The Edit Menu

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# 3.2. The Edit Menu

Edit->Undo (Ctrl-Z)

  This is used to eliminate or reverse the most recent user action or operation.

Edit->Redo (Ctrl-Shift-Z)

  This will reverse the most recent change (if any) made using Undo.

Edit->Cut (Ctrl-X)

  This command deletes the current selection and places it on the clipboard. The clipboard is a feature of KDE that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.

Edit->Copy (Ctrl-C)

  This copies the currently selected text to the clipboard so that it may be pasted elsewhere. The clipboard is a feature of KDE that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.

Edit->Paste (Ctrl-V)

  This will insert the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position. The clipboard is feature of KDE that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.

Edit->Select All

  This will select the entire document. This could be very useful for copying the entire file to another application.

Edit->Find (Ctrl-F)

  This opens the find dialog which is used to specify the text to Find in the document. There is small text box for entering the search pattern. Two other options are included to make the search more efficient. Selecting Case Sensitive will limit finds to entries that match the case (upper or lower) of each of the characters in the search pattern. Find Backwards directs the search to proceed in an upwardly direction.

Edit->Find Next (F3)

  This repeats the last find operation, if any, without calling the find dialog box.

Edit->Replace (Ctrl-R)

  This command opens the replace dialog box. The replace dialog is similar to the above-mentioned find dialog but with the addition of a Replace With: text box. Using this dialog the user can specify both the text to be found and text with which to replace it. This dialog also contains two additional buttons. The Replace button allows the user to make one replacement at a time which is useful when not all instances of the searched for text should be replaced. The Replace All button should be used with caution as it will immediately replace every instance of the specified text.

Edit->Insert File

  This opens the File Open dialog box whereby the user can insert a complete file in the open document. The file will be entered at the position of the blinking text cursor.

Edit->Insert Date

  This will enter the current date at the position of the blinking text cursor.

Edit->Clean Spaces

  Choosing this item will remove from any selected text any extra spaces and all carriage returns (the code for the end of a paragraph brought about by pressing the Enter key.)In other words, any occurences of two or more spaces will be reduced to one space; and all paragraphs and blank lines will be reduced to one single paragraph.

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