- Open the desired file for editing and select a block of code to be surrounded.
- Press ⌥⌘J⌥⌘J⌥⌘J⌃⌥J⌃⌥J, or choose on the main menu .
- In the pop-up menu, choose Emmet:

- Type the desired Emmet abbreviation, and press ⏎⏎⏎⏎⏎.
Note the drop-down list to the right. Clicking the down arrow reveals a history list of the recently applied Emmet live templates:

Also mind the color indication. If you type a valid Emmet abbreviation, the background is green. However, when a non-existent abbreviation is entered, the background becomes red:

Emmet support for JavaScript, CSS and XSL is provided in the Ultimate edition only!