This article covers the basics of editing documents in the Divorcepath Document Editor, including text editing, toolbar usage, keyboard shortcuts, and working with tables.
Text Editing Basics
To edit text in the Document Editor:
- Click anywhere in the document canvas to place your cursor.
- Begin typing to insert text at the cursor position.
- Select text by clicking and dragging, or by holding Shift while pressing the arrow keys.
- Delete selected text by pressing the Delete or Backspace key.
Text editing in the Document Editor works similarly to other word processors, so the experience should feel familiar.
Using the Toolbar
The toolbar at the top of the editor provides access to the most common formatting options:
- Font and Font Size — change the font and size of selected text using the two selectors.
- Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough — apply these styles to selected text.
- Alignment — set paragraph alignment to left, centre, right, or justified.
- Text Color and Highlight — change the colour of selected text or highlight it.
- Insert Table and Insert image — add a table or a JPEG or PNG image at the cursor.
- More formatting (the three dots) — create bulleted or numbered lists, increase or decrease the indent, and set line spacing.
- Find — search for text in the document.
To apply formatting, select the text you wish to format and then click the appropriate toolbar button. To remove a style such as bold, select the text and click the same button again to toggle it off.
Undo and Redo
The editor supports undo and redo to help you correct mistakes or revert changes:
- Undo — press Ctrl+Z (or Cmd+Z on Mac) to undo the last action. You can undo multiple actions by pressing the shortcut repeatedly.
- Redo — press Ctrl+Y (or Cmd+Y on Mac) to redo an action that was undone.
You can also use the undo and redo buttons at the start of the toolbar. To go back further, open the History panel and restore an earlier version of the document.
Auto-Save
The Document Editor saves your work automatically as you edit. There is no need to manually save the document. A save status beside the document title shows when your latest changes are being saved. This means you can focus on editing without worrying about losing your work.
Keyboard Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts are available in the editor:
- Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z — Undo
- Ctrl+Y / Cmd+Y — Redo
- Ctrl+B / Cmd+B — Bold
- Ctrl+I / Cmd+I — Italic
- Ctrl+U / Cmd+U — Underline
- Ctrl+A / Cmd+A — Select all text
- Ctrl+F / Cmd+F — Find
- Ctrl+S / Cmd+S — Save your latest changes immediately
- Ctrl+Shift+S / Cmd+Shift+S — Save As
Working with Tables
Many legal documents, particularly financial statements and court forms, contain tables. The Document Editor supports editing table content:
- Click inside a table cell to place your cursor and begin editing the cell content.
- Use the Tab key to move to the next cell, or Shift+Tab to move to the previous cell.
- Press Enter to create a new paragraph within a table cell.
- When your cursor is in a table, use the toolbar to insert or delete rows.
Page Navigation
For multi-page documents, you can navigate between pages by scrolling through the document canvas. The editor renders pages with accurate page breaks, so you can see exactly how the document will appear when printed or exported. The zoom controls at the bottom of the canvas show the current page number and total pages, and let you zoom in or out or fit the page to the window.
