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BeerSmith supports editing functions that most Windows and Mac users will be quite familiar with such as Cut, Copy, Paste, Edit, Undo, and Redo. These are available in any of the profile, ingredient and recipe folder views.

 

See Also: Recipes and Folders, Ingredient Views, Profiles and Styles, Navigating BeerSmith

 

Editing an Item

oDouble click on any item to open it for editing.

 

Cut, Copy Delete and Paste using the Clipboard

oBeerSmith supports the standard Cut/Copy/Delete/Paste functions.
oTo copy or cut an item or set of items, select those items.  You can select multiple items using Ctrl/Command-click or Shift-Click with the mouse.
oClick on the Cut, Copy, or Delete button on the ribbon or edit menu to cut or copy the selected items to the clipboard.
oIf desired, switch to another folder, view or file
oClick on the Paste button to paste the cut/copied items into the current folder

 

Undo and Redo

oWe've made a real effort to allow undo and redo for any of the major editing functions within a given BeerSmith session
oTo undo the last editing function you performed, click on the Undo button on the toolbar or edit menu
oTo redo an edit you previously undid - use the Redo button on the toolbar or edit menu

 

Right Click Editing Menu

oLike many popular programs, you can also access the most common editing functions for an item by right clicking (control-click on the Macintosh) any item to bring up a pop-up menu with common editing functions