Rational Developer for System z

Getting started with the PL/I Editor

This topic provides an overview of the PL/I Editor. For help with specific tasks, see the remaining topics in this section.

Editing text

Use the following tips for editing text in the PL/I Editor:

Rulers and margins

The editor displays a horizontal ruler showing left and right margins. The current cursor position in the file is highlighted in the ruler.

Editor Presentation toolbar

You can control several aspects of the appearance of files in the editor by using the Editor Presentation toolbar buttons:

Obtaining help

Language-sensitive help
To access language-sensitive help in the PL/I Editor, highlight a language element and press Ctrl+Shift+H.
Help for annotations
Lines containing errors or warnings are annotated in the margin of the editor. To display the annotation text, hover the cursor over the annotation icon or over the language element associated with the annotation.

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