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EZX-WRITE(tm)
"The quick and easy wordprocessor."
VALUEWARE(tm) VERSION OF MANUAL - Areas Limited
Quick Reference Guide
Copyright (C) 1987, 1988
All Rights Reserved
EZX Corporation
403 NASA Rd. 1E, Webster, TX 77598 USA
(713) 338-2238
EZX-WRITE (C) 1988, EZX Corp. All rights reserved.
PAGE #
LICENSE/REGISTRATION STATEMENT:
The EZX-WRITE Word Processing Program is protected by United
States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. All
rights are reserved.
You may use this program as indicated in the serial number and
purchase receipt, on a single machine. EZX Corp. hereby grants a
"book" license to the original user of this copy of EZ Forms. You
may use the program on your computer and make one backup copy as
long as there is no possibility of use or residence on more than
one machine at any time. Just like two people cannot read the
same book in different locations at the same time. Every copy of
EZ Forms has a unique serial number embedded within it for
traceability. You may not sell or give copies of this program and
documentation to anyone. No exceptions. EZX Corp. makes no
warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without
limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for
a particular purpose. EZX Corp. shall not be liable for any
damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential
arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner
desired by the user. EZX Corp. shall not be liable for any damage
to data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by
use of the program. EZX Corporation makes no claims, offers no
warranties, and assumes no responsibility for any sort of damage
(mental or physical) resulting from the apparent or actual use of
our products. Any text files, printer control files, or forms
provided with this product are not guaranteed as to
merchantability or fitness for its ultimate use. User accepts
all responsibility for use and may not resell any supplied text
file, printer control file or form. A person, business,
corporation, government organization, or any other entity is
strictly forbidden from using unregisterd copies of this program
and is a violation of this license agreement. EZX-WRITE may not
be distributed in conjunction with any other product, without
written permission from EZX Corp.
IN NO EVENT WILL EZX Corp. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE
THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
The License Agreement and Warranty shall be construed,
interpreted and governed by the laws of the state of Texas.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction...........................4
Getting Started........................4
Setting Up EZX-WRITE...................5
Starting EZX-WRITE.....................6
Using the Pulldown Menus...............7
Managing Files.........................8
The Directory Command.................10
Entering Text.........................11
Reformatting Text.....................12
Cursor Movement.......................12
Formatting Your Text..................13
Entering Printer Codes................14
Using Block Commands..................15
Windows...............................16
Macros................................16
Appendix A:
Wordstar Files........................18
Appendix B:
Printer Description Files.............19
Appendix C:
Headers and Footers...................19
Appendix D:
Command Reference.....................20
Appendix E:
Quick Commands........................34
Appendix F:
Wordstar Commands.....................35
Appendix G:
Registration..........................36
Index.................................38
INTRODUCTION
EZX-WRITE is a fast, RAM-based word processor that offers a
wealth of features designed to make the program powerful yet
extremely easy to learn and use. EZX-WRITE offers users a choice
of using menus or quick keyboard commands for all of the major
program functions. With EZX-WRITE you're never stuck with a
cumbersome menu system for commands you already know, and you're
never stuck with a confusing command based system for commands
you use less often.
EZX-WRITE has a very short learning curve. EZX-WRITE's logical,
easy to use, easy to learn commands are the result of
considerable research into how people really use word processors.
If you have experience using any full-featured word processing
program, you'll will be up and running with EZX-WRITE in no time.
If you're brand new to computer word processing or to IBM
compatible computers, you will be pleasantly surprised at how
quickly you will be able to learn all the advanced features of
EZX-WRITE.
We believe EZX-WRITE is among the very best word processors at
any price. EZX Corp. is also determined to be a leader in
Customer Support. We offer telephone support and also listen to
our users. Many suggestions from earlier versions of EZX-WRITE
have been incorporated into this latest release.
GETTING STARTED
EZX-WRITE requires an IBM PC or close compatible with 192K, one
disk drive, a color/graphics or monochrome card and monitor, and
a printer. Before you start using EZX-WRITE, you should be
familiar with your computer. You need to know how to load DOS,
how to make a copy of a diskette, and how to load and run a
program.
Your EZX-WRITE program disk includes the following files:
EZXW.EXE The main program file.
EZXW.MSG Error message file.
EZXW.MAC Sample macro file.
xxxxxx.PRD Printer description files.
Only GENERIC.PRD available on
valueware version.
MAKEPRD.COM Utility to create PRD files.
N/A VALUEWARE(TM) VERSION
INSTALL.BAT Installation batch file.
EZXWVLU.DOC This documentation file.
README.DOC Files containing latest information.
WHATSNEW.DOC
You should make a backup copy of your EZX-WRITE program disk, and
store the original in a safe place. Never use your original
EZX-WRITE program disk as your working copy.
SETTING UP EZX-WRITE
Floppy Disk System:
1. With your computer turned off, open the door
to Drive A, and insert your DOS disk.
2. Close the door to Drive A and turn on your
computer.
3. If DOS asks you for the date, enter the date in the
following format: mm-dd-yy, or mm/dd/yy, and then
press Enter.
4. If DOS asks you for the time, enter the time
in the following format: 8:30 or 20:30, and then
press Enter.
5. When A> appears on the screen, remove the DOS
disk from Drive A and insert your working copy of
the EZX-WRITE Program Disk, and close the disk drive
door.
6. Type INSTALL and then press Enter.
Hard Disk System:
1. Turn on your computer with the floppy disk
drive empty.
2. If DOS asks you for the date, enter the date
in the following format: mm-dd-yy, or mm/dd/yy,
and then press Enter.
3. If DOS asks you for the time, enter the time
in the following format: 8:30 or 20:30, and then
press Enter.
4. When C> appears on the screen, insert your
working copy of the EZX-WRITE program disk in Drive A
and close the disk drive door.
5. Type A: and press Enter.
6. Type INSTALL and press Enter.
STARTING EZX-WRITE
Floppy system:
1. After starting your computer, type A: and
press Enter if you don't see the DOS prompt, A>.
2. Insert the copy of the EZX-WRITE program disk in
Drive A. Type EZX-WRITE and then press Enter.
Hard Disk System:
1. After starting your computer, type cd and then
type the name of the directory you copied your
EZX-WRITE files to with INSTALL. For example, if the
directory is called Text, you would type cd Text.
Then press Enter.
2. Type EZX-WRITE and then press Enter.
3. On a Hard Disk System, you can use the DOS Path
Path command to start EZX-WRITE from any DOS prompt.
For more information on the DOS Path command,
consult your DOS manual.
The EZX-WRITE opening screen will appear after the program is
loaded. Please read the opening screen. A window will open at
the bottom of the screen that asks you for the name of a file to
edit. You can enter a filename here, or simply press the Enter
or Esc key to continue.
If you enter a filename to edit, EZX-WRITE will load the file
into the computer's memory, and the EZX-WRITE editing screen will
then be displayed. If the filename that you enter is not found
on disk, the message "File is new. Continue? <Y/N>" will be
displayed. If you enter Y, a file with the name you gave will be
created. More information on loading and saving files can be
found in the chapter entitled Managing Files.
The top two lines of your screen are used to display status
information. Two keys to remember are:
F1: HELP
F10: MENU
The next chapter explains the use of the Pulldown Menus,
activated by pressing the F10 key. The F1 key takes you directly
to the Help Menu.
THE PULLDOWN MENUS
To Activate Menus: Press the F10 key.
To Leave The Menu Bar: Press the ESC key.
EZX-WRITE offers a complete Pulldown Menu system for entering
commands. These menus allow you to use the full power of
EZX-WRITE almost immediately, without having to memorize keyboard
commands.
To activate the menus, press F10. The Menu Bar will appear at
the top of the screen, and the first heading, File, will be
highlighted. You can press the left or right arrow keys to move
the highlight to any of the other menu headings. Pressing Enter
will "pull down" the menu of commands underneath the highlighted
heading. A list of EZX-WRITE commands associated with that menu
heading will be shown.
Once the Menu Bar is activated, the menus can also be pulled down
by pressing the capitalized letter of any menu heading, whether
or not that heading is highlighted. This method automatically
pulls down the menu without pressing the Enter key.
The commands in a Pulldown Menu can be executed in the same way,
either by highlighting your choice using the up or down arrow key
or by typing the capitalized letter in each selection.
Once any menu is pulled down, the right or left arrow keys will
display the pulled down menu to the right or left of the current
menu. Pressing the Esc key causes the Pulldown Menu to
disappear. The next press of the Esc key will cause you to exit
from the Menu Bar and return to the text window.
When you become more familiar with EZX-WRITE you may find it
easier to enter commands directly from the keyboard. Most of the
menu commands have a corresponding quick command listed next to
them. The quick commands are not active while you are in the menu
system, but they will help you learn how to bypass the menu
system and issue commands directly from the text window.
The quick keys that perform commands you use often will be easy
to learn, allowing you extremely fast editing. For example,
Alt-L for Left margin
Alt-R for Right margin
Alt-C to Center text
F2 to Save a file
But EZX-WRITE doesn't force you to memorize every command. Press
the F1 key for help with the quick commands you use less often,
or press the F10 key to use the Pulldown Menus.
Detailed information on each of the Menu Commands is contained in
the Command Reference section of this manual.
MANAGING FILES
The Logged Drive or Directory
Unless you specify a different drive or directory, EZX-WRITE
will always attempt to load and save files from either the
current directory, or the default directory specified in the
Defaults Menu.
If you have a computer with two floppy disks, you would probably
want to configure EZX-WRITE to always use the B: drive for text
files.
To set a default logged drive or directory:
Press F10 to activate the Pulldown Menus.
Press D, or use the right arrow key to move
to the Defaults Menu. If you use the arrow
key, when Defaults is highlighted, press
Enter.
Press D, or use the down arrow key to move
to the "Default directory" command. If you
use the arrow key, when "Default directory"
is highlighted, press Enter.
Type in the drive or directory to be used
for saving and loading EZX-WRITE documents.
Choose "saVe parameter file" to record the
logged drive in your parameter file.
To temporarily change the logged drive or directory:
Press F10 to activate the Pulldown Menus.
Press F, or use the right arrow key to move
to the File Menu. If you use the arrow key,
when File is highlighted, press Enter.
Press L, or use the down arrow key to move
to the "set Logged dir" command. If you use
the arrow key, when "set Logged dir" is
highlighted, press Enter.
Type in the drive or directory to be used
for saving and loading EZX-WRITE documents.
LOADING FILES
EZX-WRITE can retrieve a file from any disk or subdirectory of
your disk. When you first start EZX-WRITE, or when you choose
Open from the File Menu, or use the F3 command, a window appears
near the bottom of the screen asking you for the name of the file
you wish to edit.
For example, to open the file "Anyfile.Doc" which is on the
logged drive or directory, just type the complete file name like
this:
Anyfile.Doc Enter
If the file is located on another drive or directory, you can
include that information, too:
C:\Files\Anyfile.Doc Enter
If EZX-WRITE can't find a file with the name you give, the
message "File is new. Continue? (Y/N)" will appear. Pressing Y
will create a new file with the name you gave and take you to the
text window to begin editing. Pressing N will also take you to
the text window, but no file name will be specified until you use
the "Save" command.
You can automatically open a file to edit when you first start
EZX-WRITE, like this:
EZX-WRITE Anyfile.Doc Enter
If you include the file name to open when you first start
EZX-WRITE, EZX-WRITE will look for that file on the current drive
or directory, or use the drive or directory you include with the
file name.
You can also "pick" a file from the Directory display. You can
get to the Directory display in two ways:
1. Press F4, or choose "Directory" from the File Menu.
Enter a wildcard file specification, such as
"*.DOC", "*.*", etc.
2. Enter a wildcard file specification instead of a
file name when opening a file. This can also be
done from the command line when you first start
EZX-WRITE.
SAVING FILES
When you finish working with a document that you want to use
again at a later time, you can save the file on your disk.
You can use the "Save" command from the File Menu, or the F2
command, to store an exact copy of your document on your disk. If
you are saving a new document and haven't entered the name of the
file before, EZX-WRITE will ask you for the name to give the
file.
You can also use the "save As" command from the File Menu to save
your file with a new name. This option is useful if you have a
template, or "boilerplate" document that you want to modify and
save without altering the original file.
When you choose the save As command you will be prompted to enter
a new file name, and your original file will not be changed.
With either the Save or save As command, a backup copy of your
original file is created. This file will have the same name as
your original file, but with the extension .BAK. For example,
when you save the file Anyfile.Doc, a backup file called
Anyfile.BAK will also be saved.
THE DIRECTORY COMMAND
You can see a list of the files on your disk by choosing the
Directory command from the File Menu or by using the Quick
Command, F4.
Use the *.* mask to see all the files, or enter a new mask, like
this:
Mask Shows
*.Doc All files with a .Doc extension
B:*.* All files on the B: drive
\Text\*.* All files in the Text subdirectory
EZX-WRITE will look for the files in the current directory,
unless you add a drive or directory in the mask.
You can also "pick" a file from the Directory display. Just
highlight the file you want to load, and press Enter.
You can also get to the Directory display by entering a wildcard
file specification instead of a file name when opening a file.
This can also be done from the command line when you first start
EZX-WRITE. For example, if you type "EZXW *.DOC" from the
DOS prompt, the program will display the directory of all files
with an extension of "DOC". Highlight the one you wish to load,
and press Enter.
ENTERING TEXT
A word processor lets you enter text much like you do with a
typewriter, with several important differences.
Word Wrap
When the text you are typing reaches the right margin, EZX-WRITE
automatically "wraps" the next word down to the beginning of the
next line. You don't need to press Enter at the end of a line
unless you want to start a new paragraph. You can turn Word wrap
on or off from the Defaults Menu.
After a line is "wrapped", the text will be positioned on the
next line at the left margin. If Autoindent is active, the text
will be lined up with the line above it.
Insert and Overtype
Pressing the Ins key toggles EZX-WRITE between Insert and
Overtype modes. With Insert on, whatever you type is inserted at
the point where the cursor is, pushing other text to the left or
the right.
In overtype mode, as the name implies, new text you type in
replaces existing text.
EZX-WRITE shows you which mode you are in by the size of the
cursor block. A large cursor signifies Insert mode, a small
cursor, Overtype mode.
Automatic and Fixed Tabs
If you specify a tab size of 0 from the Defaults menu, tab stops
will be calculated automatically. When you press the Tab key,
EZX-WRITE is smart enough to automatically line the cursor up
underneath the first non-blank character in the line above.
All you need to do to set up automatic tab stops is type in the
first line of your text. On the next line, every time you press
the Tab key, the cursor will line up with the next non-blank
character in the line above it.
For normal fixed tab stops, just specify a tab size in the
Defaults menu. The ruler line at the top of each window will
show you your selected tab stops.
Automatic Indent
In a manner similar to automatic tabs, if Auto indent is active,
when you press the Enter key, or when a line "wraps", EZX-WRITE
will automatically indent the new line to line up with the line
above it. This feature can be toggled on or off from the
Defaults Menu.
You can use Auto indent to create "hanging indent" paragraphs and
to easily set temporary margins while you're editing. Simply use
the space bar or cursor keys to move the start of your text line
to the desired position. From that point on, Auto indent will
align the starting text of new lines in that paragraph to match
the line above.
REFORMATTING
If you change margins, you can reformat a paragraph to the new
settings by using the Reformat (Control-B) command. When you
issue this command, the text will be realigned to fit within the
current margins. The reformatting will start at the current line
and continue until the end of the paragraph. EZX-WRITE considers
a paragraph to end with a blank line.
CURSOR MOVEMENT
You can quickly move around your document using some special
keys:
Arrow Keys
The up and down arrow keys move the cursor up or down one line at
a time. The left and right arrow keys move the cursor one space
to the left or right.
Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the left or right arrow
key moves the cursor one word to the left or the right.
Home Key
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
END Key
Moves the cursor to the end of the line.
PgUp Key
Moves the cursor one screen up.
PgDn Key
Moves the cursor one screen down.
Ctrl+PgUp Key
Moves the cursor to the very beginning of the document.
Ctrl+PgDn Key
Moves the cursor to the very end of the document.
Ctrl+Home Key
Moves the cursor to the top left hand corner of the screen.
Ctrl+End Key
Moves the cursor to the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
FORMATTING YOUR TEXT
With EZX-WRITE, you can use a variety of tools to format your
text before you print it. You can set top, bottom, left and
right margins, page length, and font size. You can also enter
codes to tell your printer to apply special effects including
bold, underline, or italics.
Setting Margins
From the Print Menu, you can tell EZX-WRITE your preferred
settings for top, bottom, and left and right margins.
Left and Right Margins
To set the left and right margins, press Alt-L or Alt-R, or
choose Left margin or Right margin from the Print Menu. You will
be prompted to enter a column number for each margin setting.
With a standard 10 character per inch font size, you can print a
maximum of of 85 characters on each line of an 8.5 by 11 inch
paper. Another way of stating this is that there are a maximum
of 85 columns on each line. But this would leave no margins on
either side.
If you wanted to leave a margin of one inch on each side of your
page, you would enter 11 for the left margin, and 75 for the
right margin. This document caries such margin settings.
Top and Bottom Margins
To set the top and bottom margins, choose Top margin or Bottom
margin from the Print Menu. You will be prompted to tell
EZX-WRITE the number of lines for each margin setting.
EZX-WRITE measures top and bottom margins in lines. Most
printers will print 6 lines per inch, so a standard 8.5 by 11
inch paper will have a maximum of 66 lines.
If you wanted to leave a margin of one inch on the top and bottom
of each page, you would enter 6 lines for the top margin and 6
lines for the bottom margin.
ENTERING PRINTER CODES N/A VALUEWARE VERSION
You can tell EZX-WRITE to apply a special printing attribute,
such as bold, italic, or underline, to any part or all of your
text.
You tell EZX-WRITE where to apply the special attributes by
placing a print code at the beginning and end of the text you
wish to mark.
EZX-WRITE supports the following print codes:
Alt-B Bold Print
Alt-D Double strike Print
Alt-I Italics Print
Alt-U Underline Print
Alt-T Superscript Print
Alt-V Subscript Print
Alt-F1 User Installed Patch
Alt-F2 User Installed Patch
To use any of these print attributes, enter the code at the point
where you wish the attribute to start, and again where you want
it to stop.
As an example, to highlight the word computer with bold print in
the following example of text, press Alt-B before and after the
word. A highlighted B will be inserted into the text to show you
where bold print will begin and end:
The BcomputerB has revolutionized the workplace.
If you wanted to highlight the word revolutionized in italic
print, you would follow the same procedure, but you would press
Alt-I before and after the word:
The computer has IrevolutionizedI the workplace.
"I" is in reverse video and not printed.
You can use the Makeprd program to customize any of the printer
codes for your printer. You can also change printer drivers at
any time by choosing "Set printer" from the Print menu.
USING BLOCK COMMANDS
Marking a Block
EZX-WRITE lets you define a section of your text as a block.
Once defined, the marked block of text can be copied, moved,
deleted, or written out as a disk file. Blocks of text are
displayed in yellow on a color monitor, or as high intensity
video on a monochrome monitor.
The easiest way to mark a block is with the F7 and F8 keys.
Position the cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to
mark, and press the F7 key. Now move the cursor to the end of
the text you wish to mark. You can use arrow keys, PgUp, PgDn,
or even Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn to move to the end of your block.
Position the cursor just past the point you want to mark and
press the F8 key. EZX-WRITE will highlight all the text from the
point where you pressed the F7 key, to just to the left or above
where your cursor is when you press the F8 key.
You can also use the Wordstar(tm) Ctrl-KB and Ctrl-KK commands
to mark the beginning and end of a block. Move the cursor to the
beginning of the block you wish to mark and press and hold down
the Ctrl key while you press the K key. Then press the B key.
Next, move the cursor to the end of the text you wish to mark,
and press and hold down the Ctrl key while you press the K key.
Then press the K key.
Or you can select "Begin" and "End" from the Block Menu.
The Block Copy command will make a copy of the marked block, and
insert it at the current cursor position. Block Move is similar,
but the marked block "moves"; it disappears from its original
position, and is inserted at the current cursor position.
The Block "Read" command will insert an entire disk file into
your document at the point where the cursor is. Block write will
make a new file of just the marked block of text. You will be
prompted for a file name to use for the saved block.
Block commands also work with EZX-WRITE Windows, so you can cut
and paste between two documents easily.
WINDOWS
Text Windows
EZX-WRITE allows you to open a second text window onscreen to work
on two documents at the same time.
To open a Window, select "Open" or "Switch" from the Window Menu.
A prompt will appear to ask you "How many lines?" to give to the
new window. When you have one text window on screen, there are
23 text lines displayed. A second window will take lines from
this window, insert a ruler bar, and ask you if you wish to open
another file.
Enter a number between 1 and 21 for the number of lines for your
new window. The new window will appear below the current window.
Your original document in the first window is still available for
editing. To switch windows press Alt-W. The cursor will jump back
to the top window, and the file name in the Status Line will
change back to the original file name. You can also use the
PullDown Menu to switch windows.
You can choose "Zoom" from the Window menu, or press Alt-Z, to
zoom either window up to full screen. With Zoom, you can have a
small (as small as one text line) window with text you
occasionally need to refer to, which you can expand to full
screen whenever you need to. When either window is zoomed to
full screen, you switch back and forth between windows with Alt-W
or "Switch" just as you do with two onscreen windows. To
"unzoom" a window, just press Alt-Z again, or choose "Zoom" again
from the Window menu.
You can mark a block of text in one window, use Alt-W to switch
windows, and then copy or move the block to the other window.
DOS Windows
To open a window to DOS, highlight "DOS" or press D from the
Window Menu, or use the quick command Alt-S (for System). The
screen will clear and you will be given a DOS prompt. To return
to EZX-WRITE, just type "Exit".
The "Run a program" command from the Window Menu lets you enter a
program name to run. You can include parameters to the program
as well. For example, you could enter "Format B:" to format a
disk on your B: drive.
MACROS
A macro is a sequence of up to 255 keystrokes, either commands or
text, that you record as you type. The macro can then be
"played" by pressing one key.
You could define a macro that would type in your name and address
as it appears underneath your letterhead. Or you could define a
macro that would format a diskette in Drive A:. Any action that
you can perform from the keyboard in EZX-WRITE can be done from a
macro. Up to ten macros can be saved in a file and loaded again
whenever you like.
To begin recording keystrokes for a macro, press Alt-M. A
highlighted message on the status line will remind you that your
keystrokes are being recorded. When you're done, press Alt-M
again to stop recording. EZX-WRITE will then prompt you for a
number between 0 and 9. This number, plus the ALT key, will be
used to play back the macro in the future. EZX-WRITE will also
ask you to give a name to the new macro. The name you use will
appear on the Macro menu next to the number for that macro.
When you first start EZX-WRITE, EZX-WRITE will try to find a
macro file named EZXW.MAC. EZX-WRITE will first look in the
current directory, and then will search the DOS path.
If a macro is attached to ALT-0, that macro will be automatically
executed when the program starts.
Macros can also call other macros. The only restriction on
nested macros is that the typeahead buffer can only hold 512
characters and will generate an error message if it overflows.
The macros in the sample macro file were recorded with the
following keystrokes:
ALT-0: (not defined)
ALT-1: {F3} Y {ESC} {F3} EZXWRI.DOC {Enter}
The 'Y' and ESC after the first F3 are to handle
the message 'Abandon changes <Y/N>' if the current
file has been changed. Macros will play back the
same keystrokes every time you use them, so it's up
to you to anticipate the possible conditions that
may be encountered.
ALT-2: ^KG Format a: {Enter}
The 'Run a program' command was used instead of Alt-S
because EZX-WRITE cannot continue a macro from the DOS
prompt. However, when returning from an exit to DOS with
Alt-S, a macro would continue as soon as EZX-WRITE
regained control from DOS.
When you use 'Run a program' in a macro, the 'Press any
key to return to EZX-WRITE' message will not be displayed
if there are more keystrokes pending after the command.
ALT-3: ^KG Chkdsk {Enter}
ALT-4: {BACKSPACE}{LEFTARROW}{ALT-F10}{RIGHTARROW}
This macro uses EZX-WRITE's undelete backspace command
to create a command that transposes two characters.
ALT-5: ^KW PRN Y {Enter}
This macro prints a block by writing the block to
'PRN' instead of to a file.
ALT-6: {HOME}{SPACE}{SPACE}{SPACE}{HOME}{DOWNARROW}
If INSERT is on, this macro will shift the current
line to the right three columns.
ALT-7: {HOME}{DEL}{DEL}{DEL}{HOME}{DOWNARROW}
If INSERT is on, this macro will shift the current
line to the left three columns.
ALT-8: Legal Notice
ALT-9: (not defined)
APPENDIX A
Wordstar Files
EZX-WRITE can handle Wordstar files with almost no exceptions.
The major difference is that EZX-WRITE ignores the Wordstar "dot"
commands. They will be displayed onscreen unchanged, but will be
ignored during printing.
Wordstar sets the high bit in many characters, including
justified spaces, the last character of every word, and the end
of lines and paragraphs.
Since EZX-WRITE can display any ASCII character onscreen a
Wordstar file will appear garbled. This can be adjusted with the
Alt-G, or Graphics toggle. The Graphics toggle simply strips the
high bit from the displayed characters. The actual character is
not changed, and will be saved to disk in its original state. The
EZX-WRITE "Print" command will likewise strip the high bit of any
character during printing, so that Wordstar files may be printed
without any translation if the Graphics toggle is OFF.
To display the IBM extended character set, such as the lines used
for drawing boxes, and the foreign characters, simply toggle the
Graphics ON. Your preferred setting can be saved in the pulldown
Defaults menu.
To save a file in Wordstar format, with "soft" carriage returns,
set the "Format WS" choice to ON from the Defaults Menu. If this
toggle is OFF, all files will be saved as straight ASCII files.
Even with this toggle ON, EZX-WRITE will only use "soft" carriage
returns on lines that were either word wrapped, reformatted, or
were "soft" in the original file.
APPENDIX B
Printer Description Files (.PRD) N/A VALUEWARE(TM) VERSION
EZX-WRITE is supplied with Printer Description (PRD) files, which
are used to send the proper codes to the printer to enable
Italic, Bold, Underline, etc. To change the default PRD file,
choose the "Set printer" command in the Print Menu. The PRD file
names are contracted names of the actual printer. Use the F4
command from the file menu (F10 the Enter). Use *.PRD for the
mask, note the name, then exit the menu with escape, not Enter.
If the one you chose does not seem to work, try another or...
If the EZX-WRITE Program Disk does not contain a PRD file for
your printer, you can use MAKEPRD.COM (from DOS), to easily
create custom PRD files to address any function of any printer.
Printer codes are entered just as in LOTUS 123, e.g.; 027\083.
The string of control codes that your printer needs to start or
stop a certain print attribute are entered as decimal numbers,
separated with backslashes. Up to 16 different printer control
code strings can be stored in a EZX-WRITE PRD file. Fonts,
attributes, margins, tabs, even complex laser printer codes can
be used to format your document with ease.
APPENDIX C
Headers and Footers
A header or footer is text that appears at the top or bottom of
every page of a printout.
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APPENDIX D
Command Reference
In this section, detailed information about each of the EZX-WRITE
commands is presented.
The Command Reference follows the same format as the Pulldown
Menus. Each menu choice is explained, and the equivalent Quick
Command or WordStar Command is listed as well.
The symbol ^ is used to indicate a Control key combination. For
example, to enter "^K" from your keyboard, depress the key marked
"Ctrl", and while that key is depressed, press the "K" key.
FILE MENU
These commands are used to manage files, including opening,
closing, saving, copying, etc.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Open F3
Use this menu choice to read a disk file into a EZX-WRITE
window for editing. The file that you open will replace the
file currently being edited. If you have made changes in
the file you are editing, you will be prompted to save the
current file before opening the new file.
If you enter a file name to open without a drive or
directory included in the name, EZX-WRITE will look for that
file in the currently logged directory, if you have
specified one, or in the default (current) directory.
If you enter a wild card file specification (*.*, *.DOC,
etc.) EZX-WRITE will take you to the Directory display and
allow you to pick a file from a list that matches the
specification.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Close None
This menu choice will clear the current file being edited
from memory, after prompting you to save any changes.
You will then be prompted to open a new file.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Save F2, ^KD
This menu choice will save the file currently being edited.
If you have never specified a file name, you will be asked
at this time to give the file a name.
Menu Choice Alternatives
save As ^F2
This menu choice will prompt you for a file name to use when
saving the file you are currently editing. You can include a
disk drive and directory with the file name and EZX-WRITE
will store the file in that location.
After using save As, EZX-WRITE will show the name you
specified as the default file name on the top command line
of the screen. The file with the original name that you
were editing still exists on disk unchanged.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Directory F4
This menu choice will show you a list of files on disk. You
can enter a mask using the same ? and * wildcard characters
that DOS allows.
EZX-WRITE will also show you free disk space and memory free
following the directory listing. The disk space shown is
the free space in the logged drive.
You can pick a file to edit by highlighting its name and
pressing Enter.
Menu Choice Alternatives
set Logged dir None
This menu choice allows you to designate a default drive or
directory to be used when saving and retrieving files.
You can change this menu option at any time, but it will not
remain in effect in future editing sessions. To permanently
define a default drive or directory to be used when saving
and retrieving files, use the "Default directory" command
from the Defaults Menu.
Even if you have specified a default drive or directory with
this option, you can override it at any time simply by
including the drive or directory in the file name when you
are saving or opening a file.
Menu Choice Alternatives
copY None
This menu choice works just like the DOS copy command,
except that wildcard characters are not allowed. If you
attempt to overwrite an existing file, you will be first
asked to confirm that the existing file can be destroyed.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Rename None
This menu choice works just like the DOS rename command,
except that wildcard characters are not allowed.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Erase None
This menu choice works just like the DOS delete command,
except that wildcard characters are not allowed. The file
you specify will be erased from disk permanently. You will
be asked to confirm this action before it takes place.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Quit Alt-X
This menu choice closes the current window, after prompting
you to save any changes you may have made.
If two editing windows are opened, the full screen is
returned to the other window. If only one window is open,
the program terminates.
PRINT MENU
Menu Choice Alternatives
Print F9
This menu choice allows you to begin printing a disk file.
All editing tasks can continue while the printing takes
place in the background.
Remember, EZX-WRITE prints the version of the file you
specify from the disk. If you want to print the file you
are currently editing, remember to save it first.
Menu Choice Alternatives
repaGinate ^F9
This menu choice is used to place pagebreaks in your file.
The repagination process will begin at the top of the file,
and will prompt you for each page break.
EZX-WRITE will suggest each page break according to the
current top and bottom margin settings and the page length
setting. It will also prompt you for placement of a
pagebreak at any existing pagebreaks. You may override the
suggested location by using the up or down arrow keys,
moving the cursor to your preferred page break location. The
limits of your placement will be: you can move upward in the
file as far as the previous page break; you can move
downward as far as the current page margins will allow.
Menu Choice Alternatives
priNter pause None
This menu choice toggles a printer pause on or off. When
pause is on, printing will pause after completing each page.
This will allow you to change paper in a single sheet
printer. If your printer uses continuous form paper,
printer pause should be off.
Printer pause is disabled if the top and bottom margins are
set to 0.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Double spacing None
This menu choice toggles double spacing of your printout on
or off. Top and bottom margins will still print out single
spaced, but the body of each page will be double spaced.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Left Margin Alt-L, ^OL
This menu choice prompts you for a column number to use as
the default left margin setting.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Right Margin Alt-R, ^OR
This menu choice prompts you for a column number to use as
the default right margin setting.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Top Margin None
This menu choice prompts you for the number of lines to use
as the default top margin setting.
When a file is printed, the number of lines you specify here
will be inserted at the top of each page. This is also the
area where headers will be printed.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Bottom Margin None
This menu choice prompts you for the number of lines to use
as the default bottom margin setting.
When a file is printed, the number of lines you specify here
will be inserted at the bottom of each page. This is also
the area where headers will be printed.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Page Length None
This menu choice prompts you for the number of lines to use
as the default page length during printing.
When a file is printed, the number of lines you specify
here, minus the top and bottom margin lines, will be printed
on each page.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Set printer None
This menu choice will prompt you for the name of the Printer
Description File to use.
Be sure to enter the complete name of the PRD file,
including the drive and path. If no drive or path are
specified, EZX-WRITE will assume that the PRD file will be
found in the current directory.
Menu Choice Alternatives
saVe parameter file None
This menu choice will save all of the current settings of
both the Print Menu and the Defaults Menu into a parameter
file.
When you first start the program, EZX-WRITE will try to load
a parameter file named EZXW.INI. EZX-WRITE will look first
in the current directory, and then will search the DOS PATH
to try to find the default parameter file.
You can load a new parameter file at any time by
choosing the Read parameter file command from the
Defaults Menu.
WINDOW MENU
These commands are used to open, close, switch, or zoom text
windows. With EZX-WRITE you can open a second window of 1 to 21
lines. You can use any EZX-WRITE commands in either window,
including copying or moving a block between windows, loading a
second file, etc.
Closing a window in EZX-WRITE when there are two windows open
returns the full screen to the other window. If only one window
is open, closing that window is the same as exiting the program.
To open a window to DOS, highlight "DOS" or press D from the
Window Menu, or use the quick command Alt-S (for System). The
screen will clear and you will be given a DOS prompt. To return
to EZX-WRITE, just type "Exit".
The "Run a program" command from the Window Menu lets you enter a
program name to run. You can include parameters to the program
as well. For example, you could enter "Format B:" to format a
disk on your B: drive.
When you open a DOS window or run a program, do not load or
unload any memory resident programs such as SideKick. Because of
the way that DOS assigns memory to these type of programs, the
memory being used by EZX-WRITE will be corrupted.
With this exception, you can use DOS to format a disk, run
another program, even load another copy of EZX-WRITE.
DEFAULTS MENU
These commands are used to set your preferred environment. You
can change the default settings at any time, or permanently save
your preferences.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Insert Insert Key, ^V
This menu choice toggles between Insert and Overtype mode.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Word Wrap ^OW
This menu choice toggles Word Wrap on or off. With Word
Wrap on, any attempts to type past the right margin setting
will "wrap" down to the following line.
With Word Wrap off, a new line will not start until you
press Enter.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Auto indent ^QI
This menu choice toggles Autoindent on or off. With
Autoindent on, a new line will line up automatically with
the text on the line above it, rather than at the left
margin.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Graphics Alt-G ^QG
This menu choice toggles Graphics on or off. With Graphics
on, the IBM extended character set is displayable. If you
are using Wordstar text files, you will need to have
Graphics off.
The Graphics toggle also strips the high bit of Wordstar
files during printing.
If you are not using Wordstar formatted files, you should
probably leave Graphics on.
Menu Choice Alternatives
EGA 43 lines Alt-E
This menu choice toggles between the EGA 43 line and the
normal 25 line display. If you don't have an EGA display
active, the command is ignored.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Justify Alt-J
This menu choice toggles justification on or off. With
Justify on, every time a line is wrapped or a paragraph is
reformatted, the text will be padded with spaces to fit
exactly within the current left and right margin settings.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Format WS None
This menu choice toggles Wordstar file formatting on or off.
A Wordstar file has the high bit set in every word wrapped
line. If you are not converting files for use with Wordstar,
you should probably have this option set to off.
To convert an ASCII file to Wordstar format, you would need
to reformat each paragraph in the file. The reformatting
will set the wrapped flag in each paragraph line but the
last, which will allow EZX-WRITE to save the file in
Wordstar format using the "soft" carriage returns for word
wrapped lines.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Screen updates None
Some older Color displays will show flicker and "snow" if
screens are updated too quickly. If you experience flicker
or snow, set this option to "Slow". Screen updates will be
much quicker if left on the default setting of "Fast".
Menu Choice Alternatives
tab siZe None
This menu choice prompts you for a tab size. If you enter
0, automatic tabs will be enabled.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Undo Limit ^OS
This menu choice will prompt you for the number of deleted
lines to save on the Undo stack.
Every time you press Esc EZX-WRITE will restore one line
from the Undo stack back into your text.
Menu Choice Alternatives
teXt color None
Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
color of normal text. Enter a number between 1 and 127 to
indicate the color. A chart showing all available color
choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help screen.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Block color None
Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
color of marked blocks of text. Enter a number between 1
and 127 to indicate the color. A chart showing all
available color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help
screen.
Menu Choice Alternatives
hiLite menucolor None
Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
color of a highlighted menu item. Enter a number between 1
and 127 to indicate the color. A chart showing all
available color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help
screen.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Normal menucolor None
Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
color of all other menu items. Enter a number between 1 and
127 to indicate the color. A chart showing all available
color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help screen.
Menu Choice Alternatives
fraMe menucolor None
Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
color of the menu "frames" or borders. Enter a number
between 1 and 127 to indicate the color. A chart showing
all available color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help
screen.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Default directory None
Use this menu choice to indicate a default drive or
directory for EZX-WRITE to use when loading and saving
files. For example, if you always wanted to use your B:
drive to store documents, enter "B:" for your default
directory.
Menu Choice Alternatives
saVe parameter file None
This menu choice will save all of the current settings of
both the Print Menu and the Defaults Menu into a parameter
file.
You can give any name you like to this parameter file, but
EZX-WRITE will always try to load a paramter file named
EZX-WRITE.INI when you first start the program. EZX-WRITE
will look first in the current directory, and then will
search the DOS PATH to try to find the default parameter
file.
You can load a new parameter file at any time by choosing
the Read parameter file command from the Defaults Menu.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Read parameter file None
This menu choice will let you load a new parameter file. The
settings on the Defaults and the Print Menu will be reset to
the values found in the new parameter file.
SEARCH MENU
The choices listed in this menu are for searching your text for
strings of characters that you specify. You can search for any
character, including control characters, with the exception of
ASCII #13, the Enter key, and ASCII #27, the Escape key.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Find F5 ^QF
The Find command starts searching for the text you specify
at the current cursor position. The search will proceed to
the end of the text, unless you specify Backwards as an
optional search parameter.
Menu Choice Alternatives
find/Replace F6 ^QA
You will be asked to enter a string to search for, as with
the Find command, and also a string to replace the found
text with.
With either the Find or find/Replace command, you will be
asked to enter Options to define the parameters of either
the Find or the find/Replace command:
G: Global search.
Search the entire document, from beginning to end.
B: Backwards search.
Begin searching at the current cursor
position, and proceed towards the beginning of
the file.
U: Ignore case.
Find all matches of the text specified,
whether or not the capital and lower case
letters are the same. Without this option, the
capitalization must match exactly.
W: Whole Word.
Will only find complete words (strings of text
beginning and ending with a space or a
punctuation mark). Without this option,
searching for "the" would successfully match
the, they, there, etc.
N: No Confirm.
With find/Replace, will not stop to ask for
confirmation before making the replacement.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Next ^F5 ^L
Repeats the last Find or find/Replace command, using the
same optional parameters.
GOTO MENU
These commands are used for quick movement around your document.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Top of file ^PgUp
Places the cursor at the very top of the text window, at the
first line of your file.
Menu Choice Alternatives
End of file ^PgDn
Places the cursor at the very bottom of the text window, at
the last line of your file.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Begin block ^QB
Moves the cursor to the beginning of a defined block. If no
block is defined, no action is taken.
Menu Choice Alternatives
end blocK ^QK
Moves the cursor to the end of a defined block. If no block
is defined, no action is taken.
Menu Choice Alternatives
LiNe ^ON
Prompts you to enter a line number, and moves the cursor to
that line.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Go marker ^QM or ^Q1..9
This command will move the cursor to a previously defined
marker.
You will be prompted to enter the marker number to go to.
You can skip this step by using the ^Q, followed by a
number, command.
If a marker you specify is not defined, an error message
will be displayed.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Set marker ^KM or ^K1..9
This command will define a marker, which can be used later
for quick movement to a specific place in your text file
using the Go marker command.
You will be prompted to enter the marker number you wish to
define. You can skip this step by using the ^K, followed by
a number, command. For example, to define marker number 1,
without going through the menu, enter ^K1.
Marker positions are effective only in the current editing
session, and are not saved with the file.
BLOCK MENU
The Block menu groups all the commands for block operations. A
block is a section of your text that is marked with a beginning
and an end so that some editing function can be performed on the
block. Common block tasks are to copy a section of text to
another location in the file, to write a section of text to disk
as a separate file, or check the spelling of a section of text.
Most WordStar Control-K block commands work exactly as they do in
WordStar.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Begin F7 ^KB
Used to mark the beginning of a block of text. For block
operations, such as copying, deleting, etc. both the
beginning and the end of the block must be defined.
Menu Choice Alternatives
End F8 ^KK
Used to mark the end of a block of text. For block
operations, such as copying, deleting, etc. both the
beginning and the end of the block must be defined.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Copy ^F7 ^KC
After a block is defined, use this command to make a copy of
the entire block. A copy of the entire block will be
inserted at the point where the cursor is currently located.
This command can be used to "cut and paste" blocks of text
between windows.
If the cursor is within the currently defined block when
this command is issued, no action is taken.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Move ^F8 ^KV
Similar to Block Copy, but the block is deleted from its
current position, and inserted at the point where the cursor
is currently located.
The Block Move command can be used to "cut and paste" blocks
of text between windows.
If the cursor is within the currently defined block when
this command is issued, no action is taken.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Read ^KR
This command will prompt you for a filename to Read into the
current text window.
The file specification can be any legal DOS filename,
including drive designation and path. If just the name of
the file is entered, EZX-WRITE will look for the file in the
Logged directory.
The file will be inserted into the current text window at
the cursor position.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Write ^KW
This command will write the currently defined block to disk
as a separate file. You will be prompted for a filename,
which can include a drive designation or file path.
If you specify a filename that already exists, you will be
asked to confirm that you want to overwrite the old file.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Delete ^KY
This command will delete the currently defined block,
removing it from the text window.
The EZX-WRITE UNDO command, the ESC key, will restore a
deleted block, line by line, at the point where the cursor
is located when the UNDO command is issued.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Hide ^KH
This command turns off the block highlighting.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Spell check ^KL
EZX-WRITE fully supports the Borland Turbo Lightning (tm)
Spelling Checker.
If you have loaded Turbo Lightning into your computer's
memory before starting EZX-WRITE, issuing the Spell check
command will activate Turbo Lightning to check the spelling
of your document.
If a block is defined, the spelling check will be confined
to the block. If no block is defined, the spelling check
will begin at the current cursor position, and continue
until the end of the document.
MACRO MENU
Menu Choice Alternatives
0 .. 9 Alt-0 .. Alt-9
Play the macro if defined.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Define a macro Alt-M
Begin (or end) recording keystrokes for a macro. After you
define the keystrokes, you will be prompted for a number and
a name for the new macro.
Menu Choice Alternatives
save Macros None
This menu choice lets you save your currently defined macros
in a separate file.
You can load a new macro file at any time by choosing the
Read macros file command from the File Menu.
Menu Choice Alternatives
Read macros None
This menu choice lets you read a previously saved macro
file.
When you first start the program, EZX-WRITE will try to load
a macro file named EZX-WRITE.MAC. EZX-WRITE will look first
in the current directory, and then will search the DOS PATH
to try to find the default macro file. If the default macro
file is found, macro 0 will automatically execute if it is
defined.
APPENDIX E
QUICK COMMANDS
FORMATTING:
Alt-C......Center Line Alt-L......Left Margin
Alt-J......Justify On/Off Alt-R......Right Margin
Ctrl-B.....Reformat Paragraph
PRINT CODES: Insert these codes before and after the text you
wish to format:
Alt-B......Bold Alt-I......Italics
Alt-D......Doublestrike Alt-T......Superscript
Alt-F......Footer Alt-U......Underline
Alt-H......Header Alt-V......Subscript
Alt-F1.....User Patch Ctrl-Enter.Page Break
Alt-F2.....User Patch
CURSOR MOVEMENT:
Ctrl <--...Word Left Ctrl -->...Word Right
Ctrl-PgUp..Top of File Ctrl-PgDn..Bottom of File
Ctrl-Home..Top of Screen Ctrl-End...Bottom of Screen
Tab........Automatic Tabs
WINDOW SELECTON:
Alt-W......Switch Windows Alt-Z......Zoom Windows
Alt-S......Exit to DOS window Alt-X......Close Window,
Exit EZX-WRITE
UNDELETE:
ALT-F9.....Undelete Character Alt-F10....Unbackspace Character
ESC........Undelete line
FUNCTION KEYS:
F1.........Help F2.........Save File
F3.........Open File F4.........Directory
F5.........Find F6.........Find and Replace
F7.........Block Begin F8.........Block End
F9.........Print a File F10........Pulldown Menus
APPENDIX F
WORDSTAR (tm) Commands
^A...Word Left ^B...Reformat Paragraph
^C...Page Down ^D...Character Right
^E...Up Line ^F...Word Right
^G...Delete Character ^H...Destructive Backspace
^I...Tab ^J...Insert Page Break
^K...Block Commands ^L...Repeat Last Find/Replace
^M...Insert Line ^O...Onscreen Commands
^P...Insert Ctrl Character ^Q...Quick Commands
^R...Page Up ^S...Character Left
^T...Delete Word Right ^V...Insert On/Off
^W...Go To Top of File ^X...Line Down
^Y...Delete Line ^Z...Go To Bottom of File
^QA..Find and Replace ^OG..Toggle Graphics
^QB..Go To Top of Block ^OH..Toggle Windows
^QF..Find ^OI..Go To Column
^QI..Toggle AutoIndent ^OK..Change Case
^QJ..Go To Marker (Or ^Q1..9) ^ON..Go To Line
^QK..Go To End of Block ^OO..Open Second Window
^QS..Go To Beginning of Line ^OW..Toggle Word Wrap
^QY..Delete Text To End of Line ^OY..Close Second Window
^KB..Mark Block Begin ^KQ..Abandon File
^KC..Copy Block ^KR..Read Block From Disk
^KD..Save File ^KS..Save File
^KH..Toggle Block Hide ^KV..Move Block
^KK..Mark Block End ^KW..Write Block To Disk
^KL..Spell Check ^KX..Exit EZX-WRITE
^KM..Set Marker (Or ^K1..9) ^KY..Delete Block
( ^ = [Ctrl] )
APPENDIX G
REGISTRATION
EZX-WRITE is NOT a public domain or free program! A
version of it, without printer drivers or complete documentation,
is being distributed as Valueware (tm). Note that Valueware is a
trademark of EZX Corporation.
Valueware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Valueware program and
continue using it, you are expected to register. You may not
use Valueware programs to circumvent purchase of the actual
program.
Registration licenses you to use EZX-WRITE Version 2.3. Any
unregistered use, other than trial use of the Valueware Verson to
determine if EZX-WRITE meets your needs, is a violation of our
license agreement and is forbidden.
Single user registration is available for $49 per copy plus
shipping and handling ($5 minimum). Registered users will be sent
the most current version of the program and a printed reference
guide. Registration also entitles you to 30 days of free
telephone support and notification of future updates.
The EZX-WRITE license authorizes use of one copy of EZX-WRITE on
one machine at a time. If you have multiple computers, either
standalone, networked, or multi-user, you need to register or
purchase one copy of EZX-WRITE for each workstation on which it
will be used. For registration and licensing of more than ten
copies, please contact EZX Corp. directly at (713) 338-2238 for
details on our quantity discounts and site licensing
arrangements. Liberal discounts are available for site licenses.
ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
ORDERING INFORMATION
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403 E. NASA 1, Suite 1777
Webster, TX 77598 USA
QUANTITY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
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____ EZX-WRITE Ver.2.3 Registration................ @ $ 49 ea. $ ______
Includes manual, etc. Ask about our introductory SPECIAL!
____ EZX-BASE Ver.1.2 Registration................ @ $ 49 ea. $ ______
Includes manual, etc. Ask about our introductory SPECIAL!
____ EZ-FORMS LITE Version E10 Registration.......... @ $ 49 ea $ ______
(includes registration, printed manual, 90+
forms, telephone support, and update notices)
____ EZ-FORMS EXECUTIVE Ver. 2.1 Registration....... @ $ 89 ea $ ______
(includes registration, printed manual, 100+
forms, telephone support, and update notices)
____ FORMS COMBO PACK: Over 230 additional user .... @ $ 99 set $ ______
modifiable forms for EZFL or EZFX. Only $79 with purchase.
____ EZ-SPREADSHEET Ver. S21. Become a Spreadsheet ..@ $ 49 ea. $ ______
pro in only 20 minutes! Only $29 with EZFL or EZFX.
Registration is for each computer or workstation. Subtotal ______
PACKAGING AND HANDLING: Add $5 in the USA-48.
(Add $10 for 2nd business day, or $20 for next day, USA-48)
(AK, HI, PR, VI, Canada, add $10. $20 all other foreign) ______
(3.5 inch diskettes, add $5.00 per copy, $10 EZFX) ______
(Texas residents please add 8% sales tax) Tax ______
Total $ ______
Payment by:( ) Check ( ) MC ( ) VISA ( ) AMERICAN EXPRESS ( ) PO #______
Name: ____________________________________________________________
Company: ____________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________
: ____________________________________________________________
: ____________________________________________________________
Day Phone: _________________________ Eve: ___________________________
CARD #: __________________________________ EXP DATE _________________
Signature of Card Holder Only: ______________________________________
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER AND PROMPT PAYMENT.
INDEX
Arrow keys...............................7,12,15,22
ASCII......................................18,26,28
Autoindent.................................11,25,35
Backup files...................................4,10
BAK files........................................10
Block commands....................15,17,24,27,31,34
Boilerplate......................................10
Bold Print.......................................14
Centering text.................................7,34
Closing a Window...........................22,24,34
Close file command............................20,34
Color selection..................................27
Copy file command................................21
Cursor........................................12,15
Cursor movement..................................15
Default directory..............................8,27
Defaults menu.........................8,11,18,24,27
Directory command................................10
Directory, default..........................8,19,21
Directory, logged..............................8,19
Doublestrike print...............................14
Dos shell command................................16
EGA 43 line mode.................................26
Erase file command...............................22
Files, managing...................................8
Files, program....................................4
Find command.....................................28
Footers..........................................19
Formatting text..................................12
GOTO menu........................................29
Graphics toggle...............................18,25
Headers..........................................19
Insert mode......................................11
Installing EZX-WRITE..............................5
Italics print....................................14
Justifying text..................................26
Loading document files..........................6,8
Logged directory............................8,21,32
Macros......................................4,16,23
Makeprd program................................4,14
Margins....................................12,19,22
Menus, pulldown...................................7
Next find/replace................................28
Open file command...........................9,15,34
Opening a window..............................15,32
Overtype mode....................................11
INDEX, continued
Page numbering...................................19
Page breaks...................................22,34
Page length selection............................24
Paragraphs...........................11,12,18,24,36
Path...............................6,16,24,28,32,33
Printer codes.................................14,19
Printer pause....................................23
Printing files...................................23
Quit EZX-WRITE command...........................22
Read macros command..............................33
Read parameter command...........................28
Reformatting paragraphs.......................12,34
Registration/Order Form..........................37
Rename file command..............................22
Repaginate command...............................22
Replace command..................................28
Run a program command......................16,17,25
Save macros command..............................33
Save parameter file command....................8,24
Saving files.....................................10
Search command...................................28
Set logged dir command.........................8,21
Set printer command........................14,19,24
Spelling check...................................32
Subscripts and superscripts......................14
Tabs.............................................11
Underline print..................................14
UNDO..........................................26,32
WIndows, text....................................16
Wordstar compatibility............15,18,20,25,31,35
Word wrap........................................11
Zoom window command...........................16,34