{S:X;X;0;2;The [ZLine1T] Template{ITR-X}{ITR-X}I have chosen a set of styles for the [ReadMe] files of this disc which I hope can be read from the screen and printed out. They are contained in the template file [ZLine1T] which you will find in this and the Templates directory of this disc. I created a set of styles and saved them as a template file (see below how to do this) using the option All. I have had problems (Wordz Version 1.01) when I have used the option All Styles. The set of styles in my template file is a compromise. I would have preferred to use a larger typeface for screen viewing and a slightly smaller typeface for printing. If you have problems either reading the screen or, if you find that printing looks too \‘chunky\’ for your taste then, with the aid of the tutorial in this directory, I believe that you will be able to adjust what you see and what you print. You do this by creating your own template to replace the styles I have chosen to include in my template [ZLine1T].}
{S:X;X;0;3;There are seven styles in [ZLine1T]. I have called the two basic styles ZLBase and ZLHeadFoot. I would have preferred to delete the second of these since I am not using any Headers or Footers (maybe I will on the next ZLine disc) but I had problems (Wordz Version 1.01) with templates which did not include such a style. Consider ZLHeadFoot as a dummy I can\’t get rid of! The style ZLBase is my base style on which the other five are based. I have called these five other styles ZL FileName, ZLKeywords, ZLHeading, ZLByLine and ZLSubHead.}
{S:X;X;0;4;You may need tabs. I have included an \‘overlay\’, [ZLTab1T],which is a \‘Tab\’ template file.}
{S:X;X;0;5;Some Sample Templates{ITR-X}{ITR-X} I shall return to the details of the four styles I am using on another occasion but now I think that it\’s time that you demonstrated to yourself the \‘powerful\’ concept of styles.}
{S:X;X;0;6;Load the file [TestDoc]. You will find that it displays in the same style as this [ReadMe] file. Now drag the template file [ZLHomerTon] into the open [TestDoc] window and be amazed by the change in layout. The first line, \“This is the Main Heading\” is controlled by the style called ZLHeading. In the same way, ZLByLine controls the second line of [TestDoc]\\\; indeed, ZLByLine is the style for the second line of every [ReadMe] file on this disc. By now you will have guessed that the style called ZLSubHead is the style for all my sub headings.}
{S:X;X;0;7;By dragging the template file [ZLHomerTon] into [TestDoc] the typeface used by the base style, ZLBase, has been changed from Trinity, a typeface which has serifs, to Homerton, a typeface without serifs. Some people prefer serifs and some sans serif typefaces. If it is at a large enough point size then, for long lines of body text I prefer a typeface with serifs because I find that my eye runs along the serifs. However, for labels and for tables where the lines are shorter I usually use a slightly smaller point size (say 10 point instead of 12 point). For those applications I prefer a sans serif typeface because, at the smaller point size, the print seems clearer to me. To summarise my own views, if the lines are long then use a larger point size and a typeface with serifs. For short lines I use a smaller point size in a sans serif typeface.}
{S:X;X;0;8;One after another, drag the templates [ZLBiggerT] and [ZLBiggestT] into the open window of [TestDoc]. These two sets of styles are larger versions of [ZLHomerTon]. You can restore the original by dragging [ZLine1T] into [TestDoc]. In all cases the style ZLByLine is slightly smaller than ZLHeading, ZLSubHead is in an italic version of Trinity.}
{S:X;X;0;9;Now have a look at the styles of [ZLOutDent]. The only difference between this and [ZLBiggestT] is that the ZLSubHead style is \‘out dented\’ (as opposed to indented) relative to the body text of the ZLBase style.}
{S:X;X;0;10;OverLaying Styles{ITR-X}{ITR-X}I prefer text which is justified at both left and right margins so my ZLBase style includes such an attribute. You might prefer text which is justified against the left margin only. Many prefer text in a sans serif typeface to be left justified only. I have created a style called [ZLJustifyL] which can be applied over any of the ZLine styles. The effect of applying it is to change the justification from \‘fully justified\’ to \‘left justified\’.}
{S:X;X;0;11;Here\’s what you do. Load [TestDoc] (or any [ReadMe] file including this one\—but be careful if you have AutoSave switched on\—drag any of the previously mentioned templates (eg [ZLBiggestT]) into the [TestDoc] to reformat it. Now drag in [ZLJustifyL]\\\; nothing much happens. Make sure that the (red) caret is in one of the paragraphs, hold down the <Ctrl> key and tap <F11> (I shall refer to this as <Ctrl F11> in future) and you will find that that the whole of that paragraph is reformated with left justification. The reason why <Ctrl F11> executes left justification is that, in the Style \– Style \– Shortcut dialogue I have defined <Ctrl F11> to overlay the style called ZLJustifyL. You can repeat this operation for each paragraph one at a time or you can mark the whole document (with a click on the button bar) and overlay the style everywhere in the document.}
{S:X;X;0;12;Drag [ZLRedText] into [TestDoc], select a section of text and overlay the new style to this marked block with <Ctrl F10>. I hope that the style name is sufficiently descriptive for you you to be able to guess what will happen.}
{S:X;X;0;13;You may find the overlay template file [ZLTab1T] useful for regions requiring tabs.}
{S:X;X;0;14;I have two more overlays for you to try. One template is [ZLBlueBack]. The \“Back\” is short for Background and I have defined <Ctrl F9> as the key to action it. The last one is [ZLInvert] for which I have defined <Ctrl F8>.}
{S:X;X;0;15;By the way, I have the ZLbase style on <Ctrl F1>, ZLHeading on <Ctrl F2>, ZLByLine on <Ctrl F3> and ZLSubHead on <Ctrl F3>. If you send me any Fireworkz files for inclusion on a ZLine then I shall be grateful if you will use the ZLineT template for the [ReadMe] file so that other \‘readers\’ can apply their personally preferred set of styles by defining their own ZLBase, ZLKeywords, ZLFileName, ZLHeading, ZLByLine and ZLSubHead styles and applying them to your document.}
{S:X;X;0;16;Removing Styles{ITR-X}{ITR-X}I do not find this as easy as applying styles. Although not documented (and therefore it may \‘disappear\’ later), the sequence <Ctrl R> brings up the Style \– Regions . . . dialogue box. it is that dialogue which is used to remove unwanted styles \‘region by region\’.}
{S:X;X;0;17;Load [TestDoc], drag into the open [TestDoc] window the template file [ZLJustifyL], place the red caret in the paragraph starting \“I am using a horizontal ruler\” and overlay left justification on that paragraph with <Ctrl F11>. Execute <Ctrl R> (or run through the pop-up menus to display the Region dialogue sub menu). What will happen at the same time is that the one paragraph you have left justified will appear in inverse video. If you look in the Status line (just below the Button bar) you will see that it displays the \‘top\’ or \‘outermost\’ style, namely ZLJustifyL. If you click on Remove then that style will be removed from the section of your text which is in inverse video. That\’s good and easy.}
{S:X;X;0;18;Start again by applying the ZLJustifyL style not to the second paragraph but to the first and third. You will find that you can Remove the style from one of the paragraphs without affecting the other.}
{S:X;X;0;19;I have problems when I apply such a style to two adjacent paragraphs. What I find is that I can not Remove the style from one without removing it from the other! My work around is to reapply the ZLBase style so that it overlays the ZLJustifyL style. I don\’t like this because I know I have, working from the innermost to the outermost layer, first ZLBase, then ZLJustifyL and then, on the outermost layer, a second application of ZLBase! If you leave your documents in that state then you will find it quite difficult to untangle the overlaid styles.}
{S:X;X;0;20;However, maybe I\’m not understanding what I ought to do! Let me know if you\’ve discovered a better way of Removing unwanted styles.}
{S:X;X;0;21;Finally, practice with the overlays ZLRedText, ZLBlueBack and ZLJustifyL on different sections of text until you understand the methods of overlaying styles and removing them. Please let me know how you get on. If you have any views about Styles i shall be pleased to receive them. }
{S:X;X;0;22;What You Can Do{ITR-X}{ITR-X}If you find difficulty reading the [ReadMe] files from the screen then I suggest that you create a set of styles using the five names of my styles (ZLBase, ZLHeading, ZLByLine and ZLSubHead) and save the set of styles as a template using the All option. If you drag your template into my [ReadMe] files then you will \‘restyle\’ them to your own liking. It is important that you use the same names for the styles as I have so that my styles are replaced by yours.}
{S:X;X;0;23;On the next ZLine disc I would like to publish as many different sets of styles as seems appropriate for the different preferences of our \‘readers\’. Do you want large text, wide margins, large spaces between lines or paragraphs, black text on white or white text on black?}
