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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:
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Make Uppercase: Use this command to make all the characters in the
selection uppercase.
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Make Lowercase: Use this command to make
all the characters in the selection lowercase.
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Sentence Case: Use this command to
capitalize the first letter of each sentence in the selection.
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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:
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Show Whitespace: The Show Whitespace
command shows all the intervals between the words in your
code.
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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.
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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.
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Sort Lines Ascending: The Sort Lines
Ascending command allows to sort your code according to the ascending numbers
of code lines.
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Sort Lines Descending: The Sort Lines
Descending command allows to sort your code according to the descending
numbers of code lines.
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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.
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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.
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