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<!-- $XConsortium: Tasks.sgm /main/12 1996/10/29 13:29:05 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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<!-- Help volume: Textedit -->
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<!-- File name: Tasks -->
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<Chapter Id="Tasks">
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<Title>Text Editor Tasks</Title>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Opening and Saving Documents</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.1">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToCreateANewDocument"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.2">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToOpenAnExistingDocument"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.3">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.4">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.5">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToRecoverAFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.6">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToCloseTextEditor"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Entering and Editing Text</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.7">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.8">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetWrapToFit"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.9">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDisplayTheStatusLine"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.10">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetOverStrikeMode"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.11">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToScrollADocument">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.12">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToGoToASpecificLineNumber"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.13">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToInsertSpecialCharacters"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.14">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.15">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDeleteText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.16">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToClearText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.17">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToUndoAnEdit"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.18">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToCopyText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.19">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToMoveText">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.20">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDragAndDropData"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.21">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToFindOrChangeText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.22">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToCheckSpelling"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.23">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToIncludeAFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Formatting and Printing Documents</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.24">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToFormatADocument"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.25">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToPrintADocument"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Note>
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<Para>These instructions assume that you are using a mouse. Most tasks
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can also be done without a mouse. See <OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Intromgr DesktopKeyboardNav"> Keyboard Shortcuts for the Desktop</OLink>
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for more information.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.26">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Sect1 Id="ToCreateANewDocument">
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<Title>To Create a New Document</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>creating: document</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>document: creating</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>creating: new lines</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>opening: new document</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.27">
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<Para>Click the Text Editor control in the Front Panel
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to open a new document.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.28">
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<Para>Start typing your text. To begin a new line, press Return.</Para>
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<Para>To automatically break lines at the edge of the window instead
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of typing line returns, see <XRef Linkend="ToSetWrapToFit">.
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</Para>
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<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
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<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorCreateFile" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.1"></Graphic>
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<Para>A new document is automatically named UNTITLED. When you save your work, you can provide a new document name.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.29">
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<Para><Link Type="jump" Linkend="SDL-RESERVED-hometopic">To Start Text Editor</Link>
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.30">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetWrapToFit"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.31">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.32">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToOpenAnExistingDocument">
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<Title>To Open an Existing Document</Title>
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<Para>You can use Text Editor or File Manager to open a document
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you have created.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>document: opening</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>opening: existing document</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<Para>&sigspace;
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To open an existing document from Text Editor:</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.33">
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<Para>Choose Open from the File menu.</Para>
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<Para>The Open 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
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to locate other files on your system.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.34">
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<Para>Select the document you want to open in the Files list or type the
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file name in the Enter file name field.</Para>
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<Para>If the document is not in the current folder, first change
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to the folder that contains your document. Then choose a name in the Folders list or type the path
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name of the folder you wish to view in the Enter path or folder name field.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.35">
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<Para>Press Return or click OK.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorOpenFile" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.2"></Graphic>
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<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
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<Para>To open an existing document from File Manager:</Para>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>opening: document from File Manager</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>document: opening from File Manager</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>File Manager: opening Text Editor document</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.36">
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<Para>Display the document's file icon in a File Manager window.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.37">
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<Para>Do <Emphasis>one</Emphasis> of the following:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.38">
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<Para>Double-click the document's file icon.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.39">
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<Para>Select the document, then choose Open from the Selected menu.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.40">
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<Para>Drag the document to the Text Editor control in the Front Panel.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.41">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.42">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="openDialog"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.43">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.44">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile">
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<Title>To Save a Document to a New File</Title>
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<OrderedList>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>saving: document to new file</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.45">
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<Para>Choose Save As from the File menu.</Para>
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<Para>The Save As dialog box is displayed.</Para>
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<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorSaveAs" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.3"></Graphic>
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<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
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<Para>If you used <GlossTerm>Wrap To Fit</GlossTerm>, choose whether you
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want to add newline characters (hard carriage returns) to the end of
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wrapped lines. If you do not add newline characters, the
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line endings remain dynamic and will adjust to the width of the
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window when the document is reopened.</Para>
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<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorWordWrap" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.4"></Graphic>
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<Para>If Wrap To Fit is not set (the default), this choice does not appear in the dialog box.
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</Para>
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<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.46">
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<Para>Type a new file name in the Enter file name field to store
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the document in your current folder.</Para>
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<Para>To store your document in a different location, do <Emphasis>one</Emphasis> of the following:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.47">
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<Para>To save your document in a subfolder, select the folder from the
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Folders list, and press Return or click Update. Then type a file name in the
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Enter file name field.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.48">
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<Para>To save your document in a different folder than your home folder,
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type the folder name in the Enter path or folder name field. Then provide a
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file name in the Enter file name field.</Para>
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, type the complete path name of your document in the Enter
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file name field.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.49">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetWrapToFit"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.50">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.51">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile">
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<Title>To Save a Document to the Current File</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>document: saving</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>saving: document to current file</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.52">
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<Para>Choose Save from the File menu to save your work and continue editing
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your document.</Para>
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<Para>If you used <GlossTerm>Wrap To Fit</GlossTerm>, choose whether you
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want to add newline characters (hard carriage returns) to the end of
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wrapped lines. If you do not add newline characters, the
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line endings remain dynamic and will adjust to the width of the
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window when the document is reopened.&newline;Click Yes to save your changes and close the dialog box.</Para>
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<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorSave" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.5"></Graphic>
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<Para>If Wrap To Fit is off (the default), the Save dialog box is not displayed.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.53">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetWrapToFit"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.54">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.55">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToRecoverAFile">
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<Title>To Recover a File</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>file: recovering</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>recovering, a file</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>If Text Editor is interrupted due to a system error, it attempts
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to save your document in a recovery file in your current
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folder. The recovery file is named <Symbol Role="Variable">#filename#</Symbol>, where
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<Symbol Role="Variable">filename</Symbol> is the name of the document. If you had never
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saved your file, the recovery file name is <ComputerOutput>#UNTITLED#</ComputerOutput>.</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.56">
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<Para>Start Text Editor.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.57">
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<Para>Open the recovery file.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.58">
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<Para>Save the document using your original file name or provide a
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new name for a previously unsaved document.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.59">
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<Para><Link Type="jump" Linkend="ToOpenTextEditor">To Open Text Editor</Link>
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.60">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.61">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.62">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToCloseTextEditor">
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<Title>To Close Text Editor</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>closing: Text Editor</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Text Editor: closing</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>exiting: Text Editor</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.63">
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<Para>Save your open document (if necessary).</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.64">
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<Para>Choose Close from the File menu or press Alt+F4.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Note>
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<Para><Anchor Id="Metakey">
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If your keyboard does not have an Alt key, ask your system administrator
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to identify the corresponding key.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.65">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.66">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.67">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToEnterText">
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<Title>To Enter Text</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>entering text</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: entering</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>creating: paragraph</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>paragraph indent</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.68">
|
|
<Para>Click in the document and start typing.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The cursor, an I-bar, indicates where characters will be inserted as you
|
|
type.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.69">
|
|
<Para>To start a new line, press Return.</Para>
|
|
<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, you can use <GlossTerm>Wrap To Fit</GlossTerm> to automatically
|
|
wrap lines to fit the width of the window. As you type, lines break
|
|
once the text reaches the edge of the window. To turn Wrap To Fit on,
|
|
see <Link Type="jump" Linkend="ToSetWrapToFit">To Set Wrap To Fit</Link>.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.70">
|
|
<Para>To start a paragraph, press Return twice.</Para>
|
|
<Para>To create a paragraph indent, press the Tab key or type
|
|
spaces to indent your text. Subsequent lines will use the
|
|
indented style.</Para>
|
|
<Para>See <XRef Linkend="EditingAndCursorKeys"> for a description
|
|
of the keys you can use while typing and editing
|
|
your document.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.71">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="EditingAndCursorKeys"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.72">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToScrollADocument"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.73">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.74">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDisplayTheStatusLine"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.75">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetOverstrikeMode"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.76">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToInsertSpecialCharacters"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.77">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetWrapToFit"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.78">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ToSetWrapToFit">
|
|
<Title>To Set Wrap To Fit</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>Wrap To Fit, setting on and off</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>line breaks</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>Use Wrap To Fit to automatically
|
|
wrap lines at the edge of the window. Line endings inserted
|
|
by Wrap To Fit are dynamic. Resizing the Text Editor window
|
|
will cause the text to conform to the new size.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.79">
|
|
<Para>To set Wrap To Fit on, choose Wrap To Fit from the Options menu.&newline;To set it off, choose Wrap To Fit again.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
|
|
<Para>If you use Wrap To Fit, it affects how you save your document
|
|
(see <XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile"> or
|
|
<XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile">).</Para>
|
|
<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.80">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToANewFile"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.81">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSaveADocumentToTheCurrentFile"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.82">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.83">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ToDisplayTheStatusLine">
|
|
<Title>To Display the Status Line</Title>
|
|
<Para><Anchor Id="status-currentline">
|
|
<Anchor Id="status-totallines">
|
|
<Anchor Id="status-message"><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>status line: displaying</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>current line number, finding</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>line count</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>application messages</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
The status line reports the line number where the insertion cursor is
|
|
located and the total number of lines in a document. It also displays
|
|
Text Editor messages and indicates whether Overstrike mode is active.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.84">
|
|
<Para>To display the status line, choose Status Line from the Options menu. To
|
|
remove the status line, choose Status Line again from the menu.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorStatusLine" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.6"></Graphic>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.85">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToGoToASpecificLineNumber"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.86">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSetOverstrikeMode"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.87">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.88">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ToSetOverStrikeMode">
|
|
<Title>To Set Overstrike Mode</Title>
|
|
<Para><Anchor Id="status-overstrike">
|
|
As you type, new characters are inserted. If you want to
|
|
type over existing characters, change to Overstrike mode.</Para>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>Overstrike mode</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>Insert mode</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.89">
|
|
<Para>To set Overstrike mode, choose Overstrike from the Options menu. To return to Insert mode, choose Overstrike again from the menu.</Para>
|
|
<Para><Emphasis>Or,</Emphasis> use the Insert key to change between Insert and
|
|
Overstrike mode.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
<Note>
|
|
<Para>The status line reports when Overstrike mode is active (see
|
|
<XRef Linkend="ToDisplayTheStatusLine">).
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</Note>
|
|
<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.90">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.91">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDisplayTheStatusLine"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.92">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.93">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ToScrollADocument">
|
|
<Title>To Scroll a Document</Title>
|
|
<Para>Use the mouse or keyboard scrolling keys to display a
|
|
long document.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>scrolling keys</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>keys:scrolling</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>Mouse</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.94">
|
|
<Para>Drag the vertical scroll bar to view additional text. Use the
|
|
horizontal scroll bar to view long lines of text.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>Keyboard</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<VariableList>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term><Emphasis Role="heading">Key</Emphasis></Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para><Emphasis Role="heading"> Scroll Movement</Emphasis></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Page Up</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Up one page
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Page Down</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Down one page
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Control+Page Up</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Left one page
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Control+Page Down&sigspace;</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Right one page
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Control+Home</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Beginning of the document
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>End</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>End of document
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Control+G</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Go to a specified line number
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
</VariableList>
|
|
<Note>
|
|
<Para>Some key combinations may be different for the system you
|
|
are using. If so, ask your system administrator to identify the
|
|
corresponding keys.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</Note>
|
|
<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.95">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.96">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ToGoToASpecificLineNumber">
|
|
<Title>To Go to a Specific Line Number</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>go to line</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.97">
|
|
<Para>Display the status line (see <XRef Linkend="ToDisplayTheStatusLine">).</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.98">
|
|
<Para>Press Control+G or click in the Line field of the status line.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.99">
|
|
<Para>Type the line number you want to go to and press Return.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.100">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDisplayTheStatusLine"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.101">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.102">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ToInsertSpecialCharacters">
|
|
<Title>To Insert Special Characters</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>control key, inserting special characters</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>special characters, using</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>Some key combinations used to insert special characters may be
|
|
reserved by Text Editor. For example, a Text Editor mnemonic for
|
|
displaying a menu might conflict with a key sequence used on your
|
|
system to produce a special character.</Para>
|
|
<Para>To insert the character you may need to override the
|
|
reserved behavior by preceding the key combination with
|
|
Control+Q.</Para>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.103">
|
|
<Para><Link Type="jump" Linkend="Metakey">Alt key</Link>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.104">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.105">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToSelectText">
|
|
<Title>To Select Text</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: selecting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>selecting text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>highlighting text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>selection: keyboard</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>selection: mouse</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: deselecting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>deselecting text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>Before using edit commands (such as cut and copy) first select the text
|
|
you want to change.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To select by clicking:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<VariableList>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Word</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Double-click the word</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Line</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Triple-click the line</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>All text</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Quadruple-click anywhere in the document</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Deselect text</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Click any empty area in the window
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
</VariableList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To select a text block:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.106">
|
|
<Para>Click at the beginning of the text block.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.107">
|
|
<Para>Press and hold mouse button 1 and drag to the end of
|
|
the text block.</Para>
|
|
<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, press and hold Shift and
|
|
one of the arrow keys to change the selection.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text:deselecting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>deselecting text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To select and replace text using secondary selection:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.108">
|
|
<Para>Select the text that you want to replace.&newline;</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.109">
|
|
<Para>Move the pointer to the beginning of the text you want in your
|
|
second selection. Hold down the <Link Type="jump" Linkend="Metakey">Alt key</Link> and mouse
|
|
button 2, and drag to the end of the text you want to select.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The text is underlined.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.110">
|
|
<Para>Release the Alt key and mouse button.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The underlined text overwrites your first selection.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Note>
|
|
<Para>See <XRef Linkend="KeyboardSelection"> for ways to select
|
|
text using the keyboard.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</Note>
|
|
<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.111">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="KeyboardSelection"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.112">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDeleteText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.113">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToMoveText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.114">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToClearText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.115">
|
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDragAndDropData"></Para>
|
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</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.116">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="KeyboardSelection">
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|
<Title>To Select Text Using the Keyboard</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>keyboard selection</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>You can use the keyboard to select text in these ways:
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<VariableList>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Text block</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Move the cursor to the beginning of the text
|
|
block. Hold down Shift and one of the arrow keys to move the
|
|
cursor to the end of the text you want to select.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Cursor to beginning of line&sigspace;</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+Home</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Cursor to end of line</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+End</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Cursor to beginning of paragraph</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+Control+Up Arrow</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Cursor to end of paragraph</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+Control+Down Arrow</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Cursor to beginning of document</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+Control+Home</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Cursor to end of document</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+Control+End</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>All text</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+Control+/</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
<VarListEntry>
|
|
<Term>Deselect text</Term>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Shift+Control+\</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</VarListEntry>
|
|
</VariableList>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.117">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.118">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToDeleteText">
|
|
<Title>To Delete Text</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>deleting text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: deleting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>The Delete command erases text but does not store the data on the
|
|
clipboard. Delete is useful if you want to remove text but not overwrite
|
|
data previously stored on the clipboard using the cut or copy commands.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.119">
|
|
<Para>Select the text.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.120">
|
|
<Para>Choose Delete from the Edit menu or press the Delete key.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.121">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.122">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToUndoAnEdit"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.123">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToClearText">
|
|
<Title>To Clear Text</Title>
|
|
<Para>The Clear command replaces a block of text with spaces.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>clearing text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: clearing</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.124">
|
|
<Para>Select the text to be cleared.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.125">
|
|
<Para>Choose Clear from the Edit menu.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.126">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.127">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToUndoAnEdit"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.128">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToUndoAnEdit">
|
|
<Title>To Undo An Edit</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>Undo command</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>restoring: text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: restoring</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>Undo reverses the last cut, copy, paste, clear, delete, include,
|
|
or format command.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.129">
|
|
<Para>Choose Undo from the Edit menu or press Control+Z.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.130">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.131">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToCopyText">
|
|
<Title>To Copy Text</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>copying text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: copying</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.132">
|
|
<Para>Select the text to copy.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.133">
|
|
<Para>Choose Copy from the Edit menu or press Control+C.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The text is stored on a clipboard where it can be accessed or
|
|
replaced by other applications.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.134">
|
|
<Para>Click where you want to insert the text.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.135">
|
|
<Para>Choose Paste from the Edit menu or press Control+V.
|
|
</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>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.136">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.137">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToMoveText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.138">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDragandDropData"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.139">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToMoveText">
|
|
<Title>To Move Text (Cut and Paste)</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>moving text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>cut and paste</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>cutting text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>pasting text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: cutting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: pasting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.140">
|
|
<Para>Select the text.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.141">
|
|
<Para>Choose Cut from the Edit menu or press Control+X.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The text is erased and stored on a clipboard where it can
|
|
be accessed or replaced by other applications.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.142">
|
|
<Para>Click where you want to insert the text.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.143">
|
|
<Para>Choose Paste from the Edit menu or press Control+V.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.144">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.145">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToCopyText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.146">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDragAndDropData"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.147">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToDragAndDropData">
|
|
<Title>To Drag and Drop Data</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>drag and drop</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>dragging and dropping data</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>
|
|
You can use drag and drop to copy or move text in a document or
|
|
to transfer text between desktop applications.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To Copy Text:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.148">
|
|
<Para>Select the text that you want to copy.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.149">
|
|
<Para>
|
|
With the pointer over the selection, press and hold Control and mouse
|
|
button 1 and drag to where you want to insert the text.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.150">
|
|
<Para>Release the mouse button.</Para>
|
|
<Para>
|
|
The text is inserted relative to the position of the drag icon.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To Move Text:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.151">
|
|
<Para>Select the text that you want to move.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.152">
|
|
<Para>With the pointer over the selection, press and hold Shift and mouse button 1
|
|
and drag to where you want to insert the text.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.153">
|
|
<Para>Release the mouse button.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The text is inserted relative to the position of the drag icon.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Para>For instructions to drag and drop a file icon, see <XRef Linkend="ToIncludeAFile">.</Para>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.154">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToSelectText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.155">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToCopyText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.156">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToMoveText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.157">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToIncludeAFile"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.158">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToFindOrChangeText">
|
|
<Title>To Find or Change Text</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>finding text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>changing text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>replacing text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>search and replace</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text search</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>searching</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: find</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: change</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: search</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text: replace</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To Find Text:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.159">
|
|
<Para>Choose Find/Change from the Edit menu.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.160">
|
|
<Para>Type the text you are looking for into the Find field.</Para>
|
|
<Para>Searches are case sensitive. To
|
|
find all occurrences, search for both lowercase and uppercase instances.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.161">
|
|
<Para>Click Find or press Return to locate the next occurrence of the text.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The Find command starts from the position of the insertion cursor and
|
|
proceeds through the entire document.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.162">
|
|
<Para>To find additional occurrences, choose Find or press Return.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorFindChange" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.7"></Graphic>
|
|
<Para>&sigspace;</Para>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To Find and Change Text:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.163">
|
|
<Para>Type the text to locate in the Find field.</Para>
|
|
<Para>Searches are case sensitive. To
|
|
find all occurrences, search for both lowercase and uppercase instances.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.164">
|
|
<Para>Type the replacement text in the Change To field.</Para>
|
|
<Para>To delete a word or phrase, leave the Change To field blank.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.165">
|
|
<Para>Click Find or press Return to locate the first occurrence of the text.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The Find command starts from the position of the insertion cursor and
|
|
proceeds through the entire document.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.166">
|
|
<Para>Click Change to replace a single occurrence.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.167">
|
|
<Para>Repeat steps 3 and 4 to replace additional occurrences.</Para>
|
|
<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, click Change All to replace all occurrences.&newline;(Undo is not available for Change All.)
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.168">
|
|
<Para>Click Close when you are done.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.169">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToCheckSpelling">
|
|
<Title>To Check Spelling</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>check spelling</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>spelling, correcting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>spell checker</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.170">
|
|
<Para>Choose Check Spelling from the Edit menu.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The Spell dialog box lists misspelled or unrecognized words.</Para>
|
|
<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorSpell" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.8"></Graphic>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.171">
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<Para>Select the word you want to correct in the Misspelled Word list.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.172">
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<Para>Type the correct word into the Change To field.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.173">
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<Para>Click Find or press Return to locate the first occurrence.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.174">
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<Para>Click Change to replace a single occurrence.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.175">
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<Para>Repeat steps 4 and 5 to visit each occurrence.</Para>
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, click Change All to replace all occurrences.&newline;(Undo is not available for Change All.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.176">
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<Para>Repeat steps 2 - 5 to correct other words.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.177">
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<Para>Click Close when you are done.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Note>
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<Para>The Spell dialog box is only available for English.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>See Also</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.178">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.179">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
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|
</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToIncludeAFile">
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<Title>To Include a File</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>including: file</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>inserting: file</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>file: including</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>file: inserting</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>You can insert a text file into your document using a menu
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|
command or by dragging a file from File Manager.
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</Para>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>To use a menu command:</Title>
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|
<Step>
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<OrderedList>
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|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.180">
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|
<Para>Position the cursor where you want to insert the document.</Para>
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|
</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.181">
|
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<Para>Choose Include from the File menu.</Para>
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<Para>The Include a File dialog box lists files and folders on your system.
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You can insert a file from the current folder, a subfolder, or
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|
a different folder.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.182">
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|
<Para>Select a document to include in <Emphasis>one</Emphasis> of these ways:</Para>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.183">
|
|
<Para>To include a file from the current folder, select the file name in the Files
|
|
list and press Return.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.184">
|
|
<Para>To include a file from a subfolder, double-click the folder name in the
|
|
Folders list, then select the file name and press Return.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.185">
|
|
<Para>To locate a file in a different folder, type the path name of the folder
|
|
in the Enter path or folder name field and press Return. Then select the
|
|
file name and press Return.</Para>
|
|
<Para><Emphasis>Or,</Emphasis> you can type the complete path name of the document in
|
|
the Enter file name field.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>browsing file to include</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorInclude" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.9"></Graphic>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To drag a file from File Manager:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.186">
|
|
<Para>Click in the document where you want the file inserted.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.187">
|
|
<Para>Open a File Manager window and locate the file that you want
|
|
to include.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.188">
|
|
<Para>Hold down mouse button 1 and drag the file's icon from
|
|
File Manager to the Text Editor document.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.189">
|
|
<Para>Release the mouse button.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.190">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.191">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToFormatADocument">
|
|
<Title>To Format a Document</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>formatting document</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>margins: setting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>alignment: text</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text alignment</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>document: formatting</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Para>When you finish editing your document, format
|
|
it by setting margins and paragraph alignment.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.192">
|
|
<Para>Choose Settings from the Format menu.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.193">
|
|
<Para>Enter new left and right margins, if desired.</Para>
|
|
<Para>The default left margin is 0 and the right margin is dynamically
|
|
set to the width of the window. Margins are specified as the number
|
|
of character columns.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.194">
|
|
<Para>Select right, left, justify (block style), or center alignment.</Para>
|
|
<Para>Left-aligned text is the default setting.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.195">
|
|
<Para>Do <Emphasis>one</Emphasis> of the following:</Para>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.196">
|
|
<Para>To format a single paragraph, place the cursor in the paragraph, then
|
|
click Paragraph.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.197">
|
|
<Para>To format the entire document, click All.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.198">
|
|
<Para>Click Close when you are done.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.199">
|
|
<Para>To reapply format settings after closing the dialog box, choose
|
|
Paragraph or All from the Format menu.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorSettings" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.10"></Graphic>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.200">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToEnterText"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.201">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
<Sect1 Id="ToPrintADocument">
|
|
<Title>To Print a Document</Title>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>printing: document</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>document: printing</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>print</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To print an open document with default options:<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></Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<orderedlist>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>Open the document in Text Editor.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>Choose Print from the File menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</orderedlist>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>
|
|
<Anchor Id="printSetupDialog">
|
|
To print an open document with specific options:
|
|
<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>
|
|
</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<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>
|
|
<Graphic Entityref="TextEditorPrint" Id="HTXTE.TSKS.fig.11"></Graphic>
|
|
<itemizedlist>
|
|
<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><Anchor Id="print-pageMargins">
|
|
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><Anchor Id="print-pageHeadersFootersp">
|
|
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>
|
|
<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>
|
|
<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><Anchor Id="print-appSpecific">
|
|
To set printer-specific options, click the Setup... button on the Print dialog box.
|
|
The Print Setup window appears. From this window, you can
|
|
examine printer information and define both Printer and Job options.
|
|
See
|
|
<olink type="Jump" LocalInfo="PrnSetup PrintSetupRef">Print Setup
|
|
Window</OLink> for more information.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>To send the open document to the printer from the
|
|
Print dialog box, click Print.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</orderedlist>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>To print a closed document:</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.209">
|
|
<Para>Display the document's file icon in File Manager.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.210">
|
|
<Para>Drag the file icon to the Front Panel Printer control.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.211">
|
|
<Para><Emphasis>Optional.</Emphasis>&newline;Enter printing options.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.212">
|
|
<Para>Click Print in the Print dialog box.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
<Procedure>
|
|
<Title>See Also</Title>
|
|
<Step>
|
|
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.213">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToDragAndDropData"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.214">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToFormatADocument"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem Id="HTXTE.TSKS.item.215">
|
|
<Para><XRef Linkend="TableOfContents"></Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
<Para>These instructions assume that you are using a mouse. Most
|
|
tasks can also be done without a mouse.
|
|
See <OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Intromgr DesktopKeyboardNav"> Keyboard
|
|
Shortcuts for the Desktop</OLink> for more information.</Para>
|
|
</Step>
|
|
</Procedure>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
</Chapter>
|
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