<p>There are two major ways to edit alignments - in 'Normal mode',
gaps are inserted and deleted at the mouse pointer in various ways by
clicking the left mouse button and pressing a combination of either
-shift and control (or the apple key on Macs) and dragging the mouse. Pressing
+shift and control (or the alt, option or apple key on Macs) and dragging the mouse. Pressing
<em>F2</em> toggles the alternative <a href="../features/cursorMode.html">'Cursor
mode'</a> keyboard editing facility, where the space bar and delete
keys add and remove gaps at the current editing position. The key
If the current selection is a group over all sequences in the
alignment, or a group over some sequences or all columns in the
alignment, then hold down either "Control"
- key and drag the residue left or right to edit all sequences in the defined
+ key (or the "Alt;" on OSX if "Control" does not work) and drag the residue left or right to edit all sequences in the defined
group at once.</p>
<p><em>Copy/paste/cut/delete</em> - any sequences which are in the current selection
box (indicated in red) may be cut and / or copied to a new alignment or deleted.