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From: guckes@neumann.math.fu-berlin.de (Sven Guckes)
Subject: Re: How to copy a part of an ascii file
Date: 1996/09/30
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berniw@best.com (eve1):
> In order to copy part of an ascii picture out of a group of many, you can
> use a text editor such as Microsoft Word.  Make sure you set it for a mono
> spaced-font, such as Courier and set your font for condensed spacing.  Now
> copy a large ascii file into the document you just established.  The way to
> copy just a small portion of this file, is to hold down the ALT key and drag
> your mouse to the direction you want. In other words: highlighting just the
> portion you wanted.  (This really helps when you want to copy just a small
> portion out without upsetting the rest of the picture.)  If a ASCII graphic
> is not centered or on the wrong side of your page, you can also use this
> feature to delete spaces on either side of the picture without having to do
> major editing or adjusting of the graphic.  Once copied, you can now open a
> new document, use the same settings and copy your small portion(new picture)
> of the previous ASCII file, into the new document.  

Cut it out, Matt!

Sven