Edit menu

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Edit menu

 

edit-menu

Fig.1. The Edit menu

 

Undo

Hotkey: Ctrl+Z

Right-click menu

 

Choose Undo in the editor to undo your most recent keystrokes or some mouse actions.

 

Using Undo in the editor

 

Undo can reinsert any characters you delete, delete any characters you insert, replace any characters you overwrite, or move your cursor back to its prior position. You can undo multiple successive actions by choosing Undo repeatedly. This removes your changes by "stepping back" through your actions and reverting to their previous state.

 

To specify an undo limit:

 

1. Choose Edit->Properties, and click the General page.

2. In the Undo limit box, enter a number to represent the maximum number of undos you want.

 

Note: You can undo an editing change after you save only if you check the Undo after save check box on the General tab.

 

If you undo a block operation, your file appears as it was before you executed the block operation.

 

Note: The Undo command does not change an option setting that affects more than one window.

 

Redo

Hotkey: Shift+Ctrl+Z

 

Choose Edit->Redo to reverse the effects of your most recent Undo. Redo has an effect only immediately after an Undo command.

 

 

Cut

Hotkey: Ctrl+X

Right-click menu

 

Choose Edit->Cut to remove the selected text from the editor from their current position and place them on the clipboard. Cut replaces the current clipboard contents with the selected item. To insert the contents of the clipboard elsewhere, choose Edit->Paste. If you wish to use the Right-click menu for this function, move the mouse arrow on to the selected text, then click the right button of the mouse.

 

Copy

Hotkey: Ctrl+C

Right Click menu

 

Choose Edit->Copy (or right-click in the editor and choose Copy) to place an exact copy of the selected text, component, or menu on the clipboard and leave the original untouched. Copy replaces the current clipboard contents with the selected text. To insert the contents of the clipboard elsewhere, choose Edit->Paste.

 

Paste

Hotkey: Ctrl+V

Right Click menu

 

Choose Edit->Paste to insert the contents of the clipboard into the active editor page.

 

Note: You can paste only text into the editor window.

 

When pasting into the editor window, the text is inserted at the current cursor position. You can also right-click in the editor and choose Paste from the context menu. You can paste the current contents of the clipboard as many times as you like until you cut or copy a new item onto the clipboard.

 

Delete

Delete key.

Right Click menu

 

Choose Edit->Delete to remove the selected text or component without placing a copy on the clipboard. Even though you cannot paste the deleted item, you can restore it by immediately choosing Edit->Undo.

 

Delete is useful if you want to remove an item but you do not want to overwrite the contents of the clipboard. If you wish to use the Right-click menu for this function, move the mouse arrow on to the selected text, then click the right button of the mouse.

 

Select all

Hotkey: Ctrl+A

 

Сhoose Edit->Select All to select all the text in the currently displayed file.

 

Goto line

Hotkey: Alt+G

 

This command allows to goto any line number. Сhoose Edit->Goto line and type a line number in the dialog box.

 

 

Delete empty lines

 

This will remove (delete) empty (without any text) lines from your file. You can restore it by immediately choosing Edit->Undo.

 

Delete lines from/to

 

This will remove (delete) the specified range of lines lines from your file. When you click this menu item the dialog window will appear, which ask your about lines range. You can restore it by immediately choosing Edit->Undo.

 

Delete comments

 

This will remove (delete) comments in () from your file, reducing file size. You can restore it by immediately choosing Edit->Undo.

 

Delete non-printable characters

 

This will remove (delete) all characters with a decimal code from 0 to 32 and from 128 to 255 from your file. You can restore it by immediately choosing Edit->Undo.

 

Insert file

 

Choose Edit->Insert file to insert the contents of a file into the active editor page. When you'll select this menu item then the dialog window will appear, when you should select a file name for inserting.

 

When inserting into the editor window, the text is inserted at the current cursor position. You can restore it by immediately choosing Edit->Undo.

 

Properties

 

This will open properties dialog window.