Text Tab
The Text Tab displays and edits TEXT items. It features a toolbar full of powerful editing functions that rival stand-alone editors.
Editing Features
You can edit text clips using:
- Direct typing
- Drag and drop
- Cut/Copy/Paste
Editor Toolbar Functions
The editor toolbar provides quick access to many text manipulation features:
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Tack | Pins the current clip in the editor |
| Word Wrap | Toggles word wrap on/off |
| Non-Printing | Shows spaces, tabs, line endings |
| New Clip | Creates a new empty clip |
| Cut/Copy/Paste | Standard clipboard operations |
| Shift Left/Right | Adjusts indentation |
| Remove Line Breaks | Joins lines together |
| Change Case | Upper, lower, title case |
| Text Cleanup | Various cleanup operations |
| Trim | Removes leading/trailing whitespace |
| Find/Replace | Search and replace text |
| Undo | Reverses last edit |
| Spell Check | Checks spelling |
| Highlight URLs | Makes URLs clickable |
| Highlight HTML | Syntax highlights HTML tags |
| Encrypt/Decrypt | Secures sensitive data |
| Base64 | Encode/decode Base64 |
Rectangular Selections
The text editor supports rectangular (column) selections, useful for working with tabular data or code. Hold Alt while dragging to make a rectangular selection.
Tips
Toolbar visibility
Right-click within the editor to toggle the toolbar on or off. This is especially useful when the editor is docked in ClipMate Classic where space is limited.
Customize toolbar
Right-click on the toolbar and select "Customize" to choose between large and small button sets.