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The menu item, is to pull down the Edit menu by holding down the left Try using this to make an extra copy of the whole text within theĪn alternative to using two mouse clicks, first on the menu and then The Edit Copy option allows you to copy some text to theĬlipboard without deleting it. In what follows the notation: Edit Paste means select the

Choose Paste from the Edit menu, and the text.

Position the cursor at the beginning of the text, where the.

Mouse button Select Cut by clicking with the mouse button.

Select the Edit menu by clicking on Edit with the left.

Select the question part of the light bulb joke.

Hence, a cut followed by a paste can be used to move a piece Whatever text is currently on the clipboard and inserts it at theĬursor. Place where it's saved is called the clipboard. Most text editors have operations called cut and paste.Ĭut deletes a piece of text and (invisibly) saves it somewhere. One of the main advantages of computer text processing is the way youĬan move text around, and change the structure of a document very

Click the left mouse button four times to select the wholeĮxperiment with selecting various bits of the text you have typed.

Click the left mouse button three times to select the line.

Click the left mouse button twice fairly rapidly to select the.

There are quicker ways of making common sorts of selections: The selected text appears highlighted, with a different Still holding the left button down, wipe across theĭesired text. To makeĪ selection, select the beginning with the left mouse button and then, Many operations in Nedit are done by selecting pieces of text.

(If you haven't done so already, make some By moving the cursor,ĭeleting characters, and inserting new ones, you can correct any Theīackarrow above the return key deletes to the left. The Delete key deletes the character to the right of the cursor. The Return key inserts a newline at the cursor. For short distances, it may be more convenient to use theĪrrow keys on the right hand side of the keyboard.

The text by pointing to where you want it and clicking the left mouseīutton. Notice how the blinking vertical line (the cursor) indicates (Yes, we know it's the wrong way round - this is deliberate!) Q: How many mystery writers does it take to screw in a light bulb? Move the mouse pointer into your Nedit windowĪ: Two, one to screw it almost all the way in and the other to give Nedit is only one among many text editorsĪvailable on Linux once you are familiar with the principles of textĮditing you may like to explore others, some of which are described on The remainder of this section is devoted to an introduction to the Increasingly blurred as text processors and word processors incorporate more The form in which it will be printed.In practice the boundaries between these types of program have become Get) because the document appears on the screen in (more or less) Processors) are often described as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Spelling checkers, and automatic maintenance of references, tables These notes are produced using such a system, calledĪ word processor such as Microsoft Word is a combination of aĪ desktop publishing system combines text editing andįormatting with many other facilities such as drawing packages, Nedit to write your computer programs, etc.Ī text processor takes text, with extra formatting commands,Īnd formats it neatly, using a variety of fonts and formattingĬonventions. They can be very roughly classified asĪ text editor allows you to type text, correct mistakes, and There are many computer programs available which help in the For information about otherįacilities in Nedit, and for quicker ways of doing things, see the Practice them until you can do them without thinking. The techniques you will learn today are fundamental, and you should (unless you find another editor that suits you better). This session will introduce you to Nedit, a simple textĮditor, which you will use a great deal throughout your course Up: Introductory Unix Labs Previous: Session 2: Manipulating files Session 3: Text Editing and our QandA site