Human-Machine Grammar Dictionary - D



Date (object) refers to the date of the year. Examples: "Date Long"; "Date Short". See Also Time

Dictionary (modifier) brings up a dictionary definition or definitions of a word or phrase; can be used with special dictionaries including programming terms. Examples: "Dictionary Jacquard"; "Dictionary Arabian Horse"; "Dictionary Sendkeys ". See Also: Synonym, Entry, List

Doc(ument) (object) identifies the current document. Note that "Doc" is the shortened form of "Document". You can say either form. Examples: "Doc Close"; "Document Regular"; "Doc Close Yes"

Down (Action) indicates direction. Examples: "7 Down" moves the cursor down seven lines; "Page Down"; "Scroll 5 Down" Example: See Also: Up, Left, Line. Note: "Down" differs from "Line " because "Down" moves down beginning from the cursor position, while "Line" moves whole lines down, leaving the cursor at the beginning of a line.

Downs (object) refers to a number of selected lines down. Keyboard Equivalent: Shift+Down. Examples: "3 Downs"; "3 Downs Delete" See Also: Rights, Lefts, Befores, Afters, Ups, Lines, Line Ups, Sentences, Sentence Ups, Graphs, Graph Ups, Layers, Layer Ups. Note: "Downs" differs from "Lines" because "Downs" selects down beginning from the cursor position while "Lines" selects whole lines down.

Drag (action) drags the mouse arrow. Examples: "Drag 5 Down"; "Drag 1 Point 6 Left"

Duplicate (action) duplicates objects. Examples: "Line Duplicate"; "Graph Duplicate"; "Line Duplicate Times 10"; "File Duplicate"