Edit Menu

Use the commands on the Edit menu to perform standard editing tasks, including cutting, copying, and pasting text and images, and undoing or redoing changes. You can also use commands on this menu to control default settings.

Each command on the Edit menu is briefly described below.

Undo

Use this command to undo previous edits. Stella maintains a complete record of the changes you make from the time you open the model; you can undo all changes to return the model to an earlier condition.

Redo

Use this command to redo an action undone using undo. Stella maintains a complete record of the changes you make from the time you open the model; you can undo all changes to return the model to an earlier condition, and redo them to get back to where you last changed something.

Cut

Use this command to cut the selected information or item and put it on the clipboard for pasting elsewhere. For more information about using this command, see Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in Models.

Copy

Use this command to copy the selected information or item and put it on the clipboard for pasting elsewhere. For more information about using this command, see Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in Models.

Tip: If you want to copy the values in a Table, right-click (or Ctrl-click) on the table, and use the Copy Data popup-menu item to copy the data. A regular copy will copy the image of the table as it appears on the diagram.

Paste

Use this command to paste information from the clipboard into a model. Note that pasting will only work when it's consistent with the operation of the software. For example, you can't paste a picture into a model, except through a graphics frame. For more information about what can be pasted into a model, see Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in Models.

You can paste values for a graphical function. For information on pasting values into a graphical function, see Graphical Functions.

Select All

Use this command to select all objects in the currently active window, including variables, graphs, and tables.

Delete (Windows)

Use this command to delete the selected model items.

Tip: In Windows, you can press the BACKSPACE or DEL key to delete selected items. On Mac, you can press the DELETE key to delete the selected items.

Align (interface)

This menu item is available when three or more object are selected. It lets you line all of the objects up based on their Top, Right, Bottom, Left, Y-Center, or X-Center.

Distribute (interface)

This menu item is available when three or more object are selected. It lets you make the objects evenly distributed (have the same distance between each object) along either the Horizontal or the Vertical axis.

Zoom In

Use this command (or Ctrl/⌘ and the + key) to zoom in on the model. You can zoom in up to 1200%.

Zoom Out

Use this command (or Ctrl/⌘ and the - key) to zoom out on the model. You can zoom out up to 20%.

Default Zoom

Use this command to reset the zoom to 100%.

Preferences

Use this command to set basic preferences, including Calculation preferences, Stella Live preferences, Application preferences, and font preferences for editing equations. For more information, see Preferences Dialog.

Note: If you're using the Macintosh version, set default settings by choosing the Preferences command from the Stella menu.

Default Settings

Use this command to select the default user interface and simulation settings for the model. For more information, see Setting Model Default Settings.

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