How to use template stops

When you insert HTML elements via the HTML menu you will see bullet characters (•), called template stops, being inserted after the element. These stops are supposed to be a feature. The way to use them is the following: Suppose you want to insert a header H1. First choose "Header 1" from the menu. In the document will now be inserted

<H1>|</H1>•

with the insertion point between the H1 tags. Now first type the header text:

<H1>My header|</H1>•

When you have done so, hit tab and the insertion point will jump to the stop and delete it. You are now ready to continue typing.

<H1>My header</H1>|

Note! Electric Tab must be checked in the dialog box Electrics in the submenu Preferences of the HTML menu in order for the tab key to take you to the next template stop. (In Alpha 7.3 you find this setting in the dialog box Config->Mode Prefs->Menus And Features.)

If your document has been cluttered with template stops, which you do not want to use, you can remove them all with shift-ctrl-tab. If you do not want to use template stops at all, you can change Alpha's behavior in the general preferences dialog, so that the stops are not inserted.