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Removing

Text, pictures and structure selections can be removed from an EasiWriter document.

With Cut &Delete key

  1. Select the part of the document to be removed.
    Note: This can be a structure or set of structures.
  2. Choose Cut from the Edit menu (or press Ctrl-X) or press Delete.

The selection will be removed from the document which will be reformatted. A copy of the selection will be placed on the clipboard replacing any previous contents.

The action can be reversed by choosing Undo from the Main menu (or by pressing F8). This will also restore the clipboard to its previous state.

Intelligent delete

Words selected by double-clicking (also Ctrl-Shift-W) will automatically have surplus spaces removed - extend the selection with Adjust.

With Delete & Backspace

  1. Select the part of the document to be removed.
  2. Choose Delete from the Edit menu or press Backspace.

The selection will be removed from the document which will be reformatted. The clipboard will not be affected.

Choose Undo (F8) from the Main menu to reverse the action.

Backwards delete

If no selection is made, pressing Delete or Backspace removes characters or pictures to the left of the insertion point.

Choose Undo (F8) from the Main menu to reverse the action.

Forwards delete

If no selection is made, pressing Copy/End removes characters or pictures to the right of the insertion point.

Choose Undo (F8) from the Main menu to reverse the action.

Page & column breaks

White space &
Page filler

  1. Click in the White space or Page filler to select it.
  2. Press Delete or Backspace.

Structure

Structures can be taken back one level using the Remove structure command.

For example, if a section contained a list, selecting the list and choosing Remove structure would turn the list into ordinary paragraphs in the section body.

  1. Select the structure you want to remove.
  2. Choose Remove structure from the Structure menu.

The selection will become an integral part of the structure containing it.


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