Software of the Month Club 1995 December/SOFM_Dec1995.bin/pc/dos/dtp/pcwritep/ed1.hlp

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Using help      Editing keys   Index/contents  Paragraphs      Thesaurus   
Adapt features  File basics    Insert          Printing        Tools       
Basic editing   File convert   Layout          Problems        Typewriter  
Box operations  File manage    Macros          Screen display  Undo        
Characters      Fonts          Margins/tabs    Search/replace  Window split
Columns         Foot/endnotes  Menus           Selecting text  <custom>    
Copy/move text  Formatting     Merge print     Shorthand       <custom>    
Customize       Going places   Mouse           Spacing         <custom>    
Deleting text   Head/footers   Pagination      Spell check     <custom>    


..>hi
..>h
..>hc
USING HELP

While editing, press 
Alt H C
 (F1 F1) for help related to text at cursor.
For example, if cursor is on a special character, you get help about it.
Or, if you're in the middle of an editing task, the related topic displays.
To ignore context, and just display Index of topics, press 
Alt H I
 instead.
At menus, press 
Shf-F1
 at any item to view a brief hint. See Top lines
Or, press 
F1
 to view help screen for that item, which gives more details.
Use the 
PgDn and PgUp
 keys to scroll a long help screen, like this one.

Shifted PgDn and PgUp
 keys scroll a screenfull at once.

At the Index, use 
Arrow keys
 to highlight a topic (trigger).
Then press the 
Enter key 
to jump to screen for that topic (target).
To exit Help and return to editing, press 
Esc
.

Subtopics sometimes display in a list on first page of topic.
Highlight items using 
Right Arrow
, press 
Enter
 to jump to subtopic.
Cross references allow you to jump to related topics in help screen.
Use 
Right or Left Arrow
 to highlight the next or prior cross reference
  Example:  See BASIC EDITING
then press 
Enter
 to jump to topic.
Jump to Index by pressing 
Home
.
Jump to first page of topic by pressing 
Ctl-PgUp
.
Jump to prior topic by pressing 
Ctl-PgUp
 when at first page.
Jump to next topic page by pressing 
Ctl-PgDn
.

Keystroke format

Alt L M P
     press and release the Alt key, then L, then M, then P

Shf-Ctl-Enter
 press and hold Shf and Ctl while pressing Enter

F1 F3
         press F1 then press F3

Alt-F2 F3
     press and hold Alt, press F2, release Alt, press F3

Up/DnArrow
    press Up Arrow or Down Arrow

Filename format
The instructions in these Help screens are for any computer. Most prompts on
these screens use the generic "filename" in place of an actual filename.
Place a disk drive specification, like "
A:
", or pathname, like "
\pcw\
" in
front of a filename if necessary. For instance if a file is on the disk in
the B drive, type "B:filename"; if a file is in the subdirectory \pcw\doc on
your hard disk, type "C:\pcw\doc\filename".

Adopt a feature
Add a feature to your profile from help screen. When a topic has double bars
on left edge of viewing window, it means that feature is not in your current
profile. Press 
F9
 to add the feature. See Set profile

..>ht
Tutorial
Press 
Alt H T
 (Ctl-F1) to view lessons about PC-Write. Read and practice
any lessons (or just browse them) and exit at any time. Use same keys as
available in help screen to scroll or jump. See USING HELP

With tutorial on screen, press 
Ctl-F1
 to return to your practice file.
Tutorial screen remains displayed for your reference. Scroll tutorial text
with 
Shf-PgDn
 or 
Shf-PgUp
. Jump back to tutorial window by pressing 
Ctl-F1
.
Quit tutorial with 
Esc
 in tutorial window, or 
Ctl-F1 Esc
 from practice file.
To print tutorial, see CUSTOMIZE.

..cnl
Help on a floppy system
If you're loading help or the tutorial on a floppy drive system, you may
have to remove your document disk from the drive in order to insert the help
disk. Be sure to reinsert your document disk before leaving help/tutorial.


..>a
ADAPT FEATURES

Add or drop features from menus to tailor PC-Write to your needs. Menu
topics for which no features are available in current profile say 'None'.
See Set profile, Save profile, All features on

Feature sets: (use Right Arrow then Enter to see contents)
FILE  EDIT  SEARCH  PRINT  MARGIN  SPACE/FONT
TOOL  VIEW  ADAPT   MERGE  PAGING  REFERENCE

..>ap
Set profile
Using pull-down menu:
1. Press 
Alt A P
 then select feature set to adapt.
2. 
Spacebar
 scrolls between core/basic/standard/advanced level.
This adds all features at level selected, and removes any at higher levels.

Using help:
1. Move with 
Up or Down Arrow key
 to line with feature desired.
2. Press 
F9
 to adopt the feature. See Adopt a feature
This adds the feature, along with all features in the set at the same level
as the feature adopted.

..>apf
FILE features
 Core level    See FILE BASICS
 
Exit
          Closes document, exits PC-Write program
 
Save
          Writes document to disk
 
Undo changes
  Clears any changes made since last Save
F- Basic level
F- 
Open/create
 Closes current document, opens another one
F- 
List & open
 Lists files in directory, you pick one to open
F- 
New name
    Changes name of current file
F= Standard level  See FILE CONVERT, FILE MANAGE
F= 
Convert
 Import file not in current PC-Write format
F=         Export file to another format
F= 
Manage
  Copy file, erase file, or rename file on disk
F= 
DOS
     Shell to DOS, run DOS command
F≡ Advanced level
F≡ 
Manage
  Change DOS path, prefix for names, update directory notes ed.dir

..>ape
EDIT features
 Core level     See BASIC EDITING, CHARACTERS
 
Delete text
    Delete word, line, character
 
Push/Over mode
 Change between pushright typing or overtyping
 
Box characters
 Draw boxes with single or double lines
 
Accent key
     Enter letters with inflections or special symbols
E- Basic level   See SELECTING TEXT, DELETING TEXT, COPY/MOVE TEXT
E- 
Select text
   Mark word, line, block, sentence, paragraph, document
E- 
Move text
     Move text to another location
E- 
Copy text
     Copy text to cursor
E- 
Delete text
   Delete selected text
E- 
Undo
          Undelete, uncopy, or unmove text
E- 
File insert
   Insert all text of another file at cursor
E- 
Hold transfer
 Copy selected text between files
E= Standard level See BOX OPERATIONS, COPY/MOVE TEXT, INSERT
E= 
Box select
     Mark rectangle of text to move/copy/delete
E= 
Frame text
     Draw single or double line frame around selected box
E= 
Copy to file
   Copy text to another file, replacing contents
E= 
Append to file
 Copy text to end of another file
E= 
Insert date
    Insert current date at cursor
E= 
Letter case
    Change upper/lower case for character
E= 
Transpose
      Swap character with one on left or right
E≡ Advanced level
E≡ 
Hold operations
 Copy/append/insert/erase text in hold area
E≡ 
Box total
       Total boxed numbers, and insert sum
E≡ 
Column boxing
   Box full column width text, push/pull vertically

..>aps
SEARCH features
 Core level   See CURSOR MOVES
 
Cursor moves
 Jump to word, line, screen, file boundaries
 
Scroll text
  Scroll text by screenful or line
S- Basic level  See SEARCH/REPLACE, GOING PLACES
S- 
Find text
    Search for text you specify
S- 
Replace text
 Replace found text with different text
S- 
F6 wild card
 Find any symbol or blank
S- 
Location
     Move cursor to line/column in file, or line on page
S- 
Jump
         Jump to next/prior paragraph/page
S= Standard level
S= 
Wild cards
     Find any letter, number, character, line boundary,
S=                  special font, or use current find or marked text
S= 
Replace all
    Replace all matching occurrences from cursor forward
S= 
Everywhere
     Global replace of all occurrences in document
S= 
Selected text
  Replace any occurrences within selected text
S= 
Unreplace
      Restore one previously replaced occurrence with find text
S= 
Swap find
      Switch the find text with the replace text
S= 
Bookmark
       Set place in file to return to
S= 
Go to sentence
 Jump to next/prior sentence
S= 
Jump to last
   Jump to last place in document
S= 
Jump non-ASCII
 Jump to next non-ASCII character in file
S= 
Match pair
     Search for next matching pair of symbol at cursor
S≡ Advanced level
S≡ 
Exit bookmark
  Remember place on exit, and jump there on entry

..>app
PRINT features
 Core level See PRINTING
 
All pages
  Print all pages of document
P- Basic level
P- 
Range of pages
 Print single page or range of pages
P- 
View
           Preview pages of document on screen before printing
P- 
Font sample
    Print a sample of every font in print control file
P= Standard level
P= 
Multiple copies
 Set number of copies to print
P= 
Feed method
     Set tractor, single sheet, or bin/tray sheet feeding
P= 
Output file
     Print to file on disk
P= 
Read def file
   Read settings defined in print control file
P= 
Link def file
   Assign print control file to document
P≡ Advanced level
P≡ 
Even/odd pages
  Print only even or only odd pages
P≡ 
Typewrite
       Send lines directly to printer

..>apm
MERGE features
 Core level
 (none)
M- Basic level
M- (none)
M= Standard level See MERGE PRINT
M= 
Input/output
 Simple merge of data file and document to printer
M= 
Trial 
       Merge sample record
M= 
One record
   Merge one record to printer
M= 
All records
  Merge and print all records
M≡ Advanced level
M≡ 
Input template
  Fixed length field format, keep leading/trailing spaces
M≡ 
Output template
 Variables for align, reformat, omit line, prompted entry
M≡ 
Input/edit one
  Merge records one by one, edit each as needed
M≡ 
Conditions
      Selects records for merging

..>apt
TOOL features
 Core level
 (none)
T- Basic level      See TOOLS, SPELL CHECK
T- 
Spell check word
 Check spelling of word at cursor
T- 
Spell scan
       Search document for words not in master dictionary
T- 
Spell autocheck
  Check spelling of words as you type
T- 
Spell guess
      View correctly spelled alternates of misspelled word
T- 
Word count
       Count number of words in document or selected text
T= Standard level   See THESAURUS, SPELL CHECK, TOOLS
T= 
Thesaurus
        Look up alternate word with similar meaning
T= 
Spell add word
   Add word to user dictionary
T= 
Spell skip word
  Ignore this word during spell check
T= 
Spell catch word
 Catch this word as misspelled, even if in dictionary
T= 
Tabs to spaces
   Expand tab characters to spaces per ruler tab stops
T= 
Spaces to tabs
   Convert leading spaces to single tab character
T= 
End space trim
   Remove blank space at end of lines
T= 
Line end fix
     Fix line boundaries to be carriage return + line feed
T≡ Advanced level  See SPELL CHECK, TOOLS
T≡ 
Spell lists
     Load/save user/skip/catch lists with non-standard names
T≡ 
Non-ASCII strip
 Remove all non-ASCII characters from current document

..>apa
ADAPT features
 Core level      See ADAPT FEATURES
 
Profiles
        Change complexity level of individual feature sets
 
All features on
 Turn on all features temporarily, override profile
 
Customize
       Run Customizer program to change permanent settings
A- Basic level
A- (none)
A= Standard level See ADAPT FEATURES, CUSTOMIZE, MACROS
A= 
Save profile
   Write profile settings to control file (ED.DEF)
A= 
Read def file
  Activate settings defined in control file
A= 
Key macros
     Record and playback keystrokes
A≡ Advanced level
A≡ 
Shorthand
  Expand abbreviations as you type
A≡ 
Buttons
    Add and remove buttons on button bar
A≡ 
Repeat key
 Press a key once, have it repeat several times

..>apv
VIEW features
 Core level See SCREEN DISPLAY
 
Top lines
  Turn display of Status/Menu/Ruler/Hint lines on/off
V- Basic level
V- 
Hide/Show codes
 Turn display of formatting codes on/off
V= Standard level See WINDOW SPLIT
V= 
Open window
    Split screen, display same file or another
V= 
Pick window
    Move cursor to another window
V= 
Close window
   Close current window
V= 
Expand window
  Expand current window by closing another
V= 
Single window
  Close all windows except current one
V= 
Zoom mode
      Fill screen with current window, hiding others temporarily
V≡ Advanced level
V≡ 
Button bar
  Show line of customizable buttons at top of screen

..>apl
LAYOUT feature sets

..>aplm
MARGIN features
 Core level
 (none)
N- Basic level      See LAYOUT, MARGINS/TABS, PARAGRAPHS, FORMATTING
N- 
Page margins
     Top, bottom, left, right margins
N- 
Sheet size
       Page length and width
N- 
Ragged right
     Paragraphs line up evenly on left edge only
N- 
Justify
          Space paragraphs evenly between left and right margin
N- 
ASCII center
     Center line or marked text, no proportional formatting
N- 
Indent
           Indent paragraph left/right sides and/or first line
N- 
Reformat
         Rewrap lines in document
N- 
Wordwrap mode
    Turn wordwrap on/off, temporarily
N- 
Auto-ref mode
    Turn auto-reformat on/off, temporarily
N- 
Control reformat
 Insert command to turn reformat ability on/off
N- 
Tab stops
        Set tab stops at equal distances
N- 
Inch/Cm units
    Measurement values in inches/centimeters for commands
N= Standard level   See CHARACTERS
N= 
Page 1 margin
    Set extra (+/-) top margin for first page only
N= 
Center text
      Center text between margins, any font
N= 
Flush right
      Force paragraphs right, line up evenly on right edge
N= 
Spring text
      Force text to left and right from spring points
N= 
ASCII ragged
     Ragged right line or marked lines
N= 
ASCII justify
    Justify lines using spaces, not micro-spaces
N= 
ASCII flush
      Flush right lines using spaces, not micro-spaces
N= 
ASCII spring
     Spring text from cursor using spaces, not micro-spaces
N= 
Left outlines
    Floating paragraphs with first line indent/outdent
N= 
Auto-ref control
 Insert command to force automatic reformat on/off
N= 
Break paragraph
  Insert end of paragraph character, ragged
N= 
Soft/hard space
  Microspace character or no-break space between words
N= 
Soft/hard hyphen
 Conditional hyphen, no-break hyphen
N= 
Align text
       Insert command to position text when printed
N= 
Slide text
       Slide line left/right on screen
N= 
Use ruler
        Display/edit indent, tab stops, and ruler spacing value
N= 
Measurements
     Command values in points, sixths, ruler spacing units
N≡ Advanced level     See COLUMNS
N≡ 
Columns
            Divide page into several columns
N≡ 
Head/footer margin
 Set header/footer margins different from body text
N≡ 
Binding margin
     Additional margin on binding side of page
N≡ 
Right/left pages
   Differentiate right and left pages
N≡ 
Landscape print
    Print sideways on paper
N≡ 
Indent variations
  Align paragraph number/symbol/heading, float indent
N≡ 
Break, justify
     Insert end of paragraph character, justified

..>aplf
SPACE/FONT features
 Core level
 (none)
G- Basic level       See SPACING, FONTS
G- 
Multiple spacing
  Single, double, triple space lines when printed
G- 
Size
              Set width of characters, fixed width only
G- 
Typeface
          Set style of characters
G- 
Effect
            Set underline or boldface
G- 
Letters at cursor
 Insert font character pair around cursor
G- 
Document
          Insert guide line at top of document to set font
G= Standard level
G= 
Size
             Set width/height of characters, variable or fixed width
G= 
Effect
           Set double underline, superscript, or subscript
G= 
Begin this line
  Insert guide line to turn font on/off
G= 
Header/footer
    Set font for header and footer lines
G= 
Line height
      Set number of lines per inch for text/blank lines
G= 
Note spacing
     Set line height of footnotes
G= 
Downloaded fonts
 Use font definitions from file downloaded to printer
G≡ Advanced level
G≡ 
Head/footer spacing
 Set line height for header/footer different from body
G≡ 
Insert space
        Reserve additional height on page (for illustration)
G≡ 
Footnote font
       Set font for footnotes
G≡ 
Column font  
       Set font separately for each column

..>aplr
REFERENCE features
 Core level
 (none)
R- Basic level
R- 
Header
  Page number at top of page, centered or flush right
R- 
Footer
  Page number at bottom of page, centered or flush right
R= Standard level    See HEAD/FOOTERS, INSERT, FOOT/ENDNOTES
R= 
Header
            Define multiple header lines
R= 
Footer
            Define multiple footer lines
R= 
Head/foot format
  Put text/number/date/time/filename to left/center/right
R= 
Suppress
          Suppress printing of header/footer for this page
R= 
Comment line
      Insert non-printing comment line
R= 
Footnotes
         Make selected text a footnote
R= 
Endnotes
          Make selected text an endnote
R= 
Footnote fence
    Separator between notes and text
R= 
Update references
 Move endnotes to end of document
R= 
Auto-number
       Insert numbering sequence you can update in one step
R= 
Update sequence
   Resequence document numbers after making changes
R≡ Advanced level
R≡ 
Second lines
      Enter second line for header/footer through menu
R≡ 
Blank lines
       Set header/footer separation through menu
R≡ 
Right/left lines
  Put different header/footer on right/left pages
R≡ 
Print image
       Insert print image when printing document
R≡ 
Other file
        Insert text of another file when printing document
R≡ 
User entry
        Pause for user input when printing document
R≡ 
Index
             Compile sorted index list from indexed words
R≡ 
Table of contents
 Compile table of contents from section heads
R≡ 
Series endnotes
   Place endnotes at end of each file in series

..>aplp
PAGING features
 Core level
 (none)
Q- Basic level   See PAGINATION
Q- 
Auto-paging
   Automatically insert/adjust page breaks when editing
Q- 
Document
      Insert/update page breaks for whole document
Q- 
Remove breaks
 Delete all page break lines
Q- 
Hard Break
    Insert page break, does not adjust upon repage
Q= Standard level
Q= 
By page
         Repaginate page by page, adjusting page break locations
Q= 
Set page number
 Change page number beginning with this page
Q= 
Soft Break
      Insert page break, adjusts upon repage
Q≡ Advanced level
Q≡ 
Column break
    Insert both column and hard page break
Q≡ 
Orphan control
  Move isolated orphan lines to next page
Q≡ 
Conditionals
    Keep block/lines on page, force left/right page
Q≡ 
Next number set
 Adjust number for next page, to insert from other source

..exp
..>as
A=Save profile
When you exit, PC-Write asks if you want to save the current settings for
all feature sets. Settings are stored permanently until you change and save
them again later. If you do not save your profile, features added or dropped
during the current edit session are not remembered next time you use
PC-Write. You can also save anytime before exiting.

KEYS: Alt A S 

..>as=
Profile settings are saved in your edit control file, ED.DEF. You can save
them in a different file by retyping the control filename upon saving.

..>aa
All features on

Alt A A
 (Alt-F6 F4) turns all features on for the current edit session.
All feature sets are temporarily updated to the highest level. This does not
change your profile, however. See Set profile. On the pull-down menus,
not in your profile that are just temporarily 'on' show a double
bar to the left of the item. Use this function to quickly access an
infrequently needed feature you've purposely left out of your profile.


BASIC EDITING

Enter text then revisit it if needed to make changes. Move cursor using
Arrow keys, or combine with Ctl or Shf to move farther distances quickly.
Paging and text search keys can also be used. See CURSOR MOVES
For table of speed editing keys, see EDITING KEYS.
To enter special hyphens and spaces, see HYPHENS & SPACES.
To insert current date in your document, see INSERT.
To change the look of text, see FORMATTING, LAYOUT.

..>el
..>els
..>elu
E=Letter case
Change case of letter at cursor or selected text.

KEYS: Alt E L
 then:

S
 (F8)  Make existing capitals lower case, and vice versa

U
 (Alt-F8)  Make all letters capital
To change from initial capital, lower case words (e.g. Sun) to all lower
case (e.g. sun), first change to all capitals then switch to lower case.

E=Transpose character
Slide character at cursor, exchanging places with adjacent letter.
Useful for fixing typos or adjusting font characters in show mode.
Transpose left   
Shf-Bksp
Transpose right  
Shf-Esc
To assign alternate keys for transpose, see CUSTOMIZE.

..>aw
..>awp
..>awo
Working modes
These settings are temporary. To set modes permanently, see CUSTOMIZE.
Typing mode                Press                     Top line reads
Push existing text right   
Alt E P
 (Scroll Lock)     Push
Overwrite existing text    
Alt E O
 (Scroll Lock)     Over
V-Display codes
Hide formatting codes      
Alt V H
 (Alt-Spacebar)    R:F
Show formatting codes      
Alt V S
 (Alt-Spacebar)    r:f
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..>awaw
..>awar
..>awap
..>awac
..>awas
Automatic modes              Press                     Top line reads
N-Wrap text at end of line   
Alt L M R W
 (Shf-F7)      Wrap+
N-Rewrap text after editing  
Alt L M R A
 (Shf-F7)      Para+
Q-Insert/show page breaks    
Alt L P A
 (Alt-F7 F3)     Wrap# or Para#
T-Spell check as you type    
Alt T S A
 (Alt-F2 F7)     Se+ or Sp+
A≡Expand shorthand words     
Alt A U A
 (Alt-F6 F8 F8)  se+ or sp+
Watch Top line for information about current editing status and modes.
See Status line


..bxd
E=BOX OPERATIONS

E=You can move, copy, delete and frame text in a rectangular area. First you
E=must select the text by boxing with 
Alt E B B
 (Ctl-F7). See BOXING TEXT
E≡If you box select a list of numbers, you can calculate and insert a total.
..bxo
Moving or copying boxed text overwrites existing text or spaces, so first
clear target area. Moving or deleting (cutting) boxed text leaves spaces in
place of cut text. Boxing text puts screen in Hide mode. See Hide/Show codes
To remove extra spaces left by box moved from end of lines, see Convert.

..>eif
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..>eifa
..>eifr
E=Drawing a frame
Begin frame drawing with text selected in Boxing or Boxed mode.
Be sure to box an area one space wider/longer than text to allow for frame.
Use ASCII frame when your printer does not have box characters available.

KEYS: Alt E I F S
 or 
D
 or 
A
 or 
R
  (Ctl-F9)
┌────────┐ ╔════════╗ +--------+
│ Single │ ║ Double ║ | ASCII  |
└────────┘ ╚════════╝ +--------+
To do your own box drawing and shading, see CHARACTERS.

..>eib
..>eib=
E≡Totaling numbers
Numbers in box selected area are totalled and the sum inserted below box.
If cursor is moved after boxing, sum inserts at cursor instead. Numbers may
have decimal or thousands separator or currency symbol, and don't have to
be aligned. You can skip or accept numbers that also have text in them.

KEYS: Alt E I B
 (Ctl-F9 F7)

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If you have a BOXED area and use an operation that applies to whole file,
not just the BOXED part, you get a warning.

E=Other operations you can do in Boxing Mode:
Set BOXED mode, cursor to upper left:  
Alt E B B
 (Ctl-F7)
In BOXED mode, Copy box:  
Alt E C
 (F3)
In BOXED mode, Move box:  
Alt E M
 (F6)
Delete box:  
Alt E D
 (F4)
Go to upper left of moved/deleted box:  
Shf-Ctl-End
Undelete a just-deleted box, with  
Alt E B B then Alt E U D
  cursor at upper left corner:     (Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F4)
Undo box copy, with text still boxed:  
Alt E U C
 (F4 F4)
Undo box move, with text still boxed:  
Alt E U M
 (Shf-Ctl-End then F6)
Insert a file as a box:  
Alt E B B then Alt E F I
 (Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F3)
Copy a box to another file:  
Ctl-F6
  See Copy to a file
Slide box text right or left:  
Alt L R A R/L
 (Shf-Ins/Del)
Repeat replace:  
Alt S R S
 (Alt-F10 F9)
Change font characters:  
Alt L F L
Change letter case:  
Alt E L S
 or 
U



CHARACTERS

Box drawing
Accented letters
Math symbols
Hyphens & spaces
Character codes

To enter font characters, see FONTS

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BOX DRAWING symbols:         For Framing feature, See Drawing a frame
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  ║ └ ║ ┴ ║ ┘ ║ │ ║ ╙ ║ ╨ ║ ╜ ║          ║ ╚ ║ ╩ ║ ╝ ║ ║ ║ ╘ ║ ╧ ║ ╛ ║
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        Shf-Alt Box Set                          Shf-Ctl Box Set

Press Shf and Alt keys plus letter.     Press Shf and Ctl keys plus letter.
Be sure typing mode is set to Overwrite. See Typing mode

..ach
..acc
ACCENTED LETTERS:  Press first key, then 
Accent Key
 (~), then second key
('Acc' is Accent key)
a Acc " 
ä
 │ a Acc ` 
à
 │ a Acc ^ 
â
 │ o Acc a 
å
A Acc " 
Ä
 │ e Acc ` 
è
 │ e Acc ^ 
ê
 │ A Acc o 
Å
e Acc " 
ë
 │ i Acc ` 
ì
 │ i Acc ^ 
î
 │
i Acc " 
ï
 │ o Acc ` 
ò
 │ o Acc ^ 
ô
 │ a Acc _ 
ª
o Acc " 
ö
 │ u Acc ` 
ù
 │ u Acc ^ 
û
 │ o Acc _ 
º
O Acc " 
Ö
 │           │           │
u Acc " 
ü
 │ a Acc ' 
á
 │ c Acc , 
ç
 │ c Acc / 
¢
U Acc " 
Ü
 │ E Acc ' 
É
 │ C Acc , 
Ç
 │ - Acc L 
£
y Acc " 
ÿ
 │ e Acc ' 
é
 │ n Acc ~ 
ñ
 │ = Acc Y 
¥
          │ i Acc ' 
í
 │ N Acc ~ 
Ñ
 │ t Acc P 
₧
a Acc e 
æ
 │ o Acc ' 
ó
 │ ? Acc ? 
¿
 │ - Acc f 
ƒ
A Acc E 
Æ
 │ u Acc ' 
ú
 │ ! Acc ! 
¡
 │

MATH SYMBOLS:  Press first key, then 
Accent Key
 (~), then second key.
('Acc' is Accent key)
1 Acc ` 
░
 │ a Acc / 
α
 │ d Acc / 
δ
 │ ) Acc ` 
⌡
2 Acc ` 
▒
 │ b Acc / 
ß
 │ f Acc / 
φ
 │ 1 Acc 2 
½
3 Acc ` 
▓
 │ g Acc / 
Γ
 │ e Acc / 
ε
 │ 1 Acc 4 
¼
4 Acc ` 
█
 │ p Acc / 
π
 │ ! Acc ` 
ⁿ
 │ : Acc ` 
÷
5 Acc ` 
▄
 │ S Acc / 
Σ
 │ # Acc ` 
■
 │ / Acc ` 
√
6 Acc ` 
▌
 │ s Acc / 
σ
 │ $ Acc ` 
∞
 │ + Acc ` 
±
7 Acc ` 
▐
 │ m Acc / 
µ
 │ % Acc ` 
°
 │ . Acc ` 
∙
8 Acc ` 
▀
 │ t Acc / 
τ
 │ ^ Acc ` 
∩
 │ = Acc ` 
≡
          │ F Acc / 
Φ
 │ & Acc ` 
·
 │ ~ Acc ` 
≈
[ Acc ` 
⌐
 │ h Acc / 
Θ
 │ * Acc ` 
²
 │ > Acc ` 
≥
] Acc ` 
¬
 │ M Acc / 
Ω
 │ ( Acc ` 
⌠
 │ < Acc ` 
≤

HYPHENS & SPACES
Normal hyphen    
Hyphen
 (- key)
..hdh
N=Hard Hyphen (÷)  
Ctl-Hyphen
 (keeps words together)
..sfh
N=Soft Hyphen ( )  
Shf-Ctl-Hyphen
 (conditional at end of line)
Normal space     
Spacebar
Space at right   
Ins
N=Repeated spaces  
Shf-Ins
  See Sliding text
Spaces to tab    
Ctl-I
 (pushes text at cursor to next tab)
..hds
N=Hard Space  (·)  
Ctl-Space
 (keeps words together)
..sfs
N=Soft Space       
Shf-Ctl-Space
 (used in formatting, e.g. spring margin)
To assign alternate keys for inserting hyphens and spaces, see CUSTOMIZE.

CHARACTER CODES
To insert character by code number, press and hold Alt key, then type code
on numeric keypad, then release Alt key.
..fon
Font characters - codes 000-031
CODE/CHR./KEYS  FONT   See FONTS
014     Alt-A   Align font, See Alignment
002     Alt-B   Bold
006     Alt-C   Compressed
016     Alt-D   Double
003     Alt-E   Elite
028     Alt-F   Fast
011  ** Alt-G   Guide line, See DOT LINES
024     Alt-H   Higher (superscript)
021     Alt-I   Italic
008     Alt-J   J font
020     Alt-K   Keep paragraph font, See Break paragraph
025     Alt-L   Lower (subscript)
007     Alt-M   M font
017     Alt-N   Number font, See Auto-numbering
019     Alt-O   Overstrike
005     Alt-P   Pica
022     Alt-Q   Q font
030     Alt-R   Regular
001  
 
  Alt-S   Second strike
012 ** Shf-Alt-T Top of page, See Inserting breaks
023     Alt-U   Underline
004     Alt-V   V font
018     Alt-W   W, Double underline
013     Alt-X   X font (Carriage return)
031     Alt-Y   Y font
015     Alt-Z   Z font (Hard page break)
Not used: 0, Tab 9, Line Boundary 10, End of File 26, Esc 27, Soft Hyphen 29
** (cannot show character)

Ascii characters - codes 032-127
032 spc  │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

Extended characters - codes 128-255
For keystrokes using Accent key, see ACCENTED LETTERS, MATH SYMBOLS
128  Ç   │150  û   │171  ½   │193  ┴   │215  ╫   │237  φ
129  ü   │151  ù   │172  ¼   │194  ┬   │216  ╪   │238  ε
130  é   │152  ÿ   │173  ¡   │195  ├   │217  ┘   │239  ∩
131  â   │153  Ö   │174  «   │196  ─   │218  ┌   │240  ≡
132  ä   │154  Ü   │175  »   │197  ┼   │219  █   │241  ±
133  à   │155  ¢   │176  ░   │198  ╞   │220  ▄   │242  ≥
134  å   │156  £   │177  ▒   │199  ╟   │221  ▌   │243  ≤
135  ç   │157  ¥   │178  ▓   │200  ╚   │222  ▐   │244  ⌠
136  ê   │158  ₧   │179  │   │201  ╔   │223  ▀   │245  ⌡
137  ë   │159  ƒ   │180  ┤   │202  ╩   │224  α   │246  ÷
138  è   │160  á   │181  ╡   │203  ╦   │225  ß   │247  ≈
139  ï   │161  í   │182  ╢   │204  ╠   │226  Γ   │248  °
140  î   │162  ó   │183  ╖   │205  ═   │227  π   │249  ∙
141  ì   │163  ú   │184  ╕   │206  ╬   │228  Σ   │250  ·
142  Ä   │164  ñ   │185  ╣   │207  ╧   │229  σ   │251  √
143  Å   │165  Ñ   │186  ║   │208  ╨   │230  µ   │252  ⁿ
144  É   │166  ª   │187  ╗   │209  ╤   │231  τ   │253  ²
145  æ   │167  º   │188  ╝   │210  ╥   │232  Φ   │254  ■
146  Æ   │168  ¿   │189  ╜   │211  ╙   │233  Θ   │255
147  ô   │169  ⌐   │190  ╛   │212  ╘   │234  Ω   │
148  ö   │170  ¬   │191  ┐   │213  ╒   │235  δ   │
149  ò   │         │192  └   │214  ╓   │236  ∞   │
PC-Write reserved characters: Hard Hyphen 246, Soft/hard space 249/250


..col
..>lmc
N≡COLUMNS

Use column format for newsletter, translation or other document requiring
parallel text. Also useful for tables with variable length entries. Columns
lie within page margins and have white space between columns (separations).
Each column can have its own indents, shapes and tabstops. See PARAGRAPHS
..>lmcn
Standard format allows for several columns, each with same width. One column
of different width can be placed at far left or right of other columns.
Non-standard formats require direct ruler editing. See Column rulers

KEYS: Alt L M C


Wordwrap and reformat use indent and shape of current column, independent of
other columns. Adding or deleting lines affects only one column, unless you
want to affect a line across all columns using these keys:
 
Shf-Enter
  add a line, all columns
 
Shf-Ctl-Enter
  delete a line, all columns
Blank lines are added to end of short columns to equal length of longest
one. Marking ignores column format. Use boxing instead of marking, unless
you want to affect ALL columns across. See SELECTING TEXT
Proportional text may appear on screen to extend past right indent of
column, but prints correctly. To set column fonts, see Location.

Moving the cursor in columns usually behaves as if each column is a page.
Move between columns using these keys:
 
Arrow
  across boundary
 
Shf-Arrow
  to column boundary
 
Shf-Home
  to prior home
 
Shf-End
  to next end

..>colm=c
Moving column text
PC-Write does not automatically flow text on page from one column to next.
Use column boxing to move text from one column to another. You may need to
move text before joining or changing number of columns in layout.
See COLUMN BOXING
Text does flow across page breaks, so column continues on next page.
To prevent text flow to next page, see Break column.

..>lmce
N≡Equal columns
Changing number of columns creates layout with minimum separation, maximum
width, and best ruler spacing for current font. New columns have indent and
shape of prior paragraph (unless you change it), and existing text in column
area reformats into leftmost column. Status line shows 'Col' when in column.
Change number of columns to zero to end column layout. New column layout
(different number, separation, width, or ruler spacing) breaks columns and
paragraphs. See also COLUMNS

KEYS: Alt L M C E


..>cold=c
CAUTION:
Do not reduce number of columns when there is text in any column removed.
This also applies when removing the unequal column, or joining columns.
Move this text to columns that will be kept before removing columns.
See Moving column text

..>lmce=
If you create columns in area of existing text not in column format, you are
given two choices: reformat text below cursor into new column format, or
leave existing text alone (assume you will add new column text at cursor).

..>lmcs
..>lmcw
..>lmcus
..>lmcuw
N≡Separation and width
Fine tune layout by changing space between columns or their width. Changing
one value for equal columns adjusts the other for equal columns accordingly.
For unequal column, separation is space between unequal column and its
neighboring equal column. Change unequal separation or width before changing
equal ones because changing unequal values adjusts width of equal columns,
and reformats text to new width. See Unequal column

KEYS: Alt L M C
 then:

S
 or 
W
  (equal columns)

U S
 or 
U W
  (unequal column)

..>lmcr
..>lmc=
Column ruler spacing
PC-Write sets ruler spacing that works well if you don't add too many
smaller fonts on same line. If text overflows a column, you must make
spacing narrower (increase number per inch). Applies to all columns across.

KEYS: Alt L M C R


..>lmcj
N≡Joining columns
Combine two or more neighboring columns to form one column as wide as the
sum of their widths and separations. Use when a headline spans a multicolumn
story in a newsletter. Joining reformats using indents, shapes, and fonts of
leftmost column. Joining begins at cursor and goes to next column layout
(select text first to limit scope). Joining does not actually change value
for number of columns in column layout, it adjusts wrapping width of text
(e.g. three-column layout with columns one and two joined acts like it has
two columns, one twice as wide as the other).

KEYS: Alt L M C J


CAUTION:
You cannot join columns if there is text in rightmost column. Move text to
bottom of leftmost column before joining. See Moving column text
Unjoining columns reformats text into leftmost column.

..>lmcu
..>lmcul
..>lmcur
..>lmcuo
..>lmcui
N≡Unequal column
Use one column with different width than rest of columns for marginal notes.
It displays to left of equal columns but can be printed to left or right.
With document layout that differentiates left and righthand pages, place
unequal column on inside or outside of page, to mirror columns on page.
Set width or separation of unequal column to begin using unequal column.
Values for unequal column affect equal ones. See Separation and width

KEYS: Alt L M C U L
 or 
R
 or 
O
 or 
I


..>lmcb
..cbk
N≡Break column
A change in column layout (width, separation, number of columns) breaks
columns and paragraphs. Explicitly break a column (without changing column
layout) to differentiate variable entries in a table, or at every page break
in newsletters where stories stay on same page. Applies across all columns.

KEYS: Alt L M C B 



..>em
COPY/MOVE TEXT

E-Moving within a file
Select text then move cursor to new location. Moving deletes text from where
it was and inserts it at cursor. Text stays marked so you can move it
somewhere else. Unmark when done moving. See SELECTING TEXT

KEYS: Alt E M
 (F6)
..>eum
E-Undo move
With moved text still selected, you can move text back to original position.

KEYS: Alt E U M
 (Shf-Ctl-End, F6)
To transpose a character left/right, see Transpose character.
To slide text left or right, see Sliding text.

..>ec
E-Copy within a file
Select text then move cursor to new location. Copying inserts at cursor,
leaving original copy where it was. New copy is still marked, so you can
continue to make copies without remarking it. Unmark when done copying.

KEYS: Alt E C
 (F3)
..>euc
E-Undo copy
With copied text still selected, use 
Alt E U C
 (F4 F4) to erase it.

..mfm
E-If copying causes file to grow too big to fit in available memory, you may
get message with option to copy as much as will fit, or cancel copy. You may
want to start a new file, or free up space by removing memory resident (TSR)
programs.

..>ef
..>efa
..>efc
..>efc=
..>efc=c
E=Copy to a file
Copy selected text from the file you're editing to another file. If there is
already text in the other file, you can replace it, or append to end of it.
After copying, text is still selected. Unmark or delete it when done.

KEYS: Alt E F
 (Ctl-F6) then:

C
 (F9) to replace contents

A
 (F10) to append to contents
To write a copy of entire file to another file, see FILE MANAGE.
To transfer text to a specific location in another file, see Transferring.

..>efi
E-Copy from a file
Insert entire contents of another file to cursor in current file. Handy for
inserting text you use often (e.g. your name and address).

KEYS: Alt E F I
 (Ctl-F3)
E=To insert file in boxed mode, press 
Alt E B B
 (Ctl-F7) before 
Alt E F I
.

..>eh
E≡Hold text
Text can be stored temporarily in the hold area. Deleted text, and marked
text when you switch files, is automatically put there. Use it to collect
text from several locations to put somewhere else.
..>ehc
..>ehe
..>eha
..>ehx=
Copying selected text to hold area replaces any existing text with new text.
Appending text to hold area adds to the end of any text already there.
Erasing hold deletes all held text (useful to prepare for appending).
..>ehi
Inserting held text copies text in the hold area back into document at your
cursor. Inserting can be repeated multiple times or in different locations,
as held text is stored until erased or replaced with new text.

KEYS: Alt E H
 then:

I
 Insert    (Ctl-F4)

C
 Copy to   (Shf-Ctl F4)

E
 Erase     (Shf-Ctl F5)

A
 Append to (Shf-Ctl F6)

..>eht
E-Transferring held text copies selected text from one file to your cursor in
another file. When you switch files, any selected text in first file is
copied to hold area. Upon entering second file, the status line says 'Holding'
and text in hold area is ready for transferring. You must transfer the held
text before you delete other text (which replaces hold).

KEYS: Alt E H T
 (F3) after switching files

To copy text between windows, see WINDOW SPLIT.


..>ac
A=CUSTOMIZE

Many functions set while editing are only temporary, and reset to program
default values when you exit PC-Write. Customizing sets functions perma
nently by writing changes to your edit control file. See Control files
Load Customizer to view and change settings. Saved changes take effect
immediately upon returning to your document.

KEYS: Alt A C
  (Alt-F6 F5)
You can also run the Customizer outside PC-Write. Type CUSTOM at DOS prompt.

..>ar
Control files
PC-Write uses commands in the edit control file, ED.DEF, to adapt and
customize itself to your needs. Commands may be guide lines, key macros,
or lines starting with a %, !, &, #, or * symbol.
A=
Alt A R
 (Alt-F6 F6) reads a different edit control file temporarily.
Control file remains in effect until another is read, or you exit PC-Write.

..cfe
If PC-Write finds an error when reading a control file, cancel reading rest
of control file with 
Esc
, or press 
F9
 to continue past error. There is no
hazard in reading past errors, though some commands may be ignored. You can
edit the control file directly to correct errors.
(See PC-Write Wizard's Book.)

You can have other control files besides ED.DEF, that contain settings
specific to one document or group of documents. Have custom file be read
automatically with a document (or group), by following these steps:
1. Name control file 'ED.xxx' where 'xxx' is same filename extension as
   the document(s) it pertains to. Ex. ED.DOC for LETTER.DOC
2. Use the Customizer to turn on control file search. See CUSTOMIZE

For printer control file information, see Print control file.


..>ed
DELETING TEXT

Use quick keys to delete (cut) character, word, or line from document.
E-For other sizes, select text first then delete. See SELECTING TEXT
E-
KEYS:
 
Alt E D
 (F4)
See Quick delete

Deleting file
Delete all text in current file by selecting entire document first.
To delete a file on disk, see Delete.

..>eud
E-Undelete
Insert (paste) deleted text back in document at cursor. Can be pasted
repeatedly, until you cut other text.

KEYS: Alt E U D
 (Ctl-F4)
E=To undelete boxed text, press 
Alt E B B
 (Ctl-F7) before 
Alt E U D
.
See BOX OPERATIONS
..hfl
E-Delete puts text in hold area, in case you want to undelete it. If hold is
almost full, you can still delete but not all can be recovered by undelete.
See Hold text
..>edc
Block delete in HIDE mode deletes guide lines at start of block, but asks
before deleting any at end of block. See Guide lines, Hide/Show codes

Quick delete
Word to right  
Ctl-Esc

Word To left   
Ctl-Bksp

To end of line 
Ctl-Enter
Entire line    
Home, Ctl-Enter
E-  or           
Shf-Ctl-Enter
E-To line start  
Shf-Ctl-Bksp
For quick delete in column mode, see COLUMNS.

Deleting characters

Bksp
 deletes character to left of cursor, 
Del
 deletes under cursor.
Typing in Overwrite mode write over character at cursor. See Typing mode