The Equation Editor
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Do the following steps to paste text into the edit area:
1. Move the caret to where you want to insert the paste buffer text.
2. Push the Paste side button. The string in the paste buffer is inserted at the
caret position.
You can connect a 101- or 106- keyboard to the rear panel. You can use the
keyboard to enter the same characters shown in the Character Palette. Use the
Shift key to enter uppercase characters. Table 3–32 describes the editor opera-
tions available from the keyboard.
Table 3-32: Control keys from the external keyboard
Keyboard key Description
Character and
numeric keys
Characters found in the character palette can be input from the
corresponding keys on the keyboard.
Arrow keys Moves the caret horizontally or vertically.
Back Space Deletes the character that is to the left of the caret.
Delete Deletes the character that is to the right of the caret.
Return Inserts an End Of Line character at the caret position.
CtrlĆC Copies selected text to the paste buffer.
CtrlĆX Cuts selected text to the paste buffer.
CtrlĆV Pastes the contents of the paste buffer at the caret location.
CtrlĆZ Reverses the last character, cut, or paste operation to the previous
state.
CtrlĆS Toggles the selection on and off.
Entering Keywords and Functions
The Equation editor has built-in keywords and functions to make creating
equations an easier task. These commands insert correctly-formatted keywords or
functions into the text file at the current caret position. Inserted keywords are
treated as ordinary text if you need to edit them. The keywords are described in
the Waveform Programming Language section starting on page 3–175.
Do the following steps to insert a keyword or function:
1. Move the caret to the position you want to insert the keyword or function.
2. Push the Basic Keywords, Waveform Functions, Math Functions, or
More Math Functions bottom button. A pop-up menu appears.
Using an External
Keyboard