Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Editing Text

You can use the Edit menu options in a Compose window to change the message text you are composing.

Table 8-5 Mailer Compose Window Editing Options

Undo 

Reverses the last editing action in the text area. 

Cut 

Removes the selected text and stores it on the clipboard. Only one selection can be stored at a time. If text is already there, the most current selection overwrites it. 

Copy 

Stores a copy of the selected text on the clipboard. Only one selection can be stored at a time. If text is already there, the most current selection overwrites it. 

Paste 

Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point. 

Paste Special (Bracketed or Indented)

Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point surrounded above and below by Begin and End Included Message text, or by indented markers. 

Clear 

Removes the selection and leaves the resulting white space. 

Delete 

Removes the selection and the resulting white space. 

Select All 

Selects all the text in the text area. 

Find/Change 

Opens a dialog box for you to search for words or phrases in your message and make changes to occurrences that are found. 

Check Spelling 

Runs the spelling checker on your mail message and displays a dialog box that lists words that might be spelled incorrectly. You can Find, Change, or Change All instances of a word. 

For more information on editing functions, see Chapter 10, Using Text Editor .