Helwan Text Editor – User Guide

1. Overview

Helwan Text Editor is a simple and powerful text editor. You can type, edit, and format text easily.

• Standard text editing (cut, copy, paste, undo, redo)
• Find and replace text
• Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, font size, font family, colors)
• Text alignment and direction (Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left)
• Word and character count

2. Main Window Layout

Text Area

• Type your text here.
• Words wrap automatically to the window width.
• Placeholder text: Start typing here...

Menu Bar

File Menu

• New (Ctrl+N): Start a new document
• Open (Ctrl+O): Open an existing file
• Save (Ctrl+S): Save the current file
• Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S): Save with a new name
• Cut / Copy / Paste: Standard editing actions
• Select All (Ctrl+A): Select all text
• Exit (Ctrl+Q): Close the editor

Edit Menu

• Undo / Redo (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y)
• Find (Ctrl+F): Search for text
• Replace (Ctrl+H): Find and replace text

Format Menu

• Bold / Italic / Underline (Ctrl+B / Ctrl+I / Ctrl+U)
• Font Color / Highlight Color: Change text or background color
• Text Alignment: Left, Center, Right
• Text Direction: Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left

Help Menu

• About: View application information

Toolbar

• Quick access buttons: New, Open, Save, Undo, Redo
• Font Family: Choose a font from the list
• Font Size: Choose text size
• Find / Replace buttons

Status Bar

• Shows Ready or other messages
• Displays word count and character count

3. Quick Tips

• To format text, select it first, then choose Bold, Italic, or Underline.
• Use Find/Replace to quickly search or replace text in your document.
• Check word/character count in the bottom bar.
• Toolbar combos allow instant font and size changes.