<*> <*>¢ XLEnt WORDPROCESSOR ¢ FOR THE ATARI 130XE/XL¢¢ HELP SCREENS ¢¢ SCREEN #1 - Editor functions¢ SCREEN #2 - Format Directives¢ SCREEN #3 - Disk Errors¢ SCREEN #4 - Special Characters¢ SELECT - Printer Driver Functions¢¢ This wordprocessor uses the ICONS in¢ the right hand corner of the screen.¢ To get to the ICONS press ESC. To get¢ out of them press ESC again. The¢ ICONS are self explanatory.¢¢ This wordprocessor has an 80 column¢ preview screen. If you turn down the¢ color of your screen it becomes quite¢ legible. To get into the preview ¢ screen just keep pressing RETURN¢ while in the PRINT option. If you¢ press BREAK while in this option your¢ screen will scroll faster, press¢ BREAK again and you go to normal¢ speed.¢¢ EDITING FUNCTIONS ¢¢ BACK SP - Deletes one character to¢ the left¢ CNTRL+DEL - Deletes one character at¢ cursor¢ CNTRL+INSERT - Insert space at¢ cursor¢ SHIFT+CLEAR - Erases document in¢ memory¢ CAPS(T) - Upper and lower case (ARROW¢ next to icons)¢ BREAK - Moves cursor to the beginning¢ of a new line¢ SHIFT+DEL(W,S,P) - Deletes a word, a¢ sentence or a paragraph¢ SHIFT+INSERT(T) - Toggles between¢ TYPOVER and INSERT mode¢ START-START - Sends cursor to the¢ beginning of the text ¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+E - Sends the cursor to¢ the end of the text¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+5 - Background color¢ becomes DARKER¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+6 - Background color¢ becomes LIGHTER¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+7 - Text becomes DARKER¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+8 - Text becomes LIGHTER¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+W(T) - Turns wordwrap ON¢ or OFF¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+.(PERIOD) - Joystick¢ speed from 1 to 9¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+M - Set marker points¢ where cursor can go ¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+G - Go to the marker¢ point¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+S - Load a new font into¢ the screen (NOT printer)¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+D - Delete text from any¢ point to any point¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+P - Enter the printer¢ formatter(No ICONS used)¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+Q - Printer Set Up¢ (Screen colors, joystick speed,¢ keyboard speed, tabs, cursor shape,¢ insert mode, wordwraparound)¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+ESC(T) - toggles cursor¢ between a line or a square¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+CLEAR - Deletes all text¢ from the cursor to the end of the¢ text¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+SPACE - Highlights all¢ spaces on the screen with a dash(-)¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+U - Disk menu¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+ARROW UP - One screen¢ down¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+ARROW DOWN - One screen¢ up¢¢¢ TYPEOVER MODE ¢¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+INSERT - Opens up 6 blank¢ lines for insert of text ¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+DEL - Deletes all spaces¢ between the cursor and the start of¢ the text¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+T - Opens up a buffer.¢ Use it with the PASTE function to¢ insert text. To CLEAR the text in the¢ buffer use SHIFT+CLEAR. To exit the¢ buffer use EXIT.¢ OPTION+C - Center text¢ OPTION+CC -Right justified¢ OPTION+F - Print format command¢¢¢ TAB FUNCTIONS ¢¢ TAB - Moves curosr to the next TAB¢ stop¢ SHIFT+TAB - Creates new TAB stops¢ under the cursor¢ CNTRL+TAB - CLEARS TABS at the cursor¢ only¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+TAB - CLEARS ALL TAB¢ stops¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+R - Resets TAB stops¢ every 5 spaces¢¢¢ ALIGNMENT MODE DECIMAL ALIGNMENT¢ (#ARROW)¢¢ 1. TAB to desired location¢ 2. Press REVERSE key¢ 3. Press DECIMAL POINT¢ 4. Enter whole number¢ 5. Press DECIMAL POINT¢ 6. Enter decimal number¢¢ RIGHT ALIGNMENT OF STRINGS¢ (#ARROW)¢¢ 1. TAB to desired location¢ 2. Press REVERSE key¢ 3. Press BACK SP¢ 4. Type in the string¢ 5. Press BACK SP¢ 6. Press REVERSE key¢ 7. Enter last letter of string 2¢ times¢¢¢ TEXT BUFFER - ICONS ¢¢ P = Printer¢ CAMERA = Copy¢ SCISSORS = Cut¢ GLUE JAR = Paste¢ GLASSES = Search¢ DISK = Disk Menu¢¢ To use these icons press ESC and move¢ the cursor to the icon you want and¢ press RETURN.¢¢¢ COPY¢¢ Copy a section of text to CUT or¢ PASTE buffer(max = 20 lines). Start¢ and End are indicated by cursor.¢¢¢ CUT¢ Same as COPY except text that is cut¢ is deleted. It can be sent also to¢ the PASTE buffer.¢¢¢ PASTE ¢¢ Insert text from COPY or CUT buffer¢ into the document at the cursor. You¢ can use ALL normal editing functions¢ without affecting the original¢ document.¢¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+T - Enter the buffer¢ editor. You can edit CUT and PASTE¢ buffer. It does NOT alter the orginal¢ document.¢ ESC - Exit the buffer¢¢ SHIFT+CLEAR - clears the buffer¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+U - Disk Menu¢¢ SEARCH - REPLACE ¢¢ The cursor should be at the beginning¢ of the text(START-START). Press ESC¢ and go to the SEARCH ICON. Search¢ string max=30 characters. Include a¢ SPACE BEFORE the search string. * =¢ wild card.(One character). Use the¢ TAB for the end of SEARCH/REPLACE¢ string.¢¢ SEARCH - DELETE ¢¢ For the replacement string use ¢ CNTRL+DEL¢¢¢ MEMORY MANAGEMENT ¢¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+F - How much memory is¢ left in characters¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+? - How many¢ sectors(S.D.) are needed to save the¢ document¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+N - Wordcount¢¢¢ TEXT WINDOWS(2) ¢¢ You can edit and keep the text¢ seperate from the main document. CUT¢ and PASTE are shared on the two¢ windows¢¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+2 - Creates 2 text¢ windows¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+1 - Window 1¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+2 - Window 2¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+3 - Closes window. Window¢ 2 will be lost.¢¢¢ DISK UTILITIES ¢¢ DIR - Directory. Does not erase text¢ in memory.¢ LOAD - NORMAL,APPEND,INSERT. INSERT¢ lets you insert a file into the¢ MEMORY where the cursor is.¢ FILENAME - If no filename is entered¢ then where the cursor is located will¢ be the filename¢ SAVE - You can save a whole or¢ partial text.¢ DELETE - Deletes a file¢ FORMAT - Formats a disk¢ SPOOL - You can display a text file¢ from a disk for viewing without¢ altering the screen or memory.¢ CNTRL+D - Exit to DOS while in in¢ DISK. (use OPTION L on DOS and for¢ the filename use AUTORUN.SYS to go¢ back to the wordprocessor).¢¢¢ TEXT FORMATTER ¢¢ It is used for previewing document on¢ an 80 column screen. The way it looks¢ on the paper.¢¢ ESC - Returns you to the text editor¢ ANY KEY - Will stop the printer.¢ SPACE BAR - Will continue printing.¢ RETURN - Will take you to the¢ beginning of the FORMATTER.¢¢¢ PAPER LOADING ¢¢ Set total lines to 66 - default¢ Set total print lines to 54 -¢ default¢ Empty lines = 12(1 inch on bottom and¢ top).¢ Put printhead 1 inch from preforation¢ or 1/2 inch if it has a header.¢¢¢ FORMATTER QUESTIONS ON TOP OF THE¢ SCREEN ¢¢ MERGE(M) - Merges with another¢ document¢ NUMBER OF COPIES(N) - Press N¢ DOUBLE COLUMNS - (M/N/D)? Press D¢ SKIP - Press any key¢ # OF 1ST PAGE - Prints header "page¢ 1". To turn header off use HD0. For¢ FOOTER turn HEADER off.¢ PRINT ENTIRE FILE(Y/N) "N" Will ask¢ for 1st and last page to be printed¢ TO SCREEN,PRINTER OR DISK, (S,P,D)¢ -Output to the SCREEN puts document¢ in 80 columns for preview of print.¢ BREAK toggles screen printhead off¢ or on.¢¢¢ OUTPUT TO DISK ¢¢ Use D2:FILENAME. If used as a¢ documenation file on the disk. Use¢ left margin 0 and right margin 37 and¢ number of lines per page 66. Turn¢ HEADER off.¢ EXAMPLE:'F:lm0:rm37:lp66:hd0'- RETURN¢¢¢ MEGAFONT ¢¢ Print OUTPUT TO DISK. Left margin 10,¢ right margin 110. Load Megafont and¢ pick a font you like. Enter the¢ filename of your program. You cannot¢ use any printer driver functions such¢ as underline or doublestrike etc.¢¢¢ PRINTER FORMATTER DIRECTIVES ¢¢ OPTION+F - It has to be on a line by¢ itself and must end with a RETURN.¢ Several fromat commands can be on one¢ line but the must be seperated by¢ ':'¢ EXAMPLE: Flm10:rm70¢¢¢ COMMENT LINE ¢¢ OPTION+F - 'F This is a comment(Will¢ not be printed.)' The first letter¢ after 'F' is a space and not a¢ formatting directive¢¢ lm - Left margin. Default is 10 lm+,¢ lm- Relative margins(Margin is 10,¢ lm+5 margin is now 15). they do not¢ accumulate. lm+0 cancels relative¢ margin¢ rm - right margin. Default is 70.¢ Same as left margin.¢ rm+, rm- Relative right margins.¢ rm+0 cancels it.¢ mr - Margin release. Indent or¢ outdent a margin. mr-5 Outdents a¢ margin 5 spaces to the left.¢ ai - Automatic identation. Indent or¢ outdent. ai+5 Indents margin 5¢ spaces. ai0 or ai+0 turns it off.¢ pp - Physical page lenght. Default is¢ 66.¢ lp - Logical page length. Default is¢ 54¢ fp - Force page starting. Will¢ advance to next page.¢ fp+5 - Conditional force paging. Will¢ advance to next page if lines are¢ less than 5.¢ cl - Current line. Changes line¢ counter. You can increase lines to¢ squeeze a few more on a page on the¢ bottom.¢ cl-2 - Decreases counter by 2¢ therefore giving you 2 more lines on¢ the page. You do NOT have to reset¢ the counter.¢ cl+2 _ Increases counter by 2¢ therefore you loose 2 lines. You do¢ NOT have to reset the counter.¢ sp - Line space. Default is 1 line¢ ln - Line feed. ln12 will skip 12¢ lines¢ cn - Center text. cn1 center text¢ ON.¢ cn0 center text OFF¢ ra - Right alignemt of text¢ ju - Right justification of text¢ hd - Header directive¢ ft - Footer directive¢¢¢ The 'OPTION+F hd' will show on the¢ screen: hdN:left part; middle part;¢ right part¢ Type 'Fhd2:SMITHE;;Page @'. It will¢ print SMITHE on the left side and¢ PAGE 1 on the right side.¢ hd0 - Turns header OFF¢ hd3 - Turns header ON again¢ p# - page number directive¢ xl - Header/footer left margin¢ xr - Header/footrt right margin¢ nx - Next file. Used in chaining¢ files. EXAMPLE: Fnx:D2:FILENAME¢ lk - Used in chaining. YOU type in¢ the filename¢ ex - External file. It can be placed¢ anywhere in the document.¢ EXAMPLE:Fex:D2:PICTURES.DES¢ nc1 - no control codes(when printing¢ to disk)¢ nc0 - control codes OK(default)¢¢¢ BATCH FILES ¢¢ You create a file called "BOOK" with¢ only ex commands in it. The disk will¢ execute it in order.¢ Fex:CHAPTER.1¢ Fex:CHAPTER.2¢ Fex:CHAPTER.3¢¢¢ ADVANCED PRINTER FORMATTING ¢¢ lf- Line feed. For automatic line¢ feed if your computer does not do it.¢¢ lf1 = ON lf = OFF¢ dv - Divider directive. Creates a¢ dividing line from left to right¢ across the page. EXAMPLE: Fdv* It¢ will print ***** line accross page.¢ of - Offset directive - If paper is¢ not centered in the printer you can¢ shift it. of-2 moves is 2 columns to¢ left. of+2 moves it 2 columns to the¢ right¢ sb - Send byte directive. Send a byte¢ to the printer. EXAMPLE: Fsb15¢ (Condensed print CHR$(15)) BUT watch¢ margins they will change¢ sk - Skip text. Fsk1 = ON Fsk0 = OFF¢ You can skip a paragraph etc¢ ps - Pause directive. Printer pauses¢ (to insert a disk etc). Before Fnx¢ command use Fps:INSERT DISK IN DRIVE¢ #1 and then use Fnx. Prompt will then¢ display.¢ OPTION+SPACE BAR - Protects space -¢ NO word splitting. EXAMPLE:XLEnt¢ Software You would use it between¢ these 2 words (shows in inverse¢ video) OPTION+hyphen(-) - Soft hypen.¢ If a word is too long it will be¢ hyphenated at the space if necessary¢ or ignored if not. EXAMPLE: Cat-scan¢ (hypen is in iverse video) ¢ N=A user defined characters. ¢ N =0 to 9 Number of user defined¢ character¢ A = 0 to 255 The ASII character¢ you picked. EXAMPLE 1=123 the first¢ user defined character that is a [.¢ To insert use OPTION+(1 TO 9)¢¢¢ MULTIPLE FORMAT DIRECTIVE ¢ The following format direcitves must¢ be placed on a single line nx, ex,¢ lk, ps, en, fp, ft, hd, ep ¢¢¢ MAILMERGE ¢¢ Create a from letter or a TEMPLATE.¢ OPTION+INSERT creates the data¢ marker(>). In the data file each item¢ to be inserted must end with a¢ RETURN. The template must be in¢ memory and use¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+O - To open data file¢ for¢ mailmerge PRESS 'M' - For mailmerge¢ (Printer Only)¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+I - To insert data into¢ template. Template is now lost. DATA¢ MARKER will not put word on next line¢ if it is too big. FIX use the¢ protected space OPTION+SPACE BEFORE¢ data marker¢¢¢ DOUBLE COLUMN PRINTING ¢¢ You can have 1 pass or 2 pass¢ printing.¢¢ 1 PASS DOUBLE COLUMN PRINTING ¢¢ DO NOT use proprotional or and¢ extended fonts because you will NOT¢ get straight columns. ¢ SUGGESTED COLUMN SETTINGS ¢¢ LEFT MARGIN OF COLUMN 1: 2¢ RIGHT MARGIN OF COLUMN 1: 38¢ LEFT MARGIN OF COLUMN 2: 42¢ RIGHT MARGIN OF COLUMN 2: 78¢¢ The printhead will go across the¢ paper in ONE pass on this function.¢¢ DO NOT set fixed left or right¢ margins in your document( You can¢ change the margins with relative¢ margins ln+5 rm-5 etc. Header and¢ Footer margins should be made¢ seperately with the xl10 or xr10¢ command. You cannot do a mailmerge or¢ use # of copies. The following¢ directives will NOT work:¢ sp,fp,ln,nx,ex,lk. If you need to use¢ these use the 2 pass printing.¢¢¢ 2 PASS DOUBLE COLUMN ¢¢ In 2 pass printing the printhead¢ prints the first column and then the¢ paper is turned back and it prints¢ the 2nd column. In this mode ALL¢ formatting commands work. When you¢ get the prompt "PRESS SPACE BAR TO¢ CONTINUE" then roll paper back to the¢ beginning of the page and then press¢ space bar.¢¢¢ INSERTING PICTURES INTO DOCUMENT¢¢ ep:(FILENAME) - external print¢ directive. This command will send a¢ specified file to the printer. It can¢ contain text or redefined fonts or¢ picture files. You can redirect the¢ screen dump output to the disk and¢ use the 'ep' directive to insert into¢ you document. You must use the 'cl+'¢ command to adjust the line count.¢¢¢ SCREEN DUMP TO THE DISK ¢¢ 1. When the program load press any¢ key¢ 2. Select MICROSCREEN PICTURE¢ FORMATTER 3. ESC - will return you to¢ the Microscreen formatter¢ 4. PRESS A to alter picture or data¢ instead of loading it ot the disk¢ 5. PRESS D = Disk directory¢ 6. PRESS P = LOAD an uncompressed (62¢ sect) picture¢ 7. PRESS B = Load B-GRAPH¢ 8. PRESS I = Load a TYPSETTER ICON.¢ 40 columns 24 rows¢ 9. MOVE CUROSOR to area where you¢ want ICON. You can overlay it on any¢ picture.¢ 10. TAB - will make it opaque or¢ transparent.¢ 11. PRESS ESC when overlay is¢ complete¢¢¢ ADD TEXT, LOAD FONT, NORMAL,¢ INTERNATIONAL ¢ L = Font from disk currently in¢ drive¢ I = International font¢¢¢ PRINT ENTIRE SCREEN? ¢¢ Prints only part of screen if you¢ want it¢¢¢ NORMAL OR CONDENSED ¢¢ Normal is across the entire page.¢ TYPSETTER ICON looks better¢ condensed.¢¢¢ LEFT MARGIN - CENTERING ¢¢ Is the default. If you say 10 then it¢ will be lined up with the margin.¢ NORMAL OR REVERSE ¢¢ Normal is black on wite. Reverse is¢ white on black.¢¢¢ DISK OR PRINTER ¢¢ Use disk for inserting into document.¢ Use printer for a horizontal screen¢ dump. If is is send to the disk you¢ can use the 'ep' command.¢¢¢ PICTURE LINES VS. TEXT LINES ¢¢ The picture cursor is 3:2 in ratio to¢ the text cursor lines. It uses 16¢ printed lines therefore you would use¢ 'cl+16' if an entire screen was¢ printed. If the cursor moves 14 lines¢ from TOP to BOTTOM on the picture¢ then use the fomula:¢ cl = 2/3 * 14 = 9.3 or 10.¢ Therefore it becomes¢ Fcl+10¢ Print pictures or save them in DOUBLE¢ HEIGHT, DOUBLE WIDTH or BOTH.¢¢¢ INTEGRATING OTHER PROGRAMS ¢¢ You can integrate MEGAFONT,¢ TYPSETTER, BGRAPH, SYNFILE+.¢¢¢ INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIAL¢ CHARACTERS ¢¢ SHIFT+CNTRL+S and then load¢ PERFECT.FNT will load the¢ internaltional font. To get these¢ letters press the CNTRL key and a¢ letter and you will get the the¢ international characters.¢¢¢ USE AS COMMENT LINES IN A BASIC¢ PROGRAM ¢¢ 1) Use line numbers and REM or PRINT¢¢ 2) Do not go beyond 3 screen lines ¢ before putting in a RETURN ¢ 3) SAVE normally¢ 4) Recall by using ENTER¢ "D:FILENAME"¢ 5) Append program by using LIST¢ "D:PROGRAM"( Your program has to be¢ previously saved with a LIST¢ command)¢ <e> <n> <d>¢¢
