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# 3.2. The Edit Menu

Edit->Undo (Ctrl-Z)

  This is used to eliminate or reverse the most recent user action or operation. Just what constitutes such an action may be better understood by referring to the Group Undos portion of this help file.

Edit->Redo (Ctrl-Shift-Z)

  This will reverse the most recent change (if any) made using Undo

Edit->Undo/Redo History

  This will call a display box showing a list of the most recent actions on the left and another list of actions which have been 'undone' on the right. There are also three buttons at the right of the box labeled Undo, Redo, and Close. Clicking on the Undo button will cause the action at the top of the Undo list to be reversed which will place that particular action at the top of the Redo list. Likewise, clicking on the Redo button will reinstate the reversed action and move it back to the top of the Undo list. Clicking on an item below the top item in either list will select all the items from the top down to that point. A subsequent click on the corresponding button will cause all the selected actions to be undone or redone accordingly. This would be particularly useful when the user knows precisely the point to which she or he would like to proceed - making it unnecessary to go through a series of single undo or redo actions.

Edit->Cut (Ctrl-X)

  This command deletes the current selection and places it on the clipboard. The clipboard is a feature of KDE that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.

Edit->Copy (Ctrl-C)

  This copies the currently selected text to the clipboard so that it may be pasted elsewhere. The clipboard is a feature of KDE that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.

Edit->Paste (Ctrl-V)

  This will insert the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position. The clipboard is feature of KDE that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.

Edit->Select All (Ctrl-A)

  This will select the entire document. This could be very useful for copying the entire file to another application.

Edit->Invert Selection

  This selects any unselected text while unselecting any selected text - effectively reversing the current state of selection.

Edit->Find (Ctrl-F)

  This opens the find dialog which is used to specify the Text to Find in the document. There is small text box for entering the search pattern which also doubles as a dropdown box. Clicking on the dropdown arrow at the side of the box makes available other recent search patterns. Other parameters are included to make the search more efficient. Selecting Case Sensitive will limit finds to entries that match the case (upper or lower) of each of the characters in the search pattern. Find Backwards directs the search to proceed in an upwardly direction. The Selected Text option keeps the search within currently selected text. Checking Whole Words Only prevents the search from stopping on words that contain the searched for pattern. The Search from Cursor option begins the search from the current position of the cursor within the document rather than from the beginning.

Edit->Find Next (F3)

  This repeats the last find operation, if any, without calling the find dialog box.

Edit->Replace (Ctrl-R)

  This command opens the replace dialog box. The replace dialog is almost identical to the above-mentioned find dialog. In addition to the features in the find dialog it contains a Replace With: text entry/dropdown box. Using this dialog the user can specify both the text to be found and text with which to replace it. The additional Prompt On Replace option allows the user to have KWrite ask for confirmation before each replacement.

Edit->Insert File

  This opens the File Open dialog box whereby the user can insert a complete file in the open document. The the contents of the file will be entered at the position of the blinking text cursor.

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