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  43.    <help:to-be-embedded Eid="basiceditor" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">
  44.    <p class="Head1"><help:link Id="66459">The Basic Editor</help:link></p>
  45.    <p class="Paragraph">Following is a general introduction to the <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Basic Editor.</p>
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  47.    <p class="Paragraph">The Basic Editor provides the standard editing functions you are familiar with when working in a text document. It supports the functions of the <span class="T1">Edit</span> menu (Cut, Delete, Paste), the ability to select text with the Shift key, as well as cursor positioning functions (e.g., moving from word to word with <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">(Option)</help:case><help:default>(Ctrl)</help:default></help:switch> and the arrow keys).</p>
  48.    <p class="Head2">Navigating in a Project</p>
  49.    <p class="Paragraph"><help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Basic several functions that enable you to navigate your way through complex <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Basic projects. The following sections describe these aids in detail:</p>
  50.    <p class="Head3">Using the Library List Box in the <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Basic Toolbar</p>
  51.    <p class="Paragraph">In the <span class="T1">Library</span> list box at the left of the toolbar, you can click on any entry to switch to the first module of a corresponding library.</p>
  52.    <p class="Head3">Using the Object Catalog to Move within a <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Basic Project</p>
  53.    <p class="Paragraph">The object catalog aids you in navigating within complex projects consisting of several libraries and corresponding modules. Proceed as follows:</p>
  54.    <ul class="L1">
  55.     <li class="">
  56.      <p class="P2">Click the <span class="T1">Object Catalog</span> icon in the toolbar.</p>
  57.     </li>
  58.    </ul>
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  66.        <p class="TextInTable">The object catalog remains visible even when you click back in the Editor window.</p>
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  69.    <ul class="L2">
  70.     <li class="">
  71.      <p class="P3">In the dialog, you will find a list of all existing objects. Many objects (documents, templates, the application itself and the respective libraries and modules) contain subitems that you can double-click to hide or show.</p>
  72.     </li>
  73.     <li class="">
  74.      <p class="P3">To display a certain module in the Editor or to position the cursor directly in a specific SUB or FUNCTION of a module, select the corresponding entry and click <span class="T1">Show</span>.</p>
  75.     </li>
  76.     <li class="">
  77.      <p class="P3">Close the object catalog by clicking the (x) icon in the title bar.</p>
  78.     </li>
  79.    </ul>
  80.    <p class="Head2">Saving and Loading Basic Source Text <help:key-word value="Export; Basic program code" tag="kw66459_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="Basic program code; Export" tag="kw66459_4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="Import; Basic program code" tag="kw66459_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="Basic program code; Import" tag="kw66459_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/></p>
  81.    <p class="Paragraph"><help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Basic allows you to export Basic program code to other programming systems, or to import Basic program code in ASCII format.</p>
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  85.        <p class="TextInTable">Exporting of Basic dialogs is not possible.</p>
  86.       </span></th></tr></table>
  87.    <p class="Paragraph"/>
  88.    <p class="Head3">This is how you can save the program code of a module as ASCII text</p>
  89.    <ul class="L3">
  90.     <li class="">
  91.      <p class="P4">From the object catalog, select the program code of a module that you want to export as ASCII text.</p>
  92.     </li>
  93.     <li class="">
  94.      <p class="P4">Click the <span class="T1">Save Source As</span> icon in the Macro toolbar. <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Basic opens a file selection dialog, where you can define a file name.</p>
  95.     </li>
  96.     <li class="">
  97.      <p class="P4">Enter the path specification and file name <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>and click <span class="T1">OK</span> to save the file.</p>
  98.     </li>
  99.    </ul>
  100.    <p class="Head3">How to insert ASCII program code at the cursor position</p>
  101.    <ul class="L4">
  102.     <li class="">
  103.      <p class="P5">From the object catalog, select the program code of the module that you want to import as ASCII text.</p>
  104.     </li>
  105.     <li class="">
  106.      <p class="P5">Position the cursor where you want to insert the program code.</p>
  107.     </li>
  108.    </ul>
  109.    <p class="Paragraph"><span class="T1">Click the Insert Source Text</span> icon in the Macro toolbar. In the dialog that follows, select the path and name of the file containing the program code and click <span class="T1">OK</span>.</p>
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