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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Using the Direct Cursor</title>
<filename>/text/swriter/guide/text_direct_cursor.xhp</filename>
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<history>
<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2005-08-24T15:16:06">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155178"><bookmark_value>text; cursor</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>entering text with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>direct cursor; settings</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>writing with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>cursor;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>settings;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155178" xml-lang="en-US" 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>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155908" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">The direct cursor allows you to enter text anywhere on a page.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155921" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="41">To set the behavior of the direct cursor, choose <emph>Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106A3" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">On the <emph>Tools</emph> bar, click the <emph>Direct Cursor</emph> icon 
<image id="img_id3149846" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_shadowcursor.png" width="5.64mm" height="5.64mm"><alt id="alt_id3149846" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
	</image>.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106C5" xml-lang="en-US" 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>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106C8" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">
<image id="img_id5471987" src="res/helpimg/dircursleft.png" width="3.7mm" height="8.2mm"><alt id="alt_id5471987" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
	</image> Align left</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106E4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">
<image id="img_id5730253" src="res/helpimg/dircurscent.png" width="6.09mm" height="8.2mm"><alt id="alt_id5730253" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
	</image> Centered</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10700" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">
<image id="img_id6953622" src="res/helpimg/dircursright.png" width="3.97mm" height="8.2mm"><alt id="alt_id6953622" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
	</image> Align right</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1071D" xml-lang="en-US" 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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