3.5.5 Editing Tools
You may paste code or text from the Windows Clipboard. Use these tools to copy and paste selected code.
To use editing tools:
- To toggle whether or not to allow editing in the editing pane, from the Edit menu, choose Allow Edit content.
- To select a
whole sector:
- Click anywhere in a sector.
- From the Edit menu, choose Select Sector. The whole sector is selected.
- To select part of a sector, click and drag the cursor over some code. You may select code this way in either the HEX area or in the text area.
- To copy HEX data, if you selected code in the HEX area, from the Edit menu, choose Copy HEX. Selected HEX data is copied to the Clipboard.
- To copy text data, if you selected code in the text area, from the Edit menu, choose Copy Text. Selected text data is copied to the Clipboard.
- To copy both HEX and text data:
- Select some data, using one of the methods above.
- From the Edit menu, choose Copy Screen. Selected data is copied to the Clipboard.
- To paste
data from the Clipboard:
- Click the cursor in the area where you want to paste data.
- From the Edit menu, choose Paste. The data appears.
- To discard all changes that you have not saved yet (if any were made) and roll back settings to the way they were at the last save, from the Edit menu, click Revert All.
- To save changes, click Save.
Note: By default, you cannot edit content in Active@ HEX Editor. You must choose "Allow Edit Content" in the Edit menu in order to change the code.
Note: For more detailed instructions and support, see the Active@ HEX Editor User Guide.
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