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5.3.4 Miscellaneous Editor Functions

Function: abort, pre-bound to: ESC
Aborts the current message without saving.
Function: bytecount, pre-bound to: Alt-B
Displays the number of bytes and the quote ratio in the current message.
Function: edithdr, pre-bound to: Alt-E
Lets you edit the header of the message (recipient, sender and subject information) in case you made an error when first entering the header.
Function: export, pre-bound to: Alt-W
Export the text of the current message to a file or printer port. You will be shown a dialog box where you can enter a filename. See section 4.1 Exporting Mails to Text Files or to the Printer, for further information.
Function: insert, pre-bound to: Ins
This function toggles between the "insert" and "overwrite" modes of the editor.
Function: import, pre-bound to: Alt-I
Imports text from a text file into the message. You will be shown a dialog box where you can enter a filename.
Function: null, not pre-bound to any key.
Simply does nothing.
Function: oscmd, pre-bound to: Alt-1
This allows you to enter an operating system command that will be executed directly.
Function: setup, bound to: Alt-T
This function allows you to set some (but not all) of the system switches. See section 6.3 Switches, for more information.
Function: shell, bound to: Alt-O
Call an operating system shell (prompt). Under DOS, MsgEd TE is swapped out of memory for this.
Function: toggleq, bound to: Alt-Q
This function toggles the quote state of the current line (whatever that means ...).
Function: quit, bound to: Alt-S
This function saves the message currently being edited and quits the internal message editor.


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