Text Editor Window

Used to create and modify text in the model.

Opens when:

the Place Text tool is selected in the Text toolbox.
the Place Note tool is selected in the Text toolbox.
the Edit Text tool is active and a text element is identified.
a text element is selected and the Edit Text tool is then selected.
a text element is double-clicked upon with the Element Selection tool pointer.

Setting

Description

Text Editor icon bar

Contains the controls used to modify the formatting of the text in the editor.

Tab ruler

Defines tabs stops in text and allows you to place text with tabs, first line and paragraph indents. Right-clicking on the Tab ruler and selecting Indentation & Tab Settings opens the , which is used to set values for tab stops, first line and paragraph indents.

Editing box

The box in which text editing takes place.

To undo an editing action, press <Ctrl+Z>.

Pop-up menu

The right-click, pop-up menu contains items that are used to copy, delete, and select text, and insert fields derived from properties.

Item	Shortcut	Action
Cut	`<Ctrl+X>`	Cuts the selected text.
Copy	`<Ctrl+C>`	Copies the selected text.
Paste	`<Ctrl+V>`	Pastes the text on the Clipboard to the location of the insertion point in the editor.
Delete		Removes the selected text.
Select All	`<Ctrl+A>`	Selects all the text.
Clear		Clears all text from the text editor window.
Find	`<Ctrl+F>`	Opens the Find dialog to allow you to search for text.
Change Case		Upper Case - converts text to all upper case. Lower Case - converts text to all lower case.
Insert Enter Data Field		Opens the Edit Enter Data Field dialog for creating an enter data field when in either placement or edit mode.
Insert Field		Opens the Select Field Type dialog for inserting a field.