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<h1 class="Head">Text Editor Preference Page</h1>
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<div class="Para">The following preferences can be changed on the Text Editor page.</div>
<h2>Appearance options</h2>
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      <th width="25%"> <div class="Para">Option</div></th>
      <th> <div class="Para">Description</div></th>
      <th> <div class="Para">Default</div></th>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Displayed tab width<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you 
          to set the displayed tab width for the text editor. </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">4</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Undo history size<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you 
          to undo the history size for the text editor. </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">25</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Highlight current line<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option controls whether 
          or the current line is highlighted or not.<br>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> On<br> </td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show print margin<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option controls whether 
          the print margin is visible or not.</div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Off</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show line numbers<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top">This option controls whether or not line numbers 
        are shown on the left side of the text editor.<br> </td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> Off<br> </td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show range indicators<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top">This option controls whether or not range 
        indicators are shown in the text editor.<br> </td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> On<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Support hyperlink style navigation<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether or not hyperlink 
        style navigation is supported.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Hyperlink style navigation 
        key modifier<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option sets the hyperlink style navigation 
        key modifier.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">Ctrl </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Disable overwrite typing mode<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether the overwrite 
        typing mode is enabled or disabled.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">Off<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;" width="25%">Appearance color options<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls various appearance 
        colors.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br> </td>
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<p>Here is what the Text editor preference page looks like:
</p><p><img src="../images/ref-texteditorpref.png" alt="Image of the Text editor preference page"><br>


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