Information Please Editor Help Menu
@1,Using the information please editor
@2,Control Commands
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                      USING THE INFORMATION PLEASE EDITOR

The Information Please editor allows you to enter new record descriptions or 
to modify descriptions already in a textbase. The Editor you use may be 
different. If you are using the DOS editor, please consult your DOS manual 
for information on its options. The following commands are available in the 
IP editor. Commands are accessed by pressing a function key or by entering a 
CTRL (control) command. The edit keys command are: 

Esc-End - Exit without saving modifications.
F1-Help: Help screens. 
F2-Delete - Deletes lines from current line down.
F3-Top: Move to the top of the record. 
F4-Bottom: Move to the bottom of the record.
F5-Files: List files or get file from disk. 
F6-Center a line.
F7-Save Record and any modifications. 
F8-Clear: Clears editor contents (Does not clear copy buffer).
F9-Mark: Mark block for copy. 
F10-Copy: Copy text.  See also Ctrl-C.
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The F9 and F10 commands are used to copy text from one location to another. 
To mark text (store it to be moved), place the cursor at the top left of the 
text and press the F9 key once. Then move the cursor to the bottom right of 
the text and press the F9 key again. Make sure your rectangle covers all of 
the text to move. When you mark the text, it will be highlighted on the 
screen. Move your cursor to where you want the text to be moved and press the 
F10 key. This will insert the text between existing lines in the record. To 
copy text directly over exiting text, use the CTRL-C command rather than the 
F10 command. 

To exit the editor and save the description, press the F7-Save key. To exit 
and not save, press the Esc key. 

The following Control commands are issued by pressing the CTRL key like a 
shift key, and then simultaneously pressing a single command key. 
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                            Control Commands (CTRL)

CTRL A - Makes characters UPPER CASE.                                          

CTRL C - Is similar to the F10 function key. However, instead of first 
inserting blank lines before making a copy, CTRL C will place the copied text 
in the position specified by the cursor, directly over any text that may 
happen to exist. 

CTRL D - Deletes all characters on the current line which are to the right of 
the cursor. If the cursor is in column one, the entire line will be deleted. 

CTRL-K Changes the menu key at the bottom of the screen.                       

CTRL F - "Fills" the text from the current line to the next blank line which 
starts with a dot "." Each line is filled with as many words as will fit 
while observing the current line length specifications. 

CTRL J - Justifies line to right line length (margin) in editor.               

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CTRL L - Resets the line length (right margin) within EDIT. After pressing 
CTRL L, you will be prompted to enter the new line length. CTRL S - Will 
search for a specified text. You will be prompted to enter the text to be 
located. Each time this text is matched, it will be highlighted on the 
screen. 

CTRL W - Deletes text from the position of the cursor to the next blank. This 
is usually used to delete a word. 

CTRL Y - Deletes a line.                                                       

CTRL Z - Makes characters lower case.                                          


