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| Associated tasks</h3> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> Associated tasks are associated with a specific location in a |
| resource. To associate a task with the JanesFile.txt:</P> |
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| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> Open a text file (JanesFile.txt) by double clicking on it |
| in one of the navigation views.</P> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> In the editor area directly to the left of any line in the |
| text editor, access the context menu from the marker bar. The marker bar |
| is the vertical bar to the left of the main text area.</P> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> From the marker bar's context menu, select <b>Add Task</b>.</P> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> The marker bar displays any marker including bookmarks, task |
| markers (for associated tasks), and/or debugging breakpoints. Various markers |
| can be associated with specific lines in a file by accessing the context |
| menu from the marker bar directly to the left of that line.</P> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> <img src="../images/Image53_marker1.png" alt="Marker bar menu" border="0"></P> |
| </li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> In the <b>Description</b> field, type a brief description |
| for the task that will be associated with that line in the text file.</P> |
| <blockquote> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> <img src="../images/Image53_add_task_dlg.png" alt="Add Task dialog" border="0"></P> |
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| </li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Click <b>OK</b> when done.</P> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> Notice that a new task marker appears in the marker bar, |
| directly to the left of the line where the task was added. Also, notice |
| that the new task appears in the Tasks view.</P> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> <img src="../images/Image53_task_updated.png" alt="Tasks view" border="0"></P> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> After the new task has been added, click in the editor on |
| the first line or any other line above the line with which the new task |
| is associated.</P> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> Add several lines of text to the file at this point.</P> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> Notice that as lines of text are added above it, the task |
| marker moves down in the marker bar in order to remain with the associated |
| line in the file. The line number in the Tasks view is updated when the |
| file is saved. </P> |
| </li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> In the Tasks view, access the context menu for the task that |
| was just created.</P> |
| </li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Select <b>Mark Completed</b>. </P> |
| </li> |
| <li>Now select <b>Delete Completed Tasks</b> from the marker's context menu.</li> |
| <li> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> Notice that the task marker disappears from the marker bar |
| and the task is removed from the Tasks view.</P> |
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