Index

Edit Menu

The Edit menu includes several standard Windows menus, as well as menus, which are specific for a code editor:

Undo

Undo command cancels the results of the last command. However, as with all applications, there are commands, such as Save As, which can’t be undone.


Redo

Redo command repeats the result of the last command.

Cut

Cut command cuts the selected code and puts it temporarily on the clipboard. After you paste the code, it is deleted from the original location.

Copy

Copy command copies the selected code and puts it temporarily on the clipboard. After you paste the code, it is still present in the original location.

Paste

Paste command pastes the code, which is currently on the clipboard.

Delete

Delete command deleted the selected code. By selecting the respective submenu, you can choose to delete a line, a word or a selection of any size.

Insert

Insert command allows to insert common objects. By selecting the respective submenu, you can insert the current time, the short and long dates and a page break.

Change case

Change case command allows to change the case of the selected code. You can choose to make the whole text uppercase or lowercase, make it sentence case or capitalize it:

  • Make Uppercase: Use this command to make all the characters in the selection uppercase.

  • Make Lowercase: Use this command to make all the characters in the selection lowercase.

  • Sentence Case: Use this command to capitalize the first letter of each sentence in the selection.

  • Capitalize: Use this command to capitalize the first letter in each word in the selection. You may want to use the Capitalize command for titles because there you need a capital letter at the beginning of most words.

Advanced

Advanced command contains many useful commands, which will easy the process of writing code. The submenus of the Advanced menu are:

  • Show Whitespace: The Show Whitespace command shows all the intervals between the words in your
    code.

  • Comment Selection: The Comment Selection command allows to comment the portion of code you have selected, using the comment syntax of the programming language the file is in.

  • Uncomment Selection: The Uncomment Selection command allows to uncomment the portion of code you
    have selected, using the comment syntax of the programming language the file is in.

  • Sort Lines Ascending: The Sort Lines Ascending command allows to sort your code according to the ascending numbers of code lines.

  • Sort Lines Descending: The Sort Lines Descending command allows to sort your code according to the descending numbers of code lines.

  • Set Repeat Count: The Set Repeat Count command allows to specify how many times the next command should be repeated. This is useful when you need to apply the same command to several code segments.

  • Choose Command: The Choose Command submenu opens a dialog box, where there is a long list of useful commands for you to choose from. Most of the commands in this list are not accessible from elsewhere, so you may want to spend some time and get familiar with what commands are available here.

Macro

Macro command allows to record macros and play them. At any given moment, you can have up to 10 macros for the sets of operations you perform most frequently.