Using help          Formatting          Misc.operations     Screen clip         
Character codes     Headers/footers     Printer setup       Shortcuts           
Control files       Insert/delete       Printing            Spell checker       
Cursor moves        Margins and tabs    Recording keys      Status line         
Dot lines           Mark/copy           Repage/pagebreaks   Toggles             
Find/replace text   Measuring           Ruler line          Support services    
File conversion     Merging             Save and exit       Shareware           

U S I N G  H E L P

Using help screens

Use the four arrow keys, Home, End, and Tab key to select a topic.
Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to scroll a long help screen.
Shifted PgUp and PgDn keys scroll a screenfull at once.

F O R M A T T I N G

Reformat paragraph or marked text                    F7
Reformat, auto on/off/word wrap                  Shf F7
Center line or marked text (monospace)           Shf F8
Flush right, line or marked (monospace)          Ctl F8
Delete font characters                       Alt F6, F5
Insert font characters                       Alt F6, F6
Insert element Dot lines                     Alt F6, F7
Insert page layout Dot lines                 Alt F6, F8
Insert header/footer Dot lines               Alt F6, F9
Insert soft page break                        Shf Alt T
Insert hard page break         Alt T or Alt F6, F10, F9
Insert column break     Alt G, Alt Z or Alt F6, F10, F8

M I S C E L L A N E O U S   O P E R A T I O N S

Insert current find text
insert in file              Alt F4, F2

Word count
Number of bytes, characters,
letters, words in file      Alt F4, F3

Mark a pair of symbols
mark (), {}, [], <>, xx     Alt F4, F4

Find non-ascii characters
includes font characters    Alt F4, F6

Repeat last keystroke
any text or command         Alt F4, F7

Address print
tab space right             Shf F4, F8
print typed lines           Shf F4, F9
print marked or line        Shf F4, F10

Screen and text display
Print screen                 Shf Grey*
Refresh screen               Ctl Grey*

S C R E E N   C L I P

1. Press Shf Ctl F5 to clear the Hold Area.
2. Enter the DOS shell with F1, F4, <Enter>.
3. Run the application.
4. Press Shf Ctl F6. Move to one corner of the box you want to copy.
5. Press Shf Ctl F6 again. Move to the opposite corner of the box to copy.
6. Press Shf Ctl F6 a third time to copy the box to the end of Hold Area.
7. Exit at DOS, or <Enter> at the return to edit prompt to return to PC-Write.
8. In the PC-Write file, Press Ctl F4 to insert Hold Area at the cursor.

C H A R A C T E R   C O D E S   0 0 0 - 2 5 5

FONT CHARACTERS - codes 000-031

FONT                      CODE  CHAR./KEYS
Align font                014       Alt A
Boldface                  002       Alt B
Compressed                006       Alt C
Double wide               016       Alt D
Elite                     003       Alt E
Fast                      028       Alt F
Guide line start          011 **     Alt G
Higher (superscript)      024       Alt H
Italics                   021       Alt I
Justify paragraph font    008       Alt J
Keep paragraph font       020       Alt K
Lower (subscript)         025       Alt L
Marine blue               007       Alt M
Number font               017       Alt N
Overstrike                019       Alt O
Pica                      005       Alt P
Quality                   022       Alt Q
Red                       030       Alt R
Second strike             001       Alt S
Top, page break line      012 ** Shf Alt T
Underline                 023       Alt U
Variable                  004       Alt V
W, Double underline       018       Alt W
X Font (Carriage return)  013   
    Alt X
Yellow                    031       Alt Y
Z Font (Hard page break)  015       Alt Z
Not used: 0, Tab 9, Line Boundary 10,  End of File 26, Esc 27, Soft Hyphen 29.
** (cannot show character)

CHARACTER CODES 032 - 255

CODE  CHAR    CODE  CHAR    CODE  CHAR    CODE  CHAR    CODE  CHAR    CODE  CHAR
032  space    048      0    064      @    080      P    096      `    112      p
033      !    049      1    065      A    081      Q    097      a    113      q
034      "    050      2    066      B    082      R    098      b    114      r
035      #    051      3    067      C    083      S    099      c    115      s
036      $    052      4    068      D    084      T    100      d    116      t
037      %    053      5    069      E    085      U    101      e    117      u
038      &    054      6    070      F    086      V    102      f    118      v
039      '    055      7    071      G    087      W    103      g    119      w
040      (    056      8    072      H    088      X    104      h    120      x
041      )    057      9    073      I    089      Y    105      i    121      y
042      *    058      :    074      J    090      Z    106      j    122      z
043      +    059      ;    075      K    091      [    107      k    123      {
044      ,    060      <    076      L    092      \    108      l    124      |
045      -    061      =    077      M    093      ]    109      m    125      }
046      .    062      >    078      N    094      ^    110      n    126      ~
047      /    063      ?    079      O    095      _    111      o    127

(Acc't key is labeled ~ )

CODE  CHAR. KEYS          CODE  CHAR. KEYS          CODE  CHAR. KEYS
128   Ç     C acc't ,     171   ½     1 acc't 2     214   ╓     Shf Alt U
129   ü     u acc't "     172   ¼     1 acc't 4     215   ╫     Shf Alt J
130   é     e acc't '     173   ¡     ! acc't !     216   ╪     Shf Ctl J
131   â     a acc't ^     174   «     < acc't <     217   ┘     Shf Alt C
132   ä     a acc't "     175   »     > acc't >     218   ┌     Shf Alt Q
133   à     a acc't `     176   ░     1 acc't `     219   █     4 acc't `
134   å     o acc't a     177   ▒     2 acc't `     220   ▄     5 acc't `
135   ç     c acc't ,     178   ▓     3 acc't `     221   ▌     6 acc't `
136   ê     e acc't ^     179   │     Shf Alt R     222   ▐     7 acc't `
137   ë     e acc't "     180   ┤     Shf Alt D     223   ▀     8 acc't `
138   è     e acc't `     181   ╡     Shf Ctl K     224   α     a acc't /
139   ï     i acc't "     182   ╢     Shf Alt K     225   ß     b acc't /
140   î     i acc't ^     183   ╖     Shf Alt O     226   Γ     g acc't /
141   ì     i acc't `     184   ╕     Shf Ctl O     227   π     p acc't /
142   Ä     A acc't "     185   ╣     Shf Ctl D     228   Σ     S acc't /
143   Å     A acc't o     186   ║     Shf Ctl R     229   σ     s acc't /
144   É     E acc't '     187   ╗     Shf Ctl E     230   µ     m acc't /
145   æ     a acc't e     188   ╝     Shf Ctl C     231   τ     t acc't /
146   Æ     A acc't E     189   ╜     Shf Alt M     232   Φ     F acc't /
147   ô     o acc't ^     190   ╛     Shf Ctl M     233   Θ     h acc't /
148   ö     o acc't "     191   ┐     Shf Alt E     234   Ω     M acc't /
149   ò     o acc't `     192   └     Shf Alt Z     235   δ     d acc't /
150   û     u acc't ^     193   ┴     Shf Alt X     236   ∞     $ acc't `
151   ù     u acc't `     194   ┬     Shf Alt W     237   φ     f acc't /
152   ÿ     y acc't "     195   ├     Shf Alt A     238   ε     e acc't /
153   Ö     O acc't "     196   ─     Shf Alt F     239   ∩     ^ acc't `
154   Ü     U acc't "     197   ┼     Shf Alt S     240   ≡     = acc't `
155   ¢     c acc't /     198   ╞     Shf Ctl H     241   ±     + acc't `
156   £     L acc't -     199   ╟     Shf Alt H     242   ≥     > acc't `
157   ¥     Y acc't =     200   ╚     Shf Ctl Z     243   ≤     < acc't `
158   ₧     P acc't t     201   ╔     Shf Ctl Q     244   ⌠     ( acc't `
159   ƒ     f acc't -     202   ╩     Shf Ctl X     245   ⌡     ) acc't `
160   á     a acc't '     203   ╦     Shf Ctl W     246   ÷     : acc't `
161   í     i acc't '     204   ╠     Shf Ctl A     247   ≈     ~ acc't `
162   ó     o acc't '     205   ═     Shf Ctl F     248   °     % acc't `
163   ú     u acc't '     206   ╬     Shf Ctl S     249   ∙     . acc't `
164   ñ     n acc't ~     207   ╧     Shf Ctl N     250   ·     & acc't `
165   Ñ     N acc't ~     208   ╨     Shf Alt N     251   √     / acc't `
166   ª     a acc't _     209   ╤     Shf Ctl I     252   ⁿ     ! acc't `
167   º     o acc't _     210   ╥     Shf Alt I     253   ²     * acc't `
168   ¿     ? acc't ?     211   ╙     Shf Alt B     254   ■     # acc't `
169   ⌐     [ acc't `     212   ╘     Shf Ctl B     255         @ acc't `
170   ¬     ] acc't `     213   ╒     Shf Ctl U

H E A D E R S  and  F O O T E R S
Header lines repeat at the top of each page; footer lines at the bottom.
You can have up to 8 of each. Footnotes are not footers. See DOT LINES.

Header/Footer Options                  Example
flush left                             .H:text...
flush right                            .H:...$$$
centered                               .H:...text...
left pages only                        .HL:text
right pages only                       .HR:text
blank line                             .H:
no header/footer, this page only       .HN
page number to use next page           .N:number
print system date in desired format    .H:$$Mon D, Year$$
print day of the week and time         .H:$$Day H:MI$$
print filename                         .H:$$filename$$
page numbers                           .H:page $$$

P R I N T E R   S E T U P

To run the Printer Picker.
This creates a print control file for a specific printer. It runs when you run
the PC-Write installation, WORKDISK. It can be run alone if PC-Write is already
installed when you change printers or modes. (Use MENULAZ in place of MENUPRT
for laser printers.) The PC-Write default print control file name is PR.DEF.
With the PC-Write Utility Diskette in drive A:> type:

   A:> MENUPRT c:\subdir\filename  <Enter>

If your computer sends information to your printer too fast the printer may
hangup during printing, or output may be jumbled. To solve this, you can send
the file to the printer with a delay by using one of the special files. Each
file is a four character string. Compose a delay file from the following:

   S<letter>D1   for a serial printer connected to COM1
   S<letter>D2   for a serial printer connected to COM2
   P<letter>D1   for a parallel printer connected to LPT1
   P<letter>D2   for a parallel printer connected to LPT2

The <letter> is a letter from A to Z, A the shortest and Z the longest delay.
Each letter is twice the delay as the letter before it. Experiment to find a
combination that works for you. Here is an example of how to use the delay:

   ED TEST.OUT SGD2 /p

S H O R T C U T S
Speed up file loading, file switching, and printing by using the following:

Loading Options - from DOS (or from editing with F1, F6)
Bypass prompt asking if you want a backup: no backup       ED filename/e
Bypass prompt asking if you want a backup: create backup   ED filename/s
Bypass prompt for creating file, no backup if file exists  ED filename/c
Bring up directory before loading                          ED *.*
  (or use filename.* or *.ext instead of *.*)
Edit the file in Read Only mode (handy on a network)       ED filename/r
Jump to a line in the file, nn is the line number          ED filename/nn
Pause and display each edit control file read              ED filename/w
Select control file                                        ED filename//ctlname

/ options may be used when switching files and in combination (eg. /e/w).

File Switching, Prefixes, and Drive - from PC-Write
Quick switch to another file                               F1, F6, filename
Quick switch to another file in a series: earlier/later    F1, F6, F5 or F7
(FILE1.TST, FILE2.TST, FILE3.TST, etc.)
Switch to filename at the cursor                           F1, F6, F6


Printing Options - from DOS (or from editing with F1, F6)
Print file (or from editing with F1, F7) then load file    ED filename/p
Print every page of file to printer, bypass prompts/menus  ED filename/p/e
Print first page of file to printer, bypass prompts/menus  ED filename/p/s
Print a file to another file                      ED filename filename/p

C O N T R O L   F I L E S
Edit and Print control files may be customized to your specific application, or
to fix some keyboard problems. See RECORDING KEYS. You may specify a control
file to use, or control information in a .C Dot line. See DOT LINES.

Useful edit control file customizations Place one to a line. Save changes
(F1, F3) then reload the edit control file with F2, F6 to implement changes.

% Lines - Edit Control File

%A   Monochrome
%B   One color CGA
%C   Multi-color CGA
%D   Stop display wait
%E   (unused)
%F   Ctl Z ends file, and added to end of file
%G   Help file never loaded
%H   (unused)
%I   Save every so many inserts (default is 2000)
%J   Blank the end of file line in hide-mode
%K   (unused)
%L   Fix line boundary without CR
%M   Menu descriptions on
%N   Debugging turn on
%O   Keyboard/system compatibility mode
%P   Punctuation separates words
%Q   (unused)
%R   Save every so many minutes (default is 10)
%S   Sticky shifts on
%T   Convert tabs to spaces
%U   Block all paragraph reformat and ruler search
%V   Scroll by refresh
%W   WordStar convert
%X   Backup file after editing it
%Y   Secondary backup
%Z   Restore defaults


& Lines - Edit Control File

&A:n   Code page, eg: 850=new code page 850 in use
&B:n   Bell mode, eg: 0=no bell, 1=visual bell, 7=bell and visual
&C:n   Fixes cursor size, eg: 1=thinnest cursor, 5=thickest cursor, 8=VGA
&D:n   Decimal tab character; n=decimal character code
&E:n   Initial segment size; n=bytes (permits loading Help)
&F:n   Filelock status, eg: 0=no filelock (DOS below 3.0 default)
        1=lock files on all network devices (DOS 3.1+ default)
        2=lock files on non-removable devices (DOS 3.0 default)
&G:n   Soft break line display character; n=decimal character code,
        +256:no page number
&H:n   Hard break line display character; n=decimal character code,
        +256:no page number
&I:n   Save reminder; n=number of keystrokes (automatic save with %I)
&J:n   Ctl/caps mode, eg: 1=CapsLock to Ctl, 2=Rt Ctl to CapsLock,
        3=set both 1 & 2;  also 4=don't change caps/scroll/num lock.
&K:n   Keyboard repeat rate and overrun mode, n=rate+delay+overrun,
        eg:rate 0=30cps, delay 0=1/4 second, 0=doesn't catch overrun,
           rate 31=2cps, delay =32/64/96, +128 or +256 to catch overrun
&L:n   End of line display character; n=decimal character code
&M:n   Screen multi-row; eg:1=single space, 2=double space
&N:n   Renumber font character; n=decimal character code
&O:n   Justify paragraph end character; n=decimal character code
&P:n   Paragraph end character; n=decimal character code
&Q:n   Ruler cursor character; n=decimal character code
&R:n   Save reminder; n=minutes (automatic save with %R)
&S:n   Start of display segment (45056 MDA default, 47104 is CGA default)
&T:n   Buffer line length, width in bytes; twice &W (160 is default)
&U:n   Status line offset (default is 0)
&V:n   Screen top line offset (default is 0)
&W:n   Screen line length, characters, right margin (default is 80)
&X:n   Screen left indent offset (default is 0)
&Y:n   Screen bottom line offset (default is 24)
&Z:n   Display mode, BIOS initialization parameter (default is none)
         Use &Z:43 and &Y:42 for 43 line EGA mode
         Use &Z:43 and &Y:49 for 49 line VGA mode

$ Lines - Print Control File

$nnn=nnn   Redefines the character code stored in the file to another code
            a print time

$A  Printer already prints accented characters
$B  Prints accented characters with BS overprint
$C  Prints accented characters with CR overprint
$F  Ctl Z ends print input file, also placed at end of output file
$G  Whole space justification, as well as $H
$H  Specify how to microspace during justification
$H0 Specify no microspacing, even if other $H's
$I  End of page sequence (code 12), opposite of $Q
$J  Sequence at end of page, or left page if $K
$K  Sequence to take place on right pages only
$L  Custom carriage return overprint sequence
$M  Use $H values instead of space code for variable width spaces
$P  Sets sequence to be sent at start of printing
$Q  Suppress end of page sequence; advances by line
$R  Suppress end of page sequence after last page
$S  Specify printer code sequence for line spacing
$T  Puts CR only at end of line, not LF
$U  Puts LF only at end of line, not CR
$V  Specify an end of line sequence; default is CR and line feed
$Z  Sends sequences to be sent at end of printing

# Lines

PC-Write uses # lines in both edit and print control files. # lines in the
print control file are used to define font character and letters, and to send
escape sequences to the printer. # lines in the Edit control file are used
to change screen display attributes.

I N S E R T   A N D   D E L E T E

Insert
Any code         Alt with Keypad number
Current ruler                    F2, F4
Disk File                        Ctl F3
Hold area                        Ctl F4
Marked block/box copy                F3
Key Sequence             Alt F3, F5, F9
Find text                    Alt F4, F2
Current date                 Alt F4, F5
Repetition of a character    Alt F4, F7
Line boundary                     Enter
Hard-hyphen                  Ctl Hyphen
Hard-space                    Ctl Space
Soft-hyphen              Shf Ctl Hyphen
Soft-space                Shf Ctl Space
Space                  Space Bar or Ins

Delete
Character at cursor                 Del
Character to left                  Bksp
Line, cursor to start      Shf Ctl Bksp
Line, cursor to end           Ctl Enter
Line, current    Shf Ctl Enter or Ctl Y
Marking block/box                    F4
Un-delete last                   Ctl F4
Non-ASCII               Alt F4, F6, F10
Word to the right              Ctl Bksp
Word to the left  (AT: Ctl Del) Ctl Esc
Disk file                    Alt F1, F7

P R I N T I N G

Quick copy to printer        Alt F1, F6,  PRN, Enter
Print a file, full options   F1, F7, filename, Enter

From Print Menu:
Help                                  F1
Exit to DOS                           F2
Exit to Editor                        F3
DOS Shell                             F4
Repeat a page                         F7
Skip pages or to a page               F8
Print page by page                    F9
Print continuously                   F10

Typewriter Menu:
Typewriter left margin        Shf F4, F8
Print one line of typed text  Shf F4, F9
Print to blank line/marked   Shf F4, F10

S P E L L   C H E C K E R

Check current word                      Alt F2, F2
Guess correct word                      Alt F2, F3
Include word in user list               Alt F2, F4
Load index word list      Alt F2, F5, F8, filename
Load shorthand list       Alt F2, F5, F9, filename
Load user spelling list  Alt F2, F5, F10, filename
Next/prior wrong word     (AT:F12/F11) Grey+/Grey-
Save user list to disk                  Alt F2, F6
Turn on auto-checking                   Alt F2, F7

C U R S O R   M O V E S

Move                    Forward/next      Backward/last
Character                Right Arrow         Left Arrow
Word                    Ctl Rt Arrow      Ctl Lft Arrow
Line                      Down Arrow           Up Arrow
Margin right/left            Shf End           Shf Home
Tab (any cap. in ruler)          Tab            Shf Tab
Sentence            Shf Ctl Rt Arrow  Shf Ctl Lft Arrow
Paragraph                   Ctl PgDn           Ctl PgUp
Line end/begin                   End               Home
Scroll by line                  PgDn               PgUp
Scroll by screen            Shf PgDn           Shf PgUp
Screen/Column edge
  right/left         Shf Right Arrow     Shf Left Arrow
  bottom/top          Shf Down Arrow       Shf Up Arrow
Page Break              Shf Ctl PgDn       Shf Ctl PgUp
File end/begin             Shf Grey-          Shf Grey+
   or             (AT:Shf F11) Alt - (AT:Shf F12) Alt +

Adjusting text                        Right        Left
Slide text                              Ins         Del
Slide line/block/box                Shf Ins     Shf Del
Transpose character   (AT: Ctl Ins) Shf Esc    Shf Bksp

Bookmarks
Set first/second bookmark         Ctl Home/Shf Ctl Home
Jump to first/second bookmark       Ctl End/Shf Ctl End

M A R G I N S  A N D  T A B S

Press F2 to bring up Ruler line and type letter for setting. To keep with the
file, embed Ruler line with F2, F4. Then F2, make changes, F2. See RULER LINES.

┌──────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│Left Margins                  │Between Margins             │Right Margins     │
│ E  Even; flush-left tag text │ A  Auto-reformat always ON │ C  Center text   │
│ G  Glue; flush-right tag text│ B  Bell ring               │ F  Flush right   │
│ H  Autoindent, hanging para. │ D  Decimal tab             │ J  Justify right │
│ I  Autoindent, normal para.  │ N  Auto-reform. always OFF │ R  Ragged right  │
│ K  Keep; forces all margins  │ P  Paragraph margin        │ S  Spring        │
│ L  Left margin               │ Q  Old paragraph margin    ├──────────────────┤
│ M  Old left margin           │ T  Tab stop                │ V  Column bound  │
├──────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┤
│ Temporary Margins   CTL [ Paragraph and left   CTL \ Paragraph   CTL ] Right │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

R E C O R D I N G   K E Y S T R O K E S

Repeat last keystroke      Alt F4, F7

Recording keystrokes
1. Start recording.        Alt F3, F4
2. Press keys to record.
3. Stop recording.         Alt F3, F4
4. Stop w/continuous play. Alt F3, F3

Playback a sequence        Alt F3, F3

Options
assign recording to key    Alt F3, F2
save assigned key
   in ed.def               Alt F3, F5, F10
unassign a key             Alt F3, F7
record on/off              Ctl @
playback sequence          Grey*
numbers mode               Alt F3, F6 or Ctl ^

Notes
* Read in modified editing file ED.DEF before play back with F2, F6
* Assigned key is followed by ":" for instance:   104:93,435,105

See CONTROL FILES

S T A T U S  L I N E
Format of the Status Line

Esc:Menu Key-Status Ed-Status Sp-Status Font-Status n% n/n,n Edit/Read filename

Esc:Menu         Reminds you to press the Esc key to bring up the Main Menu
Key-Status       Current keyboard status
   Push           Pushright mode
   Over           Overwrite mode
   Pcol           Pushright in Column mode
   Ocol           Overwrite in Column mode
   PUSH           Caps Lock mode
   PusH           Num Lock mode
   Shf            Next key will be Shifted
   Ctl            Next key will be Ctl'd
   Alt            Next key will be Alt'd
   Fn             Next key will be Fn'd
Ed-Status        Current edit status
   Wrap+          Wordwrap on, auto reform off
   Para+          Wordwrap on, auto reform on
   Wrap-          Wordwrap and auto reform off
   ParA+          Auto reform on by A in Ruler
   ParN-          Reform/wrap off by N in Ruler
   Par.-          Auto reform/wordwrap off by .-
   ParU-          Reform/wordwrap off by %U
   Merging        In merge mode
   Marking        In Marking mode
   MARKED         In Marked mode
   Boxing         In Boxing mode
   BOXED          In Boxed mode
   CBoxing        In Column Boxing mode
   CBOXED         In Column Boxed mode
   IMPORT         F3, F6 insert block from last file
   DECIMAL        Decimal tab entry mode
   ACCENT         Next key is part of Accent pair
   RECORD         Recording keystrokes
   Guide          Cursor is on a Guide Line
   <user>         Next key is user-defined
   [,],\,√        Temporary margins in effect
Sp-Status        Status of the spelling checker
   Se-            Normal edit search on, auto spell off
   Se+            Normal edit search on, auto spell on
   Sp-            Spell search on, auto spell off
   Sp+            Spell search on, auto spell on
   Si-            Index word search on, auto spell off
Font-Status      Current width font or font character
 R:<letter>       Current width font set with .R
 <char>a<letter>  Cursor is on a font character
 <char>:<letter>  Cursor is in a font
 #:<letter>       Width font set with #fontletter
n%               Percentage of computer memory still free for editing
n/n,n            Line on page/total page, page number
                  Repage for correct page numbers
Edit/Read        File save status
                  Edit needs to be saved; Read has been saved.
                  ALL UPPER CASE: file in read-only mode.
                  all lower case: file is locked on network.
filename         Name of the file you are editing

Example:    Esc:Menu Push Wrap+Se- R:F 99%   1/1, 1    Read "filename"

D O T   L I N E S

Several menus are available to assist you in entering Dot lines.
  Page Elements Menu           Press Alt F6 then F7
  Page Layout Menu             Press Alt F6 then F8
  Header/Footer Menu           Press Alt F6 then F9

NOTE The following default settings: .S:6, .R:F, .XT:0, .XB:0, .L:66, .M:1

TO USE:  Put each Dot command on it's own line, preceded by an Alt G.
EXAMPLE: .R:E

Dot Lines
   *  means Dot line interrupts reformatting
  (E) means in Alt F6, F7 Elements menu
  (L) means in Alt F6, F8 Layout menu
  (H) means in Alt F6, F9 Head/foot menu

*Blank lines to print (entire) (E)  .E:length
 Blank space, extra to skip (L)    .SS:length
*Change the input file (E)        .T:filename
 Comment line, start                       ..
 Control line in text file            .C:text
*Entire text on page begin (E)            .EB
*Entire text on page quit (E)             .EQ
 Footer line, on all pages (H)        .F:text
 Footer line, on left pages (H)      .FL:text
 Footer lines, on right pages (H)    .FR:text
 Footer lines, reset to none              .FQ
 Footer skipped until next page           .FN
 Footer width (L)                  .FW:number
*Footnote entry, begin (E)                .DB
*Footnote entry, end or quit (E)          .DQ
*Footnote entry on page, begin (E)        .DD
*Footnote file (E)               .DF:filename
*Footnote header, fence (H)          .DH:text
*Footnote spacing (L)              .DM:number
 Force left page (E)                 .PL:text
 Force right page (E)                .PR:text
 Header line, on all pages (H)        .H:text
 Header line, on left pages (H)      .HL:text
 Header line, on right pages (H)     .HR:text
 Header lines reset to none               .HQ
 Header skipped until next page           .HN
 Header width (L)                  .HW:number
 Index entry (E)                      .I:text
 Index entry symbol space          .IX:number
 Index entry width                 .IW:number
 Index file name (E)             .IF:filename
 Insert text or ASCII codes          .TT:text
*Insert unprocessed input (E)    .TI:filename
*Inserted material adjust (E)      .TL:length
*Inserted material on page (E)     .EL:length
*Keep "number" lines together (E)  .EK:number
 Length of body text (L)           .LB:length
 Length of page (L)                 .L:length
 Margin, extra  on all pages (L)    .X:number
 Margin, extra bottom (L)          .XB:length
 Margin, extra footer (L)          .XF:number
 Margin, extra header (L)          .XH:number
 Margin, extra on left pages (L)   .XL:number
 Margin, extra on right pages (L)  .XR:number
 Margin, extra top (L)             .XT:length
 Multiple line spacing set(L)       .M:number
 Number for this page (L)           .N:number
 Output file                      .O:filename
 Page breaks, automatic, off (L)          .PQ
 Page breaks, automatic, on (L)           .PB
 Quit/stop a Regular font (L)       .Q:letter
 Quit/stop all Regular fonts (L)          .QQ
 Regular font start (L)             .R:letter
*Reformat protection, begin (E)            .-
*Reformat protection, end (E)              .+
 Set line spacing per inch (L)      .S:length
 Table of Contents entry (E)          .K:text
 Table of Contents symbol space    .KX:number
 Table of Contents file (E)      .KF:filename
 Table of Contents width           .KW:number
*User input from keyboard                  .U
*User input prompt (E)              .U:prompt

M A R K I N G   A N D   C O P Y I N G

Marking
Begin marking    F3 or F4 or F6 or Ctl F6
Begin box marking    Shf Ctl F6 or Ctl F7
Change to marked       F3 or F6 or Ctl F7
Frame marked box                   Ctl F9
Marked text, copy                      F3
Marking text, delete                   F4
Marked text, move                      F6
Marking text, copy to hold     Shf Ctl F6
Marking text, copy to file         Ctl F6
Mark, entire file                  Ctl F5
Mark, matching () <> {} []     Alt F4, F4
Un-mark highlighted text               F5

Copy
File in memory to disk file    Alt F1, F6
Insert disk file                   Ctl F3
Insert hold area                   Ctl F4
Marked block to disk file          Ctl F6
Marked block to cursor                 F3
Marked block to hold           Shf Ctl F6

Hold area
Box mark, append to hold area  Shf Ctl F6
Clear hold area                Shf Ctl F5
Copy to hold area              F4, Ctl F4
Insert hold area                   Ctl F4

Framing a box
Frame a box, double/single  Ctl F9, F2/F3
Unframe a box                  Ctl F9, F4

R E P A G E    A N D   P A G E B R E A K S

Repage file or marked block            Alt F7, F5, F5
Renumber only file or marked block     Alt F7, F5, F6
Repage, reformat file or marked block  Alt F7, F5, F7
Adjust blank lines to fill page        Alt F7, F6
Set next page break, move to break     Alt F7, F7
Hard/Soft break toggle                 Alt F7, F8
Jump to page break last/next           Alt F7, Shf Pgup/Pgdn
Move page break up/dn page             Alt F7, Ctl Pgup/Pgdn
Scroll screen, stay on break           Alt F7, Pgup/Pgdn

Automatic Numbering

When you REPAGE, the digits or letters after an Alt-N font turn into
a sequential number. The sequence is unique to the symbol following.

    Before an entry will use the next value in a number or letter sequence.
   Before an entry will use the digit or letter shown as the series start.
  Before an entry re-uses the last value.

EXAMPLE:
   7. Chapter 5,  Section D
   2. Chapter 18,  Section QQ

When repaged is:
   1. Chapter 1,  Section A
   2. Chapter 2,  Section B

T O G G L E S

Case of letter                          F8
Hard/Soft page break            Alt F7, F8
Hide/show font characters        Alt Space
Pushright/overwrite typing     Scroll Lock
Reformat auto on/off/wordwrap       Shf F7
Reminder lines on/off               Shf F1

F I N D   A N D   R E P L A C E

Forward/backward        (AT: F12/F11) Grey+/Grey-
Find non ASCII                         Alt F4, F6
Replace text                                  F10
Repeat replace, automatic             Alt F10, F9
Set find/replace text                          F9
Swap find and replace text                Ctl F10
Undo replace                         Alt F10, F10
Wild Card: Use current find text               F2
Wild Card: Use marked text                     F3
Wild Card: Find Alt A, D, J, M, X, or Z        F4
Wild Card: Letter or number                    F5
Wild Card: Symbol or blank                     F6
Wild Card: Any character                       F7
Wild Card: Line boundary character             F8

M E A S U R I N G

A number of PC-Write commands can be set with spacing measurements. Here are
the units of measurement, the defaults, and what they mean with the commands.
See RULER LINES about fixed and floating spacing.

           .L .LB .XT .XB .EL .TL       .S .SS $S @Ruler @Font
Units      Commands                     Commands
i          inches                       per inch
c          centimeters                  per centimeter
p          points                       points
u          units (97,200u per inch)     units
s          sixth inches                 sixth inches
m          multiple of line spacing     (not available)
default    sixth inches                 per inch
maximum    172.6 inches                 .67 inches
decimal    permitted                    not permitted

R U L E R   L I N E

Show/hide ruler                            F2, F2
Embed ruler in file                        F2, F4
Read control file, set ruler               F2, F6
Enter ruler directly     Alt G, ruler line, Enter

S U P P O R T  S E R V I C E
If you need more help, Quicksoft has the following support services:

Unregistered Users: Our technical support group will help you with the
tutorial. If you need more help, you must register your copy of PC-Write.
Registered Users with Current Support: You can call for help with technical
questions. Have your PC-Write manual and printer manual (if you are having
printer problems) handy. Please have the following information available:
*  Your registration number.
*  Your PC-Write version number 3.01 and your DOS version number.
*  The type of hardware and peripherals you have.
*  The name of any RAM-resident programs.
*  The contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, if any.

For help, call (206) 282-0452, 7AM to 5PM Pacific time, except 1-3 Wed & Thur.

F I L E   C O N V E R S I O N

Wordstar Import                          Alt F5, F2
Line boundary, fix                       Alt F5, F6
Old dot commands, fix                    Alt F5, F3
Page breaks, convert to new/old   Alt F5, F7, F7/F8
Page breaks, remove all/soft     Alt F5, F7, F9/F10
Remove non-ASCII                    Alt F4, F6, F10
Reverse case letter/marked                       F8
Upper case letter/marked                     Alt F8
Spaces, remove extra                     Alt F5, F5
Spaces, convert to tabs             Alt F5, F4, F10
Tabs, convert to spaces              Alt F5, F4, F9

M E R G I N G

Merge one record at a time
 1. Press Shf F3 then F7 to merge one record.
 2. Press F5 to edit record if desired.
 3. Press F8 to send to Output file.
 4. Repeat above steps for all records.
    To skip a record, do not press F8.

Merge all records automatically
 1. Press Shf F3, F10. F6 stops merge.

Template divider: is {} between the Output and Input templates.

Type of input field                  Input Template        Example
Separate line field                  {fieldname}           {name}
Comma-separated field                {fieldname,}          {city,}
Fixed length field                   {fieldname:length}    {code:10}

Input template options               Format               Example
Keep leading blanks                  # before field name  {#city,}
Keep trailing blanks                 # after field name   {name#,}
Assign default text for empty field  = after last brace   {num}= unknown
Assign prompt for empty field        ? after last brace   {name}?Enter name

Output template options              Format               Example
Align field variable text left       < before field       {<name}
Align field variable text right      > before field       {>city}
Reformat during the merge            + after field        {address+}
Delete a line if field is empty      - after field        {address2-}
Delete a line if field is empty,     / after field        {address3/}
 adding a blank line to end of
 Output (for mailing labels)

S A V E   A N D   E X I T

Save
Cancel automatic save                      F1, F9
Save file in memory to disk                F1, F3
Save file in memory to disk, exit          F1, F2
Cancel save, reload old file      F1, F9, F6, F10

Exit
Exit program, save file                    F1, F2
Exit program, don't save               F1, F9, F2
Retain file, to DOS shell                  F1, F4

S H A R E W A R E

Shareware is a  unique  marketing  approach. Quicksoft encourages you to freely
distribute unmodified copies of PC-Write in the U.S. and Canada.
You support Quicksoft and shareware by registering for support and by buying
our products. As a registered user, you can get a $25 commission for every new
PC-Write user who registers and gives us your registration number.

To Register:
By phone: Call 1-800-888-8088
By mail:  Print an order form and fill it out.
 Place PC-Write Reference diskette in drive A.  At the A> prompt type:
   COPY QUICK-OR.DER PRN <Enter>

When you get your Registration Number:
With your master program disk in the default drive or directory:
To change front screen Registration # to your own, from DOS type:
  ED = <Enter>
To change front screen message "Compliments of..." to your own:
  ED + <Enter>

