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Pasting tentdoes notdelete it from the clipboard, so you can paste itagain in many different places if you like.

Ifyouwanttocopy ablockoflextwithoutdeleting itfrom itsoriginalposition,selectitin the usual way and then choose Copy from the Edit menu. This replaces the Clipboard’s contents with a copy of the selected tent. The new contents of the Clipboard can be posted wherever you like in the program.

In fact, theCliphoard ismaintained when one file is saved and another loaded, so youcan use this technique to transfer lines of code from oneprogram toanother.

If you euplicilly want to empty the Clipboard of text, the Edit menu’s Clear option does this. This is different from the way Clear workson some other ‘Cut and Paste’ systems.


Search and Replace
In common with many editors, there is a facility for finding a tent string and, if necessary, substituting another. All the options inconnection with thisareavailable through the Search menu.

To find a specified string, choose Search from themenu. BASIC 2Plus displaysadialogue box prompting you to insert the string to search for:


Type thescarch string into thebon,selectthedirection you wishtosearch in, andclickon the Searchbon. BASIC2Pluswillsearch from thecurrenlpositionofthecursoruntilitfindsthe string.

Pressing the key hasthesameeffectasclickingon the SEARCH buIton. Bocauseofthis there is no way to search for a string containing a carriage return.
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