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EDITING
CHAPTER 4 - EDITING
EDIT COMMAND
>Edit< Search Print Files Utilities Quit
Edit file
The Edit Command is used to edit any 3by5 file record. Press [E]. If
two or more files are open, the program will list the files and ask you
to enter the number of the file that you want to edit.
The program will then display the following at the bottom of the
screen:
Edit Record: zzzzz
Records in file xxxxxx: yyyy
Where xxxxxx is the file name and yyy the number of records in the
file. zzzzz is the number of the record to edit. The program defaults
to the number of records in the file plus one. Pressing <Enter> will
automatically add another record to the file. Otherwise type in the
number of the record you want to edit and press <Enter>.
3by5 EDITOR
3by5's editor uses many of the same function keys as those used by
WordPerfect. Features include: word wrap, insert and delete functions
with automatic alignment of text, numerous cursor control commands and
block copy/move/erase commands. It is not, however, a full word
processor.
When you first enter the editor, the cursor will be at column one
of line one. At the bottom of the screen, the record number, line
number and column number will be displayed on the left hand side
of the 24th line. The position of the starting point of the current
block of text will be displayed also.
The editor allows you to enter up to 66 lines of text per record,
regardless of the number of characters (bytes) per record. If you
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enter more characters than the record will hold, the program will save
only the number of bytes allocated per record. To determine the number
of bytes per record, press <Ctrl><F1> and the number of bytes in the
record will be displayed.
Most editing commands are issued through the function keys.
ENTERING TEXT
To enter text in a new record or at the end of text in a record, just
type the characters you want to enter. Words that extend beyond the
right margin are automatically wrapped down to the next line. Pressing
<Enter> indicates the end of a paragraph (or block of text) and is
indicated by a solid, left-pointing triangle. Text will not wrap
around an end of paragraph mark.
You may type over text by moving the cursor with the cursor control
keys to the appropriate position. Press <Ins> and the message "OVER"
will appear on the bottom line of the screen. The program is now in
overtype mode. Type the new text you want to enter. If an end of
paragraph (solid, left-facing triangle) is encountered while over-
typing, the program will switch to Insert Mode.
DELETING TEXT A CHARACTER AT A TIME
You may delete the character at the current cursor postion by pressing
<Del>. Each time you press <Del>, a character is deleted. Text is
automatically realigned as you delete characters.
BACK SPACE
Pressing the back space key deletes the character to the left of the
cursor and moves the cursor to the left one space. After backspacing,
any movement of the cursor by the arrow keys will realign the text.
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MOVING THE CURSOR
The four arrow keys (up, down, left and right arrows) move the cursor
one character or line at a time.
Additionally, the 3by5 editor allows you to move the cursor by using
the following keys:
Home - moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
End - moves the cursor to the end of the current line.
Pg Up - moves the cursor to the line 1 column 1 of the current
record.
Pg Dn - moves the cursor to the last column of the last line
of text of the current record.
<F9> or <Ctrl><Enter> - moves the cursor from one field to the start of
the next field.
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EDIT COMMANDS
BLOCK COMMAND <Alt><F4>
The Block Command is used to define the start of a block of text that
will be Copied, Moved or Erased. The cursor position when <Alt><F4>
are pressed defines the start of the block of text. The new origin of
the block of text will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. You
may then move the cursor with the arrow keys, or type text. The
current block of text is defined as that text from the block origin to
the current cursor position.
This method of defining a block of text allows you to edit while
defining the block of text.
For example, when you enter a new record you can define the beginning
of the second line as the start of a block of text. Then type several
more lines of text, and then copy the block to another file (e.g. ad-
dress file).
BOLD <F6> (3by5 and 3by5 Plus)
Press <F6> to designate the beginning of a section of text to be
printed in bold. An o will appear on the screen, indicating the
beginning of the section of text to be underlined. Type the text, and
then press <F6> again. An o will appear to mark the end of the bold.
Blocks of text may be marked in bold in a similar manner. The editor
should be in insert mode. Position the cursor to the beginning of the
block of text to be printed in bold and press <F6>. An o will be
inserted. Then move the cursor to the end of the block of text and
press <F6>. An o will be inserted, indicating the end of the bold
print.
To delete bold, remove the o before the start of the block and the o at
the end of the block of text.
COUNT COMMAND
The Count Command displays the number of charcters in the current
record at the bottom of the screen. Press any key to continue editing.
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END COMMAND
There are several ways to finish editing a record. If you press
<Enter> while editing, the following menu will appear at the bottom of
the screen:
>End< Next Previous Abort
End editing and save record
END will save the record and return to the the "Edit record"
prompt from which you can enter the number of another record to
edit.
NEXT will save the record and move to the next record.
PREVIOUS will save the record and move to the previous record.
ABORT will abort the editing of the record. No changes will be
saved, and you will be returned to the "Edit record" prompt.
Alternative methods of doing the above are:
<F10> or <Ctrl><PgUp> will save the edited record and move to the
next record in the file.
<Ctrl><PgUp> will save the edited record and move to the previous
record.
FIELD COMMAND <F9> or <Ctrl><Enter>
If the file you are editing has assigned fields, the Field Command will
move the cusor from the field it is in to the start of the next field.
If the file does not have assigned fields, the Field Command will
insert an End of Field mark and an End of Paragraph mark. This will
be displayed of the screen as: |<. This feature can be used to modify
records without fields for transfer to files with fields.
If a field has been defined by a 3by5 Definition File to be only one
line long, then pressing <Enter> will move you to the next field.
HELP <F1>
While editing, you may obtain a list of function key commands by
pressing <F1>. The function keys and their actions will be listed.
Press <Esc> to return to editing.
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MARGIN COMMAND <Shift F8>
The margin command is used to set the margins of the record you
are editing. The program will prompt you for the left and right
margins. Enter the new values for the current record you are working
with. The margins are changed only for the current record. The left
margin for records with fields is always set to 10.
MOVE TEXT COMMAND (Copy/Cut/Erase/Insert) <Ctrl><F4>
After you have defined a block of text, you may copy it to a temporary
buffer or erase it. Press <Ctrl><F4> to Copy, Move or Erase the text
between the start of the block and the current cursor location to a
temporary buffer. It does not matter whether the cursor is before or
after the start block mark. The block of text is defined as the text
between the start block mark and the cursor.
The program will prompt you:
1 Copy Block 2 Cut Block 3 Erase 4 Insert 0
Type a number from one to four to perform one of the following:
1. COPY BLOCK: The copy block command copies the block of text
into the temporary buffer where it stays until the buffer is
filled with new text. This allows you to copy the text to
multiple places: within the current record, to another record
in the same file or to another file.
2. CUT BLOCK: The cut block command works the same way as the
Copy Command, except the block of text is erased after
it is copied to the temporary buffer.
3. ERASE BLOCK: The Erase Command erases the current block of
text. NO COPY IS MADE BEFORE THE TEXT IS ERASED! Once you
delete a block of text, you cannot restore the original text.
The program will ask you to confirm the instruction to delete
a block of text by prompting you:
"Delete block? (Y/N)"
Press <Y> to delete the text.
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4. INSERT BLOCK: The Insert Command allows you to insert the
block of text in the temporary buffer at the current cursor
postion. The block of text must have been previously defined
by using the block Copy or Move commands. The Erase Command
does not store any text in the temporary buffer.
THE INSERT COMMAND CAN BE USED TO MOVE A BLOCK OF TEXT (SAVED IN THE
TEMPORARY BUFFER WITH THE COPY OR MOVE COMMAND) FROM ONE RECORD TO
ONE OR MORE OTHER RECORDS (WITHIN THE SAME FILE OR FROM ONE FILE TO
ANOTHER). This allows you to create templates and insert them in
each record you edit.
PRINT COMMAND <Shift><F7>
Press <Shift><F7> and the current record will be printed.
UNDERLINE <F8> (3by5 and 3by5 Plus)
Press <F8> to designate the beginning of a section of text to be under-
lined. A u will appear on the screen, indicating the beginning of the
section of text to be underlined. Type the text, and then press <F8>
again. A u will appear to mark the end of the underline.
Blocks of text may be underlined in the similar manner. The editor
should be in insert mode. Position the cursor to the block of text to
be underlined and press <F8>. A u will be inserted. Then move the
cursor to the end of the block of text and press <F8>. A u will be
inserted, indicating the end of the underline.
To delete underline, remove the u and u.
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