Text Editor Tools

PowerDesigner provides an internal rich text format (rtf) editor, and supports the use of external text editors.

The following tools are available on the editor toolbar (the Edit With command and various formatting commands and tools are only available in RTF editors):

Tools

Description
Editor Menu [Shift+F11] - Contains the following commands:
  • New [Ctrl+N] - Reinitializes the field by removing all the existing content.
  • Open... [Ctrl+O] - Replaces the content of the field with the content of the selected file.
  • Insert... [Ctrl+I] - Inserts the content of the selected file at the cursor.
  • Save [Ctrl+S] - Saves the content of the field to the specified file.
  • Save As... - Saves the content of the field to a new file.
  • Select All [Ctrl+A] - Selects all the content of the field.
  • Find... [Ctrl+F] - Opens a dialog to search for text in the field.
  • Find Next... [F3] - Finds the next occurence of the searched for text.
  • Find Previous... [Shift+F3] - Finds the previous occurence of the searched for text.
  • Replace... [Ctrl+H] - Opens a dialog to replace text in the field.
  • Go To Line... [Ctrl+G] - Opens a dialog to go to the specified line.
  • Format... [Ctrl+M] - Opens a dialog to specify fonts and styles.
  • Remove All Formats [Ctrl+L] - Removes all formatting from the content of the field.
  • Paragraph... [Ctrl+R] - Opens a dialog to specify paragraph indentation, spacing, and alignment.
  • Tabs... [Ctrl+B] - Opens a dialog to specify tab stop positions and alignment.

Edit With - Opens the content of the field in an external editor. Click the down arrow to select a particular editor or Choose Program to specify a new editor. Editors specified here are added to the list of editors available at Tools > General Options > Editors.

Save [Ctrl+S] - Saves the content of the field to the specified file.

Print [Ctrl+P] - Prints the content of the field.

Find [Ctrl+F] - Opens a dialog to search for text.

Cut [Ctrl+X], Copy [Ctrl+C], and Paste [Ctrl+V] - Perform the standard clipboard actions.

Undo [Ctrl+Z] and Redo [Ctrl+Y] - Move backward or forward through edits.

Format [Ctrl+M] - Opens a dialog to specify fonts and styles.

Bold, Italic, and Underline - Format the selected text.

Align Left, Align Center, and Align Right - Align the selected text.

Bullets - Indent and bullet the selected text.
Note: When editing free text on decorative symbols, use the radio buttons at the bottom of the dialog to switch between
Parent topic: Decorative Symbols