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To customize parsing:

1. Change or adjust the parsing option for the Maintain Development Environment (MDE) by selecting Tools, and then Environment Options.

   MDE displays the Environment Options dialog box.

2. On the General tab, check parse editor to enable parsing of your code in the code Editor, or uncheck it to disable code parsing.

   If the parser is enabled, it waits until you stop typing before it begins to parse your code for changes that might affect the Project Explorer.

   If you disable parsing, changes to your code are not reflected in the Project Explorer until you save them.

3. Use the spin button to adjust the amount of time (in seconds) the parser waits before starting to parse your code or type the desired wait time into the box.

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To enter text, place the cursor where you want the text to go and start typing.

Note: The editor does not wrap text automatically, so when you reach the end of a line, you must press Enter.

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To select a specific range of text:

1. Position the cursor at the beginning of the text you want to edit.
2. Press the left mouse button and drag so that the pointer passes over all the text you want to select.
3. When the pointer reaches the end of the text, release the left mouse button.

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To select all text, do one of the following:

• In the Edit menu, click Select all.
• Press Ctrl+A.

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To move text:

1. Select the text you want to move.
2. Use the Cut and Paste commands, or drag the text to its new location.

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To copy text:

1. Select the text you want to copy.
2. Use the Copy and Paste commands, or hold down the Ctrl key and drag the text to its new location.

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Do one of the following:

• In the Edit menu, click Undo or Redo.
• Click the Undo button or the Redo button on the General toolbar.
• Press Ctrl+Z to undo, or Ctrl+Y to redo.

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To locate specific text:

1. On the Edit menu, click Find, or click the Find button on the Editor toolbar to open the Find dialog box.
2. In the Find What field, type the word or phrase you want to find.
3. Select any search criteria that help to narrow or speed your search.

   Note: You can create some powerful searches using regular expression syntax. For more information, try searching the web.

4. Click Find Next to begin searching for the specified text in the open editor window.

   The text appears highlighted.

5. Click Find Next in the Find dialog box or press F3 to search for another occurrence of the text.

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To replace specific text:

1. On the Edit menu, click Replace to open the Replace dialog box.
2. In the Find What field, type the word or phrase you want to replace.
3. In the Replace With field, type the new word or phrase with which you want to replace the old word or phrase.
4. Select any search criteria that help to narrow or speed your search.

   Note: You can create some powerful searches using regular expression syntax. For more information, try searching the web.

5. Click Find Next to begin searching for the specified text.

   WebFOCUS Maintain finds and highlights the text.

6. Click Replace to replace the highlighted text with your new text or phrase.
7. WebFOCUS Maintain automatically highlights the next occurrence of the text. Click Replace, if you wish to repeat the substitution.

Note: To replace all occurrences of the text found at one time, click Replace All.

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In the File menu, click Print preview.

The text appears on the screen as it will look when printed.

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To print, do one of the following:

• In the File menu, click Print.

  or

• Click the Print button on the General toolbar.

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To add or remove bookmarks:

1. Position the cursor anywhere in a line where you want the bookmark to appear.
2. Right-click, then select Toggle Bookmark.

   or

   Click the Toggle Bookmark button on the Editor toolbar.

   or

   Press Ctrl+F2.

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To jump to another bookmark, click the Next Bookmark button or Previous Bookmark button .

The cursor jumps to the next or previous bookmark in the editor.

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To apply multiple bookmarks:

1. On the Edit menu, select Find.

   The Find dialog box opens.

2. In the Find What field, type the word or phrase you want to find, then click Mark All to mark all lines with this text.

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To remove all the bookmarks, do one of the following:

• Click the Clear All Bookmarks button on the Editor toolbar.

  or

• Close the editor window and reopen it.