Difference between revisions of "Edit menu"

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! style="width: 120px;" | Menu item
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! style="width: 130px;" | Menu item
 
! Description
 
! Description
 
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|Undo
 
|Undo
|Undoes your last action. “Can’t Undo” appears in this location if an
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|Undoes your last action. “Can’t Undo” appears in this location if an undo is not possible.
 
 
undo is not possible.
 
 
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|-
 
|Cut
 
|Cut
|Cuts the selected text, node(s), or table cells into the clipboard
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|Cuts the selected text, node(s), or table cells into the clipboard temporarily for pasting.
 
 
temporarily for pasting.
 
 
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|-
 
|Copy
 
|Copy
|Copies the selected text, node(s), graph, or table cells into the
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|Copies the selected text, node(s), graph, or table cells into the clipboard temporarily for pasting. See “Copying and pasting” on page 334.
 
 
clipboard temporarily for pasting. See “Copying and pasting” on
 
 
 
page 334.
 
 
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|-
 
|Paste
 
|Paste
|Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point in a text,
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|Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point in a text, diagram, or table, or replaces the current selection. See “Copying and pasting” on page 334.
 
 
diagram, or table, or replaces the current selection. See “Copying and
 
 
 
pasting” on page 334.
 
 
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|-
 
|Paste Special
 
|Paste Special
|Brings up a dialog to select the format of data to OLE link into an edit
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|Brings up a dialog to select the format of data to OLE link into an edit table.
 
 
table.
 
 
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|-
 
|Clear
 
|Clear
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|Select All
 
|Select All
|Selects all the text in an attribute field, nodes in a diagram, or cells in a
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|Selects all the text in an attribute field, nodes in a diagram, or cells in a table.
 
 
table.
 
 
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|-
 
|Duplicate Nodes
 
|Duplicate Nodes
|Duplicates the selected nodes onto the same diagram. See “Duplicate
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|Duplicates the selected nodes onto the same diagram. See “Duplicate nodes” on page 47.
 
 
nodes” on page 47.
 
 
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|-
|Copy Diagram or
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|Copy Diagram or Copy Table
 
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|When a Diagram window is active, Copy Diagram copies a picture of the diagram for pasting into a graphics application. When a table window is active, Copy Table copies the entire multidimensional object as a tab-delimited list of tables. See “Copying and pasting” on page 334.
Copy Table
 
|When a Diagram window is active, Copy Diagram copies a picture of
 
the diagram for pasting into a graphics application. When a table
 
 
 
window is active, Copy Table copies the entire multidimensional
 
 
 
object as a tab-delimited list of tables. See “Copying and pasting” on
 
 
 
page 334.
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Insert Rows or
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|Insert Rows or Insert Columns
 
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|Inserts an item into a list, or a row in a table, by copying the current item, or row. If a column in a table is selected, Insert Columns inserts an item or column. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
Insert Columns
 
|Inserts an item into a list, or a row in a table, by copying the current
 
 
 
item, or row. If a column in a table is selected, Insert Columns inserts
 
 
 
an item or column. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
 
 
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|-
|Append Rows or
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|Append Rows or AppendColumns
 
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|Appends an item to the end of a list, or row or column of a table. This item is only available when the last item in the list, row or column is selected. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
AppendColumns
 
|Appends an item to the end of a list, or row or column of a table. This
 
 
 
item is only available when the last item in the list, row or column is
 
 
 
selected. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
 
 
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|Delete Rows or
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|Delete Rows or Delete Columns
 
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|Deletes the selected item or items in a list, or rows or columns in a table. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
Delete Columns
 
|Deletes the selected item or items in a list, or rows or columns in a
 
 
 
table. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
 
 
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|-
 
|Preferences
 
|Preferences
|Opens the Preferences dialog (page 54) to examine or change
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|Opens the Preferences dialog (page 54) to examine or change various options.
 
 
various options.
 
 
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|OLE Links
 
|OLE Links
|Opens a dialog to let you change properties for OLE links from
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|Opens a dialog to let you change properties for OLE links from external applications into your model. See Chapter 18, “Importing, Exporting, and OLE Linking Data.”
 
 
external applications into your model. See Chapter 18, “Importing,
 
 
 
Exporting, and OLE Linking Data.”
 
 
|}
 
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Revision as of 17:22, 9 May 2016



Menus 3.png Menu item Description
Undo Undoes your last action. “Can’t Undo” appears in this location if an undo is not possible.
Cut Cuts the selected text, node(s), or table cells into the clipboard temporarily for pasting.
Copy Copies the selected text, node(s), graph, or table cells into the clipboard temporarily for pasting. See “Copying and pasting” on page 334.
Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point in a text, diagram, or table, or replaces the current selection. See “Copying and pasting” on page 334.
Paste Special Brings up a dialog to select the format of data to OLE link into an edit table.
Clear Deletes the selected text or node(s).
Select All Selects all the text in an attribute field, nodes in a diagram, or cells in a table.
Duplicate Nodes Duplicates the selected nodes onto the same diagram. See “Duplicate nodes” on page 47.
Copy Diagram or Copy Table When a Diagram window is active, Copy Diagram copies a picture of the diagram for pasting into a graphics application. When a table window is active, Copy Table copies the entire multidimensional object as a tab-delimited list of tables. See “Copying and pasting” on page 334.
Insert Rows or Insert Columns Inserts an item into a list, or a row in a table, by copying the current item, or row. If a column in a table is selected, Insert Columns inserts an item or column. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
Append Rows or AppendColumns Appends an item to the end of a list, or row or column of a table. This item is only available when the last item in the list, row or column is selected. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
Delete Rows or Delete Columns Deletes the selected item or items in a list, or rows or columns in a table. See “Editing a table” on page 180.
Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog (page 54) to examine or change various options.
OLE Links Opens a dialog to let you change properties for OLE links from external applications into your model. See Chapter 18, “Importing, Exporting, and OLE Linking Data.”
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