AlphaSmart 3000 21
Editing Text
The AlphaSmart 3000 has cut, copy, and paste functions for convenience in
editing text.
To use these features, begin by moving the cursor under the first letter of the
first word in the text you want to select. When you hold down the shift key
along with any of the arrow keys, you will notice a flashing block cursor
appear over the letter. Use the arrow keys to select the text that you wish to
cut, copy or delete. Pressing ctrl-A or
x-A will select the entire contents of
the file.
Once you have selected the text, the following functions can be used:
• Cut/Delete: In order to delete the selected text, use the Cut com-
mand (ctrl-X or x-X) to move the text to the clipboard, or the
backspace key to delete the text entirely.
• Copy: To copy the selected text to the clipboard without deleting it,
use the Copy command (ctrl-C or x-C).
• Paste: After selected text has been cut or copied, reposition your
cursor and use the Paste command (ctrl-V or x-V) to place the clip-
board contents at the new cursor location.
Once you have copied or cut the text, it will reside on the clipboard until the
next cut or copy action takes place. The current contents of the clipboard
can be viewed at any time using the command ctrl-option-x-C. The
contents can be inserted to a new location in the current file, or to a
completely different file.
The first three lines are the contents of the clipboard, and the last is a prompt.
The arrow keys can be used to maneuver your cursor within the clipboard.
The standard clipboard size is 25 KB (the same size of each file on the
AlphaSmart 3000), and changes when other SmartApplets are installed, so
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