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The Edit menu, as the name suggests, is mainly used to assist you in editing files, and in changing your preferences. The Edit menu is shown below:

Edit Menu Entries

NOTE: The term current file is used below to mean the file in the active text editor window (or in other words the file you are currently editing).

• Cut - This menu entry is used to move selected text from the current file into the Windows Clipboard (see moving a section of text). NOTE: If there is no selected text in the current file, then this menu entry is disabled (it will appear greyed out).
• Copy - This menu entry is used to copy selected text from the current file into the Windows Clipboard (see copying a section of text). NOTE: If there is no select text in the current file, then this menu entry is disabled (it will appear greyed out).
• Paste - This menu entry is used to copy text from the Windows Clipboard into the current file (see moving a section of text and copying a section of text). NOTE: If there is no text in the Windows Clipboard then this menu entry is disabled (it will appear greyed out).
• Clear - This menu entry is used to delete selected text from the current file (see selecting a section of text and deleting a section of text). NOTE: If there is no selected text in the current file, then this menu entry is disabled (it will appear greyed out).
• Select Line - This menu entry is used to select the line in the current file with the text caret (see selecting a section of text).
• Select Block - This menu entry is used to select a block of text in the current file (see selecting a section of text).
• Select All - This menu entry is used to select all of the text in the current file (see selecting a section of text).
• Delete Line - This menu entry is used to delete the line in the current file with the text caret.
• Preferences... - This menu entry is used to activate the User Preferences dialog box (which allows you to select your preferences for how text is displayed, and your preferences for how executables are generated and run).

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