Edit menu - Overview

The following sections are available from WordBase:-

· Record Navigation

· Private Mode

· Undo

· Text functions

· Find

· Go to Link

· Replace

· Find next

· Spell Check

· Word Count

· Text Sort

· Speak Text

· Select All Text

Note:-

· To open, run, activate or edit a linked object, depending on its type, just double click on the selected object.

· To return, just click the document outside of the object.

Record Navigation

Located in the Edit + Record menu.

To facilitate changing the current record using keystrokes and thus enabling detail text to be viewed. The record shown is dependent on the Order selected for the data.

· First record - first record of the selected data order.

· Prior record - the record before the current record.

· Next record - the record after the current record.

· Last record - the last record of the selected data order.

These functions are also available by the Navigator buttons

Edit Record

Located in the Edit + Record menu.

Enables your current document detail, ie if the 'User' field is identical to the logon Teacher Name to be changed and saved. This restriction does not apply to the system administrator.

The function is also available from the Navigator buttons

Delete Record

Located in the Edit + Record menu.

Deletes your current document record, ie if the 'User' field is identical to the logon User Name. This restriction does not apply to the system administrator.

Delete record using the Ctrl+Del shortcut keys is disabled when the document area has focus, to prevent misshap. To use these keys in detail mode, click on a field on the Index Data panel say the Subject edit box, then use the Ctrl + Delete combination.

Private Mode which is located in the Edit Menu and on the Index Data Panel, when checked prevents other users from viewing or coping document detail. The system administrator is not restricted.

Quit Edit disregards ALL changes made since the last 'softsave', can also be activated using the keys Ctrl+Q or by using the X button on the navigator.

Undo and Redo are located in Menu click (usually Right button) of pointing device. The menu item advises the type of action, such as Undo Input. (also available from Edit menu)

Please Note:- The above is not the same as Undo using Ctrl+Z which just removes the last edit action, the function can have a major effect if the 'tick' button (right of the navigator buttons) is not used regularly.

Text Functions

Located in Edit menu and Menu click (usually Right button) of pointing device to show, plus on Toolbar (stage 7 and above).

Once selected block text reacts to these menu functions.

The traditional direct keystrokes have also been implemented.

· Cut text - Moves selected text to 'Clipboard' replacing any text previously transferred. (ie highlighted text in current record is deleted). Direct keys Ctrl+X

· Copy text - Moves selected text to 'Clipboard' replacing any text previously transferred. (ie highlighted text in current record remains). Direct keys Ctrl+C

· Past text - Copies the contents of the 'Clipboard' to the current location of the cursor. Direct keys Ctrl+V

· Clear text - delete highlighted text. Direct key Delete

· Select All text - Selects/highlights all text at the current location of the cursor (ie includes all text in the document even that which may not be visible.) Direct Keys Ctrl+A

The options in this section operate with the 'Clipboard' facility, which also enables text export and import from any program with a similar facility, (ie 'Notepad' 'WordPad' and most other proper text/word processors).

If a menu item is shown grey then text is not selected or in the case of Paste the contents of the clipboard are Nil or unsuitable.

Find / Find Next

Located in the Edit Menu and on the ToolBar.

Find enables text within the current control to be found, can also be invoked using the keystroke Ctrl+F. In the Find what box, enter the text you want to search for in the current edit control.

Find Next enables the next occurrence of specified text, within the current control, to be found and can also be invoked using the keystroke F3

Note:-

· To cancel press ESC

· Double click on a word - selects that word, if text is selected then that text is automatically entered in the Find what box.

Located in the Edit Menu and shows the Go To Link marker dialogue box listing Link markers within the document. Make your selection and then click OK to jump to that section in the document.

Replace

Located in the Edit Menu and on the ToolBar.

Enables text within the current control to be found and replaced by another string, can also be invoked using the keystroke Ctrl+R.

To Replace text, in the Find what box enter the text you want to search for, in the Replace with box enter the replacement text, then select Find Next, Replace, or All. To cancel press ESC.

Spell Check

Located in the Edit Menu and has the following options:-

· All Text - also available from the ToolBar, based on the spelling options selected, starting at the first word in the document all words are checked against words found in the Main and Custom dictionaries. If a word is not found then the Spell Check dialogue is shown.

· From caret - can also be invoked using the key F4, performs the spell checking function as in All text(above) but starts from the current caret position.

· Word at caret - can also be invoked using the Check Word option of the mouse menu (usually right click). Spell checks the word at the current caret position. Pop-up menu advises, word - found in dictionary or lists suggestions; click on the chosen word to replace check word in your document.

· Finish word - can also be invoked using the Finish Word option of the mouse menu (usually right click). Finds words in the selected dictionary that begin with the letters of the word / character group at the current caret position. The pop-up menu appears on the left with the word list, which is limited by Spell Option setting, showing dictionary words. Click on the chosen word to enter completed word in your document.

The WordCount feature just counts words in the document excluding numbers and any embedded objects.

The Text Sort feature can operate on Paragraphs or Words in Ascending or Descending order.

When Word Sort selected the options to convert to lower case and remove duplicate words with just +s or +'s are available.

This novel feature enables customised/foriegn language dictionary files to be created from a documents words.

Also rather usefull for teachers preparing WordBank files.

Located in the Edit Menu and on the ToolBar of program stages 1,2 and 3. Select Speak Text to hear the words included in the document (if sound is activated).