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Inserting

Text and graphics can be inserted into an EasiWriter document at the caret position.

Text

1 Move the caret to where you want to insert the text, using the arrow keys or by clicking.

2 Type the text you want to insert or

2 Drag a Text, EasiWriter, 1st Word Plus, MS Word , RTF or HTML file into the document or Drag and Drop a selection or

2 if you have previously copied some text onto the clipboard, use Paste or Insert to insert it at the caret position.

CSV files

If a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file is dragged into an EasiWriter document it will automatically be converted into a table. New columns will be started with each comma.

By default Automatic column widths will be used, but will be changed to Fixed width with word wrap if it does not fit within the margins.

Tab separated files

Edit files that are separated by tabs can be converted into an EasiWriter table. Each tab position creates a new column.

  1. Choose Table from the Structures menu.
  2. Drag the Tab separated file into the document.

In-line pictures

  1. Move the caret to where you want to insert the picture using the arrow keys or by clicking.
  2. Drag or save a Sprite or Draw file into the document.

Structures

Note: If a selection is made before choosing a structure then the selection will become incorporated into the structure. See the section on Structures for more details.

Chapter

The effect of the Chapter command depends on the caret position:

Position of caret Effect
In the first half of a
chapter heading.
Start a new chapter before the
chapter containing the caret.
In the body of a chapter. Insert a new chapter, splitting the
existing chapter into two parts.
In the last half of the
last paragraph.
Start a new chapter after the
paragraph containing the caret.

Section

The effect of the Section command depends on the caret position:

Position of caret Effect
In the first half of a
section heading.
Start a new section before the
section containing the caret.
In the body of a section. Insert a new section, splitting the
existing section into two parts.
In the last half of the
last paragraph.
Start a new section after the
paragraph containing the caret.

Sub-section

Sub-sections can only be created within sections. Each sub-section command nests a further level.

The following figure shows an EasiWriter document with three levels of structure and the commands used to move between them.


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