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EVE CHANGE_DIRECTION — VMS 5.2

 CHANGE DIRECTION

 Changes (toggles) the direction of the current buffer -- either forward or
 reverse, as shown in the status line.

 The direction of the buffer affects searches and some cursor-movement
 commands, such as MOVE BY LINE and similar EDT and WPS keys.

 Steps:

    To toggle the direction of the buffer, do any of the following:

       o  Click MB1 on Forward or Reverse in the status line.

       o  Press the F11 key or with the VT100 keypad, press the PF3 key.

       o  Use the CHANGE DIRECTION command.

 For FIND and WILDCARD FIND commands, if you let EVE prompt you for the
 search string, you can press a key defined as CHANGE DIRECTION to
 terminate the command so the search begins in the direction opposite that
 of the buffer.  The search direction does not affect the direction for
 cursor-movement functions.

 Related topics:

    FIND    FORWARD    REVERSE    STATUS LINE

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