Text editing commands
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Discover how to use the text editing commands in Connexion client.
Available text editing commands
The following table lists client commands on the Edit > Cut Copy Paste submenu for moving the cursor and working with fields and data in fields:
To ... | Use this Edit > Cut Copy Paste menu command | How to: |
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Cut selected text and copy it to the Windows clipboard | Cut | Select text and click Cut, click the Cut button (), or press <Ctrl><X>. Or Use the right-click menu: Right-click the selected text, and on the popup menu, click Cut. |
Copy selected text to the Windows clipboard | Copy | Select text and click Copy, click the Copy button (), or press <Ctrl><C>. Or Use the right-click menu: Right-click the selected text, and on the popup menu, click Copy. |
Copy selected text to the Windows clipboard in plain text (ASCII) format (for pasting into non-Unicode applications) | Copy as Text | Select text and click Copy as Text or press <Alt><E><O>. |
Paste cut or copied text at the cursor location | Paste | Place the cursor where you want to paste and click Paste, click the Paste button (), or press <Ctrl><V>. Or Use the right-click menu: Right-click at the cursor location where you want to paste, and on the popup menu, click Paste. |
Paste all of the data copied from the website into a single field (automatically removes paragraph markers and line breaks which cause the copied data to be pasted into separate fields if you use generic Paste) | Paste Unformatted | Place the cursor where you want to paste and click Paste Unformatted or press <Alt><E><S>. Or Use the right-click menu: Right-click at the cursor location where you want to paste, and on the popup menu, click Paste Unformatted. |
Delete the entire current* field without having to highlight it
Note: Do not use to delete selected text or multiple fields. Instead, use Copy or Cut commands or press Delete |
Delete Field | Click Delete Field or press <Alt><Delete>. Or Use the right-click menu: Right-click in the field you want to delete, and on the popup menu, click Delete Field. |
Copy the entire current* field (including tag, indicators, and data) without having to highlight it | Copy Field | Click Copy Field or press <Alt><Insert>. Or Use the right-click menu: Right-click in the field you want to copy, and on the popup menu, click Copy Field. |
Cancel all changes to the current* record since the last time you retrieved it (WorldCat record) or saved it (save file record) |
Cancel Changes | Click Cancel Changes or press <Ctrl><Shift><Z>. |
Cancel the last edit in the current* cell | Undo | Click Undo or press <Ctrl><Z>. Or Use the right-click menu: Right-click in the field you last edited, and on the popup menu, click Undo. |
Insert a blank field above the current* field | Insert Blank Field > Above Current Field | Click Insert Blank Field > Above Current Field or press <Shift><Enter>. |
Insert a blank field below the current* field |
Insert Blank Field > Below Current Field | Click Insert Blank Field > Below Current Field or press <Enter>. |
Move the current* field up one position | Move Field > Up | Click Move Field > Up or press <Alt><Up arrow>. |
Move the current* field down one position | Move Field > Down | Click Move Field > Down or press <Alt><Down arrow>. |
Move the cursor to the previous record area | Previous Record Area | Click Previous Record Area or press <Shift><F6>. |
Move the cursor to the next record area | Next Record Area | Click Next Record Area or press <F6>. |
* The terms current field or current cell refer to the field or cell where the cursor is located. The term current record refers to the active or topmost record. |
For a complete list of editing keystroke shortcuts, including the above Edit menu commands, see Default keystroke shortcuts for editing records.
Editing markers
- The client shows which field is current with a current field indicator box.
- The client marks each variable field you edit with a symbol or adds the symbol to the fixed field if you edit one or more elements (only if the fixed field is displayed on top or bottom in View > OCLC Fixed Field > Top or Bottom).
- The client marks with a symbol:
- Autotransliterated Arabic data fields (an option in Tools > Options > International).
- If you edit a field marked , the symbol changes to .
- The editing symbols remain displayed until you take final actions or perform the Control All Headings function on the records. Note that editing marks are not retained after you replace a WorldCat record.
- See Record display features for more details.