If you do not want to save the file to the current folder, choose a subfolder or indicate a different folder.įor a subfolder, select the subfolder in the Folders list and press Return.įor a different folder, use the. If Wrap To Fit is set off, the dialog box omits this choice (see "Using Wrap To Fit"). If you used Wrap To Fit, the dialog box includes an additional choice about handling line endings. You can store your document in the current folder, a subfolder, or a folder that you specify. The Save As dialog box lists files and folders located in your current folder. If you have not saved your current document, a dialog box is displayed that enables you to save your document. The Text Editor window is cleared and a new document is created. You provide a new file name when you save the document.Īfter finishing a document, you can create another document using the New command. To enter text in your document, see "Entering Text". To Create a New DocumentĪ new document named (UNTITLED) is created when you start Text Editor. You can choose that Text Editor maintains a file containing the previously saved version of a file each time it performs a save during the current session. You can save a document to its original file or to a new file. Saving a document stores the edited contents into a file. Opening a document displays the contents of a selected file in the Text Editor window. You can create a new document or open an existing document. To remove the status line, choose Status Line again from the menu. It also reports Text Editor messages and indicates whether Overstrike mode is active.Ĭhoose Status Line from the Options menu. The status line displays the line number where the insertion cursor is located and the total number of lines in the document. You can optionally display a status line that reports the number of lines in your document and enables you to go to a specific line number. The title bar displays the name of the current document.
You create and edit a document in the Text Editor window. If your keyboard does not have an Alt key, ask your system administrator to identify the corresponding key.
cshrc file, then type /usr/dt/bin/dtpad to run Text Editor from the command line.Ĭhoose Close from the File menu or press Alt+F4. If the path /usr/dt/bin has not been set in your. Text Editor can also be started from the command line by typing this command in a Terminal window: dtpad filename & Open the Applications subpanel in the Front Panel and click the Text Editor control. There are several ways to start Text Editor from your desktop.
This chapter describes how to create and edit short documents such as memos, mail messages, or resource files using Text Editor.