# Editor Window

Description | Usage | See Also

## Description

The Editor window is a multifunction text display window within Draco. The two main purposes of the window are for quick note taking and results display. An editor window can be opened by the user at any time, and specialized editor showing results of analyses and regressions open when these functions are completed. Editor window contents may always be saved to text files separate from the entire worksheet if necessary.

## Usage

Editing and Note-Taking
A blank Editor window can be opened at any time by selecting Open text editor... from the Edit menu. A blank Editor window will appear, as shown below:
The user can type freely within this window. The contents of this window will be saved when the entire worksheet is saved as well.
Results Display
The Editor window is also used to display the results of analyses and regressions. An example of a regression results display is shown below:
Three major differences exist between the results display and the editable window. First, the results windows will be titled appropriately based on the analysis, rather than the generic "Editor" title. Second, the contents of a results window are not editable by the user. Finally, the results display is in HTML format to aid in displaying tabular data.
General Usage
Both types of Editor windows share functionality. Standard copying and pasting can be performed using the usual shortcut keys:

Control-C | Copy selected text
Control-X | Cut selected text
Control-V | Paste text

Note that cutting and pasting text will not work in results displays since the contents of the window are static and uneditable. Also, the shortcut keys may change based on platform; the above combinations will work on Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and Solaris systems.
The Editor window provides a limited number of toolbar buttons for dealing with loading and saving contents:
The Folder icon allows text files to be opened within the current Editor window. This button will not appear if the current Editor window is uneditable (Results displays). The right-most disk icon on the toolbar allows the window contents to be saved as a text file separate from the entire worksheet.

## See Also

Main Window Menu

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