Cut, Copy, Paste & The Clipboards Tips

Cut command

Use this command to remove the currently selected data from the document and put it on the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

If Cut & Append to clipboard is selected the data is appended to the contents of the clipboard otherwise cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcut:         CTRL+X 

Copy command

Use this command to copy selected data onto the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

If Copy & Append to clipboard is selected the data is appended to the contents of the clipboard otherwise copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts:         CTRL+C

Paste command

Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point.  This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Shortcuts:         CTRL+V 

Clipboards

UltraEdit provides up to nine user clipboards for use with the Cut, Copy and Paste commands as well as the standard Windows Clipboard.  The active clipboard may be changed from the Edit Menu, or the Right Click context menu.  Additionally, Ctrl+1-9 will switch to the user clipboards and Ctrl+0 will switch to the Windows clipboard.

When changing the active clipboard the contents of the clipboards are not modified.  With the exception of the standard Windows Clipboard the contents of the clipboards are destroyed when UltraEdit is closed.

The active clipboard is shown in the Status Bar following the Line and Column indicator separated with a comma. 

Shortcut: CTRL+0-9

Undo & Redo command

Undo command

Use this command to reverse the last editing action, if possible.   UltraEdit supports multiple levels of undo (the specific number varies based on the items being undone).  Repeated Undo commands will attempt to step backwards through the previous commands and undo one at a time.  The Redo command may be selected to redo a command that has been undone.  If commands are undone and then a new command is performed, the Redo will no longer allow previously undone actions to be redone.

Shortcuts:         CTRL+Z or ALT+Backspace 

Redo command

The Redo command allows commands that have previously been undone with the Undo to be redone.    If commands are undone and then a new command is performed, the Redo will no longer allow previously undone actions to be redone.

Shortcuts:         CTRL+Y 

What Item Available in Edit Menu?

The Edit menu includes the following commands:

Undo	reverses previous editing operation
Redo	reverses the previous Undo command
Cut	deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard
Copy	copies data from the document to the clipboard
Paste	pastes data from the clipboard into the document
Paste & Copy	pastes the clipboard text to the selection (replacing it) and copies the selected text to the clipboard
Paste Special	presents a submenu where users may select an option to paste either HTML Source or Raw RTF rather than the selected text only
Cut & Append	deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard, appending it to any existing data in the clipboard
Copy & Append	copies data from the document to the clipboard, appending it to any existing data in the clipboard
Copy File Path/Name	copies the full path and name of the active file to the clipboard
Clipboards	allows the user to select the active clipboard
Select All	selects all text in the active document
Select Line	selects the line with the cursor
Select Word	selects the word with the cursor
Select Range	selects a user-specified range
Persistent Selection	allows selection of text without use of SHIFT key
Delete	deletes the selected text or character at cursor
Delete Line	deletes the line with the cursor
Delete to Start of Line	deletes from the cursor position to the start of line
Delete to End of Line	deletes from the cursor position to the end of line
Delete all bookmarked lines	deletes all currently bookmarked lines in the active document
Delete all hidden lines	deletes all lines in the active document currently hidden by code folding operations
Move Line Up	moves active line up one line
Move Line Down	moves active line down one line
Duplicate Line	duplicates active line below cursor position
Hex Edit	toggles the state of the editing mode for the current window between HEX and ASCII
Hex Edit/EBCDIC	toggles the state of the editing mode for the current window between HEX/EBCDIC and ASCII
Hex Insert/Delete	presents a dialog allowing insertion or deletion of bytes in a file while in HEX editing mode
Hex Copy Selected View	copies the HEX view of data to the clipboard
Spell Check	invokes the spelling checker and checks the complete file or selected text
Read Only	toggles the READ ONLY state of the active document
Toggle Word Wrap	toggles the Word Wrap state of the active document
Encode Base64	converts selected text to Base64
Decode Base64	converts selected text from Base64
Comment Add	adds line comments to selected lines
Comment Remove	removes line comments from selected lines
Comment Selection	encloses selected text in block comments.  If block comments already exist in selection and nested comments are not supported, line comments will be inserted.
Uncomment Selection	removes comments inserted into file using Comment Selection

How To Setup A Page For Printing In UltraEdit Studio 10

The Page Setup menu item presents a dialog allowing the user to set up page headers, footers and margins for printing.  The page header, if configured, is printed at the top of every page.  The page footer, if configured, is printed at the bottom of every page.  If a page footer or header is configured, a single line is printed across the page between the header or footer and the text to be printed.

The header or footer may be disabled by selecting the appropriate check box.  If the header or footer is enabled, the separator line that is normally printed between the header/footer and the page text may optionally be disabled.

The page header and footer may include text defined by the user, and additionally special characters to allow the file name and page numbers to be printed in the header or footer.

How / Where To Use Recent Projects/Workspace command

Use this command to select the project you wish to edit from the most recently edited projects.  Select the project you wish to edit by highlighting and clicking on it in the sub-menu that appears when you click on Recent Projects.  The number of projects viewable here matches the number of recent files set in the Miscellaneous topic under the Toolbars/Menus branch in Configuration under the Advanced menu.

Note: The Project menu may be moved to this position as a submenu with the Recent Projects appended to the end of the Project menu by selecting the appropriate option in the Miscellaneous topic under the Toolbars/Menus branch in Configuration under the Advanced menu.  This requires restarting UltraEdit.

Where To Use Recent Files command?

Use this command to select the document you wish to edit from up to 16 of the most recently edited documents.  The number of documents shown here is configurable in the Miscellaneous topic under the Toolbars/Menus branch under Configuration in the Advanced menu.  Select the document you wish to edit by highlighting and clicking on it in the submenu that appears when you click on Recent Files.

Note: The files shown in this submenu may be appended to the File menu by selecting the appropriate option in the Miscellaneous topic under the Toolbars/Menus branch under Configuration in the Advanced menu.  This requires restarting UltraEdit.  Please see the Configuration topic for more details.  

Tips On Using The Favorite Files command

The Favorite Files feature allows a user to store the filenames of frequently opened files or favorite files that the user wishes to quickly reference and open in the future.  When the Favorite Files menu item is selected, a dialog is displayed that allows the user to open one or more of the favorite files and modify the list of favorite files.

The dialog shows a list of files that are currently in the favorite file list.  The following controls are used to manage the list:

Open

The open button opens the selected files from the list and closes the dialog.  Multiple files may be selected from the list and opened at once.  Any changes to the list are saved.  DOUBLE CLICK of any files in the file list will perform the open command.  If one of the selections is a directory, a file open dialog is shown initialized to the specified directory.

Close

The close button closes the dialog.  Any changes to the list are saved.

Add File

The add file button presents a file open dialog allowing the user to browse for a file to add to the list.  If a valid file is selected the file is added to the list.

Add Active File

The add active file button adds the filename of the active file in the editor to the file list.

+All Open Files

The +all open files button adds the filenames of all files in the editor to the file list.

Add Folder

The add folder button allows a user to browse for a folder and add this to the list.  This allows the user to quickly open files from a favorite folder.

Remove File

The remove file button removes any selected files from the file list.