Editing Tools

You can paste code or text from the clipboard using the available editing tools.

To use the editing tools:

  1. Enable editing content

    To enable editing in the editing pane, from the Edit menu, choose Allow Edit Content.

  2. To select an entire area:
    • Click anywhere in the navigation view.
    • From the Edit menu, choose Select All to select the entire area.
  3. Select part of a sector

    To select part of a sector, click and drag the cursor over the desired code. You can select code in either the HEX area or the text area.

  4. Copy HEX data

    To copy HEX data, select code in the HEX area, then from the Edit menu, choose Copy Formatted. The selected HEX data will be copied to the clipboard.

  5. Copy text data

    To copy text data, select code in the text area, then from the Edit menu, choose Copy. The selected text data is copied to the clipboard.

  6. To paste data from the clipboard:
    • Click in the area where you want to paste the data.
    • From the Edit menu, choose Paste. The data is inserted at the cursor position.
  7. Discard all unsaved changes

    To discard all unsaved changes and revert to the state at the last save, from the Edit menu, click Revert Changes.

  8. To save changes, click Save.
Note: By default, editing is disabled in Active@ Disk Editor. You must select Allow Edit Content from the Edit menu in order to modify the content.