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Valerie Sutton Date: Wed Nov 3, 1999 1:08 am Subject: Re: Questions & Answers... | ||||||||
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November 2, 1999 QUESTION: How do I delete unwanted spaces and empty lines while typing with SignWriter 4.3? ANSWER: There are several reasons this happens, and therefore several ways to delete the unwanted spaces. One way is to "fix the margins" with the Margin Command: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SignWriter Reference Manual: Page 36 FIXING THE MARGINS While you are editing a sign, SignWriter will sometimes split the current line to make room for your changes. When you finish editing, your file contains a broken line: the two parts reach only halfway across the screen. 1. To fix a broken line so it reaches the right margin, first place the cursor anywhere on the line. 2. Press the Margin command (Alt-'M'). SignWriter rearranges the signs on the screen to fix the broken line. The Margin command actually fixes as many broken lines as it can find; it starts rearranging signs on the line under the cursor, and goes until it hits a blank (or indented) line. NOTE - The Margin command only fixes right margins. To fix a left margin, use the Erase command to erase any leading spaces. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SignWriter Reference Manual: Page 31 ERASING SPACES To quickly erase a space, move the cursor on top of the space and press the Delete key. ERASING LINES To quickly erase an entire line, move the cursor onto the line and press Alt-Delete. You can restore an erased line or space with the Undo command. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANOTHER WAY TO ERASE A LINE Place the cursor on the blank line. Press the Home Key, to move your cursor to the far left margin. Type: Alt-S for Select, then using the Right-Side Arrow Key, tap a few times moving the cursor slightly to the right. Then type Alt-S again..you now have two brackets quite close to each other. Press Alt-E for erase. This erases that line. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hope this helps!! Val ;-) | ||||||||
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