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Special keys

Not all keys cause characters to be typed. The effect of these non-typing keys in EasiWriter is described below:

Return

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
or Enter

Shift-Return starts a new line without starting a new paragraph. The caret aligns with the left margin marker. It can be used for:

Tab

The Tab key performs a number of different functions:

Shift-Tab

In a Table Shift-Tab inserts a tab character.

Alt-Space

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.

Control

This key is used in combination with other keys to choose commands i.e. Ctrl-F2 Close window.

OLE

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 key

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

Quotation marks and ligatures
' '
" "
fi
fl

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
128[1]
164

Note: EasiWriter can produce ' ' " " automatically. See the section on Smart quotes.

A complete list of character codes can be found on page 239

Accents

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

Backspace

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.

Delete

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.

End or Copy

Pressing End or Copy deletes one character to the right of the caret. If a selection is made the selection is removed.

Movement

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.

Num Lock

If Num Lock is off, the keys on the numeric keypad also function as movement keys.

Print

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)



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