Not all keys cause characters to be typed. The effect of these non-typing keys in EasiWriter is described below:
The Return key is used to start a new paragraph, the caret moves to align with the first line margin marker.
When pressed in a Chapter or Section heading it terminates the heading and moves the caret to the start of the body text.
When pressed in a Table it starts a new row and in a List it starts a new list item.
Shift-Return starts a new line without starting a new paragraph. The caret aligns with the left margin marker. It can be used for:
This line would be too long for an automatic tables but by using Shift-Return you can have multiple lines. | Fixed width columns will word wrap automatically. |
Cell 3 | Cell 4 |
The Tab key performs a number of different functions:
In a Table Shift-Tab inserts a tab character.
Typing Space while holding down Alt inserts a non-breaking space into the document. Words separated by non-breaking spaces are treated as single words for word wrap.
This key is used in combination with other keys to choose commands i.e. Ctrl-F2 Close window.
If you hold down Ctrl and Double-click on a picture the application that created it (Draw, Paint, TableMate, DiagramIt) will be launched. Edit the picture, save it and the EasiWriter document will be updated automatically.
Alt used in conjunction with another key can be used to produce a number of special characters as shown in the following table:
To get | Hold down Alt and type |
¢ | c |
µ | m |
® | r |
© | C |
§ | s |
¥ | y |
» | x |
« | z |
¬ | ` |
¹ | 1 |
² | 2 |
³ | 3 |
¼ | 4 |
½ | 5 |
¾ | 6 |
¡ | ! |
¿ | ? |
¤ | £ |
¶ | r |
ø | o |
æ | a |
Holding down Alt and typing a number on the numeric keypad also provides access to characters not found on the keyboard.
To get | Hold down Alt and type |
' | 144 |
' | 145 |
" | 148 |
" | 149 |
fi | 158 |
fl | 159 |
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Note: EasiWriter can produce ' ' " " automatically. See the section on Smart quotes.
A complete list of character codes can be found on page 239
Accents can be placed on characters by typing Alt followed by a character the letter you want the accent over.
To get | Hold down Alt and type | Then type |
ã, ñ | < | a, n |
å | > | a |
â, ê, î, ô, û | ' | a, e, i, o, u |
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý | [ | a, e, i, o, u, y |
à, è, ì, ò, ù, | ] | a, e, i, o, u |
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ | ; | a, e, i, o, u, y |
ç | / | c |
Pressing Backspace removes the current selection, or if no selection is made, the character or picture to the left of the caret. The Undo command can be used to undo the effect of Backspace.
Pressing Delete removes the current selection placing a copy on the clipboard, or if no selection is made, the character or picture to the left of the caret. The Undo command can be used to undo the effect of Delete.
Pressing End or Copy deletes one character to the right of the caret. If a selection is made the selection is removed.
The following keys and key combinations are used to move the caret and scroll the document:
Key/ Key combination | Effect | |
Home | Move to start of document | |
Page Up | Scroll window up. | |
Page Down | Scroll window down. | |
¬ | ® | Move caret by a character. |
Shift-¬ | Shift-® | Move caret by a word. |
| ¯ | Move caret by a line. |
Ctrl-¬ | Ctrl-® | Move caret to start/end of paragraph. |
Ctrl- | Ctrl-¯ | Move caret to start/end of document. |
Shift- | Shift-¯ | Scroll by a windowful. |
Ctrl-Shift- | Ctrl-Shift-¯ | Scroll by a line. |
Ctrl-Shift- | Ctrl-Shift-¯ | Scroll window sideways. |
If Num Lock is off, the keys on the numeric keypad also function as movement keys.
Pressing Print is the same as choosing Print from the
Misc menu it opens the Print dialogue box.
[1] The Euro symbol is included in fonts supplied with RISC OS 4. It may not be in present all fonts and you may need to check with your font supplier. In RISC OS 4 type Alt-£ (Alt-Shift-3)