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Understanding Editor Basics

You use your computer’s keyboard to enter text into the Editor. To enter text, simply place your cursor on a line and begin typing. The Editor does NOT automatically wrap your text to the next line. If you press the Enter key at the end of a line, the Editor inserts a new line and places your cursor at the beginning of that line. Operations like Cut, Copy, and Concatenate all work on individual lines or blocks of lines. You can also use the Windows clipboard to cut and paste lines.

Editor in PC Mode

In PC mode (with or without line numbering), the program editor is similar to other PC editors.

• You use pushbuttons (or function keys) and menu functions rather than line or header commands.
  
• If you right-click (press the right mouse button) with the pointer located anywhere in the edit area, the system displays a pop-up window with a list of all available editor commands.
  
• Pressing the Enter key splits the line at the current cursor position. Pressing Enter at the beginning or end of a line inserts a new line.
  
• The F8 function key is a convenient method for executing a program displayed in the Editor. Right-click anywhere on the edit area of the screen for the pop-up list of function keys you can use with the editor.

Authored by: Roger Hayen © Central Michigan Univeristy and/or © SAP America, Inc. All rights reserved.