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EVE SELECT — VMS 5.0

 SELECT

 Selects (highlights) text for an editing operation such as FILL or REMOVE;
 in a buffer list, lets you view the buffer whose name the cursor is on.

 Steps:

    1.  Put the cursor where you want to begin the selection
        and press SELECT.

    2.  Move the cursor where you want to end the selection.
        The selected text is highlighted in reverse video.

    3.  Use one of the following commands with the selected text:

        CAPITALIZE WORD    FILL     REMOVE        Some EDT and WPS
        LOWERCASE WORD     SPELL    STORE TEXT    keypad functions
        UPPERCASE WORD

 To cancel the selection, simply press SELECT again or use RESET.

 When you are in a list of buffers, SELECT is specially redefined to view a
 buffer, as follows:

    1.  Use SHOW BUFFERS or SHOW SYSTEM BUFFERS.
    2.  Put the cursor on a buffer name and press SELECT.

 Keys:  EVE defines the SELECT key (E4) on the mini keypad.  The VT100
        keypad defines KP7.  The EDT and WPS keypads define PERIOD (on the
        keypad).  With the WPS keypad, SELECT sets the direction to
        forward.

 Related topics:

    FILL   INSERT HERE   REMOVE   RESET   SPELL   STORE TEXT

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