Text Editor window controls

Used to create and modify the text in the text window of the word processor Text Editor window. Opens when you select the Place Text tool from the Text tool box.

The Text Editor can also be opened by placing the focus on the Element Selection tool and clicking on the text in the design file.

Text Editor Icon Bar

Contains the controls that create and modify the text style of the text in the text window of the word processor Text Editor window. For more information, see the Text Editor Icon Bar.

Tab ruler

Defines tabs stops in text and allows you to place text with tabs, first line and paragraph indents. Right-clicking on the Tab ruler allows you to save, retrieve and delete an indents or tab scheme. Selecting Indents and Tabs opens the Indents and Tabs Settings dialog box, selecting Tab Schemes opens the Tab Schemes dialog box, and selecting Save Scheme opens the Save Scheme dialog box.

Find <CTRL-F>

Choosing Find from the right-click, pop-up menu, opens the Find dialog box.

Select All <CTRL-A>

Choosing Select All from the right-click, pop-up menu, selects all text.

Cut <CTRL-X>

Choosing Cut from the right-click, pop-up menu, cuts the selected text.

Copy <CTRL-C>

Choosing Copy from the right-click, pop-up menu, copies the selected text.

Paste <CTRL-V>

Choosing Paste from the right-click, pop-up menu, pastes the text on the Clipboard to the location of the pointer.

<CTRL-B>

If pressed with the pointer in the text window, bolds the selected text.

<CTRL-I>

If pressed with the pointer in the text window, italicizes the selected text.

<CTRL-U>

If pressed with the pointer in the text window, underlines the selected text.

<CTRL-Z>

If pressed with the pointer in the text window, undoes the previous operation.