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Enter node , (file) or (file)node

4 Basic Editing Commands
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We now give the basics of how to enter text, make corrections, and save
the text in a file.  If this material is new to you, you might learn it
more easily by running the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.  To use the
tutorial, run Emacs and type `Control-h t' (`help-with-tutorial').  You
can also use Tutorials item from the Help menu.

   XEmacs comes with many translations of tutorial.  If your XEmacs is
with MULE and you set up language environment correctly, XEmacs chooses
right tutorial when available (Note: Language Environments).  If you
want specific translation, give `C-h t' a prefix argument, like `C-u
C-h t'.

   To clear the screen and redisplay, type `C-l' (`recenter').

Inserting Text

Inserting text by simply typing it.

Moving Point

How to move the cursor to the place where you want to

change something.

Erasing

Deleting and killing text.

Files

Basic Files. Visiting, creating, and saving files.

Help

Basic Help. Asking what a character does.

Blank Lines

Commands to make or delete blank lines.

Continuation Lines

Lines too wide for the screen.

Position Info

What page, line, row, or column is point on?

Arguments

Numeric arguments for repeating a command.