R:BASE 11 Help

The "Rich Text" tab allows rich text word processing capabilities in R:BASE. The rich text data files can be stored within database files (VARBIT) or as external files in a folder.

 

 

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File

 

•New - allows you to create a new file

•Open - opens an existing file

•Save - saves the current file

•Save As... - saves the current file as a new file

•Export - exports the current file to an RTF or text file

•Print Setup... - opens the Print Setup dialog for changing page specific settings

•Print Preview - opens the Print Preview dialog

•Print - prints the current file to the default printer

 

Edit

 

•Undo - undoes the last change made

•Redo - reverses the effect of the last undo

•Cut - cuts the currently selected object(s)

•Copy - copies the currently selected object(s)

•Paste - pastes the currently cut or copied object(s)

•Paste Special - pastes text as Richview, rich text, text or Unicode format

•Make Line(s) Read-Only - current file becomes read-only or removes read-only status

•Find... - opens Find Text dialog box to locate text

•Find Next - locates the next text where matches search

•Replace... - opens Replace Text dialog box to locate and replace text

•Character Case - alters the case of the selected text

•Insert Page Break - adds a page break

•Remove Page Break - removes the page where the cursor is located

•Select All - selects all of the items

 

Font

 

•Font - alters a text font type, size, style, effect, character spacing, horizontal spacing, and offset

•Style - alters the select text style

•Size - alters the selected text size

•Text Color - alters the text color

•Text Background Color - alters the text background color

 

Paragraph

 

•Paragraph - specifies paragraph indents, spacing, tabs, and text flow

•Paragraph Borders and Background - specifies paragraph border options and color settings

•Align Left - aligns text to the left

•Align Center - aligns text to the center

•Align Right - aligns text to the right

•Justify - justifies text to fit within the window

•Bullets and Numbering - allows customized options for bulleted and numbered lists

•Bullets - adds list bullets to the selected text

•Numbering - adds list numbering to the selected text

•Word Wrap - specifies if text is wrapped within the window

•Decrease Indent - decreases the indent for text

•Increase Indent - increases the indent for text

•Single Line Spacing - enables single line spacing

•1.5 Line Spacing - enables 1.5 line spacing

•Double Line Spacing - enables double line spacing

 

Format

 

•Background - adds an image to the background

•Background Color - specifies the entire background color

•Fill Color - specifies the fill color

•Object Properties - used to edit Table Properties

 

Insert

 

•File - inserts a rich text or text file

•Picture - inserts an image

•Horizontal Line - inserts a horizontal line

•Hypertext Link - adds a hypertext link

•Symbol - inserts a character symbol

•DB Label - inserts a database label for a column

•Variable Label - inserts a variable label for a defined variable

 

Table

 

•Insert Table - inserts a table

•Insert Column Left - inserts a column to the left of the cursor within the current table

•Insert Column Right - inserts a row to the right of the cursor within the current table

•Insert Row Above - inserts a row above the cursor within the current table

•Insert Row Below - inserts a row below the cursor within the current table

•Delete Rows - deletes the selected rows

•Delete Columns - deletes the selected columns

•Delete Table - deletes the current table

•Select - allows a table, the columns, rows, or all to be selected

•Align - allows alignment options

•Cell Borders - toggles the display of the table cell borders

•Split Cells - splits a current cell

•Merge Cells - merges the selected cells

•Show Grid Lines - toggles the display of the table grid lines

•Table Properties - displays the Table Properties

 

 

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