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26*bfb37b88Smseidel<topic id="textswriterguidetext_direct_cursorxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27*bfb37b88Smseidel<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using the Direct Cursor</title>
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32*bfb37b88Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155178">
33*bfb37b88Smseidel<bookmark_value>text; cursor</bookmark_value>
34cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>entering text with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>direct cursor; settings</bookmark_value>
36cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>writing with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
37cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>cursor;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
38cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>settings;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
39cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark>
40cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155178" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="24"><variable id="text_direct_cursor"><link href="text/swriter/guide/text_direct_cursor.xhp" name="Using the Direct Cursor">Using the Direct Cursor</link></variable></paragraph>
41*bfb37b88Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155908" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="25">The direct cursor allows you to enter text anywhere on a page.</paragraph>
42*bfb37b88Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155921" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="41">To set the behavior of the direct cursor, choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>.</paragraph>
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45*bfb37b88Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106A3" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">On the <item type="menuitem">Tools</item> bar, click the <item type="menuitem">Direct Cursor</item> icon
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49*bfb37b88Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106C5" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click in a free space in the text document. The mouse pointer changes to reflect the alignment that will be applied to the text that you type:</paragraph>
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51cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id5471987" src="res/helpimg/dircursleft.png" width="0.1457in" height="0.3228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id5471987">Icon</alt>
52*bfb37b88Smseidel</image> Align left</paragraph>
53*bfb37b88Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106E4" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">
54cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id5730253" src="res/helpimg/dircurscent.png" width="0.2398in" height="0.3228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id5730253">Icon</alt>
55*bfb37b88Smseidel</image> Centered</paragraph>
56*bfb37b88Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10700" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">
57cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id6953622" src="res/helpimg/dircursright.png" width="0.1563in" height="0.3228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id6953622">Icon</alt>
58*bfb37b88Smseidel</image> Align right</paragraph>
59*bfb37b88Smseidel</listitem>
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61*bfb37b88Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1071D" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Type your text. %PRODUCTNAME automatically inserts the required number of blank lines, and, if the options are enabled, tabs and spaces.</paragraph>
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