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Special Functions | Creating text files
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Editing text blocks
You can copy and erase text blocks of any size, and insert them at
other locations. Before any of these actions, you must first select
the desired text block:
To select a text block: Move the cursor to the first character of
the text you wish to select.
Press the
SELECT BLOCK
soft key.
Move the cursor to the last character of the text
you wish to select. You can select whole lines
by moving the cursor up or down directly with
the arrow keys—the selected text is shown in a
different color.
After selecting the desired text block, you can edit the text with the
following soft keys:
Soft key Function
Delete the selected block and store temporarily
Store the selected block temporarily without
erasing (copy)
If desired, you can now insert the temporarily stored block at a
different location:
Move the cursor to the location where you want to insert the
temporarily stored text block
Press the
INSERT BLOCK
soft key—the text block
is inserted.
You can insert the temporarily stored text block as often as desired
Transferring the selected block to a different file
Select the text block as described previously
Press the
APPEND TO FILE
soft key.
The control displays the
Destination file =
dialog
message.
Enter the path and the name of the destination
file.
The control appends the selected text block
to the specified file. If no target file with the
specified name is found, the control creates a
new file with the selected text.
Inserting another file at the cursor position
Move the cursor to the location in the text where you wish to
insert another file
Press the
READ FILE
soft key.
The control displays the
File name =
dialog
message.
Enter the path and name of the file you want to
insert