SI Editor Edit Menu - Copy

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  1. Using Copy Command for Text
  2. Using Copy Command for Formatted Tables
  3. How To Use This Feature
    1. To Copy text from the Editing Window
  4. Technical Support Information

Illustration SI Editor's Toolbar Copy button

This command is universal throughout the SI Editor and can be executed from the Editor's ToolbarToolbars assists the user in preparing and editing specifications by allowing quick access to commonly used commands. If you place your mouse pointer over any toolbar button, you will see a tool tip telling you the command associated with that button, Right-clickTo press the right button of a mouse and release it to open a menu menu, or keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C.

Using Copy Command for Text

Illustration Icon Indicating Copy and PasteAllows you to copy selected text and place it on the Windows ClipboardThe Windows Clipboard is a temporary storage location for transferring information. Information is placed in the Clipboard through the cut or copy function and will remain there until you clear the Clipboard, cut or copy another piece of information onto it, or exit Windows. The beginning and ending tagsSpecsIntact relies on tags to control content, and formatting, automate processes, and generate reports. These special markers, like <SEC> and </SEC>, define elements and attributes within the specifications. Some tags, like <Page />, function independently. In essence, tags are the building blocks of SpecsIntact documents must be selected if you want them copied with the text.

The copied text may be inserted into another location by placing the cursor at the point of insertion and using the Paste command.  The text remains within the Clipboard until you overwrite it with other text through the Cut or Copy Functions, or until Windows is shut down.

Using Copy Command for Formatted Tables

Illustration Icon Indicating Copy and PasteAllows you to copy table row(s) or column(s) and place them in the Windows ClipboardThe Windows Clipboard is a temporary storage location for transferring information. Information is placed in the Clipboard through the cut or copy function and will remain there until you clear the Clipboard, cut or copy another piece of information onto it, or exit Windows.

The copied row(s) or column(s) must have an available empty row for you to paste the data.  Using the Copy, Copy Without Tags, and Paste commands, you may also copy merged cells into a single cell.

How To Use This Feature

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Copy text from the Editing Window

  1. In the Editing Window or within a Formatted Table

  2. Select the SubpartThe levels below a Part are referred to as Subparts. These Subpart levels are then broken down into and referenced as Articles, Paragraphs and Subparagraphs, although the share the same Subpart <SPT> Tag or Text to copy
  3. In the Edit menu or right-click menu choose Copy or select the Copy button on the ToolbarToolbars assists the user in preparing and editing specifications by allowing quick access to commonly used commands. If you place your mouse pointer over any toolbar button, you will see a tool tip telling you the command associated with that button or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C

Illustration Icon Indicating Helpful HintDepending on the output, you can also use the Copy Without Tags function.

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