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Editing Text

Editable text appears in many places, both in Windows and in the IECM. For example, most parameters in the IECM are presented as editable text.

Clicking the mouse on the text will put a cursor (usually a blinking vertical bar) in the text at the point where you clicked. You can then move the cursor with the arrow keys on your keyboard, delete text with the Backspace and/or Del keys, and type new text. The Backspace key deletes the character before the cursor, while the Del key deletes the character after it.

You can also select text. If you have text selected, Backspace or Del will delete it, and typing new text will replace it. You can select text in the following ways:

•Double-click the text. This will select a word. The definition of "word" varies somewhat between applications, but typically it is a block of text delimited by spaces and certain punctuation.

•Click and drag the mouse from one end of the desired selection to the other.

•Click or use the arrow keys to move to one end of the selection, then press and hold the Shift key while using the arrow keys to move to the other end.

Copy (Ctrl-C), Cut (Ctrl-X), and Paste (Ctrl-V) allow access to the clipboard in many places, even if they are not accessible from the menu bar.

When you are finished entering text in the IECM, you will generally want to press Enter or Tab to let the IECM know that you are finished.