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4.1.2 Edit Mode

       

Edit Mode allows you to modify the contents of a cell without retyping the entire contents. Use the mouse or the arrow keys to position the cell cursor to the cell to be edited.

To enter edit mode, either use the mouse to position the cursor in the current cell contents or choose Edit Cell from the Edit menu. Use the [Backspace] key to erase and enter the correct entry. Use the left and right arrow keys to move within the cell value.

After making your changes, click the accept or reject buttons, press [Return], or use the up or down arrow keys to complete the edit. You can cancel Edit Mode by pressing the [esc] key or by clicking the reject button. In both input mode and edit mode, data entered from the keyboard appears in the line in the Edit Line of the main view of the current sheet. When you complete the entry with [Return] or its equivalent, NExS inserts the new value into the current cell. In input mode, you can also use any arrow key to complete the entry and move one cell in the direction of the arrow.

You can change the current cell by:  


Cell entries often look different on the input/edit lines than they do in the cells. For example, if a cell contains a formula that produces a value, the input/edit lines show the formula, not the value. If a cell is formatted for scientific notation or a special date format, it appears in the cell in its special format but appears on the input/edit lines just as you typed it.

When you are modifying the Edit Line, various editing options are available:

left and right Move the character cursor a single character.
ctrl-left Moves the character cursor a word left.
ctrl-right Moves the character cursor a word right.
meta-left Moves to the beginning of the line.
meta-right Moves to the end of the line.
shift With one of the above, selects characters to be deleted or replaced.


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999