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Edit Menu
Last modified: August 20, 2024
Introduction
Via the Edit menu you can perform various actions, such cut/copy/paste or search where a particular document is used. You can also open the Preferences dialog that contains user-specific settings.
Menu Item Overview
The Edit menu items are described in the table below:
| Menu Item (Shortcut Key) | Description |
|---|---|
| Undo (Ctrl + Z) | Undoes the last action in a document tab. Undo and redo actions are unlimited. |
| Redo (Ctrl + Y) | Redoes the last action that was undone in a document tab. |
| Cut (Ctrl + X) | Copies the selected element to the clipboard and delete it. |
| Copy (Ctrl + C) | Copies the selected element to the clipboard. |
| Paste (Ctrl + V) | Pastes the contents of the clipboard in the current editor. |
| Delete (Delete) | Deletes the selected element. |
| Find (Ctrl + F) | Searches the model for text. The following texts are searched: all texts that appear in the end-user interface (for example captions of labels or buttons); names and documentation of documents; entity, association, and attribute names and documentation; access rule documentation; page widget names; captions and documentation of microflow objects; and names of items in microflows. |
| Find Advanced (Ctrl + Shift + F) | Opens a dialog box that allows for advanced search operations. Examples are searching for any document type and searching for unused documents. |
| Find Usages (Ctrl + Alt + F) | Opens the Find Results pane and displays usages of the selected object. |
| Next Find Result (F3) | Highlights the next find result in the Find Results pane and open it in an editor. |
| Previous Find Result (Shift + F3) | Highlights the previous find result in the Find Results pane and open it in an editor. |
| Go to (Ctrl + G) | Quickly navigates to any document or domain model element in the project by typing a few letters and pressing Enter. |
| Next Error (F8) | Highlights the next error in the Error List pane and open it in an editor. |
| Previous Error (Shift + F8) | Highlights the previous error result in the Error List pane and open it in an editor. |
| Preferences | Opens the Preferences dialog box, where you can set your general, model, and advanced editing preferences. For more information on the Preferences dialog box, see Preferences. |