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AGEDIT MARC EDITOR

Chapter 3. USING THE MARC EDITOR

   

 

Deleting Text

Text in the body of a record can be deleted using the <Backspace> and <Delete> keys on the keyboard. Additionally, selected text, tags or subfields can be deleted using the following procedures.

To delete selected text:

NOTE: You can only select and delete text within a single subfield at any given time.

  1. Position the cursor immediately before the first character of the text you wish to delete.
  2. Click and hold the left mouse button, and drag across the text you wish to delete.
    • The selected text is highlighted.
  3. Press the Ctrl+X keys on the keyboard.
    • The highlighted text is deleted from the record.

NOTE: To restore deleted text, right-click the subfield from which text was deleted and select Revert SubField from the shortcut menu, or, press the Ctrl+Z keys on the keyboard.

To delete a subfield:

  1. Place the cursor in the subfield you wish to delete.
  2. Right-click the selected subfield and choose Delete SubField from the shortcut menu, or, press the Ctrl+Alt+r keys on the keyboard.
    • The selected subfield is deleted from the record.

NOTE: To restore a deleted subfield, right-click the tag from which the subfield was deleted and select Revert Tag from the shortcut menu.

To delete a tag:

  1. Place the cursor in the tag you wish to delete.
  2. Right-click the selected tag and choose Delete Tag from the shortcut menu, or, press the Ctrl+Alt+d keys on the keyboard.
    • A confirmation dialog displays the message “You are about to delete MARC tag (tag number). Select ‘Delete’ to continue.”
  3. Click the Delete button on the confirmation dialog to complete the deletion. (Click the Cancel button to close the confirmation dialog and retain the field.)
    • The confirmation dialog closes, the selected tag is deleted from the record, and the advisory message “MARC tag (tag number) deleted” shows briefly at the bottom of the screen.

NOTE: To restore the deleted tag, click Undo in the advisory message before the message expires.