WordPerfect lets you customize the way you view and navigate documents.
In this section, you'll learn about
switching document views
changing document display settings
working with the ruler and ruler guides
using guidelines
displaying Reveal Codes
using the document map
navigating documents
Switching document views
In WordPerfect, you can view documents in four ways: draft, page, two pages, and browser preview.
In draft view, WordPerfect displays the body text of a document the way it will look when it is printed. Draft view does not display formatting such as headers, footers, and watermarks.
Page view displays a document with all of its formatting, the way it will look when it is printed.
Two pages view displays the same formatting as page view, except that two consecutive pages display side by side in the document window.
The browser preview displays a document in HTML format, suitable for an intranet or for the Web; however, WordPerfect codes with no equivalent HTML tags are either modified or deleted from the document. For more information about creating HTML documents, see "Publishing to HTML."
To switch the document view
Click View, and click one of the following:
Draft-to hide some document elements such as footers, page breaks, margins, and watermarks
Page-to display the document the way it will look when printed
Two pages-to display two consecutive pages in a document side by side
Preview in browser-to display a document in HTML format
You can also
Switch between Preview in browser and Page view Click the Change view button.
Display the ruler in Two pages view In Two pages view, click View Ruler.
Changing document display settings
WordPerfect lets you change document display settings in several ways. You can enlarge or reduce the page display. As well, the document window can be minimized or maximized.
You can cascade or tile multiple open documents.
You can hide or display nonprinting items such as guidelines, hidden text, and formatting symbols. Nonprinting items display in the document window but do not display in the printed document. You can also hide or display graphics.
To enlarge or reduce the page display
1 Click View Zoom.
2 Enable one of the following options:
Margin width-displays a complete line or block of text within a window with minimal white space to the right and left
Page width-displays the width of the page including margins in the window
Full page-displays all page margins in the document window
Other-lets you enter a custom zoom percentage
Note
To enlarge or reduce the page display, the document must be in Draft or Page view.
To minimize or maximize the document window
Right-click the WordPerfect title bar, and click one of the following:
Minimize
Maximize
Tip
If you want to restore a document window to its original size, right-click the title bar, and click Restore.
To cascade multiple documents
Click Window Cascade.
To tile multiple documents
Click Window, and click one of the following:
Tile side by side
Tile top to bottom
To hide or display nonprinting items
To Do the following
Hide or display margin icons Click Tools Settings. Click Display. Click the Document tab. In the Show area, enable or disable the Margin icons check box.
Hide or display table gridlines Click View Table gridlines. A check mark beside Table gridlines indicates that gridlines are displayed.
Hide or display hidden text Click View Hidden text. A check mark beside Hidden text indicates that hidden text is displayed.
Hide or display formatting symbols Click View Show ╢. A check mark beside Show ╢ indicates that formatting symbols are displayed.
Specify which formatting symbols display on your screen Click Tools Settings. Click Display. Click the Symbols tab. In the Symbols to display area, enable or disable any of the check boxes.
To hide or display graphics
Click View Graphics.
A check mark beside Graphics indicates that graphics are displayed.
Working with the ruler and ruler guides
The ruler is used to display page format elements, such as margins, tabs, column gutters, and indentation. You can also use the ruler to set tabs, change margins, and indent paragraphs. The ruler has two parts: the line and the tab bar. The line resembles a ruler and contains graduated measurements for the area between the left and right margins. The tab bar, the white space in the lower part of the ruler, displays the triangular shaped tab marks.
Ruler guides are black dotted vertical lines that allow you to see where the settings for your margins and indentations are in relation to where the text displays on the page; for example, when you click a tab, the ruler guide and a box containing the tab's settings are displayed. You can display or hide the ruler and ruler guides.
You can use the ruler to add and delete tab stops in a document. For more information about tab stops, see "Adding tab stops."
To hide or display the ruler
Click View Ruler.
A check mark beside Ruler indicates that the ruler is displayed.
To display ruler guides
1 Click Tools Settings.
2 Click Display.
3 Click the Ruler tab.
4 Enable the Show ruler guides check box.
To add tabs using the ruler
1 Click a paragraph.
2 Open the Tab flyout, and click a tab style.
3 On the ruler, click the tab bar where you want the tab.
Notes
When you change a tab setting, the Margin icon displays in the left margin.
When you add a tab stop, the tab set code is added to the Reveal Codes for the document. For more information about Reveal Codes, see "Displaying Reveal Codes."
Tip
Click the Margin icon to display a Tab bar right above the cursor.
You can change a tab style. Right click a tab stop, and click a tab style.
To delete tabs using the ruler
1 Click a paragraph.
2 Drag the tab mark out of the ruler.
Note
If you drag a tab over another tab, all the tabs between the dragged tab and the new position are deleted.
Tip
You can also delete a tab by dragging the tab set code out of the Reveal Codes window.
Using guidelines
Guidelines are horizontal and vertical nonprinting lines that you can use to align tables, margins, columns, headers, and footers on a page.
You can display guidelines. You can also move guidelines. Guidelines must be displayed in a document before you can move them.
To display guidelines
1 Click View Guidelines.
2 In the Display guidelines for area, enable one or more of the following check boxes:
Tables-displays guidelines that you can drag to change the width of table columns
Margins-displays guidelines that you can drag to change the width of margins
Columns-displays guidelines that you can drag to change the width of columns
Header/footer-displays guidelines that you can drag to change the widths of headers or footers
To move guidelines
1 Click View Guidelines.
2 Enable the Drag to move guidelines check box.
3 Point to a guideline in the document until the pointer changes to a double-sided arrow.
4 Drag the guideline.
Displaying Reveal Codes
Reveal Codes are inserted when you add text and formatting to a document. Reveal Codes are hidden by default; however, they can be displayed in a separate window below the active document.
You can hide or display Reveal Codes. You can also customize the display of Reveal Codes; for example, you can specify the font style and color, and several other formatting options. In addition, you can print Reveal Codes. For more information about printing Reveal Codes, see "To adjust the advanced print options."
To hide or display Reveal Codes
Click View Reveal Codes.
A check mark beside Reveal Codes indicates that Reveal Codes are displayed.
To customize the display of Reveal Codes
1 Click Tools Settings.
2 Click Display.
3 Click the Reveal Codes tab.
4 In the Format area, enable or disable any of the following check boxes:
Wrap lines at window-to continue codes on the next line
Show spaces as bullets-to display a bullet for each space character
Show codes in detail-to display formatting information with codes
Auto-display codes in Go to dialog-to display the Reveal Codes window when a code match is found in a specific section of the document
You can also
Change the font Click Font, and choose a font from the Face list box.
Change the font size Choose a font size from the Size list box.
Change the font color In the Color area, disable the Use system colors check box. Open the Text color flyout, and click a color.
Change the background color In the Color area, disable the Use system colors check box. Open the Background color flyout, and click a color.
Use Windows system colors In the Color area, enable the Use system colors check box.
Using the document map
The document map lets you use index, table of contents, or table of authorities reference markers to view and navigate long documents. The reference markers display in the document map window as hyperlinks corresponding to points in a document. For more information on reference markers, see "Working with reference tools."
You can display the document map in ordered list view or tree view. The ordered list view lists all the reference markers in the order in which they appear in the document. The tree view displays the reference markers in a hierarchical structure. For example, if a table of contents contains various levels, the first-level markers display in the list, and must open a marker to display the sub-level markers that it contains.
You can also refresh the document map to update any changes you have made to reference markers in a document.
To display the document map in ordered list view
1 Click View Document map.
2 Choose a marker type from the Reference marker list box.
Tip
You can navigate to a specific reference marker in a document by clicking a marker in the document map window.
To display the document map in tree view
1 Click View Document map.
2 Choose a marker type from the Reference marker list box.
3 Click Tree view.
Tip
You can disable structured view by clicking Tree view.
You can navigate to a specific reference marker in a document by clicking a marker in the document map window.
To refresh the document map
Click View Refresh.
Navigating documents
WordPerfect lets you navigate documents in several ways. You can move to a specific section of a document, or you can scroll through a document. You can also display a document from a list of open documents. You can browse a document by insertion points, or by using a navigation control.
Menus and dialog boxes can be accessed using shortcut keys. For more information about shortcut keys, see "Using WordPerfect shortcut keys."
To move to a specific section of a document
1 Click Edit Go to.
2 Choose an option from Go to what list box.
3 Choose any applicable options from the area to the left of the list box.
4 Click Go to.
Note
You can also access the Go to dialog box by pressing Ctrl + G.
To scroll through a document
1 On the toolbar, click the Autoscroll button.
The pointer changes to the Autoscroll arrow.
2 Move the Autoscroll arrow in the direction you want to scroll.
Note
The scrolling speed increases if you move the arrow further away from the Autoscroll tool.
Tip
You can disable Autoscroll by clicking anywhere in the document.
To display a document from a list of open documents
Click Window, and click the filename of the document that you want to display.
A check mark beside a document path and filename indicates the active document.
To browse through insertion points in a document
Click one of the following buttons:
Back
Forward
To browse a document using a navigation control
1 On the vertical scroll bar, click the Browse button, and click a navigation control.
2 Click one of the following buttons:
Previous-moves the cursor to the previous occurrence of the selected navigation control
Next-moves the cursor to the next occurrence of the selected navigation control
