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- .PA0
- Word Processor Help File - Select Choice or Press Esc to Quit
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- 1 - Cursor Controls
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- 2 - Edit Commands
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- 3 - Function Key Commands
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- 4 - Imbedded Printer Commands
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- 5 - On Screen Block Formatting and Centering of Text
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- 6 - Block Copy and Boiler Plate File Merge
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- 7 - Mail List Merge with Sample List File
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- 8 - Sample Format for Mail List Merge Letter
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- .PA1
- Cursor Commands/Controls:
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- Character Left = Ctrl-S : Character Left = <Left Arrow> Key
- Character Right = Ctrl-D : Character Right = <Right Arrow> Key
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- Move to Word Right = Ctrl-I : Move to Word Right= <Tab> Key
- Move to Word Left = Ctrl-O : Word to Word Left = Shift <Tab> Key
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- Move to Line Up = Ctrl-E : Line to Line Up = <Up Arrow> Key
- Move to Line Down = Ctrl-X : Line to Line Down = <Down Arrow> Key
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- To Start of Line = Ctrl-A : To Start of Line = <Home> Key
- To End Of Line = Ctrl-F To End Of Line = <End> Key
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- Next Page Forward = Ctrl-C : Next Page Forward = <Pg Dn> Key
- Next Page Back = Ctrl-R : Next Page Back = <Pg Up> Key
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- .PA2
- Edit Commands/Controls:
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- Delete Character = Ctrl-G : Delete Character = <Del> Key
- Delete Char Left = Ctrl-H : Delete Char Left = <Backspace> Key
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- Delete Line = Ctrl-Y : Word Wrap ON/OFF = Ctrl-W
- Cancel Delete = Ctrl-P (or move cursor to new line to Copy)
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- Insert/Overwrite = Ctrl-V : Insert/Overwrite = <Ins> Key
- Quit input session = Ctrl-Z : Quit input session= F10
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- Mark Top of Block = Ctrl-T : Mark Bottom Block = Ctrl-B
- Kopy Marked Block = Ctrl-K : Save Marked Block = F9
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- Delete a Marked Block by placing the cursor within a Marked Block
- and then pressing "Ctrl-K" followed by pressing letter 'Y'.
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- To insert Blank Line, Press <Return> key while at start of line
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- .PA3
- Function Key Commands:
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- Move to top of file = F1 Key : Move to end of file = F2 Key
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- Find a word in file = F3 Key : Find a word in file = F4 Key
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- Uppercase a letter = F5 Key : Lowercase a letter = F6 Key
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- Center Text on line = F7 Key : Format Paragraph = F8 Key
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- Save current file = F9 Key : Quit input session = F10 Key
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- Re-Format paragraph = Shift F8 (re-formats with left justify only)
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- Note: If a Block is Marked then F9 will save it instead of the current
- file. A Prompt will request a file name for a Marked Block. You may
- clear a Marked Block by pressing Ctrl-T an Ctrl-B while on the same line.
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- .PA4
- Imbedded Printer Commands:
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- Underline text = {UL} : Bold Print = {BP}
- NewPage = {NP} :
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- Place one command in your text at the place where the print command
- is to begin and then place another where the command stops.
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- For example:
- On this line {BP}This will be in Bold Print{BP} and this will not.
- On this line {UL}This will be Underlined{UL} and this will not.
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- Placing {NP} on an otherwise blank line will cause a form feed to
- be sent to your printer during the print function.
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- .PA5
- ON SCREEN FORMATING:
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- Re-Format a Paragraph
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- Place cursor on first line of paragraph to be re-formed.
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- Press Function Key "F8" to re-form the paragraph with right and left
- justification in a block format. Press "Shift F8" to re-form with
- standard or left justification only.
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- Paragraphs greater than 5000 characters or 66 lines, can not be
- re-formated properly and will have a blank line inserted when the
- formater reaches its' maximum limits.
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- Centering
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- To center text on a line place cursor at the beginning of the line
- and press function key "F7" . All text on the current line will be
- centerd.
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- .PA6
- A BLOCK of text such as a paragraph, may be MARKED and copied to another
- location. The copied BLOCK of text is not automatically deleted from its
- original location. (See note below.)
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- Mark Top of BLOCK to be copied by placing the cursor anywhere on the Top
- line of the BLOCK/Paragraph and press "CTRL-T" (remember T is for Top)
- Next - Move the cursor to the Bottom line of the BLOCK you want copied
- and press "CTRL-B" (remember B is for Bottom).
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- Finally, move the cursor to the beginning of the line where you want to
- to move the BLOCK of text to and Press "CTRL-K" (remember K is for Kopy).
- NOTE: "CTRL-K" will delete a block if the cursor is within it.
-
- Mark and Copy BLOCK Commands: Mark Top of Text Block = Ctrl-T
- Mark Bottom of Text Block = Ctrl-B
- Copy Marked Text Block = Ctrl-K
-
- You may copy or load in a text file from disk, at the cursor location,
- by using the Ctrl-L command (remember L is for Load). You will be prompt-
- ed for a file name when using the Ctrl-L Command. The cursor should be
- on a blank line. Only 66 lines maximum maybe loaded using Ctrl-L.
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- .PA7
- Mail List Merge:
-
- Name and address files may be merged to a form letter by creating
- a disk text file where the data to merged is delimited by the "@"
- at sign. The following is an example of the format. You must end
- the file with double at signs "@@" on the last line.
-
- Tom Jones
- 1234 East Main St
- New York, NY 00123
- @
- Ralph Edwards
- 1234 South Ave
- Los Angeles, CA 98654
- @@
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- More on Next Page
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- .PA8
- Place the following in the letter at the place you want to merge
- the name and address "{@}". You may also merge the first name of
- the first line of each address by placing the following symbols
- in your letter "{^}". The last name of the first line may be
- inserted with "{^^}". See the Sample files: NAMES.TXT and LETTER.TXT.
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- Sample Letter Format:
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- 12 November 1984
-
- {@}
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- Dear Mr {^} {^^},
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- I hope the {^^} family is doing well.
-
- Regards
-
- Tom Jones
-