SlickEdit User Guide

TEXT EDITING
Selection Operation Description Usage
Paste Inserts the most recent
clipboard at the current cursor
location. To insert another
clipboard, see the List
Clipboards operation or
Clipboards.
Reflow Selection Reflows text within a selection
according to the margin
settings specified on the Word
Wrap option screen (see
Language-Specific Word
Wrap Options). Block
selections are wrapped within
the columns of the block. Char
selections are not supported
for this operation.
Reverse Selection Reverses the characters in a
selection.
Shift Text in Selection Left Shifts text within a selection to
the left by one column,
maintaining relative
indentation. This operation
supports line and block
selections. If a character
selection is used, it is
converted to a line selection.
Shift Text in Selection Right Shifts text within a selection to
the right by one column,
maintaining relative
indentation. This operation
supports line and block
selections. If a character
selection is used, it is
converted to a line selection.
Sort Lines Within Selection Sorts lines in a selected area
in ascending order.
Sort Selected Lines Sorts lines in a selected area
in ascending order, by
comparing only the first
columns.
Use the paste command
(Ctrl+V or Edit > Paste).
Use the reflow_selection
command (Document >
Format Selection).
Use the reverse_selection
command.
Use the shift_selection_left
command (Shift+F7 or Edit >
Other > Shift Left).
Use the shift_selection_right
command (Shift+F8 or Edit >
Other > Shift Right).
Use the
sort_within_selection
command or select the Sort
within selection option on
the Sort dialog (Tools > Sort).
Use the sort_on_selection
command or select the Sort
on selection option on the
Sort dialog (Tools > Sort).
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