Basic Editing Functions

This page describes basic editing functions of the JDE source editor.

Creating a New File

There are two ways you can create and edit a new file:

Opening an Existing File

There are three ways you can open an existing file:

Saving Files

There are two ways to save the file you are currently editing: If you want to save the current file to a different file name: To save all the files currently being edited in all open editors:

Inserting Text

Move the cursor to a location in the text and start typing. You can move the cursor using either the mouse or the arrow keys.

Deleting Text

There are a number of ways to delete text:

Selecting Text

You can select text in the following ways:

You can perform the following actions on selected text:

Finding and Replacing Text

To find a text string Choose Edit -> Find or use Control+F to open the Find dialog box
To find and then replace a text string Choose Edit -> Replace or use Control+T to open the Replace dialog box
To repeat a find operation Choose either the Edit -> Find Forward or Edit -> Find Backward menu item, press F3, Shift + F3, or click on the Find Backward checkbox in the dialog box.

Keyboard Commands

You can use the keyboard to execute many source editor commands and to navigate within the source editor window. See Keyboard Actions for a list of these commands.

You can customize the keys that are assigned to these commands. Use the Keyboard Preferences dialog box (Preferences -> Keyboard) to view, add, or delete key assignments.

Editing Multiple Views of the Same File

There are two ways to edit the same file in multiple editor windows: Things to be aware of when editing files in multiple editors:

See also:

Editing Source
Editor Controls
Version Control