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What Are Code Clips?
Code Clips allow you to store and to organize frequently used pieces of code so that you can quickly insert them into any document.
Using the "Clips" Menu
The "Clips" menu allows you to manage and to access your code clips. For information on the "Manage Clips" menu item, see Managing Code Clips. The "New Clip" menu item allows you to quickly create a new code clip; you must type (or copy and paste) the new clip's name and content. If you have selected text in your document, you can choose the "New Clip From Selected" menu item. Choosing "New Clip From Selected" will allow you to name a new code clip that sets its content as the currently selected text. Finally, the "Clips" menu includes a list of all of your clips. You can choose the name of a clip to insert its contents into your document. The first ten clips on this list are given keyboard shortcuts.
Managing Code Clips
You can access the Code Clip Manager by choosing the "Manage Clips" menu item from the "Clips" menu. In the Code Clip Manager, you can do the following:
- Create new clips by clicking the "New Clip" button.
- Remove a clip by selecting the clip and clicking "Remove Clip."
- Edit a clip's name by double-clicking it.
- Edit the contents of a clip by using the text box.
- Change the order of clips in the "Clips" menu by dragging and dropping clip names.
When you are done managing clips, click the "Accept Changes" button to save and implement your changes. Click "Cancel" if you want to reject all of the changes that you have made.
