# Basic Instructions for Ground Control

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**Category:** Ground Control\
**Created:** [November 30, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/basic-instructions-for-ground-control/15377 "2020-11-30T14:20:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Commissionit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Commissionit](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Commissionit)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/basic-instructions-for-ground-control/15377/1 "2020-11-30T14:20:53Z")

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Hi Guys,

Cant seem to find any documentation on how to use Ground Control (v1.26) the old version?

Have gone through [https://github.com/MaslowCNC/GroundControl/wiki/Ground-Control-Users-Guide](https://github.com/MaslowCNC/GroundControl/wiki/Ground-Control-Users-Guide)

I know z relates to the up down axis so need to work out roughly where i got to when it cur successfully then find the code telling the z to go down and i guess delete everything before that in the code? Can i do that in Ground Control? found where i can view the code but not edit it…

Just trying to work out how to start later and find the right line to start after a failed cut that nearly finished.  
Been told to go the the line i want it to start at but have no way to work out how to view all the code…

Thanks

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/basic-instructions-for-ground-control/15377/2 "2020-11-30T15:45:28Z")

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> [@Commissionit](#):
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> found where i can view the code but not edit it…

You can edit the gcode in a regular text editor like note pad 😀

If you post a copy of the gcode file you want to edit and the line number that you want to start at I can give you an example with some pointers on how to do it successfully.

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**Author:** ![Commissionit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Commissionit](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Commissionit)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/basic-instructions-for-ground-control/15377/3 "2020-11-30T17:09:42Z")

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Thanks for the tip, managed it with notepad …