1、 location. See Copying and Pasting on page 2-6.Undoing or UndeletingFrom the Edit menu, choose Undo or press Ctrl+Z.RedoingFrom the Edit menu, choose Redo or press Ctrl+Z.The Redo menu item only appears if there is an action that has just been undone.Cutting or Deleting a Symbol1.Select the symbol o
2、r area that you want to delete.2.From the Edit menu, choose Cut or press Ctrl+X.This removes the symbol and places it on the clipboard.Cutting or Deleting Text in a Symbol1.Select the symbol.2.Click in the text area.This changes the symbol so that you can edit it. A dotted line appears as the intern
3、al border of the selected symbol.3.Press and drag the mouse to select the text inside the symbol.4.From the Edit menu, choose Cut or press Ctrl+X.This removes the text from the worksheet and places it on the clipboard.Cutting a Department1.Select the department by clicking in the department name are
4、a.2.From the Edit menu, choose Cut or press Ctrl+X.This deletes the entire department including all symbols in it. If you delete the last department, Optima! reinitializes the process with a default department and a default Start symbol.Restoring Cut or Deleted SymbolsFrom the Edit menu, choose Undo
5、 or press Ctrl+Z.You must choose Undo as the next action after deleting the symbols.Now Try ThisOne of the first things that the team at Basic Computer Applications found as they worked on the process map was that one action in the development model was repeated. Your task is to cut out the statemen
6、t that is redundant. 1.Find the second symbol titled Write design document.2.Select the symbol by clicking on it.3.From the Edit menu, choose Cut.This removes the symbol from the process map.4.To practice using Undo, choose Undo from the Edit menu.This re-inserts the symbol in its original place.5.F
7、rom the Edit menu, choose Redo.This removes the symbol from the process map.Copying and PastingYou can copy symbols or areas within or between departments. You can also copy entire departments. You must select an item before you can copy it.About the ClipboardThe clipboard is used by many Windows ap
8、plications as a method of exchanging data. Optima! uses the clipboard for copying between departments and process maps, and exchanging data with other applications. You can view the contents of the clipboard outside Optima! by double-clicking on the Clipboard application.The clipboard keeps a copy o
9、f the latest area copied to it. The next item copied replaces the current item, so there is only one item in the clipboard at a time. You can use Paste to paste as many copies as you want until the next time you use Copy or Cut.Copying to the Clipboard1.Select the symbol, department, or area.2.From
10、the Edit menu, choose Copy, or press Ctrl+C.This places a copy of the selected area on the clipboard.Pasting from the Clipboard1.Select the single department, or a statement within a department, that you want for the destination.If a department is not selected, or if multiple departments are selecte
11、d, the area is pasted in the top department.2.From the Edit menu, choose Paste, or press Ctrl+V.Now Try ThisAt Basic Computer Applications, there are several departments that work together to produce a software package. In this exercise, your task is to copy the contents from a second process map th
12、at has already been created.1.From the File menu, choose Open to bring up the Open File dialog box.2.For File Name, type the following: c:optimaexercisech2a.pfd3.Click on OK.This opens a second process map.4.From the Edit menu, choose Select to bring up the Select dialog box.5.Check the boxes labeled Statements - All and All Lines and uncheck the others.6.Click on OK to close the Select dialog box.This selects all the symbols and lines in the second process.7.From the Edit menu, choose Copy to place the selected are
