PLC Programming

General Editing Functions...
4.5 General Editing Functions...
'Edit' 'Undo'
You can use the following commands in all editors and some of them in the Object Organizer. The
commands are located under the menu item 'Edit' and in the context menu that is opened with the
right mouse button.
If the IntelliPoint -Software is installed on the computer, CoDeSys supports all functions of the MS
IntelliMouse. In all editors with zoom functionality: To magnify press the key while rolling the
wheel of the mouse, to reduce roll backwards while the key is pressed.
Shortcut: +
This command undoes the action which was most recently executed in the currently-open editor
window or in the Object Organizer; repeated use undoes all actions back to the time that the window
was opened. This applies to all actions in the editors for POUs, data types, visualizations and global
variables and in the Object Organizer.
With 'Edit' 'Redo' you can restore an action which you have undone.
Note:
The commands Undo and Redo apply to the current window. Each window carries its own action
list. If you want to undo actions in several windows, then you must activate the corresponding
window. When undoing or redoing in the Object Organizer the focus must lie here.
'Edit' 'Redo'
Shortcut: +
With the command in the currently-open editor window or in the Object Organizer you can restore an
action you have undone ('Edit' 'Undo').
As often as you have previously executed the command 'Undo' , you can also carry out the command
'Redo'.
Note:
The commands 'Undo' and 'Redo' apply to the current window. Each window carries its own action
list. If you want to undo actions in several windows, then you must activate the corresponding
window. When undoing or redoing in the Object Manager must lie there.
'Edit' 'Cut'
Symbol:
Shortcut: + or +
This command transfers the current selection from the editor to the clipboard. The selection is
removed from the editor.
In the Object Organizer this similarly applies to the selected object, whereby not all objects can be
deleted, e.g. the PLC Configuration.
Remember that not all editors support the cut command, and that its use can be limited in some
editors.
The form of the selection depends upon the respective editor:
In the text editors IL, ST, and declarations the selection is a list of characters.
In the FBD and LD editors the choice is a number of networks which are indicated by a dotted
rectangle in the network number field or a box with all preceding lines, boxes, and operands.
In the SFC editor the selection is a part of a series of steps surrounded by a dotted rectangle.
In order to paste the content of the clipboard you use the command 'Edit' 'Paste'. In the SFC editor
you can also use the commands 'Extras' 'Insert parallel branch (right)' or 'Extras' 'Paste after'.
In order to copy a selection onto the clipboard without deleting it, use the command 'Edit' 'Copy'.
In order to remove a selected area without changing the clipboard, use the command 'Edit' 'Delete'.
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