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26<topic id="textswriterguidetext_direct_cursorxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using the Direct Cursor</title>
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33<bookmark_value>text; cursor</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>entering text with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>direct cursor; settings</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>writing with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
37<bookmark_value>cursor;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
38<bookmark_value>settings;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
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40<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155178" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="24"><variable id="text_direct_cursor"><link href="text/swriter/guide/text_direct_cursor.xhp" name="Using the Direct Cursor">Using the Direct Cursor</link></variable></paragraph>
41<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155908" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="25">The direct cursor allows you to enter text anywhere on a page.</paragraph>
42<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155921" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="41">To set the behavior of the direct cursor, choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>.</paragraph>
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45<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106A3" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">On the <item type="menuitem">Tools</item> bar, click the <item type="menuitem">Direct Cursor</item> icon
46<image id="img_id3149846" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_shadowcursor.png" width="0.222in" height="0.222in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3149846">Icon</alt></image>.</paragraph>
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49<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106C5" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click in a free space in the text document. The mouse pointer changes to reflect the alignment that will be applied to the text that you type:</paragraph>
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52</image> Align left</paragraph>
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54<image id="img_id5730253" src="res/helpimg/dircurscent.png" width="0.2398in" height="0.3228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id5730253">Icon</alt>
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58</image> Align right</paragraph>
59</listitem>
60<listitem>
61<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1071D" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Type your text. %PRODUCTNAME automatically inserts the required number of blank lines, and, if the options are enabled, tabs and spaces.</paragraph>
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