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Author: ianf-mongodb

source/includes/steps-starting-vsce-connect-with-connection-string.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,27 @@
 title: Obtain your connection string.
 level: 4
 ref: vsce-enter-connection-info
+content: |
+
+  You can use either the :manual:`Standard Connection String Format
+  </reference/connection-string/#connections-standard-connection-string-format>`
+  or the :manual:`DNS Seedlist Connection Format
+  </reference/connection-string/#connections-dns-seedlist>`.
+
+  - To obtain the connection string for an |service| cluster:
+  
+    a. Navigate to your |service| :guilabel:`Clusters` view.
+
+    #. Click :guilabel:`Connect` for your desired cluster.
 
+    #. Click :guilabel:`Connect with MongoDB Compass`.
+
+    #. Copy the provided connection string.
+
+  - To learn how to format the connection string for a deployment
+    which is not hosted on |service|, see
+    :manual:`Connection String URI Format
+    </reference/connection-string>`.
 ---
 title: "Open the |vscode-short| Command Palette."
 level: 4
@@ -18,27 +38,27 @@ content: |
      .. tab:: Open from the Activity Bar
         :tabid: mdbview 
 
-         a. Select the MongoDB icon from the left side menu bar
-            in VSCode.
+        a. Select the MongoDB icon from the left side menu bar
+           in VSCode.
 
-            .. figure:: /images/vsce-mongodb-extension-sidemenu.png
-               :figwidth: 600px
-               :alt: Image VSCode side bar menu.
+           .. figure:: /images/vsce-mongodb-extension-sidemenu.png
+              :figwidth: 600px
+              :alt: Image VSCode side bar menu.
 
-         #. Expand the :guilabel:`Connections` pane in the left 
-            navigation if it is collapsed.
+        #. Expand the :guilabel:`Connections` pane in the left 
+           navigation if it is collapsed.
 
-            .. figure:: /images/vsce-expand-connections.png
-               :figwidth: 600px
-               :alt: Image showing connections pane
+           .. figure:: /images/vsce-expand-connections.png
+              :figwidth: 600px
+              :alt: Image showing connections pane
 
-         #. Click the :guilabel:`More Actions` menu (:guilabel:`...`) 
-            and select :guilabel:`Add MongoDB Connection with Connection 
-            String...`.
+        #. Click the :guilabel:`More Actions` menu (:guilabel:`...`) 
+           and select :guilabel:`Add MongoDB Connection with Connection 
+           String...`.
 
-            .. figure:: /images/vsce-mongodb-connection-dots.png
-               :figwidth: 600px
-               :alt: Select add connection with connection string
+           .. figure:: /images/vsce-mongodb-connection-dots.png
+              :figwidth: 600px
+              :alt: Select add connection with connection string
 
      .. tab:: Open from Overview Page 
         :tabid: mdboverview
@@ -52,7 +72,7 @@ content: |
            Overview Page`.
 
            .. include:: /includes/admonitions/tip-mongodb-command-palette.rst
-
+        
         #. In the *Overview* page, click :guilabel:`Connect` under the 
            :guilabel:`Connect with Connection String`.