Adding a notepad view

The notepad view gives you a text editor for writing about the workspace.

Before you begin

Your user ID must have Workspace Author Mode permission to use this function.

Procedure

  1. Open the workspace where you want the view.
  2. If you want the view to occupy a new pane, click Split vertical icon Split Vertically or Split horizontal icon Split Horizontally in one of the views.
    The pane divides and a duplicate is created. If you split the Navigator, the new view is empty.
  3. Click NotepadNotepad.
    The mouse pointer changes to the view icon (hand icon on Linux). If you get the wrong icon or decide not to add the view, press Escape or click somewhere in the toolbar.
  4. Click inside the view where you want the notepad.
    After you click, the old view is replaced by the notepad and a cursor is displayed.

What to do next

Type any text in the view. The standard text editing and cursor movement keys on your keyboard can be used with the notepad view.
Backspace
Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
Delete
Delete the character to the right of the cursor.
Arrows
Move the cursor left or right one space, or up or down one line.
Home
Move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
End
Move the cursor to the end of the line.
When you are finished, save (or File > Save As) the workspace if you want to keep the notepad view and the text you entered.