A plugin is a supplementary program that enhances the functionality of an application. The  plugins enable you to perform a variety of functions related to text editing from within the  window. The following table lists the  plugins.Plugin NamePurposeChangeCaseChanges the case of the selected text.Document StatisticsCounts the number of lines, words, characters with spaces, characters without spaces, and bytes in the current file. The plugin displays the results in a Document Statistics dialog. Indent linesIndents the selected lines, or removes the indentation from the selected lines.Insert Date/TimeInserts the current date and time into a file.Shell commandDisplays the text output of a shell command in the output window. SortSorts the selected text. Spell checkerChecks the spelling in the selected text. You can configure  to check the spelling automatically, or you can check the spelling manually, in the specified language.Tag listDisplays a window that contains a list of common tags. You can use the window to insert a tag into a file. User nameInserts the username of the current user into the file. When you choose EditPreferences, the Plugins tabbed section displays the following information:A table that contains two columns: EnabledDisplays check boxes that you select to load the plugins.PluginDisplays a list of the plugins that you can use with .An About Plugin button: use this button to display a brief description of the selected plugin, including details about the author of the plugin. A Configure Plugin button: use this button to open a configuration dialog for the selected plugin, if that plugin is configurable. For example, see .When you load a plugin,  adds the plugin to the appropriate  menu, as described in the following table.Plugin NameAdded to MenuChangeCaseEditChange CaseAll Upper CaseEditChange CaseAll Lower CaseEditChange CaseInvert CaseEditChange CaseTitle CaseDocument StatisticsToolsDocument StatisticsIndent linesEditIndentEditUnindentInsert Date/TimeEditInsert Date and TimeShell commandToolsRun CommandSortEditSortSpell checkerToolsCheck SpellingToolsAutocheck SpellingToolsSet LanguageTag listViewTag ListUser nameEditInsert User Name
