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_lm 8 _rm 81 _tm 5 _bm 5{SHIFT-@}
{$7b} B r a i n P o w e r{SHIFT-@}
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{$7b} The Function Keys{SHIFT-@}
_f.c.Brainpower - Page #{SHIFT-@}
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F1 -- Insert mode:{SHIFT-@}
This allows you to insert words within existing text. If
you are inserting at the beginning of a long document, it
may be sluggish. That's when you need Function key 2.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
F2 -- Insert 5 lines:{SHIFT-@}
This key opens up five blank lines on your screen for you
to type on. You should use F3 to reformat your paragraph
when done.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
F3 -- Format Paragraph:{SHIFT-@}
This option allows you to clean up any ragged edges or
blank lines on any particular paragraph you have been
working on. Press it and the paragraph (from the cursor)
will be formatted to the margins you have specified.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
F4 -- Format All:{SHIFT-@}
This function will format your whole document.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
F5 -- Load File:{SHIFT-@}
A yellow directory will print in a window in the middle
of the screen. Each of these files is preceded by a "w."
This prefix is always attached to files you save. The top
item in your directory will be highlighted. You can then
use the CRSR up and down keys to select the file you want.
Press RETURN to execute. If you have just powered up
BrainPower, the file will load with no further
instructions. If you already have some text on the screen,
a warning message will appear informing you that if you
press RETURN, the new text will replace all existing text
from the cursor.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
You can clear out your old text by placing your cursor on
the first line of the document prior to using the Load
files function. Or you can use it to append a file to your
present text by placing your cursor at the end of your
text.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
You also can rename and scratch (delete) files from the
directory when using the Load Files function. Just press R
or S to Rename or Scratch then follow the prompts.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
F6 -- Save File:{SHIFT-@}
Even though Commodore files can normally be 16 characters
long, your file name must be no longer than 14 characters
as BrainPower will prefix your name with the "w." mentioned
already.{SHIFT-@}
_nx{SHIFT-@}
F7 -- Block:{SHIFT-@}
This highlights the area you want to move (or copy) in
reverse characters so you'll always know exactly what block
you are defining. Press F-7 and then move the cursor with
your CRSR keys. As you do you will leave a trail of
highlighted text in your cursor's wake. This is the
"block". When you are done defining your block, you can
delete the block or store it. If you delete it, out it
goes and the text beneath it gets reformatted with the text
above your block. Also, and very importantly, the block
gets put into a safe buffer. If you store the block, it
gets buffered but not deleted.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
Once deleted or stored, you can then move your cursor to
any place you choose and use F-8 to paste the buffered
text. A block cannot be longer than 100 lines.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
F8 -- Paste:{SHIFT-@}
To retrieve the block you've stored, just put your cursor
wherever you'd like the buffered text to appear and press
F8.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
{$7b} The Control Functions{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
A Control function allows you to use keys on the keyboard
for purposes other than typing text.{SHIFT-@}
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CTRL-A -- Merge outline{SHIFT-@}
This command allows you to merge a Brainstorm outline
into your wordprocessing text. The outline will be
inserted at the top of your text.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-B -- Bottom of text{SHIFT-@}
This takes you to the bottom of your document.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-C -- Center line{SHIFT-@}
To center any line of text, press CTRL-C. A graphic
character will be printed on the left margin but it won't
print when you print your document. Pressing CTRL-C again
will toggle centering off.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-D -- Delete line{SHIFT-@}
To delete a single line or just the portion to the right
of the cursor, press CTRL-D. If your cursor is on the left
margin the whole line will disappear and the text beneath
will move up to fill the void.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-E -- Next screen{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-E jumps you forward to the next viewable screen. If
the top line on your screen is line 5, your new screen will
start with line 26.{SHIFT-@}
_nx{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-F -- Save location{SHIFT-@}
This command offers a better solution to screen hopping.
Press CTRL-F when you want to preserve your place. Then
you can go to any screen you desire, do whatever needs to
be done, and when ready to return to your starting point,
press CTRL-G.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-G -- Get location{SHIFT-@}
To jump back to the last place you preserved, use CTRL-G.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-H -- Show outline{SHIFT-@}
To view any BrainStorm outlines you've loaded, press CTRL-
H.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-I -- Insert 20 lines{SHIFT-@}
This is simply a fast way to give yourself 20 lines of
video real estate to type into. Press CTRL-I, type the
insert material, then press F-3 to clean up.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-J -- Jump to line #{SHIFT-@}
Just follow the prompts by typing the line you want to
jump to. If you want to go to what will be the top of page
2 (or 3 or whatever), you can precede your number with a P
and you'll be transported to that page.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-K -- Toggle Color (think Kolor){SHIFT-@}
Pressing CTRL-K toggles monochrome-color output.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-L -- Look at file{SHIFT-@}
You can view the contents of any file on disk including
BASIC programs, etc. It will scroll the info by and once
it's passed, it's passed.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-M -- Memo for codes{SHIFT-@}
This command will list your printer codes on the menu
bar. Only the first six characters of the tags you gave
your printer codes will show up so name your codes
accordingly. Pressing CTRL-M again will get your old menu
bar back.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-N -- Next outline topic{SHIFT-@}
Once you've loaded a BrainStorm outline into memory, you
may want to write your text with each point on the outline
in view as you type. This function allows you to do that.
Each time you press CTRL-N, the next topic on your outline
will be displayed on the top line of the menu bar. See
CTRL-V for the reverse of this.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-O -- Outline files{SHIFT-@}
Outline files from BrainStorm can be loaded into reserved
memory with this function. Just cursor to the one you want
and press RETURN. Once loaded, you'll be transported to
the file where you can scroll it up and down, merge it into
your wordprocessing text, or you can clear it from memory
(press shift-CLR/HOME).{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-P -- Preview/Print text{SHIFT-@}
First, choose screen or printer by pressing S or P. If
you choose screen, you can begin viewing on a particular
page by entering that number. To handle the scrolling, use
the CMDR key or the No Scroll key. Press ESCape to exit
the Preview mode.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
If you select the PRINTER option from the beginning, you'll
have 4 more options:{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
1) Press W if you'd like the printer to Wait at the end of
each page so you can feed a new sheet of paper{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
2) Press M if you'd like multiple copies{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
3) Press (#) to start printing on a particular page{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
4) Press RETURN to start printing.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-Q -- Quit / New{SHIFT-@}
To quit the program or just the file you're working on,
use this function.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-R -- Replace{SHIFT-@}
This works like Search (see below) with an important
addition -- you can replace the search string as you go.
You can replace ALL of the phrase found or just selected
ones. Just follow the prompts. Auto-format will slow the
search, but will automatically format the paragraphs as you
go.{SHIFT-@}
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CTRL-S -- Search{SHIFT-@}
You'll be prompted for the phrase you wish to find. You
may search for a phrase up to 50 characters long. Searches
are case-sensitive, meaning that you must type exactly what
you want to find. The search only takes places from the
cursor forward in text so if you want to search the entire
text, go to the top of the document first.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-T -- Tab clear/reset{SHIFT-@}
This allows you to quickly clear or reset all tab stops.
The reset will place a stop at every ten columns.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-U -- Calculator{SHIFT-@}
The simple four-function calculator redefines the
function keys to do the following: F1 will clear, F3 will
clear the last entry, F5 multiplies, F7 divides. Use
ESCape to exit.{SHIFT-@}
{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-V -- Previous outline topic{SHIFT-@}
This is the reverse of CTRL-N: it allows you to cycle
backwards through any outline file imported from
BrainStormthat you have in memory and display it, item by
item, on the top line of the menu bar.{SHIFT-@}
_nx{SHIFT-@}
CTRL-W -- P