
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diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index be94d26..5fe4a13 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-	"0.1.7": "0.12.4"
+	"0.1.8": "0.12.4"
 }