Magnum One/Magnum One (Mid-American Digital) (Disc Manufacturing).iso/d13/prism127.arc/MS-HELP.PGE

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@:"TOP OF FILE"
TOP OF FILE.

The cursor is moved to the first character in the file.


@:"BOTTOM OF FILE"
BOTTOM OF FILE.

The cursor is moved past the last character in the file.


@:"GO TO LINE NUMBER"
GO TO LINE NUMBER.

The cursor will be repositioned to the specified line number
of the current window. A prompt box will request the target
line number. Enter any number from 1 to 32767. If the value
is preceded by a plus [+] or minus [-] sign, the target line
number will be calculated relative to the current line.


@:"GO TO COLUMN NUMBER"
GO TO COLUMN NUMBER.

The cursor will be repositioned to the specified column
number of the current line. A prompt box will request the
target column number. Enter any number from 1 to 999. If the
value is preceded by a plus [+] or minus [-] sign, the
target column number will be calculated relative to the


@:"GO TO WINDOW"
GO TO WINDOW.

The cursor will be moved to the current position in another
window on the screen. If only one window is available,
nothing will happen. Otherwise a menu will appear, showing
the available windows, and the files currently in each one.
Select one of these choices by moving the selection bar or
by pressing the number of the desired window.


@:"UNDO LAST DELETION"
UNDO LAST DELETION.

The line of text most recently deleted will be inserted into
the current text stream at the cursor position. Note that
this applies only to complete lines of text, and not to
character or word deletions. By default, 20 lines of deleted
text are stored for possible undeletion. The undo limit can
be adjusted via a Setup command.


@:"RESTORE LINE"
RESTORE LINE.

The current line of text will be restored to its appearance
just prior to when the cursor was moved onto the line. The
cursor position will also be restored to the value when it
entered the line.


@:"SEARCH FOR PATTERN"
SEARCH FOR PATTERN.

The current window will be searched to find a specified
sequence of text. When the pattern is found, the cursor will
be positioned at the beginning of the pattern, and the
matched text highlighted until the next keystroke. A prompt
box will allow entry of the text pattern and search options.
Enter any text or control characters just as they would be
typed in the body of the file.


Search options control the behavior of the search. The
following options are available:

 U - ignore case (Upper-case) while searching

 B - search Backwards from the cursor position.

 W - search for whole Words only.

 G - search Globally, starting at the beginning of the file
     (or end, if searching backwards).

 L - search Locally (only within marked block).

 n - search for the nth occurrence of the string (n is an
     integer).


Enter the following sequence of keystrokes to search for the
end of each text line:

  [CtrlP][CtrlM][CtrlP][CtrlJ].

This sequence enters Carriage return/Line feed into the
search pattern.

Note that each pattern must be found within a single line.
No match may span multiple lines.


@:"SEARCH AND REPLACE"
SEARCH AND REPLACE.

The current window will be searched for a specified sequence
of text. When the pattern is found, it will be replaced with
another specified text sequence.

A prompt box will allow entry of the search text,
replacement text, and search options. Enter any text or
control characters just as they would be typed in the body
of the file.


Search options control the behavior of the search. The
following options are available:

 U - ignore case (Upper-case) while searching

 B - search Backwards from the cursor position.

 W - search for whole Words only.

 G - search Globally, starting at the extreme end of the
     file.

 L - search Locally (only within marked block).

 N - do Not prompt for confirmation when the pattern is
     found.

 n - replace n occurrences of the string (n is an integer).

If the N option is not specified, a prompt will occur each
time the search pattern is found. This prompt will provide
the following options:

 Y - replace this text and continue searching.

 N - do Not replace, but continue searching.

 A - replace this text and replace All others without
     prompting.

 Q - do not replace, and Quit searching.

Enter the following sequence of keystrokes to search for the
end of each text line:

  [CtrlP][CtrlM][CtrlP][CtrlJ].

This sequence enters Carriage return/Line feed into the
search pattern.


@:"SEARCH AND USE MACRO"
SEARCH AND USE MACRO.

The current window will be searched for a specified sequence
of text. When the pattern is found, the cursor will be
repositioned to that location, and a specified macro will be
played back.

A prompt box will allow entry of the search text, macro
selection, and search options. Enter any text or control
characters just as they would be typed in the body of the
file. The macro must have been defined prior to using the
search and apply macro command.

Search options control the behavior of the search. The
following options are available:

 U - ignore case (Upper-case) while searching

 B - search Backwards from the cursor position.

 W - search for whole Words only.

 G - search Globally, starting at the extreme end of the
     file.

 L - search Locally (only within marked block).

 N - do Not prompt for confirmation when the pattern is
     found.

 n - apply macro for n occurrences of the search string (n
     is an integer).

If the N option is not specified, a prompt will occur each
time the search pattern is found. This prompt will provide
the following options:

 Y - apply macro and continue searching.

 N - do Not apply macro, but continue searching.

 A - apply macro and apply at All matches without prompting.

 Q - do not apply macro, and Quit searching.

Enter the following sequence of keystrokes to search for the
end of each text line:

  [CtrlP][CtrlM][CtrlP][CtrlJ].

This sequence enters Carriage return/Line feed into the
search pattern.


@:"SEARCH AGAIN"
SEARCH AGAIN.

The previous search operation will be repeated. This will
repeat a plain search, a search and replace, or a search and
apply macro command.


@:"OPERATING SYSTEM"
OPERATING SYSTEM.

Any DOS command or program may be executed. A prompt box
will ask for the name of the command or program to run.
Entering an empty line at the prompt box will cause a DOS
shell to be invoked. You may execute any sequence of DOS
commands from the shell, and finally return to the editor by
typing Exit.

The DOS shell requires that a copy of COMMAND.COM be present
in the normal drive and directory assigned by DOS.
Sufficient random-access memory must be available for the
shell and any command that you specify.

Do not execute any program that becomes memory resident
while within the DOS shell.


@:"BACKWARD TAB"
BACKWARD TAB.

The cursor will be moved to the next tab left of the current
position. This command is available only in fixed tab mode.


@:"EDIT ANOTHER FILE"
EDIT ANOTHER FILE.

The current window will be cleared, and a prompt box will
ask for the name of another file to edit. If the current
window already holds a file that has been modified, you will
be given the opportunity to save it.

When prompted for a file name, you may enter DOS wildcards
or the name of another drive or subdirectory. In this case,
another window will display the names of all matching files.
You can select from this list by using the cursor keypad, or
by pressing the first letter of the filename in which you
are interested.

By entering an empty line for the file name, you can edit a
file without specifying a name for it. A name can be
specified later when you want to write it out to disk.


@:"FILE QUIT"
FILE QUIT.

The editing session will end and you will return to DOS. If
any windows have been modified, prompt boxes will appear and
you will be given the opportunity to save each modified
file. If you type [Escape] at any of the prompt boxes, the
File Quit command will be interrupted and you will return to
the current text window.


@:"READ BLOCK FROM FILE"
READ BLOCK FROM FILE.

A prompt box will ask for the name of a file to read. This
file will be read into the current window, starting at the
current cursor position. The newly read text will be marked
as a block.


When prompted for a file name, you may enter DOS wildcards
or the name of another drive or subdirectory. In this case,
another window will display the names of all matching files.
You can select from this list by using the cursor keypad, or
by pressing the first letter of the filename in which you
are interested.


@:"SAVE AND CONTINUE EDIT"
SAVE AND CONTINUE EDIT.

The contents of the current window will be saved to disk,
using a file name the same as when the file was first read.
If the file has not been named, a prompt box will ask for a
new name. If the disk file already exists, a backup copy
will be made before overwriting the existing version. The
cursor will remain in place after the file is written to
disk.


@:"WRITE BLOCK TO FILE"
WRITE BLOCK TO FILE.

The currently marked block will be written to a disk file.
If no block is marked, an error message will be produced. If
the disk file already exists, you will be given the choice
of overwriting it or appending to it.


@:"FILE OPEN"
FILE OPEN.

A prompt box will ask for the name of a new file to read. If
another file is already being edited, the current window
will be split in half, and the new file will be read into
the new window.

By specifying a file name that matches an existing window,
you may look at two regions of the same file. Changes made
in one window will affect all other windows which contain
the same file.

When prompted for a file name, you may enter DOS wildcards
or the name of another drive or subdirectory. In this case,
another window will display the names of all matching files.
You can select from this list by using the cursor keypad, or
by pressing the first letter of the filename in which you
are interested.

By entering an empty line for the file name, you can edit a
file without specifying a name for it. A name can be
specified later when you want to write it out to disk.


@:"RESIZE WINDOW"
RESIZE WINDOW.

Use this command to change the height of the current window.
The up and down arrow keys will move the window dividing
lines. Press [Enter] when the window has the desired size.


@:"SAVE/SWITCH FILES"
SAVE/SWITCH FILES.

The file in the current window will be stored to disk. A
prompt box will then ask for the name of another file to
edit. The new file will be read into the current window. All
window sizes will remain the same.

When prompted for a file name, you may enter DOS wildcards
or the name of another drive or subdirectory. In this case,
another window will display the names of all matching files.
You can select from this list by using the cursor keypad, or
by pressing the first letter of the filename in which you
are interested.

By entering an empty line for the file name, you can edit a
file without specifying a name for it. A name can be
specified later when you want to write it out to disk.


@:"NEXT WINDOW"
NEXT WINDOW.

The cursor will be moved to the current position in the next
window down on the screen. If the cursor is already in the
lowest window, it will move to the topmost window. If there
is only one window, nothing will happen.


@:"ZOOM WINDOW"
ZOOM WINDOW.

The current window will grow to fill the screen. Other text
windows are kept in memory, but are not visible until zoom
is toggled off. The Next window and Previous window commands
will bring each window to the forefront in succession. Text
markers and blocks may be accessed as usual in the hidden
windows. The only exception is block delete: a block will
not be deleted from a hidden window.

When zoom is active, a letter Z will appear at the left edge
of the window status line. Toggling the zoom command again
will make all windows visible.


@:"BLOCK BEGIN"
BLOCK BEGIN.

The cursor position will become the start of a marked block.


@:"BLOCK END"
BLOCK END.

The cursor position will become the end of a marked block.


@:"START OF BLOCK"
START OF BLOCK.

The cursor will be moved to the start of the current block,
whether it is visible or not.


@:"END OF BLOCK"
END OF BLOCK.

The cursor will be moved to the end of the marked block,
whether it is visible or not.


@:"BLOCK COPY"
BLOCK COPY.

A copy of the marked block will be inserted at the current
cursor position.


@:"BLOCK MOVE"
BLOCK MOVE.

The marked block will be removed from its current location
and inserted at the current cursor position.


@:"BLOCK DELETE"
BLOCK DELETE.

The marked block will be deleted from the text stream. If
the block spans more than one line, the deleted lines may be
recovered via the Undelete command.


@:"HIDE BLOCK"
HIDE BLOCK.

The on-screen highlighting of the marked block is toggled on
or off. Blocks can be copied, moved, or deleted only when
the block is visibly marked. Movement to block start or end
is possible even when the block is not visible.


@:"LOAD MACROS FROM DISK"
LOAD MACROS FROM DISK.

A previously stored file of MicroStar keyboard macros is
loaded into memory. The macro file is a binary file in a
special format used by MicroStar. Macros may be recorded,
edited, and stored to disk from within MicroStar. Each macro
file contains ten macros, each of which may hold up to 255
keystrokes. MicroStar automatically loads the macro file
MS.MAC, if found, when the program is started.


@:"STORE MACROS TO DISK"
STORE MACROS TO DISK.

The current set of MicroStar keyboard macros is written to a
disk file. A prompt box will ask for a file name. The macro
file is a binary file in a special format used by MicroStar.
Macros may be recorded, edited, and stored to disk from
within MicroStar. Each macro file contains ten macros, each
of which may hold up to 255 keystrokes. MicroStar
automatically loads the macro file MS.MAC, if found, when
the program is started.


@:"TOGGLE MACRO RECORD"
TOGGLE MACRO RECORD.

Any keystrokes entered after this command is activated are
stored within a keyboard macro, which may be edited and
later played back within MicroStar. To stop macro recording,
enter this command a second time. A prompt box will ask for
which of the ten macros should store the newly recorded one,
and for a descriptive name for the macro.

Each macro can hold up to 255 keystrokes. Macros can play
back other macros. Macros are played back by pressing one of
the installed keystroke combinations, or by choosing the
MicroStar Macro Playback option from the menu system.


One of the macros is somewhat special. This macro is called
the "scrap". Whenever a new macro is recorded, it writes
over the scrap macro. The current scrap macro can be played
back once or many times using other macro commands.


@:"GET INFORMATION"
GET INFORMATION.

Various facts about MicroStar and the current file are
displayed. Information shown includes the complete path name
of the current file; its size in bytes, words, lines, and
pages; whether it has been modified since last disk save;
the time and date; available RAM and disk space; the current
directory; and the DOS and MicroStar version numbers.

Some of the statistics that MicroStar presents take a while
to compute. By pressing any key while the Get Info window is
being updated, you can "short-circuit" the computation of
some items.


@:"TOGGLE INSERT MODE"
TOGGLE INSERT MODE.

When insert mode is active, newly typed text is inserted
into the current text line, pushing characters to the right
of the cursor aside to make room. When insert mode is off,
newly typed text overwrites existing text. Many commands,
such as block copy and insert line, operate in insert mode
independent of the setting of this toggle.


@:"TOGGLE AUTOINDENT MODE"
TOGGLE AUTOINDENT MODE.

When autoindent mode is active and the [Enter] key is
pressed, the new line of text will be indented the same
number of spaces as the line immediately above it. The
setting of this toggle also affects the operation of the
paragraph reformatting command.


@:"TOGGLE CASE"
TOGGLE CASE.

The case of the character at the cursor location will be
toggled from upper to lower, or from lower to upper. If a
block is marked and visible, and the cursor is anywhere
within the marked block, the command will toggle the case of
the entire block.


@:"LOWER CASE"
LOWER CASE.

The case of the character at the cursor location will be set
to lower-case. If a block is marked and visible, and the
cursor is anywhere within the marked block, the command will
change the


@:"UPPER CASE"
UPPER CASE.

The case of the character at the cursor location will be set
to upper-case. If a block is marked and visible, and the
cursor is somewhere within the marked block, the command
will change the case of the entire block.


@:"SET RIGHT MARGIN"
SET RIGHT MARGIN.

A prompt box will ask for a new value for the right margin.
Entering an empty prompt string will set the right margin to
the current cursor column. The right margin is used only
when Word Wrap mode is active. When that is so, text entered
in a column beyond the right margin will automatically be
wrapped to the next line. Paragraph formatting will move
words so that lines are as full as possible within, but not
exceeding, the right margin.


@:"FORMAT PARAGRAPH"
FORMAT PARAGRAPH.

Format paragraph is available only when Word Wrap mode is
active. Paragraph reformatting will move words so that lines
are as full as possible within, but not exceeding, the
current left and right margins. If Justify mode is active,
the lines will also be evenly filled with spaces so that the
rightmost word ends on the right margin.

The paragraph reformat is terminated when a blank line, or a
line beginning with a format character [@], is reached.


@:"TOGGLE WORD WRAP"
TOGGLE WORD WRAP.

When Word Wrap mode is active, paragraph reformatting and
automatic word wrap are available. Otherwise, left and right
margin settings are ignored, and text may be entered in any
column up to the maximum line length.


@:"SET LEFT MARGIN"
SET LEFT MARGIN.

A prompt box will ask for a new value for the left margin.
Entering an empty prompt string will set the left margin to
the current cursor column.

When Word Wrap mode is active, the left margin controls the
leftmost position where text may be entered. The left margin
also controls the operation of the paragraph formatting
command.

The left and right margins can be made visible by toggling
the Tab Line Display.

Print formatting commands require that the format character
[@] be located in column 1 even if the left margin is set to
a number greater than one. To achieve this, enter the format
command starting at the left margin, move the cursor to
column 1 with the Left of Line command, and delete the
intervening spaces via Delete Word. Alternatively, activate
the Margin Release command while the format command is
entered.


@:"DISPLAY TABS"
DISPLAY TABS.

Toggling Display Tabs ON reserves one line of the current
window for display of tab settings and margins. The tabs and
margins can be active


@:"INSERT UNDO BUFFER"
INSERT UNDO BUFFER.

The entire contents of the undo buffer are inserted into the
current text stream, prior to the current line. This empties
the undo buffer, that is, the operation can be used only
once for any set of deletions.


@:"TOGGLE JUSTIFY"
TOGGLE JUSTIFY.

When Justify is active, word wrap and paragraph reformat
operations will cause each line to be filled in with spaces
such that the rightmost non-blank character is exactly on
the right margin.

By toggling Justify off, and reformatting lines or
paragraphs, the additional blanks will be automatically
removed from the text. Note that blanks manually inserted
(via the Tab command, etc.) will also be removed, unless the
Compress Wrap mode is turned off.

MicroStar does not differentiate between "soft" blanks added
during justification and "hard" blanks manually entered.
However, the character [CtrlO] may be used in place of a
normal blank when non-changing spaces are desired. The
[CtrlO] will be printed as a normal space. To enter a
[CtrlO] in the text stream, press [CtrlO].


@:"TOGGLE PAGE BREAKS"
TOGGLE PAGE BREAKS.

When pagination is activated, the left two columns of the
text window will be devoted to showing page breaks. The
characters >> in those columns indicate that the
corresponding line is the first printing text line on its
page.

In addition, the status line for the window will indicate
what page number the cursor is on. The Jump to Page command
is available only when pagination is activated.


MicroStar calculates page numbers while it is waiting for
you to enter keystrokes. As a result, if you enter new text
it may take a short period of time before the page break
markers are redrawn at their new positions.

Although the page breaks displayed on screen correspond to
those in a printout of the document, MicroStar does not
store any special characters in the disk file. Page breaks
are recomputed each time the file is read into MicroStar.

Pagination can be precisely controlled via the formatting
commands. See the help section for File Print Formatting.


@:"TOGGLE FONT DISPLAY"
TOGGLE FONT DISPLAY.

When Font Display is enabled, print formatting commands that
control font selections will not be displayed on-screen.
Instead the marked text will be displayed in a color or
attribute corresponding to the font. This "what you see is
what you get" mode allows more accurate alignment of tables,
and avoids multiple print cycles to correct formatting
commands.

The screen colors for each font may be adjusted on the
Options Colors menu.

When font display is enabled, the control characters that
select the fonts are not visible. However, the cursor can be
positioned over the control character, and it can be deleted
if desired. The MicroStar hardware cursor grows to a large
block when it is positioned over the control character. The
value of the control character will be displayed at the
right hand edge of the window status line when the cursor is
positioned over it.

MicroStar computes the display of on-screen fonts while it
is waiting for you to enter keystrokes. As a result, if you
enter new text it may take a short period of time before
control characters disappear and fonts are drawn in their
final colors.


@:"CENTER LINE"
CENTER LINE.

The current line will be centered between the left and right
margins. This command is active only when Word Wrap mode is
on.


@:"SET COLORS"
SET COLORS.

All of the editor colors can be customized to your liking.
Independent color settings are available for normal text,
block marked text, window status lines, the prompt line at
the top of the screen, text in menus and prompt boxes, menu
frames, the highlighted character by which each menu item
may be selected, the currently selected menu item, the block
cursor (when active), and each of the five selectable fonts.

The colors that you select are saved with MicroStar when you
execute the Options Save setup command.


@:"SAVE SETUP"
SAVE SETUP.

The toggles, settings, colors, and options are stored as
MicroStar defaults when this command is executed. MS.EXE
must be present in the default directory or in the installed
home directory.


@:"PRINT FILE"
PRINT FILE.

Any text file can be printed from within MicroStar. Files
formatted with MicroStar's page layout commands and font
controls will print with multiple fonts, headers, footers,
and page breaks.

Do not press [Enter] on the first menu selection, Print file
now, until the other items in the box have been set to your
satisfaction. Selecting the first item starts the print job.

After you select the second menu item, Name of file, a
prompt box will request entry of the name of the file to
print. When prompted for a file name, you may enter DOS
wildcards or the name of another drive or subdirectory. In
this case, another window will display the names of all
matching files. You can select from this list by using the
cursor keypad, or by pressing the first letter of the
filename in which you are interested.

If you wish to print a file that is currently loaded in
memory, be sure to save any recent changes to disk before
trying to print it. If you attempt to print a file that has
unsaved changes, MicroStar will produce an error message.
Set Auto formatting OFF if you wish to have MicroStar ignore
formatting commands (@ commands) in your text. In this case,
text will print continuously with no form feeds or page
breaks. Control codes embedded in the text will be written
to the output without interpretation.

By default, MicroStar prints all pages of the document. You
can set starting and stopping pages if desired.

Select from any of the available printer definition files
(default extension .PDF) to find one that is appropriate for
your printer. You can change to another file and use Options
Save setup to regularly use that file.

You can also choose between sending the printed output to
LPT1, LPT2, or to a file. LPT1 and LPT2 refer to the
computer port where your printer is attached. If the printer
is attached to a serial port, you must use the DOS MODE
command in order to assign the serial port to one of the
print devices LPT1 or LPT2. Your choice between LPT1 and
LPT2 will be saved with MicroStar when you Save Setup.

When output is printed to a file, all control codes are
written out just as when they are printed. In this case, you
must also specify the name of the output file using the
prompt window.

Set Manual paper feed ON if you wish to have MicroStar
prompt you to insert a new sheet of paper after each page.
This choice is also stored as part of the printer definition
file for your selected printer.

Set Use formfeeds ON if your printer accepts ASCII character
#12 to eject each page. Otherwise, MicroStar will fill out
the end of each page with blank lines.

After making all selections, move the menu bar to the Print
file now item and press [Enter]. If you decide not to print,
just press [Escape]. Printing occurs as a background task.
You can continue editing with minimal loss of performance
while the print job continues.

To stop a print job at any time, execute the Print File
command sequence. MicroStar will confirm whether you want to
stop the print job.


@:"PRINTER DEFINITIONS"
PRINTER DEFINITIONS.

Select a printer definition file (default extension .PDF)
using the Which printer menu item. MicroStar will load this
printer file into memory.

Any of the command sequences that control various printer
fonts can be edited using the Edit printer codes menu
selection. Each font is associated with two strings - one to
turn the font ON, and another to turn it OFF.

When you choose a sequence to edit, it appears in another
window. It can be edited using the cursor keys, and the
[Del] or [Backspace] keys. Most characters you type will be
inserted literally into the string. [CtrlBksp] will delete
the existing string. [Enter] will end the session in the
string editor. In case you need to enter any of these
special keys as part of the control string, press the
[ScrollLock] key to enter Literal mode. In this mode, all
keystrokes will be inserted into the string without further
interpretation.

The printer definition currently held in memory can be
stored to a disk file using the Save printer setup menu
item. MicroStar stores the printer command sequences for all
fonts, as well as the default settings for manual paper feed
and formfeeds, when you save the setup.

MicroStar will prompt for a file name when you decide to
store the current definition. The default extension for
printer definitions is .PDF.


@:"FLUSH UNDO BUFFER"
FLUSH UNDO BUFFER.

The contents of the undo buffer will be deleted, freeing up
whatever memory is being used. This command is useful in
combination with the Insert Undo Buffer command.


@:"ACTIVE DIRECTORY"
ACTIVE DIRECTORY.

The current default drive or directory may be changed using
this command. Entering wildcards will cause a directory
window to appear showing possible choices.

Files previously opened in other directories will be
properly accessed even after the active directory is
changed.


@:"FILE DIRECTORY"
FILE DIRECTORY.

Use this command to browse through a file directory. Use
standard DOS pathname and wildcard notation to specify a
file mask for the directory.


@:"GO TO PAGE NUMBER"
GO TO PAGE NUMBER.

The cursor will be repositioned to the first line of the
specified page of the current window. This command is
available only when pagination is active for the window. A
prompt box will request the target page number. Enter any
positive integer value. If the value is preceded by a plus
[+] or minus [-] sign, the target page number will be
calculated relative to the current page.


@:"SET TOP MARGIN"
SET TOP MARGIN.

This specifies the number of lines to leave blank at the top
of each page during printing or pagination of the file in
the current window. The top margin is a default value that
will be overridden by MicroStar format [@] commands embedded
in the text. The value you specify in the prompt box is not
stored in the document file. It is a default value that
exists only while the file is being edited.


@:"SET BOTTOM MARGIN"
SET BOTTOM MARGIN.

This specifies the number of lines to leave blank at the
bottom of each page during printing or pagination of the
file in the current window. The bottom margin is a default
value that will be overridden by MicroStar format [@]
commands embedded in the text. The value you specify in the
prompt box is not stored in the document file. It is a
default value that exists only while the file is being
edited.


@:"SET PAGE LENGTH"
SET PAGE LENGTH.

This specifies the total number of lines on each page during
printing or pagination of the file in the current window.
The page length is a default value that will be overridden
by MicroStar format [@] commands embedded in the text. The
value you specify in the prompt box is not stored in the
document file. It is a default value that exists only while
the file is being edited.


@:"SET UNDO LIMIT"
SET UNDO LIMIT.

This specifies the maximum number of lines of deleted text
that will be stored in the Undo buffer. If Undo limit is 10,
and you delete 15 lines, the first five lines deleted will
be lost. Whenever lines are Undeleted, that space is
recovered for the undo buffer to reuse.


@:"TOGGLE TAB EXPANSION"
TOGGLE TAB EXPANSION.

When tab expansion is ON, any tabs encountered upon read-in
of a file are expanded into spaces, using a tab spacing that
you specify. If tab expansion is OFF, MicroStar leaves the
tabs intact. However, MicroStar does not expand tabs as it
displays them, so these will be displayed on the screen as
I.


@:"SET FILE EXTENSION"
SET FILE EXTENSION.

If you edit many files with the same extension, such as
.DOC, you should enter that value for the default extension.
MicroStar will automatically supply the default extension
whenever you respond to a filename prompt without entering
an extension. The extension you enter should not include a
period or any DOS wildcards, and is limited to three
characters.


@:"SET TABS"
SET TABS.

The tab settings will be initialized based on the contents
of the current line of text. The start of each
blank-delimited word will set a tab at that column. Any
other tabs will be cleared. By using this command in concert
with the Put Tabs command, you can store a custom tab line
as part of a document and easily use it later.

You can return to the default evenly spaced tabs by
activating the Options Tabs Restore even menu selections.


@:"SET TAB SIZE"
SET TAB SIZE.

By default, a tab is placed after every eight columns of
text. This tab size is also used when files containing tabs
are read into MicroStar. Change the tab size and use the
Restore even command to initialize a different set of
regularly spaced tabs.


@:"PUT TABS"
PUT TABS.

The tab settings are stored into the current window as a
formatted text line. The line begins with the MicroStar
formatting character [@], and will be ignored during
printing. Use this command in concert with the Set tabs
command to store a custom tab line as part of a document for
later use.


@:"EDIT TABS"
EDIT TABS.

this command. The cursor will be moved to the current
window's tab line display. Use the cursor keys or the tab
key to move along the tab line. Pressing the space bar will
toggle a tab setting on or off, pressing the [Ins] key will
add a tab, pressing the [Del] key will delete a tab at the
cursor position. Press [Enter] when editing is complete, or
[Escape] to undo any changes made.


@:"SET TEMPORARY MARGIN"
SET TEMPORARY MARGIN.

The current left margin will be moved to the right by one
tab stop. This is useful in making indented lists. The
temporary margin will remain in force until you leave the
current paragraph.

The temporary margin is indicated by a right pointing arrow
on the window tab display.


@:"FORMAT BLOCK"
FORMAT BLOCK.

Paragraph formatting will be applied to all lines of text in
the currently marked block. The block must be highlighted,
and the cursor must be somewhere within the block, or an
error message will be produced.


@:"FILE CLOSE"
FILE CLOSE.

The current text window will be cleared. If it has been
modified since being saved to disk, you will be given the
opportunity to save it. The window will then be closed. If
the window is the only one on the screen, you will return to
the MicroStar menu system.


@:"SET MARKER"
SET MARKER.

are labeled with the numbers 0-9 when they are placed in the
text. Shortcut commands for using each of the ten markers
are presented on a following screen.

The text marker display writes over the character where it
is placed. It does not affect the actual text, but merely
hides it.

When a marker is set from the menu system, another menu will
appear showing which markers are already in use. Redefining
an existing marker erases the previously stored position.
Defining a marker at the same position where it is currently
located has the effect of erasing it.

The following screen provides shortcut keystrokes for
setting text markers without using menus.

The on-line help system will set out the keyboard commands
for setting markers without using the menu system. Just
hilite the Set marker item, and press [F1].


@:"JUMP TO MARKER"
JUMP TO MARKER.

This command moves the cursor to the position of a with the
numbers 0-9 when they are placed in the text.

When you jump to a marker from the menu system, another menu
will appear showing which markers have previously been set.

The on-line help system will set out the keyboard commands
for jumping to markers without using the menu system. Just
hilite the Marker item, and press [F1].


@:"PLAYBACK MACRO"
PLAYBACK MACRO.

The on-line help system will set out the keyboard commands
for playing back macors without using the menu system. Just
hilite the Playback item, and press [F1].


@:"TOGGLE FIXED TABS"
TOGGLE FIXED TABS.

When fixed tabs are ON, tab positions are taken from a table
of columns that you can set to even spacing or customize
through various tab commands. When fixed tabs are OFF, tab
positions are based on the contents of the text surrounding
the current line, just like the Turbo Pascal editor.


@:"SET TEMPORARY MARGIN"
SET TEMPORARY MARGIN.

The current cursor column will be assigned as the temporary
left margin. If the cursor is beyond the right margin, an
error will occur.


@:"SET HOME DIRECTORY"
SET HOME DIRECTORY.

MicroStar uses several files in its operation. These contain
the current printer definition, default macros, and this
help file. In order to run MicroStar from a drive or
directory other than where these files are located, you will
need to set up a Home Directory. The home directory
specifies the location of the optional MicroStar support
files on your system.


The following files should be kept in that directory:

■   MS.HLP   MS.MAC   *.PDF

MicroStar will operate without the use of these files, but
in that case certain program features will not be available.

After the home directory is set, it can be saved with
MicroStar's Save Setup command.


@:"TOGGLE HI-BIT STRIP"
TOGGLE HI-BIT STRIP.

When Hi-bit strip is ON, the most significant bit of each
character read from the disk will be set to zero. This is
useful when reading in files previously generated in
WordStar document mode. In addition, "dot commands" used for
WordStar document formatting will be changed to MicroStar's
format character [@]. Note that stripping the high bit will
also affect any usage of the IBM extended ASCII character
set, such as the line drawing characters.


@:"EDIT MACRO"
EDIT MACRO.

Macros recorded within MicroStar can be edited on a
character by character basis using the built-in macro
editor.

First, a prompt box will ask for a new name for the macro,
which you can accept as is, or change.


The macro will appear in another window. It can be edited
using the cursor keys, and the [Del] or [Backspace] keys.
Most characters you type will be inserted literally into the
macro. [CtrlBksp] will delete the macro. [Enter] will end
the session in the macro editor. [Escape] will undo any
changes made to the macro. In case you need to enter any of
these special keys as part of the macro, press the
[ScrollLock] key to enter Literal mode. In this mode, all
keystrokes will be inserted into the macro without any
interpretation.


@:"WRITE TO FILE"
WRITE TO FILE.

This command will store all text in the current window to
any file that you name. When you are editing in a window
that has not previously been named, you can use this command
to assign a name to the window. Using it in an already-named
window will cause the name of that window, and all other
windows sharing the same text stream, to be updated to the
new name.


@:"TOGGLE KEY HELP"
TOGGLE KEY HELP.

When Key Help is ON, MicroStar will display the command
sequences that correspond to each menu selection while you
are browsing through the menu system. This can serve to
familiarize you with the quick keystrokes and speed up your
editing.


@:"PREVIOUS WINDOW"
PREVIOUS WINDOW.

The cursor will be moved to the current position in the next
window up the screen. If the cursor is already in the
topmost window, it will move to the bottom window. If there
is only one window, nothing will happen.


@:"NEXT SENTENCE"
NEXT SENTENCE.

The cursor will be moved to the beginning of the next
sentence. Sentences are delimited by periods, semicolons,
and other common punctuation marks, as well as by blank
lines and lines beginning with the MicroStar format
character [@].


@:"PREVIOUS SENTENCE"
PREVIOUS SENTENCE.

The cursor will be moved to the beginning of the previous
sentence. Sentences are delimited by periods, semicolons,
and other common punctuation marks, as well as by blank
lines and lines beginning with the MicroStar format
character [@].


@:"RESTORE EVEN TABS"
RESTORE EVEN TABS.

Tabs will be set on an even spacing as determined by the
current default tab spacing. Any other tab settings will be
cleared.


@:"WHICH FONT"
WHICH FONT.

MicroStar will display the font type of the character at the
cursor position. If the character has more than one font
applied to it, MicroStar will list all of them.


@:"SELECT BOLD"
SELECT BOLD.

If a block is marked and visible, MicroStar will convert the
block to bold typeface. It does so by automatically placing
the Toggle Bold control character ([CtrlB]) at the beginning
and end of the block.

If no block is marked, MicroStar will place a pair of print
control characters at the current cursor position, and
position the cursor between the two. Thus, while the cursor
remains between the control characters, newly entered text
will be in the selected typeface.


@:"SELECT DOUBLESTRIKE"
SELECT DOUBLESTRIKE.

If a block is marked and visible, MicroStar will convert the
block to double-strike typeface. It does so by automatically
placing the Toggle Double-strike control character ([CtrlD])
at the beginning and end of the block.

If no block is marked, MicroStar will place a pair of print
control characters at the current cursor position, and
position the cursor between the two. Thus, while the cursor
remains between the control characters, newly entered text
will be in the selected typeface.


@:"SELECT UNDERSCORE"
SELECT UNDERSCORE.

If a block is marked and visible, MicroStar will convert the
block to underscore typeface. It does so by automatically
placing the Toggle Underscore control character ([CtrlU]) at
the beginning and end of the block.

If no block is marked, MicroStar will place a pair of print
control characters at the current cursor position, and
position the cursor between the two. Thus, while the cursor
remains between the control characters, newly entered text
will be in the selected typeface.


@:"SELECT SUPERSCRIPT"
SELECT SUPERSCRIPT.

If a block is marked and visible, MicroStar will convert the
block to superscript typeface. It does so by automatically
placing the Toggle Superscript control character ([CtrlS])
at the beginning and end of the block.

If no block is marked, MicroStar will place a pair of print
control characters at the current cursor position, and
position the cursor between the two. Thus, while the cursor
remains between the control characters, newly entered text
will be in the selected typeface.


@:"SELECT SUBSCRIPT"
SELECT SUBSCRIPT.

If a block is marked and visible, MicroStar will convert the
block to subscript typeface. It does so by automatically
placing the Toggle Subscript control character ([CtrlQ]) at
the beginning and end of the block.

If no block is marked, MicroStar will place a pair of print
control characters at the current cursor position, and
position the cursor between the two. Thus, while the cursor
remains between the control characters, newly entered text
will be in the selected typeface.


@:"SELECT COMPRESSED"
SELECT COMPRESSED.

If a block is marked and visible, MicroStar will convert the
block to compressed typeface. It does so by automatically
placing the Toggle Alternate 1 control character ([CtrlA])
at the beginning and end of the block. For most printer
definition files, the Alternate 1 typeface is defined as
compressed print.

If no block is marked, MicroStar will place a pair of print
control characters at the current cursor position, and
position the cursor between the two. Thus, while the cursor
remains between the control characters, newly entered text
will be in the selected typeface.


@:"SELECT ITALICS"
SELECT ITALICS.

If a block is marked and visible, MicroStar will convert the
block to italic typeface. It does so by automatically
placing the Toggle Alternate 2 control character ([CtrlE])
at the beginning and end of the block. For most printer
definition files, the Alternate 2 typeface is defined as
italic print.

If no block is marked, MicroStar will place a pair of print
control characters at the current cursor position, and
position the cursor between the two. Thus, while the cursor
remains between the control characters, newly entered text
will be in the selected typeface.


@:"TOGGLE SNOW CONTROL"
TOGGLE SNOW CONTROL.

When Snow Control is ON, MicroStar avoids the screen
interference patterns called "snow" that are produced by
certain display adapters, notably the IBM Color Graphics
Adapter. For other color adapters, the Snow Control can be
turned off. This improves screen updating performance
considerably.


@:"TOGGLE BLOCK CURSOR"
TOGGLE BLOCK CURSOR.

MicroStar offers a choice between a blinking hardware cursor
and a solid unblinking cursor. The color of the block cursor
can be set via the Options Colors menu.


@:"TOGGLE 43 LINE MODE"
TOGGLE 43 LINE MODE.

On computers equipped with an Enhanced Graphics Adapter,
MicroStar can display 43 lines on the screen. Toggle this
option ON if a longer text display is desired.


@:"MARGIN RELEASE"
MARGIN RELEASE.

Setting Margin Release ON allows you to type beyond the left
and right margins while Word Wrap mode is active. Margin
release remains effective until the cursor is moved to
another line. It can also be toggled off at any time.


@:"SPELL CHECK"
SPELL CHECK.

In combination with Turbo Lightning, Borland's RAM resident
spelling checker and thesaurus, MicroStar will spell-check
any of your documents. Lightning must be installed, or an
error will occur.

MicroStar checks the document in the current screen window.
By default, checking proceeds from the current cursor
position to the end of the file. If a block is marked and
visible, only that block will be checked.

MicroStar contains a small built-in dictionary of the 500
most commonly used English words. This dictionary is kept in
memory at all times in order to accelerate the checking
process.

Once the operation begins, MicroStar keeps you advised of
its progress on the status line. The line and column
counters tell you what part of the document is being
checked, as does the percentage indicator. These are updated
each time a new word is checked.

When Lightning finds a word that it does not recognize, the
screen will be updated to highlight the word, and a popup
menu will ask you to select an option. Select by moving the
bar and pressing [Enter] or by pressing the first character
of any of the options:

■ Skip once.

  Ignore the spelling of this word in only this one
  instance.

■ Ignore for this document.

  Ignore the spelling of this word for the duration of the
  check.

■ List Lightning sound-alikes.

  Display a list of sound-alike words from Lightning's
  dictionary. Select one and press [Enter], or press
  [Escape] to return to the previous menu.

■ Edit from the keyboard

  A prompt box will appear to allow interactive editing of
  the word. Press [Enter] to accept, or [Escape] to return
  to the previous menu. You may use Lightning's interactive
  modes at this time. MicroStar will recheck the word after
  you finish editing it.

■ Mark with "~"

  Place a tilde in front of the word. After the document has
  been checked, you can use the Find Pattern command to
  locate the marked words.

■ Add to dictionary

  Add the word to Lightning's auxiliary dictionary (usually
  AUXI.DIC). A secondary menu of case selections will
  appear. Press [Escape] to return to the previous menu, or
  [Enter] to add to the dictionary.


■ Batch mark rest of document

  Cancel the interactive mode normally used for
  spell-checking. From this point on, all unrecognized words
  are marked with tildes [~].

A spell-checking operation may be stopped by pressing
[Escape] at the corrections menu (once a misspelling is
found) or by pressing any key while a file is being checked.
In the latter case, a prompt box will be displayed, asking
if you want to stop. Press [Y] to stop, [N] to continue.


@:"TOGGLE TAB WRITING"
TOGGLE TAB WRITING.

By default, MicroStar does not write tab characters in files
saved from the editor. If Tab Writing is activated,
MicroStar will translate sequences of spaces to tabs in
order to save disk space for the output file. Tabs are
computed using the fixed spacing currently set for fixed
tabs. Multiple spaces found within pairs of single or double
quotes (as used in Pascal or C source code) will not be
converted to tabs.

Tab writing is saved as a MicroStar default.


@:"TOGGLE WRAP COMPRESSION"
TOGGLE WRAP COMPRESSION.

By default, MicroStar compresses extra spaces out of any
line before it is wrapped. This feature is required in order
to "unjustify" text that has previously been right
justified. However, in some cases the compression will
remove desired spaces, as in the case of aligned columns of
figures.

When this toggle is OFF, extra spaces will not be removed
from lines being wrapped. Wrap compression is saved as a
MicroStar default.


@:"TOGGLE INITIAL ZOOM STATE"
TOGGLE INITIAL ZOOM STATE.

The state of this toggle determines MicroStar's default
behavior when more than one window is on the screen. When
Initial Zoom State is OFF, multiple windows will appear
simultaneously on the screen, that is, they will not be
zoomed.

When Initial Zoom State is ON, multiple windows will be
zoomed. The last file opened will be visible on the screen,
and others will be hidden behind it.

Initial Zoom State is saved as a MicroStar default.

The normal zoom window command may be used at any time,
regardless of Initial Zoom State.


@:"HELP SUMMARY"
HELP SUMMARY.

Whenever the MicroStar help system is on screen, you can use
the [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys to move from one screen to
another. [Home] and [End] will take you to the first and
last pages of the section. Press [Escape] when you are done
using help.

The MicroStar menu system is available at any time by
pressing >191. Most of MicroStar's commands may be selected
from the menus. Within the menu system, you may activate
"Key help" by choosing Setup Display options Key help. With
Key help activated, the quick keystrokes that activate each
command will be displayed on the top row of the screen while
the selection bar is positioned over that menu item.

Pressing [F1] while within the MicroStar menu system or
within any prompt box will bring up a window containing more
detailed help regarding the selected command. Pressing [F1]
while you are entering text will bring up a menu of help
topics.


@:"HELP SUMMARY"
HELP SUMMARY.


Whenever the MicroStar help system is on screen, you can use
the [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys to move from one screen to
another. [Home] and [End] will take you to the first and
last pages of the section. Press [Escape] when you are done
using help.

The MicroStar menu system is available at any time by
pressing [F1]. Most of MicroStar's commands may be selected
from the menus. Within the menu system, you may activate
"Key help" by choosing Setup Display options Key help. With
Key help activated, the quick keystrokes that activate each
command will be displayed on the top row of the screen while
the selection bar is positioned over that menu item.

Pressing [F1] while within the MicroStar menu system or
within any prompt box will bring up a window containing more
detailed help regarding the selected command. Pressing [F1]
while you are entering text will bring up a menu of help
topics.


@:"Help and Status Keystrokes"
Help and Status Keystrokes.

MicroStar offers a number of special help and status
commands.  To view your keyboard commands for these press
[F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select Help and
status.

Available commands include:

■ Show help menu.
■ Show help summary.
■ Activate menu system.
■ Show system and file information.
■ Show available memory.



@:"Cursor Movement"
Cursor Movement.

MicroStar offers a number of cursor movement commands.  To
view your keyboard commands for these press [F1] (or your
help key) while editing, and select Cursor movement.

Available commands include:

■ Word left.
■ Word right.
■ Line up.
■ Line down.
■ Scroll up.
■ Scroll down.
■ Page up.
■ Page down.
■ Top of file.
■ Bottom of file.
■ Beginning of line.
■ End of line.
■ Top of screen.
■ Bottom of screen.


@:"Quick movement"
Quick Movement Commands.

MicroStar offers a number of quick movement commands.  To
view your keyboard commands for these press [F1] (or your
help key) while editing, and select Quick movement.

Available commands include:

■ Go to line.
■ Go to column.
■ Go to page.
■ Go to window.
■ Previous cursor position.
■ Up to equal indent.
■ Down to equal indent.
■ Next sentence.
■ Previous sentence.


@:"Text Markers"
Text Markers.

MicroStar offers a number of command for inserting markers
in your text.  To view the keyboard commands for these,
press [F1] (or your help key) while editing, select Quick
movement, and press [PgDn] twice.

Available commands include:

■ Set a marker by menu.
■ Jump to marker by menu.
■ Toggle marker display.
■ Set  marker 0  ..  Set  marker 9.
■ Jump marker 0  ..  Jump marker 9.


@:"Insert and delete"
Text Insertion and Deletion.

MicroStar offers a number of command for inserting and
deleting text.  To view the keyboard commands for these,
press [F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select
Insert and Delete.

Available commands include:

■ Undo last deletion.
■ Restore line.
■ Insert undo buffer.
■ Tab.
■ Backward Tab.
■ New line.
■ Insert line.
■ Insert control character.
■ Delete current character.
■ Delete character left.
■ Delete word.
■ Delete to end of line.
■ Delete line.
■ Delete line (no undo).
■ Abort command (1 char).


@:"Search and replace"
Search and Replace.

MicroStar offers commands for searching for and/or replacing
text or playing back macros. To view the keyboard commands
for these, press [F1] (or your help key) while editing, and
select Search and replace.

Available commands include:

■ Search for pattern.
■ Search and Replace.
■ Search and playback macro.
■ Search again.


@:"Files"
Files.

MicroStar offers several commands for reading and saving
text files. To view the keyboard commands for these, press
[F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select Files.

Available commands include:

■ Edit another file.
■ Abandon file.
■ Read file into window.
■ Save and continue edit.
■ Save and exit to DOS.
■ Write to named file.
■ Save/Switch files.


@:"Windows"
Windows.

MicroStar offers several commands for opening, closing, and
resizing windows. To view the keyboard commands for these,
press [F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select
Windows.

Available commands include:

■ Open file.
■ Close window.
■ Resize window.
■ Next window.
■ Previous window.
■ Zoom window.


@:"Blocks"
Block Commands.

MicroStar offers a number of block commands. To view the
keyboard commands for these, press [F1] (or your help key)
while editing, and select Blocks.

Available commands include:

■ Begin block.
■ End block.
■ Start of block.
■ End of block.
■ Copy block.
■ Move block.
■ Delete block.
■ Hide block.
■ Mark current word.
■ Write block to file.


@:"Text commands"
Text Formatting.

MicroStar offers a number of special text formatting
commands. To view the keyboard commands for these, press
[F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select Text
commands.

Available commands include:

■ Format paragraph.
■ Format block.
■ Center line.
■ Margin release.
■ Toggle case.
■ Lower case.
■ Upper case.
■ Show current font.
■ Select Bold.
■ Select Double.
■ Select Underscore.
■ Select Superscript.
■ Select Subscript.
■ Select Compressed.
■ Select Italics.


@:"Tabs"
Tabs.

MicroStar offers several commands for inserting, saving, and
using tab settings. To view the keyboard commands for these,
press [F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select
Tabs.

Available commands include:

■ Tab.
■ Backward tab.
■ Set tabs.
■ Put tabs.
■ Set tab size.
■ Edit tabs.
■ Tab temporary margin.
■ Set temporary margin.
■ Restore even tabs.


@:"Utilities"
Utility Commands.

MicroStar offers several commands general utility commandas.
To view the keyboard commands for these, press [F1] (or your
help key) while editing, and select Utilities.

Available commands include:

■ Print file.
■ Change active directory.
■ Directory.
■ Operating system.


@:"Settings and toggles"
Settings and Toggles.

MicroStar offers several commands for toggling various
settings. To view the keyboard commands for these, press
[F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select Settings
and toggles.

Available commands include:

■ Toggle insert mode.
■ Toggle autoindent mode.
■ Toggle word wrap.
■ Toggle wrap compression.
■ Toggle tab line display.
■ Toggle justify.
■ Toggle page breaks.
■ Toggle attributes.
■ Toggle fixed tabs.
■ Toggle hi-bit strip.
■ Toggle tab expansion.
■ Toggle tab writing.
■ Toggle key help.
■ Toggle snow check.
■ Toggle block cursor.
■ Toggle 43 line mode.
■ Set left margin.
■ Set right margin.
■ Set top margin.
■ Set bottom margin.
■ Set page length.
■ Set undo limit.
■ Set default file extension.
■ Set colors.
■ Set home directory.
■ Save setup.


@:"Spell Checking"
Spell Checking.

In combination with Turbo Lightening, Borland's RAM resident
spelling checker and thesaurus, MicroStar will spell-check
any of your documents. Lightning must be installed, or an
error will occur.

MicroStar checks the document in the current screen window.
By default, checking proceeds from the current cursor
position to the end of the file. If a block is marked and
visible, only that block will be checked.

MicroStar contains a small built-in dictionary of the 500
most commonly used English words. This dictionary is kept in
memory at all times in order to accelerate the checking
process.

Once the operation begins, MicroStar keeps you advised of
its progress on the status line. The line and column
counters tell you what part of the document is being
checked, as does the percentage indicator. These are updated
each time a new word is checked.

When Lightning finds a word that it does not recognize, the
screen will be updated to highlight the word, and a popup
menu will ask you to select an option. Select by moving the
bar and pressing [Enter] or by pressing the first character
of any of the options:

■  Skip once.

   Ignore the spelling of this word in only this one
   instance.

■  Ignore for this document.

   Ignore the spelling of this word for the duration of the
   check.

■  List Lightning sound-alikes.

   Display a list of sound-alike words from Lightning's
   dictionary. Select one and press [Enter], or press
   [Escape] to return to the previous menu.

■  Edit from the keyboard.

   A prompt box will appear to allow interactive editing of
   the word. Press [Enter] to accept, or [Escape] to return
   to the previous menu. You may use Lightning's interactive
   modes at this time. MicroStar will recheck the word after
   you finish editing it.

■  Mark with "~".

   Place a tilde in front of the word. After the document
   has been checked, you can use the Find Pattern command to
   locate the marked words.

■  Add to dictionary.

   Add the word to Lightning's auxiliary dictionary (usually
   AUXI.DIC). A secondary menu of case selections will
   appear. Press [Escape] to return to the previous menu, or
   [Enter] to add to the dictionary.

■  Batch mark rest of document

   Cancel the interactive mode normally used for
   spell-checking. From this point on, all unrecognized
   words are marked with tildes [~].

A spell-checking operation may be stopped by pressing
[Escape] at the corrections menu (once a misspelling is
found) or by pressing any key while a file is being checked.
In the latter case, a prompt box will be displayed, asking
if you want to stop. Press Y to stop, N to continue.


@:"Macros"
Macros.

MicroStar offers several commands for recording and playing
back keystroke macros. To view the keyboard commands for
these, press [F1] (or your help key) while editing, and
select Macros.

Available commands include:

■ Load macros from disk.
■ Store macros to disk.
■ Record macro.
■ Edit macro.
■ Playback macro by menu.
■ Playback Macro 1 .. Playback Macro 9.
■ Playback scrap macro 1 time .. Playback macro 9 times.


@:"Printing a file"
Printing a file.

MicroStar recognizes a number of special printer commands.
The take effect when you print your document with Auto
formatting set to ON. You can insert these by typing the @
command on a line by itself.  The @ sign must be in Col 1.

■ Offset page to right by n columns:    @PO n

■ Start new page:                       @PA

■ Start new page if fewer than n
                       lines remain:    @CP n

■ Set page number to n:                 @PN n

■ Omit page numbers:                    @OP

■ Print page numbers:                   @PG

■ Put page number in column n:          @PC n

■ Set page length to n lines:           @PL n

■ Set top margin to n lines:            @MT n

■ Set bottom margin to n lines:         @MB n

■ Set header margin to n lines:         @HM n

■ Set footer margin to n lines:         @FM n

■ Define header line:                   @HE[line]

■ Define footer line:                   @FO[line]


@:"Special Codes within Headers and Footers"
Special Codes within Headers and Footers.

The @HE and @FO printing commands recognize some special
codes.  Available codes include:

■ Insert current page number:           #
■ Ignore following on even pages:       [CtrlK]
■ Take next character literally:        \


@:"Typeface Selection Commands"
Typeface Selection Commands.

MicroStar offers a number of special typefaces which alter
how characters display or print. To view the keyboard
commands for these, press [F1] (or your help key) while
editing, select Printing, and press [PgDn] four times.

Available commands include:

■ Select Boldface.
■ Select Underscore.
■ Select Superscript.
■ Select Subscript.
■ Select Compressed.
■ Select Italics.

@:"Typeface Control Codes"
Typeface Control Codes.

MicroStar's printing and screen display routines expect
certain control codes to toggle certain attributes on and
off.  Here's a list of the control codes MicroStar expects
for various attributes:

■ Toggle Underscore:      [CtrlU]
■ Toggle Doublestrike:    [CtrlD]
■ Toggle Superscript:     [CtrlS]
■ Toggle Subscript:       [CtrlQ]
■ Toggle Compressed:      [CtrlA]
■ Toggle Italic:          [CtrlE]


@:"Printer Definitions"
Printer Definitions.

Each type of printer is described to MicroStar by a small
file with the extension PDF.  This file contains information
regarding the control codes that enable the printer's
various fonts, as well as some additional information that
tells MicroStar about the printer.

Existing PDF files can be changed, and new ones created via
the MicroStar Printer definition menu. The printer
definition most recently selected via the File Print menu
can be modified here. Choose Edit string to change the
control code for any supported font. Each font is associated
with two strings - one to turn the font ON, and another to
turn it OFF. When you choose a string to edit, it appears in
another window. It can be edited using the cursor keys, and
the [Del] or [Backspace] keys. Most characters you type will
be inserted literally into the string. [CtrlBksp] will
delete the existing string. [Enter] will end the session in
the string editor. In case you need to enter any of these
special keys as part of the control string, press the
[ScrollLock] key to enter Literal mode. In this mode, all
keystrokes will be inserted into the string without further
interpretation.

The current printer definition can be saved to a disk file
by using the Save definition menu selection. A prompt box
will ask for the name of the file to be saved.


@:"Function keys"
Function keys.



Any of MicroStar's commands can be assigned to a Function
keys. To view the commands assigned to your Function keys,
press [F1] (or your help key) while editing, and select
Function keys.

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