Selecting Source Text Areas

You can select a source text area to

  • Copy

  • Cut

  • Paste

  • Move

  • Delete

Prerequisites

You are already using the change function for source text and have selected the graphical display .

Procedure

You can select several source text areas as follows:

Node

  1. Place the cursor on the required node.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Select Next navigation step Select nodes +/- Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

The selected node is highlighted.

Note Note

You can reverse the action by repeating the step.

End of the note.

Subtree

  1. Place the cursor on the node you wish to select with all lines and nodes lower in the hierarchy.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Select Next navigation step Select/deselect subtree. End of the navigation path

The selected subtree is highlighted.

Note Note

You can reverse the action by repeating the step.

End of the note.

Block

  1. Place the cursor on the first line of the required block.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Select Next navigation step Select block End of the navigation path

The selected line is highlighted.

  1. Place the cursor on the last line of the required block.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Select Next navigation step Select block End of the navigation path

All lines between the start of the block and the end of the block are highlighted. This means that they are all selected.

See also:

Editing Source Text Areas