Help Index
M&I WinEditor  -  Help Index:

The M&I WinEditor provides three main functions:

-->Text Mode	to work on big text files

-->Hexadecimal Mode	to view and edit all types of files

-->Grep-Function	to quickly and easily search for strings of text or files in different directories or on an entire drive

Menu Commands

File Menu

Edit Menu

Search Menu

View Menu

Options Menu

Procedures

Selecting Text

Copy, Cut, Paste

Using the Toolbar

Status Bar

Convert Windows to DOS Text

Working with File Manager

Keyboard

General Keys

Move Cursor in Text Mode

Move Cursor in Hex Mode

Edit in Text Mode

Edit in Hex Mode


File Menu

New	(Text Mode only)

Open

Save

Save As

Insert File	(Text Mode only)

Block Save As

Print

Exit

Open Last File


Edit Menu

The edit menu will be different if you use it in text mode or hexadecimal mode.

Text Mode:

Undo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Delete

Select All

Convert

Hexadecimal Mode:

Edit Mode

Undo

Undo All

CopyCopy as Hex-Dump


Search Menu

Search

Search Next

Replace	(Text Mode only)

Go to Line	(Text Mode only)

Go to Address	(Hex Mode only)

Begin of File

End of File

Global Search (Grep)

Show Searches


View Menu

DOS Mode

Choose Font

Show All Chars	(Hex Mode only)

Hexadecimal Mode	(Text Mode only)

Text Mode	(Hex Mode only)

Text Mode (new File)	(Hex Mode only)


Options Menu

Using the menu items enables you to fix various options for working with M&I WinEditor:

Auto  Indent	(Text Mode only)

Tabs	(Text Mode only)

File Filters

Colors

More Options


Toolbar
Using the Toolbar

If you are using a mouse, the Toolbar enables you to choose some commands (menu items) that are frequently used more quickly. Clicking the action button (icon) makes the relevant function to be carried out. If you continue to hold down the left mouse button, the action expected to be carried out will be displayed in the status bar.

Button:	Activated menu item:

   	File / New (in Text Mode)

Text Mode (new File) (in Hex Mode)

   	File / Open

   	File / Save

   	File / Print

   	Edit / Cut (not enabled in Hex Mode)

   	Edit / Copy

   	Edit / Paste (not enabled in Hex Mode)

   	Search / Search

   	Search / Search Next

   	Search / Global Search (Grep)


Status Bar

At the bottom of the window you'll see the status bar. It displays the current messages listed below:

Status Bar in Text Mode:

1. Box:	The insertion point is displayed as line : column.

2. Box:	Insert or Overwirite according to the mode chosen.

3. Box:	changed! appears in case of any modification to the file

4. Box:	Current advice to the commands, actions, etc., you have chosen.

Status Bar in Hexadecimal Mode:

1. Box:	in View mode: Address of the first character of the first line of the window

in Edit mode: Address of the character at the insertion point

2. Box:	hexadecimal/decimal character code of the character

onto which the insertion point was moved to (only in Edit mode)

3. Box:	changed! appears in case of any modification to the file

4. Box:	Current advice to the commands, actions, etc., you have chosen


New   (File Menu)

Using this commands enables you to create a new document (noname). If you already have another document open and you did any modification to the document without saving it, a confirmation message appears.


Open file   (Edit Menu)
Open   (File Menu)

In the Open dialog box you type the name of the file to be opened, or you choose the filename by using the lists of Files, Directories and Drives.

Using the List files of type list enables you to select filename extensions that were previously specified (--> File Filters), thereby making it more easy to choose the file you want to work with.

If there is no file with the filename you selected, a message prompts you to create an empty file with this name, provided you are working in text mode.

If you are working on a document and you haven't saved your changes, you are prompted to do it.

If the file to be opened is not an ASCII text file, you are prompted to switch to Hexadecimal Mode.

The Open dialog box also provides a "Hex Mode" switch. This switch enables you also to switch to Hex Mode without prompting. If you are already working in Hex Mode you can use this switch to load a (text) file and switch to Text Mode (disable the switch) without using the appropriate menu command.


Save file   (File Menu)
Save   (File Menu)

All changes to a document will be saved. The document remains open and you can further work on it.

The filename remains unchanged. If you choose this command to act on a noname document, the Save As command will be carried out.

Related Topics:

Save As

Block Save As


Save file as   (File Menu)
Save As   (File Menu)

You specify by dialog the filename and the directory where to save the document.

You use the Save As commmand to name and save a new file or to save an existing file under a new name.

After having been saved, the document remains open enabling you to further work on it.

Related Topics:

Save

Block Save As


Insert File   (File Menu)

The file you have selected by dialog will be inserted into the active file at the insertion point.

Insertion is only possible with an ASCII text file.

Related Topic:

Drag & Drop (Working with File Manger)


Save block as   (File menu)
Block Save As   (File Menu)

Using this command, you can save a selected (highlighted) block of text in a file.

You choose the filename by dialog.

Related Topics:

Save

Save As


Print file   (File Menu)
Print   (File Menu)

The dialog boxes that appear when selecting the Print menu item provide the following options:

The Printer box displays the default printer. You can define another printer and modify the printer settings, respectively, by choosing the Printer button (see below).

Print range

Whole file	Prints the entire file.

Selected lines	Prints the selected (highlighted) area.

From line:   to line:	(Text Mode only) The print range is specified by defining certain line numbers.

Current screen	(Hex mode only) Prints the contents of the active window.

From addr.:     To address:	(Hex mode only) The printing area is defined by specifying the addresses.

Choosing the draft font option specifies a built-in printer font (draft quality). This will speed up printing in most cases. If you do not choose this option, the selected screen font will be used.

Button: Printer

--> Printer Setup

Button: Page

--> Page Setup


Printer Setup

When choosing the Printer Setup option for the first time, all the settings appear that have been activated with the Windows system control.

From the dialog controls you can choose the printer, orientation, paper size and paper feed for printing. All the settings you have fixed this way apply only to the M&I WinEditor and do not affect the system control.

You choose the printer by selecting the Default Printer or Specific Printer

options. From the Specific Printer list you can choose any printer that is installed in Windows.

The Orientation  box enables you to switch between portrait and landscape format; in the Paper dialog box you define paper size (A4, ...) and paper feed (manual paper feed, tractor feed, paper tray, ...).

The Options button offers additional printer (driver) settings. However, the range of settings varies according to the capabilities of the printer you have currently choosen.


Page Setup

For a document to be printed you can specify the top, left and bottom margins in cm, top and bottom lines (header and footer), respectively, can be edited as well.

Header and Footer

Header and footer are used to add the filename, current date and time of file, and page number. Click the header or footer paragraph mark with your mouse to add or delete, resp., the placeholder at a distance of two spaces at the end of the line.

&N	placeholder for filename

&D	placeholder for current date

&T	placeholder for current time

&P	placeholder for page number

In the Header box, the Footer box, or both, type any text you want. Enter the placeholders as pointed out above.

Headers and footers will be centred at a distance of 4 mm to the top and bottom margins of the page.

Margins

The top, left and bottom margins can arbitrarily be set. If the top or bottom margins selected are too small to include the header or footer, respectively, the distances required will be set automatically.

The right margin is not fixed. If the text to be printed consists of very long lines, you should choose a smaller font size and/or landscape mode.

Related Topic:

Print


Exit program   (File Menu)
Exit   (File Menu)

You are going to finish working with M&I WinEditor. If you did any modification to the document, a message prompts you to save it.

Various configuration data can stored at your option. They will immediately be available when you start the program again.

-->More Options


Open Last File   (File Menu)

The last five documents you have worked with are listed at the bottom of the File menu. From this list, choose the file you want to open.


Undo   (Edit Menu)

The Undo command can reverse the last change, but only if you choose Undo immediately after making the change. All the changes to the document that have been caused by the Undo command will be highlighted.

Text Mode

You can reverse the last deleting and/or inserting operations that were done successively.

If you do not reach the result you want, you can also reverse the Undo command itself, i. e., you can restore the previous status.

Hexadecimal Mode

In Hexadecimal Mode you reverse the change to the character onto which the insertion point was moved. To reverse all changes, choose the Undo All command.

Caution! Save stores all modifications and changes. In contrast to Text Mode, Undo will not have any effect after using Save.

Complex Operations

The Undo command can reverse the following operations, if it used immediately after them:

 - Upcase or Downcase, --> Edit in Text Mode

- Convert Windows to DOS Text

- Replace (last operation)


Undo All   (Edit Menu)

This command can reverse all the changes made to a document in Hexadecimal Mode.

CAUTION!

Using the Save command will store all the changes you made. In contrast to Text Mode, Undo will not have any effect after that.


Edit Mode   (Edit Menu)

After having been activated, Hexadecimal Mode is in View mode. You can either activate or deactivate the Edit mode by choosing the relevant menu item.

You can also double-click anywhere in the document window to switch between both modes.


Cut   (Edit Menü)
Cut   (Edit Menu)

Highlighted text is removed from the document and placed onto the Clipboard.

Related Topic:

Copy, Cut, Paste


Copy   (Edit Menu)

Use the this command to place a copy of the highlighted text onto the Clipboard.

Related Topic:

Copy, Cut, Paste


Paste   (Edit Menu)

Move the insertion point to where you want to insert the contents of the Clipboard into the text. Pictures and the like cannot be pasted.

Related Topic:

Copy, Cut, Paste


Delete   (Edit Menu)

Highlighted text is deleted. The contents of the Clipboard remains unchanged.


Select All   (Edit Menu)

To select (highlight) the entire text of a document.


Convert   (Edit Menu)

This function converts a document or highlighted area from Windows-text to DOS-text and vice versa.

The conversion uses a set of translation tables that changes the Windows ANSI character set into the IBM (OEM) character set used by MS-DOS. The ASCII character set is valid both for the Windows and DOS character maps. The terms ANSI and ASCII are used to differentiate between the respective character sets.

Both character sets have different definitions for the internation characters, especially those used in German.

Using the conversion function will change the specific character codes in the document or marked text.

WARNING!

If you have mistakenly converted a portion of text, you can recover the original data with the Undo command. Note that the undo command must be used immediately after the conversion. Not undoing the conversion immediately can cause data loss.

NOTE! The MS-DOS graphics characters will not be converted.


Copy as Hex-Dump   (Edit Menu)

The selected range of a file in hexadecimal mode is to be copied onto clipboard as a hex dump. Use this command to get a text format copy

(16 bytes per line) of hexadecimal coded information.


Search   (Search Menu)

You can search in a file for any character sequence you want.

Beginning from the insertion point, the first occurence of the text or character is displayed and highlighted so that you can further work on it.

Searching can be continued by using the Search Next command.

With the insertion point moved to one word when you start searching, this word is offered as the text to be searched for. Any texts that had previously been searched for, you can choose from the combined input/list box.

Search Options:

From cursor	Searching starts from the insertion point. Standard condition is searching from the beginning of file.

Backward	Backward searching, optionally starting from the insertion point or from the end of file.

Selected text	Searching within a highlighted text.

Case sensitive	Searching exactly in accordance with the case of characters you type.

Whole words only	Searching for whole words, i.e., there should only be punctuation marks and spaces in front of the text to be searched for.

ASCII chars	Intonation characters and "ß" are searched for as DOS(ASCII) characters. You need to choose this option explicitly, even though you had previously selected DOS Mode.

(ref. also to Convert Windows to DOS Text)

If you choose the Search command in Hexadecimal Mode, you can also type the character sequence to be searched for in Hexadecimal Coding.

In this case, choose the Text is Hex-String option. Place one of the following separators between the hexadecimal codes: " "   ","   ";"   "/"   "-"   "|". There must be no character after the last code. Left zeros can be ignored, and you can arbitrarily use upper or lower case letters.

Examples:	5A 4E 78 0D 0A

5a 4e 78 d a

5A-4E-78-0D-0A

5A|4E;78,0D/0A

Related Topics:

Search Next

Replace


Search Next   (Search Menu)

After the first occurence of the text or character you are searching for has been found, searching is continued from the current insertion point.

Related Topics:

Search

Replace


Replace   (Search Menu)

You can search for any character sequence and replace it by other characters or words. Any texts that had previously been searched for, you can choose from the combined input/list boxes.

Replace Options:

From cursor	Searching starts from the insertion point. Standard condition is searching from the beginning of file.

Backward	Backward searching, optionally starting from the insertion point or from the end of file.

Selected text	Searching within a highlighted text.

Case sensitive	Searching exactly in accordance with the case of characters you type.

Whole words only	Searching for whole words, i.e., there should only be punctuation marks and spaces in front of the text to be searched for.

ASCII chars	Intonation characters and "ß" are searched for as DOS(ASCII) characters. You need to choose this option explicitly, even though you had previously selected DOS Mode.

(ref. also to Convert Windows to DOS Text)

Confirm replacing	When an occurence of the text is found, you are asked if you want to replace it. If you do not use this option, all instances of the found text will be replaced without a confirmation message appearing. CAUTION! With the Undo command you can only reverse the last replacing operation.

Related Topics:

Search

Search Next


Go to Line   (Search Menu)

In Text Mode you can move directly to a specified line. In the dialog box you can either type the line number you want to go to, or you can choose it from the scrolled list.


Go to Address   (Search Menu)

In Hexadecimal Mode you go directly to a specified address. In the dialog box you can either type the hexadecimal coded address you want to go to, or you can choose it from the scrolled list.


Begin of File   (Search Menu)

Moves the insertion point to the beginning of file.


End of File   (Search Menu)

Moves the insertion point to the end of file.


Global Search (Grep)   (Search Menu)

Using the Global Search (Grep) command enables you to search for any specified text on a drive or in a directory/several directories. You can search in all selected files. Searching can be controlled by choosing several options:

-->Grep dialog box

Searching can be performed in all different types of files (formats). For instance, you can also search in files that are no ASCII text files. You can load the files in Hexadecimal Mode, if required, you can select any texts and copy them into the Clipboard or save as a separate text file.

If, at least, one occurence of text or file is found, the Search Result window displays a list of the text lines that meet the ciriteria. Among others, you can use this list to scroll through the files, since it enables you to quickly load the file you want into the Editor (double-clicking or choosing the Open button).

--> Grep - Found

Searching for files (File-Find):

You can also use this command to search for files. For that purpose, you just do not type any "Text to find" into the input box. This way you can easily find one or more files located "somewhere" on a floppy disk or on the harddisk and quickly load into the Editor. Using this procedure enables you also to create lists of files and save them (Clipboard, file).


Grep - Dialog
Grep - Dialog:

The Grep dialog offers several options to control the Global Search (Grep):

Text to find	In this box type the text you want to find. If you do not specify any text, it will automatically search for files.

File specification	Specifies the filename extension to be searched for. In this input box, type the extension you want to search for or choose it from the list. You can combine several extensions, for example:

*.txt;auto*.bat;edit*.*

Note: In this box, you may not use any path specifications.

To search for a certain file, type the whole filename.

Drives	Selects the drive that you want to start search from.

Path	Displays the search path that was selected by Drives and Directories. If necessary, the path can be edited to find a certain directory more quickly. As soon as you specify a valid path, the Drives and Directories lists are updated. The scrollable list displays previous search paths that can easily be re-selected in case of need.

Files	To display and choose the files of the specified search path. When you select one or more files, searching is performed only in these files and, if enabled, in various subdirectories.

Directories	To display and select the subdirectories of the specified search path. If you select one or more of the displayed subdirectories, searching will be performed only in these directories (with the Subdirectories option being activated).

Search options

     Case sensitive	Searching exactly in accordance with the case of characters you type.

     Whole words only	Searching for whole words only.

     ASCII chars	Intonation characters and "ß" are searched for as DOS(ASCII) characters.

     Subdirectories	If the specified search paths also consists of subdirectories, searching is performed also in the subdirectories.

List options

     Files only	The Grep-Found window displays the path/filename of the files where an occurence of the text is found.

     Files & text strings	Additionally to the filenames, this option lists also the numbers and contents of the lines containing the text that was searched for.


Grep - Found
Grep - Found:

The results of Global Serach (Grep) are listed in the Grep - Found window.

The list of files specifies the path/filename of the respective files. ASCII text files are marked by "-" in front of the path/filename.

Files that can only be displayed in Hexadecimal Mode are marked by "+".

Exception:	If searching was performed only for files (no entry in the "Text to find" input box), there is always "-" in front of the path.

With the result option Files & text strings being activated, the instances of the text found in ASCII text files are listed as a complete line. At the beginning of line, it displays the relevant line number. The instances of the text found in files that can only be displayed in Hexadecimal Mode, are listed as hexadecimal addresses with "$" in front.

The action buttons perform the following functions:

Copy	The contents of the selected line(s) are placed onto the Clipboard. The "-", "+" marks and the line numbers are not copied.

Note: You cannot use the key combination CRTL+C (or CTRL+INS) to perform this command.

Open	Loads that file into the Editor in which the found text occures. The found occurence of the text is highlighted.

Help	Activates the Help function for Global Search (Grep).

Close	Closes the window that displays the Search Results.

Note: If you do not use any further Global Search command, you can open this window again by using menu command Search / Show Searches.

Search Results / Quick Opening

In contrast to the Editor window, the Grep - Found window remains in the foreground. This enables you to immediately get access to the Search Results list. You can also perform then Open -Command by double-clicking the found text. When the relevant files are opened, the cursor moves to the line including the found text. This line will be highlighted, so that it can be viewed and, if necessary, worked with immediately.

In Hexadecimal Mode the Editor window scrolls to the address where the found text begins, the text will be highlighted.

Notes:

1. You can switch between the windows by pressing ALT+F6 or using your mouse.

2. Switching to DOS Mode will only be effective for the Grep - Found window, after you close and open it again by choosing the Search / Show Searches command.

3. With the Grep - Found window being activated, further information on the file (file size, date and time of saving) appears or disappears, respectively by typing ALT + I.


Show Searches   (Search Menu)

After you had closed the Global Search results list, using this command enables you to reactivate the list.

Related Topics:

Global Search (Grep)

Grep - Found


DOS Mode   (View Menu)

Choosing this menu item switches DOS Mode on and off.

With DOS Mode running, the M&I WinEditor functions like any DOS Editor. If you enter any characters, the Windows character code is converted into DOS character code.

Note:	The Terminal font is always used in DOS Mode.

For further explanations refer to

--> Convert Windows to DOS Text


Choose Font   (View Menu)

You specify the font, style and size for the whole document.

The defined font, style and size apply separately to text mode and hexadecimal mode.

In several instances, the specified font is also used for printing the document.

In Hexadecimal Mode, only non-proportional fonts are offered to be choosen.


Show All Chars   (View Menu)

In Hexadecimal Mode, the characters are displayed in the code range 32-127 (20-7F).

When you choose this menu item, additionally the characters outside this range appear or disappear, respectively.


Hexadecimal Mode   (View Menu)

Switches from Text Mode to Hexadecimal Mode. Switching between both modes can only take effect, if the loaded file is saved or remained unchanged, or if you do not confirm the changes.


Text Mode   (View Menu)

Switches from Text Mode to Hexadecimal Mode. Switching between both modes can only take effect, if the loaded file is saved or remains unchanged, or if you do not confirm the changes.

If there is a file in Hexadecimal Mode which is no ASCII text file, you cannot display this file in Text Mode. A confirmation message prompts you to close the file. After that, a new file (noname) is created in Text Mode.


Text Mode (new File)   (View Menu)

Switches from Hexadecimal Mode in den Text Mode, with a new file (noname) being created.

If you do any change to the file that is loaded in Hexadecimal Mode, a confirmation message will appear.


Auto  Indent   (Options Menu)

This option to be chosen for Text Mode may cause the insertion point to be moved to the first character of the previous line when creating a new line by pressing the ENTER key, i.e., the leader tabs or spaces, respectively, of the previous line are copied to the next line.


Tabs   (Options Menu)

Using this options menu, you can set the spacing of tab stops in Text Mode at a range between 2 and 16 characters.


File Filters   (Options Menu)

The dialog boxes for selecting a file (Open, Save As, Insert File, ...) enable you to specify the filename extensions in the List files of type list to speed up the selection of certain file groups.

Filename extensions that are frequently used (for example, *.txt), can directly be typed into the File Filters dialog box, and they can also be deleted. The filename extensions entered are immediately available to be used for the file dialogs. When you quit your application, they are automatically saved.

Adding a Filename Extension

This function is to be used to add a new filename extension to the list.

The new item will always be positioned in front of the highlighted filename extension. You can add the new item to the end of the list by highlighting the last (empty) item of the list.

Filter 	Examples: *.txt, *.t??, t*, etc. You can combine several extensions to a list you can choose from. Comma and semicolon can be used for separation; there can be a space after the separator.

Name 	You can specify a name for the filename extension. If there is no entry, the extension itselfs is specified to be the name.

Deleting the Filename Extension

You can remove the highlighted filename extension by choosing the Delete button.


Colors   (Options Menu)

You can define the color schemes for fonts and background. In Hexadecimal Mode, you can also choose the color schemes to be used for the addresses.

The dialog for setting the colors is a Windows 3.1 standard dialog. Therefore, the tasks to be performed are similar to that specified in the Control Panel / Color Schemes.


More Options   (Options Menu)

The following option will take effect immediately after having been activated/deactivated:

Create backup files     	Prior to saving, the original contents of the file is stored in a backup file. The filenames are identical. The filename extension starts with  "~", which is succeeded by the first two characters of the original extension.

Examples:	original file	backup file
SAMPLE.TXT	SAMPLE.~TX
SAMPLE.X	SAMPLE.~X
SAMPLE	SAMPLE.~
SAMPLE.~	SAMPLE.~~

The following settings are stored automatically when you quit the application. They will immediately be available when you start it again..

Window Size / Position	If you choose this button, the size and position of the Editor and Grep window are saved when you quit the application. If you start the application again, these windows will be restored automatically. The same refers to the maximum window size which you might have choosen.

Last File 	Choosing this button will store the last file you worked with before quitting the application, in order to restore the file immediately when starting the application again.

Font (Type, Style, Size)	The font settings (menu item: View / Choose Font) are stored separately with regard to Text Mode and Hexadecimal Mode. They are restored immediately, when you start the application again. If you did not choose this button, a default font with a fixed character spacing (Fixedsys) will be used.

Colors (Text & background)   All changes of colors for text, background and addresses (Hex Mode) are saved by choosing the Options / Colors menu item, before quitting the application. If you do not choose this button, the default color schemes of the Control panel will be used.

Page Setup for Printing	Choosing this button prior to quitting the application, saves the margin settings and the contents of the header and footer for printing the document. Otherwise, if you restart the application, all magins will be set to "0", and the header and footer will have no contents.

Search / Grep Options	The options (status of marked areas) for the "Search", "Replace" and "Grep" dialogs are saved. If you do not choose this button, all option items will be initialized as non-selected ones (except from "Confirm Replace") when you start the application again.


Text Mode

Text Mode is used to work on ASCII text files.

Large Texts

In Text Mode you can work on texts of any size (number of lines) - the file size is only limited by your available memory.

The line width (number of columns or characters per line, respectively) depends on the font you have choosen. Approximately, it is 4,000 characters per line. Blocks of texts can be copied onto the Clipboard or pasted from the Clipboard to any document, even if their size is over

64 kBytes.

DOS Support / Automatic Conversion of Entry

If you choose DOS Mode from the View Menu, the M&I WinEditor functions like any DOS Editor. For that purpose, if you enter any characters, the Windows character code is converted into the DOS character code.

--> Convert Windows to DOS Text

Related Topics:

General Keys

Move Cursor in Text Mode

Edit in Text Mode

Copy, Cut, Paste

Selecting Text

Search


Hexadecimal Mode

Hexadecimal Mode can display and edit all types of files without any file size limitations.

The Hexadecimal Mode window consists of three display areas: addresses, hexadecimal codes, and characters.

Changing between View and Edit Modes

You start in View Mode. To change into Edit Mode, choose the option Edit Mode in the Edit Menu.

The mode change between View and Edit can also be done with a double-click of the mouse anywhere in the window.

Editing data

The data editing capabilities of Hexadecimal Mode do not allow the insertion of data - only overwriting is allowed. The new data can be entered either hexadecimal or as characters. Switching between the hexadecimal window and the characters window can be done with the mouse or the TAB key. All changed data will be displayed in inverted video.

Copy

A marked area can be copied to the Clipboard with the Copy command from the Edit Menu or with CTRL+C (CTRL+INS).

DOS Mode

Choosing DOS Mode from the View Menu will internally convert entered data from the Windows character set to the MD-DOS character set.

--> Convert Windows to DOS Text

Related Topics:

General Keys

Move Cursor in Hex Mode

Edit in Hex Mode

Undo

Undo All

Search

Go to Address


Working with File Manager

You can use Windows File Manger in different ways to start the Editor or to load any files into the Editor, respectively:

1. Associated Files

You can load any file, the extension of which had been associated with the Editor, by double-clicking it with the mouse or pressing the Enter key.

In this case, the Editor will be loaded only if you did not start it before. Otherwise, the file is loaded to the active Editor. If you have opened the Editor several times, the last active Editor will be used.

You can associate certain filename extensions by choosing the File | Associate menu item of File Manager. Type the extension you want in the first input box. Type the full path name of the Editor into the box below.

Associating will be easier in case of prior registration to the Windows registration database. This offers the following advantages:

-	You can select the Editor entry from the list of selections offered for the associating dialog.

-	You can use the Editor printing function to print any associated files. After selecting a certain file, choose the File | Print menu item of File Manager. However, it would be more comfortable to drag the file to the icon of opened Print Manager. In both instances, the Editor will be activated (or, if necessary, restarted), the file is loaded and printed in accordance with the current printer settings of the Editor.

2. Drag & Drop

Using Drag & Drop enables you to open any file from File Manager quickly. Place the mouse pointer above the filename you want to select, keep the left mouse button pressed, and drag the filename to the open M&I WinEditor window or its icon. When you relase the mouse button, the file is loaded.

Release+CTRL	To change simultaneously between Text Mode and Hex Mode

Release+SHIFT	(Text Mode only)The selected file will be inserted into the current document at the insertion point.

Note: After insertion, the insertion point always remains at the end of the inserted block of text. This makes it possible to quickly combine several texts by using Drag & Drop.


Windows registration database
Registration to the Windows registration database

M&I WinEditor offers the possibility of being registered at the Windows registration database.

To make your registration more easy, running the installation program creates a file named MI_EDIT.REG. When starting the program, this file needs to be transferred as a parameter to the Windows registration editor (REGEDIT.EXE). However, it would be more comfortable to choose this function to be carried out by double-clicking the MI_EDIT.REG in File Manager. A message appears proving that you succeeded to be registered.

Note:

Among others, the MI_EDIT.REG file contains path information concerning M&I WinEditor. In case the relevant file have been pasted/copied to another directory after installation, you should change this manually in case of need. You can work on the file with any text editor, including M&I Win Editor.

In case you installed the program without the installation program, only manual registration is possible. You should start the REGEDIT.EXE program (Windows directory) without using any parameter.


Selecting Text

Highlighting with the Arrow Keys

Keep the SHIFT key pressed. The text following the insertion point is highlighted by actuating the arrow keys.

Highlighling with the Mouse

Keep the left mouse button pressed and drag the pointer over the text you want to select. If the mouse pointer is positioned above or below the text window, the text is scrolled and highlighted as long as you drag the the pointer.

To Highlight the Entire Document

-->Select All

To Cancel the Highlight

Press any arrow key or click the mouse button anywhere in the text.


Copy;Cut;Paste
Copy, Cut, Paste

Copy

1. Step:     Select	the text which is to be copied.

2. Step:     CTRL+C	Copies the selected text to the Clipboard.

3. Step:     Move	the insertion point to the place where you want to insert the text.

4. Step:     CTRL+V	Inserts the text from the Clipboard at the insertion point.

Cut and Paste (moving text)

1. Step:     Select	the block of text that is to be pasted.

2. Step:     CTRL+X	Cuts the selected (highlighted) texts, i.e., it is deleted from the document and placed onto the Clipboard.

3. Step:     Move	the insertion point to the place where you want to insert the text.

4. Step:     CTRL+V	Inserts the text from the Clipboard at the insertion point.

Paste

Pressing the CTRL+V keys enables you to paste text of other Windows applications from the Clipboard .

Note:

You can also choose these functions by using the Edit Menu.

To perform the Cut, Copy and Paste tasks, you can also use the following old key combinations (hotkeys):

Cut:	SHIFT+DEL	(CTRL+X)
Copy:	CTRL+INS	(CTRL+C)
Paste:	SHIFT+INS	(CTRL+V)

To Insert a File

You can insert a text file at the insertion point into another text by using the Insert File command or Drag & Drop (Working with File Manager) .


General Keys

Help

F1	Chooses the Table of Contents of the Help function or the Help topic of the selected menu item.

File Operations

CTRL+O	File / Open

CTRL+S	File / Save

CTRL+P	File / Print

ALT+F4	File / Exit

Search and Replace

SHIFT+F3	Search / Search

F3	Search / Search Next

CTRL+F3 (Text Mode only)	Search / Replace

F5 (Text Mode only)	Search / Go to Line

F5 (Hex Mode only)	Search / Go to Address

Clipboard

--> Copy, Cut, Paste


Move Cursor in Text Mode

Key Combination	Cursor Moving

RIGHT ARROW	Right one character

LEFT ARROW	Left one character

UP ARROW	Up one line

DOWN ARROW	Down one line

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Right one word

CTRL+LEFT ARROW	Left one word

HOME	To start of current line

END	To end of current line

PAGE UP	Up one window

PAGE DOWN	Down one window

CTRL+HOME	To beginning of document

CTRL+END	To end of document


Move cursor in Hexadecimal Mode
Move Cursor in Hex Mode

Move Cursor in Hex Mode is different if used in View mode or Edit mode.

The cursor movements pointed out below refer to Edit mode.

Key Comination	Cursor Moving

RIGHT ARROW	Right one character

LEFT ARROW	Left one character

UP ARROW	Up one line

DOWN ARROW	Down one line

HOME	To start of current line (in View mode to beginning of document)

END	To end of current line (in View mode to end of document)

PAGE UP	Up one window

PAGE DOWN	Down one window

CTRL+HOME	To beginning of document

CTRL+END	To end of document


Edit in Text Mode

General Functions

ENTER	To insert a new paragraph (new line)

CTRL+N	To insert a new paragraph, but the cursor remains in the previous line

INS	To switch between Insert and Overwrite

CTRL+Z	To reverse the last change --> Undo

(ALT+BACKSPACE)

Delete

DEL	To delete the character to the right of the insertion point

BACKSPACE	To delete the character to the left of the insertion point

CTRL+DEL	To delete the characters to the right of the insertion point up to the beginning of the next word

CTRL+T	same as CTRL+DEL, but no further line is added at the end of the current line

CTRL+BACKSPACE	To delete the characters to the left of the insertion point up to the beginning of the word where the cursor is positioned onto

CTRL+Y	To delete one line

CTRL+X (SHIFT+DEL)	To cut the selected text and place it onto the Clipboard

If you have a selected text, the delete function will delete the highlighted text first.

Block Functions in Text Mode

CTRL+SHIFT+I	To move the totally or partially highlighted lines right one character

CTRL+SHIFT+U	To move the totally or partially highlighted lines left one character

(to the left margin maximally)

CTRL+UP ARROW	To convert all letters to capital letters (Upcase) within a highlighted block of text

CTRL+DOWN ARROW	To convert all letters to small letters (Downcase)


Edit in Hexadecimal Mode
Edit in Hex Mode

INS	Switches Edit Mode on and off

TAB	To switch between the Hexadecimal Code and Character display range

BACKSPACE	To reverse the change to a character at the insertion point

CTRL+Z	To reverse all changes.

(ALT+BACKSPACE)

CTRL+C (CTRL+INS)	To copy the highlighted text to the Clipboard.


An ASCII text file, also referrred to as ASCII file, only contains text information, i. e., it does neither contain any code to be carried out nor any formatting information, except from line feed and carriage return.