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  1. .mb3
  2. .po8
  3.                        WordStar Exercises
  4.  
  5.  
  6. Therσ arσ si° WordSta≥ exercise≤ oε thσ harΣ disk¼ coverinτ thσ ì
  7. followinτ topics:
  8.  
  9.      EX1.WS:  cursor mvement and scrolling
  10.  
  11.      EX2.WS:  insertion and deletion
  12.  
  13. áááááEX3.WS:  changing the format of a document
  14.  
  15. áááááEX4.WS:  block operations
  16. ì
  17. áááááEX5.WS:  changing character appearance
  18.  
  19. áááááEX6.WS:  searching and replacing
  20.  
  21. T∩ usσ aε exercise¼ yo⌡ edi⌠ i⌠ witΦ WordStar¼ a≤ iµ i⌠ werσ ß ì
  22. document you were creating.  
  23.  
  24. Sincσ thσ exercise≤ anΣ WordSta≥ arσ iε thσ WordSta≥ director∙ oε ì
  25. thσ disk¼ thσ firs⌠ ste≡ iε runninτ aε exercisσ i≤ t∩ givσ thσ ì
  26. command:
  27.  
  28.      CD C:\WS  (this command switches you to the WS directory)
  29.  
  30. Next¼ cop∙ thσ exercisσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ usσ t∩ you≥ formatteΣ flopp∙ ì
  31. disδ iε drivσ using the COPY command: 
  32.  
  33.      COPY EX1.WS A:  (this command copies EX1.WS to drive A)
  34.  
  35. (Iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ ruε severa∞ exercises¼ cop∙ eacΦ oµ theφ t∩ ì
  36. your floppy disk at this point).
  37.  
  38. Next¼ executσ WordSta≥ b∙ typinτ it≤ prograφ name:
  39.  
  40.      WS
  41.  
  42. WordSta≥ wil∞ loaΣ anΣ execute«  Thσ displa∙ wil∞ sho≈ ß commanΣ ì
  43. men⌡ titleΣ "OPENIN╟ MENU.ó  Ente≥ thσ new-documen⌠ command¼ D¼ ì
  44. anΣ thσ prograφ wil∞ asδ fo≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ ì
  45. edit«  Thσ filσ i≤ calleΣ EX1.W╙ anΣ i⌠ i≤ oε you≥ flopp∙ disδ iε ì
  46. drive A, so you type:
  47.  
  48.      A:EX1.WS
  49.  
  50. A⌠ thi≤ poin⌠ WordSta≥ wil∞ loaΣ thσ exercisσ filσ int∩ memory¼ ì
  51. anΣ displa∙ i⌠ oε thσ screen«  Jus⌠ follo≈ thσ instruction≤ yo⌡ ì
  52. seσ iε thσ file¼ answerinτ thσ question≤ iε parenthesi≤ a≤ yo⌡ ì
  53. go.  
  54.  
  55. Wheε yo⌡ finisΦ thσ exercise¼ givσ thσ commanΣ CONTROL-K╤ (holΣ ì
  56. dowε thσ contro∞ ke∙ whilσ yo⌡ typσ kq)¼ whicΦ wil∞ returε yo⌡ t∩ ì
  57. the opening menu.
  58.  
  59. Yo⌡ caε theε qui⌠ (usσ thσ exi⌠ command¼ X⌐ o≥ star⌠ ß ne≈ ì
  60. exercise with the D command.