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DRAG Mode MAIN
The current window is being moved or resized. Press [Enter] to keep the current position, or [Esc] to restore the former position and/or size.
This help context is reserved.
SYSTEM Menu (Alt-SpaceBar) MAIN
System functions B
Topics:
About
Refresh
display
Clear
desktop
System
files
Help on ABOUT SYSTEM
Program information, copyright, version, command-line switches.
Help on CLEAR DESKTOP SYSTEM
Closes all desktop windows. If changes have been made to any window since the last save, you will be prompted whether or not to save the changed contents of the window.
Help on REFRESH DISPLAY SYSTEM
Redraws the screen and tiles the windows;
Help on SYSTEM FILES SYSTEM
Closes all windows, then reloads the PC's system setup/start-up files: (
DOS: AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
Network copies of these files are NOT loaded. ?
DOS files are located using the COMSPEC environment variable.
MENUS Help MAIN
Select which menu you would like help on.
Topics: 5
File
Edit
Search
Windows
Desktop
Print
FILE Menu [Alt]-[F] MENUS
This menu allows you to access various file commands. Select which menu item you would like help on.
Sub Topics:
Open
New
Save
Continue
Save
Done
Save
Change
Dir
Shell
Exit
OPEN [F3] FILE
Select a file from disk to edit.
NEW FILE
Automatically open a blank edit window with the title of UNTITLED. You can start typing text right away.
SAVE CONTINUE [F2] FILE
SAVE
Save text in the current window to disk and continue editing. If your window is titled UNTITLED, you will be asked to supply a file name. Otherwise, the text is saved to disk using the current window
title. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
SAVE DONE [Ctrl]-[K]-[D] FILE
SAVE
Save text in the current window to disk and close the edit window. If your window is titled UNTITLED, you will be asked to supply a file name. Otherwise, the text is saved to disk using the current window title. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
SAVE FILE [Ctrl]-[K]-[F] FILE
SAVE
Save text in the current window to disk under a new file name. You are asked to which file you would like to save the text. The file may be an existing disk file, or a new file.
Once your text is saved, you can continue using the editor on the current edit window. Note that the window
title will change to reflect your new file name. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
CHANGE DIR FILE
Change to another directory.
SHELL TO DOS FILE
Drop into MS-DOS to use various DOS commands, run other programs, and do all those wondrous things MS-DOS allows you to do. k
When you are done using MS-DOS, type in "EXIT" and you will return to where you were in your application.
EXIT [Alt]-[X] FILE
Terminate the current application and return to MS-DOS.
Before the application is terminated, all windows on the desktop will be saved to the default desktop file on disk. The current video mode is saved with the desktop.
The next time you use this application, the last desktop you had open will be restored, along with the video mode you were in.
EDIT Menu [Alt]-[C] MENUS
This menu allows you to cut, copy, and paste text to and from the clipboard. You can also undelete your last text operation, clear selected
text from your document without putting it into the clipboard, or view current clipboard contents.
Sub Topics: j
Undo
Copy
Cut
Paste
Clipboard
Clear
Spell
Check
UNDO [Ctrl]-[U] EDIT
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[L] EDITOR
Undo your last text operation. Whether you entered text that you don't really want, or accidentally deleted some text you would like to restore, UNDO will restore the text to its original context.
However, you must select UNDO before you use any cursor
key. The UNDO buffer is based on cursor movement. As long as you are entering or deleting text you can UNDO it. This also applies to marking blocks of text and deleting them. The deletion can be undone, as long as you don't move the cursor with a cursor
key (i.e., [PgUp], [Right-Arrow], [Home], etc.). Once the cursor is moved, the UNDO buffer flushes itself and the original text context is forever gone.
This does not apply to using any of the text reformatting
keys. Wordwrap can not be undone. Nor can paragraph or document reformatting. L
This command is disabled until you enter or delete text in an edit window.
COPY [Ctrl]-[Ins] EDIT
[Ctrl]-[K]-[K] MOVING
SELECT
Copy selected text to the clipboard. Using COPY indicates that you want to take a "copy" of your selected
text, leaving the text in your document intact. A
This command is disabled until you place text on the clipboard.
CUT [Shift]-[Del] EDIT
[Ctrl]-[K]-[Y] DELETE
SELECT
Cut selected
text out of your document to the clipboard. Using CUT indicates that you want to "cut" your selected
text, removing the text from your document. A
This command is disabled until you place text on the clipboard.
PASTE [Shift]-[Ins] EDIT
[Ctrl]-[K]-[C] MOVING
Paste text into your document from the clipboard. In order to use this option, text must have been placed on the clipboard previously using COPY or CUT commands. A
This command is disabled until you place text on the clipboard.
CLIPBOARD EDIT
View the contents of the clipboard. The clipboard will be blank unless you previously put something on it using the COPY or CUT commands. Z
To exit the clipboard, press [Alt]-[F3] and you will return to your current edit window.
CLEAR [Ctrl]-[Del] EDIT
DELETE
SELECT
Clear selected text from your document. This is much like the CUT option, but the selected
text is not put on the clipboard. E
Use this command only if you want to delete selected text for good. 1
This command is disabled until you select
text.
SPELLCHECK EDIT
This option allows the current edit window to be saved to disk to allow an external spelling checker to be run. You can use any spell checker you choose, as long you set it FIRST with the command line syntax NE SPELL="name", where "name" is the spell check program. Also, check your PATH statement to make sure that the directory location of the spell program is included.
If NE still cannot find you spell check program, then include it in the same directory as "NE.EXE". Once the spell checker is done, the window is reopened for editing with the corrected text.
SEARCH Menu [Alt]-[S] MENUS
EDITOR
This menu allows you to look for and/or replace text within your document. It also offers the option of quickly repeating the last find or search/replace action.
Sub Topics: "
Find
Search/Replace
Again
FIND [Ctrl]-[Q]-[F] Search
Find a particular bit of text in your document. A dialog
box will appear asking you what text to find, and gives you the option of finding text that is case sensitive or whole words only. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
SEARCH/REPLACE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[A] SEARCH
This is similar to using FIND text, however you also have to provide text with which to replace text you find. A dialog
box will appear asking you what text to find, what text to replace it with, and if the search is case sensitive, for whole words only, to prompt before replacing text, or to replace all finds without prompting. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
AGAIN [Ctrl]-[L] SEARCH
This will allow you to quickly repeat the last FIND or SEARCH/REPLACE action without having to enter your FIND or SEARCH/REPLACE parameters into a dialog
box again. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
WINDOWS Menu [Alt]-[W] MENUS
This menu allows you to navigate amongst the different windows open on the desktop, resize or move a window, or arrange your windows in a tile or cascade pattern on the desktop.
Sub Topics: g
Resize/Move
Zoom
Previous
Next
Close
Tile
Cascade
User
Screen
RESIZE/MOVE [Ctrl]-[F5] WINDOWS
Resize or move the current window on the desktop. The first thing you will note is that the window
border will change color. You can now resize or move the window.
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize
corner
To resize the window, hold the [Shift] key down and press the right or down arrow. If you are using a mouse, you must first click on the bottom right "resize"
corner of the window, and while holding the mouse button down, move it right or down to make the window grow. You reverse the process to shrink the window.
To move the window, you press the arrow key that corresponds to the direction you want to move the window. To move it quickly, press the [Ctrl] key and the arrow key that corresponds to the direction you want to move the window. If you are using a mouse, you must place the mouse cursor on the title
bar of the window, press the mouse button, and move the window to where you want it while you hold the mouse button down.
When you are done resizing/moving the window, press [Enter] and the window
border returns to its default color. If you are using a mouse, just let go of the mouse button. W
This command is disabled unless a window that can be resized/moved is on the desktop.
ZOOM [F5] WINDOWS
Toggle between filling the desktop with the current window, or shrinking the window to its normal size.
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
If you are using a mouse, click on the arrow(s) on the title
bar of the window. Windows without arrow(s) on the title
bar of the window can not be zoomed. P
This command is disabled unless a window that can be zoomed is on the desktop.
PREVIOUS [Shift]-[F6] WINDOWS
Go back to the previous window on the desktop, if you have multiple windows open.
Note that there is a bug in TurboVision. If you have only one window open on the desktop and try to go to the previous window and then the next window, your cursor gets lost. Simply press a key to get the cursor back. N
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on the desktop.
NEXT [F6] WINDOWS
Go to the next window on the desktop, if you have multiple windows on the desktop.
Note that there is a bug in TurboVision. If you have only one window open on the desktop and try to go to the previous window and then the next window, your cursor gets lost. Simply press a key to get the cursor back. N
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on the desktop.
CLOSE [Alt]-[F3] WINDOWS
Close the window that is currently selected on the desktop. You select this option when you are done using a window.
You may also press the [Esc] key in many instances, or use the mouse to click on the close
icon in the upper left corner of a window. .
Close
Icon:[
]
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on the desktop.
TILE WINDOWS
Arrange all windows on the desktop in a tile pattern. An example of four windows tiled on the desktop would look like this:
Tiled Windows
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on the desktop.
CASCADE WINDOWS
Menu
Arrange all windows on the desktop in a cascade pattern. An example of four windows cascaded on the desktop would look like this: Z
Cascaded Windows
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on the desktop.
USER SCREEN [Alt]-[F5] WINDOWS
Menu ~
Display the DOS screen that existed upon entering the editor. Pressing ANY key will return you to the current editor window.
DESKTOP Menu [Alt]-[O] MENUS
This menu allows you to load and store the desktop, toggle between regular and 43/50 line screen mode, and set the global default right margin.
Sub Topics: [
Load
Desktop
Store
Desktop
Disable/Enable
Desktop
43/50
Lines
Default
Right
Margin
LOAD DESKTOP DESKTOP
Load a previous desktop from disk. Note that you must have previously saved a desktop for this option to work, and it is always retrieved from the same file. P
The video mode of the previous desktop is restored when you load that desktop.
SAVE DESKTOP DESKTOP
Save your current desktop to disk. Note that the desktop is automatically saved when you exit the application, and it is always saved to the same file! B
The video mode of the current desktop is also saved to the file.
DISABLE/ENABLE DESKTOP DESKTOP
You may not wish to save the desktop at all. This allows you to completely disable desktop saving or re-enable it once it is off.
43/50 LINES DESKTOP
Toggle between regular and 43/50 line video mode, providing your video card can support it. T
This option is disabled if your video card does not support 43/50 line video mode.
DEFAULT RIGHT MARGIN DESKTOP
By default, when you open a file, the default right margin is set to 76. You can change this default using this option. Once set, this becomes the default for all new files. You can still set the right margin for any file by using CTRL[O][R]. Margins
PRINT Menu [Alt]-[P] MENUS
This menu allows you to print the current desktop, and to set the left and top printer margins. Additionally any one of several commonly used printer types may be selected. Text will be printed in NEAR LETTER quality mode for the selected printer.
Sub Topics: ,
Margin
Left
Margin
Select
Printer
SET TOP PRINT MARGIN PRINT
Set the number of blank lines BEFORE the start of printing text. k
The program stores this value as a system default and it will remain in effect until you change it again.
SET LEFT PRINT MARGIN PRINT
Set the number of spaces to the LEFT of printed text. l
The program stores this value as a system default. It remains in effect for all future use of the program.
SELECT PRINTER TYPE PRINT
Select one of several common printer types. The text will be output in NEAR LETTER quality mode, and this option tells the program what printer codes to send to the printer. C
EPSON, IBM, ALPS, TOSHIBA, BROTHER, and LASERJET are the choices. m
Most dot-matrix printers can be either EPSON or IBM, and the most lasers use the HP LASERJET control codes. v
The selected value become the default for all later use, so if you change printers, make sure you change this value.
PRINT FILE [Ctrl]-[K][P] PRINT
Print the current file on the selected printer. Pressing ESCAPE during the printing will abort the output.
EDITOR COMMANDS Main
Index
This is a small, compact, 64K editor based on the Borland IDE editor. It supports wordwrap, justifying text, and has a number of other WordStar commands.
Sub Topics:
Centering
Control
Chars
Cursor
Deleting
Formatting
GetDate
GetTime
Indenting
Inserting
Margins
Moving
Marking
Saving
Searching
Selecting
Tabs
Undo
Wordwrap
Output Date [Ctrl]-[O]-[D] EDITOR
The current DATE is output at the current cursor position. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
Output Date [Ctrl]-[O]-[T] EDITOR
The current TIME is output at the current cursor position. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
CURSOR Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for cursor movement:
Sub Topics:
Appearance
Char
Left
Char
Right
Document
Document
Start
Jump
Jump
Mark
Line
Down
Line
Line
Start
Line
Up
Page
Bottom
Page
Down
Page
Up
Page
Scroll
Up
Scroll
Down
Word
Word
Right
DELETE Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for deleting text:
Sub Topics: l
Char
Left
Char
Right
Line
Line
End
Line
Start
Selected
Clear
Selected
Word
FORMAT Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for formatting text:
Sub Topics: !
Document
Paragraph
Justify
MARK Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for text place markers:
Goto
MOVING Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for moving text:
Sub Topics:
Copy
Text
Paste
SAVE Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for saving text: 1
Save
Continue
Save
Save
SELECT Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for selecting text: ,
Clear
Copy
Hide
Start
Word
TAB Cmds EDITOR
The following topics are available for setting and using tabs:
Set
DEL CHAR RIGHT [BackSpace] DELETE
[Ctrl]-[H] EDITOR
Move the cursor to the left one space, deleting the character before it.
CENTER LINE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[C] EDITOR
Center text on the line your cursor is sitting on. Text is centered according to the current value of the right margin. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
CONTROL CHARS [Ctrl]-[P]-[?] EDITOR
There are often times when you want to insert control characters into your text. This is done by holding down [Ctrl]-[P] and pressing the key that corresponds to the character you want entered into the text. You will need a good ASCII chart to determine what keys to press. For example, [Ctrl]-[P]-[L] would put a HEX(0C) or Decimal 12 into your text. This causes most printers to do a form feed.
CHAR LEFT [Left Arrow] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[S] EDITOR
Move the cursor to the left one space. No characters are deleted.
CHAR RIGHT [Right Arrow] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[D] EDITOR
Move the cursor to the right one space. No characters are deleted.
DEL CHAR LEFT [Del] DELETE
[Ctrl]-[G] EDITOR
Delete the character to the right of the cursor. All other characters on the line are moved to the left to fill the vacant space.
DEL TO END LINE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[Y] DELETE
EDITOR
Delete all characters from the current cursor position to the end of the current line.
DELETE LINE [Ctrl]-[Y] DELETE
EDITOR
Delete the current line. All lines below it are moved up by one line.
DEL TO START LINE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[H] DELETE
[Ctrl]-[Backspace] EDITOR
Delete all characters from the current cursor position to the start of the line.
DELETE WORD [Ctrl]-[T] DELETE
EDITOR
Delete characters from the current cursor position to the last character in the word, if the cursor is sitting in a word. If the cursor is sitting in spaces, all spaces to the beginning of the next word will be deleted.
PAGE BOTTOM [Ctrl]-[End] CURSOR
EDITOR
Move the cursor to the bottom of the current page. A page is defined as all text that is within the current window frame.
HIDE SELECTION [Ctrl]-[K]-[H] EDITOR
SELECT
Unhighlight any text you may have selected. You press this key sequence if you decide you don't need to perform any action on the selected text. I
Pressing the down arrow without the [Shift] key will do the same thing.
PAGE TOP [Ctrl]-[Home] CURSOR
EDITOR
Move the cursor to the top of the current page. A page is defined as all text that is within the current window frame.
AUTO-INDENT [Ctrl]-[Q]-[I] EDITOR
Toggle the editor auto-indent feature on/off.
Auto-indent will automatically indent the cursor to the same position on the next line as the first character on the current line when [Enter] is pressed. M
If Auto-Indent is on, an "I" will appear on the edit window indicator line. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
INSERT LINE [Ctrl]-[N] EDITOR
Insert a carriage return and line feed pair at the current cursor position. All characters at the cursor position and to the end of the line will be moved down to the next line. k
Unlike the [Enter] key, the cursor stays at its current position and does NOT move down to the next line.
INSERT MODE [Ins] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[V] EDITOR
Toggle the cursor between insert and overstrike mode. In insert mode, characters are inserted into the text at the current cursor position and all characters after the cursor are moved to the left. In overstrike mode, characters at the cursor position are replaced with the new character you type.
JUMP TO LINE [Ctrl]-[J]-[L] CURSOR
Quickly jump to any line in your document. A dialog
box will appear that requests the line number you wish to jump to. Valid entries are 1 through 9999. R
Your cursor will remain on the current line if you enter an invalid line number. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
LINE DOWN [Down Arrow] CURSOR
[Ctrl-[X] EDITOR
Move the cursor down to the next line.
LINE END [End] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[D] EDITOR
Move the cursor from its current position to the end of the line.
LINE START [Home] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[S] EDITOR
Move the cursor from its current position to the start of the line.
LINE UP [Up Arrow] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[E] EDITOR
Move the cursor up one line.
NEW LINE [Enter] EDITOR
[Ctrl]-[M]
Insert a carriage return at the current cursor position. The cursor will move down to the next line. If Auto-Indent is on, the cursor will indent to the the same position as the first character of the line the cursor was on when [Enter] was pressed. Otherwise the cursor goes to the first position of the new line.
PAGE DOWN [PgDn] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[C] EDITOR
Move the cursor down a page at a time through your text. Note that a page is defined as all text that is within the current window frame.
This is not a "true" page down feature, in that the first time you press the key the cursor simply goes to the bottom of the current page. You'll probably have to press it twice to get to the next page. Thereafter, it works as a true page down feature.
PAGE UP [PgUp] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[R] EDITOR
Move the cursor up a page at a time through your text. Note that a page is defined as all text that is within the current window frame.
This is not a "true" page up feature, in that the first time you press the key the cursor simply goes to the top of the current page. You'll probably have to press it twice to get to the previous page. Thereafter, it works as a true page up feature.
DOCUMENT REFORM [Ctrl]-[Q]-[U] FORMAT
Quickly reformat your document text. A dialog
box will appear that allows you to select whether to begin reformatting at the current cursor position or from the beginning of the document.
Reformatting is based on the position of the first character in the first line of a paragraph and the current right margin setting. You must be VERY careful when using this feature for you can easily ruin your document's appearance using the reformatting feature.
You can NOT undo the reformatting process. It is permanent. Therefore, you are advised to save your document BEFORE you use this feature. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
PARAGRAPH REFORM [Ctrl]-[B] FORMAT
Quickly reformat a paragraph.
Reformatting is based on the position of the first character of the current line the cursor is on and the current right margin setting. Reformatting takes place from the current line to the end of the paragraph. >
You can NOT undo the reformatting process. It is permanent. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
PARAGRAPH JUSTIFY [Ctrl]-[O]-[J] FORMAT
Cmds @
Quickly RIGHT justify a paragraph to the right margin setting.
The current paragraph is right justified from the first line to the NEXT to the last line. The LAST line is NOT right justified.
You can NOT undo the justify process. It is permanent. However, you can use REFORMAT PARAGRAPH to return the paragraph to its former shape. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
FILE RIGHT MARGIN [Ctrl]-[O]-[R] EDITOR
Set a right margin value for this file ONLY. A dialogbox will appear that asks you to enter a right margin value. Right margin values may range from 10 to 255. The default right margin may be set using Default
Right
Margin
The right margin is used by the editor wordwrap, reformatting, and centering features to determine where to wrap a line of text. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
SCROLL DOWN [Ctrl]-[Z] CURSOR
EDITOR
Emulates the IDE function of scrolling the screen up while maintaining the cursor position. If the original cursor position scrolls off the screen, the cursor scrolls down a line. This forces the cursor to stay in the upper left corner of the screen should the original cursor position scroll away.
SCROLL UP [Ctrl]-[W] CURSOR
EDITOR
Emulates the IDE function of scrolling the screen down while maintaining the cursor position. If the original cursor position scrolls off the screen, the cursor scrolls up a line. This forces the cursor to stay in the lower left corner of the screen should the original cursor position scroll away.
SELECT WORD [Ctrl]-[K]-[T] EDITOR
SELECT
Highlight the current word the cursor is sitting on. The word is marked from the current cursor position to the next space or end of line, whichever comes first. The marked word is put into the clipboard without further effort on your part. Marking works in the normal manner, i.e., it disappears the moment you move the cursor. z
Note that NOTHING will happen if you try to use this command when the cursor is sitting on a space or the end of a line.
TAB STOPS [Ctrl]-[O]-[I] TAB
Enter custom tab stop preferences in a dialog
box. These tab stops are used to allow you to quickly insert spaces, or jump over text to a designated tab stop. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
START SELECT [Ctrl]-[K]-[B] EDITOR
[Shift]-[Down Arrow] SELECT
Start selecting text. Selected text is that text which is not the same color as normal text. You select text when you want to perform a particular action on that text and no other text, such as COPY, CUT, CLEAR, etc.
TAB KEY [Tab] EDITOR
[Ctrl]-[I] TAB
Move the cursor to the next tab stop. Tab stops default to every fifth character on a line. You may reset the tab stops by using [Ctrl]-[O]-[I]. x
When in INSERT mode, the cursor will attempt to go to the next tab stop, happily INSERTING SPACES as it looks for that next stopping point. If it is at the last tab stop, it stops inserting spaces and takes a big jump to the first character of the next line. Try to keep tab use to a minimum when the cursor is in insert mode. You eat up valuable buffer space real quick! 7
When in OVERSTRIKE mode, the cursor will attempt to go to the next tab stop, happily skipping over characters as it looks for that next stopping point. If it is at the last tab stop, OR the line is too short to allow it to reach the next tab stop, it takes a big jump to the first character of the next line.
DOCUMENT END [Ctrl]-[PgDn] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[C] EDITOR
Move the cursor from its current position to the end of the document.
DOCUMENT START [Ctrl]-[PgUp] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[R] EDITOR
Move the cursor from its current position to the start of the document.
WORD LEFT [Ctrl]-[F] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[Right-Arrow] EDITOR
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. Use this feature when you want to quickly jump from word to word.
WORD RIGHT [Ctrl]-[A] CURSOR
[Ctrl]-[Left Arrow] EDITOR
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word. Use this feature when you want to quickly jump from word to word.
WORDWRAP [Ctrl]-[O]-[W] EDITOR
Toggle the editor wordwrap feature on/off.
Wordwrap allows you to type in text and automatically wrap to the next line when the cursor reaches the current right margin setting. I
If wordwrap is on, a "W" will appear on the edit window indicator line. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
GOTO MARKER [Ctrl]-[Q]-[#] CURSOR
MARK
Using the WordStar [Ctrl]-[Q]-[#] key sequence, where "#" is a number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, or 0, will allow you to access up to 10 place markers you have previously set in your text. Your cursor will go nowhere if you try to jump to a non-existant marker. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
SET MARKER [Ctrl]-[K]-[#] MARK
Bring up a sub menu that allows you to set up to 10 place markers in your text.
Using the WordStar [Ctrl]-[K]-[#] key sequence, where "#" is a number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, or 0, will allow you to set up to 10 place markers in your text. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
DIALOG Menu MAIN
The following topics are available for dialog
boxes: s
Cancel/No
OK/Yes
Change
Find
Jump
Line
Reformat
Replace
Right
Margin
Stops
Cancel
No
DIALOG
Clicking on these buttons, or pressing [Esc], says "No, go back to what I was doing -- don't change or do anything!".
Ok
Yes
DIALOG
Clicking on these buttons, or pressing [Enter], says "Yes, keep the changes I've made".
ABOUT The Program MAIN
This is just an introductory screen. Ego and all that jazz! 6
Press [Enter] or click on the OK button to continue.
DIRECTORY NAME [Alt]-[N] DIALOG
DIR
FILE_Menu
You may type in a directory name, or press the down arrow to get a history of previous directory names. If you are using the mouse, click on the history
icon to the right of the input
line.
DIRECTORY TREE [Alt]-[T] DIR
CHDIR
Button
Move the highlighted bar with the up/down arrow keys, or your mouse, to the directory of your choice. Note that the current directory will remain highlighted.
CHDIR Button DIR
REVERT
Button
Pressing the CHDIR button will move you into the directory tree area.
REVERT BUTTON CHDIR
Button
DIR
Pressing the REVERT button will change the directory selection to what it was when you originally brought up this dialog
box.
FILE Name [Alt]-[N] DIALOG
FILES
Enter the file name you would like to load. Press [Enter] to accept the current contents on the input
line. You can also press the down arrow to bring up a history
list of any previous entries.
FILES List [Alt]-[F] DIALOG
Menu +
FILE
Files are shown in alphabetical order. You can use the down/up or left/right arrows, or PgUp/PgDn, to navigate about the file list, moving the highlight bar as you go. You can also start typing the name of the file you want and the highlight bar will move to that file name.
FIND Text [Alt]-[T] DIALOG
FIND
Options
SEARCH
Type in the text that you wish to find. You can also press the down arrow key to bring up a history list of the last text you looked for. Clicking the mouse on the history
icon to the right of the input
line will do the same thing.
FIND Options FIND
You have two options available when trying to find text. {
You can do a case sensitive search, which means text must match the case of the text you entered before a match is found.
You may search for whole words only, which means that no match will be found if the text you input is part of a word (i.e, TIME -- "sometime" is NOT a match).
You use the mouse or up/down arrow keys to highlight the option you want, and click on it or press the spacebar to toggle it on/off.
LINE Number DIALOG
Enter a line number from 1 to 9999. You may press the down arrow to select from a history list of previous entries, or use the mouse to click on the history
icon to the right of the input
line.
REFORMAT Options DIALOG
Select one of the buttons to tell the editor where you want to start searching. You may click on the appropriate button with your mouse, or use the up/down arrow keys to highlight the proper button.
REPLACE Text [Alt]-[N] DIALOG
REPLACE
Options
SEARCH
Type in the replacement text you want. You can also press the down arrow key to bring up a history list of the last replacement text. Clicking the mouse on the history
icon to the right of the input
line will do the same thing.
REPLACE Options REPLACE
The first two options are for finding text. {
You can do a case sensitive search, which means text must match the case of the text you entered before a match is found.
You may search for whole words only, which means that no match will be found if the text you input is part of a word (i.e, TIME -- "sometime" is NOT a match). .
The last two options are for replacing text. ]
You may request the editor to prompt you for each matching occurance before replacing text. O
You may request the editor replace all matching occurances without prompting.
You use the mouse or up/down arrow keys to highlight the option you want, and click on it or press the spacebar to toggle it on/off.
RIGHT MARGIN DIALOG
Enter a right margin value from 10 to 255. Press the down arrow or click on the history
icon to the right of the input
line to bring up a history list of prior entries.
TAB Stops DIALOG
Use your right/left cursor keys to move the cursor to the tab stop you want to delete/set. Press the spacebar to delete tabs, or any other character key (like [x]) to set a tab stop. m
IMPORTANT: If you press spacebar immediately after you bring this dialog up, all tab stops will be erased!
You can push the down arrow or click on the history
icon between the OK and CANCEL buttons to bring up a history list of previous tab stop settings.
GLOSSARY Menu MAIN
The following topics are available for help.
Close
Icon
Desktop
Dialog
Box
History
Input
Line
Memory
Indicator
Menu
Bar
Pulldown
Resize
Corner
Selected
Status
Bar
Title
Window
Border
GLOSSARY Close Icon GLOSSARY
The close icon appears in the upper left corner of almost every window. By clicking on it with your mouse, you can quickly close a window. If you are not using a mouse, press [Alt]-[F3] or [Esc].
Close
Icon:[
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
GLOSSARY Desktop GLOSSARY
The desktop refers to all the space on the screen between the Menu
Bar and the Status
Bar. All windows that appear in this area are considered part of the desktop.
GLOSSARY Dialog Box GLOSSARY
A dialog box is a window that pops up to either tell you of some error condition that has occured, or to request further input before an action can be completed. An example is the Change Directory dialog, which requests you enter the name of the directory you would like to change to.
A dialog box can several input
lines, such as the search/replace dialog, and usually has several buttons associated with it that allow you to tell the dialog whether to accept or abort your dialog.
GLOSSARY History Icon GLOSSARY
The history icon is a little box with the down arrow in it. It is usually situated near an input
line within a dialog
box.
The history icon is selected by pressing the down arrow, or clicking on it with the mouse. It brings up a new window that contains a list of all previous commands that may have been input. The list is usually 10 items deep.
You can select from this list by using the mouse to scroll through it, or the up/down arrow keys. Pressing [Enter] accepts the input and places it on the input
line. This feature allows you to quickly pick previous entries.
GLOSSARY Input Line GLOSSARY
An input line is always found within a dialog
box. It allows you to enter data to allow some further action to take place. Input lines will usually have a history
icon associated with them, thereby allowing you to quickly select from amongst a list of previous entries.
GLOSSARY Memory Indicator GLOSSARY
The memory indicator is situated on the bottom right corner of the screen, at the end of the status
bar. It shows you how much memory is available for further use by the application. Memory available is shown in "bytes."
GLOSSARY Menu Bar GLOSSARY
The menu bar is the bar that goes across the top of your screen with the names of the pulldown
menus in it. Pressing the [F10] key will highlight one of the menu titles, or pressing the [Alt] key and the highlighted letter of the menu name will pull down that menu. Clicking on the menu name with a mouse will do the same thing.
GLOSSARY Pulldown Menu GLOSSARY
A pulldown menu is a menu of options that is usually not visible unless you request to "pull it down." The menu
bar contains the names of the various pull down menus available for your use. C
You press the [F10] key to access the menu
bar and and use the arrow keys to pick the menu name you want. Then press [Enter] to pull the menu down. An alternate method is to use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted character of the menu name. Clicking on the menu name with a mouse will do the same thing.
GLOSSARY Resize Corner GLOSSARY
The "resize corner" of a window is the bottom right corner that appears a bit different from the rest of the window
border. By clicking on it with a mouse, you can resize a window to the dimensions you want. Not all windows have this corner, for not all windows can be resized.
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
GLOSSARY Selected Text GLOSSARY
Selected text is that text which you highlight in your document. Once text has been selected, you may COPY, CUT, or CLEAR the text. Selected text has a different color than regular text.
GLOSSARY Status Bar GLOSSARY
The status bar is the bar that appears at the bottom of your screen. The bar is there to inform you of the commands that are available for your use. The bar is also used to provide information as to what a particular menu option will do.
GLOSSARY Title Bar GLOSSARY
Every window has a title bar. The title bar is simply the name of the file that is associated with this particular window. The title bar of a dialog box us usually an indicator as to the function of that dialog.
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
GLOSSARY Window Border GLOSSARY
All windows have a border around them, be it an edit window or a dialog
box. The border tells you several things about a window. If the border is highlighted, it means that window is the active window, or the one you are using. If the border is not highlighted, it means the window is not active. If the border changes to a color that is not normal for active or inactive windows, it means you are resizing and/or moving it.
GLOSSARY Zoom Icon GLOSSARY
The zoom icon is located in the upper right corner of most windows. It means that this window can be zoomed in on to fill the whole desktop or can be zoomed out of to resume its normal size. Not all windows can be zoomed. Dialog
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