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Clearing and Deleting Files
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Clearing a File
1. Press the file key for the file you want to clear to open that file.
2. Press clear file.
3. Press Y to clear the file if you want to continue. (Otherwise, press N to
return to the file.)
Note: You can clear files only when your NEO is not connected to your
computer. If your NEO is connected to your computer, pressing clear file
has no effect.
Clearing All Open Files (File 1–File 8)
You can clear files 1–8 simultaneously, which can be useful if multiple users
have entered information on a NEO. This affects only the numbered files
(named or unnamed); named files that aren’t open in files 1–8 are not
affected.
Named file that isn’t open When you view a list of files using
ctrl-F and move the cursor next to a
file, pressing clear file does this:
• Clears all text from the file, leaving
it empty. Text can be recovered.
• Keeps the file name, leaving an
empty, named file.
When you delete an unopened file from
a list using ctrl-D, deleting the file does
this:
• Deletes the file and its name.
• Returns you to the file list.
Unnamed, open file with a
linked file
• Clears all text from the file. (You
can recover the text.)
• Keeps the linked file intact, but
clears any check boxes in the
linked file.
• Deletes all text from the file, plus the
linked file. The file will be empty. Text
can’t be recovered.
Named, open file with a
linked file
• Closes the named file.
• Lets you choose whether to keep
the old linked file with a new,
empty file.
• Deletes the file, its name, and its
linked file.
Named file with a linked file
when the file is not open
When you view a list of files using
ctrl-F and move the cursor next to a
file, pressing clear file does this:
• Clears all text from the main file.
(You can recover the text.)
• Keeps the file name.
• Keeps the linked file text intact,
but clears check boxes.
When you delete an unopened file from
a list using ctrl-D, deleting the file does
this:
• Deletes the file, its name, and its
linked file.
• Returns you to the file list.
File Type Pressing Clear File Does This: Deleting the File Does This:
You can also clear a
file by pressing ctrl-F,
scrolling to the file you
want to clear, and pressing
clear file.