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Before we start....
This webnote is not a full training in using gnome
It is mean to get you started.
You will learn additional features through word-of-mouth
from lab assistants and fellow students in the MathCS lab
The best way to learn how to use a program is ask
someone that knows it
So: when you work in the MathCS lab and don't know how
to do something, go ask the lab assistant !
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are operations that are entered through
key stroke (on the keyboard)
Hold the mouse button and drag the mouse to the last
character of the text
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After this, a window will pop up and you can enter the
desired line number
After this, a window will pop up and you can enter the search
text pattern
Enter in the Search for area, the text you want to replace
Enter in the Replace with area, the new text
4. Then press the Find button
If the "Search for" text was found, gedit will stop and let you
replace the found text.
Press the Replace button to replace the text:
Undo a change
When you make a edit mistake, you can undo the last
change with the undo-command:
control-Z
Undo earlier changes:
You can undo earlier changes by pressing
control-Z multiple time
The maximum number of changes can be undo is
25
Undo an "undo"
Suppose you have undone a change that was in fact correct
You can undo an undo operation using:
shift-control-Z (this is called a Redo operation)