This document shows possible uses of cells and text areas. Press F6 to make the document's structure visible!
The cell containing this text is the second cell in the base text area. The first cell showing the stars (* * *) below the header is merely used to create an offset between the header and this cell. The height of this 'formatting cell' is adjusted by setting the point size of the font.
The cell containing these lines of text is set to two columns and a distance of 0.2" between the columns by pressing <Alt C> (for Cell).
The text to the right was positioned by creating a layered text area appearing in light cyan. The text area was created by pressing the right mouse button at this position and choosing the menu option new text area.
The footer of this document is another layered text area containing two cells. The left cell with the line 'Clearlook' is left adjusted, the right cell with the page number is right adjusted. The page number is automatically inserted by the system into a fill-in. The fill-in was inserted after the word 'Page' by calling the functions Edit and Fill-in page number.
This footer is set to show on every second page to allow different footers for right and left pages. By placing the cursor on a cell in the footer and pressing <Alt Y> for the layout of the footer text area, the field Step was set to 2, causing the alternating appearance of the footer.
The header at the top of each page is another layered text area with its own (rounded) border and one text cell, containing the words 'Clearlook Word Processor from Sundial Systems' (using several fonts and sizes). In the layout of this text area, the field From is set to 0, the field To to 9999 and the field Step to 1, causing the header to appear on all pages of the document.
The remaining text of this document is an excerpt of the Clearlook documentation.
BASE TEXT AREA
The base text area is the area to place text and graphics. The area outside the base text area and up to its rim is called margin.
Creation: Every document has one base text area. The base text area cannot be deleted. When creating a new text document, the base text area is automatically created with the first text cell.
To position text, move and size the base text area. When the document view is set to show the cell structure, the base text area appears in dark cyan. The text cells contained are objects on top of the base text area and thus, may cover it. The dark cyan border of these cells indicates the base text area beneath.
Like layered text areas, the base text area can be moved and sized within its frame. The size and format are set with the layout dialog.
Moving the text area allows all cells and contained text areas to move together. Sizing the text area also causes a corresponding change in size of its cells and contained text areas. Changing the format of the document from portrait to landscape, for example, is also considered resizing. Such a change enlarges all cells and text areas proportionally to the change in width from portrait to landscape.
If a cell grows beyond the height of the base text area, a new page is automatically created and the text and cells flow to the next page. Changes to the position and size of the base text area on one page are automatically created on all other pages.
LAYERED TEXT AREA
A text area can contain another text area. These contained text areas are called layered text areas. The base text area is considered layer one, the next contained text area is layer two, and so forth.
Creation: When creating a new text document, the document has a base text area and one text cell. With the pop-up menu function "delete" you can remove a layered text area from the document. When removing a text area, all of the cells and their contents are also instantly removed.
If document view is set to show the cell structure, a text area can be moved and sized within the limits of its containing text area. Second-level text areas appear in light cyan.
A text area contained within a second-level text area becomes a third-level text area. It appears in dark cyan to contrast with its container, the second-level text area. Clearlook's logic does not impose limits to the number of text areas layered within each other.
All text areas share the same functionality. They are containers for text cells and can be moved and sized within the limits of their parent object. There is only one difference between the base text area and layered text areas:
The base text area automatically continues from one page to another, allowing cells to flow through. Layered text areas can also be configured to repeat on subsequent pages, always displaying the same content.
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Clearlook Word Processor from Sundial Systems
The wide border of this text area was created by pressing <Alt B> while the cursor was positioned on this text cell. In order to have the text of this cell flow around the Clearlook logo, the logo was placed in a further layered text area. The logo's text area shows with diagonal shading, created by placing the cursor on the logo and pressing <Alt Y> to access that text area's layout.
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