Apple II Plus Personal Computer User Manual


 
Tutorial
Editing a Paragraph
The Top Level of the paragraph editor strongly resembles
the Top Level of ThinkTank. As the Command Area suggests, you
can press the arrow keys to move the flashing cursor, type "/"
to see the EDIT Command Menu, or press ESC to exit. All of
the editing command keys work from the Top Level of the editor
as well as from their own menus. As a result, once you learn
the editing commands, you can use the “fast path” method to
edit your paragraphs. The editing commands are described in
detail in the reference guide.
Type “/” to see the EDIT Command Menu (Figure 4—7) and
browse through the brief explanations and command keys. All
the editor command keys are preceded by a CTRL character, like
CTRL—D (abbreviated ^D) for DELETE. (You give this command by
holding down the CTRL key and pressing D.) You can refer to
the “Editing Text” section of the reference card for the brief
explanations and the “Keystroke Configuration Chart” for the
command keys. This allows you to edit without looking at the
EDIT Command Menu.
ESCAPE from the EDIT Command Menu and try out the arrow
keys to move the flashing cursor. (If your keyboard has no up
Figure 4—7: EDIT Command Menu
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