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| This documentation file is designed to be printed using WordMaster, as it
| employs special printing codes found in the program. Be sure to use the
| proper Printer Definition File (*.PDF files) or you may print out some
| strange codes as text. The default EPSON-FX.PDF file will work with most
| printers that have Epson emulation. If you have problems, refer to the
| PRINTER.DOC file and the information on p. 22 of this file.
|
| This message will NOT be printed because of the vertical bar in column 1,
| one of the special printing codes.
Documentation
for
WordMaster 1.72
MasterWorks
P.O. Box 116
McCleary, WA 98557
Copyright (c) 1989,1992 by William Andros
Table of Contents
Shareware - Registration . . . . . . . . . 3
Association of Shareware Professionals. . . 4
Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Shareware - Distribution . . . . . . . . . 5
Creating Your Work Environment . . . . . . 6
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
On-Line Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keyboard Command Structure . . . . . . . . 9
Cursor Movements . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Quick Movements. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Insert/Typeover Modes . . . . . . . . 10
Delete/Undelete. . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Format Paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Line Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Upper/Lower Case Toggles . . . . . . . 12
Abort Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DOS-Related Commands . . . . . . . . . 13
File Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Block Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Search/Replace Commands . . . . . . . 19
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Print/Page Formatting Commands . . . . 23
Check Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Miscellaneous Toggle Commands . . . . 27
Help Summary Commands . . . . . . . . 28
Application Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Double-space Printing . . . . . . . . 29
Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Indented Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Windows - Block Usage. . . . . . . . . 30
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Appendix - Command Customization . . . . . 34
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
User Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CompuServe Registration . . . . . . . . . . 37
Foreign Registration . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
|HE WordMaster 1.72 #
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SHAREWARE - REGISTRATION
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WordMaster is distributed as a shareware product. That DOES NOT
mean it is 'free' software -- it DOES mean that you may use it at no
charge for a reasonable period of time before paying for it.
This method of distribution gives you, the user, the opportunity to
try WordMaster on your computer, in your environment, working on
your own problems so that you can fairly evaluate whether it meets
your word-processing needs. If it turns out the program does not
meet your needs you have not lost hundreds of dollars, as can happen
with 'commercial' software.
But if WordMaster DOES meet your word-processing needs, you have an
obligation to register the program. That is why shareware is also
called user-supported software. Software programmers invest long
hours in developing their software and depend on the people who use
that software to pay the rent, keep the utilites on and buy the
things being sold by YOUR company. It is a system based on trust --
we distribute the software out to the public and trust that those
who benefit from using it will pay for it. So if after a reasonable
trial period of 30 days you are still using WordMaster on a regular
basis, print out the REGISTER file or use the form at the end of
this document to legitimize continued use.
The registration fee licenses the use of one copy of the program on
one computer at one time. The common analogy is to that of a book:
the software may be used by any number of people and may be moved
from one computer location to another, so long as there is no
possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used
at another; just as a book cannot be read by two different people in
two different places at the same time.
Commercial users that can not meet the above test must apply for a
site license as outlined at the end of the documentation. Failure
to do so constitutes violation of the copyright laws.
Registered users will receive the most recent version of the program
and be notified of future updates, which will be provided to users
at a nominal charge.
* * * * * * *
Price is subject to change without notice.
Payment must be made in US funds drawn on a US bank. Processing
checks drawn on foreign banks frequently costs almost as much as the
registration fee and will not be accepted. Users outside North
America should refer to the registration information at the end of
the documentation.
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ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS
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_______
____|__ | (R)
--| | |--------------------
| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
---------| | |------------------
|___|___| MEMBER
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve
a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting
the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman
can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegan,
MI 49442 (USA) or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP
Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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DISCLAIMER
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Users of WordMaster must accept the following disclaimer of warranty
or they should not put the program on their computer:
"WordMaster is supplied 'as is' and is not warranted to necessarily
meet the needs of the user; by using this software you acknowledge
that this software may not suit your needs or be completely
trouble-free.
"Neither MasterWorks nor the author shall be liable for any loss or
damages, whether real or imagined, that might result from the use of
this program.
"The liability of MasterWorks and the author is limited to replacing
defective disks or corrupted program files."
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SHAREWARE - DISTRIBUTION
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Individuals are encouraged to copy the shareware version of this
program to give to friends, post on BBSs, etc. It is important that
you include ALL WordMaster files so the program functions properly
and anyone receiving such a copy is able to evaluate WordMaster
fairly.
Distribution of registered copies of WordMaster is a violation of
copyright laws.
Commercial distributors may distribute WordMaster providing they
charge a REASONABLE fee per disk for the program files, include ALL
the shareware files on the disk and plainly state in their catalogs
and advertising that they are distributing shareware programs that
users are expected to pay for. Such distributors should contact
MasterWorks to be sure they have the lastest version available.
* * *
WordMaster is also available with standard UK English spelling
rather than American English. A German language version is now
available and other language versions will be made available as
possible.
* * *
Thank you for using and supporting shareware software.
|pa
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Creating Your Work Environment
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Before you begin serious wordprocessing with WordMaster, you should
take a few minutes to establish various defaults to make your work
as easy as possible.
First, you MUST set your Home Directory so that WordMaster can find
the files it needs to operate properly -- the help file (WM.HLP),
the printer file (*.PDF) and the default macro file (WM.MAC) -- from
any directory you are working in. Do this with the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-S>
command or <F1, O, P, H>. You will see a prompt window displaying
the current directory (unless the Home Directory has already been
set). If you are already in the directory where your WordMaster
files are stored, simply press <Enter>. Otherwise, enter the
correct directory, such as C:\WP, and <Enter>.
You will also want to check the color settings -- even if you are
working with a monochrome monitor. These settings determine the
appearance of marked blocks, fonts and various aspects of the
display. The default settings are fine for most monitors, but there
are always exceptions. Use the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-C> command or the menu
access <F1, O, C>. You need only establish basic functionality of
the settings for now. Later you might want to experiment with
various settings to achieve the visual mix that suits you best.
Another thing you may want to check are the default margins. The
program comes with the left margin set at 8 and the right margin at
75. These margins are fine for most purposes but can be changed --
either temporarily or permanently -- to whatever suits you best.
Another important setting is the printer definition file that is the
'translator' WordMaster uses to talk to your printer. The default
printer file is EPSON-FX.PDF and that will work with most printers.
Use the <Shift-F9> command or <F1, F, P> to bring up the print menu
to establish that it is loaded and appears on the 'Which printer'
line. Later on, if experience suggests a different .PDF file is
needed refer to the section on printing, page 15.
Once this is all done use the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D> command or <F1, O, S>
to make these defaults permanent. Now, whenever you start a work
session with WordMaster all these things will be set. Of course you
can change these settings temporarily for a particular purpose
without affecting the permanent defaults you have just set unless
you save them with the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D> command.
The time spent setting up your working environment is time well
spent. It will help you become familiar with the program. And it
will save you time and aggravation later on.
Please do it!
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GETTING STARTED
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WordMaster is an extremely easy wordprocessor/editor to learn to
use. There is a built-in menuing system that is designed to perform
virtually all of the basic editing commands while providing visual
cues and a fairly complete help system to guide the user toward full
utilization of the program's potential.
In the upper right corner of the WordMaster screen is displayed <F1>
for menus. So press <F1>. You will see a menu across the top of
the screen that gives you the following options:
File Text Print Window Block Goto Search Macros Options Help
You can access most of the command structure of WordMaster from this
menu by pressing the highlighted first letter of that area. You can
now execute any of the listed commands by pressing the highlighted
letter of the command or by moving the lightbar to the command and
pressing <Enter>. If you have one set of commands displayed and
wish to move to another you can use the <left/right> arrow keys to
move between command lists so long as only the first level of
commands is displayed. For example, if you have the Window command
list displayed, with its choices of Open, Close Previous, Next,
Resize, Zoom, and you want the Block commands, simply press the
<right arrow> to move to the list of block commands.
New users will find all the basic commands for loading a file and
then saving it and exiting from WordMaster under the File heading.
Here is an example of using this method of executing commands:
Upon loading WordMaster, you will be presented with a blank screen
with the name "New File" at the left side of the top border. If you
want to create a new document you can begin entering it immediately.
At any point you can give it a name by pressing <F1> and pressing F
for the File option (or if you are already at the File option,
simply press <Enter>. Then press N (for Name) or move the lightbar
down to "Name current file" and press <Enter>.
If instead of creating a new file you wish to edit an existing file,
choose the File option and enter O for Open or move to the Open
option and press <Enter>. You will then be presented with a prompt
box displaying *.* for the current directory. If the desired file
is in the current directory, simply press <Enter>; otherwise, enter
the correct path then press <Enter>. You will be presented with a
list of all the files in the directory selected. Move to the
desired file and press <Enter>. (Hint: if the directory is long,
you can move more quickly by entering the first letter of the
desired file and you will be taken to the closest file beginning
with that letter.)
When you have finished creating or editing your file you can switch
to another file by choosing the File option, then pressing G for "Go
to new file" or moving to the "Go to new file" option and pressing
<Enter>. You will be prompted to save the file if that has not been
done. You will then be given the same prompt for path.
When you have finished your WordMaster session, you can exit in two
ways. With the File menu you can choose either Exit/save or Abandon
file/leave WM. With the Exit/save option the file will be saved and
you will then exit the program. With the Abandon option you will
exit the program immediately without saving any changes made to the
file. NOTE: As a safety measure, the Abandon option can not be
accessed by pressing a single letter like other commands; you must
move to it with the cursor arrows.
There is, of course a much faster way of accomplishing all this by
learning the function key and control key commands in the WordMaster
command structure. Anyone who intends to use WordMaster to any
significant extent is encouraged to learn this.
NOTE WELL: IF you are using the pull-down menus and IF you
choose to <ESCape> from the file-opening process you will be
forced to exit WordMaster.
* * *
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ON-LINE HELP
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<F1> Activate Menus, Help -------
<Alt-F1> Command Summary Help F1,H,H
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The <F1> menus can also be used to access the help system. For
example, in the above procedure you might have wanted to know what
the Save changes/backup command would do. In order to find out,
simply move the light bar to the command and press <F1> and you will
be presented with a short summary of the effects of the command.
Remember to use the lightbar to access the command, as using the
first letter will execute the command. Note that when you were
using the <F1> menus to perform commands that in most cases the
menus disappeared when the command was executed. When using them
for help, however, you must press <Esc> to exit each level of the
help menus.
Using the <Esc> command also allows you to back out of virtually any
command if you change your mind about wanting to execute it.
Help is also available in the form of a "Command Summary" with the
<Alt-F1> command. You will be presented with a list of topics that
can be accessed by moving to the desired item and pressing <Enter>.
* * *
Information on registration and user support is to be found under
the Help option on the <F1> menus.
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The Keyboard Command Structure
--------------------------------------------------------------------
This first section of commands deals with the various ways of moving
the cursor through the text. It's probably unnecessary to mention
the four basic cursor arrow keys -- left, right, up, down -- or PgUp
and PgDn; they work just as expected. To move the cursor one word
at a time use <Ctrl-Left> and <Ctrl-Right>. To move to the end of
the line, use <End>. To move to the beginning of the current line
use <Home><Left>. To move the cursor to the top or bottom of the
page without scrolling the text, use <Home><Up> and <Home><Down>.
The cursor can be moved through text to the beginning of the last
sentence or the next sentence by using <Alt-L> and <Alt-N>. <Alt-W>
and <Alt-Z> will scroll the text on the screen one line at a time
without moving the cursor position unless the cursor position is
scrolled off the screen, which will cause the cursor to stay at the
top or bottom line of the screen. Holding the keys down will cause
continuous scrolling. The commands <Ctrl-PgUp> and <Ctrl-PgDn> will
take you to the beginning or end of the document.
The following table is in the format that will be used throughout
this documentation:
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Command name location on Alt- or Ctrl- Function key
the F1 menus key command command, if any
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Character left ------- <Left Arrow>
Character right ------- <Right Arrow>
Word left ------- <Ctrl-Left Arrow>
Word right ------- <Ctrl-Right Arrow>
Cursor to left side ------- <Home><Left Arrow>
Cursor to right side ------- <End>
Line up ------- <Up>
Line down ------- <Dn>
Top of screen ------- <Home><Up>
Bottom of screen ------- <Home><Dn>
Page up ------- <PgUp>
Page down ------- <PgDn>
Scroll up ------- <Alt-W>
Scroll down ------- <Alt-Z>
Last sentence F1,G,V <Alt-L>
Next sentence F1,G,X <Alt-N>
Top of file F1,G,T <Ctrl-PgUp>
Bottom of file F1,G,B <Ctrl-PgDn>
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QUICK MOVEMENTS
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Go to column # F1,G,C <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C>
Go to line # F1,G,L <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-L>
Go to page # F1,G,P <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-P>
Go to window # F1,G,W <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-W>
Previous cursor position F1,G,R <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-R>
Go to start of block F1,G,S <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-S>
Go to end of block F1,G,E <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-E>
Up to equal indent F1,G,U <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-U>
Down to equal indent F1,G,D <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-D>
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Go to Column. Moves the cursor to the designated column on the
current line.
Go to Line. Goes to the designated line in the document.
Especially useful when working with pagination toggled OFF,
though the program keeps track of lines even when in normal
pagination mode. This is useful to programmers who generally
eschew pagination and keep track of code location by line number.
Go to Page. Goes to first line of indicated page. Useful for
moving quickly through longer documents.
Go to Window. Makes designated window the active window.
Go to Previous Cursor Position. Returns cursor to position it
occupied prior to last movement. While editing you might need to
view something using one of the Quick Movement commands; this
command would return the cursor to your previous position.
Go to start/end of Block. When working with very large blocks it is
sometimes helpful to be able to move quickly to the start or end
of the block.
Up/Down to Equal Indent. When you are working with Indent turned on
it is useful to be able to move easily from one indented line to
another. These commands will move you up or down to the next line
with equal indentation. Even when you are not using Indent, the
commands can be a time-saver in moving from anywhere on the
current line to the beginning of the next line up or down.
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INSERT/TYPEOVER MODES
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Toggle insert mode F1,O,O,I <Ins>
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The Insert Key toggles between Insert and Typeover modes. The
default is Insert.
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DELETE/UNDELETE COMMANDS
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Delete character ------- [DEL key]
Delete left character ------- <Ctrl-H> [Backspace Key]
Delete line right ------- <Ctrl-End>
Delete line ------- <Ctrl-Y>
Delete word right ------- <Alt-Y>
Undo ^Y deletion F1,T,U <Ctrl-Q>
Restore current line F1,T,R <Alt-Q> F2
Insert undo buffer F1,O,U,I <Ctrl-U><Ctrl-I>
Flush undo buffer F1,O,U,F <Ctrl-U><Ctrl-F>
Set undo limit F1,O,U,S <Ctrl-U><Ctrl-S>
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The <Del> key deletes the character the cursor is on.
The <Bksp> key deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
<Ctrl-End> will delete everything on the line to the right of the
cursor.
<Ctrl-Y> deletes the entire line on which the cursor is placed.
A blank line of text can be deleted by using <Ctrl-Y> or by
placing the cursor on the first column of the line and pressing
<BackSp>.
<Alt-Y> deletes the word, or part thereof, to the right of the
cursor.
Undo ^Y deletion. Restores lines deleted with the <Ctrl-Y> command.
Restore line to status upon entry. Useful when editing a document
to undo changes; e.g., accidental deletions with the <Ctrl-End>
command.
Insert the contents of the undo buffer at the cursor location.
Flush the contents of the undo buffer.
Set Undo Limit. Allows setting a new undo limit. The default is 20
lines.
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FORMAT PARAGRAPH
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Reformat paragraph F1,T,F <Ctrl-O> F3
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Reformat Paragraph. This command reformats from the cursor position
forward to the end of the paragraph.
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LINE COMMANDS
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Center Line F1,T,C <Ctrl-E>
Insert line ------- <Ctrl-L>
New line ------- <Ctrl-M> [Enter Key]
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To center a line between the set margins, press <Ctrl-E> while
anywhere on that line -- or use the <F1, Text> Option.
Lines can be inserted into the text in two different ways, <Ctrl-M>
and <Ctrl-L>. There is a reason for having two commands.
<Ctrl-M> is the command that is given when you press the <Enter>
[or <Return>] key. But if you are in typeover mode rather than
the default insert mode, this will not insert a new line into the
text. Therefore the <Ctrl-L> command is available. Also, the
<Ctrl-L> command inserts a line without moving the cursor.
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UPPER/LOWER CASE TOGGLES
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Toggle case F1,T,A <Alt-A>
Lower case F1,T,O <Alt-O>
Upper case F1,T,P <Alt-P>
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Toggle Case. Toggles character at cursor between upper and lower
case. Toggles an entire marked block if cursor is in the block.
<Alt-O> -- Change the letter at the cursor position to lower case.
<Alt-P> -- Change the letter at the cursor position to upper case.
<Alt-O> and <Alt-P> can be useful when a great deal of text needs
to be changed to all upper or lower case. Block the text and
the <Alt- > commands will then change the entire block.
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ABORT COMMAND
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Abort command ------- <Ctrl-A>
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In most instances in WordMaster the <Esc> will cause you to "back
out" of wherever you are. But you might give a command that
cannot by stopped by <Esc> -- <Ctrl-A> should get you out of most
such situations.
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DEFAULT SETTINGS
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<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-S> Set support path F1,O,P,S
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-C> Set colors F1,O,C
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-E> Set default extension F1,O,P,D
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-P> Set page length F1,O,L
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D> Save defaults F1,O,S
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Set Support Path. Tells the program where its files are located. It
is very important to set this to the directory where your
WordMaster files are located so that you can use WordMaster from
any directory and the program will know where to find the Help
file, .PDF files, etc.
Set Colors. If you have a color monitor, this command will allow you
to change the colors. With a monochrome system you can reset the
highlighting that shows various fonts.
Set default extension. This command allows you to set a default
extension to all files without one. It can also shorten the
process of naming files if they all are going to have the same
extension.
Set Page Length. Allows changing page length from the default of 66
lines to enable printing on non-standard papers.
Save defaults. This command allows the user to change some default
settings. For example, if you should prefer to work in typeover
mode then use this command while in typeover mode and the default
will be changed.
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DOS-RELATED COMMANDS
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Shell to DOS F1,G,S <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-S> Ctrl-F1
Show system info F1,O,P,P <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-I>
Show available RAM F1,O,P,A <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-R>
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Go to DOS Shell. This command opens up a window to the DOS command
line so that you can execute any program or command without
leaving WordMaster -- provided there is sufficient RAM.
System Information. Displays information about the current file as
well as the operating system.
Shows available RAM.
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FILE COMMANDS
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Open a file F1,F,O <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-O> F10
Name file F1,F,N <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-N> Alt-F10
File directory F1,H,D <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-D> Ctrl-F10
Log new directory F1,G,N <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-N> Shift-F1
Save and continue edit F1,F,S <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-V> F9
Save and exit to DOS F1,F,E <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-X> Alt-F9
Abandon file F1,F... <Alt-X>
Save/switch files F1,F,G <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-W> Shift-F10
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Open a File. This is the command that you will use when you wish
to begin editing an existing file. You will be prompted for the
directory in which the desired file is to be found. If you are
already in the correct directory, simply press <Enter> and you
will be shown the contents of the current directory.
This command can be used to begin a new file in exactly the same
way as is explained under 'Switch Files' by entering the name of
the new file at the prompt. If you <Esc> out of this command you
will be taken back to the previous file.
Name a File. The most frequent use for this command is to give a new
file a name. It is possible to overwrite an existing file -- but
you are prompted and asked if you want to overwrite the file.
File Directory. Gives you a directory listing of the current logged
directory or any other. To see the current directory, simply
press <Enter> when prompted for a Directory Mask. If you want to
see if a certain file is in a directory called DATA, simply type
\DATA at the prompt and <Enter>. You can also use wildcards to
view only certain classes of files. If you want to see only the
.BAT files on your root directory, type \*.BAT at the prompt.
<Esc> to exit.
Change Directory. This gives one the option of changing to a desired
directory or subdirectory.
Save File and Continue to Edit. Pressing this key periodically as
you work guarantees that in the event of some sort of major
disaster all your work will not be lost. A word to the wise!
Save the File and Exit. This is the "normal" way to exit the
program when you are working on material that you want to save.
Abandon the File and Exit. There are at least two cases in which
you might want to exit without saving the file. It could be that
you just do not want to save whatever you have been doing. The
other possibility is a scenario like the following: You have
loaded a file that you wish to edit. In the course of editing
you accidentally delete a very large block of material. If you
exit without saving -- <Alt-X> or F1, F, Abandon -- the changes
you made to the file will not be saved and the file will still be
intact in its original form. You can then restart WordMaster,
load the file, and begin the editing process with the deleted
material intact.
Situations like this can occur to anyone at any time and is the
reason experienced computer users save their work often. If in
the above situation you had saved the file <F9> five or ten
minutes prior to the accidental deletion you could exit without
saving, reload the file and only have lost the five or ten
minutes worth of editing rather than valuable data.
Save File, Switch to New File. This command is used when you've
finished work on one file and want to edit another.
You can also use this command to begin a new file after editing.
Simply enter that file name at the prompt and the new file will
be opened.
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MARGINS
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Set bottom margin F1,O,M,B <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-B>
Temp margin to cursor F1,T,T <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-C> Alt-F3
Set left margin F1,O,M,L <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-L> Shift-F3
Set temp margin ------- <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-P>
Set right margin F1,O,M,R <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-R> Ctrl-F3
Set top margin F1,O,M,T <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-T>
Margin Release F1,T,M <Alt-M>
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Reset Bottom Margin. The default is 7 lines.
Set temporary margin at cursor. This is a more useful command than
might seem apparent. For example, as I am writing this the text
is automatically wrapping between the default margins. In order
to indent this paragraph when I'm finished I can go to the
beginning of the second line, indent the text, press <Alt-F3> to
set the temporary margin, then press the following command, <F3>,
to reformat at the indented margin.
Set left margin. The default setting is 8. Which is about what
most users will want. It can be permanently changed with this
command and the Save Defaults command. It is useful to be able to
change the left margin temporarily for special needs.
Sets a temporary margin. When both Word Wrap and Fixed Tabs are in
effect (those are the default settings) this command will reset
the left margin by one tab setting. Giving the command twice
will reset by two tab settings, etc. Moving the cursor to column
1 cancels the temporary margins.
Set right margin. The default setting is 75. If the right margin
is set beyond about 80 it will cause most printers to print
anything beyond that point as a separate line, though it will not
be registered as such inside WordMaster and really mess up
page-breaks.
Reset Top Margin. The default is 4 lines.
<Alt-M> -- Releases the current line's margins. This allows you to
enter text outside the set margins. The command is useful for
placing Printing Format commands in column 1.
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TABS
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Tab ------- <Ctrl-I> [Tab Key]
Show tab line F1,O,T,D <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-T>
Edit tab line F1,O,T,E <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-E>
Restore Default Tabs F1,O,T,R <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-D>
Toggle fixed tabs F1,O,T,F <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-F>
Set tab line F1,O,T,T <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-L>
Save/display tab line F1,O,T,P <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-V>
Set tab size F1,O,T,S <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-Z>
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The <TAB> key moves the cursor to the next Tab setting. The default
Tabs are set at every five spaces, so the cursor would advance
from column 1 to column 6 to column 11, and so forth across the
page. Using <Shift-Tab> causes the cursor to move backwards.
Toggle tab line display. The default is OFF.
Edit the position of tabs on the tab line.
Restore default tabs.
Toggle between normal fixed tabs and 'smart' tabs.
Set Tab Line. This is a strange command. It resets the tab line so
that there is a tab placed at the beginning of every word in the
line where the cursor is located. If the line is blank, all tabs
will be removed. It can be useful for column work.
Save Tab Line. If you want a record of your tab settings for a
certain file, this will place it on the line where the cursor is
located. It is preceded by the (|) command so that it is not
printed. Each tab is indicated by a T, the left and right margins
by L and R.
Set Tab Size. This allows you to change the default setting of tabs
every 5 spaces.
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WINDOWS
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Open window F1,W,O <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-A> F8
Close window F1,W,C <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-C> Ctrl-F8
Next window F1,W,N <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-N> Alt-F8
Previous window F1,W,P <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-P> Shift-F8
Resize current window F1,W,R <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-R>
Zoom current window F1,W,Z <Ctrl-Z>
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Windows allow you to accomplish with ease tasks that would be
excruciating without them. Some examples are included in the
section on applications.
Open a New Window. Another window will be opened and you will be
prompted for the directory from which to select a file to put in
the window. You can, of course, give it the name of a new file,
if you choose. There is a theoretical limit of 24 windows but a
practical limit of about a dozen, depending on the amount of RAM
free, etc.
Close a Window. The file being edited will be saved and the window
closed. If you have only one window open the command will be
ignored as you can not have zero windows.
Go to Next Window. The "next" window is the next one down the
screen. If you're in the bottom window, the next one is the top
screen. Like the above command, this will work as a toggle if
only two windows are open.
Go to Previous Window. This moves you 'up' the screen to the
previous window. If you are in the top window this will rotate
down to the lowest window. If you have only two windows open,
this works like a toggle between them.
Resize Current Window. There are times when it is convenient to
have one window only three or four lines high and the other much
larger. Use arrow keys, <Enter> when done.
Zoom Window. This command zooms the current window to fill the
screen. It works as a toggle -- doing it a second time
"un-zooms" the window. A valuable feature when editing in
several windows simultaneously.
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BLOCK COMMANDS
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Start block F1,B,S <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-S> Ctrl-F6
End block F1,B,E <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-E> F6
Copy block F1,B,C <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-C> Alt-F6
Format block F1,B,F <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-F>
Move block F1,B,M <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-M> Shift-F6
Delete block F1,B,D <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-D> Ctrl-F5
Read file as block F1,B,I <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-R> Shift-F5
Write block to file F1,B,W <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-W> Alt-F5
Block current word F1,B,B <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-U> F5
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Start Block. Marks where the block is to start.
End Block. Marks the end of the block.
Copy Block. Copies a marked block to cursor.
Move Block. Moves a marked block to cursor.
Delete Block. Deletes a block that has been marked.
Read file as block. Reads in a file at cursor position; you are
prompted for the file name.
Write block to file. Writes a marked block to a file; you are
prompted for a file name.
Block current word. Marks the word at cursor location as a block.
This is useful for changing font characteristics while editing.
Format block. This will reformat a marked block. Useful when you
are editing text that has no blank separating lines between
paragraphs.
Related Goto commands:
Go to end of block F1,G,E <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-E>
Go to start of block F1,G,S <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-S>
NOTE: To unmark a block after moving or copying it, give the <F6>
'block end' command at the beginning of the block, where the cursor
should be located following the move or copy. There is more about
using blocks in the Application Hints beginning on p. 26.
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SEARCH COMMANDS
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Search for string F1,S,S <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-S> Alt-F4
Find next... F1,S,N <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-N> F4
Search/replace F1,S,R <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-R> Ctrl-F4
Search/use macro F1,S,M <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-M> Shift-F4
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Search for string. Searches for a 'string' -- any sequence of
letters and numbers, not necessarily a complete word and not
limited to a single word -- entered at the prompt. The following
options are available:
U - ignores case in the search
B - searches backward from the present cursor position to the
beginning of the file.
G - searches globally. The entire file is searched starting at
the beginning of the file unless the 'B'option is also chosen.
W - searches for whole words only. Matching patterns embedded in
other words will be skipped.
L - Searches only within a marked block.
n - search for nth occurrence of string where n is an integer
Find Next. Repeats actions set up for any of the search commands.
Search and Replace. Searches for a string and will replace it with
another. You are presented with a series of options: UBGWLN.
U - ignores case in the search, treating all alphabetic
characters as uppercase.
B - searches backward from the present cursor position to the
beginning of the file.
G - searches globally. The entire file is searched starting at
the beginning of the file unless the 'B' option is also
chosen.
W - searches for whole words only. Matching patterns embedded in
other words will be skipped.
L - Searches only within a marked block.
N - Will replace without asking for confirmation.
Entering <Ctrl-C>M<Ctrl-C>J will search for the end of a text
line as part of the search sequence.
If the N option is not specified, a prompt will occur each time
the search pattern is found. This prompt will provide the
following options: Replace? (Y/N/A/Q):
Y - replace this text and continue searching.
N - do Not replace, but continue searching.
A - replace this text and replace All others without prompting.
Q - do not replace, and Quit searching.
Search and Use Macro. Similar to the Search and Replace. You are
prompted for a string to search for, the macro will be applied
when it is found. You are prompted for the same search options.
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MACROS
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Macro Menu F1,M,U <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-M> F7
Edit macros F1,M,E <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-E> Alt-F7
Save macros to file F1,M,S <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-S> Shift-F7
Load macro file F1,M,L <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-L> Ctrl-F7
Macro record F1,M,R <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-R>
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A macro generally consists of a series of actions that are performed
often enough that it is convenient to reduce the activity to a few
keystrokes. An example is given in the chapter Application Hints.
Use Macros by Menu. You are presented with a menu of macros 0 - 9
that can be entered at present location. <Alt-1> through
<Alt-9> plays back macros assigned to those numbers without using
the menu. Macro #0 is a special macro that is discussed below.
Edit a Macro. With this command you can edit an existing macro or
create a new one.
Save macros to a file. This means you don't have to re-create the
macros each time you load WordMaster.
Load a macro file. The default file is WM.MAC, but any number of
.MAC files could be created. Each one holds 10 macros.
Macro Record. When the macro record toggle is turned on the program
begins to remember everything you enter until you toggle it off.
At that point you will be presented with a menu of macros, giving
you the option of saving everything you've entered as a macro.
This is sometimes the easiest way to write complex macros.
The Zero macro CAN be created like any other macro with the <Alt-F7>
'Edit Macro' command, but it is specifically where 'Macro Record'
macros are recorded automatically -- even if you assign them to a
different macro. So, permanent macros should not be put here!
These commands play back Macro 0 the designated number of times.
<Ctrl-P>0 -- You are prompted for number of playbacks.
<Ctrl-P>1 -- Playback macro 1 time.
<Ctrl-P>2 -- Playback macro 2 times.
and so forth to ...
<Ctrl-P>9 -- Playback macro 9 times.
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MARKERS
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Sets Marker 1. <Ctrl-S>1
Sets Marker 2. <Ctrl-S>2
Sets Marker 3. <Ctrl-S>3
Sets Marker 4. <Ctrl-S>4
Sets Marker 5. <Ctrl-S>5
Sets Marker 6. <Ctrl-S>6
Sets Marker 7. <Ctrl-S>7
Sets Marker 8. <Ctrl-S>8
Sets Marker 9. <Ctrl-S>9
Sets Marker 0. <Ctrl-S>0
Set a marker via menu -- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-M> -- also shows where
existing markers are located.
These commands set markers in the text allowing you to move quickly
from one point to another. These are temporary markers for the
duration of the editing session and are not saved when the document
is exited. Markers can be moved simply by setting the marker in a
different location -- it will be deleted at the original location.
The marker can be deleted without moving it by setting it a second
time at the same location -- in other words, the command is a
toggle.
The following commands move you to any of the markers set by the Set
Marker command.
Jump to Marker 0. <Ctrl-J>0
Jump to Marker 1. <Ctrl-J>1
Jump to Marker 2. <Ctrl-J>2
Jump to Marker 3. <Ctrl-J>3
Jump to Marker 4. <Ctrl-J>4
Jump to Marker 5. <Ctrl-J>5
Jump to Marker 6. <Ctrl-J>6
Jump to Marker 7. <Ctrl-J>7
Jump to Marker 8. <Ctrl-J>8
Jump to Marker 9. <Ctrl-J>9
Jump to Marker by menu. <Ctrl-J><Ctrl-M>
This will show you which markers have been set and where.
Toggle marker display F1,O,O,M <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-M>
This related command toggles the display of the markers. This
has no effect on being able to use them.
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PRINTING
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Print file F1,F,P <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-P> Shift-F9
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Print a File. The command brings up a menu of various parameters
that can be set, such as beginning and ending pages to be
printed.
If the default EPSON-FX.PDF file will not work with your printer,
check the file PRINTER.DOC to see if your printer is listed.
If none of the included .PDF files will work satisfactorily with
your printer, you can use the 'Edit printer codes' option on the
print menu to create your own .PDF file. Have your printer
manual handy and call up the menu with the <Shift-F9> command and
press 'E' to get the secondary menu of font codes. Press <Enter>
at the code you want to change to access the code storage area.
Enter the code from your manual. Note that many printer commands
include an <Esc> as part of the command; in order to enter this
you must put <Scroll Lock> ON to enter literal mode. When
finished entering -- while NOT in literal mode -- press <Enter>
to save your work or <Esc> to exit without saving. When you are
all done use the 'Save printer setup' to create a new .PDF file.
Use of single sheets is a bit trickier than using form feeds
because of the peculiarities of different printers. Be sure to
set 'Manual paper feed' to ON and 'Use formfeeds' to OFF. You
may have to adjust the length of your page from the default
setting of 66 to a length that corresponds to the number of lines
your printer will print before issuing an "out of paper" signal
to WordMaster telling it to wait for the next page.
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FONTS
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Use bold F1,P,B <Alt-B>
Use underline F1,P,U <Alt-U>
Use compressed F1,P,C <Alt-C>
Use superscript F1,P,R <Alt-R>
Use subscript F1,P,S <Alt-S>
Use italic F1,P,T <Alt-T>
Use custom font F1,P,M <Alt-V>
Show font F1,P,F <Alt-F>
Insert control char ------- <Ctrl-C>
Toggle attributes F1,T,E,A <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-A>
Hard Space ------- <Ctrl-C><Ctrl-O>
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WordMaster has the ability to print in several different fonts,
depending upon the capabilities of your printer. If your printer
has Epson emulation, you should be able to print all these fonts.
The font changes are accomplished by inserting control characters
into the text. The easiest way to do this is by using the font
commands below. This is how they work: When you press one of the
<Alt-letter> commands TWO control characters are embedded in the
text, one BEFORE the cursor and one AT the cursor. If you are in
INSERT MODE you can now simply enter the text you wish to have in
that font. When you wish to return to normal text simply use the
<right arrow> to move the cursor one space to the right and continue
entering text, which will be normal text. You can see this in
action by changing the Toggle Attributes command <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-A> to
OFF, thereby displaying the embedded codes rather than the font
attribute.
If a block is marked, the font command will change the entire block
to that font and unmark the block. Very useful when editing text.
An alternate way to change fonts is to use the Insert Control
Character command <Ctrl-C>. Use this method with caution as
it allows you it insert any control character, some of which may
have unexpected effects.
If you work in TYPEOVER mode you will overwrite the second embedded
code and will have to enter it manually with the <Ctrl-C> command.
<Alt-B> -- Print Bold.
<Alt-U> -- Print with Underscore.
<Alt-C> -- Print Compressed.
<Alt-R> -- Print in Superscript.
<Alt-S> -- Print in Subscript.
<Alt-T> -- Print in Italic.
<Alt-V> -- Available for anything desired, such as double-spacing.
<Alt-F> -- Show font. It is not always possible -- especially on a
monochrome monitor -- to distinguish the various fonts. Using
this command will tell you if a special font has been selected or
if it is normal text.
Insert control character. This can be used to insert font
characters when editing text.
Toggle Attributes. Toggles between displaying font attributes and
the printer control characters. The default is ON.
Hard Space. Use this if you do not want wordwrap to break between
certain words. For example, after Mr. or Mrs. It will be printed
as a regular space. Enter it with the <Ctrl-C> command --
<Ctrl-C> <Ctrl-O>.
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Print/Page Formatting Commands
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These commands are not accessible through the <F1> menus, though
they are listed in the <Alt-F1> help sections. Learning to use them
can add a professional look to your documents.
The print formatting commands rely upon the use of a special symbol,
the vertical bar |, placed in column 1 of the text. Used by itself,
the | symbol simply tells the printer "ignore this line." This makes
it a convenient way to write messages to yourself in the text,
perhaps to aid when editing the document, such as:
|
| Eliminate following paragraph?
|
I have shown these indented so they would print, but the '|' must be
in column 1 to trigger the "ignore this line" message. If the
margin is set at a number greater than 1 -- and it usually will be
-- then use <Home-Left Arrow> to go to column 1 and then <Alt-M> to
release the margin for that line and allow you to place the text in
the first column. If you use this a lot you could write a macro to
perform it easily.
If the | symbol is followed by certain codes, the information is
passed to the printer to perform certain actions.
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PAGE FORMAT COMMANDS
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|PO<n> This command offsets the page to the right by <n>
columns. This changes the margin for the remainder of
the document. It is the same as using <Shift-F6> to
reset the margin, but remains part of the text.
|PA This command starts a new page. If pagination is
ON (the default) this will be marked in the left border
with the double line page marker.
|PN<n> This command allows you to set the page number. If
pagination is ON this will be reflected in the Page
number in the top border. This is particularly useful
if you are working on a very long document, as you can
break it in to shorter sections and maintain accurate
page numbers.
|PG This command turns page number printing ON. The
default is to have numbering OFF.
|PC<n> This causes the page number to be printed in column <n>
rather than the default, column 39. Use this command
if, for example, you want the page number at the right
margin. This is useful if you are not using a footer.
|PL<n> This sets the page length to <n> lines.
|MT<n> This sets the top margin to <n> lines. With it you
could set different top margins for different pages.
|MB<n> This sets the bottom margin to <n> lines. Like the |MT
command, you could set different bottom margins on
different pages.
|CP<n> This sets a conditional page break. A new page will be
started if fewer than <n> lines remain on the page.
|OP This command turns page numbering OFF, the default.
However, if you had turned turned page numbering ON
with the |PG command you could turn it off for one or
more pages -- perhaps to accommodate graphics -- and
then turn it back on again.
Header Commands
|HM<n> This changes the number of lines between the top
of the page and the header. The default is one line.
The line on which the header is printed can be changed
by changing the header margin. For example, changing
the header margin to 2 would cause the header to be
printer on the third line rather than the second.
|HE<text> This command will print whatever text follows as a
header to your document. This is frequently desirable
in reports and other documents where you want an
identifying title on every page. Using the |HE command
on a subsequent page will change the header.
Footer Commands
|FM<n> This command sets a new footer margin of <n> lines. The
default is 3 lines.
Changing the footer margin will change the line on
which the footer is printed, just as with the header
margin.
|FO<text> This prints the <text> as the footer. As noted below,
if page numbers are desired AND there is a footer, the
desired position of the page number MUST be indicated
by the # symbol.
Perhaps the following mockup of a page will make the header and
footer commands a little clearer.
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|HM { : (1 line) : } }
: Header (1 line) : } |MT }
: (1 line) : } }
: (1 line) : } }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
/ / } |PL
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: (1 line) : } }
: (1 line) : } }
: (1 line) : } |MB }
: Footer (1 line) : } }
{ : (1 line) : } }
|FM { : (1 line) : } }
{ : (1 line) : } }
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Simple logic will demonstrate that the following rules must be
observed:
MT must be greater that HM or the header will not be printed.
MB must be greater that FM or the footer will not be printed.
PL must be greater that the sum of MT and MB.
If either MT or MB are set to zero, page numbers will not be
printed.
The following symbols are also of use in headers and footers.
# The page number will be printed wherever the # symbol appears
in either header or footer. Note that when using a footer that
automatic pagination is turned off and the # symbol must be used
to place the page number.
\ The back slash causes the following character to be interpreted
literally. So \# would print the # symbol rather than the page
number. Even by itself, the back slash will not be printed.
Any header and footer commands should be placed at the very
beginning of the document, though they can be placed there after the
document is finished. If a header or footer is to be changed, any
such change should appear at the end of the page before the page on
which the change is to appear.
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Check spelling F1,H,S <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-S> Ctrl-F2
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Check Spelling. The spell checking commands work only if you have
installed Borland International's Turbo Lightning, a commercial
spelling checker. An inexpensive alternative is ShareSpell, a
shareware program from Acropolis Software.
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MISCELLANEOUS TOGGLE COMMANDS
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<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-C> Toggle compress at wrap F1,O,O,C
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-H> Toggle hi-bit strip F1,O,O,H
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-I> Toggle autoindent mode F1,O,A
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-J> Toggle right justify F1,O,J
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-L> Toggle 43 line mode F1,O,E
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-P> Toggle pagination F1,O,D
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-S> Toggle snow check F1,O,O,S
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-U> Toggle block cursor F1,O,O,B
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-W> Toggle word wrap F1,O,W
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-Z> Toggle initial zoom F1,O,O,I
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All these commands represent on/off choices dealing with how text is
displayed and/or handled in other ways and can have their default
settings changed with the 'Save Defaults' command.
Toggle Compress at Wrap. This command works ONLY when word wrap is
turned ON, the default. When this is on, all extraneous spaces
are removed when text wraps to the next line. This can be very
annoying if you are doing columns or other text with empty
spaces! The one really practical use for the command is when
converting right-justified text to the normal ragged-right
format. The default is OFF.
Toggle High-Bit Strip. Some programs like WordStar set the high bit
on words as part of their formatting procedure. To bring a
WordStar file into the ASCII format used by WordMaster, that high
bit needs to be stripped. The default is OFF.
Toggle Autoindent Mode. Autoindent causes each line to begin at the
same column as the previous line, which is quite useful when
inputting a section of indented text. It is also handy for
programmers, who use indenting extensively.
Toggle Right Justify. Right Justify will cause extra spaces to be
added to your text so that the right margin forms a perfectly
straight line, like this paragraph. Right justification is
somewhat controversial as the extra white space in the middle of
the sentence at the expense of white space around it makes it
difficult for some people to read.
Toggle EGA/VGA 43-line mode. This enables color systems that can
display 43 lines. The default is OFF.
Toggle Marker Display. Toggles whether markers that have been set
are displayed or not. The default is ON.
Toggle pagination. This determines whether WordMaster relates to the
text as pages or simply as a certain number of lines. The default
is ON.
Toggle Snow Check. Needed on some earlier color systems. The default
is OFF.
Toggle Block Cursor. This allows you to choose a large, non-blinking
cursor. The default is OFF.
Toggle Word Wrap. Word wrap is what causes your text to go
automatically to the next line when you reach the right margin.
The default is ON.
Toggle Initial Zoom. The practical effect of this is whether you
would see a second window on the screen or would have to use
<Alt-F8> to see it. The default is OFF.
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HELP SUMMARY COMMANDS
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These commands will bring you a summary of the keyboard commands
associated with the area -- the same as you would get with the
<Alt-F1> command. You can also reach the same windows through the
<F1> menus by choosing Help, Help and choosing the relevant topic.
Show help summary F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-A>
Block help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-B>
Cursor help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-C>
Delete help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-D>
Find/Replace help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-F>
Status help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-H>
File help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-I>
Function keys F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-K>
Macro help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-M>
Spelling help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-P>
Quick movement help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-Q>
Print Format help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-R>
Setting help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-S>
Tab help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-T>
Utility help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-U>
Window help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-W>
Text help F1,H,H.. <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-X>
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APPLICATION HINTS
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Double-Space Printing
Many users wish to be able to print with one-and-a-half or double-
spacing. This can be accomplished by entering the appropriate
commands in the "custom" printing option in the 'edit printer codes'
on the print menu. Be sure to enter the code for the desired
spacing in the 'Custom ON' AND the code for regular single spacing
in the 'Custom OFF' as that will be triggered by the second embedded
control code.
This can then be used just as you would a font command by using
<Alt-V> to embed the two <Ctrl-V>s in the text. It might be easier,
however, to manually insert the codes with <Ctrl-C><Ctrl-V> at the
beginning of the text to be spaced differently and again at the end
of the text.
Be aware that alternate spacing will not appear on the screen
except as differently shaded text. For that reason, be prepared to
have your text break differently than you expect unless you change
the page length to reflect the different number of pages. Normally
you would have 55 lines of text per page. With double spacing --
depending on your printer -- you will probably only get 27. Given
that there are 11 lines dedicated to top and bottom margins changing
the page length to about 38 with the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-P> command should
accurately reflect the expected page breaks.
If you are printing a long document with section headings that need
to start at the top of a new page you can assure this by using the
|pa indicator in column 1 to force a page break.
Since you are entering the printing codes yourself you can play
around with various codes to achieve a 1-1/2 line print or anything
else you wish. I hope this capability will further enhance the uses
to which you can put WordMaster.
Formatting
One important part of producing an attractive document is making
certain that each part of it is properly formatted. In the normal
course of text entry the automatic word wrap will format text within
the margins that have been set. There are times though that this
formatting is upset by the process of editing a document. One case
in which this happens is the insertion of additional material into
the text.
Example -- You have just written the following sentence in a letter:
In response to your request for information in your letter I am
enclosing the material about our product.
You decide you should insert the date of the received letter into
the text and you now have the following:
In response to your request for information in your letter of June
16 I am
enclosing the material about our product.
The easiest solution is to press <F3>, the Reformat Paragraph
command, as soon as you finish typing the date. If you somehow did
not notice the need to reformat you can return at any time and press
<F3> at any point in the text before the word 'enclosing,' as
reformatting only affects text beginning with the line on which the
cursor is positioned when the command is given.
Indented Text
Reformatting is also useful when you want to set off a portion of
text by using indented text, as pointed out in the <Alt-F3> command,
Set Margin at Cursor. An easier way, if you know in advance that the
text is to be indented, is to begin the line at the column you want
the text to be indented to and use <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-I> to turn on
automatic indent. As you enter the text it will automatically be
indented to the column where you began. When you are finished use
<Ctrl-T> <Ctrl-I> to turn off the indent and return to normal
margins.
Windows - Block Usage
The use of windows can make many editing jobs a great deal easier
than they otherwise would be. To open a second (third, fourth...)
window, simply press <F8> (or <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-A> if you wish to use
the entire <Ctrl-W> series of commands). You will be prompted for a
drive and directory, the default being the current drive and
directory. The procedure from this point on is the same as choosing
the initial file in Window 1. If the desired file is in the current
directory, simply press <Enter> for the listing of files in the
directory, then move the light bar to the desired file and press
<Enter> to select it.
When the second window appears with its file, the screen will be
split into two parts. For many operations, this is desirable. If,
however, you want the full screen for editing in each file simply
press <Ctrl-Z> (or <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-Z>) and the current window will be
expanded to the entire screen. As you move between windows with the
<Shift-F8>, <Alt-F8> commands (or <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-P>, <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-N>
series) each window will be a full-screen editing environment.
A situation in which using the split screen is advantageous is when
copying or moving material within the same file, because you can
simultaneously view the portion of the document that is the source
of the material and the portion that is its destination. The same
is true for copying information between two different files.
Let us imagine you have a document for which you want to make a
Table of Contents. Load the file as usual, then open window 2 and
load the file into it also. In the upper window (window 1) go to the
place where you want to put your Table of Contents and enter your
title, "Table of Contents," and center it with <Ctrl-F9> if you want
it centered. Now use <Alt-F8> to go to window 2 and begin paging
through the document until you reach a section heading that you want
in your table of contents. We will now use the block commands to
create the listing.
Go to the beginning of the heading and press <Ctrl-F6> to mark the
beginning of the block, press <End> to go to the end of the heading
and press <F6> to mark the end of the block. Now use <Alt-F8> to
return to window 1 and move the cursor to the line you want the
heading to appear in your list. Press <Alt-F6> and the line will be
copied from window 2 to window 1. Press <F6> to unmark the block.
<Alt-F8> takes you back to window 2 to search for the next heading
to put in your list.
One of the nice things about this editor is that it will reflect any
change in all windows in which the file is open. In other words, a
line that you block in window 1 will also appear blocked in window
2. If you delete something from the file in window 2, it will also
be deleted from the file in window 1. Not all editors have this
capability, which essentially allows you to edit in both directions
between the windows.
Macros
Macros have many uses and can save you time when you learn to use
them. As an example, we will write a simple macro that will enter
your return address on the right side of the page.
We first need to access macro editing with the <Alt-F7> command. A
menu of Macros 0-9 will appear on the screen. Let's make this Macro
#1, so either press <1> or down-arrow to it and press <Enter>. We
are now asked for a name. Let's call this macro "Far Right Return
Address," so enter that and press <Enter>. We are now presented with
a blank window into which we are going to enter the macro.
We need first for our macro to go to the column where we want to
begin the return address. Let's try 55 (you can adjust this later if
your return address is very long or very short). So enter the
command <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C> which will tell the macro we want to go to
a column. There are two ways to do this. You can simply enter it as
text, or you can employ a special capability. Press the <Scroll
Lock> key and we are now in Literal mode. Now all you need do is
hold down the <Ctrl> key while pressing <g> and <c>. The command
<Ctrl-G> <Ctrl-C> should appear. Press <Scroll Lock> again to go
back to command mode. Now enter 55, the column we want to go to.
(Note: If you do not have a <Scroll Lock> key on your keyboard,
try using <Alt-Break>.)
Now we need to tell the macro to <Enter> that command to go to
column 55. Simply pressing <Enter> will not work, as it will cause
you to exit the Edit Macro window. So, we need to press <Scroll
Lock> again to go to literal mode. Press the <Enter> key and the
word <Ctrl-M> (which is the ASCII code for <Enter>) will appear
after the 55. Press <Scroll Lock> again to return to normal command
mode. Now enter your street address. Note that there should be no
spaces at all in your text prior to beginning your street address.
When you have finished typing your street address repeat the <Scroll
Lock> <Enter> <Scroll Lock> sequence.
Begin the procedure all over for the next line of your return
address. But you do not go to a new line in the macro editing
window. You always enter text in a purely sequential manner, even
though the window will sometimes break a word right in the middle as
it wraps to the next line. Repeat every step beginning with
<Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C>.
In a normal return address, you would have one line for the street
address, one line for the city, state and zip and one line for the
date. Since you want to be able to use this macro for a long time,
we are not going to enter the date. But it is convenient to end with
your cursor at the point where the date will go. So after you have
finished entering your city, state and zip and ended that line with
<Scroll Lock><Enter><Scroll Lock>, enter the <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C>55
<Scroll Lock><Enter><Scroll Lock> once again. Now press <Enter>
without pressing <Scroll Lock> to exit the editing window.
Now, press <Alt-1> and your return address macro should appear on
the screen. If it does not, recheck each step of the above process.
To save this macro for future use press <Shift-F7>. When prompted
for a name, give it WM.MAC, as that is the default macro file that
will be loaded whenever you load WordMaster. Other macro files with
the .MAC extension can be created for special purposes, but they
must be loaded with the <Ctrl-F7> command.
The WM.MAC file included with WordMaster has a 'dummy' form of the
above macro that can be edited to display your own address. You
might prefer a centered address -- particularly for a business -- so
a second 'dummy' macro has been created that uses the <Ctrl-E>
command at the end of each line of the address before the <Enter>
command to take you to the next line. Edit it for your own address.
Be sure to save it with the <Shift-F7> command. If you save it to
WM.MAC it will be loaded automatically when you start WordMaster.
Also included in WM.MAC is a macro -- assigned to macro #9 -- for
automating the process of underlining text -- specifically titles,
as it leaves the intervening spaces non-underlined. Simply go the
the beginning of the first word to be underlined and press <Alt-9>
once for each word to be underlined. I find this much easier than
using the <Alt-U> command on each word.
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USING CUSTOM COMMAND PROGRAM
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WMCUSTOM.EXE, the WordMaster custom command program, allows the
user to redesign the command structure of WordMaster to suit their
particular computing needs.
The program can be particularly useful to the person who needs to
use certain commands a great deal. This user can reassign those
commands to the function keys or to control-key commands that are
easiest for them to execute.
The program is also useful to the many people who have spent a great
deal of time becoming familiar with the command structure of
particular word processors and find it frustrating to learn an
entirely new system. With this installation program the user has
the option of closely emulating the command structure of just about
any word processing program.
A Note of Caution Before Starting
In order to use the installation program the following programs MUST
be present in the same directory: WMCUSTOM.EXE, WMCUSTOM.TXT and
WM.EXE. The help file, WM.HLP, need not be present but a new one
will be written if any changes are made.
DO NOT ATTEMPT to run this program on a 360K floppy disk as there is
not enough room for both the files that must be present and the
files that will be created. The result of attempting this will be
(at best!) corrupted files that may render the program useless.
Files must either be transferred to a hard disk or a high-density
floppy. This can be done with the command: COPY a:\*.* c:\[dir]
where [dir] is the name of the directory where WordMaster is
located. If copying to a high density floppy, then 'a' and 'c'
would be replaced by the letters of the appropriate drives.
Before using this program BE SURE you never work with your original
copy of WordMaster -- ALWAYS work with a copy in case you wind up
with a command structure you don't like or that doesn't work as well
as expected. While you could run WMCUSTOM to re-create the original
command structure, this is a tedious process that can be avoided if
you still have the original program.
So long as you observe the above precautions you should experience
no difficult in using WMCUSTOM to fine-tune WordMaster to suit your
personal computing style.
Using the Program
Once you have all the program files in the same directory simply
type WMCUSTOM <Enter> to start the installation procedure. You will
see an opening screen for a couple seconds that will then clear and
present you with a list of commands that can be changed -- about 175
of them. The only commands that can NOT be changed are the <ALT>
commands for macros.
To make things even more complicated, each process can have two
commands assigned to it and some do have double commands in the
default configuration.
Use the <Up/Down-Arrows> and <PgUp/PgDn> to move through the list of
commands until you find one you want to change. Pressing the
<Enter> key will make the command under the cursor available for
change. Delete the current command by hitting "C" or by using the
Backspace key. Then enter the new command. Note that only the
Function keys and Control or Alt key combinations will be accepted
as commands. Pressing <Enter> again finalizes the command change
and frees you to move to another command.
If you desire making extensive changes in the command structure it
is advisable to plan this out in advance. The program will not
allow you to have duplicate commands and it will not allow you to
use a Control-key command both as a single command and as the first
command of a double Control-key command. For example, if you want
to emulate the WordStar command structure and use <Ctrl-S> as a
cursor command, you would then have to re-assign all the commands
that begin with <Ctrl-S>: <Ctrl-S>0 through 9, <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-C>,
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D>, <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-E>, etc. -- 19 commands in all. You
can see that this is not a task to be undertaken lightly and can
consume many hours.
My advice is to focus initially only on those commands that you use
frequently and wish to execute more easily. Since all commands that
are assigned to the function keys also have a keyboard command
available, it is possible to remove any seldom-used commands and
replace them with commands you use frequently
When you are finished with your command changes, press <Esc> to
exit. You will be asked if you want to make the changes permanent
and write a new help file. Press "W" if you desire to save the
changes you've made, "Q" if you wish to exit without making any
changes.
If you choose to update the program the new commands will be written
to the main WordMaster file then a text file will be created from
which a new help file will be written. This process takes only a
few minutes.
Remember that any changes you have made will now be the permanent
commands.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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WordMaster is written in Turbo Pascal and compiled with Turbo Pascal
6, (c) 1983, 1990 by Borland International. It utilizes routines
found in the Turbo Pascal Editor Toolbox, (c) 1985, 1987 by Borland
International.
Special thanks to Mike Davenport for the compression routine used by
the Custom Command Program.
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to contact MasterWorks with their questions. We want to resolve any
problems and make using WordMaster as easy and enjoyable as possible
for all our users.
Please see the information under 'Help, User Support' in the menus.
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INDEX
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The entries all in upper case are subject entries.
The mixed upper/lower case entries are commands and are followed by
their location on the F1 menus and their keyboard commands. The
complete command structure can be found listed in alphabetical order
by key in the file COMMAND.DOC. The commands that are also assigned
to the Function Keys can be found in the file F-KEYS.DOC.
Abandon file .......... F1,F.. <Alt-X> .................. 14
Abort command ......... ------ <Ctrl-A> ................. 12
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................. 36
Activate Menus, Help .. ------ <F1> ..................... 8
ASP ......................................................... 4
Autoindent mode ....... F1,O,A <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-I> ......... 27
Backup/save ........... F1,F,S <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-V> ......... 14
Backward TAB........... ------ <Shift-TAB> .............. 16
Beginning of line ..... ------ <Home><Left Arrow> ....... 9
Block current word .... F1,B,B <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-U> ......... 18
Block cursor .......... F1,O,O,B <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-U> ......... 27
Block help ............ F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-B> ......... 28
BLOCKS (commands) ........................................... 18
BLOCKS - Application Hints .................................. 30
Bold font ............. F1,P,B <Alt-B> .................. 22
Bottom of file ........ F1,G,B <Ctrl-PgDn> .............. 9
Bottom of screen ...... ------ <Home><Dn> ............... 9
Center Line ........... F1,T,C <Ctrl-E> ................. 12
Character left ........ ------ <Left Arrow> ............. 9
Character right ....... ------ <Right Arrow> ............ 9
Check spelling ........ F1,H,S <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-S> ......... 27
Close window .......... F1,W,C <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-C>.......... 17
Colors, set/change..... F1,O,C <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-C> ...... 6, 13
COMMAND CUSTOMIZATION ....................................... 34
Command Summary Help... F1,H,H <Alt-F1> ............. 8, 28
Compress at wrap ...... F1,O,O,C <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-C> ......... 27
Compressed font ....... F1,P,C <Alt-C> .................. 22
Copy block ............ F1,B,C <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-C> ......... 18
Cursor help ........... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-C> ......... 28
Cursor to left side ... ------ <Home><Left Arrow>........ 9
Cursor to right side... ------ <End>..................... 9
Custom font ........... F1,P,M <Alt-V> .............. 22, 29
CUSTOMIZING COMMAND STRUCTURE ............................... 34
DEFAULT SETTINGS ............................................ 13
Delete block .......... F1,B,D <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-D> ......... 18
Delete character ...... ------ [Del key]................. 11
Delete character left.. ------ <Ctrl-H> [Backspace]..... 11
Delete help ........... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-D> ......... 28
Delete left character.. ------ <Ctrl-H> [Backspace]..... 11
Delete line ........... ------ <Ctrl-Y> ................. 11
Delete line right...... ------ <Ctrl-End>................ 11
Delete Word right...... ------ <Alt-Y> .................. 11
DELETE/UNDELETE COMMANDS .................................... 11
DISCLAIMER .................................................. 4
DOS-related commands ........................................ 13
DOUBLE-SPACING .............................................. 29
Down to equal indent .. F1,G,D <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-D> ......... 10
Edit macros ........... F1,M,E <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-E> ......... 20
Edit tab line ......... F1,O,T,E <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-E>.......... 16
EGA/VGA line mode ..... F1,O,E <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-L> ......... 27
End block ............. F1,B,E <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-E>.......... 17
Exit program .......... F1,F,E <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-X> ......... 14
File directory ........ F1,H,D <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-D>.......... 14
File help ............. F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-I> ......... 28
FILES (commands) ............................................ 14
Find next.............. F1,S,N <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-N> ......... 19
Find/Replace help ..... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-F> ......... 28
Fixed/Smart tabs. ..... F1,O,T,F <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-F> ......... 16
Flush undo buffer ..... F1,O,U,F <Ctrl-U><Ctrl-F> ......... 11
Font attributes.. ..... F1,T,E,A <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-A> ......... 22
Font, bold ............ F1,P,B <Alt-B> .................. 22
Font, compressed ...... F1,P,C <Alt-C> .................. 22
Font, custom .......... F1,P,M <Alt-V> .............. 22, 29
Font, italic .......... F1,P,T <Alt-T> .................. 22
Font, subscript ....... F1,P,S <Alt-S> .................. 22
Font, superscript ..... F1,P,R <Alt-R> .................. 22
Font, underline ....... F1,P,U <Alt-U> .................. 22
FONTS (all) ................................................. 22
FOOTERS ..................................................... 25
Format block .......... F1,B,F <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-F> ......... 18
Format paragraph ...... F1,T,F <Ctrl-O> ................. 11
FORMATTING .................................................. 29
Function key help ..... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-K> ......... 28
Go to column # ........ F1,G,C <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C> ......... 10
Go to DOS ............. F1,G,S <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-S> ......... 13
Go to end of block .... F1,G,E <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-E> ..... 10, 18
Go to line # .......... F1,G,L <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-L> ......... 10
Go to marker 0 - 9 .... F1,G,M <Ctrl-J>0 - 9 ............ 21
Go to page # .......... F1,G,P <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-P> ......... 10
Go to prev. cursor pos. F1,G,R <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-R> ......... 10
Go to start of block .. F1,G,S <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-S> ..... 10, 18
Go to window # ........ F1,G,W <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-W> ......... 10
Hard space ............ ------ <Ctrl-C><Ctrl-O> ......... 22
HEADERS...................................................... 25
Hi-bit strip ...... ... F1,O,O,H <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-H>.......... 27
Home Directory ........ F1,O,P,S <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-S> ...... 6, 13
INDENTED TEXT ............................................... 30
Initial zoom ...... ... F1,O,O,I <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-Z> ......... 27
Insert control char.... ------ <Ctrl-C> ................. 22
Insert line ........... ------ <Ctrl-L> ................. 12
Insert undo buffer .... F1,O,U,I <Ctrl-U><Ctrl-I> ......... 11
Insert/typover......... F1,O,O,I <Ins>..................... 10
Italic font ........... F1,P,T <Alt-T> .................. 22
Jump to marker 0 - 9... F1,G,M <Ctrl-J>0 - 9 ............ 21
Jump to marker by menu. F1,G,M <Ctrl-J><Ctrl-M> ......... 21
KEYBOARD COMMANDS ........................................... 9
Last sentence ......... F1,G,V <Alt-L>................... 9
LINE COMMANDS ............................................... 12
Line down.............. ------ <Dn> ..................... 9
Line up ............... ------ <Up> ..................... 9
Load macro file........ F1,M,L <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-L> ......... 20
Log new directory ..... F1,G,N <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-N> ......... 14
Lower case ............ F1,T,O <Alt-O> .................. 12
Macro help ............ F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-M> ......... 28
Macro Menu ............ F1,M,U <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-M> ......... 20
Macro record .......... F1,M,R <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-R> ......... 20
MACROS (commands) ........................................... 20
MACROS - Application Hints .................................. 31
Macros 1-9............. F1,M,U <Alt-1> - <Alt-9> ........ 20
Margin Release......... F1,T,M <Alt-M> .................. 15
Margin, left .......... F1,O,M,L <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-L> ......... 15
Margin, right ......... F1,O,M,R <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-R> ......... 15
MARGINS (commands) .......................................... 15
Marker display ........ F1,O,O,M <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-M> ......... 21
MARKERS (commands) .......................................... 21
Move block ............ F1,B,M <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-M>.......... 18
Name file.............. F1,F,N <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-N> ......... 14
New line............... ------ <Ctrl-M> [Enter] ........ 12
Next sentence ......... F1,G,X <Alt-N> .................. 9
Next window ........... F1,W,N <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-N> ......... 17
Open a file ........... F1,F,O <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-O> ......... 14
Open window............ F1,W,O <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-A> ......... 17
Page down ............. ------ <PgDn> ................... 9
PAGE FORMATTING ............................................. 24
Page up................ ------ <PgUp> ................... 9
PAGINATION .................................................. 24
Previous window ....... F1,W,P <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-P> ......... 17
Print file ............ F1,F,P <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-P> ......... 22
Print Format help ..... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-R> ......... 28
PRINTER (.PDF) FILE ...................................... 6, 22
PRINTING ................................................. 22-26
Quick movement help ... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-Q> ......... 28
QUICK MOVEMENTS ............................................. 10
Read file as block .... F1,B,I <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-R> ......... 18
Reformat block ........ F1,B,F <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-F> ......... 18
Reformat paragraph .... F1,T,F <Ctrl-O> ................. 11
REGISTRATION ............................................. 8, 37
REGISTRATION FORM ........................................... 38
Resize current window.. F1,W,R <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-R> ......... 17
Restore current line... F1,T,R <Alt-Q> .................. 11
Restore default Tabs... F1,O,T,R <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-D> ......... 16
Right justification ... F1,O,J <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-J> ......... 27
Save and continue edit. F1,F,S <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-V> ......... 14
Save and exit to DOS... F1,F,E <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-X> ......... 14
Save defaults.......... F1,O,S <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D> ...... 6, 13
Save macros to file.... F1,M,S <Ctrl-K><Ctrl-S> ......... 20
Save/display tab line.. F1,O,T,P <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-V> ......... 16
Save/switch files...... F1,F,G <Ctrl-F><Ctrl-W> ......... 14
Scroll down............ ------ <Alt-Z> .................. 9
Scroll up.............. ------ <Alt-W> .................. 9
Search for string...... F1,S,S <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-S> ......... 19
Search/replace......... F1,S,R <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-R> ......... 19
Search/use macro ...... F1,S,M <Ctrl-N><Ctrl-M> ......... 19
Set a marker via menu.. F1,T,S <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-M> ......... 21
Set bottom margin...... F1,O,M,B <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-B> ......... 15
Set colors ............ F1,O,C <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-C> ......... 13
Set default extension.. F1,O,P,D <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-E> ......... 13
Set left margin........ F1,O,M,L <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-L> ......... 15
Set marker 0 - 9 ...... F1,T,S <Ctrl-S>0 - 9 ............ 21
Set page length ....... F1,O,L <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-P> ......... 13
Set right margin ...... F1,O,M,R <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-R> ......... 15
Set support path ...... F1,O,P,S <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-S> ......... 13
Set tab line .......... F1,O,T,T <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-L> ......... 16
Set tab size .......... F1,O,T,S <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-Z> ......... 16
Set temp margin ....... ------ <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-P> ......... 15
Set top margin ........ F1,O,M,T <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-T> ......... 15
Set undo limit ........ F1,O,U,S <Ctrl-U><Ctrl-S> ......... 11
Setting help .......... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-S> ......... 28
SHAREWARE ................................................ 3, 5
Shell to DOS .......... F1,G,S <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-S> ......... 13
Show available RAM .... F1,O,P,A <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-R> ......... 13
Show font ............. F1,P,F <Alt-F> .................. 22
Show help summary ..... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-A> ......... 28
Show system info ...... F1,O,P,P <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-I> ......... 13
Show tab line ......... F1,O,T,D <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-T> ......... 16
Smart/Fixed tabs. ..... F1,O,T,F <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-F> ......... 16
Snow check ............ F1,O,O,S <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-S> ......... 27
Spelling help ......... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-P> ......... 28
Start block ........... F1,B,S <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-S> ......... 18
Status help ........... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-H> ......... 28
Subscript font ........ F1,P,S <Alt-S> .................. 22
Superscript font ...... F1,P,R <Alt-R> .................. 22
Tab ................... ------ <Ctrl-I> [Tab Key] ...... 16
Tab help .............. F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-T> ......... 28
Tab line .............. F1,O,T,D <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-T> ......... 27
TABS (commands) ............................................. 16
Temp margin to cursor.. F1,T,T <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-C> ......... 15
Text help ............. F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-X> ......... 28
Toggle attributes ..... F1,T,E,A <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-A> ......... 22
Toggle autoindent mode. F1,O,A <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-I> ......... 27
Toggle block cursor.... F1,O,O,B <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-U> ......... 27
Toggle case ........... F1,T,A <Alt-A> .................. 12
Toggle compress at wrap F1,O,O,C <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-C> ......... 27
Toggle EGA/VGA mode ... F1,O,E <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-L> ......... 27
Toggle fixed tabs ..... F1,O,T,F <Ctrl-V><Ctrl-F> ......... 16
Toggle hi-bit strip ... F1,O,O,H <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-H>.......... 27
Toggle initial zoom ... F1,O,O,I <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-Z> ......... 27
Toggle insert mode..... F1,O,O,I <Ins>..................... 11
Toggle marker display.. F1,O,O,M <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-M> ......... 21
Toggle pagination ..... F1,O,D <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-P> ......... 27
Toggle right justify... F1,O,J <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-J> ......... 27
Toggle snow check...... F1,O,O,S <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-S> ......... 27
Toggle tab line ....... F1,O,T,D <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-T> ......... 27
Toggle word wrap ...... F1,O,W <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-W>.......... 27
TOGGLE, UPPER/LOWER CASE .................................... 12
Top of file ........... F1,G,T <Ctrl-PgUp> .............. 9
Top of screen ......... ------ <Home><Up> ............... 9
Underline font ........ F1,P,U <Alt-U> .................. 22
UNDO BUFFER ................................................. 11
Undo ^Y deletion ...... F1,T,U <Ctrl-Q> ................. 11
Up to equal indent..... F1,G,U <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-U> ......... 10
Upper case ............ F1,T,P <Alt-P> .................. 12
Use macro 1-9.......... F1,M,U <Alt-1> - <Alt-9> ........ 20
Use scrap 1-9 times ... F1,M,P <Ctrl-P>1 - 9 ............ 20
Use zero macro n times. F1,M,P <Ctrl-P>0 ................ 20
USER SUPPORT ............................................. 8, 36
Utility help .......... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-U> ......... 28
Window help ........... F1,H,H <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-W> ......... 28
WINDOWS (all commands)....................................... 16
WINDOWS - Application Hints ................................. 30
Word left ............. ------ <Ctrl-Left Arrow> ........ 9
Word right ............ ------ <Ctrl-Right Arrow> ....... 9
Word Wrap ............. F1,O,W <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-W>.......... 27
Write block to file ... F1,B,W <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-W> ......... 18
Zoom Window ........... F1,W,Z <Ctrl-Z> ................. 17