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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:
- pressing an arrow key to complete an entry in input
mode. The cursor moves one cell in the arrow
direction.
- pressing the up or down arrow key to complete an entry
in edit mode. NExS accepts the entry and moves the
cursor one cell in the arrow direction.
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.
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In input mode, any input beginning with
+, -, ., @, =, or
a digit 0-9 is assumed to be a formula. Otherwise
the entry is assumed to be text. In edit mode, NExS
does not differentiate between formula and text
entries except that formula always begin with the =
character.
- In input mode, an entry is completed by pressing
[Return] or any arrow key. In edit mode, the left and
right arrow keys position within the current value for
the cell.
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In input mode, you cannot use the arrow keys to move
the text cursor. In edit mode, you can use the arrow
keys to move over characters without deleting them.
In either mode you can use the cursor to reposition
the text cursor. Characters can then be inserted or
deleted at the text cursor.
- In input mode, cell and range references are appended
to the characters already entered. In edit mode, cell
and range references are inserted into the string at
the cursor location.
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