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Using the *G7* Editor
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Add files simply are text files.  You can look at one, change it, or create a new one within *G7* by using the *edit* command, which may be abbreviated as *ed*.  For example, if you had a show file called GDP.SH that showed various components of gdp, you could edit it with::

   ed gdp.sh

in the command box.  This will start the *G7* editor, opening a window at the upper right of the screen as shown in the figure below.  The *G7* editor is a complete text editor, allowing you to examine and modify any text file, create new text files, and save your results.

You can use this editor to build a *G7* add file by typing in lines of commands.  To save your work, click Save on the menu bar and give the file a name.  You then can execute the commands in the file in *G7*, without closing the editor, by clicking on Run on the editor's menu bar or by hitting the F9 function key while the cursor is in the editor.

Clicking the |editorButton| button on the button bar in the main *G7* window will start the editor, just as if you typed "ed filename" in the command box.

.. |editorButton| image:: images/image028.jpg

.. figure:: images/image030.jpg
   :alt: G7 Editor, with GDP.SH File
   :align: center
   :figclass: align-center
   
   **G7 Editor, with GDP.SH File**