subject: OPERATIONS ON HIGHLIGHTED AREAS OVERVIEW discussion: Once an area of text has been highlighted, numerous functions may be performed on that area. The result of an operation on a highlighted area often depends upon the type of highlighting. In the pages which follow, each operation will be described. When you press F8, the Highlight Operations key, or select "(A)rea options" in the Main Menu, the Highlight Options menu shown below is displayed. (Unless no area has been highlighted in which case an error message will be shown.) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 쿓ighlight Options: � page 팠袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴妄袴袴� �(A)lign � 84 �(B)ox / line � 85 �(C)opy insert � 86 �(D)elete � 89 �(E)rase box/line � 91 �(F)ill � 92 �-H-redefine box � 112 �(I)nsert strings � 93 �(L)ower case � 94 �(M)ove insert � 95 �(N)umber � 98 �(O)verlay � 86 �(P)aste � 95 �(Q)uantity � 99 �(R)eformat � 100 �(S)ort � 103 �(T)ranslate � 105 �(U)pper case � 94 쿮(X)it �<--Exit Highlight Options menu 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� From this menu you may select any of the options available or press Esc or X to exit the menu with no effect. With the exception of -H-, all available options will operate on the highlighted text and then return to the standard PC-Type II edit mode. The -H- option is included so that you may redefine the box before actually drawing the box without having to go through the Configuration Menu. If you select -H- you will be returned to the Highlight Option Menu after defining the box characters so that you can immediately draw the box. 82 subject: ALIGN TEXT ON CHARACTER purpose: This operation will align a highlighted area of text on a specified character, e.g., the decimal point in a column of figures. discussion: This option is primarily intended for Ctrl B highlighting. It will work with Ctrl L highlighting as well, but Ctrl B is recommended. If data being realigned requires that it exceed the bounds of the marked area, it will not be moved outside the boundaries. You should make sure that enough extra space in the marked area exists for the area to be moved successfully. In one of the examples below, insufficient width was provided. To align text, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the column of information to be aligned. (2) In the field provided, move the cursor to the desired location for the alignment character. (3) Type the alignment character, and press Enter. (4) Press F or L to define if the first or last occurrence of the alignment character on each line should be used. You may also specify that either the first or last non-blank character on each line be used for the alignment. To reference the first or last non-blank character use the code "nn", where the position will be taken from the first of the two "n"s. (See example below.) example: In the examples below, the area highlighted is shown by the larger box, and the entry in the field defining the alignment character is displayed in the smaller box. The results of the alignment are shown below. Notice that insufficient room was provided in the first example for the last number to be fully aligned. In both cases, F was the response to "First or Last". 겠컴컴컴컴컴커 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴� 개1.1 � � aaaaaaaaa � 개22.22 � � bbbbbbb� 개333.333 � � ccc� 개4444.4444 � � dddddd � 걋컴컴컴컴컴켸 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴� 개 . � � nn � 걋컴컴컴컴컴켸 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � 1.1 aaaaaaaaa � 22.22 bbbbbbb � 333.333 ccc � 4444.4444 dddddd 83 subject: DRAW BOX / LINE purpose: Draw a box around a highlighted area if it is more than one row deep or more than one column wide, otherwise, draw a line. Except for corner characters, any intersecting lines are replaced with the proper intersection characters. NOTE: This highlight operation is ignored with Sentence type highlighting. boxes: The current eight characters defining a box (see Configuration section) are used to surround the marked area. Only those characters in the top and bottom lines and the left and right columns of the highlighted area are affected. With Line type highlighting, the left and right columns of the highlighted area are considered to be the left and right margins. lines: If only one row or column of the text area is highlighted, a line 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� will be drawn. To determine � 낳 � � 쳤핍 뉘떴 � the correct line character to � � use, the window to the left � 쫘麒 죗銶 텍肋 � is placed in your screen. � � � 泊禮 毛슨 입談 옇렌 � Move the cursor to the � � desired line character and � 白塞� :|.+-_= � press F10 to draw the line 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� (or press Esc to cancel the � Move cursor to line � request). � character and press � � F10/Enter when done � As with drawing boxes, if � (Esc = Exit) � Line type highlighting was 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� used, the left and right margins are used as the line boundaries. examples: The dashed lines represent the highlighted areas. � BEFORE AFTER � +-------+ �袴袴袴敲 � : : � � 겠컴컴컴컴� : 旼컴켰컴커 � 개aaaa:aaa� : 쿪aaa튮aa� � 개bbbb:bbb� : 쿫bbb튯bb� � 개cccc+---�---+ 쿬ccc훤袴妄袴� 개dddddddd� 쿭ddddddd� 걋컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴켸 � : � 걸袴袴袴袴袴袴� �袴袴袴袴袴妄� 갰 : � � � � 겁袴袴袴袴袴袴� 勁袴袴袴袴曲攷 갰 : � � � � 걷袴袴袴袴袴袴� 훤袴袴袴袴曲暠 � : � 84 subject: COPY (INSERT and OVERLAY) purpose: Copy will duplicate the text in the highlighted area at the cursor. Exactly where the duplicate text is placed depends upon the type of highlighting used. discussion: The "(C)opy insert" option in the Highlight Options menu is the same as keystroke Ctrl C. Selecting this option inserts the text being copied into the target area. No data in the target is lost. The "(O)verlay" option in the Highlight Options menu places the text being copied on top of whatever is currently in the target area. The data copied over is lost. In the text which follows, each type of copy will be described with each type of highlighting. An example will demonstrate each option. Assume that the highlighted area is defined by the boxed area, and that the current cursor location is represented by the ^ character. Ctrl L: (C)OPY INSERT - (or Ctrl C) Selecting this option copies the highlighted lines immediately below the line in which the cursor is currently located. � BEFORE COPY AFTER COPY 겠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 개 bbbbbbbbbbb � � bbbbbbbbbbb � 개 ccccccccccc � � ccccccccccc � 걋컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee � ffffffff^ff ffffffff^ff � ggggggggggg bbbbbbbbbbb � hhhhhhhhhhh ccccccccccc � ggggggggggg � hhhhhhhhhhh Ctrl L: (O)VERLAY The highlighted lines will cover the same number of lines of text beginning with the line containing the cursor. BEFORE COPY AFTER COPY 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � bbbbbbbbbbb � � bbbbbbbbbbb � � ccccccccccc � � ccccccccccc � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee ffffffff^ff bbbbbbbb^bb ggggggggggg ccccccccccc hhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhh 85 Ctrl B: (C)OPY INSERT - (or Ctrl C) The highlighted text will be inserted in the column in which the cursor is located. The text below and to the right of the cursor is shoved to the right. If this will cause the data to exceed the right margin, an error message will be displayed. 캛EFORE COPY AFTER COPY � 旼컴커 旼컴커 �1�1111�1 1�1111�1 �2�2222�2 2�2222�2 �3�3333�3 3�3333�3 �4읕컴켸4 4읕컴켸4 �........ ........ �.....^.. .....^111... �........ .....2222... �........ .....3333... �........ ........ This particular option can be quite useful for shifting columns to the right. Highlight a column of spaces and copy it next to a column of data as shown below. � BEFORE COPY AFTER 2 Ctrl Cs 겠� 悶 개쿪aaa ^bbb cccc 납aaaa ^ bbbb cccc 개쿪aaa bbbb cccc 납aaaa bbbb cccc 개쿪aaa bbbb cccc 납aaaa bbbb cccc 걋� 잎 Ctrl B: (O)VERLAY The highlighted text will cover the target area with the upper left corner of the highlighted text beginning at the cursor. 캛EFORE COPY AFTER COPY � 旼컴커 旼컴커 �1�1111�1 1�1111�1 �2�2222�2 2�2222�2 �3�3333�3 3�3333�3 �4읕컴켸4 4읕컴켸4 �........ ........ �.....^.. .....1111 �........ .....2222 �........ .....3333 �........ ........ 86 Ctrl S: (C)OPY INSERT - (or Ctrl C) The highlighted sentence(s) (shown as capital letters) are inserted in the text at the cursor. All text under and to the right of the cursor is shoved to the right and down just as if the highlighted area were being typed into the text with insert mode on. BEFORE COPY 캮ow is the time for 캻ll GOOD MEN TO 캜OME TO THE AID of 컏heir party. 캟ourscore and seven 컔ears ago, our 컀athers brought 컀orth upon this 캽ontinent, ^ new 컉ation, conceived 컄n liberty and 캾edicated to the 컋roposition that 캻ll men are created 캿qual. AFTER COPY (Wrap ON) AFTER COPY (Wrap OFF) 캮ow is the time for Now is the time for 캻ll GOOD MEN TO all GOOD MEN TO 캜OME TO THE AID of COME TO THE AID of 컏heir party. their party. 캟ourscore and seven Fourscore and seven 컔ears ago, our years ago, our 컀athers brought fathers brought 컀orth upon this forth upon this 캽ontinent, GOOD continent, 캫EN TO COME TO THE GOOD MEN TO 캚ID a new nation, COME TO THE AID 캽onceived in a new 컇iberty and nation, conceived 캾edicated to the in liberty and 컋roposition that dedicated to the 캻ll men are created proposition that 캿qual. all men are created � equal. Ctrl S: (O)VERLAY - This option not available with Ctrl S highlighting. 87 subject: DELETE AREA purpose: Delete will delete the highlighted area from the text. This option is the same as keystroke Ctrl D. discussion: When a highlighted area is deleted, the original highlighted area is closed. In the text which follows, each type of delete will be described with each type of highlighting. An example will demonstrate each option. Assume that the highlighted area is defined by the boxed area, and that the current cursor location is represented by the ^ character. Ctrl L: (D)elete - (or Ctrl D) The highlighted lines of text are deleted from the text. � BEFORE DELETE AFTER DELETE 겠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 eeeeeeeeeee 개 bbbbbbbbbbb � ffffffff^ff 개 ccccccccccc � ggggggggggg 걋컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 hhhhhhhhhhh � eeeeeeeeeee � ffffffff^ff � ggggggggggg � hhhhhhhhhhh Ctrl B: (D)elete - (or Ctrl D) The highlighted block of text is removed. 캛EFORE DELETE AFTER DELETE � 旼컴커 �1�1111�1 11 �2�2222�2 22 �3�3333�3 33 �4읕컴켸4 44 �........ ........ �.....^.. .....^.. 88 Ctrl S: (D)elete - (or Ctrl D) The highlighted sentence (shown as capital letters) is removed as if the Del key was used. BEFORE DELETE 캮ow is the time for 캻ll GOOD MEN TO 캜OME TO THE AID of 컏heir party. 캟ourscore and seven 컔ears ago, our 컀athers brought 컀orth upon this 캽ontinent, ^ new 컉ation, conceived 컄n liberty and 캾edicated to the 컋roposition that 캻ll men are created 캿qual. AFTER DELETE (Wrap On) AFTER DELETE (Wrap Off) 캮ow is the time for Now is the time for 캻ll of their all 컋arty. Fourscore of 캻nd seven years their party. 캻go, our fathers Fourscore and seven 캼rought forth upon years ago, our 컏his continent, a fathers brought 컉ew nation, ^ forth upon this 캽onceived in continent, ^ new 컇iberty and nation, conceived 캾edicated to the in liberty and 컋roposition that dedicated to the 캻ll men are created proposition that 캿qual. all men are created � equal. 89 subject: ERASE BOX/LINE purpose: This command allows you to remove a box or line and insure that any intersections are preserved after the removal. discussion: This highlight option only works with Ctrl B highlighting. Highlight the box or line by pressing Ctrl B at its opposite extremities. Then use the "(E)rase box/line" selection of the Highlight option menu by pressing E. examples: If you have a line filled with intersection characters as shown below � 袴袴妄妄妄妄妄妄妄妄袴� � ^ ^ move to the two extremities shown with the ^ character, and press Ctrl B. Then use the "(E)rase box/line" option and the result will be as shown: � � � � � � � � � With the example below on the left, mark the corners of the double box and then press Ctrl B. Using the "(E)rase box/line" option the result is shown on the right. �  � �袴袴袴敲 � � � 겠컴컴崙컴� � 旼컴컴컴커 개aaaa튮aa� � 쿪aaa aaa� 개bbbb튯bb� � 쿫bbb bbb� 개cccc훤袴妄袴� ------> 쿬ccc � 개dddddddd�  쿭ddddddd� 걋컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴켸 90 subject: FILL AREA purpose: This highlight option will fill any marked area with any selected character. Fill offers an excellent alternative to the delete command. If you fill an area with the blank character, the contents of the area are effectively deleted or erased. The difference is that the space occupied by the original contents will remain. The lines or columns eliminated will not be "scrunched". NOTE: This option produces the same result as keystroke Ctrl F. discussion: Highlight an area and then use the "(F)ill" selection from the highlight option menu (or press Ctrl F). When you do so, the message below will appear. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � Enter the desired fill character. � 튡ress F10 if current fill char is correct.� � Ctrl @ will offer you full valid set. � 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴暠 If you wanted to fill the highlighted area with periods, just press the period key. If the current fill character displayed in the status area is correct, press F10 or Enter. If you want to select a character from the full ASCII character set, press Ctrl @. If you decide you do not want to fill at all, press Esc. When you make your selection, the highlighted area will be filled with the character selected. NOTE: The character selected will become the new fill character and will appear in the double line at the top left of your screen. example: Suppose you marked an area represented by the box below. Using the Fill command and selecting the $ character, the result would be as shown at the right. �................ ................ �...旼컴컴컴커... ...$$$$$$$$$$... �...�........�... ...$$$$$$$$$$... �...�........�... ...$$$$$$$$$$... �...읕컴컴컴켸... ...$$$$$$$$$$... �................ ................ 91 subject: REPLICATE TEXT purpose: This option will insert the same text string in each line highlighted at the left highlight extremity. discussion: Suppose you redirected a DOS DIR command to a .BAT file, and are editing that file. After deleting a number of lines, you want each of the selected files left to be copied to the B disk. This is a perfect condition to use the Replicate Text option. To replicate text, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the location for the insertion to take place. (2) Select "(I)nsert strings" from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Type in the text to be duplicated on each line and press Enter. (If you need to have a space at the end of the text, use the ! character.) NOTE: With this option, the text may be shoved beyond the right margin. Since it is assumed that you may be performing a block delete of the inserted text at a later time, this is permitted. Example: In the example below, a list of files is the text being edited. FILE1.EXT FILE2.EXT FILE3.EXT FILE4.EXT First the F's of the words FILEx are highlighted with Ctrl Bs. Then the "(I)nsert string" option is selected and the text "copy!" is entered in the field provided. The result is shown below. copy FILE1.EXT copy FILE2.EXT copy FILE3.EXT copy FILE4.EXT Next, a column of spaces beyond the extension is highlighted with Ctrl Bs and the text "b:" is entered in response to the "(I)nsert string" text request. The final result is: copy FILE1.EXT b: copy FILE2.EXT b: copy FILE3.EXT b: copy FILE4.EXT b: 92 subject: Lower / Upper Case purpose: This option translates the characters in the highlighted area to upper case or lower case depending upon the selection made. discussion: Highlight an area containing characters and then select the "(U)pper case" or "(L)ower case" option of the Highlight Options menu. When you do so, any characters in the area which were defined in the "Upper/Lower case" definition (see Configuration section) will be converted to their upper or lower case equivalents. example: Suppose you highlighted the entire line shown below. AaBbCcDdEdFfGgHhIiJj Using the "(U)pper case" option the line would be converted to: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ Using the "(L)ower case" option the line would be converted to: aabbccddeeffgghhiijj 93 subject: MOVE (INSERT and PASTE) purpose: Move will move the text in the highlighted area to the location of the cursor. Exactly where the moved text is placed depends upon the type of highlighting used. discussion: The "(M)ove insert" option in the Highlight Options menu is the same as keystroke Ctrl M. Selecting this option inserts the text being moved into the target area. No data in the target area is lost. The original location of the source data is deleted. The "(P)aste" option places the text being moved on top of whatever is currently in the target area. The data initially in the target area is lost. The original location of the source data is cleared. In the text which follows, each type of move will be described with each type of highlighting. An example will demonstrate each option. Assume that the highlighted area is defined by the boxed area, and that the current cursor location is represented by the ^ character. Ctrl L: (M)OVE INSERT - (or Ctrl M) Selecting this option moves the highlighted lines immediately below the line in which the cursor is currently located. � BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE 겠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 eeeeeeeeeee 개 bbbbbbbbbbb � ffffffff^ff 개 ccccccccccc � bbbbbbbbbbb 걋컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 ccccccccccc � eeeeeeeeeee ggggggggggg � ffffffff^ff hhhhhhhhhhh � ggggggggggg � hhhhhhhhhhh Ctrl L: (P)ASTE The highlighted lines will cover the same number of lines of text beginning with the line containing the cursor. � BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE 겠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 개 bbbbbbbbbbb � 개 ccccccccccc � 걋컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 � eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee � ffffffff^ff bbbbbbbb^bb � ggggggggggg ccccccccccc � hhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhh 94 Ctrl B: (M)OVE INSERT - (or Ctrl M) The highlighted text will be inserted in the column in which the cursor is located. The text below and to the right of the cursor is shoved to the right. If this will cause the data to exceed the right margin, an error message will be displayed. The location where the source data was located is closed. 캛EFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE � 旼컴커 �1�1111�1 11 �2�2222�2 22 �3�3333�3 33 �4읕컴켸4 44 �........ ........ �.....^.. .....^111... �........ .....2222... �........ .....3333... �........ ........ This particular option can be quite useful for shifting columns of text. Highlight a column of text and shift it to a new column location as shown below. � BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE 겠컴컴커 개aaaa 쿫bbb ^ccc bbbb aaaa cccc 개aaaa 쿫bbb cccc bbbb aaaa cccc 개aaaa 쿫bbb cccc bbbb aaaa cccc 걋컴컴켸 Ctrl B: (P)ASTE The highlighted text will cover the target area with the upper left corner of the highlighted text beginning at the cursor. The original location of the source text is blanked. 캛EFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE � 旼컴커 �1�1111�1 1 1 �2�2222�2 2 2 �3�3333�3 3 3 �4읕컴켸4 4 4 �........ ........ �.....^.. .....1111 �........ .....2222 �........ .....3333 �........ ........ 95 Ctrl S: (M)OVE INSERT - (or Ctrl M) The highlighted sentence(s) shown as capital letters, are inserted in the text at the cursor. All text under and to the right of the cursor is pushed to the right and down just as if the highlighted area were being typed with insert mode on. The original location of the text is deleted, just as if it had been deleted with the Del key. BEFORE MOVE 캮ow is the time for 캻ll GOOD MEN TO 캜OME TO THE AID of 컏heir party. 캟ourscore and seven 컔ears ago, our 컀athers brought 컀orth upon this 캽ontinent, ^ new 컉ation, conceived 컄n liberty and 캾edicated to the 컋roposition that 캻ll men are created 캿qual. AFTER MOVE (Wrap ON) AFTER MOVE (Wrap OFF) 캮ow is the time for Now is the time for 캻ll of their party. all 캟ourscore and seven of 컔ears ago, our their party. 컀athers brought Fourscore and seven 컀orth upon this years ago, our 캽ontinent, ^OOD MEN fathers brought 캴O COME TO THE AID forth upon this 캻 new nation, continent, ^ 캽onceived in GOOD MEN TO 컇iberty and COME TO THE AID 캾edicated to the a new 컋roposition that nation, conceived 캻ll men are created in liberty and 캿qual. dedicated to the � proposition that � all men are created � equal. Ctrl S: (P)ASTE - This option not available with Ctrl S highlighting. 96 subject: NUMBER LINES purpose: This option inserts a sequence of numbers into each highlighted line at the left highlight extremity. discussion: This is a handy option to use when you are sorting and want to be able to reference the original ordering of the lines. To number lines, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the column where the numbers are to be inserted with Ctrl Bs. (2) Select the "(N)umber" option from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Type the starting number for the list of numbers which will be inserted in the text, and then press Enter. (4) Type the positive number by which the list of numbers should increase on each line, and then press Enter. examples: In the two examples below, the first "g" and the first "e" and Ctrl B was pressed to highlight the area. In the first example, the initial number 1 was given with an increment of 1. In the second example, the initial number 2 was given with an increment of 4. � BEFORE AFTER (1) AFTER(2) � gggggg 1 gggggg 2 gggggg � bbbbbb 2 bbbbbb 6 bbbbbb � ffffff 3 ffffff 10 ffffff � dddddd 4 dddddd 14 dddddd � aaaaaa 5 aaaaaa 18 aaaaaa � cccccc 6 cccccc 22 cccccc � eeeeee 7 eeeeee 26 eeeeee 97 subject: MATH OPERATIONS ON AREA purpose: To perform simple math operations on numbers in the text area, storing the result in a buffer for subsequent insertion into the text file. discussion: Normally, this option would be used with columns of numbers, but it doesn't have to be. Any text in a highlighted area which can be interpreted as a number will be processed. Operators may be placed immediately before a number, and special characters (such as $,<> defined in the Configuration section) are recognized as valid characters in the number. In fact, if any of these characters are found in any number, they will be included in the result. If no operator is located immediately before the number, then the number is assumed to be added to the list. Recognizable operators are, +-* and /. (Also, x or X may be used in place of * for multiplication and � may be used instead of / for division.) For a unit of text to be considered a number, it must not have any adjoining characters on either side. Parentheses will be interpreted as non-numeric characters and the number will not be accepted. Hexadecimal numbers may be used as long as they begin with a 0 and end with an h. If all the numbers in the value are hexadecimal, the result will be displayed as hexadecimal. To perform math operations, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the area to be calculated. (2) Select "(Q)uantity" from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Move the cursor to the desired location to insert the result. (4) Press Ctrl _. examples: In the examples below, assume the highlighted areas are shown in boxes. The result of the quantity option at the left is $1,001.00. The result for the example at the right is 15. 旼컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � $3.40 � � This will show how 5 numbers � � <2.40>� � are summed in the text. 1 � � x5.00 � � is on the top line. 2 num- � � �2.50 � � bers above and 2 below make � � -1.00 � � up the 5 numbers. � � 1,000 � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 읕컴컴컴� 98 subject: REFORMAT AREA purpose: Reformat will reorganize the text according to the margin definitions, the number of spaces requested at the end of a sentence (set in Configure), and the type of justification selected. discussion: When reformatting a highlighted area, a distinction is made between Ctrl L highlighting and Ctrl B highlighting. (Reformatting Ctrl S highlighting is not allowed). In the following discussion, the result of reformatting each type of highlighting will be described. With each type, however, the following menu will be displayed before the reformatting takes place. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 쿝EFORMAT types: � 팠袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � (C)enter text � � (L)eft justify text� � (R)ight justify text� � (B)lock justify text� � e(X)it � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Center reformatting assumes the text on each line is configured as you want it, except that you want each line centered within the margins. Left justify reformatting will reorganize the text according to the definitions described above. The first line of a paragraph will be indented if indent was defined in the tabs. The left edge will be smooth and the right edge jagged, depending upon where the words end. Right justification will reorganize the text and make the right edge smooth and the left edge jagged. Block justification will make both right and left edges smooth. This is accomplished by adding spaces in the line until the text reaches the right margin. Indentation will be honored. 99 Ctrl L: Assume the lines in the examples below are highlighted and the left and right margins are as indicated. (1) Center Reformat 캚AA BBB CCC 캝DDDDD 캞EEE FFFF 캪..........................................R After using the Center Reformat option: � AAA BBB CCC � DDDDDD � EEEE FFFF 캪..........................................R (2) Left Reformat 캴his text needs to be reformatted. 캴hese lines are highlighted and then 컏he LEFT Reformat option � will be used. 캪..........................................R � 캴his text needs to be reformatted. These 컇ines are highlighted and then the LEFT 캲eformat option will be used. 캪..........................................R (3) Right Reformat 캴his text needs to be reformatted. 캴hese lines are highlighted and then 컏he RIGHT Reformat option � will be used. 캪..........................................R � � This text needs to be reformatted. These � lines are highlighted and then the RIGHT � Reformat option will be used. 캪..........................................R (4) Block Reformat 캴his text needs to be reformatted. 캴hese lines are highlighted and then 컏he LEFT Reformat option � will be used. 캪..........................................R � 캴his text needs to be reformatted. These 컇ines are highlighted and then the LEFT 캲eformat option will be used. 캪..........................................R 100 Ctrl B: The Ctrl B option assumes that you may want the result of the reformatting to have a different width than the marked area. Before reformatting takes place, a "pseudo" tab line is shown and you can define new Left and Right margins (and Indent if applicable). Otherwise, Left, Right, Block and Center reformatting are the same as with Ctrl L highlighting. The default L and R are set to the column extremities of the highlighted area. �......旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�..... �..... 쿟his area has �..... �..... 쿫een marked and �..... �..... 쿶s going to be �..... �..... 퀁eformatted. The�..... �..... 퀇idth will be �..... �..... 쿺odified before �..... �..... 퀃he reformat as �..... �..... 퀂hown. �..... �......읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�..... � � L R margins suggested � L R margins modified The result of the reformat with this modification to the margins is shown below. �.............................. �..... This area has ..... �..... been marked and ..... �..... is going to be ..... �..... reformatted. ..... �..... The width will ..... �..... be modified ..... �..... before the ..... �..... reformat as ..... � shown. �.............................. Operating on the same text but making the margins wider modifies the text as shown below. � L R margins suggested � L R margins modified �.............................. �..... This area has been ..... �..... marked and is going..... �..... to be reformatted. ..... �..... The width will be ..... �..... modified before the..... �..... reformat as shown. ..... �..... ..... �.............................. 101 subject: SORTING purpose: The Sort option of PC-Type II allows you to sort up to ten fields (the fields may overlay), where each field may be defined as Ascending or Descending, case Sensitive or case Insensitive, and may be of variable lengths. The sort may be defined to move the entire line of data into the sorted order, or only the highlighted portion of the line. discussion: The Sort Order definition and the Upper/Lower case definition of the Configuration section are used when a sort is performed. To sort, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the text to be sorted. (Ctrl S marking will not be accepted for the sort operation.) (2) Select the "(S)ort" option. If you highlighted the area to be sorted with Ctrl B, you will be asked at this point if you intend to move the entire line or only the sorted area. If you used Ctrl L highlighting, then PC-Type II assumes that you want the entire line to be moved. Unless you only want the highlighted portion of the text to be moved as a result of the sort, there is no advantage to highlighting with Ctrl B, and it will require an additional question. (3) Define the sort fields and press Enter. Press Enter again with an empty definition to indicate there are no more fields to be defined. For step 3, you are presented with a data entry field which extends through the column extremities of the highlighted area. To define a field, move the cursor to the beginning of the field and repeatedly press the "a", "A", "d" or "D" keys until reaching the end of the field. Use a to sort ascending칊nd case insensitive.� Use A to sort ascending칊nd case sensitive.� Use d to sort descending칊nd case insensitive.� Use D to sort descending칊nd case sensitive.� NOTE: If you press Enter at the start of step 3, then the entire highlighted area is assumed to be the field definition and the sort will be conducted as an ascending case sensitive sort. 102 examples: In the example below, the area boxed in was highlighted with Ctrl B. In both cases, the default sort was performed by not defining any fields, but by pressing Enter when requested to define the fields. The result in the middle occurred by responding that only the marked area should be moved. The result on the right occurred by stating that the entire line should be moved. � 旼컴컴커 marked area entire line �1쿲ggggg� 1 aaaaaa 5 aaaaaa �2쿫bbbbb� 2 bbbbbb 2 bbbbbb �3쿯fffff� 3 cccccc 6 cccccc �4쿭ddddd� 4 dddddd 4 dddddd �5쿪aaaaa� 5 eeeeee 7 eeeeee �6쿬ccccc� 6 ffffff 3 ffffff �7쿮eeeee� 7 gggggg 1 gggggg � 읕컴컴켸 In the next example, the last name, first name, and age of individuals are presented in column form. A sort was performed with: (1) the first field defined as a case sensitive, ascending sort on the last name (2) the second field defined as a case insensitive, descending sort on the first name, with tie breakers being determined by age. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � AAAAAAAA � field 1 definition 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � dddddddddd� field 2 definition 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Smith, Sally 24 (data before sort) � Jones, David 45 � Earl, Dick 32 � Smith, John 14 � Jones, Ruth 66 � Smith, John 13 � Doe, John 25 � � Doe, John 25 (data after sort) � Earl, Dick 32 � Jones, Ruth 66 � Jones, David 45 � Smith, Sally 24 � Smith, John 14 � Smith, John 13 103 subject: TRANSLATE CHARACTERS IN AREA purpose: This highlight option will translate some characters in the highlighted area into different characters. discussion: Follow these steps for the Translate option. (1) Highlight an area of interest. (2) Select the "(T)ranslate" option from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Respond to the request "Enter characters to replace:" by typing those characters existing in the highlighted area which are to be translated. Then press Enter. Note that if you plan to translate the space character you should use the ! character instead. The ! character is not available for translation. (4) Respond to the request "Enter replacement characters:" by typing those characters which are to replace the first set of characters. Then press Enter. Note again that you should use the ! character if the space character is intended. example: Suppose you want to translate the characters comprising the box below at left to a different set. After highlighting the box, you might respond to the first request for characters with the set of characters: /\"= and the second request for characters with set: ++|- The result of these entries is shown below at the right. �/=====\ +-----+ �" " | | �" " | | �" " | | �\=====/ +-----+ 104