TextPipe comes with over 100 sample filter list files (.fll files) that solve common text processing problems.

Opening a sample filter

To open a sample filter:

1. Click on Open in the File menu
2. TextPipe displays the filter list files in the TextPipe folder, usually c:\Program Files\TextPipe. Navigate to the TextPipe folder if the folder displayed is not the TextPipe folder
3. Select a filter list file (.fll file) to open, or navigate into one of the subject area subfolders such as coding, conversions, email, etext, fun, html, sysadmin or vbscript and select a filter list file to open
4. Click the Ok button
5. TextPipe will open and display the selected filter list file.

You can now add, delete or modify filters in the displayed filter list.

Inserting a sample filter

Sometimes you need to incorporate the filters that you have saved in a filter list file. To copy them in to the current filter:

1. Position the cursor on top of the filter where you want the inserted filter list to appear. The inserted filter list will appear ABOVE the currently selected filter
2. Click Insert in the File menu
3. TextPipe displays the filter list files in the TextPipe folder, usually c:\Program Files\TextPipe. Navigate to the TextPipe folder if the folder displayed is not the TextPipe folder
4. Select a filter list file (.fll file) to insert, or navigate into one of the subject area subfolders such as coding, conversions, email, etext, fun, html or sysadmin and select a filter list file to insert
5. Click the Ok button
6. TextPipe will insert the new filter list above the currently selected filter.

Linking to an existing filter (Pro version only)

Any changes made to an inserted filter list file will not be reflected in the main filter list after is has been inserted. TextPipe provides a linking facility that specifies the file name of an existing filter list file to insert, and the insertion is only performed at the time the filter list is used. This means than any changes that have been made to the linked filter list will be reflected in any filter list that links to it. To link to a filter list:

1. Position the cursor on top of the filter where you want the linked filter list to appear. The linked filter list will appear BELOW the currently selected filter
2. Click Link to filter in the File menu (Pro version only)
3. TextPipe displays the filter list files in the TextPipe folder, usually c:\Program Files\TextPipe. Navigate to the TextPipe folder if the folder displayed is not the TextPipe folder
4. Select a filter list file (.fll file) to link to, or navigate into one of the subject area subfolders such as coding, conversions, email, etext, fun, html or sysadmin and select a filter list file to link
5. Click the Ok button
6. TextPipe will insert a new link filter BELOW the currently selected filter.

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