Working with Lines and Blocks 

In the Editor, you work on the line where the cursor is currently positioned. The Editor supports several functions for working with lines of code. These line functions are available from the tool bar and from the Edit ® Edit line menu.

To:

Do the Following:

select a line

Place your cursor in the line and choose Select.

insert a line

Position the cursor on a line and press ENTER. You can also use the Insert Line pushbutton, or choose Edit ® Edit Line ® Insert line.

split a line

Position the cursor on a line and press ENTER. Alternatively, choose Edit ® Edit line ® Split line.

join two lines

Position the cursor anywhere on a line and choose Concatenate. Alternatively, choose Edit ® Edit line ® Concatenate line.

delete a line

Position the cursor in the line and choose Cut.

Selecting a Block

A block is one or more lines of code. To select a block of code:

  1. Place the cursor on the first line of the block
  2. Choose Select.
  3. Place the cursor in the last line of the block.
  4. Choose Select.

The system marks the block as selected.

To deselect a block, choose Edit ® Deselect.

Copying and Inserting Lines and Blocks

You can use the functions on the Block/Clipboard menu to copy and insert lines and blocks of code from the XYZ clipboards and the system clipboard. Use the Copy to buffer or Insert from buffer commands along with the options on the Edit menu, to copy and edit blocks during a session.

Printing a Block of Code

To print a block code, select it and choose Block/clipboard ® Print.