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                    INDEX OF FEATURES RELATED TO WORDSTAR

[  THE KAY*FOG RBBS  |  KEYSTOWS.ART  |  publisheΣ  22/12/8╡  ]

              KEYS TO WORDSTAR:  The Use of Macros
                         by Dick Ezzard
                       Copyright (C) 1985


__________INTRODUCTION__________

WHY USE MACRO COMMANDS?

     Macro≤á makσ WordSta≥ int∩ ß mucΦ morσ powerfu∞ too∞ thaε mos⌠á peoplσ ì
realize«á  T∩á speeΣá u≡á you≥ tex⌠ editinτ automatσá string≤á oµá WordSta≥ ì
command≤á witΦá ß keyboarΣ enhance≥ sucΦá a≤á Xtra-Key¼á SmartKey¼á ProKey¼ ì
ManyKey¼á QuikKey¼ SuperKe∙ o≥ thσ publiπ domaiε FK.COM«  Theε thσ toucΦ oµ ì
ßá singlσá ke∙á caε cascadσ severa∞á WordSta≥á commands¼á speedinτá u≡á thσ ì
performancσ oµ somσ desirablσ proces≤ whicΦ woulΣ bσ slo≈ anΣ cumbersomσ iµ ì
yo⌡ haΣ t∩ ente≥ eacΦ commanΣ separately«  (Thσ WordSta≥ commanΣ buffe≥ caε ì
receivσ anΣ storσ ß numbe≥ oµ command≤ faste≥ thaε an∙ humaε caε type.⌐

     Accurac∙á i≤á aεá importan⌠á benefit║áá pre-se⌠á string≤á oµá command≤ ì
eliminatσ typographica∞ error≤ wheε keying-iε comple° sequence≤ -- n∩ smal∞ ì
advantagσá sincσ mistake≤ madσ wheε enterinτ comple° WordSta≥ command≤á caε ì
damagσ importan⌠ files.

     Whilσá thσá numbe≥ oµ potentia∞ combination≤ i≤á astronomical¼á you'l∞ ì
probabl∙á comσ u≡ witΦ ß smal∞ se⌠ oµ favorite≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ kno≈ wel∞ anΣá usσ ì
often«á  ╔á kee≡ thesσ tool≤ iε "setsó whicΦ arσ appropriatσ t∩á particula≥ ì
kind≤ oµ activities¼á onσ se⌠ fo≥ usσ durinτ higΦ speeΣ tex⌠ entry¼ anothe≥ ì
se⌠á fo≥ editinτ existinτ text«á  ╔ finΣ especiall∙ usefu∞ ß se⌠ ╔ usσá fo≥ ì
re-arranginτ mishmash text files.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

     Iεá additioεá t∩á macros¼á therσá arσ tw∩á morσá way≤á t∩á superchargσ ì
WordStar║ Usinτ ß raφ disk¼ anΣ eliminatinτ somσ oµ WordStar'≤ files«  BotΦ ì
arσ discusseΣ below.

MACRO OVERVIEW

     Let's take a look at some of my favorite macro types:

¬ Tex⌠ entr∙ key≤ (reversinτ tw∩ transposeΣ letters¼ fetchinτ specia∞ rule≥ ì
  lines¼ deletinτ ß worΣ t∩ thσ left);

¬á Editinτá key≤ useΣ wheε traversinτ ß filσ (jumpinτ curso≥á t∩á thσá nex⌠ ì
 paragraph¼á jumpinτá ßá giveε numbe≥ oµ lines¼á jumpinτ ß giveε numbe≥á oµ ì
 paragraphs);

¬ Massivσ deletion≤ (deletσ froφ curso≥ t∩ beginninτ oµ file¼á deletσá froφ ì
 curso≥ t∩ enΣ oµ file¼á deletσ t∩ enΣ oµ paragraph¼ deletσ t∩ beginninτ oµ ì
 paragraph¼ deletσ ß blocδ witΦ retrieva∞ option);
è¬ Re-arranginτ tex⌠ (marδ curren⌠ sentencσ a≤ ß block¼á marδ paragrapΦ a≤ ß ì
 block¼ movσ blocδ t∩ curso≥ anΣ swap¼ movσ linσ t∩ enΣ oµ file¼ movσ blocδ ì
 t∩ enΣ oµ file¼ instal∞ severa∞ sortinτ bins¼ movσ blocδ t∩ bin);

* Indexing a file (copy line to end of file, copy block to top of file);

* Multiple file editing (view another file, add a note to another file);

¬á Othe≥á editinτ aid≤ (taτ markeΣ blocδ fo≥ late≥á re-marking¼á re-marδá ß ì
  taggeΣ block)

¬ Miscellaneou≤ key≤ (removσ ghos⌠ line≤ froφ screen¼á prin⌠ markeΣá block¼ ì
 removσ carriagσ return≤ no⌠ followeΣ b∙ linσ feeds);

* Formatting keys (re-form current paragraph, underline a single word);

¬ Finally¼á supercharginτ WordStar║á Usinτ ß ramdisδ t∩ ge⌠ thσ mos⌠ ou⌠ oµ ì
 thesσá macros╗á eliminatinτ WordStar'≤ WSMSGS.OVR¼á MAILMERG.OV╥ overlays╗ ì
 anΣ removinτ WS.CO═ t∩ makσ spacσ oε ß disk.

__________TEXT ENTRY KEYS__________

REVERSE TWO TRANSPOSED LETTERS     ^Kk^S^Kb^S^Kv^Kh

     Thi≤á reverse≤á tw∩ letter≤ entereΣ iε transposeΣá fashion¼á ßá commoε ì
occurrence«á  Fo≥ example¼á iµ yo⌡ typσ thσ sequencσ teh¼á yo⌡ caε usσ thi≤ ì
ke∙á t∩ correc⌠ i⌠ t∩ "the.ó I⌠ ma∙ bσ usefu∞ durinτ higΦ speeΣ tex⌠á entr∙ ì
iµá thi≤á i≤ onσ oµ you≥ commoε mistakes«á  However¼á i⌠ i≤á probabl∙á morσ ì
troublσá thaεá i⌠ i≤ wortΦ sincσ i⌠ require≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ positioεá thσá curso≥ ì
carefull∙ jus⌠ t∩ thσ righ⌠ oµ thσ tw∩ transposeΣ letters«

     The quickest ways to correct errors detected during text entry:

     Iµá yo⌡á arσá stil∞ iε thσ worΣ wherσ thσá erro≥á occurred¼á usσá you≥ ì
deletinτ backspacσ t∩ erasσ bacδ t∩ thσ erro≥ i≤ anΣ retypσ thσ error«

     Iµá thσ erro≥ i≤ severa∞ word≤ bacδ oε thσ samσ line¼á usσ ^┴ t∩á jum≡ ì
bacδ t∩ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ worΣ whicΦ contain≤ thσ
error¼ theε retypσ thσ wholσ worΣ (unles≤ i⌠ i≤ ß monste≥ likσ BrzeniskΘ o≥ ì
something⌐á insertinτ i⌠ iε fron⌠ oµ thσ error¼á theε usσ ^╘ t∩ deletσá thσ ì
worΣ witΦ thσ error«

     Iµ yo⌡ noticσ aε erro≥ bacδ furthe≥ oε you≥ screen¼ le⌠ i⌠ g∩ til∞ yo⌡ ì
g∩ througΦ oε you≥ prooµ read«á  Especiall∙ iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ d∩ ßá spel∞ ì
checδ anyway«

FETCH SPECIAL RULER LINES          ^Qs^Kb<CR>^KK^Qb^KrR<CR>

 Thi≤ bab∙ mark≤ ß tin∙ empt∙ block¼ theε read≤ iε ß filσ calleΣ ╥ whicΦ i≤ ì
wherσá yo⌡á kee≡ formattinτ stufµ likσ specia∞ rule≥ lines«á  Thi≤ i≤á ver∙ ì
usefu∞á t∩ peoplσ wh∩ havσ t∩ adjus⌠ thei≥ tab≤ anΣ margiε setting≤á often¼ ì
likσá script-writer≤á anΣ peoplσ wh∩ makσ u≡ highl∙á formatteΣá table≤á anΣ ì
lists«á  Als∩á usefu∞ iµ yo⌡ edi⌠ directl∙ oε datß basσ file≤ whicΦ havσ t∩ ì
linσ up«
è     You≥ collectioε oµ rule≥ line≤ come≤ iε a≤ ß markeΣ block«á  Placσ thσ ì
curso≥á oε thσ examplσ rule≥ linσ oµ you≥ choicσ anΣ d∩ ^Oµ t∩á rese⌠á you≥ ì
margin≤á anΣ tabs«á  Theε d∩ ^K∙ t∩ erasσ thσ rule≥ linσ collectioε ou⌠á oµ ì
you≥ curren⌠ filσ unti∞ yo⌡ neeΣ 'eφ again«

DELETE WORD LEFT         ^A^T

     Anothe≥á erro≥á correcto≥ fo≥ usσ durinτ tex⌠ entry«á  Wil∞á "ea⌠á upó ì
word≤ t∩ thσ left¼á a≤ man∙ time≤ a≤ yo⌡ hi⌠ it«  Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ star⌠ ove≥ ì
jus⌠ ß littlσ wa∙ back¼ come≤ iε handy«


__________EDITING KEYS__________

JUMP CURSOR TO NEXT PARAGRAPH       ^Qf^N^N<CR><CR>

     Thi≤á actuall∙ doe≤ ß finΣ oµ tw∩ cr/lµ linσ ending≤ iε ß row¼á s∩á i⌠ ì
jump≤á t∩á thσ nex⌠ paragrapΦ onl∙ iµ you≥ standarΣ forma⌠ i≤ t∩ includσá ß ì
blanδ linσ betweeε paragraphs«  A≤ ß matte≥ oµ polic∙ i⌠ i≤ quitσ usefu∞ t∩ ì
standardizσá ß forma⌠ fo≥ you≥ owε "manuscriptó files¼á t∩ worδ iεá conjunì
ctioεá witΦá ß collectioε oµ specia∞ functioε keys«á  Postponσá matter≤á oµ ì
formattinτ fo≥ printinτ unti∞ thσ las⌠ thinτ yo⌡ d∩ t∩ ß file«á  Wheε doinτ ì
tex⌠ entr∙ anΣ conceptua∞ editing¼ leavσ justificatioε off¼ anΣ hypheε hel≡ ì
ofµ -- thosσ "featuresó wil∞ jus⌠ slo≈ yo⌡ down.
     Afte≥á yo⌡á havσá useΣ thi≤ ke∙ oncσ t∩ jum≡ t∩ thσ to≡á oµá thσá nex⌠ ì
paragraph¼á yo⌡ caε jus⌠ hi⌠ ^╠ t∩ repea⌠ anΣ traversσ you≥ filσá paragrapΦ ì
b∙ paragraph«

JUMP N LINES        ^Qf^N<CR>

     Thi≤á i≤ thσ fron⌠ stuΓ oµ ß FIN─ commanΣ tha⌠ look≤ fo≥ linσ endings«  ì
Afte≥ hittinτ thσ key¼á yo⌡ ente≥ ß numbe≥ t∩ tel∞ WordSta≥ ho≈ man∙á line≤ ì
t∩ find¼á theε hi⌠ thσ <RETURN╛ ke∙ again«á  Fo≥ example¼ afte≥ hittinτ thσ ì
defineΣá functioεá ke∙á ente≥ 55<RETURN╛ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ jum≡á 5╡á lines¼á thσ ì
norma∞ lengtΦ oµ ß WordSta≥ page«  T∩ g∩ t∩ thσ 10tΦ pagσ ente≥ 550«  Afte≥ ì
onσ use¼ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ jum≡ thσ samσ numbe≥ oµ line≤ usσ ^L.

JUMP N PARAGRAPHS        ^Qf^N^N<CR>

     Simila≥á t∩ thσ previou≤ tw∩ keys¼á thi≤ onσ jump≤ paragraph≤ iµá the∙ ì
arσ delimiteΣ b∙ doublσ carriagσ return» linσ feeΣ sequences«  Afte≥ hitinτ ì
thσ defineΣ key¼ ente≥ thσ numbe≥ anΣ <CR>.  Repeat by ^L.

__________MASSIVE DELETIONS__________

     Therσá arσá tw∩á usefu∞ way≤ t∩ makσ deletion≤á s∩á tha⌠á thσá deleteΣ ì
matria∞ caε bσ retrieveΣ late≥ iµ needed«  Thσ firs⌠ i≤ simpl∙ t∩ shif⌠ thσ ì
"deletedóá materia∞á t∩á thσ enΣ oµ thσ file«á  A⌠ thσ enΣ oµá thσá editinτ ì
process¼á it'≤ ß simplσ matte≥ t∩ cleaε u≡ thσ enΣ oµ thσ file«á Thσ seconΣ ì
method║  Se⌠ u≡ ß "deleteó macr∩ s∩ tha⌠ thσ filσ i≤ firs⌠ saveΣ beforσ thσ ì
deletioε take≤ place«á  Usσ anothe≥ macr∩ t∩ yanδ bacδ thσ earlie≥á versioε ì
iµ thσ deletioε prove≤ unsatisfactory«  BotΦ method≤ arσ describeΣ below.
.paèDELETE FROM CURSOR TO BEGINNING OF FILE      ^Kk^Qr^Kb^Ky

     Dangerous«  I⌠ pick≤ ou⌠ ß smal∞ sectioε oµ tex⌠ o≥ datß fo≥ retetion¼ ì
froφ ß large≥ file«á  Fo≥ example¼á sa∙ yo⌡ havσ captureΣ ß loτ oµ message≤ ì
froφá KAY*FO╟á anΣá therσá i≤á onσ iε therσ yo⌡ wan⌠á t∩á kee≡á fo≥á futurσ ì
referece«á  Yo⌡á coulΣ usσ WordSta≥ t∩ browsσ dowε t∩ thσ filσá unti∞á you≥ ì
curso≥ i≤ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσ materia∞ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ retain«á  Hi⌠ thi≤ ke∙ anΣ ì
everythinτ abovσ it in the file disappears.
     Thi≤ ke∙ i≤ s∩ dangerou≤ tha⌠ ╔ havσ takeε i⌠ ofµ m∙ keyboard¼ preferì
rinτá t∩ iε thσ commanΣ sequencσ myselµ wheε ╔ reall∙ wan⌠ t∩ d∩ ßá massivσ ì
delete«á  Aεá accidenta∞ deletσ froφ thσ bottoφ oµ ß valuablσ filσ coulΣ bσ ì
trouble¼ wheε yo⌡ haven'⌠ yet backed up the fresh work.

DELETE FROM CURSOR TO END OF FILE       ^Kb^Qc^Kk^Ky

     Thi≤á clean≤ ou⌠ everythinτ iε ß filσ belo≈ thσ materia∞ yo⌡á wan⌠á t∩ ì
retain«á  Anothe≥á examplσ oµ ß usefu∞ applicatioε fo≥ massivσ deletioεá i≤ ì
boilerplating«  Yo⌡ kee≡ ß monste≥ filσ oµ al∞ thσ paragraph≤ yo⌡ migh⌠ usσ ì
iε ß busines≤ letter«á  Opeε ß ne≈ filσ iε whicΦ t∩ writσ ß curren⌠ letter«  ì
Theε reaΣ iε thσ filσ whicΦ i≤ you≥ collectioε oµ boilerplates«  Selec⌠ thσ ì
fe≈ paragraph≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ usσ thi≤ time¼ movσ theφ t∩ thσ to≡ oµ thσ file¼ ì
anΣ deletσ thσ res⌠ usinτ thi≤ specia∞ functioε key«
     Likσá it≤á siste≥ whicΦ delete≤ everythinτ t∩ thσ to≡ oµ thσá file¼á ╔ ì
finΣ thi≤ to∩ dangerou≤ t∩ havσ around«á  ╔ usσ thσ commanΣ sequencσ ß lot¼ ì
bu⌠á don'⌠ wan⌠ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩ d∩ i⌠ witΦ onσ keyíá  WoulΣ rathe≥ jus⌠á typσ ì
thσ command≤ a≤ fas⌠ a≤ ╔ can«

DELETE TO END OF PARAGRAPH    ^Kb^Qf^N^N<CR><CR>^Kk^Ky

     Thi≤á wil∞á ge⌠ everthinτ froφ wherσ thσ curso≥ i≤ t∩ thσ enΣá oµá thσ ì
paragraph¼á iµ yo⌡ forma⌠ you≥ paragraph≤ witΦ doublσ <CR>≤ a≤ recommended«  ì
Notσá tha⌠ i⌠ use≤ botΦ blocδ operation≤ anΣ finΣ operation≤ whicΦá arσá iε ì
separatσ incompatiblσ part≤ oµ thσ WordSta≥ overla∙ file¼ s∩ you≥ disδ wil∞ ì
bσ accesseΣ ß couplσ oµ time≤ witΦ thi≤ one«  However¼ i⌠ i≤ no⌠ baΣ witΦ ß ì
RA═á disk«á  Notσ als∩ tha⌠ wherσ you≥ curso≥ land≤ afte≥ ß finΣá operatioε ì
differ≤ slightl∙ betweeε version≤ oµ WordStar«
     Probabl∙ morσ troublσ thaε it'≤ worth«á  ╔ ge⌠ thσ samσ effec⌠ jus⌠ a≤ ì
fas⌠á witΦá ßá sequencσ oµ ^Q∙ t∩ lo≡ ofµ thσá curren⌠á line¼á followeΣá b∙ ì
repositioninτá thσ curso≥ dowε anΣ hittinτ ^┘ thσ requireΣ numbe≥ oµ times«
     Pau∞á St«á Johεá note≤ tha⌠ ^Kb^B^Kk^K∙ doe≤ thσ samσá thinτá jus⌠á a≤ ì
effectively.

DELETE TO BEGINNING OF PARAGRAPH       ^Kb^Qf^N^N<CR>B<CR>^Kk^Ky

     Simila≥á t∩ thσ jus⌠ precedinτ key¼á onl∙ thσ FIN─ operatioεá searche≤ ì
witΦá thσá ┬ fo≥ backward≤ optioε t∩ finΣ thσ doublσ <CR>'≤ whicΦ definσá ß ì
paragraph«  Again¼ maybσ no⌠ wortΦ thσ troublσ iε mos⌠ cases«

DELETING A BLOCK, WITH RETRIEVAL OPTION ^Ks^Qp^Ky   ^KqYD^R<CR>

     Wheε performinτ ß block-delete¼á it'≤ nicσ t∩ havσ thσ abilit∙ t∩ yanδ ì
bacδá thσ deleteΣ portioε iµ yo⌡ changσ you≥ mind«á  Thesσ tw∩ macro≤á givσ ì
yo⌡ jus⌠ thi≤ ability.

     Thσá firs⌠ macro¼á ^Ks^Qp^Ky¼á firs⌠ save≤ thσ filσ iε it≤á pre-deletσ ìèforφá beforσ makinτ thσ actua∞ blocδ deletion«á  Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ thσá reì
sult¼á anΣ wan⌠ t∩ returε t∩ thσ previou≤ versioε oµ thσ file¼á thσá seconΣ ì
macro¼á ^KqYD^R<CR>¼ take≤ yo⌡ ou⌠ oµ thσ filσ anΣ bacδ iε s∩ fas⌠ tha⌠ thσ ì
effec⌠ i≤ nearl∙ likσ yankinτ bacδ thσ deleteΣ text.
     Thi≤á nift∙ ke∙ wa≤ addeΣ t∩ thσ collectioε b∙ DaviΣ Lewistoε wh∩ say≤ ì
hσ pickeΣ i⌠ u≡ froφ ß Kaypr∩ User'≤ Grou≡ file«


__________RE-ARRANGING TEXT__________

MARK CURRENT SENTENCE AS BLOCK  ^Qf  <CR>B^D^D^Kb^Qf  <CR><CR>^Kk

     Notσ tha⌠ therσ arσ tw∩ space≤ afte≥ eacΦ ^Qf«á  Thi≤ ke∙ i≤ dependen⌠ ì
oεá thσá use≥á beinτá consisten⌠ iε endinτ eacΦá sentencσá witΦá tw∩á spacσ ì
charaters«á  Doe≤ no⌠ worδ oε thσ firs⌠ sentencσ iε ß paragraph«á  Probabl∙ ì
morσ oµ ß stun⌠ thaε anythinτ useful«

MARK PARAGRAPH AS BLOCK   ^Qf^N^N<CR>B<CR>^X^X^Qf^N^N<CR><CR>^Kk

     Thσ laz∙ man'≤ blocδ marker«á  ProvideΣ you≥ paragraph≤ arσ configureΣ ì
separateΣá witΦ doublσ carriagσ return≤ a≤ recommended¼á placσá thσá curso≥ ì
anywherσá iε ß paragrapΦ anΣ hi⌠ thi≤ key«á  Thσ paragrapΦ wil∞ bσá blockeΣ ì
fo≥ you¼ read∙ t∩ move«
     Somσ cautions║ Won'⌠ worδ unles≤ thσ paragrapΦ i≤ precedeΣ anΣ foloweΣ ì
b∙á doublσá <CR>¼á whicΦá i≤ usuall∙ no⌠ thσ casσ fo≥ thσá firs⌠á anΣá las⌠ ì
paragraph≤á iε ß file«á  AnΣ ma∙ no⌠ bσ thσ casσ a⌠ al∞ iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ forma⌠ ì
you≥ manuscrip⌠ file≤ thσ samσ wa∙ ╔ do«  Theε re-desigε oµ thi≤ ke∙ ma∙ bσ ì
necessary«áá  Also¼á thi≤á ke∙á work≤á witΦá WordSta≥á versioεá 2.26«á  Thσ ì
positininτá oµ thσ curso≥ afte≥ ß finΣ operatioε differ≤ slightl∙ fo≥á somσ ì
othe≥ version≤ of WordStar so some tinkering will be required.
     ╔á don'⌠ usσ thi≤ onσ anymorσ becausσ ╔ aφ proficien⌠ enougΦ a⌠á blocδ ì
markinτá t∩á makσ bette≥ timσ jus⌠ zinginτ thσ curso≥ u≡ anΣ dowεá t∩á marδ ì
blocks«

MOVE BLOCK TO CURSOR          ^Kv^Qv

     Proceedinτá througΦ ß filσ yo⌡ caε marδ anΣ movσ block≤á iεá sequence«  ì
Afte≥ yo⌡ marδ thσ firs⌠ block¼ yo⌡ prow∞ arounΣ movinτ thσ curso≥ til∞ yo⌡ ì
finΣá wherσ yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ blocδ t∩ light«á  Hi⌠ thi≤ ke∙ anΣ thσ blocδ come≤ ì
t∩á thσ curso≥ location¼á thσ curso≥ snap≤ bacδ t∩ wherσ thσ blocδ wa≤á anΣ ì
yo⌡ arσ read∙ t∩ marδ you≥ nex⌠ block«
     Yo⌡á ma∙á no⌠á wisΦ t∩ tiσ u≡ ß specia∞ functioεá ke∙á fo≥á ßá commanΣ ì
sequencσ a≤ simplσ a≤ ^Kv^Q÷ whicΦ i≤ eas∙ t∩ type«

MOVE LINE TO END OF FILE (HOLD OFF ERASE) ^Qs^Kb^X^Kk^Qr^Kv^Qv^Kh

     Provide≤ aε optioε oε erasinτ lines║ Mark≤ thσ curren⌠ linσ a≤ ß blocδ ì
anΣ move≤ thσ markeΣ linσ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ file¼á fo≥ late≥ consideration¼ ì
insteaΣ oµ permanentl∙ obliteratinτ thσ line¼á a≤ witΦ ^Y«  I⌠ theε return≤ ì
thσ curso≥ t∩ wherσ yo⌡ arσ working.
     Thi≤ jewe∞ i≤ thσ prototypσ fo≥ tex⌠ re-arrangement«á  Iµ you≥ filσ i≤ ì
shor⌠ enougΦ t∩ exis⌠ entirel∙ iε RAM¼ i⌠ i≤ ver∙ quicδ indeed¼ anΣ yo⌡ caε ì
movσ severa∞ line≤ b∙ hittinτ thi≤ ke∙ several times in quick succession.
 Sincσá eacΦá linσ goe≤ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ file¼á i⌠ appear≤ unde≥á thσá onσ ì
whicΦá wa≤ previousl∙ moved«á  Sincσ yo⌡ returε t∩ thσ placσ yo⌡ jus⌠á camσ ìèfrom¼á yo⌡ arσ oε thσ ver∙ nex⌠ line«á  S∩ hi⌠ thi≤ ke∙ fivσ time≤ iε ß ro≈ ì
anΣ yo⌡ movσ ß fivσ linσ paragrapΦ to the bottom of the file.
     Abou⌠á fivσá o≥ si° line≤ seem≤ t∩ bσ thσ limi⌠ oµ WordStar'≤á commanΣ ì
buffe≥á anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ signaleΣ tha⌠ thσ buffe≥ i≤ ful∞ b∙ ß bee≡ anΣá thσ ì
appearancσá oµ somσ !!!!íá mark≤ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσ screen«á  No⌠ t∩á worry«  ì
Jus⌠ slo≈ dowε ß littlσ anΣ theε yo⌡ can move some more lines.
     Onσá oµá WordStar'≤ stickies⌠ pitfall≤ i≤ thσá ^┘á erasσá key«á  DaviΣ ì
GiuntΘá ha≤ aε ingeniou≤ solutioε t∩ thi≤ probleφ iµ yo⌡ usσ ß full-fledgeΣ ì
keyboarΣ redefiner║ prograφ thi≤ sequencσ t∩ thσ ^┘ ke∙ s∩ tha⌠ thσ linσ i≤ ì
moveΣá t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ filσ anΣ WorΣ Sta≥ neve≥ find≤ ou⌠ tha⌠ ßá ^┘á wa≤ ì
enteredíá  Thi≤ caε savσ thσ da∙ fo≥ thσ heavy-handeΣ typist¼á becausσ holì
dinτá ^┘ dowε fo≥ jus⌠ ß littlσ to∩ lonτ result≤ iε WordSta≥ deletinτá morσ ì
thaε onσ line.
     Wheε yo⌡ enΣ you≥ edit¼á usσ ^Qπ t∩ g∩ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ file¼á anΣ deletσ ì
thσá reall∙ unwanteΣ line≤ froφ thσ bottoφ oµ thσ filσ (witΦ Blocδ marδ anΣ ì
delete)«á  Firs⌠á yo⌡ thro≈ stufµ iε thσ wastebasket¼á late≥ oε yo⌡á ge⌠á ß ì
chancσ t∩ reconside≥ beforσ yo⌡ irrevocably burn it up.

MOVE BLOCK TO END OF FILE     ^Qr^Kv^Qv^Kh

     UseΣ afte≥ yo⌡ manuall∙ marδ ß block¼ thi≤ wil∞ movσ tha⌠ blocδ t∩ thσ ì
enΣá oµá thσá file«á  AnΣ brinτ yo⌡ bacδ t∩ wherσ yo⌡á arσá working«á  Aid≤ ì
tremendousl∙ iε thσ re-arrangemen⌠ oµ text«
     Fo≥ example¼ let'≤ sa∙ yo⌡ havσ ß filσ whicΦ i≤ ß mishmasΦ oµ note≤ oε ì
roughl∙ thσ samσ subject¼á bu⌠ iε n∩ particula≥ order«  Startinτ a⌠ thσ to≡ ì
oµá thσ file¼á marδ block≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ thinδ belonτ iε thσ middlσ oµ thσá filσ ì
anΣ usσ thi≤ ke∙ t∩ senΣ theφ t∩ thσ end«  Wheε yo⌡ ge⌠ donσ witΦ thσ firs⌠ ì
pass¼á g∩ bacδ t∩ thσ to≡ anΣ g∩ througΦ agaiε sendinτ dowε stufµ tha⌠á yo⌡ ì
thinδ belong≤ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ file«  Yo⌡ havσ jus⌠ donσ ß rougΦ sort«
     Thσá stufµ tha⌠ "belong≤ t∩ thσ beginningó yo⌡ neve≥ toucheΣ s∩ i⌠á i≤ ì
iε thσ fron⌠ oµ thσ file«á  Thσ middlσ stufµ wen⌠ dowε firs⌠ bu⌠ wa≤ bumpeΣ ì
bacδá u≡ t∩ thσ middlσ wheε yo⌡ sen⌠ thσ enΣ stufµ dowε oε thσ seconΣ pass«  ì
No≈ yo⌡ caε d∩ thσ samσ kinΣ oµ sor⌠ oε jus⌠ thσ beginninτá stuff«á  Prett∙ ì
sooε yo⌡ wil∞ seσ somσ kind of sequence.
     Usσá thi≤á onσá a≤ aε alternativσ t∩ deletion«á  A≤ yo⌡á edi⌠á ßá filσ ì
throwinτáá stufµá t∩á thσá bottoφá i≤á equivalen⌠á t∩á puttinτá i⌠á iεá thσ ì
wastebasket«  Usσ thi≤ techniquσ a≤ thσ poo≥ man'≤ "UNDOó command.

SETTING UP SORTING BINS       ^K1 ^K2 ^K3 ^K4 ^K5

     Al∞á thi≤á ke∙ doe≤ i≤ pos⌠ ß sequencσ oµá WordStar'≤á placσá markers«  ì
Thi≤á i≤á preparator∙ t∩ usinτ thσ marker≤ a≤ target≤ fo≥ tex⌠ blocδá moveì
ments«  Notσ tha⌠ therσ i≤ ß spacσ betweeε eacΦ oµ the markers.

MOVE BLOCK TO A BIN      ^Q1^Kv^Qv^Kh        ^Q2^Kv^Qv^Kh

     Thi≤ se⌠ oµ key≤ move≤ markeΣ block≤ t∩ pre-designateΣ placσá markers«  ì
╔á havσ thesσ ke∙ definition≤ installeΣ oε somσ oµ m∙ numbe≥ keys«á  Wheε ╔ ì
wan⌠á t∩á movσ tex⌠ t∩ morσ location≤ thaε jus⌠ thσ to≡ o≥á bottoφá oµá thσ ì
file¼á ╔ se⌠ u≡ placσ markers¼ theε movσ througΦ thσ filσ markinτ block≤ a≤ ì
╔á go«á  Afte≥ ß blocδ i≤ markeΣ (b∙ thσ laz∙ man'≤ blocδ marke≥ ke∙ iµ yo⌡ ì
like⌐á jus⌠ hi⌠ thσ appropriatσ dispatche≥ ke∙ anΣ thσ blocδ wil∞ bσá moveΣ ì
t∩á thσ correspondinτ placσ marke≥ anΣ thσ curso≥ wil∞ sna≡ bacδá t∩á wherσ ì
yo⌡ arσ working«
è
__________INDEXING A FILE__________

COPY LINE TO END OF FILE      ^Qs^Kb^X^Kk^Qr^Kc^Qv^Kh

     Thi≤ ver∙ usefu∞ ke∙ i≤ siste≥ t∩ thσ ke∙ whicΦ move≤ line≤ t∩ thσ enΣ ì
oµá file«á  Thi≤ onσ send≤ ß cop∙ oµ thσ curren⌠ curso≥ linσ t∩ thσ enΣá oµ ì
filσ anΣ leave≤ yo⌡ read∙ t∩ continuσ prowlinτ thσ file«
     Wh∙ cop∙ line≤ t∩ thσ bottoφ oµ thσ file┐á I⌠ i≤ aε eas∙ wa∙ t∩ makσ ß ì
tablσ oµ content≤ fo≥ ß tex⌠ file«  Ever∙ s∩ ofteε ╔ signpos⌠ m∙ manuscrip⌠ ì
file≤á witΦá headline≤ (usuall∙ usinτ  WordStar'≤ doublσ do⌠á commen⌠á linσ ì
format)«á  Afte≥á ßá filσ i≤ morσ o≥ les≤ completσ ╔ star⌠ a⌠ thσá to≡á anΣ ì
placσ thσ curso≥ oε eacΦ headinτ line¼á hi⌠ thi≤ ke∙ anΣ senΣ ß cop∙ t∩ thσ ì
bottoφá oµá thσá file«á  Afte≥ browsinτ througΦ thσ entirσ filσá ╔á finΣá ß ì
collectioεá oµ thσ heading≤ a⌠ thσ bottom«á  Wheε the∙ arσ moveΣ t∩ thσ to≡ ì
the∙ becomσ ß tablσ oµ content≤ fo≥ thσ filσ anΣ hel≡ mσ t∩ jum≡ dowε t∩á ß ì
specifiπ locatioε b∙ usσ oµ thσ ^Qµ finΣ operation¼á b∙ showinτ mσ wha⌠ I'φ ì
lookinτ for«

COPY BLOCK TO TOP OF FILE     ^Qr^Kv^Qv

     Afte≥á markiτ ß block¼á thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ senΣ i⌠ t∩ thσ to≡ oµ thσá file«  ì
Ofteεá useΣá t∩ movσ ß collectioε oµ redundan⌠ heading≤ t∩ thσ to≡á oµá thσ ì
filσ t∩ servσ a≤ ß tablσ oµ content≤ fo≥ thσ file.

__________MULTIPLE FILE EDITING__________

     Thesσá macro≤á creatσ "windo≈ shades.ó Thσ first¼á Vie≈ Anothe≥á File¼ ì
use≤á ╧ a≤ thσ namσ fo≥ thσ Outlinσ filσ relatinτ t∩ thσ projec⌠á iεá progì
ress«á  Thσ second¼á AdΣ ß Notσ t∩ Anothe≥ File¼á use≤ ╬ a≤ thσ namσ oµ thσ ì
filσ containinτ Notes¼ t∩ whicΦ additiona∞ materia∞ caε bσ added«  Thσ samσ ì
technique≤ caε bσ useΣ witΦ othe≥ files¼á omittinτ ╧ anΣ ╬ froφ thσ macros¼ ì
anΣ simply entering the wanted filename.

VIEW ANOTHER FILE             ^Kb<CR>^Kk^Qb^KrO<CR>

     Thi≤á ke∙á pull≤ dowε ß "windo≈ shadeó int∩ ß pre-markeΣá block«á  Thσ ì
shadσ i⌠ pull≤ dowε i≤ ß filσ called¼ b∙ convention¼ "O"«  ╔ alway≤ kee≡ m∙ ì
outlinσ fo≥ m∙ curren⌠ projec⌠ iε ß filσ calleΣ ╧ s∩ wheε ╔ usσ thi≤ ke∙á ╔ ì
ge⌠á t∩á glancσ a⌠ m∙ outline«á  I⌠ appear≤ iε thσ tex⌠ filσ iε whicΦ ╔á aφ ì
workinτ anΣ i≤ distinguisheΣ froφ thσ curren⌠ tex⌠ b∙ beinτ pre-markeΣ a≤ ß ì
block«á  Wheε ╔ aφ donσ lookinτ a⌠ thσ outline¼á ╔ hi⌠ ^K∙ anΣ thσá outlinσ ì
goe≤ awa∙ unti∞ ╔ wan⌠ t∩ glancσ a⌠ i⌠ again«

ADD A NOTE TO ANOTHER FILE    ^Qb<CR>^KrN<CR>^KwN<CR>Y^Ky

     Thi≤á allow≤á writinτ t∩ thσ taτ enΣ oµ ß filσ differen⌠ thaε thσá onσ ì
yo⌡á arσ workinτ in«á  B∙ conventioε thσ othe≥ filσ i≤ calleΣ N«á  Iµ ╔á aφ ì
workinτ awa∙ anΣ thinδ oµ somethinτ no⌠ pertinen⌠ t∩ m∙ curren⌠ project¼ o≥ ì
iµá ╔ ge⌠ ß phonσ cal∞ anΣ wan⌠ t∩ remembe≥ somethinτ abou⌠ it¼á ╔á makσá ß ì
notσ righ⌠ iε thσ filσ ╔ aφ workinτ in«á  Marδ thσ note¼ whateve≥ i⌠ is¼ a≤ ì
ß blocδ and then hit this key.
     Thσ filσ ╬ wil∞ bσ reaΣ int∩ thσ blocδ a⌠ thσ top¼ anΣ thσ filσ ╬ wil∞ ì
bσ writteε ou⌠ again¼ a≤ aε entirσ blocδ anΣ thereforσ encompassinτ thσ ne≈ ì
note«á  I⌠á happen≤ s∩ fas⌠ yo⌡ won'⌠ seσ filσ ╬ comσ in¼á jus⌠ thσ blockeΣ ìènotσ wil∞ disappear«á  Bu⌠ wheε yo⌡ late≥ looδ a⌠ Filσ N¼ al∞ note≤ wil∞ bσ ì
iε therσ iε the order you sent them out.
     Therσ mus⌠ bσ ß filσ ╬ iε existencσ beforσ yo⌡ usσ thi≤ ke∙ thσá firs⌠ ì
time¼ eveε iµ tha⌠ filσ consist≤ oµ onl∙ onσ <CR>«
     Yo⌡á neeΣ no⌠ senΣ jus⌠ "odΣ notesó t∩ tha⌠ ╬ file«á  ╔ ofteε usσ thi≤ ì
ke∙á iε cullinτ operations¼á t∩ ruε througΦ ß cop∙ oµ ß mishmasΦá filσá anΣ ì
extrac⌠á thσ paragraph≤ whicΦ pertaiε t∩ ß particula≥ topic«á  Afte≥ extraì
tinτ al∞ materia∞ oε onσ topic¼á yo⌡ caε renamσ N¼á star⌠ ß ne≈ N¼á anΣá g∩ ì
througΦ thσ mishmasΦ t∩ cull out notes on a second topic.

__________OTHER EDITING AIDS__________

TAG MARKED BLOCK FOR LATER REMARKING    ^Qb^K0^Qk^K9^Kh

     Thi≤á ke∙ get≤ arounΣ thσ fac⌠ tha⌠ WordSta≥ onl∙ permit≤ onσ "activeó ì
markeΣá blocδ a⌠ ß time«á  Sometime≤ yo⌡ wil∞ wan⌠ WordSta≥ t∩ bσá ablσá t∩ ì
"rememberóá thσá curren⌠ markeΣ blocδ whilσ yo⌡ d∩ somethinτá witΦá anothe≥ ì
block«á  Thi≤á ofteεá arise≤ fo≥ mσ wheε ╔ reaΣ iε aε outlinσ a≤á ßá markeΣ ì
block¼á theεá wan⌠ t∩ movσ somσ tex⌠ arounΣ t∩ conforφ t∩ thσ outline¼á bu⌠ ì
kno≈á ╔ wil∞ wan⌠ t∩ erasσ thσ outlinσ agaiε iε ß littlσá while«á       Hi⌠ ì
thi≤ ke∙ anΣ thσ blocδ marking≤ arσ removed¼á bu⌠ thσ "olΣ blockó i≤ taggeΣ ì
witΦá placσ marke≥ ░ a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ block¼á placσ marke≥ ╣ a⌠á thσ ì
end«á  ╔á selec⌠á thesσ placσ marker≤ becausσ ╔ ofteε usσ thσá lowe≥á placσ ì
markers¼á 1¼á 2¼á 3¼á 4¼ a≤ target≤ fo≥ blocδ move≤ wheε re-arranginτ text«  ì
Thank≤ t∩ EΣ Greenberτ oµ MicroPr∩ fo≥ thi≤ "chippinτ ofµ thσ olΣ blockó
capability.

RE-MARK A TAGGED BLOCK        ^Q0^Kb^K0^Q9^Kk^K9

     Thi≤á ke∙ i≤ thσ siste≥ t∩ thσ previou≤ one¼á re-mark≤ thσá previousl∙ ì
markeΣ olΣ block¼ afte≥ yo⌡ arσ donσ witΦ blocδ operation≤ elsewherσ iε thσ ì
file«  Iµ thσ olΣ blocδ wa≤ aε outlinσ o≥ note≤ whicΦ havσ no≈ serveΣ thei≥ ì
purpose¼ the∙ arσ now ready for a ^Ky delete.

__________MISCELLANEOUS KEYS__________

GHOSTBUSTER--CLEAR GHOST LINES     ^K0^Qe^Qs^Kb^Qx^Qd^Kk^Q0^K0 or
                                   ^K0^Qe^Qs^Kb^Qx^Qd^Kk^Q0^K0^KH

     Thi≤ ke∙ mark≤ thσ entirσ screeε a≤ ß block¼á movinτ thσ curso≥ t∩ thσ ì
to≡á left¼á theε t∩ thσ bottoφ right¼á bu⌠ rememberinτ wherσ i⌠ wa≤ iεá thσ ì
beginninτ anΣ goinτ bacδ therσ afte≥ markinτ thσ block«
     Oncσá iε ß whilσ wheε WordSta≥ i≤ beinτ ruε fast¼á it≤ screeεá displa∙ ì
buffe≥ wil∞ ge⌠ caugh⌠ witΦ ß duplicatσ linσ iε it«  Thesσ extrß character≤ ì
arσ _not▀ iε thσ file¼á the∙ arσ jus⌠ iε thσ stufµ tha⌠ WordSta≥ i≤ showinτ ì
oεá thσ screen¼á anΣ wil∞ disappea≥ iµ thσ areß the∙ arσ iε i≤ markeΣ a≤á ß ì
blocδ -- aε operatioε whicΦ modifie≤ thσ content≤ oµ thσ screeε buffe≥ (oε
most systems).
     T∩á unmarδá thσ block¼á eithe≥ hi⌠ ^K╚ o≥ hi⌠ thσá ghostbuste≥á SF╦á ß ì
seconΣ time╗á i⌠ work≤ a≤ ß toggle«  Thσ samσ ideß caε bσ useΣ t∩ deletσ aε ì
entirσ screenful¼ o≥ t∩ dum≡ ß screenfu∞ t∩ thσ printer.
.paèPRINT MARKED BLOCK            ^KwP<CR>Y^KpP<ESC>^X

     Thi≤á wil∞ senΣ ß markeΣ blocδ t∩ thσ filσ calleΣ ╨ anΣ theε prin⌠ thσ ì
filσá calleΣ P«á  Unles≤ yo⌡ havσ includeΣ formattinτ do⌠ command≤á iεá thσ ì
block¼ thσ blocδ wil∞ prin⌠ a≤ ß pagσ iε WS'≤ defaul⌠ format«
     Notσá tha⌠á iµ yo⌡ usσ thi≤ onσ iε conjunctioε witΦ thσ previou≤á ful∞ ì
screeε blocδ marking¼á yo⌡ ge⌠ wha⌠ amount≤ t∩ ß screeε dum≡ t∩ thσ printe≥ ì
a⌠ thσ toucΦ oµ tw∩ keys¼ whilσ iε WordStar.

REMOVE CRs NOT FOLLOWED BY LFs      ^Qa^P^M^P^O^P^J<CR><CR>GN<CR>

     Thi≤á i≤ aε examplσ oµ thσ highl∙ specializeΣ filterinτ whicΦá caεá bσ ì
accomplisheΣ froφ withiε WordStar«  Thi≤ wa≤ thσ answe≥ t∩ ß gu∙ wh∩ haΣ t∩ ì
proces≤á somσá file≤á whicΦ haΣ beeε downloadeΣ froφ ß remotσ systeφá iεá ß ì
forma⌠ whicΦ diΣ no⌠ includσ linefeed≤ oε man∙ lines«á  B∙ knockinτ ofµ thσ ì
odΣá carriagσ return≤ hσ wa≤ read∙ t∩ re-forφ thσ file≤ iε ß morσá standarΣ ì
manner«  Thi≤ solutioε camσ froφ Moj∩ Jone≤ oµ MicroPro«

__________FORMATTING KEYS__________

REFORM CURRENT PARAGRAPH      ^Qf^N^N<CR>B<CR>^X^X^B

     Thi≤ wil∞ re-forφ thσ paragrapΦ yo⌡ arσ workinτ in«  Ofteε wheε edtinτ ì
tex⌠á yo⌡á wil∞á adΣ ne≈ words¼á deletσ somethinτ s∩ tha⌠á thσá line≤á havσ ì
changeΣ iε lengtΦ anΣ thσ paragrapΦ need≤ reformation.  This key will do it.
     Presuppose≤ yo⌡ follo≈ thσ conventioε t∩ separatσ paragraph≤ witΦá tw∩ ì
CR/L╞ sequence≤ (blanδ linσ betweeε paragraphs)«
     Thi≤ onσ i≤ fo≥ WordSta≥ versioε 2.26«á  Somσ version≤ oµ WordSta≥ ma∙ ì
pu⌠á thσá curso≥ iε ß differen⌠ locatioε afte≥ ß backward≤á FinΣá operatioε ì
lookinτ fo≥ tw∩ CR/LF«  Iµ so¼ thσ numbe≥ oµ ^X'≤ iε thσ ke∙ definitioε ma∙ ì
vary«

UNDERLINE A WORD              ^A^P^S^F^P^S

     Thi≤ put≤ thσ printe≥ contro∞ code≤ ^╙ fo≥ underscorσ a⌠ thσ beginninτ ì
anΣá enΣ oµ ß worΣ jus⌠ typed«á  ┴ variatioε migh⌠ bσ t∩ pu⌠ thσ underscorσ ì
o≥á boldfacσ o≥ alternatσ typσ sizσ control≤ a⌠ thσ beginninτ anΣ enΣ oµá ß ì
markeΣ blocδ -- lef⌠ a≤ aε exercisσ fo≥ thσ reader«  Thank≤ t∩ TeΣ Silveirß ì
fo≥ thi≤ formattinτ key«
     ┴ notσ concerninτ formattinτ iε general║á  thi≤ i≤ ofteε bes⌠ lef⌠á t∩ ì
bσá thσ fina∞ tasδ beforσ ß filσ i≤ outpu⌠ fo≥ printing«á  SucΦ matter≤á a≤ ì
justification¼á hyphen-hel≡á anΣ underscorinτ o≥ boldfacing¼á jus⌠ slo≈ yo⌡ ì
dowεá durinτá thσá "manuscriptó draftinτ phase≤á oµá worΣá processing«á  M∙ ì
standarΣ manuscrip⌠ file≤ arσ configureΣ t∩ bσ eas∙ t∩ worδ with¼á standarì
dizeΣ s∩ ╔ caε usσ certaiε specia∞ functioε key≤ ╔ finΣ usefu∞á (especiall∙ ì
blocδ markinτ anΣ movinτ t∩ placσ marke≥ targets)¼á anΣ jaφ a≤ mucΦ contex⌠ ì
a≤ possiblσ ont∩ thσ limiteΣ screeε window«
     I⌠á i≤á onl∙ late≥ tha⌠ ╔ bothe≥ t∩ makσ ß cop∙ oµ thσ filσá whicΦá i≤ ì
theεá gussieΣ u≡ fo≥ displa∙ witΦ printe≥ contro∞ gadget≤ likσá underlininτ ì
anΣ boldfacing¼ centering¼ justification¼ etc«
.paè__________SUPERCHARGING WORDSTAR__________

RAM DISKS AND WORDSTAR

     Becausσ WordSta≥ wa≤ originall∙ buil⌠ fo≥ usσ oε computer≤ witΦ lmiteΣ ì
memor∙ spacσ fo≥ holdinτ programs¼ i⌠ consist≤ oµ thσ CO═ filσ (thσ prograφ ì
proper⌐á anΣá somσá overla∙ files«á  Thσ CO═ filσ hold≤ thσá basiπá nu⌠á oµ ì
WordStar¼á thσá most-useΣá functions«á  Thσá overla∙ file≤á holΣá auxiliar∙ ì
rotine≤ anΣ material≤ portion≤ oµ whicΦ arσ loadeΣ int∩ memor∙ wheε needed«  ì
Fo≥á example¼á man∙á oµá thσá hel≡ menu≤ arσ locateΣá iεá thσá filσá calleΣ ì
WSMSGS.OVR«
     Duσá t∩á thi≤á overla∙á construction¼á WordSta≥á make≤á frequen⌠á disδ ì
accesses«á  Wheεá yo⌡ usσ ß sequencσ oµ command≤ tha⌠ comσá froφá differen⌠ ì
part≤ oµ thσ overla∙ file¼ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ subjecteΣ t∩ annoyinτ disδ accesses«  ì
Thσá FIN─á o≥ FIN─ AN─ REPLAC┼ function≤ arσ incompatiblσ witΦá BLOC╦á MOV┼ ì
functions¼á anΣá iµ yo⌡ arσ continuall∙ finding¼á theε blocδá moving¼á theε ì
findinτ anΣ movinτ again¼á yo⌡ wil∞ bσ listeninτ t∩ ß lo⌠ oµ disδ accesses«
     Oεá to≡ oµ that¼á althougΦ WordSta≥ i≤ ver∙ fas⌠ (especiall∙ oεá 8-bi⌠ ì
CP/═ computers)¼ anΣ caε buffe≥ ß sequencσ oµ command≤ fo≥ late≥ execution¼ ì
a≤á fas⌠ a≤ yo⌡ caε typσ theφ in¼á i⌠ i≤ NO╘ ablσ t∩ receivσ command≤ whilσ ì
aε actua∞ disδ access¼ ß reaΣ o≥ ß write¼ i≤ goinτ on«  S∩ althougΦ yo⌡ caε ì
usuall∙á typσ aheaΣ ß sequencσ oµ command≤ fo≥ WordSta≥ t∩ perforφ iεá turε ì
(no¼ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ t∩ wai⌠ fo≥ eacΦ ste≡ t∩ bσ completeΣ beforσ givinτ thσ ì
nex⌠ command⌐ pause≤ fo≥ disδ acces≤ wil∞ slo≈ yo⌡ down«
     Thσá solutioεá t∩á thi≤ disδ acces≤ probleφ i≤ ßá RA═á disk--eithe≥á ß ì
portioεá oµá memor∙ configureΣ a≤ ß disδ o≥ aε add-oεá piecσá oµá hardware«  ì
Macro≤ reall∙ shinσ wheε yo⌡ operatσ theφ oε a RAM disk.

NAKED WORDSTAR RUNS FASTER

     Makσáá yourselµá ßá lightweigh⌠á workinτá WordSta≥á disδá usinτáá onl∙ ì
WSOVLY1.OV╥á anΣ WS.COM«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ accustomeΣ t∩ WordSta≥ yo⌡ don'⌠ neeΣ ì
WSMSGS.OV╥ filσ whicΦ contain≤ onl∙ hel≡ menus¼ commanΣ menus¼ anΣ message≤ ì
whicΦ arσ posteΣ durinτ executioε oµ some commands.
     Leavinτ ou⌠ WSMSGS.OV╥ speed≤ WordSta≥ operation≤ considerably«  Afte≥ ì
thσ firs⌠ attemp⌠ t∩ acces≤ tha⌠ file¼ WordSta≥ modifie≤ itselµ t∩ remembe≥ ì
tha⌠á thσ message≤ arσ no⌠ availablσ anΣ wil∞ no⌠ g∩ t∩ thσ disδá fo≥á tha⌠ ì
particula≥á kinΣá oµ stufµ durinτ thσ res⌠ oµ thσ session«á  Iµ yo⌡ makσá ß ì
cribshee⌠ oµ commoε WordSta≥ command≤ anΣ kee≡ i⌠ anΣ ß WordSta≥ booδ closσ ì
t∩ you≥ computer¼ yo⌡ wil∞ sooε havσ thσ most-useΣ command≤ wel∞ memorized«  ì
Continuinτá t∩á rel∙ oε thσ menu≤ wil∞ onl∙ traiε yo⌡ t∩á usσá menus«á  Thσ ì
practiceΣ WordSta≥ use≥ n∩ morσ look≤ a⌠ menu≤ thaε ß touch-typis⌠ look≤ a⌠ ì
typewrite≥ keycaps«
     Okay¼ thσ WordSta≥ exper⌠ i≤ dowε t∩ tw∩ file≤ fo≥ booting║ WS.CO═ anΣ ì
WSOVLY1.OVR«á  Iµ yo⌡ reall∙ neeΣ al∞ thσ disδ spacσ yo⌡ caε find¼á yo⌡ caε ì
erasσá thσá MailMergσ filσ MAILMRGE.OVR¼á anΣ eveε erasσá WordSta≥á itselfí  ì
Afte≥ WordSta≥ i≤ booteΣ u≡ anΣ esconceΣ iε RAM¼ usσ thσ WordSta≥ commanΣ ┘ ì
a⌠ thσ maiε WordSta≥ men⌡ anΣ instruc⌠ thσ systeφ t∩ erasσ thσ filσ WS.COM«  ì
No≈ yo⌡ arσ dowε t∩ thσ nub║á WordSta≥ i≤ iε RA═ anΣ thσ onσ filσ i⌠ needs¼ ì
WSOVLY1.OV╥á i≤á oε thσ disk«á  AnΣ yo⌡ arσ stil∞ iεá thσá worΣá processinτ ì
business«
     Thσá abilit∙ t∩ ruε WordSta≥ withou⌠ WordSta≥ ma∙ jus⌠ savσ you≥á necδ ì
iµá ß drivσ goe≤ baΣ anΣ yo⌡ arσ forceΣ t∩ operatσ oε ß singlσ drivσ tempoì
rarily«á  Also¼á iµ yo⌡ eve≥ bacδ yourselµ int∩ ß corne≥ anΣ enΣ u≡ witΦá ß ì
"disδá fulló erro≥ o≥ ß baΣ disk¼á anΣ havσ t∩ savσ somσ ne≈ work¼á yo⌡ caε ìècreatσ somσ emergenc∙ spacσ b∙ erasinτ tha⌠ WS.CO═ file«á  (T∩ erasσ WS.CO═ ì
froφ withiε ß file¼ usσ thσ ^K╩ command.⌐  Thi≤ tricδ shoulΣ bσ especiall∙
usefu∞ t∩ peoplσ wh∩ arσ operatinτ witΦ singlσ densit∙ disks«  ┴ fina∞ tip║  ì
WordSta≥ i≤ powerful«  Thσ powe≥ require≤ man∙ command≤ t∩ control¼ s∩ man∙ ì
tha⌠á thσá ne≈á use≥ caε bσ overwhelmeΣ a⌠ first«á  Eveεá thσá wel∞á verseΣ ì
WordSta≥á use≥ forget≤ command≤ shσ hasn'⌠ useΣ fo≥ ß while«á  Takσ ßá cluσ ì
froφá higΦá performancσ sports║á  thσ bes⌠ batter≤ takσá thσá mos⌠á battinτ ì
practice«á  Beforσá ß WordSta≥ session¼á takσ ß fe≈ minute≤ t∩ thinδá aheaΣ ì
abou⌠ wha⌠ operation≤ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ usinτ fo≥ thσ tasδ iε mind«á  Theε takσ ß ì
fe≈á cut≤ a⌠ thσ bal∞ beforσ thσ game«á  T∩ groovσ an∙ skil∞ take≤ practicσ ì
anΣá wha⌠ wσ kno≈ ho≈ t∩ d∩ bes⌠ i≤ wha⌠ wσ practiceΣá mos⌠á recently«á  I⌠ ì
pay≤ t∩ warφ up«

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