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           

USING HELP

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.

FORMATTING

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

MISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONS

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 chars     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*

SCREEN CLIP

1. Press Shf Ctl F5 to clear Hold Area.
2. Enter 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.
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.

CHARACTER CODES 000-255

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

HEADERS and FOOTERS
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:...$$$
centered                          .H:...text...
left pages only                   .HL:text
right pages only                  .HR:text
blank line                        .H:
no header/footer, this page only  .HN
page number to use next page      .N:number
print date in desired format      .H:$$Mon D, Year$$
print day of the week and time    .H:$$Day H:MI$$
print filename                    .H:$$filename$$
page numbers                      .H:page $$$

PRINTER SETUP

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

SHORTCUTS
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 for backup: no backup       ED filename/e
Bypass prompt asking for backup: create backup   ED filename/s
Bypass prompt for creating file                  ED filename/c
Bring up directory before loading                ED *.*
  (or use filename.* or *.ext instead of *.*)
Edit file in Read Only mode (handy on a network) ED filename/r
Jump to 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 to include                   ED filename//ctlname

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

File Switching, Prefixes, and Drive - from PC-Write
Quick switch to another file                     F1, F6, filename
Quick switch to 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 first, then load file                ED filename/p
Print every page of file, bypass prompts/menus  ED filename/p/e
Print first page of file, bypass prompts/menus  ED filename/p/s
Print a file to another file                    ED filename filename/p

CONTROL FILES
Edit and Print control files may be customized to your needs, 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)
       3=lock files, always (good for the DOS command SHARE)
&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=xxx   Prints character nnn by sending code xxx to printer

$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.

INSERT AND DELETE

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, entire     Shf Ctl Enter or Ctl Y
Line, to start             Shf Ctl Bksp
Line, to end                  Ctl Enter
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

PRINTING

Quick copy to printer      Alt F1, F6,  PRN, Enter
Print 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 a line of typed text  Shf F4, F9
Print to blank line/marked  Shf F4, F10

SPELL CHECKER

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

CURSOR MOVES

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
Paragraph                   Ctl PgDn           Ctl PgUp
Sentence            Shf Ctl Rt Arrow  Shf Ctl Lft Arrow
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      (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

MARGINS AND TABS

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 │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

RECORDING KEYSTROKES

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 modified editing file ED.DEF before play back with F2, F6
* Assigned key followed by ":" eg:   104:93,435,105

See CONTROL FILES

STATUS LINE
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:L         Current width font set with .R:L
 @aL         Cursor on font character @
 @:L         Cursor in font area @
 #:L         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"

DOT LINES

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

MARKING AND COPYING

Marking
Begin marking         F3 or F4 or F6
Change to marked            F3 or F6
Begin box marking             Ctl F7
Frame marked box              Ctl F9
Marked text, copy                 F3
Marking text, delete              F4
Marked text, move                 F6
Marking text, copy to file    Ctl F6
Marking, copy to hold     Shf 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  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

REPAGE AND PAGEBREAKS

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

TOGGLES

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/wrap     Shf F7
Reminder lines on/off         Shf F1

FIND AND REPLACE

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,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

MEASURING

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

RULER LINE

Show/hide ruler      F2, F2
Embed ruler in file  F2, F4
Read control file    F2, F6
Enter ruler directly Alt-G, ruler line, Enter

SUPPORT SERVICE
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 3.04 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.

FILE CONVERSION

Wordstar Import               Alt F5, F2
Line boundary, fix            Alt F5, F6
Old dot commands, fix         Alt F5, F3
Page breaks, convert 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

MERGING

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 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 text left           < before field       {<name}
Align field text right          > before field       {>city}
Reformat during the merge       + after field        {address+}
Delete line if field is empty   - after field        {address2-}
Delete line if field is empty,  / after field        {address3/}
 adding a blank line to end of
 output (for mailing labels)

SAVE AND EXIT

Save
Cancel automatic save         F1, F9
Save file in memory to disk   F1, F3
Save file 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

SHAREWARE

Quicksoft encourages you to freely distribute unmodified copies of PC-Write in 
the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. We ask you to support Quicksoft 
and shareware by registering for support and by buying our products. 

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>

