The Edit Menu
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The Edit Menu

The Edit menu contains a host of commands, all to work with the currently active document.

Menu Entries

Edit->Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Undo the last editing command (typing, copying, cutting etc.)

Note

If grouped undo is enabled, this may undo several editing commands of the same type, like typing in characters.

Edit->Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z)

Redo the last undo step.

Edit->Cut (Ctrl+X)

Removes selected text if any, and places a copy of the removed text in the clipboard.

Edit->Copy (Ctrl+C)

Copies selected text, if any, to the clipboard.

Edit->Copy as HTML

Copies selected text with the syntax highlight as HTML text.

Edit->Paste (Ctrl+V)

Copies the first item in the clipboard into the editor at cursor position.

Note

If Overwrite Selection is enabled, the pasted text will overwrite the selection, if any.

Edit->Select All (Ctrl+A)

Selects all text in the editor.

Edit->Deselect (Ctrl+Shift+A)

Deselects the selected text in the editor if any.

Edit->Block Selection Mode (Ctrl+Shift+B)

Toggles Selection Mode. When the Selection Mode is “BLOCK”, you can make vertical selections, ie select column 5 to 10 in lines 9 to 15.

The status bar shows the current state of the Selection Mode, either “NORM” or “BLK”.

Edit->Find... (Ctrl+F)

Launch the Find Dialog to allow you to search for text in the edited document.

Edit->Find Next (F3)

Go to the nearest downwards match of the last text or regular expression searched for, starting from cursor position

Edit->Find Previous (Shift+F3)

Go to the nearest upwards match of the last text or regular expression searched for, starting from cursor position

Edit->Replace... (Ctrl+R)

Launch the Replace Dialog to replace one or more instances of a defined text with something else.

Edit->Go to line... (Ctrl+G)

Launches the Go To Line Dialog, allowing you to enter the number of a line to find in the document

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