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Basic editing   Deleting text   Formatting      Page layout     Shortcuts
Auto-numbering  DOS commands    Headers/footers Paragraph style Shorthand
Box operations  Dot lines       Index/contents  Printer setup   Spell checker
Change margins  Enhancing text  Margins/tabs    Printing        Status line
Characters      Entering text   Marking text    Problem solving Switching files
Columns         File conversion Measuring       Recording keys  Typewriter mode
Control files   File management Merging         Repaging        Windows
Copy/move text  Find/replace    Misc.operations Ruler lines     Support service
Cursor moves    Footnotes       Page elements   Shell to DOS    Shareware

B A S I C   E D I T I N G

Using help screens
Use the four arrow keys, Home, End, and Tab key to select a topic.
Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to scroll a long help screen, like this one.
Shifted PgUp and PgDn keys scroll a screenfull at once.

File Operations
1. Create or load a file   
A>ED filename
2. Enter text              
type on keyboard
3. Save the text to disk   
Press F1 F3
4. Edit the text           
Bksp, Del, Ins
5. Print the file          
Press F1 then F7
6. Save the file, exit     
Press F1 then F2

Turn on REMINDER LINES with Shf F1 for description of Function Keys available
from various menus. Three additional lines of information are available.
Shf F1 a second time hides these lines again.

To view reminder lines for the Shift, Alt, or Ctl Menus, Press Esc, then
Press Shift, Alt, or Ctl, depending upon which menu you want to see.
You may select another menu by pressing Shift, Alt, or Ctl again.
When you are done, Press Esc again to return to editing status.

Watch the top line, or STATUS LINE for information about your current editing
status and modes. See the STATUS LINE topic in these help screens.

D E L E T I N G   T E X T

Character or space
under cursor   Del
to the left    Bksp

Word
to the right   Ctl Esc
to the left    Ctl Bksp

Line
entire line    Shf Ctl Enter
 or            Home, Ctl Enter
to end of line Ctl Enter
to line start  Shf Ctl Bksp

Block
begin marking  F4
 or (for box)  Ctl F7
delete         F4
undo delete    Ctl F4

Files
delete a file  Alt F1 F7

Overwrite mode
type over text Scroll lock (push/over mode)

F O R M A T T I N G

F7 does a manual reformat of a paragraph or marked block.

Toggle between modes with Shf F7. Status line shows mode:
Wrap-  Wordwrap and auto-reform off
Wrap+  Wordwrap on, auto-reform off
Para+  Automatic reformatting on

N in Ruler line forces reformatting off, including F7 manual reformat key.
A in Ruler line forces automatic reformatting on.

Centering and Flush Right
Shf F8 centers and Ctl F8 sets flush right a line or marked block of text
to current Ruler spacing. For proportional fonts, use C or F in Ruler line
instead of Shf F8 and Ctl F8.

Controlling Reformatting
To keep a paragraph from joining with the next one, end it with an Alt K,
Keep Paragraph font character. To also justify the last line of a paragraph
(normally not justified) end it with an Alt J, Justify font character.
A #J or #K line in the print control file makes Alt J and Alt K printer
fonts, instead of end paragraph fonts.

To protect a section of text from reformatting place a .- Dot line at the
start of the section and a .+ Dot line at the end.

See CHANGING MARGINS, PAGE ELEMENTS, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLES, RULER LINES

P A G E   L A Y O U T

Put these Dot lines in the text file to control printing of pages.
The Page Layout Menu (Alt F6, F8) assists you in preparing dot lines.
* means Dot line takes effect at top of page only.
  Number in parentheses is default value.

.L:length*  (11") Length of page
.LB:length* (10") Length of text body
.M:number   ( 1 ) Multiple line spacing
.N:number*  ( 1 ) Number for this page
.S:length   (1/6) Line spacing
.X:number   ( 0 ) Extra left margin
.XL:number* ( 0 ) Extra margin, left pages
.XR:number* ( 0 ) Extra margin, right pages
.XT:length* ( 0 ) Top margin
.XB:length* ( 1") Bottom margin

Sample letter:

.LB:54  body of text 9 inches (54 sixth-inches)
.M:2    double spaced
.X:15   moves text right 15 spaces
.XT:3   top margin, 3/6 or 1/2 inch
.R:P    changes to Pica font
.F:$$$  print page number each page
 Text
 Text   pushes these to next page:
.H:Joe  header, starting on page 2

See DOT LINES, MEASURING

S H O R T C U T S

Loading Options - from DOS or from editing with F1, F6:
Bypass prompt asking about backup: no backup      ED filename/e
Bypass prompt asking about backup: create backup  ED filename/s
Bypass prompt for creating file: no backup if old ED filename/c
Bring up directory before loading                 ED *.*
  (or use filename.* or *.ext instead of *.*)
Edit the file in Read Only mode (for network)     ED filename/r
Jump to a line in the file, nn is the line number ED filename/nn
Pause and display each edit control file read     ED filename/w

All / options may be used when switching files and in combination (eg. /e/w).


File Switching, Prefixes, and Drive - from PC-Write
Quick switch to another file                      F1, F6, filename, F10
Quick switch to prior/next file in a series       F1, F6, F5/F7
  (example: FILE1.TST, FILE2.TST, etc.)
Switch to filename at the cursor                  F1, F6, F6

Printing Options - from DOS (or from editing with F1, F7)
Print file (from editing with F1, F7) then exit   ED filename/p
Print every page of file, bypass prompts/menus    ED filename/e/p
Print first page of file, bypass prompts/menus    ED filename/s/p
Print a file to another file                      ED filename filename/p

See BASIC EDITING, PRINTING, SWITCHING FILES

A U T O - N U M B E R I N G

Use automatic numbering for footnotes, lines, and outlines. You enter a
Numbering Sequence that is translated into a sequential series of numbers
when you repage. See REPAGING. See HEADERS/FOOTERS for page numbering.

First create a unique numbering sequence. Each sequence element contains:
1. An Alt N font character ()
2. A number or letter
3. A symbol (anything but a digit or letter, including a space)

When you Repage, the numbers or letters become sequential.
The symbol, which indicates the sequence, remains the same.


Example
( is the Alt N font character)
 1. Cats
 3. Dogs
 2. Mice

After repage:
 1. Cats
 2. Dogs
 3. Mice


Multiple Levels. Create multiple sequences for outlines or section numbering.
  before an entry uses the number or letter shown as the series start.
 before an entry re-uses the last value.

Example:
 7. Chapter 1  (two sequences, ending with dot and a space)
    A. Cats    (another sequence using capital letters ends with a dot)
 8. Chapter 3
    A. Dogs
    C. Mice

When repaged is:
 1. Chapter 1
    A. Cats
 2. Chapter 2
    A. Dogs
    B. Mice

Footnote Numbering
Use Alt N to number footnote entries. Start each entry with Alt N and the
number or letter and symbol for the series. Repage, and the numbers update to
the current order of the footnotes in the document. In this example, the actual
footnote number ends with "." and the footnote reference with "]":

This is the reference [9] to cats.
.DB
 9. This is footnote text about cats.
.DQ

See DOT LINES, FOOTNOTES

D O S  C O M M A N D S

Here are some DOS COMMANDS you may find useful. PC-Write has keystrokes for
most of these file operations. "A>" is the DOS prompt. See FILE MANAGEMENT.

COPY
A>COPY fromfile tofile
  copies "fromfile" to "tofile"

DEL
A>DEL filename
  deletes the file "filename"

DIR
A>DIR B:
  lists files in drive B

FORMAT
A>FORMAT B:
  formats diskette in drive B

RENAME
A>RENAME oldname newname
  renames "oldname" to "newname"

SORT
A>SORT < infilename > outfilename
  sorts lines in "infilename" and puts them in "outfilename"

TYPE
A>TYPE filename
  displays contents of "filename"

File Names
DOS file names are 1 to 8 characters, plus an extension of 0 to 3 letters.
The format is: filename.ext

You can use the letters A-Z (upper and lower case are the same), numbers 0-9,
and the symbols   $ & # @ ! % ( ) { } - _ ~   in a filename.

The filename can be preceded by a drive specification, and/or a pathname,
for example:   C:\PCW\filename.ext

Think of the drive and path as part of the full filename. When no drive and/or
path is specified DOS assumes the currently logged drive and subdirectory.

H E A D E R S / F O O T E R S

Header lines repeat at the top of each page; footer lines at the bottom.
You can have up to 8 of each. Footnotes are not footers. See DOT LINES.
Page Location                      Headers        Footers
All pages                         .H:text        .F:text
Left pages only                   .HL:text       .FL:text
Right pages only                  .HR:text       .FR:text
Header/footer width, right margin .HW:number     .FW:number
Extra header/footer left margin   .XH:number     .XF:number

Page Numbers/Positioning           Example Header Example Footer
Page numbers                      .H:Page $$$    .F:Page $$$
Blank line                        .HL:           .FR:
Flush left                        .HR:Part 1...  .FR:$$$...
Flush right                       .HL:...$$$     .FL:...Chapter 2
Centered                          .H:...Heros... .F:...$$$...

Other Options                      Example Header  Example Footer
No header/footer, this page only  .HN             .FN
Page number to use next page      .N:number       .N:number
Print system date                 .H:$$Mon Year$$ .F:$$D Mon Year$$
Print day of the week             .H:$$Day$$      .F:$$Day$$
Print system time                 .H:$$H:MI$$     .F:$$Z:MI$$ (24hr)
Print filename                    .H:$$filename$$ .F:$$filename.ext$$

P A R A G R A P H   S T Y L E S

L Left Margin:

Normal - A normal paragraph is any line followed by lines that start at the
current left margin setting. Wordwrap moves the cursor to L.

   Not a Paragraph - This looks like a paragraph, but is not. The second line
   starts a new paragraph, because it does not start at the L margin.

Example:
L---P---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+----R
    The P margin (not a left margin)
sets the first line of a paragraph.
It can be left or right of the left
margin for all paragraph styles. The
P is optional. You can space or tab
to the first line indent. The Enter
key goes to the P margin.

K Left Margin

Keep - Forces all text to the K left margin.
To indent or hang indent the first line, use a P margin.

Example:
K---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
   When reformatted, these
     lines will all
  line up with the K in the Ruler.

I Left Margin

For normal indented paragraphs with different left margins, such as quotes,
use the I Ruler letter. Wordwrap goes to the indent of the line above.

Example:
I---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Enter takes the cursor to the I.

&&&&"Following lines will wrap
    at the indent above. "
    (& is a space you typed.)

Hanging Indent - Several methods:

1. Shf Enter: use to align new lines under the indent of the line above.
   Good for lists. For example:

L---+---T1---+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Here's a list: <Enter>
&&&1. Cats are cranky. <Shf Enter>
   2. Cats drag in mice. <Shf Enter>
   3. (& is a space you type)

2. P margin outdent: If many sections are to use exactly the same hanging
   outdent, a Ruler with a  P to the left of L is useful. For example:

P---+---L1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Press enter and cursor goes to P,
        while wrapping will be to
        the L margin.

3. H left margin: For a quick hanging indent, or indenting to more than one
   left margin use the H Ruler letter. Wordwrap goes to the indent of the
   line above. For example:

H---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Enter takes the cursor to the H.
&&&&&Wrap below this line uses the
     indent of the line above.
     (& is a space you typed)

4. Tag text - E and G left margins

Use Ruler left margins E ("Even") and G ("Glue") for paragraphs that have
"tag text" like a number, bullet, or name, hanging on the left. The E margin
aligns the left edge of tags while the G aligns right edges of tags. Examples:

P---+---E1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Sam:    "Look at our names!"
Sally:  "Yes, they are flush left."

P---+G--T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-J
  9. This   text   is    justified.
 10. The numbers print flush right.

See CHANGING MARGINS, FORMATTING (for A, N, .+ and .-), MARGINS, RULER LINES

S H O R T H A N D

Shorthand mode lets you type an abbreviation for a word and have it replaced by
the full word, using a list you supply.

To Create a Shorthand File
1. Edit or create a file named WORDS.SHO.

2. Enter one line per abbreviation and replacement, using the format:
   abbreviation:replacement

3. Create the file in alphabetical order, or use the DOS SORT command
   after the file is created by issuing the following DOS commands:
   COPY  WORDS.SHO  WORDS.TMP
   SORT <WORDS.TMP >WORDS.SHO
   DEL   WORDS.TMP

To Turn on Shorthand Mode
1. Press Alt F2, then F5.

2. Press F9 for Shorthand mode.

3. Enter name of shorthand file, if not WORDS.SHO.

4. Edit text file as normal. When you type an abbreviation listed in the
   shorthand file it is replaced by its corresponding word.

See SPELL CHECKER

B O X   O P E R A T I O N S

To perform box operations on text:
1. Place the cursor at any corner of the box.
2. Press Ctl F7 (or Shf Ctl F6) to start Boxing mode.
3. To mark the box, move the cursor to diagonal opposite corner.
4. Some box operations first freeze the box size, creating BOXED mode.

Notes:
* Pressing Ctl F7 to mark a box forces Hide mode.
  You can go to Show mode with Alt Space, but Hide mode works better.
* Box moves and copies overwrite existing text or spaces.
  If you're about to overwrite text, you get a warning.
  If you're moving or copying, first clear the target area.
* Column Boxing mode pushes text down instead of overwriting. (See COLUMNS.)

Operations you can do in Boxing Mode:

Press                To Do

Ctl F7               Move the cursor to the upper left corner
Ctl F5               Mark the entire file as a vertical slice
F3, move cursor, F3  Set BOXED mode, Copy box
F6, move cursor, F6  Set BOXED mode, Move box
F4                   Delete box
Ctl F6               Copy a box to another file
Shf Ctl F6           Append box to the Hold Area
Ctl F4               Undelete a just-deleted box
Shf Ctl End          Move to upper left of moved or deleted box
Ctl F3               Insert a file as a box
Shf Ins or Shf Del   Slide box text right or left
Alt F10 then F9      Repeat replace within box
Alt F6 then F5       Delete font characters within box
Alt F6 then F6       Insert font characters around box
Ctl F9 then F2       Frame box, double line
Ctl F9 then F3       Frame box, single line
Ctl F9 then F4       Unframe box (frame with blanks)

If you have a Marked or Boxed area and you use an operation that applies
to the whole file, not just the marked or boxed part, you get a warning.

D O T   L I N E S

GUIDE LINES control formatting. Guide lines for editing are RULER LINES.
Guide lines for printing are DOT LINES. All Guide lines begin with ALT G font
character. Dot lines begin with an Alt G followed by a dot (period).

Alt G characters are not normally visible, but guide lines are highlighted,
and the word "Guide" appears in the status line when the cursor is on one.

Several menus are available to help you enter Dot lines:
Page Elements Menu   Press Alt F6 then F7
Page Layout Menu     Press Alt F6 then F8
Header/Footer Menu   Press Alt F6 then F9

To delete Guide line, place the cursor at the start and press Ctl Enter.

Guide lines and Dot lines do not print. To view your file with Guide lines
and font characters hidden press Alt Space Bar. This "hides" these non-
printing lines and characters. To "show" them, press Alt Space Bar again.
Page breaks in Hide mode are displayed as a single dashed line for soft
breaks, and a double dashed line for hard page breaks.

Page layout Help topics:

CHANGE MARGINS    MARGINS/TABS
ENHANCING TEXT    PAGE ELEMENTS
FOOTNOTES         PAGE LAYOUT
FORMATTING        PARAGRAPH STYLES
HEADERS/FOOTERS   RULER LINES


Put each Dot line on its own line, preceded by Alt G.
* means line breaks a paragraph.
Default settings: .S:6, .R:F, .XT:0, .XB:0, .L:66, .M:1

Operation                    Dot Line
 Comment line              ..
 Control line in text file .C:text
*Entire text lines, begin  .EB
*Entire text lines, end    .EQ
*Entire blank space        .E:number
*Entire text, keep next
   "n" lines together      .EK:lines
*Entire text, length
   of included .T file     .EL:length
 Font, start Regular font  .R:letter
 Font, quit Regular font   .Q:letter
 Fonts, quit all fonts     .QQ
 Footer line, all pages    .F:text
 Footer line, right pages  .FR:text
 Footer line, left pages   .FL:text
 Footer lines, quit all    .FQ
 Footer, skip one page     .FN
 Footer, extra left margin .XF:number
 Footer, width for entry   .FW:number
*Footnote entry, begin     .DB
*Footnote forced to bottom .DD
*Footnote entry, end       .DQ
*Footnote file             .DF:filename
*Footnote header (fence)   .DH:text
*Footnote spacing          .DM:number
 Force text to left page   .PL:text
 Force text to right page  .PR:text
 Header line, all pages    .H:text
 Header line, left pages   .HL:text
 Header line, right pages  .HR:text
 Header lines, quit all    .HQ
 Header, skip one page     .HN
 Header, extra left margin .XH:number
 Header, width of entry    .HW:number
*Include file at printing  .T:filename
*Include unprocessed file
   (eg. graphics file)     .TI:file
 Include ASCII codes       .TT:nnn,nnn,...
*Included file, length     .TL:length
 Index entry               .I:text
 Index entry space         .IX:number
 Index entry width         .IW:number
 Index file name           .IF:filename
*Keyboard input            .U
*Keyboard input, prompt    .U:prompt
 Length of page            .L:length
 Length of text body       .LB:length
 Line spacing, multiple    .M:number
 Line spacing, per inch    .S:length
 Line spacing, skip once   .SS:length
 Extra margin, all pages   .X:number
 Extra margin, left pages  .XL:number
 Extra margin, right pages .XR:number
 Extra margin, bottom      .XB:length
 Extra margin, top         .XT:length
 Output file               .O:filename
 Page breaks, auto- off    .PQ
 Page breaks, auto- on     .PB
 Page number, this page    .N:number
*Reformat protect begins   .-
*Reformat protection ends  .+
 Table of Contents entry   .K:text
 Table of C. entry space   .KX:number
 Table of Contents file    .KF:filename
 Table of Contents width   .KW:number

I N D E X I N G  /  T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S

Enter references as Dot lines in your text file. The table of contents or index
is created when you print. Each Dot line begins with an Alt G font character.

                                  Index         Table of Contents
Name of file to receive entries.. .IF:filename  .KF:filename
Text for entry................... .I:entry      .K:entry
Change width of entry............ .IW:number    .KW:number
Change leading space (indent).... .IX:entry     .KX:entry
Stop entries, include file here.. .IF:          .KF:
  then........................... .T:filename   .T:filename

Index Mode
To create index entries quickly you can search for words
in an index word list file. To use Index mode:
1. Press Alt F2, then F5, then F8 to select Index mode.
2. Type in the name of your index list file, press Enter.
3. Press Grey+ or Grey- to search for a word in the list.
4. When a word is found it is highlighted and you may:
   1. Press F9 to insert a .I Dot line with this word
   2. Grey+ or Grey- to continue searching
   3. Esc to return to editing.

See DOT LINES. Use DOS SORT to sort index files (see SHORTHAND for example).

P R I N T E R   S E T U P

For your printer to work correctly you must do the following.
Double check these if you are having printer trouble, and see PROBLEM SOLVING.

1. Note printer brand, model, and mode.
Check printer and printer manual.
Compare dip switch settings with manual to determine the mode.
Mode often governs character set and/or type styles available.
When making changes, write down settings as they were when you started.

2. Run the Printer Picker.
This creates a print control file for your printer, PR.DEF by default.
It runs when you install PC-Write with WORKDISK.
It can be run alone to change printers or modes.
With the PC-Write Utility Diskette in drive A:> type:

   A> MENUPRT d:\subdir\filename  <Enter>

Use MENULAZ in place of MENUPRT for laser printers. Make choices as prompted.
"d:\subdir\" is the drive and subdirectory where the working copy of PC-Write
is located. If you have only one printer, use PR.DEF as the "filename".
If you have more than one printer connected to your computer, run the Printer
Picker once for each printer, giving a unique filename for each.

To check your current print control file for brand and model, edit or
type the file and look at the first line.

3. Know your printer port.
PC-Write and DOS assume the printer is plugged into the LPT1 or PAR1 port
(two names for the first parallel port).
If it is on the second parallel port (LPT2 or PAR2) or a serial port
(COM1, COM2, SER1, or SER2), you need to tell either PC-Write or DOS.

Redirect printing with PC-Write by using the .O Dot line.
Edit the print control file. Add the line:
  .O:SER1   (Dot lines start with Alt G)

This directs all printing to the first serial port.
Replace SER1 with SER2 or PAR2 depending on the port in use.
The .O line may also be used in a text file to redirect single files.

Redirect printing with DOS by adding the following line to the DOS
file AUTOEXEC.BAT. Be sure to run AUTOEXEC.BAT before testing changes.
  MODE LPT1:=COM1

You can replace COM1 with COM2 or LPT2 (DOS doesn't use SERx or PARx).

4. If your computer sends text to your printer too fast the printer may hang
during printing, or output may be jumbled. You can send the file to the
printer with a delay by using one of these special PC-Write names:

  S<letter>D1   for a serial printer connected to COM1
  S<letter>D2   for a serial printer connected to COM2
  P<letter>D1   for a parallel printer connected to LPT1
  P<letter>D2   for a parallel printer connected to LPT2

The <letter> is from A to Z, A the shortest and Z the longest delay.
Each letter is twice the delay as the one before it. Experiment to
find one that works for you. Put the name in your print control file:
  .O:SGD2

S P E L L   C H E C K E R

The master word list WORDS.MAS comes on the PC-Write reference diskette.
Copy it to your working disk (or another disk if it doesn't fit).

You can create a custom user word list called WORDS.USE. You can merge the
words in WORDS.USE to WORDS.MAS with the program WORDS.EXE. To do this, have
WORDS.MAS, WORDS.USE, and WORDS.EXE on the default disk or directory. Type:
  WORDS <enter>   and follow the instructions.


Check spelling
check last word typed    Alt F2, F2
check as you type        Alt F2, F7

Scan for word not in lists
scan to next word        Alt F2, Grey+
scan to prior word       Alt F2, Grey-

Guess at correction
for misspelled word      Alt F2, F3

User list
load user word list      Alt F2, F5, F10
add word to user list    Alt F2, F4
save user list file      Alt F2, F6

See INDEX, SHORTHAND

C H A N G E   M A R G I N S

Top Margin

Change the top margin with a .XT:length Dot line in the text file. The new
margin is counted when you repage a document with Alt F7, and will skip that
length from the top of the page when you print. If you have a dot matrix
printer, you may want to just position the printhead.

Bottom Margin

Change the bottom margin with a .XB:length Dot line in the text file. A change
in .XB is reflected when you repage, and printing stops the specified length
from the bottom of the page.

Left Margin

The simplest way to change the left margin is using .X:nn Dot line. .X lets
you specify how many extra spaces of left margin to print. The left margin
does not appear changed on screen, but when you print the document the text
will be printed at the new margin.

Sliding Text Left or Right

Another way to change the left margin:
1. Mark text with F3 or F6, or file with Ctl F5
2. For slide right press Shf Ins, for slide left press Shf Del
3. At prompt enter number of spaces to slide.

Ruler Left Margin

1. Press F2 to edit Ruler line
   Change old "L" to "M", add new "L".
   Change old "P" to "Q", add new "P".
2. Mark text with F3 or F6, or file with Ctl F5
2. Reformat with F7.

You can keep blocks of text or lines (addresses) from being reformatted with
Guide lines .- before and .+ after text.

See FORMATTING to center and flush right.


Right Margin

Ruler Change and Reformat
1. Press F2 to edit Ruler line
2. Move cursor to location of new right margin, enter right margin letter.
2. Reformat, as with Left Margin.

See DOT LINES, FORMATTING, MARKING TEXT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, RULER LINES

E N H A N C I N G   T E X T

Turn on fonts and/or enhancements in one of three ways. Current font is
shown on the Status Line when editing. See STATUS LINE.

1. For a piece of text on a line, press Alt plus one of the letters listed
below before and after the text, or mark the text and select from the Font
Menu Alt F6, F6. Repeat for each line. Font characters do not print.
To view text on screen without Font characters press Alt Space Bar.
To see them again press Alt Space Bar again.

2. For longer blocks of text use .R:letter to start font or enhancement.
Use .Q:letter to stop a font or enhancement. See DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT.

3. You may set the font or enhancement in the Ruler separately for each column
by typing #letter into the Ruler line. See COLUMNS, RULER LINES.

Many fonts, when selected with a .R:letter command, change Ruler spacing.
For example, Elite and Quality set Ruler spacing to 12 characters per inch
(cpi), Double wide to 5 cpi, Compressed to 15 cpi. Pica, Fast, and Variable
set it to 10 cpi. Using Alt-letters does not affect Ruler spacing.
──────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────┬───────────────────────
FONTS                         │SPECIAL FONTS          │ENHANCEMENTS
Alt C  Compressed           │ Alt B  Boldface     │ Alt H  Superscript
Alt D  Double wide          │ Alt I  Italics      │ Alt L  Subscript
Alt E  Elite 12 cpi, fast   │ Alt M  Marine blue  │ Alt O  Overstrike
Alt F  Fast, pica (default) │ Alt R  Red          │ Alt S  
Second strike

Alt P  Pica 10 cpi, quality │ Alt Y  Yellow       │ Alt U  Underline
Alt Q  Quality mode, elite  │ Alt V  Variable     │ Alt W  Double under

M A R G I N S / T A B S

Press F2 to bring up Ruler line and type letter for setting. To keep with the
file, embed Ruler line with F2, F4. Then F2, make changes, F2. See RULER LINES.
┌──────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│Left Margins                  │Between Margins             │Right Margins     │
│ E  Even; flush-left tag text │ A  Auto-reformat always ON │ C  Center text   │
│ G  Glue; flush-right tag text│ B  Bell ring               │ F  Flush right   │
│ H  Autoindent, hanging para. │ D  Decimal tab             │ J  Justify right │
│ I  Autoindent, normal para.  │ N  Auto-reform. always OFF │ R  Ragged right  │
│ K  Keep; forces all margins  │ P  Paragraph margin        │ S  Spring        │
│ L  Left margin               │ Q  Old paragraph margin    ├──────────────────┤
│ M  Old left margin           │ T  Tab stop                │ V  Column bound  │
├──────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┤
│ Temporary Margins   CTL [ Left      CTL \ Paragraph      CTL ] Right         │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

P R I N T I N G

To Print While Editing

1. Press F1 then F7.
2. Change the filename, if you like.
3. Enter any options after the filename:
   Multiple copies           filename/m
   Return to DOS when done   filename/p
   Show control files        filename/w
   Select control file       filename//ctlname
4. Select the method:
   Full options first        Enter
   Print first page          Press F9
   Print Continuously        Press F10


Full Print Menu:
Help                          F1
Exit to DOS                   F2
Go back to PC-Write editor    F3
Go to DOS shell               F4
Force end of current file     F5
Enter text or dot line        F6
Repeat a page                 F7
Skip pages, or to a page      F8
Print one page (current page) F9
Print continuously            F10


To Print from DOS
Enter DOS command:
  A:>ED filename/p

Other options like /m can be used


Dot Lines to Change Files
output file            .O:filename
input file             .T:filename
input (graphics)       .TI:filename
length of input file   .TL:length
length;  on one page   .EL:length


To Enter Text Lines While Printing
dot line in file       .U
dot line, with prompt  .U:prompt
from DOS               ED /p
from a file            F1, F7, Ctl Enter, Enter

When you print the prompt "" appears.
*  Enter text or Dot lines.
*  Press Esc when done

S T A T U S  L I N E

Format of the Status Line:
Esc:Menu Key-Status Ed-Status Sp-Status Font-Status n% n/n,n Edit/Read filename

Esc:Menu      Reminds you to press the Esc key to bring up the Main Menu
Key-Status    Current keyboard status
  Over         Overwrite mode
  Push         Pushright mode
  Ocol         Overwrite in Column mode
  Pcol         Pushright in Column mode
  OVER/PUSH    Caps Lock mode
  OveR/PusH    Num Lock mode
  Shf          Next key will be Shifted
  Ctl          Next key will be Ctl'd
  Alt          Next key will be Alt'd
  Fn           Next key will be Fn'd
Ed-Status     Current edit status
  Wrap-        Wordwrap and auto reform off
  Wrap+        Wordwrap on, auto reform off
  Para+        Wordwrap and auto reform on
  ParA+        Auto reform on by A in Ruler
  ParN-        Wrap/reform off by N in Ruler
  Par.-        Wrap/reform off by .- line
  ParU-        Wrap/reform off by %U line
  Merging      Merge mode, press Shf F3 for menu
  Marking      Marking mode
  MARKED       Marked mode
  Boxing       Boxing mode
  BOXED        Boxed mode
  CBoxing      Column Boxing mode
  CBOXED       Column Boxed mode
  IMPORT       F3, F6 insert block from last file
  DECIMAL      Decimal tab entry mode
  ACCENT       Next key is part of Accent pair
  RECORD       Recording keystrokes
  Guide        Cursor is on a Guide Line
  <user>       Next key is user-defined
  [,],\,√      Temporary margins in effect
Sp-Status     Status of the spelling checker
  Se-          Normal edit search on, auto spell off
  Se+          Normal edit search on, auto spell on
  Sp-          Spell search on, auto spell off
  Sp+          Spell search on, auto spell on
  Si-          Index word search on, auto spell off
  sp-          Lower case "s" means shorthand mode on
Font-Status   Current width font or font character
R:<letter>     Current width font set with .R
<char>a<letter>Cursor is on a font character
<char>:<letter>Cursor is in a width font area
#:<letter>     Width font set with #font-letter
n%            Percentage of memory still free for editing
n/n,n         Line on page/total page lines, page number
               Repage for correct page numbers
Edit/Read     File save status
 Edit          File in memory needs to be saved
 Read          File in memory same as on disk
 EDIT/READ     Read-only mode
 edit/read     File is locked on network
filename      Name of the file you are editing

Example:  Esc:Menu Push Wrap+Se- R:F 99%   1/1, 1    Read "filename"

C H A R A C T E R S

Box drawing Characters:  (See BOX OPERATIONS for Framing feature.)

═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗       ╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗       ╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══
 Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║       ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P ║║ Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║       ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P
 ┌ ║ ┬ ║ ┐ ║ │ ║       ║ ╓ ║ ╥ ║ ╖ ║ ▓ ║║ ╔ ║ ╦ ║ ╗ ║ ║ ║       ║ ╒ ║ ╤ ║ ╕ ║ █
═══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦═══╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╝╚╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦═══╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══
  A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║    ║ A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║
  ├ ║ ┼ ║ ┤ ║«─ ║ ─»║ ╟ ║ ╫ ║ ╢ ║ ░ ║    ║ ╠ ║ ╬ ║ ╣ ║«═ ║ ═»║ ╞ ║ ╪ ║ ╡ ║ ▒ ║
══╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝    ╚═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝
  ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║            ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║
  ║ └ ║ ┴ ║ ┘ ║ │ ║ ╙ ║ ╨ ║ ╜ ║            ║ ╚ ║ ╩ ║ ╝ ║ ║ ║ ╘ ║ ╧ ║ ╛ ║
  ╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝            ╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝
           SHF-ALT BOX SET                          SHF-CTL BOX SET

Math Characters:  Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key.

 1 Accent `   ░   │  a Accent /   α   │  d Accent /   δ   │  ) Accent `   ⌡
 2 Accent `   ▒   │  b Accent /   ß   │  f Accent /   φ   │  1 Accent 2   ½
 3 Accent `   ▓   │  g Accent /   Γ   │  e Accent /   ε   │  1 Accent 4   ¼
 4 Accent `   █   │  p Accent /   π   │  ! Accent `   ⁿ   │  : Accent `   ÷
 5 Accent `   ▄   │  S Accent /   Σ   │  # Accent `   ■   │  / Accent `   √
 6 Accent `   ▌   │  s Accent /   σ   │  $ Accent `   ∞   │  + Accent `   ±
 7 Accent `   ▐   │  m Accent /   µ   │  % Accent `   °   │  . Accent `   ∙
 8 Accent `   ▀   │  t Accent /   τ   │  ^ Accent `   ∩   │  = Accent `   ≡
                  │  F Accent /   Φ   │  & Accent `   ·   │  ~ Accent `   ≈
 [ Accent `   ⌐   │  h Accent /   Θ   │  * Accent `   ²   │  > Accent `   ≥
 ] Accent `   ¬   │  M Accent /   Ω   │  ( Accent `   ⌠   │  < Accent `   ≤


Foreign Characters:  Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key

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

E N T E R I N G   T E X T

See COPY/MOVE TEXT, CURSOR MOVES, DELETING TEXT

┌──────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────┐
│ Text                             │ Press                      │Top Line reads│
│ To enter letters and numbers.....│ letter or number keys      │   (normal)   │
│ To enter special characters......│ key, Accent key (~), key   │    ACCENT    │
│ To enter characters by code......│ Alt plus keypad number keys│   (normal)   │
│ Modes                            │                            │              │
│ To push existing text right..... │ Scroll Lock  (Push/Over)   │     Push     │
│ To overwrite existing text.......│ Scroll Lock  (Push/Over)   │     Over     │
│ To type all capital letters......│ Caps Lock     (on/off)     │   PUSH/OVER  │
└──────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────┘



Spaces
Normal space          Space bar
To right of cursor    Ins
Repeat (for column)   Shf Ins
To next Tab stop      Ctl I
Hard-Space            Ctl Space       (keeps words together)
Soft-Space            Shf Ctl Space   (used in formatting)

Hyphens
Normal hyphen         Hyphen (- key)
Hard-Hyphen           Ctl Hyphen      (keeps words together)
Soft-Hyphen           Shf Ctl Hyphen  (conditional at end of line)

Line Boundary
Normal                Enter
Beneath indent        Shf Enter
Beneath cursor        Ctl N

Special Inserts
Find text at cursor   Alt F4 then F2
System date at cursor Alt F4 then F5

Transpose/Case
Transpose left        Shf Bksp
Transpose right       Shf Esc
Upper/lower case      F8
To upper case         Alt F8

M A R K I N G   T E X T

Block                          ┌──────┬────────────┬──────┬─────────┬─────────┐
                               │ Copy │Copy to file│ Move │ Delete  │  Box    │
1. Begin marking with any of...│  F3  │   Ctl F6   │  F6  │   F4    │ Ctl F7  │
                               │      │            │      │         │         │
2. End marking with any of.....│  F3  │   Ctl F6   │  F6  │   F4    │ Ctl F7  │
                               │      │            │      │(delete) │         │
3. Move cursor to new position.│      │            │      │         │         │
                               │      │            │      │         │         │
4. Insert marked with..........│  F3  │  filename  │  F6  │ Ctl F4  │ F3 or F6│
                               │      │            │      │(un-del) │         │
5. Un-mark text with ..........│  F5  │     F5     │  F5  │   F5    │    F5   │
Options                        └──────┴────────────┴──────┴─────────┴─────────┘
Mark ENTIRE file         Ctl F5    See BOX OPERATIONS, COLUMNS, COPY/MOVE TEXT,
Un-delete last deletion  Ctl F4        DELETE TEXT, FILE MANAGEMENT.

P R O B L E M   S O L V I N G

The following are the most common problems encountered, and the usual solutions.

Editing

1. Make sure the PC-Write program is all in one subdirectory
   or floppy disk, and it is the default drive and subdirectory.

2. Try PC-Write without any memory resident software (any program
   loaded into memory and active as you work with PC-Write).
   If you are on a network, run PC-Write locally.

   Memory resident software, network software, and the DOS APPEND command
   sometimes interfere with the DOS PATH command. This may cause PC-Write
   (and other programs) problems locating files.

3. If you suspect damage to a PC-Write file, recopy the file from the original
   diskettes, or make a new work diskette using WORKDISK with a new, blank,
   formatted diskette. On a hard disk system, use a new subdirectory.
   If these fail, try to run PC-Write from your original diskettes (not
   recommended in the ordinary case). If PC-Write will not run from your
   original diskettes, you may need a new set.

4. If changes to the edit control file ED.DEF do not appear to take effect,
   check for other ED.DEF files on the PATH and for ED.ext where .ext matches
   the extension of the file you are editing. Use the /w switch to check which
   control files have been read. Check the print control file (PR.DEF) for a
   line that may override one in ED.DEF. Return to DOS and reload the editor
   after changes to ED.DEF. See CONTROL FILES. Use the DOS command SET <enter>
   to look for a SET ED=  command. SET ED= is read, not ED.DEF.

Printing   (See PRINTER SETUP)
Printers have more problems than any other part of a computer system. If
your printer is not working with PC-Write, DON'T PANIC.

If the printer is not working or PC-Write tells you it cannot print, check:

1. Printer power is on. Turn the printer off and on to reset it.
2. Printer is activated, the "online" or "selected" light is on.
3. Printer has paper.
4. All plugs and cables are secure and fully plugged in.

5. All switches on your printer are set according to specifications.
   (Look in your printer manual.)

6. Printer is plugged into the correct port of your computer.
   (Parallel and serial ports often look the same. Many computers have both.)

7. If your printer is a serial printer, the output is redirected to a serial
   port with the DOS MODE command. If your serial printer uses XON/XOFF
   protocol (not PC-Write's normal) print to the special file SER1 or SER2.

8. The PrtScreen Key (Shf Grey*) will work if your printer is hooked up
   correctly.

9. Program file ED.EXE is on your working diskette or directory.

Check the PRINTER APPENDIX of the PC-Write User's Guide for a detailed list
of printers, known problems, and solutions for your specific printer.

If it is printing, but the results are incorrect, check that:

1. You have the right print control file installed as PR.DEF.
   The first line of the print control file lists brand and model.

2. If your printer has more than one emulation mode, the print control file
   matches the current emulation mode.

3. The type style or characters you want are in the character set(s) shown in
   your printer manual, in the current mode.

4. If you are printing one page at a time with cut sheet paper, you
   may need to disable your printer's "out of paper" switch.

5. Make sure that the top of the page is just at the printhead, so
   that if the printer were to print immediately, it would print in
   the first sixth of an inch of the paper.

If all else fails:

Print your file to another file, instead of to the printer, using F1, F7, Enter,
F9, filename, Enter. This file has everything normally sent to the printer
including escape sequences and printer codes. Edit this processed file with
PC-Write. You may see many strange looking symbols, but you should also see
your text. You may be able to print the processed file successfully using the
DOS PRINT command.

S W I T C H I N G  F I L E S


To switch from one file to another:
1. Press F1 then F6.

2. Type the filename you want to load. Press Enter. To load a file from a
   drive or directory that is not the default, be sure to type the drive
   and/or directory.

3. The file currently being edited is saved. The new file is loaded. You
   are prompted for a backup. Press Esc for no backup, or F9 if you want a
   backup copy. The new file appears on screen.


File and drive switching options after F1, F6:
Change prefix for files..........................F2
Change default drive for files...................F3
Change default directory for files...............F4
Quick switch to another file earlier/later in a
 series (eg. FILE1.T, FILE2.T, FILE3.T, etc.)....F5/F7
Display directory, select file to edit...........F8
Switch to filename at the cursor.................F6
Switch to file, with backup......................F9
Switch to file, no for backup....................F10
Switch to file, prompt for backup................Enter

Import text from one file to another by marking text, switching files,
and then inserting the text with F3, F6, or Ctl F4.
See COPY/MOVE TEXT, SHORTCUTS, WINDOWS

C O L U M N S

Creating Columns

1. Press F2 to bring up the Ruler line.
2. Place the cursor at the left margin of the 1st column. Type a left margin
   letter, like "L".
3. Move the cursor to the right margin of the 1st column. Type a right
   margin letter, like "J" or "R".
4. Move the cursor to where you want the column division and type "V". Space
   between R and V does not print. Put the V at least 4 spaces after the R.
   For a proportional font, place the V at twice the R spacing.
5. For each additional column, type another set of left, right, and "V"
   margin letters in the Ruler line. To do columns easily, give each column
   the same margins. Embed the Ruler line by pressing F4.

Column Ruler example:
  ---L----------------R---V--L----------------R---V--L----------------R---V


Breaking Columns

Columns break at:
Column-Break line (Alt F6 then F10 then F8)
Ruler line with different V margins
Ruler line with "(" or ")"

Columns Don't Break at:
Ruler line with same V margins
Hard Page Break
Soft Page Break


Moving Around Columns

The cursor keys stay within their columns, except:
Shf Home         At start of column, moves to left margin of prior column
Shf End          At end of column, moves to the end of the next column
Shf Up/Dn Arrow  Jump to top/bottom of column, stopping at Ruler lines
                   or any Dot line that breaks the column
Lt/Rt Arrow      Ignore column boundaries
Shf Lt/Rt Arrow  Stop at column boundaries as well as edges of the screen
Ctl/Shf Ctl Tab  Scroll horizontally by columns (extended keyboards only)



Inserting and Deleting Lines in a Column

Enter            Inserts a blank line in a column
Shf Enter        Inserts a line across all columns
Ctl Enter        Deletes from cursor to the end of column
Del              At end of line in column, join with next line
Shf Ctl Bksp     Deletes from the cursor to the start of the current column
Shf Ctl Enter    Deletes a whole line across all columns
Ctl F4           Undeletes text deleted with Ctl Enter or Shf Ctl Enter

Setting the Font for a Column

To set a font for a column, type #font letter on the Ruler between "L" and "V".
  --L-------#f---------R----V--L-------#p---------R----V


Reformatting a Paragraph in a Column

Press Shf F7 to set Para+ mode for automatic reformatting.
Press F7 to manually reformat a paragraph in a column.
Press Ctl F5 then F7 to reformat all the columns in a file.

Boxing Text in Column Mode

1. Press Ctl F7 at one corner of the box.
2. Press F9 to turn on Column Boxing mode. The whole line in the column is
   highlighted. In Column Box mode, box operations push down or pull up text
   in the column as necessary. This is handy for page layout.
3. Now you can:
   Select lines in the column   Move the cursor up or down.
   Copy or move boxed text      Press F3 or F6 or Ctl F7, move to the new
                                spot, then press F3 to copy or F6 to move.
   Insert file or Hold Area     Press Ctl F3 to insert a file as a boxed
                                column, or Ctl F4 to insert the Hold Area.
   Delete boxed text            Press F4.
   Copy box to another file     Press Ctl F6.

F I L E   C O N V E R S I O N

Convert Old Dot Commands
Adds Alt G to Guide lines;
 also converts page breaks   Alt F5, F3

Convert Page Breaks
Old style to current         Alt F5, F7, F7
New style to old style       Alt F5, F7, F8

Remove Page Breaks
Both hard and soft           Alt F5, F7, F9
Soft breaks only             Alt F5, F7, F10

Convert Tabs and Spaces
Tabs to spaces               Alt F5, F4, F9
Spaces to tabs               Alt F5, F4, F10

Fix Line Boundary Errors
Add carriage return
  to line feed               Alt F5, F6, F9

Convert WordStar Files
Clear high-order bits        Alt F5, F2, F9

Remove Non-ASCII             Alt F4, F6, F10

Remove Extra Spaces
Cursor to next paragraph     Alt F5, F5, F9

See MISC.OPERATIONS

M E A S U R I N G

A number of PC-Write commands can be set with spacing measurements. Here are
the units of measurement, the defaults, and what they mean with the commands.
See RULER LINES about Ruler spacing.
          .L .LB .XT .XB .EL .TL                   .S .SS $S @Ruler @Font
Units      Commands                      Units      Commands
i          inches                        i          per inch
c          centimeters                   c          per centimeter
p          points                        p          points
u          units                         u          units
s          sixth inches                  s          sixth inches
m          multiple of line spacing      m          (not available)
default    sixth inches                  default    per inch
maximum    172.6 inches                  maximum    .67 inches
decimal    permitted                     decimal    not permitted

R E C O R D I N G   K E Y S

Repeat Last Keystroke       Alt F4, F7


Recording Keystrokes
1. Start recording.        Alt F3, F4  or Ctl @
2. Press keys to record.
3. Stop recording.         Alt F3, F4  or Ctl @
4. Stop w/continuous play  Alt F3, F3  or Grey*


Playback a Sequence       Alt F3, F3  or Grey*


Options
Assign recording to key    Alt F3, F2
Save assignment in ED.DEF  Alt F3, F5, F10
Unassign a key             Alt F3, F7
Record on/off              Ctl @
Playback sequence         Grey*
Numbers mode               Alt F3, F6 or Ctl ^


Notes
* Read in modified editing file ED.DEF before playback with F2, F6
* Assigned key is followed by ":" for instance:   104:93,435,105

See CONTROL FILES

T Y P E W R I T E R   M O D E

With Typewriter mode you can move the printhead on your printer, then print
marked lines, or lines you enter at a prompt. This allows easy addressing of
an envelope, or quick printing of just a few lines. To enter Typewriter mode
Press Shf F4. You can then:

Tab space right         F8
Print typed lines       F9
Print marked or line    F10

Printing always starts at the cursor column.

C O N T R O L   F I L E S

Edit control files and Print control files may be customized to meet your
specific application, or to fix some keyboard problems. See RECORDING KEYS.
You may specify a control file to use, or control information in a .C Dot line.
See DOT LINES.

Useful Edit Control File Customizations Place one to a line. Save changes
(F1, F3) then reload the edit control file with F2, F6 to implement changes.

429:"/e"    Default filename suffix, no backup on file switch
400:725     Turn on automatic spell checking on loading a file
270:420     Redefine Tab Key to insert spaces. Pushes text in
            push mode, overwrites in overwrite mode.
M:399       Redefine Ctl M to be Alt Space Bar (Hide/Show toggle)
S:"T. Catz" Define Ctl S to enter name



Switches
%C          Turn on Color for color monitors
%G          Help file never loads
%I          Save every 2000 inserts
%R          Save every 10 minutes
%M          Menu descriptions on as default
%O          Keyboard compatibility switch
%P          Punctuation separates words
%Q          Assume one space after sentence
%U          Blocks all paragraph reformat





Settings
&B:7        Visual beep and bell, 0=no bell, 1=visual, 7=both
&C:5        Cursor thickness, 1=thinnest, 5=thickest
&I:n        Changes number inserts for %I, reminder if no %I
&K:20       Keyboard repeat rate (0 to 31) and delay (32, 64, 96)
&L:7        End line display character, decimal code
&M:2        Multi-row screen display, 1=single, 2=double
&R:n        Changes number of minutes for %R; reminder if no %R




Useful Print Control File Customization

Switches
$A          Printer already prints accented characters
$G          Use whole space justification as well as $H
$H0         Don't use microspace justification
$I          End of page sequence (code 12) opposite of $Q
$Q          Suppress end of page sequence, advance line by line
$nnn=nnn    Decimal code of character in file now prints with new code number

# Font Lines

# lines in both edit and print control files define fonts.
In the print control file, the line has control code sequences for the font.
In the Edit control file, the lines change screen display attributes.

F I L E   M A N A G E M E N T

These commands help you with file housekeeping.

Organize
Add prefix to file names     Alt F1, F2
Display directory            Alt F1, F8
Display extended directory,
 add your notes about files  Ctl F1

Rename
File in memory               F1, F5
File on disk                 Alt F1, F5

Change Drive/Path
Default disk drive           Alt F1, F3
Current pathname             Alt F1, F4

Copy
File in memory to disk file  Alt F1, F6

Delete
disk file                    Alt F1, F7

See SWITCHING FILES

M E R G I N G

Merge Overview
1. Create the Input file.

2. Create the Template file, with the Input template and Output template.

3. Press Shf F3 in the Template file.

4. Press F9 and type Input file name.
   Press F10 and type Output file name.
   Type PRN to send directly to printer.

5. Merge one at a time or automatically.

Merge One Record at a Time
1. Press Shf F3 then F7 to merge one record.
2. Press F5 to edit record if desired, then Shf F3 again.
3. Press F8 to send to Output file.
4. Repeat above steps for all records. To skip a record, do not press F8.

Merge All Records Automatically
1. Press Shf F3, F10. F6 stops merge.

Note: After merging, you can edit Output file, then print it.

The Input File contains the information (records) to be merged with your letter,
form, or labels. Create an Input file with PC-Write or export one from a data
base program. PC-Write accepts 3 Input file formats:

Separate line    Each field on a separate line
Comma-separated  Each record on a line, each field separated by a comma
Fixed-length     Every field contains a fixed number of characters

When creating an Input file:
* A field can be empty.
  In separate line format, leave empty line.
  In comma-separated format, leave extra comma.
  In fixed-length format, leave blanks.
* Every record must have same number of fields.
* The Input file can have any number of records.
* Maximum Input field length is 255 characters.

The Template File consists of 3 parts:

Input template: describes the Input file format. List every field name
(letters only) in the record, each one on a separate line in one of the formats:

Type of field            Format               Example
Separate line field      {fieldname}          {name}
Comma-separated field    {fieldname,}         {city,}
Fixed length field       {fieldname:length}   {code:10}

Template divider: is {} between the Output and Input templates.

Output template: contains the text to be duplicated and the field variables
that specify where to place the text from the Input file. A field variable is
a field name from the Input template surrounded by curly braces, like {name}.
Field variables should not contain commas or field lengths.


Input template options                  Format               Example
To keep leading blanks                  # before field name  {#city,}
To keep trailing blanks                 # after field name   {name#,}
To assign default text for empty field  = after last brace   {num}= unknown
For prompt at empty field               ? after last brace   {name}?Enter name

Output template options                 Format                    Example
To align field variable text left       < before field variable   {<name}
To align field variable text right      > before field variable   {>city}
To reformat during the merge            + after field variable    {address+}
To delete a line if field is empty      - after field variable    {address2-}
To delete a line if field is empty,     / after field variable    {address3/}
 adding a blank line to end of Output

Example Input file (comma-separated)
John Smith,"Accounts Receivable, Portland",235008
Susan Ho,"Marketing, Main Office",289445

Example Template File
{name,}
{dept,}
{personnel,}
{}
To: {name}
Dept: {dept}

The Personnel Dept. has assigned a new personnel number. Please use this
number on all memos. Your number is {personnel}.

Here is an Output document produced by merging the example Input
file above with the example Template file.

To: John Smith
Dept: Accounts Receivable, Portland

The Personnel Dept. has assigned a new personnel number. Please use this
number on all memos. Your number is 235008.

R E P A G I N G

Repaging inserts soft page break characters in a file so you can see where page
breaks occur, based on the page length (.L). In Hide mode (Alt Space Bar) soft
page breaks display as a single dashed line, while hard breaks are a double
line. The Page Breaks Menu (Alt F7) helps you locate, move, and convert
page breaks.

To repage an entire document, press Alt F7, F5, F5.

After a repage, adjust the position of the page breaks in the following ways:
* Move existing breaks with Alt F7, Ctl PgUp/Dn.
* Enter Hard page break (Hard-Breaks) to force page breaks with:
   Alt T or Alt F6, F10, F9.
* Enter Soft page breaks with Shf Alt T (but Repage will move them).
* Add or delete blank lines, and repage again.
* Change the page length (default is 11 inches) with a .L or .LB Dot line,
  and repage again.

Repage and Pagebreak Options
Set next page break, move to break   Alt F7, F7
Adjust blank lines to fill page      Alt F7, F6
Hard/Soft break toggle               Alt F7, F8
Jump to page break last/next         Alt F7, Shf Pgup/Pgdn
Move page break up/dn page           Alt F7, Ctl Pgup/Pgdn
Repage file or marked block          Alt F7, F5, F5
Renumber only without repage         Alt F7, F5, F6
Repage and reformat file or marked   Alt F7, F5, F7

See CURSOR MOVES, DOS COMMANDS, DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT, PRINTING, REPAGING

W I N D O W S

Windows are created by splitting the screen in two with the Ruler Line. You can
display two portions of the same file or two different files, and mark and move
blocks between them.

To Create Windows
1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen. Press F2.
2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to a window. All cursor and editing keys
   stay in that window. You have two "windows" into the same file.
3. To edit a second file in a window, press F1 then F6 to switch files.

To Move Between Windows
1. Press F2 to jump to Ruler line.
2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to the other window.

To Close Windows
1. Place cursor in the window you want to keep.
2. Press F2 then F2. The cursor jumps to the Ruler and the Ruler is removed.

To Move Text Between Windows - two windows into one file
1. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F7 at the beginning and end of the block.
2. Move between windows as described above (F2 then Up or Down Arrow).
3. Position cursor and press F3 to copy or F6 to move.

To Move Text Between Windows - two different files
1. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F7  at the beginning and end of the block, as above.
2. Move between windows as described above (F2 then Up or Down Arrow).
3. Marked text is in the hold area. The status line says IMPORT.
   Press F3, F6, or Ctl F4 to insert the marked text into the file.
   When you move back into the first window, the old text is not marked.

C O P Y / M O V E   T E X T

Moving Within a File
1. Start marking text with F6.
2. Move cursor, end marking with F6.
3. Move cursor to new location.
4. Press F6 to move marked text.
5. Press F5 to remove highlighting.

Copying Within a File
1. Start marking text with F3 (or F6).
2. Move cursor, end marking with F3.
3. Move cursor to new location.
4. Press F3 to copy marked text.
5. Press F5 to remove highlighting.

Copying To a File - stay in this file, append to or replace named file
1. Start marking text with Ctl F6 (or F6).
2. End marking with Ctl F6.
3. Type in file name, press Enter.

Copying To a File - select block, switch to other file, insert at cursor
1. Start marking with F3 or F6.
2. Move cursor, end with F3 or F6
3. Press F1, then F6 to switch files.
4. Type filename, then press enter.
5. Press Esc or F9 for backup option.
6. The status line says IMPORT.
7. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F4 to insert.
8. Press F5 to remove highlighting.

Insert a File
1. Locate cursor at insert point.
2. Press Ctl F3.
3. Type file name, press Enter.

Moving Characters  Transpose character left/right with Shf Bksp/Shf Esc.

Slide Text Right/Left  (Slide boxes by marking with Ctl F7 first)
1. Mark text with F3 or F6.
2. Position cursor at insert/delete point.
3. Press Shf Ins or Shf Del.
4. Type number of spaces to move right (Ins) or left (Del).
5. Press Enter.

See BOX OPERATIONS, STATUS LINE, WINDOWS

F I N D / R E P L A C E

Set Find and Replace Text
1. Press F9.
2. Insert chars/text to find.
3. Press F10.
4. Insert chars/text to replace.


Search for Find Text
Forward once           Grey+ or F12
Backward once          Grey- or F11
For next non-ASCII     Alt F4 F6


Replace Text
Replace once           F10
Swap find and replace  Ctl F10
Repeat replace         Alt F10, F9
Un-replace             Alt F10, F10

Find/Replace Wild Cards
Current Find text      F2
Marked text            F3
"Unwild" Alt A,
  D, J, M, X, Z        F4
Letter or number       F5
Symbol or blank        F6
Any character          F7
Line boundary          F8

M I S C . O P E R A T I O N S

Insert Current Find Text
Insert in file              Alt F4, F2

Word Count  Number of bytes, characters,
  letters, words in file    Alt F4, F3

Mark a Pair of Symbols
Mark (), {}, [], <>, xx     Alt F4, F4

Find Non-ASCII Characters
Includes font characters    Alt F4, F6

Repeat Last Keystroke
Any text or command         Alt F4, F7

R U L E R   L I N E S

A Ruler Line is a guideline that sets paragraph margins and indents, tabs,
and column boundaries. It can also set a bell, reformatting on or off, decimal
tabs, ruler spacing, and column font. A Ruler Line starts with an invisible
Alt-G, and contains capital letters used by PC-Write, and lower case letters,
dashes and so on for your own reference. For Ruler letters and options:
ENHANCING TEXT, MARGINS, MEASURING, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLES, REFORMATTING

A default Ruler is in the edit control file (ED.DEF). You can also EMBED a Ruler
in a text file, or in your own edit control files. The current Ruler is the most
recent embedded Ruler, or (if none) the most recently read control file.

Display the current Ruler line and the Window/Ruler Menu with F2.
The Default Ruler Line is the last Ruler line in the edit control file.
The Current Ruler Line is the most recent Ruler, embedded or in a control file.

Ruler Line Options:
F2         Display/remove current Ruler line.
F2, F4     Embed current Ruler into text; saved with file, doesn't print.
F2, F6     Read a Ruler from a control file.
F2, Grey+  Make the next Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.
F2, Grey-  Make the prior Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.

You can edit an embedded Ruler as text, or press F2 at or below it to edit in
Ruler mode. To embed a modified version of a Ruler:
1. Press F2.
2. Find the Ruler you want with Grey-.
3. Press F4 to embed it.
4. Press F2 again to edit in Ruler mode.
5. Edit the Ruler, either as text or in Ruler mode.

Mini-Rulers are just an Alt-G  followed by a right margin letter.
They only change the right margin in use.

Example:
L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--R
C

this mini-ruler has the same effect as:

L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--C

You might use the Mini-Ruler to center a title over text using the current
Ruler by placing a "C" Mini-Ruler above the title, and a "R" Mini-Ruler below
the title to return to a ragged right margin for the body of the text.

The Width of your text is measured in Ruler spacing. Leading spaces (between
the column or screen start and the text) print at the Ruler line position.
Normally Ruler line spacing is the width of the current font. For example:

.R:E
L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--R

changes the Regular font to Elite, a 12 character per inch (cpi) font, so Ruler
spacing changes to 12 cpi too. Variable width fonts set 10 cpi Ruler spacing.
If you change width fonts often in a file you should place a Ruler spacing
command (@10i, @12i, etc.) in the Ruler line to standardize width measuring.

See WINDOWS

S U P P O R T  S E R V I C E

If you need more help, Quicksoft has the following support services:

Unregistered Users: Our technical support group will help you with the
tutorial. If you need more help, you must register your copy of PC-Write.
Registered Users with Current Support: You can call for help with technical
questions. Have your PC-Write manual and printer manual (if you are having
printer problems) handy. Please have the following information available:
*  Your registration number.
*  Your PC-Write version number 3.03 and your DOS version number.
*  The type of hardware and peripherals you have.
*  The name of any RAM-resident programs.
*  The contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, if any.
For help, call [phone], 7AM to 5PM Pacific time, except 1-3 Wed & Thur.

C U R S O R   M O V E S

Left
Character       LftArrow
Screen edge     Shf LftArrow
Word            Ctl LftArrow
Margin          Home

Previous
Sentence        Shf Ctl LftArrow
Tab             Shf Tab
Paragraph       Ctl PgUp
Page            Shf Ctl PgUp

Right
Character       RtArrow
Screen edge     Shf RtArrow
Word            Ctl RtArrow
Margin          Shf End

Next
Sentence        Shf Ctl RtArrow
Tab             Tab
Paragraph       Ctl PgDn
Page            Shf Ctl PgDn

Up
Line            Up Arrow
Screen top      Shf Up Arrow
Start of block  Shf Alt -
Top of file     Shf Grey + or Alt +
Screen          Shf PgUp

Down
Line            Down Arrow
Screen bottom   Shf Down Arrow
End of block    Shf Alt +
End of file     Shf Grey - or Alt -
Screen          Shf PgDn

Bookmarks
Set first Bookmark       Ctl Home
Jump to first Bookmark   Ctl End
Set second Bookmark      Shf Ctl Home
Jump to second Bookmark  Shf Ctl End

The second bookmark is set before jumps and at the source of a moved block.

Cursor Location
Display                  Shf F9
Jump to line in file     Alt F9 F7
Jump to column           Alt F9 F8
Jump to line on page     Alt F9 F9 F10

When you press Shf F9, the Top Line reads and provides information:
 Line x/xx in file. Column x/xx. Line x/xx on Page x/xx.

When you press Alt F9, the Top Line is a menu:
 F7:Line xx/xx in file.  F8:Column xx/xx.  F9:Line xx/xx on  F10:Page xx/xx.

F O O T N O T E S

To Create a Footnote

1. Enter a footnote reference in the text.  Reference character is your choice.
  Sequential numbering is an option. See AUTO-NUMBERING.
2. Enter the footnote text just after the paragraph containing the references.
3. Place a .DB Dot line above and a .DQ directly below the footnote text.
See DOT LINES.

Footnote Options

Footnote separator      .DH:text (or dashes)
Footnote line spacing   .DM:number
Send footnotes to file  .DF:filename

Example
In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized.
.DH:
.DH:-------------
.DB
1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds.
.DQ
Prints as:
In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized.

-------------
1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds.

P A G E   E L E M E N T S

Put these Dot lines in the text file to print blank space, include files, and
keep a block of text on a single page. The Page Element Menu (Alt F6, F7)
includes these dot lines.

Dot Line     Action                       Examples

.E:length    Insert blank space on page   .E:15     Blank space of 15 lines
.EK:length   Keep on same page            .EK:10    Next 10 lines on same page
.EB          Start same page section      .EB       Start, keep lines to page
.EQ          End same page section         Lines between .EB and .EQ
.EL:length   Length of inserted file,      stay entirely on one page
               keep on same page          .EQ       End keep lines to one page
.TL:length   Length of inserted file,     .TL:9     .T file is 9 lines long
               can cross pages
.T:filename  Insert file as text          .T:TEXT1  inserts file TEXT1
.TI:filename Insert file directly, for    .TI:GRAPH inserts file, unprocessed
               graphic files
.U:prompt    Stop for user input          .U:name   prompts user for name ""

See DOT LINES, HEADERS/FOOTERS, PAGE LAYOUT

S H E L L   T O   D O S

If your computer has enough memory you may temporarily exit PC-Write to run
another program or a DOS command, while the editor and your document stay in
the computer's memory. You can clip text from other program's screens.

Exiting PC-Write to the Shell
1. Press F1 to bring up the System/Help Menu.
2. Press F4.  The top line reads:
     Command file (Esc:cancel F8:dir): "drive:\COMMAND.COM"
   where "drive" is the boot drive.
3. Press Enter to do a DOS command, or type the name of the .COM or .EXE
   file to execute. PC-Write looks first for a .COM, then for a.EXE file.
4. When the DOS command has been run the computer screen looks as if
   you are at DOS, and displays the DOS prompt.

Reentering PC-Write, Exiting the Shell
1. When you run a program directly from PC-Write, and the program finishes,
   you are prompted with:
     To return to the edit program, press any key
2. Or, if at the DOS prompt in the shell type:
     EXIT <Enter>.

Notes: The shell from PC-Write is a temporary opening to DOS. When you return
the shell is closed and all activities ended. So, the shell is suitable for
applications that will be complete when you return to PC-Write, but not for
loading a memory resident program that you wish to stay active upon return to
PC-Write. To load a resident program, exit PC-Write normally (F1, F2), load the
program, and then reenter the editor (ED filename).



SCREEN CLIP lets you mark a box of text on the screen of another program and
place it in the hold area. Later you can insert the text by inserting the
Hold Area into your file.

To Screen Clip
1. Press Shf Ctl F5 to clear the Hold Area.
2. Enter the DOS shell as shown above with F1, F4, <Enter>.
3. Run the program until the text you want to copy to PC-Write is on screen.
4. Press Shf Ctl F6. Move to one corner of the box you want to copy.
5. Press Shf Ctl F6 again. Move to the opposite corner of the box to copy.
6. Press Shf Ctl F6 a third time to copy the box to the end of Hold Area.
7. Return to PC-Write, as shown above with Exit at DOS, or <Enter> at the
   return to edit prompt.
8. In the PC-Write file, Press Ctl F4 to insert Hold Area at the cursor.

S H A R E W A R E

Shareware is a  unique  marketing  approach. Quicksoft encourages you to freely
distribute unmodified copies of PC-Write in the U.S. and Canada.
You support Quicksoft and shareware by registering for support and by buying
our products. As a registered user, you can get a $25 commission for every new
PC-Write user who registers and gives us your registration number.

To Register:
By phone: Call 1-800-888-8088
By mail:  Print an order form and fill it out.
 Place PC-Write Reference diskette in drive A. At the A> prompt type:
   COPY QUICK-OR.DER PRN <Enter>

When you get your Registration Number:
With your master program disk in the default drive or directory:
To change front screen Registration # to your own, from DOS type:
  ED = <Enter>
To change front screen message "Compliments of..." to your own:
  ED + <Enter>