After completing this course, the student should be able to:
 

	Identify all areas of the XEDIT screen display
	Create a file and save it
	Locate data within a file
	Change a file
	Create text using POWER typing mode
	Edit multiple files in the same editing session
	Insert data from another file
	Change the standard XEDIT screen

Using XEDIT to Edit Files
Introduces XEDIT.  Discusses how to begin an editing session, create a file and exit an editing session.
 

	Introduction to XEDIT Working in the CMS environment.  How CMS files are identified.
	The XEDIT Screen How to begin an editing session.  Areas of the XEDIT screen.
	Creating a File How to enter data in INPUT mode.  QUERY TABS and SET TABS commands.  How to exit an editing session: FILE, QUIT and QQUIT commands.

Moving Through a File
Discusses the commands used to scroll through a file and locate data.
 

	Scrolling XEDIT scrolling commands: UP, DOWN, FORWARD, BACKWARD, TOP, BOTTOM.
	Locating Data Use of the LOCATE and CLOCATE commands to locate targeted data lines or columns.  Use of PF keys to display and execute previously entered commands.

Changing a File
Presents different ways to make changes to a file, including prefix commands and the CHANGE command.  Also discusses ways to protect the changes.
 

	Prefix Commands How to use prefix commands to add, delete and duplicate lines of data.
	More Prefix Commands Using prefix commands to move and copy data, to change the current line, to exclude lines from display, and to shift data left or right.
	Changing Characters Using the CHANGE command to change characters, both globally and selectively.  Inserting characters with the Insert Mode key, the CINSERT command and the CAPPEND command.  Using the PF11 key to split and join lines.
	Protecting Your File Using the SAVE and SET AUTOSAVE commands to protect recent changes from system failure.

More About Editing
Presents the use of POWER mode to create text.  Discusses how to edit multiple files in the same editing session.
 

	Using POWER Typing Mode How to enter and use POWER mode to input text.
	Creating a Ring of Files How to create a ring of files and edit each file independently.
	Editing Files Simultaneously How to divide the screen and edit files in a ring simultaneously.
	Inserting Data from Another File Using the GET command to insert data from another file.

Changing the Standard XEDIT Screen
Shows how to change the standard XEDIT screen defaults.
 

	Using SET Commands How to use SET commands to design a custom XEDIT screen.
	Creating a PROFILE XEDIT File How to use a PROFILE XEDIT file to customize the XEDIT screen.