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The composer menus.

The File menu

File->Send Now (Ctrl+Return)

Sends the current article immediately.

File->Send Later

Stores the current article in the Outbox to be sent later.

File->Save as Draft

Saves the current article in the Drafts folder, so you can finish editing it another time.

File->Delete

Deletes the current article, closing the editor.

File->Close (Ctrl+W)

Closes the editor window

The Edit menu

Edit->Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Undo the last edit.

Edit->Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z)

Redo the last action undone with the Undo menu entry.

Edit->Cut (Ctrl+X)

Cuts the currently-selected text to the clipboard, deleting it from the editor window.

Edit->Copy (Ctrl+C)

Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Edit->Paste (Ctrl+V)

Pastes the current contents of the clipboard into the editor window.

Edit->Paste as Quotation

Pastes the current contents of the clipboard into the editor window with a quote character (“>”) at the beginning of each line.

Edit->Select All

Selects all the text in the editor window.

Edit->Find (Ctrl+F)

Opens the Find dialog.

Edit->Replace... (Ctrl+R)

Opens the Replace dialog.

The Attach menu

Attach->Append Signature

Inserts your signature at the end of the article you are editing.

Attach->Insert File...

Inserts the contents of a file into the editor window.

Attach->Insert File (in a box)...

Inserts the contents of a file into the editor window and puts a box around of it.

Attach->Attach File...

Inserts a file as an attachment.

The Options menu

Options->Send News-Article

Toggles whether the message is to be sent as an article or not.

Options->Send Email

Toggles whether the message is to be sent as an email or not; if it's configured, an external editor will be activated.

Options->Set Charset

Here you can configure the charset used for this article; normally you use us-ascii for English-speaking areas.

Options->Word Wrap

Toggles the word wrapping in the editor on or off.

The Tools menu

Tools->Add Quote Characters

Puts “>” in front of the marked lines.

Tools->Remove Quote Characters

Removes the quote characters at the beginning of the marked lines.

Tools->Add Box

Puts the marked lines in an ASCII box.

Tools->Remove Box

Removes the ASCII box around the marked area.

Tools->Sign Article with PGP

Signs the article with PGP.

Tools->Get Original Text (not rewrapped)

Rebuilds the original posting when answering to an article.

Tools->Scramble (Rot-13)

Encrypts the marked text by rotating every character 13 characters of the alphabet.

Tools->Start External Editor

Start the external editor (if one is configured) with the current contents of the editor window.

Tools->Spelling... (Ctrl+Z)

Opens a dialog box to check your spelling.

The Settings menu

Settings->Show Toolbar

Toggles whether the toolbar should be shown or not.

Settings->Show Statusbar

Toggles whether the statusbar should be shown or not.

Settings->Configure Shortcuts...

Opens a dialog for configuring the key bindings.

Settings->Configure Toolbars...

Opens a dialog for configuring the toolbars.

Settings->Configure KNode...

Open the KNode Preferences dialog.

The Help menu

Help->KNode Handbook (F1)

Invokes the TDE Help system starting at the KNode help pages. (this document).

Help->What's This? (Shift+F1)

Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within KNode will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

Help->Report Bug...

Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.

Help->About KNode

This will display version and author information.

Help->About TDE

This displays the TDE version and other basic information.

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