Use this editor to edit a stream of text, such as a login script.
Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl + Right-/Left-arrow | Moves the cursor forward or back a word. |
Ctrl + Home/End | Moves the cursor to the start or end of the text stream. |
Shift + cursor-movement | Extends the current text selection to the new cursor position. |
Double-click | Selects a word. |
Triple-click | Selects a line. |
Quadruple-click | Selects the entire text stream. |
Esc | Turns off the current text selection. |
Ctrl + Del | Deletes from the current character to the end of the line. |
To customize the editor view
Click Tools > Settings, and then choose the settings you want:
Setting | Effect |
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Zoom | Zooms the view in or out a specified percentage. |
Show Lines | Turns on or off the ruled lines in the background. |
Show Line Numbers | Turns on or off the automatic line numbering in the left margin. |
Highlight Comments | Turns on or off the highlighting of comment lines in the text stream. Comment lines are lines that start with a semicolon (;), pound sign (#), two forward slashes (//), or "rem" (with any mix of uppercase and lowercase). |
Editor Limits