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Edit-Calc is a variation on the theme of the calculator applet that ships with Windows.  The advantage offered here is that all calculator entries and responses are transferred and formatted into a scrollable edit window, allowing you to edit or save your data.  In effect, it is the equivalent of an accountants adding machine on your PC.

Data entry can be performed either with the numerical keys or by clicking the buttons with the mouse.

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Commands

File Menu

Edit Menu

Toolbar

Toolbar Commands

Procedures

Copying Text

Deleting Text

Exiting

Edit Window

Keyboard Topics

Windows Key Strokes


For information on how to use Help, press F1 or select Using Help from the Help menu.


Edit Menu

The Edit menu provides commands to undo edits, access the clipboard, and to delete text.  To access these commands just click the mouse somewhere within the scrolling window area.

Undo	Undo the previous edit operation.

Cut	Delete selected text and move it to the clipboard.

Copy	Copy selected text to the Windows clipboard.

Paste	Move text from the Windows clipboard to the edit window.

Clear All	Delete all text in the edit window (careful!).

Delete	Delete selected text.


File Menu

The File menu provides commands for opening existing files, saving files,  and exiting the application.

Open	Open an existing file.

Save	Save the current document if its contents have changed.

Save As	Save the current document under a new name.

Exit	Exit Edit-Calc


Copying Text

To copy text to a document from the clipboard, position the cursor at the desired insertion point, and choose Edit|Copy from the menu.


Deleting Text

To delete text from the edit window area, select the text, and choose Edit|Cut or Edit|Delete from the menu.  Cut will put the deleted text in the clipboard, and Delete will simply delete it.


Exiting

To exit Edit-Calc, choose File|Exit from the menu.


Edit Window

Edit-Calc allows standard Windows editing features within the scrolling edit window used to save the results of your calculator operations.    You should use this capability carefully, and only if you wish to manually update the calculations, perhaps to re-format or change the spacing.  Just remember that if you manually edit the data in the window, and then wish to resume calculator operations, you must first position the caret pointer.   If you want to print-out the data, edit the saved file with any editor (such as Notepad), and print it out from there.

To edit data, click the mouse pointer anywhere within the edit window area.


Edit Copy Command

The Edit|Copy command leaves the selected text intact and places an exact copy of it in the clipboard.  To paste the copied text into another document, choose Edit|Paste.


Edit Cut Command

The Edit|Cut command removes the selected text from Edit-Calcs edit window and places the text in the clipboard.  Choose Edit|Paste to paste the cut text into another document. The text remains selected in the clipboard, and can be pasted multiple times.


Edit Paste Command

The Edit|Paste command inserts the text currently selected in the clipboard into Edit-Calcs edit window at the cursor position.


Edit Undo Command

The Edit|Undo command restores the file in Edit-Calcs edit window to the way it was before your most recent edit operation.  Undo inserts any characters you deleted, deletes any characters you inserted, replaces any characters you overwrote, and moves your cursor back to a prior position.


Edit Clear All Command

The Edit|Clear All command deletes the entire contents of Edit-Calcs edit window.  Use Edit|Undo to restore the contents.  (Be careful with this command!)


Edit Delete Command

The Edit|Delete command deletes the currently selected text from Edit-Calcs edit window.  The text is not placed in the clipboard.  Use the Edit|Undo command to restore the text.


File Exit Command

The File|Exit command exits Edit-Calc.  If you havent saved the current text in the edit window, you'll be prompted to save before exiting.


File Open Command

The File|Open command displays the Open a File dialog box so you can select an existing Edit-Calc file (*.CLC format) to load into the edit window.  You can also create a new document by naming a file that doesn't currently exist.   Files with extensions other then .CLC will open, but will not format correctly within the edit window.


File Save Command

The File|Save command saves the document in the edit window to disk. If the document is unnamed, the Save File As dialog box is displayed so you can name the file, and choose where it is to be saved.   Be sure to use the .CAL extension to your file name.


File Save As Command

The File|Save As command allows you to save a document under an new name, or in a new location on disk.  The command displays the Save File As dialog box.  You can enter the new file name, including the drive and directory.  All windows containing this file are updated with the new name.  If you choose an existing file name, you are asked if you want to overwrite the existing file.


Toolbar
The Toolbar

The Toolbar is a row of buttons at the top of the main window which represent application commands. Clicking one of the buttons is a quick alternative to choosing a command from the menu.  Buttons on the toolbar activate and deactivate according to the state of the application.

Button	Action	Menu Equivalent

Locate and open a file	File|Open

Save the file in the active window	File|Save

Cut selected text to Clipboard	Edit|Cut

Copy selected text to Clipboard	Edit|Copy

Paste text from Clipboard	Edit|Paste

Undo previous editor action	Edit|Undo

Display help file contents	(None)


Windows Keys

Cursor Movement Keys

Dialog Box Keys

Editing Keys

Help Keys

Menu Keys

System Keys

Text Selection Keys

Window Keys


Cursor Movement Keys

Key(s)	Function

Arrow key	Moves the cursor left, right, up, or down in a field.

End or Ctrl+Right Arrow	Moves to the end of a field.

Home or Ctrl+Left Arrow	Moves to the beginning of a field.

Pape Up or Page Down	Moves up or down in a field, one screen at a time.

Use of the numerical keys in this application requires a little attention.  Because there are two display windows, the user must keep up with which window has the keyboard focus.

Once the app is started, using the numerical keys (as an accountant would) instead of the mouse presents no problem.  Just type in data, perform your mathematical operations and you can watch each entry be transferred and formatted from the display window into the scrollable edit window.

However, if you use the mouse for either data entry or to transfer focus into the edit window, all subsequent data entry must be performed with the mouse.


Dialog Box Keys

Key(s)	Function

Tab	Moves from field to field (left to right and top to bottom).

Shift+Tab	Moves from field to field in reverse order.

Alt+letter	Moves to the option or group whose underlined letter matches the one you type.

Arrow key	Moves from option to option within a group of options.

Enter	Executes a command button.

Or, chooses the selected item in a list box and executes the command.

Esc	Closes a dialog box without completing the command. (Same as Cancel)

Alt+Down Arrow	Opens a drop-down list box.

Alt+Up or Down Arrow	Selects item in a drop-down list box.

Spacebar	Cancels a selection in a list box.

Selects or clears a check box.

Ctrl+Slash	Selects all the items in a list box.

Ctrl+Backslash	Cancels all selections except the current selection.

Shift+ Arrow key	Extends selection in a text box.

Shift+ Home	Extends selection to first character in a text box.

Shift+ End	Extends selection to last character in a text box


Editing Keys

Key(s)	Function

Backspace	Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

Or, deletes selected text.

Delete	Deletes the character to the right of the cursor.

Or, deletes selected text.


Help Keys

Key(s)	Function

F1	Gets Help and displays the Help Index for the application. If the Help window is already open, pressing F1 displays the "Using Windows Help" topics.

In some Windows applications, pressing F1 displays a Help topic on the selected command, dialog box option, or system message.

Shift+F1	Changes the pointer to [image] so you can get Help on a specific command, screen region, or key. You can then choose a command, click the screen region, or press a key or key combination you want to know more about.

(This feature is not available in all Windows applications.)


Menu Keys

Key(s)	Function

Alt	Selects the first menu on the menu bar.

Letter key	Chooses the menu, or menu item, whose underlined letter matches the one you type, when a menu has focus.

Alt+Letter key	Pulls down the menu whose underlined letter matches the one you type.

Left or Right Arrow	Moves among menus of the main menu bar.

Up or Down Arrow	Moves among menu items within a drop-down menu.

Enter	Chooses the selected menu item.


System Keys

The following keys can be used from any window, regardless of the application you are using.

Key(s)	Function

Ctrl+Esc	Switches to the Task List.

Alt+Esc	Switches to the next application window or minimized icon, including full-screen programs.

Alt+Tab	Switches to the next application window, restoring applications that are running as icons.

Alt+PrtSc	Copies the entire screen to Clipboard.

Ctrl+F4	Closes the active window.

F1	Gets Help and displays the Help Index for the application. (See Help Keys)


Text Selection Keys

Key(s)	Function

Shift+Left or Right Arrow	Selects text one character at a time to the left or right.

Shift+Down or Up	Selects one line of text up or down.

Shift+End	Selects text to the end of the line.

Shift+Home	Selects text to the beginning of the line.

Shift+Page Down	Selects text down one window.

Or, cancels the selection if the next window is already selected.

Shift+Page Up	Selects text up one window.

Or, cancels the selection if the previous window is already selected.

Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right Arrow	Selects text to the next or previous word.

Ctrl+Shift+Up or Down Arrow	Selects text to the beginning (Up Arrow) or end (Down Arrow) of the paragraph.

Ctrl+Shift+End	Selects text to the end of the document.

Ctrl+Shift+Home	Selects text to the beginning of the document.


Window Keys

Key(s)	Function

Alt+Spacebar	Opens the Control menu for an application window.

Alt+Hyphen	Opens the Control menu for a document window.

Alt+F4	Closes a window.

Alt+Esc	Switches to the next application window or minimized icon, including full-screen programs.

Alt+Tab	Switches to the next application window, restoring applications that are running as icons.

Alt+Enter	Switches a non-Windows application between running in a window and running full screen.

Arrow key	Moves a window when you have chosen Move from the Control menu.

Or, changes the size of a window when you have chosen Size from the Control menu.