Esc: Help off, cancel.  F1: Help off, continue.  Arrows: Select a Help topic:   
Basics          DOS commands    Footnotes       Merge: input    References      
Auto-numbering  Dot lines I     Guide lines     Merge: template Ruler lines     
Auto-reformat   Dot lines II    Headers/footers Merging steps   Scroll/jump     
Char: foreign   Dot lines III   Locate cursor   Misc. stuff     Shareware       
Char: math      Enhance text    Manual reformat Page breaks     Spaces/hyphens  
Copy/move text  Enter text      Margins/tabs    Page layout     System/file     
Cursor moves    File management Mark text       Printing        Windows         
Delete text     Find/replace    Merging         Record keys     Glossary        
                                                                                
B A S I C S                                          Loading a File and Exiting
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILE OPERATIONS                            │ SEE ALSO:
│ 1. Create or load a file   A>ED filename   │   CURSOR MOVES: Arrow keys
│                                            │
│ 2. Enter text              from keyboard   │   RULER LINES: format (margins)
│                                            │
│ 3. Save the text to disk   Press F1 F3     │   DOT LINES: format (printing)
│                                            │
│ 4. Edit the text           Bksp, Del, Ins  │   ENTERING TEXT: editing
│                                            │
│ 5. Close the file          Press F1 F2     │   MARKING: move, copy, delete
│                                            │
│ 6. Print the file          Press F1 F7     │   FIND/REPLACE: text or chars
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘   
D O S  C O M M A N D S                       Introduction to Computers and DOS
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 MANAGING FILES.

  FORMAT                                 │ RENAME
   A>FORMAT B:                           │  A>RENAME oldname newname
      formats diskette in drive B        │    renames "oldname" to "newname"
                                         │
  DIR                                    │ COPY
   A:DIR B:                              │  A>COPY fromfile tofile
      lists files in drive B             │    copies "fromfile" to "tofile"
                                         │
  TYPE                                   │ DEL
   A:TYPE filename                       │  A>DEL filename
      displays contents of "filename"    │    deletes the file "filename"
F O O T N O T E S                                Formatting: Document Features

CREATE                                      │ EXAMPLE
1. Enter a footnote reference in the text.  │  In 1975 the urban population
   Reference character is your choice.      │  of Venus [1] had not yet
   Sequential numbering is an option.       │  materialized.
      See AUTOMATIC NUMBERING.              │  .D
2. Enter the footnote text just after the   │  1. A warm, fragrant planet
   paragraph containing the references.     │     covered with clouds.
3. Place one .D Dot line directly above     │  .D
   and one directly below the footnote text.│      See DOT LINES.
                                            │
Footnote separator     .DH:text (or dashes) │  .DH:--------------------
Footnote line spacing  .DM:number           │  .DM:2
Send footnotes to file .DF:filename         │  .DF:B:NOTE.DOC
M E R G E :  I N P U T   F I L E                                       Merging
Create an INPUT FILE with PC-Write or export one from a data base program.

PC-Write accepts 3 Input file formats:  │ Here are some rules:
                                        │
 SEPARATE LINE    Each field on a       │ *  Every record must have the same
                  separate line.        │    number of fields.
                                        │ *  The Input file can have any
 COMMA-SEPARATED  Each record on a line,│    number of records.
                  each field separated  │ *  Maximum Input field length is 160.
                  by a comma.           │ *  A field can be empty: In separate
                                        │    line format, leave empty line. In
 FIXED-LENGTH     Every field contains  │    comma-separated format, leave
                  a fixed number of     │    extra comma. In fixed-length
                  characters.           │    format, leave blanks.
R E F E R E N C E S                              Formatting: Document Features

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.
┌────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────┬────────────────────┐
│                                    │ TABLE OF CONTENTS  │       INDEX        │
│ Name of file to send entries to....│  .KF:filename      │   .IF:filename     │
│                                    │                    │                    │
│ Text for entry.....................│  .K:entry          │   .I:entry         │
│                                    │                    │                    │
│ Change width of the entry..........│  .KW:number        │   .IW:number       │
│                                    │                    │                    │
│ Change space preceding entry.......│  .KX:entry         │   .IX:entry        │
└────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────┴────────────────────┘
          See DOT LINES, GUIDE LINES.  Use DOS SORT to sort index files.
A U T O M A T I C  N U M B E R I N G                                 Formatting
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 PAGE BREAKS.

Create a unique numbering sequence.   │ EXAMPLE
Each member of the sequence contains: │ ( is the Alt N font character)
1. An Alt N font character () .      │ 1. Cats
2. A digit or letter.                 │ 1. Dogs
3. A symbol (anything but a digit     │ 1. Mice
   or letter).                        │
                                      │ becomes the following when you repage:
When you REPAGE, the digit or letter  │ 1. Cats
turns into a sequential number. The   │ 2. Dogs
symbol remains the same.              │ 3. Mice
D O T   L I N E S   I                                  Formatting: Page Layout
Put each Dot line on its own line, preceded by Alt G.
OPERATION                   DOT LINE  │ OPERATION                  DOT LINE
 Blank lines to print       .E:number │  Footer lines, quit all    .FQ
 Comment line               ..        │  Footer, extra left margin .XF:number
 Entire text begin/end      .E        │  Footer, width for entry   .W:number
 Entire text, begin         .EB       │  Footnote entry begin/end  .D
 Entire text, end (quit)    .EQ       │  Footnote entry, begin     .DB
 Entire text, reserve space .E:length │  Footnote entry, end       .DQ
 Font, quit Regular font    .Q:letter │  Footnote file             .DF:filename
 Font, start Regular font   .R:letter │  Footnote forced
 Fonts, quit ALL fonts      .QQ       │     to bottom of page      .DD
 Footer line, all pages     .F:text   │  Footnote header (fence)   .DH:text
 Footer line, left pages    .FL:text  │  Footnote spacing          .DM:number
 Footer line, right pages   .FR:text  │      Continued on DOT LINES II
G U I D E   L I N E S                                                Formatting

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 charac-
ter. Each Dot line begins with Alt G followed by a dot (period). Example: .R:F

RULER LINES                    │ DOT LINES
* Press F2 for Ruler line.     │  Page layout Help topics:
* Text Layout options include: │
   Centering                   │   AUTOMATIC REFORMATTING  MANUAL REFORMATTING
   Justification               │   DOT LINES I, II, III    MARGINS/TABS
   Margins                     │   ENHANCE TEXT            PAGE LAYOUT
   Reformatting                │   FOOTNOTES               PRINTING
   Tabs                        │   HEADERS/FOOTERS         REFERENCES

M E R G E   T E M P L A T E   F I L E                                  Merging
  The TEMPLATE FILE has two parts. The INPUT TEMPLATE lists the fields for
  the records in Input File at the top of the file. The OUTPUT TEMPLATE comes
  next, containing the format for the letters, labels, etc.

INPUT TEMPLATE                           │ OUTPUT TEMPLATE
*  List fields on separate lines, in the │ * Separate Input and Output templates
   order they appear in the Input file.  │   with empty braces, { }. Add Dot
*  Start list at the top of the file.    │   lines next, if you want them.
*  Give each field a unique name.        │ * Type document, entering field names
*  Enclose each field name in curly      │   in braces (no commas or colon/
   braces. Include comma after a comma-  │   lengths) in appropriate places.
   separated field name {name,}. Include │ * Use same field names as in Input
   colon and field length after fixed-   │   template.
   length field name {name:10}.          │ * You don't have to use all fields.
R U L E R    L I N E S                               Formatting and Customizing
F2 displays the default Ruler line from the edit control file (ED.DEF) and the
Window/Ruler Menu. The DEFAULT RULER LINE is the last one in the edit control
file. The CURRENT RULER LINE is the one that precedes the text. Here are some
Ruler line options:
 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Display/remove current Ruler line.                                F2       │
 │ Append edited Ruler to control file; becomes default Ruler line.  F2 F3    │
 │ Embed current Ruler into text; saved with file, doesn't print.    F2 F4    │
 │ Make default Ruler the current Ruler (re-establishes it).         F2 F5    │
 │ Read a Ruler from a control file.                                 F2 F6    │
 │ Make the next Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.           F2 Grey+ │
 │ Make the prior Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.          F2 Grey- │
 └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  See MARGINS, WINDOWS, AUTO-REFORMAT, and PAGE LAYOUT for other Ruler options.
A U T O M A T I C   R E F O R M A T T I N G                       Entering Text
┌────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TURN ON AUTOMATIC REFORMATTING  Shf F7 │ REFORMAT LEFT MARGIN                │
│                                        │ 1. Change Ruler line margins (F2).  │
│ REFORMATTING OPTIONS (in Ruler line)   │     Old "L" to "M", add new "L".    │
│  center text                     C     │     Old "P" to "Q", add new "P".    │
│  flush right                     F     │ 2. Press Shf F7 to turn on reform.  │
│  justify                         J     │ 3. Begin typing.                    │
│  force auto reformatting on      A     │                                     │
│  force auto reformatting off     N     │ CONTROL REFORMATTING                │
│                                        │  To keep a line or paragraph from   │
│  Add above option letters to Ruler     │  reformatting, end each line/para.  │
│  line.                                 │  with an Alt K font character.      │
└────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
                     See RULER LINES, MANUAL REFORMATTING.
D O T   L I N E S   II                                  Formatting: Page Layout
Put each Dot line on its own line, preceded by Alt G.
OPERATION                  DOT LINE   │ OPERATION                  DOT LINE
 Force text to left page   .PL:text   │  Included file,
 Force text to right page  .PR:text   │     length to adjust to    .TL:length
 Header line, all pages    .H:text    │  Index entry               .I:text
 Header line, left pages   .HL:text   │  Index entry space         .IX:number
 Header line, right pages  .HR:text   │  Index entry width         .IW:number
 Header lines, quit all    .HQ        │  Index file name           .IF:filename
 Header, extra left margin .XH:number │  Keyboard input            .U
 Header, width of entry    .W:number  │  Keyboard input prompt     .U:prompt
 Include file                         │  Length of page (11 ins)   .L:length
    when printing          .T:filename│  Length of text body       .LB:length
 Include unprocessed file             │  Length of .T/.TI file     .EL:length
    (eg. graphics file)    .TI:file   │        Continued on DOT LINES III
H E A D E R S  and  F O O T E R S                       Formatting: Page Layout
Each of these Dot lines is preceded by an Alt G font character.
PAGE LOCATION                            HEADERS           FOOTERS
 all pages                               .H:text          .F:text         
 left pages only                         .HL:text         .FL:text        
 right pages only                        .HR:text         .FR:text        
 width of header/footer, right margin            .W:number
PAGE NUMBERS/POSITIONING                 EXAMPLE HEADER    EXAMPLE FOOTER
 page numbers                            .H:$$$           .F:$$$          
 blank line                              .HL:             .FR:            
 flush left                              .H:text...       .FL:$$$...      
 flush right                             .HL:...$$$       .FR:...text     
 centered                                .H:...text...    .F:...$$$...    

          See GUIDE LINES, DOT LINES. Footnotes are not footers.
M E R G I N G    S T E P S                                             Merging
START THE MERGE                         │ MERGE ONE RECORD AT A TIME
1. Create the Input file.               │ 1. Press Shf F2 then F7 to merge one
                                        │    record.
2. Create the Template file.            │ 2. Press F5 to edit record if desired.
                                        │ 3. Press F8 to send to Output file.
3. Start the merge by pressing Shf F2.  │ 4. Repeat above steps for all records.
   Merge while in the Template file.    │    To skip a record, do not press F8.
                                        │
4. Press F9 and type Input file name.   │ MERGE ALL RECORDS AUTOMATICALLY
   Press F10 and type Output file name. │ 1. Press Shf F2, F10. F6 stops merge.
   Type PRN to send directly to printer.│
NOW:                                    │ After merging, you can edit Output
Merge one at a time or automatically.   │ file, then print it.
                 See MERGING, MERGE: INPUT, MERGE: TEMPLATE.
S C R O L L I N G  and  J U M P I N G                   Traveling Around a File
Think of the screen as a window that lets you view a portion of a file. If you
scroll UP, the window moves up to view the text above. If you scroll DOWN, the
window moves down to view text below.  You can also JUMP to places in the file.
┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│  SCROLL UP                           │ SCROLL HORIZONTALLY                   │
│   line         PgUp                  │  right             Right Arrow        │
│   paragraph    Ctl PgUp              │  left              Left Arrow         │
│   window       Shf PgUp              │                                       │
│                                      │ JUMP                                  │
│  SCROLL DOWN                         │  top of file       Alt + or Shf Grey+ │
│   line         PgDn                  │  bottom of file    Alt - or Shf Grey- │
│   paragraph    Ctl PgDn              │  previous page     Shf Ctl PgUp       │
│   window       Shf PgDn              │  next page         Shf Ctl PgDn       │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘
S P E C I A L  C H A R A C T E R S:  F O R E I G N                Entering Text
Press first key, then ACCENT KEY, then second key to display character.

│  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   │                  │
│  U Accent "   Ü   │  E Accent '   É   │  C Accent ,   Ç   │  c Accent /   ¢  │
│  y Accent "   ÿ   │  e Accent '   é   │  n Accent ~   ñ   │  - Accent L   £  │
│                   │  i Accent '   í   │  N Accent ~   Ñ   │  = Accent Y   ¥  │
│  a Accent e   æ   │  o Accent '   ó   │  ? Accent ?   ¿   │  t Accent P   ₧  │
│  A Accent E   Æ   │  u Accent '   ú   │  ! Accent !   ¡   │  - Accent f   ƒ  │
D O T   L I N E S   III                                 Formatting: Page Layout
OPERATION                  DOT LINE   │ OPERATION                  DOT LINE
 Line spacing (per inch)*  .S:length  │  Margin, extra left        .X:number
 Line spacing  (single)*   .M:number  │  Output file               .O:filename
 Margin bottom             .XB:length │  Page breaks, auto- off    .EN
 Margin top                .XT:length │  Page breaks, auto- on     .EA
 Margin, extra left margin            │  Page number footer        .F:$$$
    left pages             .XL:number │  Page number, this page    .N:number
 Margin, extra left margin            │  Page number header        .H:$$$
    right pages            .XR:number │  Reformat protect begins   .-
 Margin,                              │  Reformat protection ends  .+
     extra footer margin   .XF:number │  Table of Contents entry   .K:text
 Margin,                              │  Table of C. entry space   .KX:number
     extra header margin   .XH:number │  Table of Contents file    .KF:filename
 (* default setting)                  │  Table of Contents width   .KW:number
L O C A T I N G  Y O U R  P L A C E                     Traveling Around a File

You can display the present CURSOR LOCATION or jump to a specific line, column,
or page in a file. You can also set BOOKMARKS in a file to mark your location.
┌─────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┐
│CURSOR LOCATION                      │ BOOKMARKS                              │
│ display               Shf F9        │  set first Bookmark       Ctl Home     │
│ jump to line in file  Alt F9 F7     │  jump to first Bookmark   Ctl End      │
│ jump to column        Alt F9 F8     │  set second Bookmark      Shf Ctl Home │
│ jump to line on page  Alt F9 F9 F10 │  jump to second Bookmark  Shf Ctl End  │
└─────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┘
When you press Shf F9, the Top Line reads:
   Line x/xx in file. Column x/xx. Line x/xx on Page x/xx.
When you press Alt F9, the Top Line reads:
   F7:Line xx/xx in file.  F8:Column xx/xx.  F9:Line xx/xx on F10:Page xx/xx.  
M I S C E L L A N E O U S   S T U F F                       Miscellaneous Stuff
┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│INSERT CURRENT FIND TEXT              │ MARK A PAIR OF SYMBOLS                │
│ insert in file            Alt F4, F2 │  mark the next pair        Alt F4, F4 │
│                                      │                                       │
│WORD COUNT                            │ FIND NON-ASCII CHARACTERS             │
│ number of bytes, characters,         │  includes font characters  Alt F4, F6 │
│ letters, words in file    Alt F4, F3 │                                       │
│                                      │ REPEAT LAST KEYSTROKE                 │
│CONVERT WORDSTAR FILES                │  any text or command       Alt F4, F7 │
│ remove high-order bits    Alt F4, F5 │                                       │
│                             then F9  │ CONVERT DOT COMMANDS TO GUIDE LINES   │
│                                      │  at beginning of file, press Ctl \    │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘

S H A R E W A R E                                        Shareware Appendix

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

WHEN YOU GET YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER:          │TO REGISTER:
 Change front screen Registration # to your own.│ * Call 206/282-0452. Visa/MC.
  * Press Shf F4, F2. Enter your registration #.│ * Complete Registration form
 Change front screen message "Compliments of..."│   that appears when you press
  * Press Shf F4, F3. Enter new message.        │   Shf F4, F5 in a new file.
 Save changes to ED.EXE.                        │
  * Press Shf F4, F4   (Use Shf F4 and F2, F3, F4 keys while editing any file.)
S P E C I A L  C H A R A C T E R S:  M A T H                      Entering Text
Press first key, then ACCENT KEY, then second key to display character.

│  1 Accent `   ░   │  a Accent /   α   │  f Accent /   φ   │  1 Accent 2   ½  │
│  2 Accent `   ▒   │  b Accent /   ß   │  e Accent /   ε   │  1 Accent 4   ¼  │
│  3 Accent `   ▓   │  g Accent /   Γ   │                   │  : Accent `   ÷  │
│  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 `   °   │                  │
│  8 Accent `   ▀   │  t Accent /   τ   │  ^ Accent `   ∩   │  = Accent `   ≡  │
│                   │  F Accent /   Φ   │  & Accent `   ·   │  ~ Accent `   ≈  │
│  @ Accent `       │  h Accent /   Θ   │  * Accent `   ²   │                  │
│  [ Accent `   ⌐   │  O Accent /   Ω   │  ( Accent `   ⌠   │  > Accent `   ≥  │
│  ] Accent `   ¬   │  d Accent /   δ   │  ) Accent `   ⌡   │  < Accent `   ≤  │
E N H A N C I N G   T E X T                                       Entering Text

  Press Alt plus one of the letters listed below to start and stop a font 
  and/or enhancement. Repeat for each line. The default is Fast mode. For 
  blocks or files, use .R:letter to start a font, .Q:letter to stop a font.
────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────┬───────────────────────
FONTS                           │SPECIAL FONTS          │ENHANCEMENTS
 Alt C   Compressed           │ Alt H  Superscript  │ Alt B  Boldface
 Alt E   Elite, fast          │ Alt L  Subscript    │ Alt D  Double wide
 Alt F   Fast, pica (default) │ Alt I  Italics      │ Alt O  Overstrike
 Alt P   Pica, quality        │ Alt J  Jade green   │ Alt S  Second strike
 Alt Q   Quality mode, elite  │ Alt M  Marine blue  │ Alt U  Underline
 Alt V   Variable             │ Alt R  Red          │ Alt W  Double under- 
                                │ Alt Y  Yellow       │              line
                   See GUIDE LINES, PAGE LAYOUT, DOT LINES I.
M A N U A L   R E F O R M A T T I N G                                Formatting
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
│ LEFT MARGIN                             │ RIGHT MARGIN                       │
│  1. Mark text with............F3 or F6  │  Reformat paragraph with...F7      │
│       or file with............Ctl F5    │                                    │
│  2. Adjust first line with....Ins or Del│  Reformat text by:                 │
│  3. Slide rest right with.....Shf Ins   │      marking text with......Ctl F5 │
│  4. Slide rest left with......Shf Del   │      then reformat with.....F7     │
│                                         │                                    │
│ OPTIONS                                 │  To keep blocks of text or         │
│  Center                      Shf F8     │  lines (addresses) from  being     │
│  Flush right                 Ctl F8     │  reformatted, put the Guide lines  │
│  Justify             ("J" in Ruler line)│  .- before and .+ after text.      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
           See RULER LINES, MARKING TEXT, AUTOMATIC REFORMATTING.
P A G E  B R E A K S  and  R E P A G I N G              Formatting: Page Layout
REPAGING inserts soft page break characters (Soft-Breaks) in a file so you can
see where page breaks occur. (This is based on the page length.)

After a repage, you can adjust the         You can add Hard- and Soft-Breaks
position of the page breaks in one of      directly, but Soft-Breaks may be
the following ways:                        moved during repaging.
*  Add or delete blank lines.              ┌───────────────────────────┐
*  Enter hard page break characters        │ REPAGE          Alt F7    │
   (Hard-Breaks) to force page breaks.     │ HARD-BREAK      Alt T     │
*  Change the page length (default is 11   │ SOFT-BREAK      Shf Alt T │
   inches) with a .L or .LB Dot line.      └───────────────────────────┘
Now repage again.

         See LOCATING YOUR PLACE, DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT, PRINTING.
S P A C E S   and   H Y P H E N S                       Altering, Entering Text
┌───────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SPACE                  Space bar      │ LINE                   Enter         │
│  Hard-Space            Ctl Space Bar  │  beneath cursor        Ctl N         │
│  Soft-Space            Shf Ctl Space  │                                      │
│  to right of cursor    Ins            │ TABS                   Ctl I         │
│  repeat (for column)   Shf Ins        │  convert tab chars     %T in ED.DEF  │
│                                       │                                      │
│ HYPHEN                 Hyphen (- key) │ PRINT SPACES    (Precede w/ Alt G)   │
│  Hard-Hyphen           Ctl Hyphen     │  print n blank lines   .E:number     │
│  Soft-Hyphen           Shf Ctl Hyphen │  multiple line spacing .M:number     │
└───────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
    The normal hyphen is used for compound words and to divide words. The
    Soft-Hyphen is conditional if at the end of a line. The Hard-Hyphenated
    word will not be divided during reformatting and the hyphen always shows.
C O P Y I N G   and   M O V I N G   T E X T              Editing Blocks of Text 
┌───────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ COPYING WITHIN A FILE                 │ MOVING BLOCKS                        │
│  1. Mark text.                        │  1. Mark text                        │
│      Activate marking with F3.        │     Activate marking with F6.        │
│      Freeze marking with F3.          │     Freeze marking with F6.          │
│  2. Position cursor.                  │  2. Position cursor.                 │
│  3. Press F3.                         │  3. Press F6.                        │
│  4. Press F5.                         │  4. Press F5.                        │
│                                       │                                      │
│ COPYING TO A FILE                     │ MOVING CHARACTERS                    │
│  1. Mark text.   (See Step 1. above.) │  Transpose character left   Shf Bksp │
│  2. Press Ctl F6.                     │  Transpose character right  Shf Esc  │
│  3. Type in file name, press Enter.   │                                      │
└───────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
E N T E R I N G   T E X T                                        Entering Text
┌──────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────┐
│ TEXT                             │ Press                      │Top Line reads│
│ to enter letters and numbers.....│ letter or number keys      │              │
│ to display accented characters...│ key, Accent key, key       │    ACCENT    │
│ to display special characters....│ Alt plus keypad number keys│              │
│                                  │                            │              │
│ MODES                            │                            │              │
│ to insert text, push existing    │                            │              │
│   text to the right............. │ default                    │     Push     │
│ to insert/overwrite existing text│ Scroll Lock  (Push/Over)   │     Over     │
│ to type all capital letters......│ Caps Lock     (on/off)     │   Ocap/Pcap  │
└──────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────┘
Options: Record temporary keystrokes with Ctl @ (begin/end), Grey* to play back.
         Record in control file (ED.DEF); use Numbers Mode,  Alt F3.
M A R G I N S   and   T A B S                           Formatting: Text Layout

         Press F2 to bring up Ruler line and type letter for setting.

L---T---T1----+----2----T----3--T-+----4T---+---T5----+-T--6----T----7--T-+---R
┌─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────┐
│ LEFT MARGIN             │ BETWEEN MARGINS              │ RIGHT MARGIN        │
│  L  Left margin         │  A   Auto-reformat always ON │  C  Center text     │
│  M  Old left margin     │  B   Bell ring               │  F  Flush right     │
│  P  Paragraph margin    │  D   Decimal tab             │  J  Justify right   │
│  Q  Old paragraph margin│  N   Auto-reform. always  OFF│  R  Ragged right    │
│                         │  T   Tab stop                │                     │
├─────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────┤
│  TEMPORARY MARGINS         CTL [  Paragraph (& left)      CTL ]  Right       │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
P A G E   L A Y O U T                                               Formatting
 Put these Dot lines in the text file to control printing of pages.
 Put Alt G before each Dot line:       ┌───────────Sample letter───────────────┐
 .L:length*   Length of page (11")     │ .LB:72    body of text 72 lines      │
 .LB:length*  Length of text body (10")│ .M:2      double spaced              │
 .M:number    Multiple line spacing    │ .X:15     moves file right 15 spaces │
 .N:number*   Number for this page     │ .XT:3     top margin, 3/6 or 1/2 inch│
 .S:number    Number lines/inch (6)    │ .R:P      changes Fast to Pica font  │
 .X:number*   Extra left margin        │ Text..................................│
 .XL:number*  Extra margin, left pgs.  │  text here pushes these to next page: │
 .XR:number*  Extra margin,right pgs.  │ .F:$$$    print page number next page│
 .XB:number*  Bottom margin            │ .N:2      next page prints page "2"  │
 .XT:length*  Top margin               └───────────────────────────────────────┘
 ( * If Dot line at top of page, effective immediately. Elsewhere, next page.)
 See GUIDE LINES, ENHANCING TEXT, DOT LINES, and PAGE BREAKS for more commands.
S Y S T E M / F I L E   O P E R A T I O N S          Loading a File and Exiting
These options allow you to SAVE and CLOSE your file and work between files.

┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│SAVING                                │ DISPLAYING DIRECTORY                  │
│ save text and resume editing.  F1 F3 │  display a directory of files.  F1 F8 │
│ save text and exit to DOS.     F1 F2 │                                       │
│ stop a save.                   F1 F9 │ PRINTING                              │
│                                      │  print a file, then edit.       F1 F7 │
│SWITCHING                             │                                       │
│ switch to another file.        F1 F6 │ EXITING TEMPORARILY                   │
│ switch the name of the file.   F1 F5 │  exit temporarily to DOS.       F1 F4 │
├──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┤
│BETWEEN FILES  read in a file  Ctl F3    copy marked text to a file     Ctl F6│
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
C U R S O R   M O V E S                                 Traveling Around a File
These editing commands move the cursor around the screen.
LEFT                     │ RIGHT                    │ UP
 character   LtArrow     │  character   RtArrow     │  line         UpArrow
 screen edge Shf LtArrow │  screen edge Shf RtArrow │  screen top   Shf UpArrow
 word        Ctl LtArrow │  word        Ctl RtArrow │  top of file  Alt +
 margin      Home        │  margin      Shf End     │  window       Shf PgUp
                         │                          │
PREVIOUS                 │ NEXT                     │ DOWN
 period  Shf Ctl LtArrow │  period  Shf Ctl RtArrow │  line         DnArrow
 tab     Shf Tab         │  tab     Tab             │  scrn bottom  Shf DnArrow
 para    Ctl PgUp        │  para    Ctl PgDn        │  end of file  Alt -
 page    Shf Ctl PgUp    │  page    Shf Ctl PgDn    │  window       Shf PgDn

Press Shf F9 or Alt F9 for cursor location. See also SCROLLING and LOCATING.
F I L E   M A N A G E M E N T                                    Managing Files

 These commands help you with your FILE HOUSEKEEPING. Use the Alt F1 Name/file 
 Menu to do most of these jobs:
┌────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ORGANIZE                                │ CHANGE DRIVE/PATH                   │
│ add prefix to file names    Alt F1, F2 │  default disk drive      Alt F1, F3 │
│ display directory           Alt F1, F8 │  current pathname        Alt F1, F4 │
│ display extended directory,  A>ED.DIR  │                                     │
│   add your own notes about files       │ COPY                                │
│                                        │  to another file         Alt F1, F6 │
│RENAME                                  │                                     │
│ in memory                       F1, F5 │ DELETE                              │
│ on disk                     Alt F1, F5 │  from disk               Alt F1, F7 │
└────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
M A R K I N G   T E X T                                  Editing Blocks of Text
                                     ┌───────┬────────┬─────────────────┐
  BLOCK                              │ Copy  │  Move  │ Delete          │
    1. Begin marking with any of.....│  F3   │   F6   │   F4            │
                                     │       │        │                 │
    2. End marking with any of.......│  F3   │   F6   │   F4 (delete)   │
                                     │       │        │                 │
    3. Move cursor to new position.  │       │        │                 │
                                     │       │        │                 │
    4. Insert marked with............│  F3   │   F6   │   Ctl F4 (undo) │
                                     │       │        │                 │
    5. Un-mark text with ............│  F5   │   F5   │   F5            │
  OPTIONS                            └───────┴────────┴─────────────────┘
   Mark ENTIRE file                 Ctl F5        See COPY/MOVE, DOS COMMANDS
   Un-delete last deletion          Ctl F4        DELETE TEXT, FILE MANAGEMENT.
P R I N T I N G                                                        Printing
┌───────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
│START PRINTING                         │ KEYBOARD INPUT                       │
│ from a file            F1, F7         │  in file         .U                  │
│ from DOS               A>PR filename  │                  .U:prompt           │
│                                       │  from DOS         A>PR <Enter>       │
│CHANGING FILES                         │  from a file      F1, F7,            │
│ output                 .O:filename    │                   delete file name,  │
│ input                  .T:filename    │                   press Enter        │
│ input (graphics)       .TI:filename   │                                      │
│ length of input file   .TL:length     │ When you print the prompt "" appears.│
│                                       │ *  Enter text or Dot lines.          │
│                                       │ *  Press Esc when done.              │
└───────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
   Dot lines start with Alt G; enter them in text file, each on a blank line.
W I N D O W S                                                   Managing Files

WINDOWS are created with the RULER LINE. A Ruler line can be used to "split"
the screen into two windows. You can display two portions of the same file or
two different files on the screen.
┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│CREATE                                │ MOVE BETWEEN                          │
│ 1. Place cursor in middle of screen. │  1. Press F2 to jump onto Ruler line. │
│ 2. Press F2 to display Ruler line.   │  2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move    │
│ 3. Press Up or Down Arrow to move    │     into the other window.            │
│    into a window.                    │                                       │
│ 4. Press F1 then F6 to name the      │                                       │
│    second file you wish to display.  │                                       │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘
                       See SCROLLING/JUMPING, SYSTEM/FILE.
D E L E T I N G   T E X T                                Editing Blocks of Text
┌──────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CHARACTER OR SPACE                   │  BLOCK                               │
│  under cursor          Del           │   mark begin/end    F4               │
│  to the left           Bksp          │   delete            F4               │
│                                      │   undo              Ctl F4           │
│ WORD                                 │                                      │
│  to the right          Ctl Esc       │  FILES:                              │
│  to the left           Ctl Bksp      │   within a file    Alt F1 F7         │
│                                      │   with DOS         A>DEL filename    │
│ LINE                                 │                                      │
│  entire line           Shf Ctl Enter │  Overwrite mode:                     │
│  to start of line      Shf Ctl Bksp  │   type over text   Scroll lock       │
│  to end of line        Ctl Enter     │                    (push/over mode)  │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
F I N D   and   R E P L A C E                        Finding and Replacing Text
┌───────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│SET FIND AND REPLACE TEXT          │ REPLACE                                  │
│ 1. Press F9.                      │  replace once            F10             │
│ 2. Insert chars/text to find.     │  swap find with replace  Ctl F10         │
│ 3. Press F10.                     │  repeat replace          Alt F10 F9      │
│ 4. Insert chars/text to replace.  │  un-replace              Alt F10 F10     │
│                                   │                                          │
│                                   │                                          │
│SEARCH                             │ FIND/REPLACE WILD CARDS                  │
│ forward once         Grey+        │  current Find text F2  symbol or blank F6│
│ backward once        Grey-        │  marked text       F3  any character   F7│
│ for next non-ASCII   Shf Ctl Grey*│  Hold text         F4  line boundary   F8│
│ for next non-ASCII   Alt F4 F6    │  letter or number  F5                    │
└───────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┘
M E R G I N G                                                         Merging

   Merging  is  the  process  of  COMBINING INFORMATION  in  one  file  with a
   document in another  file  to  create a  series of new documents in a third
   file. Common  applications include merging a file of  addresses with a form
   letter to create "individualized" letters, creating labels and forms. Merge
   files can also be constructed to prompt you for information when you merge.
 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Here are the three files involved in a merge operation:                    │
 │ * The Input File contains the information (records).                       │
 │ * The Template File is the document that is combined with the Input file.  │
 │ * The Output File contains the merged documents. You may print while you   │
 │   merge using "PRN" as the Output file name (DOS won't process Dot lines)  │
 └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
           See MERGE: INPUT, MERGE: TEMPLATE, and MERGING STEPS.     
R E C O R D I N G    K E Y S T R O K E S                          Entering Text
 TEMPORARY KEYSTROKES                  │ PERMANENT KEYSTROKES
  1. Menu for recording.    Alt F3     │  1. Load edit control file (ED.DEF).
  2. Start recording.       Alt F3 F4  │  2. Turn Numbers mode on.   Alt F3 F6
  3. Press keys to record.             │  3. Assign key.             Press key
  4. Stop recording.        Alt F3 F4  │  4. Press key sequence.     Press keys
                                       │  5. Turn Numbers mode off.  Ctl ^
   Play back a sequence     Alt F3 F3  │  Play back key sequence     key
                                       │  
 OPTIONS                               │  NOTES
   assign last recorded                │  * Read in modified editing file
       sequence to a key    Alt F3 F2  │    (ED.DEF) before play back  F2 F6
   unassign a key           Alt F3 F7  │  * Assigned key followed by ":"
   record on/off            Ctl @      │     for instance: 104:93,435,105
   play back sequence       Grey*      │  * Commands assigned to key  Alt F3 F5
G L O S S A R Y  OF  T E R M S
A>             The DOS prompt for the A: drive.
Append         Means text will be ADDED to the end of file (not overwritten).
ASCII code     Refers to the code assigned to each character/function.
Characters     Letters, digits, special characters, and spaces.
Default        Assumed setting unless indicated otherwise. Often shown in ( ).
Dot lines      Commands executed at printing. Put Alt G before each Dot line.
ED.DEF         The default edit control file. Contains default Ruler line.
Esc            Press the Esc (escape) key to cancel commands, menus, or Help.
Fonts          Typestyles and enhancements supported by PC-Write.
Guide lines    Special command lines you can add to a file. Includes both Ruler
                 and Dot lines.  All begin with the Alt G font character.
Merge          Combining input with template files for labels, form letters...
PR.DEF         The default print control file; the printer driver.
Ruler lines    For formatting, margins/tabs, and windows. Default is in ED.DEF.
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