Text Editor

Access

Sequential element navigation works for text editors, which means you can move the focus forwards to a text editor using Tab or backwards using Shift + Tab. If an underlying function exists, you can start it by pressing F2.

Help Functions

If the text editor has a tool tip, you can call it up by choosing Ctrl + q. You can open the context menu for the focused text editor by choosing the context menu key or Shift + F10.

Internal Navigation

You can move the text cursor between characters within the text editor by using the right and left arrow keys. Use Ctrl + Arrow right or Ctrl + Arrow left to go to the next or previous word. Use the Home or End keys to place the cursor in front of the first or behind the last word or character. If the text extends over more than one page you can page forwards and backwards through the document using Page Up and Page Down. You can use Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End to go directly to the first or last page.

Select

You can use Shift + Arrow left or Shift + Arrow right to select characters. To select the word before or after the text cursor, choose Ctrl + Shift + Arrow left or Ctrl + Shift + Arrow right. By pressing Shift] + Home or Shift + End you can select the entire text from the left of the cursor position to the start of the line, or the entire text from the right of the cursor position to the end of the line. To select all text between the cursor and the start or end of the entire text, choose Ctrl + Shift + Home or Ctrl + Shift + End. To deselect a selection, move the text cursor with the arrow keys.

Manipulation

You can use the clipboard to copy or cut selected characters. To copy characters, choose Ctrl + c; to cut characters, choose Crlt + x. You can paste them elsewhere by choosing Ctrl + v. You can undo your last action by pressing Ctrl + z.

When editing text, you can use the Delete key to delete the character to the right of the cursor and the Backspace key to delete the character to the left of the cursor. When you are working in the text editor, you can add a tab character to the text by choosing Tab and a carriage return by choosing Enter.

When entering data, you can toggle between the insert mode and the overwrite mode by pressing Insert. When you are in the insert mode, any data to the right of the cursor moves to the right when you type. The insert mode is the default mode in the standard system. In the overwrite mode you overtype any data to the right of the cursor.

Exit

To exit the text editor, choose Ctrl + Tab.