"Tools" Menu
Dictionary / Thesaurus (Ctrl+D)
Anthony Lewis' WordWeb program must
be installed on your computer for this option to be available.
WordWeb is started and looks up the word currently under the cursor.
WordWeb can be used normally, but must be closed before returning to
RoughDraft. Using the "Copy" button in WordWeb causes
the word under the cursor in RoughDraft to be replaced.
Spellcheck From Cursor (F7)
Starts a spellcheck from the current cursor position (so if you want to check
the whole file, position the cursor at the beginning first). The Spellcheck
window appears for each misspelled word. The language to use for checking (British
or American English) can be set in the Options
window. At the end of a spellcheck the text "Finished spellchecking"
appears in the message area at the bottom left of the window. All AutoWords
are assumed to be spelled correctly.
Spellcheck Word (Ctrl+K)
Spellchecks the single word under the cursor. If is's spelled correctly, the
message area (at the bottom left corner of the window) will show that the word
is "OK". If misspelled, the Spellcheck
window will appear, allowing you to change it. All AutoWords
are assumed to be spelled correctly.
Word Count (Ctrl+W)
If no text is selected, the number of words in the file is counted. If text
is selected, the number of words in the selection is counted. Note that
RoughDraft does not mistakenly count punctuation marks or other symbols
as words.
Word Count All (Shift+Ctrl+W)
Counts all the words in all of the open files. If you have lots of large files
open this may take a while.
Make AutoWord (Ctrl+M)
Takes the word currently under the cursor and adds it to the AutoWord list (see
the Ins. Tab of the Side Panel for more info).
Remove AutoWord (Shift+Ctrl+M)
Removes the word under the cursor from the AutoWord list (if it is there in
the first place).
Make Clip (Ctrl+F9 to Ctrl+F12)
Four options that make a Clip out of
the currently selected text in the document. This can later be inserted using
F9 to F12, or the Insert Clip menu option described below.
Insert Clip (F9 to F12)
Four options that paste the contents of the appropriate Clip
at the current cursor position.
Convert
- "Convert quotes - straight to curly" - Changes all quotation marks
in the current file from the straight, neutral variety (' and ") to the
their curly, open and closed counterparts (‘ and ’, “ and ”).
- "Convert quotes - curly to straight" - The opposite of the function
described above.
Options... (F8)
Brings up the Options window, which
allows various aspects of the program to be tailored.