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Edit Menu

Undo/UnDelete - Ctrl + Z

If the Delphi Code Editor is active then you can choose Edit|Undo to undo your last most recent keystrokes or mouse actions.
If a form is active then you can choose Edit|UnDelete to to replace an item you just deleted.
 

Redo: - Shift + Ctrl + Z

Sadly Edit|Redo is not available for undoing changes you made with the UnDelete command. But Edit|Redo is able to reverse the effects of your most recent Undo.
 

Cut: - Ctrl + X

Use this to remove text you have selected in the Delphi Code Editor. You can also use Edit|Cut to cut away a selected component or components off a form and items in the Menu Designer.
 

Copy: - Ctrl + C

This is the same as Edit|Cut except the item copied is not deleted. Anything you copy is copied to the clipboard.
 

Paste: - Ctrl + V

Will paste the current clipboard contents into the Delphi Code Editor, the currently active form and the active menu place in the Menu Designer.
 

Delete: -  Ctrl + Del

Is usefull for deleting selected text or a component without it being copied to the clipboard.
 

Select All - Ctrl + A

When using the Delphi Code Editor you can use Edit|Select All to select all the text (Delphi Code) and when using a form and it is active you can select all the components on that form.
 

Align To Grid: 

Is usefull for aligning the selected component to the closest grid point.
 

Bring To Front:

Use this to move the selected component to the front, in other words in front of any components that were on top of it on the form.
 

Send To Back:

This is much the same as Edit|Bring To Front ecept it works the opposite way. Both Edit|Bring To Front and Edit|Send To Back work on the component's z-order but both do not work if you are combining windowed and non-windowed controls. For example, you cannot change the z-order of a label in relation to a button. 
 

Align:

Will open the Alignment dialog box.
 

Size:

Will open the Size dialog box.
 

Scale:

Will open the Scale dialog box.
 

Tab Order:

Will open the Edit Tab Order dialog box.
 

Creation Order:

Will open the Creation Order dialog box.
 

Flip Children:

This is one menu item I have never used and I am not sure why it exists, but anyway it allows you to reverse the layout of controls in the current form to a right-to-left giving a mirror image of the way it was.
 

Lock Controls:

Is used to hold all the components on the currently active form in the current position that you put them in. A seful new feature that many should find helpful.
 

Add to Interface:

Will define a new procedure, function, or property for an ActiveX component.
 

 

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