Edit Menu

Performing Standard Text Editing Tasks

Standard text editing features are available in most text boxes and editable lists cells. Currently, spell checking does not work in list cells on MacOS. Project Notes is specifically design to store and manage non-formatted text. Any formatted text pasted into a field will be stored as non-formatted text.

To find text in a text box:

  1. Click the cursor starting location in the text box.
  2. From the Edit menu Choose Find....
  3. Type the search text in the Find: text box.
  4. To mach the case exactly check Match Case.
  5. To use Regular Expressions in your search check Use RegEx.
  6. Select Up or Down based on the direction you want to search.
  7. Click Find Next to search from the current cursor location.

To replace text in a text box:

  1. Click the cursor starting location in the text box.
  2. From the Edit menu choose Find...
  3. Type the search text in the Find: text box.
  4. Type the replace text in the Replace: text box.
  5. To mach the case exactly check Match Case.
  6. To use Regular Expressions in your search check Use RegEx.
  7. Select Up or Down based on the direction you want to search.
  8. Click Replace to search from the current location and replace the next occurrence. Repeat this step until all occurrences are found, or click Replace All to replace all occurrences.

Checking Spelling Project Notes uses a built in spell checking solution. The solution allows you to add words to your own custom dictionary.

To check spelling in a text box:

  1. Click the cursor starting location in the text box.
  2. Choose Check Spelling... from the Edit menu.
  3. To ignore a not in dictionary word once, click Ignore Once.
  4. To ignore a not in dictionary word every occurrence click Ignore All.
  5. To Add a work to your personal dictionary click Add to Dictionary.
  6. To correct a word, type the new word or select it from Suggestions:.
  7. To change a word to the value in the Not in Dictionary text box, click Change.
  8. To change all occurrences of not in dictionary word to the value in the Not in Dictionary text box, click Change All.
  9. Click Cancel or close the Spelling window to stop spell checking.

Basic Editing The basic copy, cut, paste, delete commands of the operating system are available.

To undo recently typed text:

  1. Choose Undo from the Edit menu.

To redo recently undone text:

  1. Choose Undo from the Edit menu.

To copy text:

  1. Select the text in the text box.
  2. Choose Copy from the Edit menu.

To paste text:

  1. Click the cursor starting location in the text box or select the text to replace.
  2. Choose Paste from the Edit menu.

To delete text:

  1. Select the text in the text box.
  2. Choose Delete from the Edit menu.

To cut text:

  1. Select the text in the text box.
  2. Choose Cut from the Edit menu.

To select all text in a text box:

  1. Choose Select All from the Edit menu.

Record Editing Each page is design to only have one list view visible at a time. The toolbar and the Edit menu contain record editing commands that are enabled whenever an editable list view is visible. When a record is copied, Project Notes will make sure no unique values are duplicated. For example tracker items will get a new Item Number. Copied meetings will not copy notes, but will copy the title and attendees to make creating a new meeting quicker.

To insert a record:

  1. From the Edit menu choose New Item.

To delete a record:

  1. From the Edit menu choose Delete Item.

To copy a record:

  1. From the Edit menu choose Copy Item.