Decreases the point size of the selected text by one.
Enter the minimum number of characters to be recognized as a normal line of text here. Shorter lines will be ignored by the Strip commands.
Increases the point size of the selected text by one.
To specify which character will replace each run of spaces, make a selection from this popup menu.
Displays a dialog box allowing you to choose any point size for the selected text.
Prints one copy of the active document without the Print dialog.
Displays a dialog box allowing you to adjust various block command features.
Special Menu
Contains commands to find, replace and modify the text in various ways.
To avoid using offscreen drawing routines, click here.
Displays a dialog allowing you to search for one text string and replace it with another.
Searches for the next instance of the text defined by the last "Find…" session. Hold down the option key to search backwards.
Searches for the next instance of the "Find…" text. Unavailable because there is no active search.
Replaces the text you just found (as specified in the "Find/Replace…" dialog box) and searches for the next match.
Replaces the found text and resumes searching for the next match. Unavailable because there is no active replacement session.
Inserts the selected text into the Find string of the Find/Replace dialog box. Hold down the option key to insert the selection into the Replacement string.
Inserts the selection into the Find dialog. Unavailable because no text is selected.
Changes the case of the selected text. Unavailable because no text is selected.
Converts the selected text into a block of indented text. This is useful for inserting a quotation from received e-mail into your reply. Set the line length and line header in the Block Options dialog.
Converts text into a block of indented text. Unavailable because no text is selected.
Removes all linefeed characters from the active document. LF's show up as empty boxes at the beginning of each line.
Converts all linefeeds in the document to carriage returns. This is useful when reading Unix text files.
Converts all carriage returns in the document to linefeeds. This is useful when creating Unix text files.
Displays a dialog box allowing you to modify various characters and line endings throughout the active document.
Selects and scrolls the desired line number into view.
Displays a character, word, line, sentence and paragraph count for this document.
Sound Menu
Contains commands used to produce speech and to record sounds.
To save this document as a stationery pad boiler plate, click here.
Starts reading of the active document. Each sentence is spoken aloud, starting with the first line.
Starts reading of the active document. Unavailable because Speech is off.
This will cause the Speech Manager to read the text aloud, starting at the current insertion point.
Starts reading the text at the insertion point. Unavailable because speech is off or text is already being read.
Reads the selected text aloud.
Reads the selected text. Unavailable because Speech is off or no text is selected.
Immediately cancels speech and sound playback.
Cancels speech and sound. Unavailable because no speech or sound is active.
Pauses/resumes the current reading session.
Pauses/resumes the current reading. Unavailable because there is no active document reading session.
Activates (deactivates) the Speech Manager. (Put Speech Manager in your Extensions folder.)
To save as a non-stationery (ordinary) document, click here.
Allows the speaking voice, pitch and rate to be modified.
Allows adjustment of speech characteristics. Unavailable because Speech is off.
Displays a dialog box allowing you to modify various characters and line endings in the selected text.
Style Menu
Contains commands to set text style, color and justification attributes.
Displays a dialog allowing text modification. Unavailable because no text is selected.
Removes all style attributes from the selected text.
Checked because the selected text is already plain (no style attributes).
Makes the selected text bold.
Removes the bold style from the selected text.
Rearranges all windows so they are neatly stacked on top of one another.
Neatly tiles all windows in a non-overlapping, checkerboard display.
