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64 Getting Started With AuthorIT
a list of the selected objectʹs Edit History.
Although you cannot edit an object directly in the preview pane, you can right‐click
and open it from a shortcut menu. Clicking a File Object or Embedded Topic when
previewing a Topic, displays the File Object or Embedded Topic in the preview pane.
Clicking a Hypertext Link displays the target Topic in the preview pane.
When a Topic being previewed contains a File Object, Embedded Topic, or Hypertext
Link Object, you can right‐click on that object and open it from the shortcut menu.
Library Status Bar
The Library Status Bar at the bottom of the main AuthorIT window tells you about the
current status of AuthorIT.
General
User
Caps Lock
Insert Mode
Num Lock
This
General
User
Caps Lock
Insert Mode
Num Lock
Tells You
Description of the currently selected object.
User Name under which you are logged into the
Library.
Whether or not the Caps Lock key is active. Black
text means On. Gray text means is Off.
Whether characters are Inserted into existing text
when you type, or Overtype existing text. Black text
means Insert is On. Gray text means Insert is Off
and Overtype is On.
Whether or not the Number Lock key is active.
Black text means On. Gray text means is Off.
All AuthorIT Objects
With AuthorIT, you assemble your document from components called ʺobjectsʺ. There
are different types of objects, which have some common settings and some unique
settings. This section describes some of the common settings and interface elements
youʹll be working with.