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..>p PRINTING If you haven't divided your document into pages using repage, PC-Write does it during printing. You can view them beforehand with page preview. If you're not satisfied with where pagebreaks fall, set them manually. See PAGINATION Before printing, be sure setup options are how you want them. See Setup printing To print an envelope, see ENVELOPES. To merge documents to printer, see MERGE PRINT. To send text directly to printer, see TYPEWRITER. To insert a file when printing, see Print-time item. Setup printer using Customizer. See Printer setup. ..>pa Print all pages of current document, no matter where cursor is located. To assign a quick print key to print document in one step, see CUSTOMIZE. The button bar lets you print all pages with one step. See Buttons You can also print from DOS. See SHORTCUTS KEYS: Alt P A (F1 F7 F10). ..>pr ..>prs ..>prr ..>prf ..>prl P-Print range of pages, or just current page. PC-Write sets first page of range to current page, and last to last page in document, making it easy to print current page (use Single) or from cursor page to end (use Range). To print range one page at a time, use Single, which resets range each time to start at next page. Change range numbers to print different pages. KEYS: Alt P R (F1 F7 F9). Using F1 F7 F9, follow with Enter to print current page. To print range from current page to end of document, follow F9 with F10 Enter (sets last page). ..>pam To print a partial page, mark text first, then press Alt P A (F1 F7 F10). ..>pre ..>pro ..>prb P≡Set Even pages if you want to print a two-sided document on both sides of paper. Print all even (lefthand) pages, turn paper over, and print odd (righthand) pages. Resets to Both. Applies for Print range and All pages. KEYS: Alt P R E or O or B (F1 F7 F5), See also Paper use Print a series of files with incremental filenames. See Files in a series ..>pp You can stop sending information to printer anytime midway by pressing Esc. Many printers read ahead and save text in a buffer. For these printers, pressing Esc won't stop printing until buffer is empty. Next press either: Esc to stop immediately, even if mid-page (this may leave data in printer) F9 to stop after finishing current page F10 to resume printing ..>pd If PC-Write cannot send output to your printer, you get a message. Check to be sure printer is on-line and shows no error lights. Ready printer and press F9 to continue print operation. For more printer tips, see PROBLEMS. ..>pv P-Print view Show a picture of your page (if you have a graphics adapter). It's too small to read, but you see margins, headers and other layout. E≡Graphics display as shaded rectangles. If it doesn't look right, make changes before printing. KEYS: Alt P V (F1 F7 F3) To change shades for preview screen, see CUSTOMIZE. ..>pf P-Font sample PC-Write prints file PRINT.TST to show how each of your fonts will print. KEYS: Alt P F (F1 F7 F2) ..>ps ..>psc ..>pst ..>psb ..>pss P=Setup printing Set copies, feed method, output method, and control file before printing your document. If no printer has been selected, see Printer setup. KEYS: Alt P S (F1 F7) then: C (F7) number of copies. Default is 1 copy. T (F4 F4) Tractor feed. Sheets are connected with perforated line. B (F4 F5) Bin/tray feed. Separate sheets, fed automatically. S (F4 F6) Single sheet feed. Each sheet is fed by hand. If you switch from tractor feeding, you may need to change your document margins and repage before printing. See Changing paper feed To change portrait/landscape orientation of text on page, see Paper use. To setup left/right page format, see Paper use. ..>psf P=Print to disk or different port by changing output setting: F (F8) displays prompt for output filename. 'PRN' is special name for printer. After printing to a file, output filename resets to 'PRN'. Caution: if output file already exists, printing overwrites it. Type standard device name (eg. LPT2, COM2) to change port temporarily. To permanently change port, modify printer setup. See CUSTOMIZE. To permanently change output filename, see PC-Write Wizard's Book. ..>psr ..>psl P=Set print control file by reading temporarily or linking permanently. R (F6) retains printer definitions until another is read or you exit. L attaches printer definitions to current document permanently. See Print control file ..>psm Definitions are specific to your printer. Bottom two lines of Setup menu show make and model currently set. See Printer setup below. Printer setup Pick one or more printers to use with PC-Write using Customizer. Printer Setup writes a print control file with specific instructions for printer you pick. See CUSTOMIZE ..>pcf Print control file Your print control file translates all formatting information in document to codes for your printer. Having correct print control file for your printer is critical. Many format problems are due to using wrong print control file. See Printer setup The first time you print or do formatting, such as reformat or repage, PC-Write looks for control file PR.DEF (or one you've linked). If not found, you're prompted to enter print control filename. If you have two printers, select one for the job. To have PR.DEF always read upon loading PC-Write, see CUSTOMIZE. If using more than one printer, before printer setup decide whether you'll be using mainly one printer, or using both about equally. If you have a main printer, name it PR.DEF so PC-Write finds it when needed. Then give alternate printer(s) unique name(s), such as LASER. Either Read or Link the alternate print control file to use it. See Set print control file If you use two printers equally, give them each unique names (not PR.DEF), and Read or Link appropriate control file. To have PC-Write always ask which printer to use, name none of your print control files PR.DEF, and don't Read or Link. Printing on alternate printer Reformat using correct print control file before printing document on a second printer. You may also need to change font assignments, especially if one printer supports separate size fonts and other doesn't. See FONTS For help with printer problems, see next topic: PROBLEMS. ..>pe P≡ENVELOPES When you print an envelope, PC-Write takes address from the current document, appends it to a copy of envelope form, prints this, and deletes the copy. KEYS: Alt P E (F1 F7 F5) after indicating address. Address Address is indicated by the cursor, or by marking text or boxing text. If no text is selected, address starts at line with cursor, and ends at first blank line. Text and blanks left of cursor on any line aren't included. Form The form is a separate document named PRINT.ENV with the layout of an envelope, but no address. Create one, or copy one the three pre-made forms for #9 (9.5"x4.125") envelopes: PORTLEFT.ENV is portrait orientation with left-flush feed, LANDLEFT.ENV is landscape orientation with left-flush feed, and LANDCENT.ENV is landscape orientation with center feed. PROBLEMS Editing problems Printing problems Support services Following are the most common problems encountered, and the usual solutions. It's a good idea to try suggestions found here before calling Quicksoft for technical assistance. ..fnf= EDITING PROBLEMS 1. Make sure PC-Write program is all in one subdirectory or floppy disk, which is the default drive and subdirectory. PC-Write may need to read a special file to do certain tasks. For example, spell checking requires the master dictionary, WORDS.MAS. If PC-Write can't find a file it needs, it displays a message with the name of the file. The operation may be canceled until you try again with the file on your disk, in the current subdirectory. 2. Try PC-Write without any memory resident software (any program loaded into memory and active as you work with PC-Write). If you're on a network, run PC-Write locally. Memory resident software, network software, and the DOS APPEND command sometimes interfere with the DOS PATH command. This may cause PC-Write (and other programs) problems locating files. To run a hardware system check, see CUSTOMIZE. 3. If you suspect damage to a PC-Write file, recopy file from original diskettes, or make a new work diskette using INSTALL with a new, blank, formatted diskette. On a hard disk system, use a new subdirectory. If these fail, try to run PC-Write from your original diskettes (not recommended in the ordinary case). If PC-Write won't run from your original diskettes, you may need a new set. PRINTING PROBLEMS Printers have more problems than other parts of a computer system. If your printer isn't working with PC-Write, don't panic. See also Printer setup If printer isn't working or PC-Write tells you it can't print, check that: 1. Power is on. Try turning printer off and on. 2. Printer is activated (ON-LINE or SELECTED light is on). 3. Printer isn't out of paper. 4. All plugs and cables are secure. 5. All switches on your printer are set according to manufacturer's specifications. (Look in your printer manual.) 6. Printer is plugged into correct port of your computer. Most computers have at least one parallel port and often one or more serial ports. They sometimes look the same. 7. For a serial printer, you selected a serial port name when you setup the printer upon Installation or using Customizer. Check the Printer Appendix of the PC-Write Reference Manual for information about specific printers. If it is printing, but the results are incorrect, check that: 1. You have right print control file installed as PR.DEF (or as control file you've read or linked). The name of printer supported by control file in use is displayed at bottom of Print Setup submenu. If it isn't set up for your printer, run Customizer program to choose correct file for your printer. Or, read or link correct control file if it's already created. See CUSTOMIZE 2. If your serial printer loses blocks of text, you may need XON/XOFF protocol. DOS doesn't normally use this protocol, but you can send output directly instead. See output port control options in Printer setup menu in the Customizer. See CUSTOMIZE 3. If you have an older printer, it may lose blocks of text because it can't accept data fast enough. To fix this, set printing delay. Change output port control in Printer setup menu in Customizer. See CUSTOMIZE 4. If your printer has more than one emulation mode (it may emulate an IBM, Epson, and so on), your print control file may not match current emulation. For instance, Epson FX-85 has Epson mode and IBM mode. When you run Customizer to create PR.DEF, select mode you want, and set your printer switches accordingly. 6. If you print one page at a time, you may have to turn off printer's "out of paper" switch. Use an escape sequence (found in printer manual) or (the easy way) a piece of tape over the switch. If the vertical position on paper is wrong (or you get part of page on one piece of paper and part on next piece, printing over the perforations) you need to reset printer's idea of where the top of page is. To do this: 1. If not in middle of printing, just move paper to top of a page and turn printer off and then on again. 2. Otherwise, push printer's button that sets it off-line, push button that moves paper to assumed top of a page, advance paper in printer forward to actual top of page, and push on-line button. If you use tractor-fed paper, don't position paper in printer up a couple of lines, but position paper at very top with printhead just below the perforation. Or, you can set your top margin command to 0, your bottom margin command to include both your top and bottom margins, and position printhead on the first line you want to print. Changing paper feed If you're feeding single sheets of paper or using a laser printer, printing always starts somewhat below very top of page. PC-Write takes this unprintable area into account when calculating page margins. However, when you print with a tractor feeder, these unprintable margins may be different. If you switch from tractor feeding, and haven't set page margins, you may need to repage. If all else fails: Print your file to another file, instead of to printer. See PRINTING This file has everything normally sent to printer including escape sequences and printer codes. Edit this processed file with PC-Write. You may see many strange symbols along with your text. You may be able to print the processed file successfully using the DOS PRINT command. SUPPORT SERVICES If you need more help, Quicksoft has the following support services: Unregistered Users: Our technical support group will help you with the tutorial. If you need more help, you must register your copy of PC-Write. Registered Users with Current Support: You can call for help with technical questions. Have your PC-Write manual and printer manual (if you're having printer problems) handy. Please have the following information available: * Your registration number. * Your PC-Write version number (Advanced Level 4.0) and DOS version number. * The type of hardware and peripherals you have. * The name of any RAM-resident programs. * The contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, if any. Call 206-282-0452, 7am to 5pm Pacific time, except 12:30 - 3pm Wed & Thurs. ..>v SCREEN DISPLAY Choose whether to display formatting codes and top line information. To permanently set defaults for these options and more, see CUSTOMIZE. To preview page with references and formatting, see Print view. To split screen into multiple windows, see WINDOW SPLIT. To change screen colors or shades, see CUSTOMIZE. ..>awh ..>aws V-Hide/Show codes Guide lines and font characters can be hidden from view. Page breaks in Hide mode are displayed as single dashed line for soft breaks, and double dashed line for hard page breaks. KEYS: Alt V (Alt-Spacebar) then: H Hides S Shows ..rgt ..lft Text off screen Some documents may have text out of view past left or right screen edge. A highlighted bar displays at screen edge on each line with text off screen. ..>at ..>atb ..>ats ..>ath ..>atm ..>atr Top lines Choose which information lines to display at top of your screen. These settings are temporary. To set modes permanently, see CUSTOMIZE. Status line displays file name and other things. See Status line Menu bar displays bar but isn't active until mouse or menu key is pressed. V≡Button bar displays bar but isn't active until mouse or Ctl-Alt is pressed. Ruler line shows tab stops, margins, indents, cursor column position. Hint line shows item description when menus or default button bar are active. Shf-F1 while in menus (or anytime) turns hints on or off. KEYS: Alt V T then S or M or B or R or H See Buttons, Ruler lines ..>zss ..>zst Status line Many different status indicators display for quick reference while editing. Letter case is often significant. See also Top lines Example: Alt:menu Push Para+Se- R:F 87% 4/60, 1/3 Edit "work.doc" Indicators: MENU___KEY__EDIT_SEARCH_FONT_MEMORY_PLACE_____FILE Menu Menu bar key Alt:menu Alt key is menu key. Esc:menu Esc key is menu key. Top:menu Different key is menu key. (See PC-Write Wizard's Book) ..>zsk Key Keyboard status Over Overwrite mode Push Pushright mode OVER/PUSH Caps Lock mode OveR/PusH Num Lock mode Pcol/Ocol Column mode Shf Next key will be Shifted Ctl Next key will be Ctl'd Alt Next key will be Alt'd ..>zse Edit Editing status: several can be active, most important one displays Wrap- wrap off, reformat off, repage off Wrap= wrap off, reformat off, repage on Wrap+ wrap on, reformat off, repage off Wrap# wrap on, reformat off, repage on Para+ wrap on, reformat on, repage off Para# wrap on, reformat on, repage on ParA+ Reformat forced on by A in ruler ParN- Reformat, wordwrap off (N in ruler), repage off ParN= Reformat, wordwrap off (N in ruler), repage on ParU- Reformat, wordwrap forced off by customizing, repage off ParU= Reformat, wordwrap forced off by customizing, repage on Marking Marking text at cursor MARKED Marked text is present somewhere in document Boxing Boxing mode, marking rectangular area at cursor BOXED Boxed mode, boxed text exists somewhere Guide Cursor on guide line Holding Marked text is in Hold Area after you switch files Merging Merge mode, press Alt P M (Shf-F3) to quit/continue merge RECORD Recording all keystrokes, press Alt A K R to stop recording DECIMAL Decimal tab entry mode ACCENT Next key is part of Accent pair [,],\,√ Temporary indents in effect (displays to right of Push/Over) Search Search, spell check, shorthand status Se- Edit search, auto spell off Se+ Edit search, auto spell on Sp- Spell search, auto spell off Sp+ Spell search, auto spell on Si- Index search, auto spell off Si+ Index search, auto spell on First letter upper case: shorthand off First letter lower case: shorthand on ..>zsr Font Typeface or font character R:Letter Current typeface set in a line, Ex. R:F r:Letter As above, but in Hide mode, Ex. r:f <char>aLetter Cursor on font character, Ex. aB <char>:Letter Cursor in area affected by embedded font #:letter Current typeface set in column ruler ..>zsm Memory n% Approximate percentage of memory free for editing ..>zsp Place Cursor location in document n/n,n/n Line on page/total page lines, page number/total pages ..>zsf ..>zsx File File save status Edit File in memory needs to be saved Read File in memory same as on disk, no changes made EDIT/READ Read-only mode edit/read File is locked on network "filename" Name of file you are editing "<no name>" File you're editing hasn't been named See New name ..>s S-SEARCH/REPLACE ..>ss ..>ssf Scan document for specific text and replace it with other text. Search and replace all occurrences at once, or stop to view each before replacing. Use wild cards to do more general search and replace. See Wild cards To find and mark a matching pair of symbols, see Match pair. To search for next non-ASCII character, see Non-ASCII character. To jump to specific locations, see GOING PLACES. ..>ss ..>ssf S-To set Find and Replace text 1. Press Alt S S (F9). 2. Type text to find. 3. Press F10. 4. Type text to replace the Find text. In Find text: A single space matches any number of spaces, fonts, and line ends. Use F4 wildcard preceding space to match only one space. See Wild cards Lower case letters match their upper case and accented versions. Upper case letters match only upper case. In Replace text: Lower case letters change to the case of letters in document, if Find text is all lower case. ..>sn ..>sp S-To Search for Find text Search for next occurrence of Find text in document. Text is highlighted, but not selected (any selected text is unhighlighted during search). Find text is unchanged so you can continue searching without setup again. KEYS: Alt S then: N (Grey+ or Ctl-L) Forward once P (Grey- or Ctl-O) Backward once S-Searching with Grey+ and Grey- (Ctl-L and Ctl-O) doesn't always do a text search. If you have done spelling or index scan, these keys are setup for spelling or index search instead. Alt S S (F9) to set find text resets the Grey key function to text search. See Scan document, Index scan If current file is in a file series, the search can continue to next file. See Files in a series ..>sr ..>sro S-Replace Once (forward) Search for text then decide whether to replace this occurrence. If you know you always want to replace, just keep pressing Replace (which does a search followed by replace). KEYS: Alt S R O (F10) ..>sra ..>sre ..>srs S=Search and replace text more broadly: everywhere in document (regardless of cursor position), from cursor forward to end of file, or in selected (marked or boxed) text only. Cancel broad replace anytime with Esc key. KEYS: Alt S R A or E or S (Alt-F10) ..>sru S=Unreplace once to undo prior replace. Undoes just prior occurrence, not all. KEYS: Alt S R U (Alt-F10 F10) ..>srf S=Swap find and replace text if you want to revisit places you modified in order to unreplace more than once. Use caution with this; a swapped Find and Replace text can have unexpected results if Find text is found in part of another word (view occurrences before replacing). KEYS: Alt S R F (Ctl-F10) S-Wild cards are used to match generic character(s). S=F2 Current Find text S=F3 Marked text S=F4 "Unwild" space, letter, Alt-A/D/J/M/X/Z S=F5 Letter or number S-F6 Symbol or blank S=F7 Any character S=F8 Line boundary S=The F4 wild card before a space or lower case letter makes it match exactly. S=It's also needed to search for six font characters that are also wild cards. ..>e ..>es E-SELECTING TEXT E-Marking text E-Marked operations E=Boxing text E≡Column boxing Select text in order to copy, move, or delete it. Perform an operation on a restricted area of full lines (marked), or rectangular area (boxed). ..>esw ..>esl ..>ess ..>esp ..>esd E-MARKING TEXT Place cursor anywhere in text you want to mark. To mark using a mouse, see MOUSE. KEYS: Alt E S then: W (Ctl-Alt-W) word L (Ctl-Alt-L) line S (Ctl-Alt-S) sentence P (Ctl-Alt-P) paragraph D (Ctl-F5) document ..mkg ..>esms ..>esme E-Block marking 1. Mark start with Alt E S M (F3). Status line shows MARKING. 2. Move cursor to highlight area. See CURSOR MOVES for quick keys. 3. Mark end with Alt E S M (F3). Status line shows MARKED. To mark a rectangular area, see BOXING TEXT. ..>esmx E-Extend marking 1. Press Alt E S M (F4) to adjust highlight area to reach cursor. Status line changes from MARKED to MARKING. 2. Mark end with Alt E S M (F3). Status line returns to MARKED. ..>et E-Unmarking text Press Alt E T (F5) to unmark text and remove highlighting. ..mkd E-MARKED OPERATIONS E-The following functions can be restricted to text in a marked area. E-Copy text, See COPY/MOVE TEXT E-Move text E-Delete text, See DELETING TEXT E=Switch case, See Letter case E=Upper case S=Replace all, See SEARCH/REPLACE N-Reformat text, See FORMATTING N=Break paragraph, See Break paragraph N-Control reformat, See Control reformat N-Paragraph indent, See Indent N-Paragraph shape, See Shape N=ASCII shapes, See Ascii only N=Slide text, See Sliding text G-Font for letters or block, See FONTS R=Note entry, See FOOT/ENDNOTES R=Comment line, See INSERT T-Word count, See Word count ..mkl ..mko E-With marked text present, an operation restricted to marked area will warn you if marked text is off screen. This allows you to turn off marking (F5) before proceeding. Other operations display warning message if it's not limited to marked area. Some menu operations don't pertain to selected text, so are bracketed and unavailable if you have selected text somewhere. ..>eb ..>ebbs ..>ebbe ..bxg E=BOXING TEXT Place cursor at any corner of rectangular area you want to select. 1. Start boxing with Alt E B B (Ctl-F7). Status line shows BOXING. 2. Move cursor to diagonal opposite corner. 3. End boxing with Alt E B B (Ctl-F7). Status line shows BOXED. For operations on BOXED text, such as copy or move, see BOX OPERATIONS. To box text in column mode, see COLUMN BOXING. ..>ebbx E=Extend boxing 1. Press Alt E B B (F4) to change status from BOXED to BOXING. 2. Move cursor to adjust highlight area. 3. End boxing with Alt E B B (Ctl-F7). Status line returns to BOXED. ..>ebv E=Vertical box Press Alt E B V (Ctl-F5) to extend boxed area vertically to top and bottom of entire document. ..>ebu E=Turn off boxing Press Alt E T (F5) to unbox text and remove highlighting. ..cxg ..cxd ..>ebc= E≡COLUMN BOXING When in column mode, you have an alternate way to box text. Column boxing forces the left and right edges of box to the edges of current column. All you do is select vertically (with cursor or mouse) how many lines to box. The status line shows CBOXING while column boxing, and CBOXED when done. When you move, copy, or delete, rest of text in column slides up or down to compensate. You cannot move or copy between columns with different widths. KEYS: Alt E B B (Ctl-F7), See also BOXING TEXT ..>ebc When you begin boxing, PC-Write asks if you want normal or column boxing. You can force PC-Write to always column box in column mode. KEYS: Alt E B C To set it permanently, see CUSTOMIZE. ..>au ..>aua A≡SHORTHAND Define abbreviations that are expanded to full replacements when typed. Turning on shorthand loads WORDS.SHO and activates automatic expansion. Type abbreviation, then any key except letter, Del, Ins, Bksp, or Accent. KEYS: Alt A U A (Alt-F6 F8 F7) Create a word list named WORDS.SHO as you would any document. Put abbrevi- ation and replacement pair, separated by a colon, on each line. Example: usq:United States dmq:Denmark Use only lower case letters and single quote marks in abbreviations; replacements can be any text. List must be in alphabetical order (use DOS SORT if necessary). End each abbreviation with unlikely letter like 'q', so real words aren't expanded unexpectedly (e.g. 'usq' is better than 'us'). ..>aul ..>al= If using several shorthand word lists, give them unique names other than WORDS.SHO. When loading list, type in name of list you want. Loading a list unloads current list (if one loaded) and activates automatic expansion. KEYS: Alt A U L (Alt-F6 F8 F6) ..>ls SPACING You can alter the amount of printed space between lines in two ways. G-Change spacing multiple: extra printed blank lines at current line height. G=Change line height: distance from base of character to base on line above. ..>lss ..>lsd ..>lst G-Spacing multiple KEYS: Alt L S then: S sets single spacing: no added blank lines print between lines. D sets double spacing: one extra blank line between lines. T sets triple spacing: two extra blank lines between lines. For 1½ spacing, set single spacing and wide line height. See Line height Double or triple spacing affects printed body text only. Lines appear single spaced on screen. 'Lines per page' counter displayed on Status line includes only explicit text/blank lines in document; maximum 'total lines on page' decreases to account for extra blank lines with double/triple spacing. Extra lines printed have same line height as text. You can change display spacing of lines on screen, which makes screen more readable for some people. See CUSTOMIZE ..>lsn ..>lsr ..>lsw G=Line height KEYS: Alt L S then: N sets narrow line height. Lines are spaced 8 per inch. R sets regular line height. Lines are spaced 6 per inch. W sets wide line height. Lines are spaced 4 per inch. (1½ spacing) The 8, 6, and 4 values are correct only when single spacing is set. Double spacing halves these values. Ex. narrow height prints 4 per inch. ..>lsm ..>lsmb ..>lsmt G=More choices Fine tune line height for text and blank lines separately. Changing blank line height can effectively set inter-paragraph spacing, when paragraphs are separated by explicit blank lines. Options show how many lines print in an inch for each height (depends on printer). If you haven't read print control file, choices say 'none'. See Set print control file KEYS: Alt L S M T or B (ST/SB dot lines) ..>lsh ..>lshs ..>lshn ..>lshr ..>lshw G≡Header/footer spacing Headers and footers have same line height as first line of body text, unless you set separately. Blank and text lines have same height. See Line height KEYS: Alt L S H then S or N or R or W (HS/FS dot lines) ..>lsf ..>lsfs ..>lsfn ..>lsfr ..>lsfw G=Footnote spacing Footnotes have same line height as first line of body text, unless you set it separately. Blank footnote lines are as high as blank body text lines. KEYS: Alt L S F then S or N or R or W (DS dot line) See Line height You can also multispace footnote lines (like text lines) using DM dot line. See Spacing multiple, DOT LINES ..>lsi ..>lsie ..>lsip G≡Insert space Insert blank lines to put vertical space in document, or use these other methods for special purposes. This space doesn't display on screen, except for Print View. KEYS: Alt L S I E or P (SS or E dot lines) G≡Extra height is useful to insert one line of space that isn't a multiple of line height, or is smaller than line height. Largest value is .67 inches. G≡Paste-in space inserts a larger amount of space for, say, an illustration. The space is printed at top of next page if it won't fit on current page. ..>ts T-SPELL CHECK T-Check for misspelled words using any of four ways: 1. Automatically check words as you type 2. Check word at cursor 3. Check and display 'Guess' list of possible corrections 4. Scan forward or backward for next or prior misspelled word Spell check normally skips two-letter words, to speed up operation. You can set it to check two-letter words. See CUSTOMIZE ..>tsa T-Automatic PC-Write beeps after typing an unrecognized word. To change beep tones, or add a visual beep indicator, see CUSTOMIZE. KEYS: Alt T S A (Alt-F2 F7) On Off Sp+ Sp- Status line displays plus (+) after Sp, Se, Si Se+ Se- when auto check is on, or minus (-) when off. Si+ Si- See Status line ..>tsc T-Check word If word is unrecognized, a number of options display. See 'Unknown word' options KEYS: Alt T S C (Alt-F2 F2) ..>tsg= ..>tsg T-Guess word If word at cursor is unrecognized, then some possible corrections display. You can then select a word and replace the one in your document using F10 (arrows scroll top line of words). Esc returns to other options. See 'Unknown word' options KEYS: Alt T S G (Alt-F2 F3) ..>tsn ..>tsp T-Scan document With cursor at top of document, scan forward to stop at each misspelling to correct it. After stopping at first misspelling, then Grey+ or Grey- alone scan, without having to display menu. Grey keys continue as spelling search keys until a regular edit search is requested; then Grey keys act as text search keys. See Searching with Grey+ KEYS: Alt T S N or P (Alt-F2 Grey+ or Grey-) Spell Text Sp- Se- Status line displays 'Sp' when Grey keys do spelling search, Sp+ Se+ or 'Se' when they do regular text search. See Status line ..>tsu= T-'Unknown word' options When a word is unrecognized, you have several options: T-Guess Display a list of possible corrections. See Guess word T=Add Put this word in custom word list. See Adding words T=Skip Ignore this word, temporarily. See Skipping words T-Scan Leave word unchanged, and scan to next. See Scan document ..>tsr= T-Repeated words If spelling scan finds a word that appears repeat the previous word, you have several options: Edit Return to document to make your own change. Delete Remove duplicate word from your document. Scan Leave document unchanged, continue scan. Repeated words are found only when scanning forward. ..>tsc= T-Second letter capital If spelling scan finds a word with a captial first and second letter, but lower-case third letter, you have several options: Edit Return to document to make your own change. Lower Make the second letter lower case. Scan Leave document unchanged, and continue scan. T=Skipping words When a word is unrecognized, you can ignore all occurrences of it for rest of edit session. You can save skipped words in a file, to skip them auto- matically each time you use PC-Write. See Saving words T=Adding words When a word is unknown to the spell checker, you can put it in a user list, so it's recognized. The master word list is called WORDS.MAS. The user list is WORDS.USE, and is created the first time you add an unrecognized word. Both lists are read automatically. When you exit PC-Write, you can choose to save words added to WORDS.USE. See Saving words You can create or edit WORDS.USE like any other file. The word list must be alphabetical. (Use the DOS SORT command to sort it. See DOS commands.) You can merge the words in WORDS.USE to WORDS.MAS with the WORDS program. To do this, have WORDS.MAS, WORDS.USE, and WORDS.EXE in the default directory. Type: WORDS <Enter> and follow the instructions. ..>tsw ..>tswc T=Catching words Although you cannot remove words from the master list, you can select recognized words to be caught as misspelled. Alt T S W (Alt-F2 F4) prepares to put word at cursor in a catch list. F9 then confirms you want that word caught, or Esc cancels. ..>tsw= If spell scan finds a word in catch list, you can edit it or continue scan. You can save the catch words in a file, so that they are automatically caught each time you use PC-Write (see below). ..exw T=Saving words When exiting PC-Write, you're asked if you want to save words you've added, skipped, or selected to catch in special files, so these words are remembered next time. Words are saved in files WORDS.USE, WORDS.SKP, or WORDS.CAT, unless you specify otherwise. T≡You can also save word lists anytime before exiting. See Other lists ..>tsl ..>tslu ..>tslul ..>tslul= ..>tslus ..>tsls ..>tslsl ..>tslsl= ..>tslss ..>tslc ..>tslcl ..>tslcl= ..>tslcs T≡Other lists Load and save word lists with names other than standard ones. You can have several lists for different purposes, e.g. editing in other languages. You can only one list of each type (user, skip, catch) at a time. Loading another saves additions to current one. Save lists anytime, or wait until exiting, when PC-Write automatically saves. See Adding words, Skipping words, Catching words, Saving words KEYS: Alt T S L (Alt-F2 F6) ..>tm ..>tmt T=THESAURUS Look up meaning of a word in your document, and replace it with one of similar meaning (synonym). Multiple senses of a word are considered. If word at cursor is found in Thesaurus, a window shows word and senses at top, synonyms and meaning at bottom. Senses are numbered, as is the corresponding meaning. Selecting a different sense displays a new list of synonyms. You can also follow the sense or synonym to find synonyms, senses, and meanings of that word. KEYS: Alt T M T (Alt-F2 F5) Highlight word you like, and press F10 to replace with it. Other keystrokes: Left or Right Arrow highlights sense (upper area), or synonym (lower area). Up and Down Arrow move between upper and lower areas. F10 replaces word in document with word highlighted (sense or synonym). F9 follows highlighted word to display its senses and synonyms. F8 returns to display senses and synonyms of original word in document. Esc returns to document, making no changes. F1 displays this help screen. ..>t TOOLS To check spelling of words, see SPELL CHECK. To look up meaning and synonyms of a word, see THESAURUS. ..>ta ..>taw T-Word count Count number of bytes (file size), characters, letters, words, and average number of letters per word. Applies for entire document or selected text. KEYS: Alt T A W (Alt-F4 F3) To insert current date into your document, see INSERT. To total and insert sum of boxed numbers, see BOX OPERATIONS. To search for next non-ASCII character, see Non-ASCII character. To search for next matching symbol pair, see Match pair. ..>tc ..>tce ..>tcl ..>tcs ..>tct T=Convert Change, add or remove specific characters throughout entire document. KEYS: Alt T C (Alt-F5) then: T=T (F4) converts embedded tabs (character 9) to enough spaces to position text at current tab stop locations (Note: this isn't reversible) T=S (F5) replaces leading spaces on a line with single tab character; other spaces between tab stops remain unchanged T=L (F6) adds carriage return to lines with only line feed T=E (F7) removes blank spaces at ends of lines ..>tcn T≡N (F8) removes non-Ascii characters, including entire guide lines. Retains page breaks and hard carriage returns, as in Hard ASCII Export. For WordPerfect, DCA, or ASCII file conversions, see FILE CONVERT. To convert documents automatically, see CUSTOMIZE. To convert old PC-Write files, see Import. To remove page breaks, see Removing breaks. To remove extra spaces in paragraphs, reformat to ASCII ragged right shape. See Ascii only ..>pt ..>ptu ..>ptu= P≡TYPEWRITER Use your printer like a typewriter to print addresses on envelopes, fill out forms, or to eject paper from the printer. Typewrite a line from the keyboard and press Enter to send it to the printer. You can backspace and retype if you make a mistake. KEYS: Alt P T U (Shf-F4 F9) ..>ptl If the line is already typed in document, put cursor at start of line. All lines from cursor to next blank line print. To print just the first line, select it first. See SELECTING TEXT KEYS: Alt P T L (Shf-F4 F10) ..>pti ..>pti= ..>ptf PC-Write normally typewrites with no left indent. To center an address on an envelope, or position text on a form, specify number of spaces to indent. When done typewriting, use form feed to eject page from printer. KEYS: Alt P T then: I Indent (Shf-F4 F8) F Form feed (Shf-F4 F7) ..>eu UNDO E-Delete Alt E U D (Ctl-F4) See Undelete E=Box delete Alt E B B, Alt E U D (Ctl-F7, Ctl-F4) See BOX OPERATIONS E-Text copy Alt E U C (F4 F4) See Undo copy E-Text move Alt E U M (Shf-Ctl-End, F6) See Undo move File changes Alt F U (F1 F9 F6 F10) See Undo changes Layout changes Alt L U L (before leaving menu) See Undo layout changes ..>vo V=WINDOW SPLIT Split screen horizontally to open up to ten different viewing windows. You can display portions of the same file or different files, and mark and move text between them. A Window bar showing window number and current filename shows at top of each window. One window at a time is active, indicated by the cursor and style of window bar. All cursor and editing keys affect only that window, until you pick another to move to. The Status line applies to file in active window only. To change window bar style, see CUSTOMIZE. To set default button bar to make window editing easy, see CUSTOMIZE. ..>vos V=Open window : same file 1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen. 2. Press Alt V O S (F2 F4). New Window bar displays. ..>vo= 3. Press PgUp or PgDn to move to window above or below bar. Editing or scrolling the screen affects only the window you're in. ..>von V=Open window : different file 1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen. 2. Press Alt V O N (F2 F6). 3. Press PgUp or PgDn to move to window above or below bar. 4. Type the name of file to open in the new window, press Enter. If later you want to keep the new window open but switch to yet another file, you can either: 1. Split the current window again using the same procedure above, or 2. Press Alt F O (F1 F6) to close the current file and open another. See also Zoom mode All shortcuts for switching files apply to switching between files in separate windows, too. See SHORTCUTS ..>vp ..>vpu ..>vpd V=Pick another window Alt V P U or D (F2 PgUp or PgDn) moves cursor one window above or below, making it active. For maneuvering windows using a mouse, see MOUSE. ..>vg V=Grow window Make your window larger using one of three ways: 1. Expand current window by closing another to make more room. 2. Display a single window by closing all others in one step. 3. Zoom current window to full screen size, hiding others from view. ..>vge ..>vg= V=Expand Make more room for current window by closing another. With just two windows displayed, this closes window you're not in. With more than two windows, at prompt, press PgUp or PgDn to close window directly above or below current one, or type number of window to close. KEYS: Alt V G E (F2 F2) ..>vgs V=Single window Close all other windows, leaving current one open. KEYS: Alt V G S (F2 F7) ..>vgz V=Zoom mode Fill screen with current window temporarily. All other windows remain open, but hidden from view. A window bar displays in location of each hidden window, so you can pick or close one. Picking another window in zoom mode hides current window and fills screen with picked one. You cannot split screen in zoom mode. Use same keys to turn zoom mode off and on. KEYS: Alt V G Z (F2 F5) ..>vc ..>vc= V=Close window Close window containing cursor. With just two windows displayed, this fills screen with other window. With more than two windows, at prompt, press PgUp or PgDn to move to window directly above or below current one, or type number of window to go to. To close non-active windows, see Expand. KEYS: Alt V G C (F2 F3) V=Copy or Move text between windows : two windows in one file 1. Select text with Alt E S or Alt E B (F3 or F6, or for box, Ctl-F7). Be sure to end marking or boxing so status is MARKED or BOXED. 2. Pick and move to another window as described above (Alt V P or F2). 3. Position cursor at copy or move location. 4. Copy text with Alt E C (F3), or Move text Alt E M (F6). When you return to first window, moved text is no longer there. See also COPY/MOVE TEXT, SELECTING TEXT V=Copy text between windows : two different files 1. Select text with Alt E S or Alt E B (F3 or F6, or for box, Ctl-F7). 2. Pick and move to existing window as described above (Alt V P or F2), or Open and move to a new window as described above (Alt V O N or F2 F6). 3. Marked text is in hold area. Status line says Holding. 4. Position cursor at copy location. 5. Copy block with Alt E H T (F3), or Copy box with Alt E B B then Alt E H T (Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F4). When you return to first window, original copy is still there. To move text between two files, first copy between files, then return to first file to delete original text. See also Transferring, SELECTING TEXT List files in window Alt F L (F1 F8 Enter) fills window with directory listing. Scroll list with PgUp or PgDn if not all files are in view. See also List files ..>ew E≡WINDOWS CLIPBOARD If PC-Write is running on Windows, you can use the Clipboard to transfer text (but not graphics) between windows. If the target window is running other application, don't transfer non-ASCII text (guide lines or font characters). ..>ewc E≡Copy to Clipboard Replaces any text on Clipboard with selected text. Any form of selecting text allowed. E≡KEYS: Alt E W C. ..>ewi E≡Insert from Clipboard Inserts any text on Clipboard into document at cursor. To insert boxed text, start boxing text before inserting. E≡KEYS: Alt E W I.