                           CADWriter: Help

CADWriter is a full featured text editor that works completely inside
AutoCAD.  CADWriter allows you to enter text into your drawing
dynamically, just like the DTEXT command, except you have all the
editing and formatting capabilities of a full featured word
processor.

Use the HELP INDEX to learn about specific features of CADWriter.
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Some of the CADWriter features include:

   -  Full Cursor Control
   -  Automatic Word Wrap
   -  Insert and Overtype modes
   -  Cut, Copy, and Paste
   -  Search and Replace
   -  Left, Center, and Right paragraph justification
   -  User Definable Tab Stops
   -  Support AutoCAD SHX and PostScript Type 1 font files
   -  Import and Export ASCII text files
   -  Automatic Kerning with LETTEREASE and PostScript Type 1 font
      files
   -  Adjustable Line Spacing
   -  Manual Kerning with all Font Files
   -  Adjustable Character Spacing by paragraph or selection
   -  Tabs Stops for column formatting
   -  On-Line Help

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\Registration
Every installation of CADWriter requires a unique Registration
Number. To register as a CADWriter User and to receive your 
Registration Number, contact:

                     CAD Lettering Systems, Inc.
                         Post Office Box 832
                          Oldsmar, FL 34677
                                 USA
         Phone: 813-855-2681.............8:00am - 5:00pm EST
           FAX: 813-854-2795.............24 Hours

When calling, please be prepared to provide the Reference Number
shown below in this CADWriter Registration dialog.  If you wish to
register by FAX or mail, please include the following information so
that you are properly registered.

                           Reference Number
                     Original Disk Serial Number

                              Your Name
                             Company Name
                               Address
                             Phone Number
                              FAX Number

The Reference Number can only be determined after you have installed
CADWriter. Once installed, CADWriter will work in Demo Mode until you
have entered a valid Registration Number.

                         CADWriter Demo Mode
                         -------------------

CADWriter, whether you have purchase it or you received a demo disk,
is always shipped in Demo Mode.  In Demo Mode, you have all the
functionality of CADWriter except; you cannot save or export your
documents.

The CADWriter Demo program is easily converted into a full working
version by following the above Registration instructions.  Upon
registering, you will be provided with a Registration Number that
converts the CADWriter Demo into the fully functional version of
CADWriter. If you do not already have your serialized CADWriter disk
and Manual, they will also be sent to you.

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\Tabs
                           Tab Stops Dialog

Default Tab Width
-----------------
   In this area, you can edit the Default Tab Width. You can either
   edit the value or use the slider bar to increase or decrease the
   value. 

Tab Stops
---------
   Tabs Stops take precedence over the Default Tab Width set above.
   The Default Tab Width takes over where the last Tab Stop ends.

Position:
      Enter the value of the tab stop position you wish to set. The
      value is a measurement from the Left Margin.

Set
      Press this button to add the Position: to the Tab Stop list.

Clear
      Press this button to clear the currently selected Tab Stop
      position.

Clear All
      Press this button to clear all Tab Stop positions from the
      list.

NOTE: Default Tab Width and Tab Stop Positions cannot excede the
      width of the document.  If the document width is decreased
      causing a Tab Stop Position to fall outside the document 
      margins, it will automatically be cleared.  If the Default
      Tab Width is too large for the document width, it will be set
      equal to one fifth of the document width.


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\CADSpeller
\Spell_Checking
                  CADSpeller: Word not in Dictionary

Word in context:
      This box displays the word not found in the dictionaries and
      the context in which it is used.  The word not found is
      highlighted by opposing arrows on each side. i.e. >>word<<.

Replace with:
      This edit box initially displays the first word from the list
      of suggested words.  You can either edit the word or choose
      another word from the list.

      The suggestion list contains all the suggested words for the
      word in question.  Any selection made in the list box, will
      automatically update the 'Replace with:' edit box.

Replace
      Press this button to replace the word in question with the
      word displayed in the 'Replace with:' edit box.

Replace all
      Press this button to replace every occurence of the current
      word in question with the word in the 'Replace with:' edit
      box.

Ignore
      Press this button to ignore the current word in question.

Ignore all
      Press this button to ignore every occurence of the current
      word in question.

Add to Dict
      Press this button to add the current word in question to the
      user dictionary.

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\Command_Menu
                       CADWriter: Command Menu

The CADWriter Command Menu is a collection of the most used CADWriter
functions. It is accessed from the CADWriter Text Entry Mode by 
pressing the F1 key.  It's purpose is to make CADWriter extremely 
easy to use. You simply have to remember a single keystroke to have
immediate access to most of the CADWriter commands.

Editing
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Select Text..........SHIFT+ARROW KEYS
      Pressing this button starts text selection at the current
      cursor position. The text selected is marked with beginning
      and ending brackets. Selected text is then acted upon by
      commands such as Cut, Copy, and Delete.

Cut..................CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
      Deletes the currently selected text and adds a copy to the
      Paste contents. 

Copy.................CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT
      Places a copy of the selected text in the Paste contents.

Paste................CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT
      Inserts the Paste contents at the current cursor position.

Delete...............DELETE
      Deletes a single character at the cursor location. If text
      has been selected, pressing this button deletes the entire
      selection.  Delete does not copy the selection to the Paste
      contents.

Adjust Spacing.......F5
      This function lets you manually adjust the spacing between the
      two charcters or a selection of characters.
      
         To:                                  Press:
         -----------------------------------------------------
         Decrease Spacing.....................ARROW LEFT
         Increase Spacing.....................ARROW RIGHT
         Fine Decrease Spacing................CTRL+ARROW LEFT
         Fine Increase Spacing................CTRL+ARROW RIGHT
         Clear Spacing........................ARROW UP

         Accept spacing adjustment............RETURN
         Exit function with no chages.........ESC

Left.................ALT+LEFT ARROW
      Changes the current paragraph or selection of paragraphs to
      left justification. If you are using a complex font or you
      are working with a large document, it is recommended that
      you always enter text in Left Justified paragraphs, then
      change to Center or Right justification afterwards. This will
      speed text entry.

Center...............ALT+DOWN ARROW
      Changes the current paragraph or selection of paragraphs
      to center justification.

Right................ALT+RIGHT ARROW
      Changes the current paragraph or selection of paragraphs
      to right justification.

Paste:
      Displays the current Paste contents.

Display
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Zoom Doc.............F7
      Zooms the document to the width of the screen, placing the
      current line in the center of the screen.

\ **Not offered in Menu
\ Zoom Doc Extents.....ALT+F7
\       Zooms to the extents of the current document centering it in
\       the display.
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Move Doc.............ALT+F2
      Lets you move the current document.  CADWriter will ask for a
      base point and destination point. 
      
      The document is first bordered by a Polyline to allow Object 
      Snap for the base point and to show the moving action.  The 
      document text does not move until a desination point is picked.
      
Extents..............F8
      Starts the Zoom Drawing Extents command.

Pan..................ALT+F8
      Starts the Pan command.

Previous.............SHIFT+F8
      Starts the Zoom Previous command.

Window...............CTRL+F8
      Starts the Zoom Window command.

Other
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Settings...  ........F2
      Starts the CADWriter: Document Settings dialog box.

Tabs...  ............F4
      Starts the CADWriter: Tab Stops dialog box.

Find/Replace...  ....F3
      Starts the CADWriter: Find / Replace function dialog.

File...  ............F6
      Starts the Import/Export dialog which lets you:
         Import an ASCII (text only) file,
         Export the current document to an ASCII (text only) file,
         Merge Text entities into the current document.

CADSpeller...  ......F10
      Lets you use CADSpeller (if installed) to check the spelling
      of the current document.

Line Editor
      If this box is checked, the line of text that you are editing
      is also shown at the bottom of the screen.  The cursor location
      is indicated by the <> characters. An 'I' at the beginning of
      the line indicates Insert Mode, an 'O' indicates Overtype Mode.
      If either the begining or the end of the line is not visible 
      the symbols  '**' will be replaced with the symbols 
      '<-' and/or '->'.

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\Import_Export
\Import
\Export
\Merge
                       CADWriter: Import/Export

Merge Text Enities
      Lets you select text entities from your drawing to merge into
      the current document.

Import ASCII File
      Lets you choose an ASCII file for import.  The selected file
      is merged in the document at the current cursor location. If
      you want the file to be a new document, start a new document
      and then import the file.

Export ASCII File
      Lets you export the current document to an ASCII text file.

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\Symbols_Degrees
\Symbols_Diameter
\Symbols_Tolerance
\Special_Characters
                    CADWriter: Special Characters

CADWriter lets you enter special characters or characters that are
not found on the keyboard using the same %% method that AutoCAD uses.

This dialog lets you insert the Degrees, Diameter, or Tolerance
symbol. You can also enter an ASCII character code (32-255) in the
Numeric Value: text box to insert other characters that may not be
available via the keyboard. After pressing OK to accept your
selection, CADWriter will replace the first percent sign that was
entered with the Special Character.

If you want two consecutive percent signs to appear in your document, 
you should type one, move the cursor back one position, then enter 
the second percent sign in front of the first.

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\Find
\Replace
\Find_Replace
                       CADWriter: Find/Replace
Mode
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Find only
      Select this radio button if you only want to find the text
      entered in the 'Find What:' edit box.

Find & Replace
      Select this radio button if you want to find the text entered
      in the 'Find What:' edit box, and replace it with
      the text entered in the 'Replace With:' edit box.

Search
------
Entire document
      Select this button if you want to search the entire document
      from the beginning.

From cursor
      Select this button if you want to begin searching from the
      current cursor position.

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Match Case
      Select this option to find only those occurences with the 
      combination of uppercase and lowercase letters specified in
      the 'Find What:' box.  The replacement text will always 
      have the combination of uppercase and lowercase letters you
      type in the 'Replace With:' box.

Find What:
      Enter the text to find in this edit box.

Replace With:
      Enter the text you want to replace found text. This edit box
      is greyed out if 'Find only' operation mode is selected.

Find
      Press this button to find the first occurance of the text
      entered in the 'Find What:' box.

Find Next
      Press this button to find the next occurance of the text
      entered in the 'Find What:' box.

Replace
      Press this button to replace the currently found text with the
      replacement text.  After the replacement is made, CADWriter 
      automatically searches for the next occurence of the 
      'Find What:' text.

Replace All
      Press this button to replace all subsequent occurences of the
      'Find What:' text with the 'Replace With:' text.  CADWriter
      will report the number of replacements made at the bottom of
      the dialog box.

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\Document_Settings
                       Document Settings Dialog
Margin Settings
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Place Document <
      Press this button to use the cursor to place the document.
      CADWriter will prompt for the documents Top Left Corner, 
      Width, and Rotation.

Width
      Lets you change the documents width, or widen the margins.
      The width can also be adjusted with the 'Place Document <'
      button.

Rotation
      Lets you change the documents rotation. You may also use the
      above 'Place Document <' to adjust the rotation.

Top left corner
      Lets you change the X, Y, and Z values of the Top Left Corner
      of the current document.  You may also use the above 
      'Place Document <' to change this location.

Style Settings
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Style
      Lets you change the Text Style of the current document.  The 
      Popup List offers all styles currently loaded in your drawing.

Height
      Lets you change the Height of the text in your document.
      Changing the value in this box also changes the Line Spacing
      value.  The Line Spacing value is calculated to keep the
      previous Height/Line Spacing ratio.  If you wish to change
      the line spacing independent of the text height, change the
      value in the Line Spacing edit box.

Width Factor:
      Lets you change the Width Factor associated with the text in
      the current document.
      
Auto Kern
      Check this box if you want automatic kerning applied to your
      document.  This is only available when using a style that is
      associated with a LETTEREASE font file or a PostScript Type 1
      font file.  If CADWriter cannot find the files needed for
      kerning information, the Auto Kern selection is greyed out.
      For more information about kerning files, see the CADWriter
      Manual.

Line Spacing
      Lets you change the distance between each line of text.  The
      distance is measured from baseline to baseline.

      Changing the Line Spacing does not effect the text Height,
      however changing the text Height does effect the Line Spacing
      value.

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\Keystroke
       Command                               Key Assignment
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Start Command Dialog box.....................F1
Keystroke Help...............................ALT-F1

Start Document Settings Dialog...............F2
Move Document in Drawing.....................ALT+F2

                           Cursor Movement
                           ---------------      
Previous Character...........................ARROW LEFT            
Next Character...............................ARROW RIGHT
Previous Word................................CTRL+ARROW LEFT
Next Word....................................CTRL+ARROW RIGHT
Previous Line................................ARROW UP
Next Line....................................ARROW DOWN
Beginning of Line............................HOME
End of Line..................................END
Beginning of Document........................CTRL+HOME
End of Document..............................CTRL+END

                     Deleting and Inserting text
                     ---------------------------
Insert/Overtype toggle.......................INS
Delete one character to the..................BACKSPACE
   left of the cursor               
Delete one character at the..................DEL
   the cursor
                         Cut, Copy, and Paste
                         --------------------
Select Text..................................SHIFT+ARROW KEYS
Copy Selection to Paste contents.............CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT
Delete Selection.............................DEL
Delete Selection to Paste contents...........CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
Paste from Paste contents....................CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT

                              Tab Stops
                              ---------
Start Tab Stops dialog box...................F4
Enter a Tab character........................TAB
Set a Tab Stop Position at cursor location...ALT+TAB  or ALT+T
Clear the Tab Stop at cursor location........CTRL+TAB or CTRL+T
   (clears if only left justified text)

                    Spacing Adjustment or Kerning
                    -----------------------------
Start Manual Spacing Adjustment..............F5

      To:                                    Press:
      ---                                    ------
      Decrease Spacing.......................ARROW LEFT
      Increase Spacing.......................ARROW RIGHT
      Fine Decrease Spacing..................CTRL+ARROW LEFT
      Fine Increase Spacing..................CTRL+ARROW RIGHT
      Clear Spacing..........................ARROW UP

      Accept spacing adjustment..............ENTER
      Exit function without change...........ESC

Toggle Automatic kerning.....................ALT+F5
   On or Off
                            Find / Replace
                            --------------
Find and Replace.............................F3

                           Import / Export
                           ---------------
Start Import/Export dialog box...............F6
Export ASCII text file.......................ALT+F6
Import ASCII text file.......................SHIFT+F6
Merge Text Entities into Document............CTRL+F6

                            Justifications
                            --------------
Justify Paragraph Left.......................ALT+ARROW LEFT  or CTRL+L
Justify Paragraph Center.....................ALT+ARROW DOWN  or CTRL+E
Justify Paragraph Right......................ALT+ARROW RIGHT or CTRL+R

                           Display Commands
                           ----------------
Zoom Document (current line centered)........F7
Zoom Document.Extents........................ALT+F7

Zoom Drawing Extents.........................F8
Pan..........................................ALT+F8
Zoom Previous................................SHIFT+F8
Zoom Window..................................CTRL+F8

Redraw.......................................CTRL+F7

                             Spell Check
                             -----------
Spell Check document.........................F10  (If available)

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\CADWriter
                        CADWriter: Main Dialog

This is the main dialog for CADWriter.  This dialog appears when
entering and exiting the CADWriter program allowing you to edit more
than one document after starting the CADWriter program.

New Document
      
      Press this button to start a new document.  After pressing this
      button, you will be prompted for the upper left corner, width,
      and rotation of the new document.

Edit Document

      Press this button to edit an existing CADWriter document or to
      create a document by selecting text entities from the drawing.
      If selecting text and all of the text is similar, (meaning the
      text has the same style, height, width factor, rotation angle, 
      etc.) then CADWriter will ask if you wish to turn the selected
      into a document. If you choose to do so the document will be
      created in the same position of the selected text.  You will
      have the option erase or keep the selected text entities.

Explode Document

      Press this button to explode an existing CADWriter document
      back to single lines of text.  If any spacing adjustments have
      been made, the adjustments will be removed before exploding.

Cancel
      
      Exits the CADWriter program.

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\Line_Editor
                         Command Line Editor

If you turn on the command line editor, you current line of text will
be duplicated on the Command line at the bottom of AutoCAD screen.
This can be used if the text in the drawing is too small to see
clearly.  

The current cursor position is show with the <> symbols.  The
character between the <> symbols is the current character.

Insert mode is indicated by an 'I' at the beginning of the line.
Overtype mode is indicated by an O at the beginning of the line.

If either the begining or the end of the line is not visible the 
symbols  '**' will be replaced with the symbols  '<-' and/or '->' .

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\Spacing_Automatic
\Kerning_Automatic
                          Automatic Kerning

Kerning is the adjustment of spacing between characters.  The purpose
of kerning is to make a word's spacing seem uniform and more pleasing
to the eye.

CADWriter can automatically use kerning information supplied with
LETTEREASE letter styles or PostScript Type 1 font files to do
automatic space adjustments as you type.

To turn kerning ON, press the F2 key to bring up the Document
Settings dialog.  In the style settings area, check the box labeled
Auto Kern.  Or press ALT+F5 to toggle Auto Kern on and off. The 
Command Line will show 'ESC -' for OFF and 'ESC *' for ON.

Note: CADWriter must be installed in the same directory as the
      LETTEREASE program if you want CADWriter to use the automatic
      kerning feature with LETTEREASE fonts.


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\Spacing_Manual
\Kerning_Manual
                            Manual Kerning

Kerning is the adjustment of spacing between characters.  The purpose
of kerning is to make a words spacing seem uniform and more pleasing
to the eye.

You can manually adjust the spacing between two characters or a
selection of characters at any time by pressing the F5 key.  This
starts a spacing adjustment function in which you use the following
keys to adjust spacing.

      To:                                    Press:
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      Decrease Spacing.......................ARROW LEFT
      Increase Spacing.......................ARROW RIGHT
      Fine Decrease Spacing..................CTRL+ARROW LEFT
      Fine Increase Spacing..................CTRL+ARROW RIGHT
      Clear Spacing..........................ARROW UP

      Accept spacing adjustment..............ENTER
      Exit function without change...........ESC

Note: Unlike Automatic Kerning, Manual Kerning can be done with any
      style or font file.  It is not dependent on the presence of 
      kerning data files.

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\Document
                              Document

CADWriter creates a new type of entity inside AutoCAD that we call a
CADWriter document.  Stored within this entity is all the information
needed to define a document such as margin information, paragraph
groupings, text height, line spacing, paragraph justifications,
kerning information, etc.

This lets you do many things that cannot be done with standard
AutoCAD text entities.  For instance, you can:

   Move and resize the document margins.  All paragraphs are
   realigned automatically.
   
   Change the text height without worrying about the lines of text
   overlapping.

   Change the line spacing independent of the text height.

   Quickly change paragraph justifications.

   Adjust the spacing between characters or a selection.

In technical terms, CADWriter documents are Unnamed Block references
defined in much the same way as hatch entities are in AutoCAD.  This
also means that CADWriter documents can be exploded into individual
text entities with the explode command.

See also:
      Exploding Documents        -CADWriter Manual

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\Spacing
                    Spacing Adjustment or Kerning

This function lets you manually adjust the spacing between the two
charcters or a selection of characters.
      
      To:                                  Press:
      -----------------------------------------------------
      Decrease Spacing.....................ARROW LEFT
      Increase Spacing.....................ARROW RIGHT
      Fine Decrease Spacing................CTRL+ARROW LEFT
      Fine Increase Spacing................CTRL+ARROW RIGHT
      Clear Spacing........................ARROW UP

      Accept spacing adjustment............RETURN
      Exit function with no chages.........ESC

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