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  38       <topic id="textswriterguidetext_direct_cursorxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
  39          <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using the Direct Cursor</title>
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  44 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155178"><bookmark_value>text; cursor</bookmark_value>
  45       <bookmark_value>entering text with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
  46       <bookmark_value>direct cursor; settings</bookmark_value>
  47       <bookmark_value>writing with direct cursor</bookmark_value>
  48       <bookmark_value>cursor;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
  49       <bookmark_value>settings;direct cursor</bookmark_value>
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  51 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155178" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
  52                  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>
  53 </variable></paragraph>
  54       <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>
  55       <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155921" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="41">To set the behavior of the direct cursor, choose <emph>Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>.</paragraph>
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  57          <listitem>
  58             <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
  59 <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>
  60         </image>.</paragraph>
  61          </listitem>
  62          <listitem>
  63             <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>
  64             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106C8" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">
  65 <image id="img_id5471987" src="res/helpimg/dircursleft.png" width="0.1457in" height="0.3228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id5471987">Icon</alt>
  66         </image> Align left</paragraph>
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  68 <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>
  69         </image> Centered</paragraph>
  70             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10700" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">
  71 <image id="img_id6953622" src="res/helpimg/dircursright.png" width="0.1563in" height="0.3228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id6953622">Icon</alt>
  72         </image> Align right</paragraph>
  73          </listitem>
  74          <listitem>
  75             <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>
  76          </listitem>
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