Copying/Pasting/Deleting A Program Block - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

4.10.3

Copying/pasting/deleting a program block

Precondition
The program is opened in the editor.
Procedure
Deleting program blocks
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Press the "Replace all" softkey to replace all text in the file that
corresponds to the search term.
- OR -
Press the "Continue search" softkey if the text located during the search
should not be replaced.
- OR -
Press the "Cancel" softkey when you want to cancel the search.
1. Press the "Mark" softkey.
- OR -
Press the <SELECT> key.
2. Select the desired program blocks with the cursor or mouse.
3. Press the "Copy" softkey in order to copy the selection to the buffer
memory.
4. Place the cursor on the desired insertion point in the program and press
the "Paste" softkey.
The content of the buffer memory is pasted.
Use the "Cut" softkey to delete selected program blocks.
Note: When editing a program, you cannot copy or cut more than 1024
lines. While a program that is not on the NC is opened (progress display
less than 100%), you cannot copy or cut more than 10 lines or insert more
than 1024 characters.
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