Edit (Editor Menu)

The following describes the functions provided in the Edit menu of the MediaLab Experiment Editor. See also Editing Tips and Tricks for a variety of editing shortcuts.

Commands

Cut

Deletes the selected text or cells and places the deleted contents in the MediaLab clipboard for pasting elsewhere.

Copy

Copies the selected text or cells and places the copied contents in the MediaLab clipboard for pasting within the same or other questionnaire. See also External Copy below.

Paste

Pastes the contents of the MediaLab clipboard to the selected cell(s). See also External Paste below.

Fill Down

When cells from multiple rows are selected, copies the value from the top selected cell(s) to the selected cell(s) below.

Fill Right

When cells from multiple columns are selected, copies the value from the left most cell(s) to the selected cell(s) to the right.

Select All

Selects all the cells in the active file.

Delete Rows

Deletes the selected rows from the active file.

External Copy

The MediaLab experiment editor uses it's own private clipboard for cutting, copying and pasting. If you want to copy cells to paste in an external application (e.g., Excel, Word, a text editor), select the cells and choose External Copy.

External Paste

To paste cells or text from external applications (e.g., Excel, Word, a text editor), select External Paste.

Edit Tips and Tricks

Hints and short cuts for working in the Experiment Editor.