Adding Text and Graphics
The analysis output generated by the various analysis and design modules will provide normally sufficient detail of your designs. However, you may want to enhance your project files by adding additional design notes, pictures and even additional calculations.
Help topics
- Editing text
- Adding graphics
- Navigating a project
- Moving and copying information
- Zooming the calcsheet
Editing text
You can use Calcpad as a simple word processor to write and edit text. You may possibly find that you can use the exact same or similar editing and formatting commands as in your favourite word processor.
Typing text
Type text as you would in any other word processor or text editor.
Typing over existing text
Press the Ins key to toggle between overwrite and insert modes. In overwrite mode, you will replace existing text as you type, one character at a time.
Replacing selected text
Select the text to be replaced and start typing to replace it.
Inserting symbols or special characters
You can insert Greek symbols and other special characters using the Symbol command on the Home tab. You can also insert a character or symbol by typing the character code on the numeric keypad, e.g. 'Alt-225' inserts the ß character.
Insert the date and time in a project
You can insert the current date or time in a project using the Date command on the Home tab.
Deleting text
Use Del and Backspace to delete a character to the left or right. To delete words or paragraphs, select the text and press Del.
Formatting text
To change the appearance of text, e.g. underline text or numbers:
- Select the text you want to change.
- From the Font section on the Home tab, select a font or click a style or point size.
The change will be applied to the selected text only or, if you did not select any text, to new text from the cursor position and further.
You can also use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I and Ctrl+U to make text bold, italic or underlined.
When changing font style of text with mixed style, the style will toggle between normal, formatted and mixed, e.g. all normal, all bold and mixed normal and bold.
Adding graphics
Inserting graphics
You can include bitmap and vector graphics in your project:
- To insert a Windows Bitmap or Metafile, use the Picture function on the Home tab.
- To insert a Padds drawing, use the Drawing function.
Moving and resizing graphics
To move a graphic:
- Select the graphic by clicking it.
- Drag it to the new position.
To resize a graphic:
- Select the graphic.
- Drag the graphic's edge to change its horizontal or vertical size.
- Drag one of the graphic's corners to proportionally change its horizontal or vertical size.
Navigating a project
You can scroll through a project by using the mouse or shortcut keys.
To scroll through a project by using the mouse:
- Scroll up one line: Click the up arrow on the scroll bar.
- Scroll down one line: Click the down arrow on the scroll bar.
- Scroll up one screen: Click above the scroll box.
- Scroll down one screen: Click below the scroll box.
- Scroll left: Click the left arrow on the horizontal scroll bar (if displayed).
- Scroll right: Click the right arrow on the horizontal scroll bar (if displayed).
After scrolling, click where you want to start typing. To move the cursor using the keyboard:
- Move up or down one line: Press the Up or Down arrow.
- Move up or down one screen: Press PgUp or PgDn.
- Move left or right one word: Press Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right.
- To jump to the beginning or end of the current line: Press Home or End.
- To jump to the first or last lines in the project: Press Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End.
- To move to the reference column on the far right: Press Ctrl+Tab.Using graphics in your project
Graphics can be used to supplement text and serve to enhance your projects. Inserted graphics can be moved, copied and resized.
Moving and copying information
You can move or copy text and graphics within a project, between projects, or between Calcpad and another program.
Selecting text and graphics to move or copy
You can select text and graphics by using the mouse or shortcut keys. To select text and graphics using the mouse:
- To select any amount of text, drag over the text.
- To select a graphic, click it.
- To select a whole word, double-click the word.
Using the keyboard, select text by holding down Shift and pressing the same key that moves the cursor. To extend a selection:
- One character to the left or right: Shift+Left or Right arrow.
- To the beginning or end of a word: Ctrl+Shift+Left or Ctrl+Shift+Right.
- To the beginning or end of a line: Shift+Home or End.
- One line up or down: Shift+Up or Shift+Down.
- One screen up or down: Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn.
- To the beginning or end of the project: Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End.
- To select all the words in a line: Ctrl+L.
- To select the entire project: Ctrl+A.
Moving or copying text and graphics
To move or copy text and graphics:
- 1. Select the text or graphics you want to move or copy.
- 2. To move the selection, click Cut or press Ctrl+X.
- 3. To copy the selection, click Copy or enter Ctrl+V.
- 4. If you want to move or copy the text or graphics to another document, switch to it.
- 5. Click where you want your text or graphics to appear.
- 6. Click Paste or press Ctrl+V.
Zooming the calcsheet
You can zoom in to get a close-up view of a project or zoom out to see more of the page at a reduced size. Use the Zoom buttons or right-click the project for a pop-up menu with zoom commands:
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