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• Keyboard shortcutsA quick reference guide to UltraEdit's default keyboard shortcuts
• Keymapping and custom hotkeysHow to customize key mappings and menu hotkeys
• Customizing toolbarsDid you know that you can not only change what is on UltraEdit's toolbars, you can also change the icon used, as well as create your own custom toolbars and tools?
• Create user/project toolsExecute DOS or Windows commands in UltraEdit or UEStudio
• Add a webpage to your toolbarUse UltraEdit's powerful user tools to launch your favorite website from the click of a button on your toolbar
• Integrate Yahoo!, Google, Wikipedia and more with UltraEditThis tutorial will show you how to access the information you need in your browser by simply highlighting your text in the edit window and clicking your toolbar button
• Install a hotfixInstructions for downloading and installing hotfix releases
• How to install UE3UE3 is the portable version of UltraEdit developed specifically for the U3 smart drive. You will need a U3-compatible USB drive for this power tip
• Scripting tutorialAn introduction to UltraEdit's integrated scripting feature
• Scripting access to output windowHow to access the output window using the integrated scripting engine
• Writing a macroSteps to record and edit powerful macros to quickly and efficiently edit files
• Using "copied" and "selected" variables for dynamic macrosUse copied and selected text in macros to dramatically increase the power and flexibility of UltraEdit macros
• Run a macro or script from the command lineWe are often asked if it is possible to run an UltraEdit macro or script on a file from the command line. The answer is yes - and it's not only possible, it's extremely simple!
• Using find/replaceA guide to the powerful features and options available under the "Search" menu.
• Multiline find and replaceSearch and replace text spanning several lines
• Incremental searchIncremental search is an inline, progressive search that allows you to find matched text as you type, much like Firefox's search feature
• Regular expressionsRegular Expressions are essentially patterns (rather than specific strings) that are used with Find/Replace operations. This guide can dramatically improve your speed and efficiency for Find/Replace
• Tagged expressions"Tagging" the find data allows UltraEdit/UEStudio to re-use the data similar to variable during a replace. For example, If ^(h*o^) ^(f*s^) matches "hello folks", ^2 ^1 would replace it with "folks hello".
• Perl compatible regular expressionsAn introduction to using Perl-style regular expressions for search/replace
• Perl regex tutorial: non-greedy regular expressionsHave you ever built a complex Perl-style regular expression, only to find that it matches much more data than you anticipated? If you've ever found yourself pulling your hair out trying to build the perfect regular expression to match the least amoun...
• Remove blank linesA question we often see is "I have a lot of blank lines in my file and I don't want to go through and manually delete them. Is there an easier way to do this?" The answer is: yes!
• Configure FTPSet up and configure multiple FTP accounts
• TaskMatch EnvironmentsHow to use TaskMatch Environments in UltraEdit and UEStudio
• Configure FTP backupSave a local copy of your files when you transfer them to FTP directories
• Encrypt and Decrypt Text FilesUse UltraEdit to encrypt and decrypt your text files
• Link to remote directoriesSync local directories with remote (FTP/SFTP) directories
• Compare Modified File Against Source FileHow to compare the modified file against the source file on disk.
• Column Based Find and ReplaceNeed to restrict your search/replace to a specific column range? The column based search does just that...
• Compare Highlighted TextIf you need to quickly compare of portions of text, rather than an entire file, then you need UltraEdit/UEStudio's selected text compare! The selected text compare allows you to select portions of text between 2 files and execute a compare on ONLY the se
• Using the SSH/telnet consoleA tutorial for UltraEdit/UEStudio's SSH/telent feature
• Adding a wordfileAdd a language definition to your wordfile for use with UltraEdit and UEStudio's powerful syntax highlighting
• Syntax highlighting and code foldingExplanation of highlighting and folding definitions in the UltraEdit/UEStudio wordfile
• Create Your Own TaskMatch EnvironmentHow to create your own TaskMatch Environments
• Filtering the Explorer ViewHow to filter the Explorer view in UltraEdit and UEStudio
• Group Files and Folders with ProjectsHow to group your files and folders using Projects
• Adding or removing file extensions for syntax highlightingHow to configure syntax highlighting to highlight different file types automatically
• Perl-style regular expressions for function stringsUsing Perl-Style regexes to identify functions in your syntax-highlighted files and populate the function list
• Autocorrect keywords in UltraEdit/UEStudioHow to enable and disable autocorrect keywords with syntax highlighting
• Column modeHow to use the features of UltraEdit's powerful column mode
• Advanced and column-based sortHow to sort file data using the advanced sort options and the column sort options
• Working with CSV filesUse UltraEdit's built-in handling for character-separated value files
• Word wrap and tab settings for different file typesUltraEdit and UEStudio allow you to customize the word wrap and tab settings for any type of file. This power tip walks you through the steps to configure these customizations
• Versioned backupSet UltraEdit/UEStudio to automatically save versioned backups of your files
• Configure spell checkerHow to set the highly-configurable options for UltraEdit's integrated spell checker
• Special functionsUltraEdit includes several special functions under the File menu. You can use these functions to insert a file into the current file, delete the active file, send the file through email, or insert a string into the file at every specified increment
• HTML previewEdit and preview your rendered HTML code in the edit window
• Custom templatesCreate templates for frequently used text. You can also assign hotkeys to your templates.
• Compare files/foldersIntegrated differences tool - comparing files and folders with UltraCompare Professional
• File change pollingMonitor log files and more using UltraEdit's file change polling feature
• Vertically split the edit windowSplitting the edit window in UltraEdit/UEStudio
• Large file handlingHow to set up/tweak UltraEdit/UEStudio to handle large files
• Multiple configuration environments of Ultraedit/UEstudioHow to how to set up your separate environments for UltraEdit/UEStudio
• Java compilerCreate a custom user tool to compile Java code, using the command line, from within UltraEdit
• Configure UltraEdit with javascript lintHow to check your JavaScript source code for common mistakes without actually running the script or opening the web page
• Character properties at your fingertipsAccess the properties of a character with the click of a button
• CTAGSSet up and configure Ctags for use in UltraEdit
• Visual SourceSafe integrationCreate a customized user tool to check out files from Visual SourceSafe
• Running WebFOCUS from UltraEditConfigure UltraEdit for use with WebFOCUS
• CSE HTML ValidatorCSE HTML Validator for Windows is the most powerful, easy to use, user configurable, and all-in-one HTML, XHTML, CSS, link, spelling, and accessibility checker available. This quick tutorial shows you how to use it and set it up in UltraEdit/UEStudio
• Working with Unicode in UltraEdit/UEStudioIn this tutorial, we'll cover some of the basics of Unicode-encoded text and Unicode files, and how to view and manipulate it in UltraEdit.
• Search and delete lines foundUEStudio and UltraEdit provide a way for you to search and delete found lines from your files. This short tutorial provides the steps for searching for and deleting lines by writing a simple script.

• Using the classviewerA tour of UEStudio's classviewer which provides a parsed graphical representation of your project
• IntelliTipsUEStudio offers language intelligence in an exciting feature we call IntelliTips (like Intellisense). Imagine a function parameter list tooltip coupled with an intelligent auto complete tooltip for code elements of the current file
• Quickstart guide: Using UEStudio to develop Java applicationsA guide for using UEStudio to edit and develop Java applications
• Create a local PHP MySQL development environmentHow to set up a development environment for PHP/MySQL on your local machine. A development environment allows you to test your code as you develop your web application before publishing it to the web.
• Quickstart Guide: Using UEStudio with Borland C/C++ CompilerC/C++ developers can use UEStudio to set up and configure projects with the Borland C/C++ compiler
• Creating your first applicationCreate, build, and run an application from within UEStudio
• Configuring VCS with UEStudioA guide for configuring version control support (VCS) in UEStudio
• Add a file to version control systemA trademark feature of UEStudio is it's powerful Version Control System. As you continue in your development, it is likely you will need to add files to the version control repository
• Compare files/foldersA guide for comparing files or folders from UEStudio using the integrated diff tool
• Quickstart guide: Using the integrated debuggerA guide for setting up integrated WinDbg debugging in UEStudio
• Using the SSH/telnet consoleA guide for setting up SSH/telnet in UEStudio
• Keymapping and custom hotkeysA guide for customizing key mapping, menus and menu hotkeys in UEStudio

• Compare text snippetsA tutorial showing you how to compare text snippets without having to save your snippets into a file. Diff your snippets, merge your changes, save the result as a separate file, then clear out the snippets (and their temp files...)
• Visually inspect HTML codeHow to use UltraCompare Professional's integrated browser view to visually compare and inspect HTML code
• Compare directories using FTP/SFTPConfigure FTP/SFTP accounts in UltraCompare Professional to backup or sync FTP directories and compare local and remote folders.
• Block and line mode mergeMerge differences and save them between 2 or 3 files at the click of a button
• Recursive compareUse recursive compare to evaluate subdirectories' content for differences
• Compare Word documentsCompare multiple Microsoft Word documents - Identify and merge differences between Word documents.
• Command line tipsTips for running UltraCompare from a DOS command prompt
• Command line quick difference checkRun a quick difference check between two files to quickly see if they're the same or different
• Ignore optionsSetting ignore options for file/folder comparisons in UltraCompare
• Ignore/compare column rangeSet parameters to ignore or compare up to 4 unique columns of data.
• Filtering files in folder modeFiltering files in UltraCompare while in folder mode
• Customizing the time/date format for folder comparisonMany UltraCompare users in different regions of the world have different standard formats for dates and timestamps. UltraCompare provides the ability to customize the date and timestamp for your folder comparisons
• Custom user profilesHow to set up, save, and execute custom user profiles for file and folder compare.
• Editing files in UltraCompareHow to use the integrated text editing capabilites within UltraCompare
• UltraCompare shell integrationTips for integrating UltraCompare into the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer
• Export/save text compare outputHow to export and save diff output from UltraCompare
• Customizing colorsTutorial on how to change the colors for folder/file compare in UltraCompare
• Bookmark Favorite Files/Folders in UltraCompareHow to use Favorite in UltraCompare to bookmark your commonly used files/folders.

• Web browser cleanupUse UltraSentry to securely clean up history and temporary files associated with web browsers
• Delete browser cookiesProtect your privacy and your security by securely deleting malicious or private cookies
• Download directory cleanupSecurely delete your download history with UltraSentry
• Optimize your browserUsing UltraSentry to improve speed, performance, and security of your browser
• Explorer/Microsoft office IntegrationTips for integrating UltraSentry into the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer or MS Office
• Stealth modeTutorial for running UltraSentry in the background or system tray
• Scheduling a taskTutorial for scheduling UltraSentry to automatically execute a specific cleaning task
• Run UltraSentry as a system serviceHow to Schedule your profiles/cleaning operations and be sure that UltraSentry is running them whether you are logged in or not