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<!-- $XConsortium: ch10.sgm /main/15 1996/11/11 20:13:51 cdedoc $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hitachi. -->
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<chapter id="UG.TextE.div.1">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.1">Using Text Editor</title>
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<para>This chapter describes how to create and edit short
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documents such as memos, mail messages, or resource files using Text Editor.<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>restoring</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>editing</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>editing</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>editing</primary><secondary>text or document</secondary></indexterm>
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</para>
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<informaltable id="UG.TextE.itbl.1" frame="All">
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<tgroup cols="1">
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<colspec colname="1" colwidth="4.0 in">
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<tbody>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Opening and Closing Text Editor192'--><xref
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role="JumpText" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.2"></para></entry></row>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Text Editor Window193'--><xref role="JumpText"
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linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.3"></para></entry></row>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Opening and Saving Documents194'--><xref
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role="JumpText" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.5"></para></entry></row>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Moving the Cursor in a Document199'--><xref
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role="JumpText" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.8"></para></entry></row>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Entering Text198'--><xref role="JumpText"
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linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.6"></para></entry></row>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Editing Text202'--><xref role="JumpText"
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linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.9"></para></entry></row>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Searching a Document209'--><xref
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role="JumpText" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.17"></para></entry></row>
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<row rowsep="1">
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<entry><para><!--Original XRef content: 'Formatting and Printing Documents210'--><xref
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role="JumpText" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.18"></para></entry></row></tbody></tgroup>
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</informaltable>
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<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.2">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.2">Opening and Closing Text Editor</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>starting</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>There are several ways to start Text Editor from your desktop.</para>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.3" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Open Text Editor</title>
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<itemizedlist remap="Bullet1"><listitem><para>Click the Text Editor control
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in the Front Panel.<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>Front
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Panel control</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Front Panel</primary>
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<secondary>Text Editor control</secondary></indexterm></para>
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</listitem></itemizedlist>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.igrph.1" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.1"></graphic>
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<itemizedlist remap="Bullet1"><listitem><para><emphasis>Or</emphasis>, open
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the Personal Applications subpanel in the Front Panel and click the Text
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Editor control.</para>
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</listitem></itemizedlist>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.igrph.2" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.2"></graphic>
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<para>Text Editor can also be started from the command line by typing this
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command in a Terminal window:</para>
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<programlisting>dtpad <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol> &</programlisting>
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<para>The file name is optional.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.4" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Close Text Editor</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>closing</secondary></indexterm>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Close from the File menu or press Alt+F4.
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</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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<note>
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<para>If your keyboard does not have an Alt key, ask your system administrator
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to identify the corresponding key.</para>
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</note>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.5">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.3">Text Editor Window</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>window</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>You create and edit a document in the Text Editor window. The title
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bar displays the name of the current document. A new document is named (UNTITLED).
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Text Editor window</title>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.1" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.3"></graphic>
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</figure>
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<para>You can optionally display a status line that reports the number of
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lines in your document and enables you to go to a specific line number.</para>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.6" role="Procedure">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.4">To Display the Status Line</title>
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<indexterm><primary>status line</primary><secondary>in Text Editor window</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>status line</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>The status line displays the line number where the insertion cursor
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is located and the total number of lines in the document. It also reports
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Text Editor messages and indicates whether Overstrike mode is active.</para>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.igrph.3" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.4"></graphic>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Status Line from the Options menu. To
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remove the status line, choose Status Line again from the menu.</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.7">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.5">Opening and Saving Documents</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>opening document</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>saving document</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>You can create a new document or open an existing document. Opening
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a document displays the contents of a selected file in the Text Editor window.
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</para>
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<para>Saving a document stores the edited contents into a file. You can save
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a document to its original file or to a new file.</para>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.8" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Create a New Document</title>
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<para>A new document named <filename>(UNTITLED)</filename> <command>is create</command> d when you start Text Editor.<indexterm><primary>document</primary>
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<secondary>creating</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>creating</primary><secondary>document</secondary></indexterm> To enter text in your
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document, see <!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Entering Text&xd3; on page 198'--><xref
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role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.6">. You provide a new file
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name when you save the document.</para>
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<para>After finishing a document, you can create another document using the
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New command.</para>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose New from the File menu.</para>
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<para>The Text Editor window is cleared and a new document is created. If
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you have not saved your current document, a dialog box is displayed that
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enables you to save your document.</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.9" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Save a Document to a New File</title>
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<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>saving</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>saving</primary><secondary>document to new file</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>saving document to new file</secondary></indexterm>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Save As from the File menu.</para>
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<para>The Save As dialog box lists files and folders located in your current
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folder. You can store your document in the current folder, a subfolder, or
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a folder that you specify.</para>
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<para>If you used Wrap To Fit, the dialog box includes an additional choice
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about handling line endings. If Wrap To Fit is not set, the dialog box omits
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this choice (see <!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Using Wrap To Fit&xd3;
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on page 198'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.7">).
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Save As dialog box</title>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.2" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.5"></graphic>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Optional</emphasis>. If you do not
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want to save the file to the current folder, choose a subfolder or indicate
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a different folder.</para>
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<itemizedlist remap="Bullet2"><listitem><para>For a subfolder, select the
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subfolder in the Folders list and press Return.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>For a different folder, use the .. (go up) icon
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to change to a folder or type its path name in the Enter path or folder name
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field.</para>
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</listitem></itemizedlist>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Type a new file name in the Enter file name field.
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</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Press Return or click OK.</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.10" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Save a Document to the Original File</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>saving document to original file</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>saving</primary><secondary>document to original file</secondary></indexterm>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Save from the File menu to save your work
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and continue editing your document.</para>
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<para>If you used Wrap To Fit, the Save dialog box includes an additional
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choice about handling line endings (see <!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Using
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Wrap To Fit&xd3; on page 198'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.7">).
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</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.11">
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<title>Opening an Existing Document</title>
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<para>You can open an existing document in these ways:<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>opening existing <$startrange></secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>opening</primary>
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<secondary>existing document <$startrange></secondary></indexterm></para>
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<itemizedlist remap="Bullet1"><listitem><para>Open the document in Text Editor.
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</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Select the file icon in File Manager and choose
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Open from the File Manager Selected menu.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Double-click the file icon in File Manager.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Drag the document's file icon to the Text Editor
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control in the Front Panel.</para>
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</listitem></itemizedlist>
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<sect3 id="UG.TextE.div.12" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Open an Existing Document from Text Editor</title>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Open from the File menu.</para>
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<para>The Open a File dialog box lists files and folders in your current folder.
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You can browse the documents listed, or change to a new folder to locate
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other files on your system.</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Open a File dialog box</title>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.3" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.6"></graphic>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Select the name of the document you want to open,
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or type the document name in the Enter file name field.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Press Return or click OK.</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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<note>
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<para>You can also use this shortcut: double-click the document name in the
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dialog box.</para>
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</note>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="UG.TextE.div.13" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Open an Existing Document from File Manager</title>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Display the document's file icon in a File Manager
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window.<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>opening existing
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from File Manager</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>File Manager</primary><secondary>opening existing text document from</secondary></indexterm></para>
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<figure>
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<title>Document file icon</title>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.4" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.7"></graphic>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Open the document in <emphasis>one</emphasis>
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of the following ways:</para>
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<itemizedlist remap="Bullet2"><listitem><para>Double-click the document.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Select the document, then choose Open from the
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File Manager Selected menu.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>D</emphasis>rag the document file icon
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to the Front Panel and drop the icon on the Text Editor control.<indexterm>
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<primary>document</primary><secondary>opening existing <$endrange></secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>opening</primary>
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<secondary>existing document <$endrange></secondary></indexterm></para>
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</listitem></itemizedlist>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.14">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.6">Entering Text</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>entering text</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>entering</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>As you create a document, you type and edit text. A cursor ( <command>I</command>) shows your current position. Characters are inserted unless
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you set Overstrike mode (see <!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;To Set Overstrike
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Mode&xd3; on page 204'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.10">).
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</para>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.15" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Enter New Text</title>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Click in the document and start typing.</para>
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<para>To start a new line, press Return. Or, you can use the Wrap To Fit option
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to automatically wrap text at the edge of the window.</para>
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<para>To start a paragraph, press Return twice.</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.16">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.7">Using Wrap To Fit</title>
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<para>Wrap To Fit controls whether lines are automatically wrapped to fit
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the width of the window. When Wrap To Fit is set on, lines are broken automatically
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at the edge of the window. Because these line breaks are dynamic, you can
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resize the Text Editor window and the<indexterm><primary>document</primary>
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<secondary>new lines in</secondary></indexterm> text automatically adjusts
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to fit the new window width.</para>
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<para>When you save your document, you decide whether to add a line break
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to each of the wrapped lines, or to retain the dynamic line endings. When
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you save your document, you choose one of these options:</para>
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<itemizedlist remap="Bullet1"><listitem><para>Add a newline character (hard
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return) to the end of each wrapped line to preserve each line ending as it
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currently appears.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Or,</emphasis> preserve only line breaks
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that were created by pressing Return.</para>
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</listitem></itemizedlist>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.igrph.4" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.8"></graphic>
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<sect3 id="UG.TextE.div.17" role="Procedure">
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<title>To Set Wrap To Fit On or Off</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>word wrap</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>Wrap To Fit option</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>automatic wrapping</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>word wrap</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>word wrap</primary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>Wrap to Fit, turning on and off</primary></indexterm>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>To set Wrap To Fit on, choose the Wrap To Fit
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toggle button in the Options menu. To set Wrap To Fit off, choose the toggle
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button again.</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.18">
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<title>Entering Special Characters</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>special characters and</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>special characters</primary><secondary>in Text Editor</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>Different systems often use certain key combinations to insert special
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characters. In some instances, a key combination may be reserved by Text
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Editor. For example, a Text Editor mnemonic for displaying a menu might
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conflict with a key sequence you want to use on your keyboard.</para>
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<para>To insert the correct character you may need to override the reserved
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behavior by preceding the key combination with Control+Q.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.19">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.8">Moving the Cursor in a Document</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>cursor keys</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>As you enter and edit text, you move the insertion cursor using the
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mouse and keyboard cursor keys. Using the mouse, move the pointer to the
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new location in the document and click mouse button 1.<indexterm><primary>navigating</primary><secondary>moving text insertion cursor</secondary></indexterm></para>
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<para>You can also use the keyboard cursor movement keys:<indexterm><primary>keyboard</primary><secondary>cursor movement keys in Text Editor</secondary>
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</indexterm><indexterm><primary>cursor movement keys</primary></indexterm></para>
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<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="158*">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="298*">
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><literal>Key</literal></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><literal>Cursor Movement</literal></para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Up Arrow</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Up one line</para></entry></row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Down Arrow</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Down one line</para></entry></row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Left Arrow</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Left one character</para></entry></row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Right Arrow</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Right one character</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control</keycap>+Left Arrow
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</para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Move left to previous word</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control</keycap>+Right Arrow
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</para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Move right to next word</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Home</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Beginning of the current line</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>End</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>End of the current line</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control</keycap>+<keycap>Up
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Arrow</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Beginning of the previous paragraph
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</para></entry></row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control</keycap>+Down Arrow
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</para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Beginning of the next paragraph</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control+Home</keycap></para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Beginning of the document</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control</keycap>+End</para></entry>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>End of the document</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+G</para></entry>
|
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<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>To the Line field in the status line
|
|
</para></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>If your keyboard uses different key labels, ask your system administrator
|
|
to identify the corresponding keys.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.20" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Go to a Specific Line</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>going to specific line in</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>navigating</primary><secondary>to specific line in document</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Display the status line (see <!--Original XRef
|
|
content: '&xd2;To Display the Status Line&xd3; on page 193'--><xref
|
|
role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.4">).</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Press Control+G or click in the Line field of the
|
|
status line.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Type the line number you want to go to and press
|
|
Return.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.21" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Scroll a Document</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select and drag the vertical scroll bar to view
|
|
more text. Use the horizontal scroll bar to view long lines.</para>
|
|
<para>You can also use the scrolling keys:</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="143*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="313*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><literal>Key</literal></para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><literal>Scroll Movement</literal></para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Page Up</keycap></para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Up one page</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Page Down</keycap></para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Down one page</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control+Page Up</keycap></para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Left one page</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control+Page Down</keycap></para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Right one page</para></entry></row>
|
|
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.22">
|
|
<title>Selecting Text</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>selection, in Text Editor</primary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>selecting</primary><secondary>text</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>selecting</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>Before using edit commands such as cut and paste, you must select the
|
|
text. You can select text using the mouse or the keyboard.</para>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.23" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Select Text with the Mouse</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Click at the beginning of the text you want to
|
|
select.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Press and hold mouse button 1 and drag to the
|
|
end of the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
<para>To deselect text, click any area in the window.</para>
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>To modify a selection you have made, press and hold the Shift key and
|
|
mouse button 1. Then drag forward or backward to adjust the amount of selected
|
|
text. Or, hold down the Shift key and one of the arrow keys to change the
|
|
selection.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
<para>You can also use these shortcuts for selecting text:</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="68*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="388*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Word</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Double-click the word</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Line</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Triple-click the line</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>All text</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Quadruple-click in the text</para></entry>
|
|
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.24">
|
|
<title>Secondary Selection</title>
|
|
<para>This method enables you select text and replace it with another selection,
|
|
which is used as the replacement text.</para>
|
|
<sect3 id="UG.TextE.div.25" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Replace Text Using Secondary Selection</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text that you want to replace.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Move the pointer to the beginning of the text you
|
|
want to replace the first selection with. Hold down the Alt key and mouse
|
|
button 2 and drag to the end of the text you want to use.</para>
|
|
<para>The text is underlined.</para>
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>If your keyboard does not have an Alt key, ask your system administrator
|
|
to identify the corresponding key.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>Release the Alt key and mouse button.</para>
|
|
<para>The underlined text overwrites your first selection.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.26" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Select Text with the Keyboard</title>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="223*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="277*">
|
|
<thead>
|
|
<row><entry align="left" valign="bottom"><para>Text to Select</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="bottom"><para>Action</para></entry></row></thead>
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Text block</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Move the cursor to the beginning of
|
|
the text block. Hold down the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key and an arrow key
|
|
to move the cursor to the end of the text block.</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Cursor to beginning of line</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+Home</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Cursor to end of line</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+End</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Cursor to beginning of paragraph</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+Control+Up Arrow</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Cursor to end of paragraph</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+Control+Down Arrow</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Cursor to beginning of document</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+Control+Home</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Cursor to end of document</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+Control+End</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>All text</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><keycap>Control</keycap>+<keycap>/</keycap></para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Deselect all text</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+\</para></entry></row></tbody>
|
|
</tgroup></informaltable>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.27">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.9">Editing Text</title>
|
|
<para>Minor edits can be made using the editing keys. You may also want to
|
|
copy, move, or delete portions of text, find and change a word or phrase,
|
|
or check the spelling of your document.</para>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.28">
|
|
<title>Editing Keys</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>editing keys</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="134*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="322*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><literal>Key</literal></para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para><literal>Action</literal></para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Backspace</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Deletes the character before the cursor
|
|
</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Delete</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Deletes the character following the
|
|
insertion cursor</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+Backspace</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Deletes the previous word</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+Backspace</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Deletes characters from the cursor
|
|
to the beginning of the line</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+Delete (Control+Remove)</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Deletes all the characters from the
|
|
cursor to the end of the current line</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Insert</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Toggles Overstrike and Insert mode
|
|
</para></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
|
|
<para>Note that not all vendors' keyboards supply these keys.
|
|
Please see your local vendor's documentation for alternate key bindings.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.29">
|
|
<title>Menu Shortcut Keys</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>menu shortcut keys</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>shortcut keys</primary><secondary>in Text Editor</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>You can also use these shortcut keys when making edits.</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="93*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="363*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+C</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Copy selected text</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+X</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Cut selected text</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+V</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Paste selected text</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+F</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Find/Change text</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+Z</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Undo a cut, delete, clear, include,
|
|
copy, or paste command</para></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.30">
|
|
<title>UNIX Key Bindings</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>UNIX (Emacs) key bindings</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>UNIX<superscript>TM</superscript> key bindings enable you to use a set
|
|
of extended Emacs keys, such as Alt+B (back word) or Control+N (next line),
|
|
in Text Editor. To enable UNIX key bindings (which are set off by default)
|
|
you edit a file in your home directory.</para>
|
|
<sect3 id="UG.TextE.div.31" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Enable UNIX Key Bindings</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>UNIX key bindings</primary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Add the following line to the <computeroutput>.Xdefaults</computeroutput> file in your home directory:</para>
|
|
<programlisting>#include “/usr/dt/app-defaults/<symbol role="Variable">language</symbol>/UNIXbindings”
|
|
</programlisting>
|
|
<para>Replace <symbol role="Variable">language</symbol> with the name of your
|
|
language environment.</para>
|
|
<para>If the <computeroutput>.Xdefaults</computeroutput> file does not exist,
|
|
create the file in your home directory.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>Log out of your current session.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Log in and restart Text Editor.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
<para>Some Text Editor menu accelerators conflict with UNIX key bindings.
|
|
When UNIX key bindings are enabled, Text Editor provides alternate menu
|
|
accelerators for these commands:</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="171*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="285*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Command</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Alternate Menu Accelerator</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Find/Change (Control+F)</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+S</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Paste (Control+V)</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Shift+Insert</para></entry></row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Print (Control+P)</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>no alternate accelerator</para></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Undo (Control+Z)</para></entry>
|
|
<entry align="left" valign="top"><para>Control+_</para></entry></row></tbody>
|
|
</tgroup></informaltable>
|
|
<para>If you want to modify these menu accelerators, copy the contents of
|
|
the <computeroutput>/usr/dt/app-defaults/</computeroutput> <symbol role="Variable">language</symbol><computeroutput>/UNIXbindings</computeroutput> file into
|
|
your <computeroutput>.Xdefaults</computeroutput> file and then make your
|
|
changes.</para>
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>When using UNIX key bindings, the Delete key deletes the previous character
|
|
rather than the character that follows the cursor.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.32" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.10">To Set Overstrike Mode</title>
|
|
<para><indexterm><primary>overstrike mode, in Text Editor</primary></indexterm>As
|
|
you type, new characters are inserted. If you want to type over existing
|
|
characters, change to Overstrike mode.</para>
|
|
<itemizedlist remap="Bullet1"><listitem><para>Choose Overstrike from the Options
|
|
menu. To return to Insert mode, choose Overstrike again from the menu.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Or</emphasis>, use the Insert key to
|
|
switch between Insert and Overstrike mode.</para>
|
|
<para>When Overstrike mode is on, the cursor changes to a block. If
|
|
you use Overstrike mode often, you may want to display the status line (see
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;To
|
|
Display the Status Line&xd3; on page 193'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum"
|
|
linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.4">) because it indicates whether Overstrike mode is
|
|
on or off.</para>
|
|
</listitem></itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.33" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Type Over Text</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Type the replacement text.</para>
|
|
<para>You can also choose Overstrike from the Options menu to turn off Insert
|
|
mode and type over the text directly.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.34" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Delete Text</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>deleting</primary><secondary>text</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>deleting</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Delete from the Edit menu or press the Delete
|
|
key.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
<para>Deleted text cannot be pasted, but it can be recovered with the Undo
|
|
command (see <!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;To Undo an Edit&xd3; on page 205'--><xref
|
|
role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.11">).</para>
|
|
<para>If you intend to paste the text that you delete, use the Cut command
|
|
(see <!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;To
|
|
Move Text (Cut and Paste)&xd3; on page 205'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum"
|
|
linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.12">).</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.35" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Clear Text</title>
|
|
<para>The Clear command replaces the selected text with spaces or blank lines.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text to be cleared.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Clear from the Edit menu.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.36" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.11">To Undo an Edit</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>using Undo in</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Undo, in Text Editor</primary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Undo from the Edit menu or press Control+Z.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>Undo reverses the last cut, paste, clear, delete, change, include, or
|
|
format operation.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.37" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Copy Text</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>copying</primary><secondary>text</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>copying</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text to be copied.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Copy from the Edit menu or press Control+C.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>A copy of the text is stored on a clipboard where it can be accessed
|
|
or replaced by other applications.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Click where you want to insert the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Paste from the Edit menu or press Control+V.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>You can also use drag and drop to copy text (see <!--Original XRef
|
|
content: '&xd2;To Copy Text Using Drag
|
|
and Drop&xd3; on page 208'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.15">).
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>Use this shortcut to copy a word or phrase: Select the text, move the
|
|
pointer to where you want to insert the text, and click mouse button 2. This
|
|
is a quick way to copy text into a dialog box.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.38" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.12">To Move Text (Cut and Paste)</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>cutting and pasting</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Cut from the Edit menu or press Control+X.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>The text is erased from the document and stored on a clipboard where
|
|
it can be accessed or replaced by other applications.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Move the cursor to where you want to insert the
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text.</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Paste from the Edit menu or press Control+V.
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</para>
|
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<para>You can also use drag and drop to move text (see <!--Original XRef
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content: '&xd2;To Move Text Using Drag
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|
and Drop&xd3; on page 208'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.14">).
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</para>
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</listitem></orderedlist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.39" role="Procedure">
|
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<title>To Correct Misspelled Words</title>
|
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<indexterm><primary>spelling, correcting in Text Editor</primary></indexterm>
|
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Check Spelling from the Edit menu.</para>
|
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<para>The Spell dialog box lists misspelled or unrecognized words.</para>
|
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<figure>
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<title>Spell dialog box</title>
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.5" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.9"></graphic>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Select the misspelled word in the Misspelled
|
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Word list that you want to find and press Return. Or, just double-click the
|
|
word.</para>
|
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<para>The next occurrence of the word is highlighted in your document.</para>
|
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</listitem><listitem><para>Type the correct word into the Change To field.
|
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</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Click Change to correct a single occurrence.</para>
|
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</listitem><listitem><para>To find and change additional occurrences, click
|
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Find and then Change.</para>
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<para><emphasis>Or</emphasis>, click Change All to replace all occurrences.
|
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</para>
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</listitem><listitem><para>Click Close when you are done.</para>
|
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</listitem></orderedlist>
|
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<note>
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<para>The Check Spelling feature is only available for the English language.
|
|
</para>
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</note>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.40" role="Procedure">
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<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.13">To Include a File</title>
|
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<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>including file in</secondary></indexterm>
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|
<indexterm><primary>files</primary><secondary>including in Text Editor document</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>You can insert a text file into your document using a menu command or
|
|
by dragging a file icon into the Text Editor window (see <!--Original XRef
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content: '&xd2;To Include a File Using
|
|
Drag and Drop&xd3; on page 208'--><xref role="SecTitleAndPageNum" linkend="UG.TextE.mkr.16">).
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</para>
|
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Position the cursor where you want to insert
|
|
the text file.</para>
|
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</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Include from the File menu.</para>
|
|
<para>The Include a File dialog box lists files and folders on your system.
|
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You can browse the documents listed, or change to a new folder to locate
|
|
other files on your system.</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Include a File dialog box</title>
|
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<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.6" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.10"></graphic>
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</figure>
|
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</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>Select the document you want to insert in the
|
|
Files list.</para>
|
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</listitem><listitem><para>Press Return or click OK.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
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</sect2>
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|
</sect1>
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<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.41">
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<title>Using Drag and Drop</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>drag and drop in</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>dragging</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>dropping</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>dragging</primary><secondary>text</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>dropping</primary><secondary>text</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>files</primary><secondary>dropping in Text Editor document</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>files</primary><secondary>including in document through drag and drop</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>including file through drag and drop</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>drag and drop, in Text Editor</primary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>You can use drag and drop to move or copy text between Text Editor
|
|
documents or other applications. You can also include a file into your document
|
|
using drag and drop.</para>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.42" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.14">To Move Text Using Drag and Drop</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text that you want to move.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>With the pointer on the selection, press and hold
|
|
mouse button 1, and drag to where you want to insert the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Release the mouse button.</para>
|
|
<para>The text is inserted into your document relative to the position of
|
|
the drag icon.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.43" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.15">To Copy Text Using Drag and Drop</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Select the text you want to copy.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>With the pointer on the selection, press and hold
|
|
the Control key and mouse button 1, and drag to where you want to copy the
|
|
text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Release the Control key and mouse button.</para>
|
|
<para>The text is copied relative to the position of the drag icon.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.44" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.16">To Include a File Using Drag and Drop</title>
|
|
<para><indexterm><primary>dragging</primary><secondary>file to Text Editor</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>dropping</primary><secondary>file in Text Editor</secondary></indexterm>When using drag and drop, the contents
|
|
of the file are copied into the Text Editor window at the position of the
|
|
insertion cursor. The original file remains intact.</para>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Click in your document where you want to include
|
|
the file.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Drag the file icon that you want to include into
|
|
the Text Editor window.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.45">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.17">Searching a Document</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>searching</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>search and replace, in Text Editor</primary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>You can search for a word or phrase in your document. The Find command
|
|
begins from the position of the insertion cursor and proceeds through the
|
|
entire document. You can automatically replace or delete occurrences found
|
|
in your document.</para>
|
|
<para>Searches are case sensitive. To find all occurrences, search for both
|
|
lowercase and uppercase instances.</para>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.46" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Find Text</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>finding in Text Editor</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Find/Change from the Edit menu or press
|
|
Control+F.</para>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Find/Change dialog box</title>
|
|
<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.7" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.11"></graphic>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>Type the text you want to find in the Find field.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Press Return or click the Find button to locate
|
|
the next occurrence of the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>To find additional occurrences, press Return or
|
|
click Find again.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.47" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Find and Change Text</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Find/Change from the Edit menu or press
|
|
Control+F.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Type the text you want to find in the Find field.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Type the replacement text in the Change To field.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Press Return or click the Find button to locate
|
|
the next occurrence of the text.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Click Change to replace a single occurrence.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>To find and change additional occurrences, click
|
|
Find and then Change.</para>
|
|
<para><emphasis>Or</emphasis>, click Change All to replace all occurrences.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<caution>
|
|
<para>There is no Undo for Change All.</para>
|
|
</caution>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>Click Close when you are done.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.48" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Find and Delete Text</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Find/Change from the Edit menu or press
|
|
Control+F.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Type the text you want to delete in the Find field.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Leave the Change To field blank.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Press Return or click Find to locate the next occurrence.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Click Change to delete a single occurrence.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>To find and change additional occurrences, click
|
|
Find and then Change.</para>
|
|
<para>Or, click Change All to replace all occurrences.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Click Close when you are done.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.49">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.18">Formatting and Printing Documents</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>formatting document in</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>formatting</primary><secondary>document in Text Editor</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>formatting</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>Once your editing is complete, format your document by choosing margins
|
|
and text alignment.</para>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.50" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Format a Document</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>formatting document in</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>margins, document</primary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>margins</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>justification, setting in Text Editor</primary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>justifying text in</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>justifying</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Choose Settings from the Format menu.</para>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Format Settings dialog box</title>
|
|
<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.8" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.12"></graphic>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>Enter margins.</para>
|
|
<para>The default left margin is 0 and the right margin is dynamically set
|
|
to the width of the Text Editor window. Margins are specified as a number
|
|
of character columns.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Select left, right, justify (block style), or center
|
|
alignment.<indexterm><primary>text</primary><secondary>alignment</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm></para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Determine the scope of the formatting:</para>
|
|
<itemizedlist remap="Bullet2"><listitem><para>To format a single paragraph,
|
|
place the cursor in the paragraph, then click Paragraph.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>To format the entire document, click All.</para>
|
|
</listitem></itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>After closing the dialog box, choose Paragraph
|
|
or All from the Format menu to apply the settings.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.51" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.18a">To Print an Open Document with Default Options</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>printing document with default options</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>printing</primary><secondary>document with default options</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>printing with default options</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Open the document in Text Editor.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Print from the File menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.51a" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title id="UG.TextE.mkr.18b">To Print an Open Document with Specific Options</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>printing document with specific options</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>printing</primary><secondary>document with specific options</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>document</primary><secondary>printing with specific options</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Open the document in Text Editor.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Choose Print... from the File menu or press Control+P.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>The Print dialog box appears.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Print dialog box</title>
|
|
<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.9" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.13"></graphic>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<itemizedlist remap="Bullet2"><listitem><para>To select a different printer,
|
|
type the new printer name in the Printer Name field.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>To output multiple copies, type
|
|
the number of copies in the Copies field.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>To print to a file, click the Print to File checkbox
|
|
and type the path and filename for the file.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>To have long lines wrap to fit the page size,
|
|
click the Use Word Wrap checkbox.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>To set the margins
|
|
for the printed output, type the desired values in the Top, Left,
|
|
Right, and Bottom fields. You can specify margin values in
|
|
inches (in), centimeters (cm), or pixels (pi).
|
|
The default value for all margins is one inch.
|
|
If no unit value is specified, pixels are used.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>Your margin settings remain in effect until you change them. They are used when you
|
|
print with default options.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>To include headers and/or footers on the printed output,
|
|
choose the type of information you want for Top Left, Bottom Left,
|
|
Top Right, and/or Bottom Right. For each position, you can select:
|
|
</para>
|
|
<itemizedlist remap="Bullet2">
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>Date</literal>, to display the current date.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>Document Name</literal>, to display the name of the document being printed.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>Page Number</literal>, to display page numbers.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>User Name</literal>, to display your user name.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>None</literal>, to display nothing.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
<para>The following defaults are used:
|
|
</para>
|
|
<itemizedlist remap="Bullet2">
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>Top Left</literal>—None
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>Top Right</literal>—Document Name
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>Bottom Left</literal>—None
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><literal>Bottom Right</literal>—Page Number
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
<para>Your header and footer settings remain in effect until you change
|
|
them. They are used when you print with default options.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>To set printer-specific options, click the Setup... button on the Print dialog box.
|
|
The Print Setup window appears. From this window, you can access
|
|
both Printer and Job options.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Print Setup window</title>
|
|
<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.9a" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.13a"></graphic>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<para>The Printer options dialog box lets you control such items as page orientation
|
|
(portrait or landscape), page size (legal, letter, etc.), one- or two-sided
|
|
printing, and which printer tray to use.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>The Job options dialog box lets you indicate whether
|
|
you want an email notification sent when your print job completes and
|
|
what text (if any) you want to appear on the banner page. You can also
|
|
specify print command options in the Print Command Options field.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>When finished with the Print Setup window, click OK to set your changes
|
|
and return to the Print dialog box.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>Your Print Setup settings remain in effect until you change
|
|
them. They are used when you print with default options.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>To send the open document to the printer from the
|
|
Print dialog box, click Print.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.52" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Print a Closed Document</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Display the document's file icon in File Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Drag the file icon to the Printer control in the
|
|
Front Panel.</para>
|
|
<para>The Print dialog box is opened.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Optional.</emphasis> Set printing options.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Click Print.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.53">
|
|
<title>Recovering a File</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>restoring</primary><secondary>Text Editor file</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>If Text Editor is interrupted due to a system error, it attempts to
|
|
save your changes in a recovery file in your current folder. The recovery
|
|
file is named <computeroutput>#</computeroutput> <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol><computeroutput>#</computeroutput>, where <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol> is the name of the document. If you had never named your
|
|
document, the recovery file name is <computeroutput>#UNTITLED#.</computeroutput></para>
|
|
<sect2 id="UG.TextE.div.54" role="Procedure">
|
|
<title>To Recover a File</title>
|
|
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Start Text Editor.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Open the recovery file.</para>
|
|
</listitem><listitem><para>Save the document using your original file name
|
|
or provide a new name for a previously unsaved document.</para>
|
|
</listitem></orderedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="UG.TextE.div.55">
|
|
<title>Text Editor and Other Applications</title>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>Text Editor</primary><secondary>used in other applications</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm><primary>applications</primary><secondary>using Text Editor with</secondary></indexterm>
|
|
<para>Other applications can use Text Editor as a tool to edit documents or
|
|
other types of information. Under certain conditions, an application may
|
|
choose to restrict your editing choices. In the example below<?Pub Caret>,
|
|
the File menu has been modified. The Save As command has been replaced with
|
|
a Copy To File command and the New and Open commands are not available.</para>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Text Editor with modified File menu</title>
|
|
<graphic id="UG.TextE.grph.10" entityref="UG.TextE.fig.14"></graphic>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
</chapter>
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