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Basic editing Deleting text Formatting Page layout Shortcuts Auto-numbering DOS commands Headers/footers Paragraph style Shorthand Box operations Dot lines Index/contents Printer setup Spell checker Change margins Enhancing text Margins/tabs Printing Status line Characters Entering text Marking text Problem solving Switching files Columns File conversion Measuring Recording keys Typewriter mode Control files File management Merging Repaging Windows Copy/move text Find/replace Misc.operations Ruler lines Support service Cursor moves Footnotes Page elements Shell to DOS Shareware B A S I C E D I T I N G Using help screens Use the four arrow keys, Home, End, and Tab key to select a topic. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to scroll a long help screen, like this one. Shifted PgUp and PgDn keys scroll a screenfull at once. File Operations 1. Create or load a file A>ED filename 2. Enter text type on keyboard 3. Save the text to disk Press F1 F3 4. Edit the text Bksp, Del, Ins 5. Print the file Press F1 then F7 6. Save the file, exit Press F1 then F2 Turn on REMINDER LINES with Shf F1 for description of Function Keys available from various menus. Three additional lines of information are available. Shf F1 a second time hides these lines again. To view reminder lines for the Shift, Alt, or Ctl Menus, Press Esc, then Press Shift, Alt, or Ctl, depending upon which menu you want to see. You may select another menu by pressing Shift, Alt, or Ctl again. When you are done, Press Esc again to return to editing status. Watch the top line, or STATUS LINE for information about your current editing status and modes. See the STATUS LINE topic in these help screens. D E L E T I N G T E X T Character or space under cursor Del to the left Bksp Word to the right Ctl Esc to the left Ctl Bksp Line entire line Shf Ctl Enter or Home, Ctl Enter to end of line Ctl Enter to line start Shf Ctl Bksp Block begin marking F4 or (for box) Ctl F7 delete F4 undo delete Ctl F4 Files delete a file Alt F1 F7 Overwrite mode type over text Scroll lock (push/over mode) F O R M A T T I N G F7 does a manual reformat of a paragraph or marked block. Toggle between modes with Shf F7. Status line shows mode: Wrap- Wordwrap and auto-reform off Wrap+ Wordwrap on, auto-reform off Para+ Automatic reformatting on N in Ruler line forces reformatting off, including F7 manual reformat key. A in Ruler line forces automatic reformatting on. Centering and Flush Right Shf F8 centers and Ctl F8 sets flush right a line or marked block of text to current Ruler spacing. For proportional fonts, use C or F in Ruler line instead of Shf F8 and Ctl F8. Controlling Reformatting To keep a paragraph from joining with the next one, end it with an Alt K, Keep Paragraph font character. To also justify the last line of a paragraph (normally not justified) end it with an Alt J, Justify font character. A #J or #K line in the print control file makes Alt J and Alt K printer fonts, instead of end paragraph fonts. To protect a section of text from reformatting place a .- Dot line at the start of the section and a .+ Dot line at the end. See CHANGING MARGINS, PAGE ELEMENTS, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLES, RULER LINES P A G E L A Y O U T Put these Dot lines in the text file to control printing of pages. The Page Layout Menu (Alt F6, F8) assists you in preparing dot lines. * means Dot line takes effect at top of page only. Number in parentheses is default value. .L:length* (11") Length of page .LB:length* (10") Length of text body .M:number ( 1 ) Multiple line spacing .N:number* ( 1 ) Number for this page .S:length (1/6) Line spacing .X:number ( 0 ) Extra left margin .XL:number* ( 0 ) Extra margin, left pages .XR:number* ( 0 ) Extra margin, right pages .XT:length* ( 0 ) Top margin .XB:length* ( 1") Bottom margin Sample letter: .LB:54 body of text 9 inches (54 sixth-inches) .M:2 double spaced .X:15 moves text right 15 spaces .XT:3 top margin, 3/6 or 1/2 inch .R:P changes to Pica font .F:$$$ print page number each page Text Text pushes these to next page: .H:Joe header, starting on page 2 See DOT LINES, MEASURING S H O R T C U T S Loading Options - from DOS or from editing with F1, F6: Bypass prompt asking about backup: no backup ED filename/e Bypass prompt asking about backup: create backup ED filename/s Bypass prompt for creating file: no backup if old ED filename/c Bring up directory before loading ED *.* (or use filename.* or *.ext instead of *.*) Edit the file in Read Only mode (for network) ED filename/r Jump to a line in the file, nn is the line number ED filename/nn Pause and display each edit control file read ED filename/w All / options may be used when switching files and in combination (eg. /e/w). File Switching, Prefixes, and Drive - from PC-Write Quick switch to another file F1, F6, filename, F10 Quick switch to prior/next file in a series F1, F6, F5/F7 (example: FILE1.TST, FILE2.TST, etc.) Switch to filename at the cursor F1, F6, F6 Printing Options - from DOS (or from editing with F1, F7) Print file (from editing with F1, F7) then exit ED filename/p Print every page of file, bypass prompts/menus ED filename/e/p Print first page of file, bypass prompts/menus ED filename/s/p Print a file to another file ED filename filename/p See BASIC EDITING, PRINTING, SWITCHING FILES A U T O - N U M B E R I N G Use automatic numbering for footnotes, lines, and outlines. You enter a Numbering Sequence that is translated into a sequential series of numbers when you repage. See REPAGING. See HEADERS/FOOTERS for page numbering. First create a unique numbering sequence. Each sequence element contains: 1. An Alt N font character () 2. A number or letter 3. A symbol (anything but a digit or letter, including a space) When you Repage, the numbers or letters become sequential. The symbol, which indicates the sequence, remains the same. Example ( is the Alt N font character) 1. Cats 3. Dogs 2. Mice After repage: 1. Cats 2. Dogs 3. Mice Multiple Levels. Create multiple sequences for outlines or section numbering. before an entry uses the number or letter shown as the series start. before an entry re-uses the last value. Example: 7. Chapter 1 (two sequences, ending with dot and a space) A. Cats (another sequence using capital letters ends with a dot) 8. Chapter 3 A. Dogs C. Mice When repaged is: 1. Chapter 1 A. Cats 2. Chapter 2 A. Dogs B. Mice Footnote Numbering Use Alt N to number footnote entries. Start each entry with Alt N and the number or letter and symbol for the series. Repage, and the numbers update to the current order of the footnotes in the document. In this example, the actual footnote number ends with "." and the footnote reference with "]": This is the reference [9] to cats. .DB 9. This is footnote text about cats. .DQ See DOT LINES, FOOTNOTES D O S C O M M A N D S Here are some DOS COMMANDS you may find useful. PC-Write has keystrokes for most of these file operations. "A>" is the DOS prompt. See FILE MANAGEMENT. COPY A>COPY fromfile tofile copies "fromfile" to "tofile" DEL A>DEL filename deletes the file "filename" DIR A>DIR B: lists files in drive B FORMAT A>FORMAT B: formats diskette in drive B RENAME A>RENAME oldname newname renames "oldname" to "newname" SORT A>SORT < infilename > outfilename sorts lines in "infilename" and puts them in "outfilename" TYPE A>TYPE filename displays contents of "filename" File Names DOS file names are 1 to 8 characters, plus an extension of 0 to 3 letters. The format is: filename.ext You can use the letters A-Z (upper and lower case are the same), numbers 0-9, and the symbols $ & # @ ! % ( ) { } - _ ~ in a filename. The filename can be preceded by a drive specification, and/or a pathname, for example: C:\PCW\filename.ext Think of the drive and path as part of the full filename. When no drive and/or path is specified DOS assumes the currently logged drive and subdirectory. H E A D E R S / F O O T E R S Header lines repeat at the top of each page; footer lines at the bottom. You can have up to 8 of each. Footnotes are not footers. See DOT LINES. Page Location Headers Footers All pages .H:text .F:text Left pages only .HL:text .FL:text Right pages only .HR:text .FR:text Header/footer width, right margin .HW:number .FW:number Extra header/footer left margin .XH:number .XF:number Page Numbers/Positioning Example Header Example Footer Page numbers .H:Page $$$ .F:Page $$$ Blank line .HL: .FR: Flush left .HR:Part 1... .FR:$$$... Flush right .HL:...$$$ .FL:...Chapter 2 Centered .H:...Heros... .F:...$$$... Other Options Example Header Example Footer No header/footer, this page only .HN .FN Page number to use next page .N:number .N:number Print system date .H:$$Mon Year$$ .F:$$D Mon Year$$ Print day of the week .H:$$Day$$ .F:$$Day$$ Print system time .H:$$H:MI$$ .F:$$Z:MI$$ (24hr) Print filename .H:$$filename$$ .F:$$filename.ext$$ P A R A G R A P H S T Y L E S L Left Margin: Normal - A normal paragraph is any line followed by lines that start at the current left margin setting. Wordwrap moves the cursor to L. Not a Paragraph - This looks like a paragraph, but is not. The second line starts a new paragraph, because it does not start at the L margin. Example: L---P---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+----R The P margin (not a left margin) sets the first line of a paragraph. It can be left or right of the left margin for all paragraph styles. The P is optional. You can space or tab to the first line indent. The Enter key goes to the P margin. K Left Margin Keep - Forces all text to the K left margin. To indent or hang indent the first line, use a P margin. Example: K---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R When reformatted, these lines will all line up with the K in the Ruler. I Left Margin For normal indented paragraphs with different left margins, such as quotes, use the I Ruler letter. Wordwrap goes to the indent of the line above. Example: I---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R Enter takes the cursor to the I. &&&&"Following lines will wrap at the indent above. " (& is a space you typed.) Hanging Indent - Several methods: 1. Shf Enter: use to align new lines under the indent of the line above. Good for lists. For example: L---+---T1---+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R Here's a list: <Enter> &&&1. Cats are cranky. <Shf Enter> 2. Cats drag in mice. <Shf Enter> 3. (& is a space you type) 2. P margin outdent: If many sections are to use exactly the same hanging outdent, a Ruler with a P to the left of L is useful. For example: P---+---L1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R Press enter and cursor goes to P, while wrapping will be to the L margin. 3. H left margin: For a quick hanging indent, or indenting to more than one left margin use the H Ruler letter. Wordwrap goes to the indent of the line above. For example: H---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R Enter takes the cursor to the H. &&&&&Wrap below this line uses the indent of the line above. (& is a space you typed) 4. Tag text - E and G left margins Use Ruler left margins E ("Even") and G ("Glue") for paragraphs that have "tag text" like a number, bullet, or name, hanging on the left. The E margin aligns the left edge of tags while the G aligns right edges of tags. Examples: P---+---E1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R Sam: "Look at our names!" Sally: "Yes, they are flush left." P---+G--T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-J 9. This text is justified. 10. The numbers print flush right. See CHANGING MARGINS, FORMATTING (for A, N, .+ and .-), MARGINS, RULER LINES S H O R T H A N D Shorthand mode lets you type an abbreviation for a word and have it replaced by the full word, using a list you supply. To Create a Shorthand File 1. Edit or create a file named WORDS.SHO. 2. Enter one line per abbreviation and replacement, using the format: abbreviation:replacement 3. Create the file in alphabetical order, or use the DOS SORT command after the file is created by issuing the following DOS commands: COPY WORDS.SHO WORDS.TMP SORT <WORDS.TMP >WORDS.SHO DEL WORDS.TMP To Turn on Shorthand Mode 1. Press Alt F2, then F5. 2. Press F9 for Shorthand mode. 3. Enter name of shorthand file, if not WORDS.SHO. 4. Edit text file as normal. When you type an abbreviation listed in the shorthand file it is replaced by its corresponding word. See SPELL CHECKER B O X O P E R A T I O N S To perform box operations on text: 1. Place the cursor at any corner of the box. 2. Press Ctl F7 (or Shf Ctl F6) to start Boxing mode. 3. To mark the box, move the cursor to diagonal opposite corner. 4. Some box operations first freeze the box size, creating BOXED mode. Notes: * Pressing Ctl F7 to mark a box forces Hide mode. You can go to Show mode with Alt Space, but Hide mode works better. * Box moves and copies overwrite existing text or spaces. If you're about to overwrite text, you get a warning. If you're moving or copying, first clear the target area. * Column Boxing mode pushes text down instead of overwriting. (See COLUMNS.) Operations you can do in Boxing Mode: Press To Do Ctl F7 Move the cursor to the upper left corner Ctl F5 Mark the entire file as a vertical slice F3, move cursor, F3 Set BOXED mode, Copy box F6, move cursor, F6 Set BOXED mode, Move box F4 Delete box Ctl F6 Copy a box to another file Shf Ctl F6 Append box to the Hold Area Ctl F4 Undelete a just-deleted box Shf Ctl End Move to upper left of moved or deleted box Ctl F3 Insert a file as a box Shf Ins or Shf Del Slide box text right or left Alt F10 then F9 Repeat replace within box Alt F6 then F5 Delete font characters within box Alt F6 then F6 Insert font characters around box Ctl F9 then F2 Frame box, double line Ctl F9 then F3 Frame box, single line Ctl F9 then F4 Unframe box (frame with blanks) If you have a Marked or Boxed area and you use an operation that applies to the whole file, not just the marked or boxed part, you get a warning. D O T L I N E S GUIDE LINES control formatting. Guide lines for editing are RULER LINES. Guide lines for printing are DOT LINES. All Guide lines begin with ALT G font character. Dot lines begin with an Alt G followed by a dot (period). Alt G characters are not normally visible, but guide lines are highlighted, and the word "Guide" appears in the status line when the cursor is on one. Several menus are available to help you enter Dot lines: Page Elements Menu Press Alt F6 then F7 Page Layout Menu Press Alt F6 then F8 Header/Footer Menu Press Alt F6 then F9 To delete Guide line, place the cursor at the start and press Ctl Enter. Guide lines and Dot lines do not print. To view your file with Guide lines and font characters hidden press Alt Space Bar. This "hides" these non- printing lines and characters. To "show" them, press Alt Space Bar again. Page breaks in Hide mode are displayed as a single dashed line for soft breaks, and a double dashed line for hard page breaks. Page layout Help topics: CHANGE MARGINS MARGINS/TABS ENHANCING TEXT PAGE ELEMENTS FOOTNOTES PAGE LAYOUT FORMATTING PARAGRAPH STYLES HEADERS/FOOTERS RULER LINES Put each Dot line on its own line, preceded by Alt G. * means line breaks a paragraph. Default settings: .S:6, .R:F, .XT:0, .XB:0, .L:66, .M:1 Operation Dot Line Comment line .. Control line in text file .C:text *Entire text lines, begin .EB *Entire text lines, end .EQ *Entire blank space .E:number *Entire text, keep next "n" lines together .EK:lines *Entire text, length of included .T file .EL:length Font, start Regular font .R:letter Font, quit Regular font .Q:letter Fonts, quit all fonts .QQ Footer line, all pages .F:text Footer line, right pages .FR:text Footer line, left pages .FL:text Footer lines, quit all .FQ Footer, skip one page .FN Footer, extra left margin .XF:number Footer, width for entry .FW:number *Footnote entry, begin .DB *Footnote forced to bottom .DD *Footnote entry, end .DQ *Footnote file .DF:filename *Footnote header (fence) .DH:text *Footnote spacing .DM:number Force text to left page .PL:text Force text to right page .PR:text Header line, all pages .H:text Header line, left pages .HL:text Header line, right pages .HR:text Header lines, quit all .HQ Header, skip one page .HN Header, extra left margin .XH:number Header, width of entry .HW:number *Include file at printing .T:filename *Include unprocessed file (eg. graphics file) .TI:file Include ASCII codes .TT:nnn,nnn,... *Included file, length .TL:length Index entry .I:text Index entry space .IX:number Index entry width .IW:number Index file name .IF:filename *Keyboard input .U *Keyboard input, prompt .U:prompt Length of page .L:length Length of text body .LB:length Line spacing, multiple .M:number Line spacing, per inch .S:length Line spacing, skip once .SS:length Extra margin, all pages .X:number Extra margin, left pages .XL:number Extra margin, right pages .XR:number Extra margin, bottom .XB:length Extra margin, top .XT:length Output file .O:filename Page breaks, auto- off .PQ Page breaks, auto- on .PB Page number, this page .N:number *Reformat protect begins .- *Reformat protection ends .+ Table of Contents entry .K:text Table of C. entry space .KX:number Table of Contents file .KF:filename Table of Contents width .KW:number I N D E X I N G / T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Enter references as Dot lines in your text file. The table of contents or index is created when you print. Each Dot line begins with an Alt G font character. Index Table of Contents Name of file to receive entries.. .IF:filename .KF:filename Text for entry................... .I:entry .K:entry Change width of entry............ .IW:number .KW:number Change leading space (indent).... .IX:entry .KX:entry Stop entries, include file here.. .IF: .KF: then........................... .T:filename .T:filename Index Mode To create index entries quickly you can search for words in an index word list file. To use Index mode: 1. Press Alt F2, then F5, then F8 to select Index mode. 2. Type in the name of your index list file, press Enter. 3. Press Grey+ or Grey- to search for a word in the list. 4. When a word is found it is highlighted and you may: 1. Press F9 to insert a .I Dot line with this word 2. Grey+ or Grey- to continue searching 3. Esc to return to editing. See DOT LINES. Use DOS SORT to sort index files (see SHORTHAND for example). P R I N T E R S E T U P For your printer to work correctly you must do the following. Double check these if you are having printer trouble, and see PROBLEM SOLVING. 1. Note printer brand, model, and mode. Check printer and printer manual. Compare dip switch settings with manual to determine the mode. Mode often governs character set and/or type styles available. When making changes, write down settings as they were when you started. 2. Run the Printer Picker. This creates a print control file for your printer, PR.DEF by default. It runs when you install PC-Write with WORKDISK. It can be run alone to change printers or modes. With the PC-Write Utility Diskette in drive A:> type: A> MENUPRT d:\subdir\filename <Enter> Use MENULAZ in place of MENUPRT for laser printers. Make choices as prompted. "d:\subdir\" is the drive and subdirectory where the working copy of PC-Write is located. If you have only one printer, use PR.DEF as the "filename". If you have more than one printer connected to your computer, run the Printer Picker once for each printer, giving a unique filename for each. To check your current print control file for brand and model, edit or type the file and look at the first line. 3. Know your printer port. PC-Write and DOS assume the printer is plugged into the LPT1 or PAR1 port (two names for the first parallel port). If it is on the second parallel port (LPT2 or PAR2) or a serial port (COM1, COM2, SER1, or SER2), you need to tell either PC-Write or DOS. Redirect printing with PC-Write by using the .O Dot line. Edit the print control file. Add the line: .O:SER1 (Dot lines start with Alt G) This directs all printing to the first serial port. Replace SER1 with SER2 or PAR2 depending on the port in use. The .O line may also be used in a text file to redirect single files. Redirect printing with DOS by adding the following line to the DOS file AUTOEXEC.BAT. Be sure to run AUTOEXEC.BAT before testing changes. MODE LPT1:=COM1 You can replace COM1 with COM2 or LPT2 (DOS doesn't use SERx or PARx). 4. If your computer sends text to your printer too fast the printer may hang during printing, or output may be jumbled. You can send the file to the printer with a delay by using one of these special PC-Write names: S<letter>D1 for a serial printer connected to COM1 S<letter>D2 for a serial printer connected to COM2 P<letter>D1 for a parallel printer connected to LPT1 P<letter>D2 for a parallel printer connected to LPT2 The <letter> is from A to Z, A the shortest and Z the longest delay. Each letter is twice the delay as the one before it. Experiment to find one that works for you. Put the name in your print control file: .O:SGD2 S P E L L C H E C K E R The master word list WORDS.MAS comes on the PC-Write reference diskette. Copy it to your working disk (or another disk if it doesn't fit). You can create a custom user word list called WORDS.USE. You can merge the words in WORDS.USE to WORDS.MAS with the program WORDS.EXE. To do this, have WORDS.MAS, WORDS.USE, and WORDS.EXE on the default disk or directory. Type: WORDS <enter> and follow the instructions. Check spelling check last word typed Alt F2, F2 check as you type Alt F2, F7 Scan for word not in lists scan to next word Alt F2, Grey+ scan to prior word Alt F2, Grey- Guess at correction for misspelled word Alt F2, F3 User list load user word list Alt F2, F5, F10 add word to user list Alt F2, F4 save user list file Alt F2, F6 See INDEX, SHORTHAND C H A N G E M A R G I N S Top Margin Change the top margin with a .XT:length Dot line in the text file. The new margin is counted when you repage a document with Alt F7, and will skip that length from the top of the page when you print. If you have a dot matrix printer, you may want to just position the printhead. Bottom Margin Change the bottom margin with a .XB:length Dot line in the text file. A change in .XB is reflected when you repage, and printing stops the specified length from the bottom of the page. Left Margin The simplest way to change the left margin is using .X:nn Dot line. .X lets you specify how many extra spaces of left margin to print. The left margin does not appear changed on screen, but when you print the document the text will be printed at the new margin. Sliding Text Left or Right Another way to change the left margin: 1. Mark text with F3 or F6, or file with Ctl F5 2. For slide right press Shf Ins, for slide left press Shf Del 3. At prompt enter number of spaces to slide. Ruler Left Margin 1. Press F2 to edit Ruler line Change old "L" to "M", add new "L". Change old "P" to "Q", add new "P". 2. Mark text with F3 or F6, or file with Ctl F5 2. Reformat with F7. You can keep blocks of text or lines (addresses) from being reformatted with Guide lines .- before and .+ after text. See FORMATTING to center and flush right. Right Margin Ruler Change and Reformat 1. Press F2 to edit Ruler line 2. Move cursor to location of new right margin, enter right margin letter. 2. Reformat, as with Left Margin. See DOT LINES, FORMATTING, MARKING TEXT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, RULER LINES E N H A N C I N G T E X T Turn on fonts and/or enhancements in one of three ways. Current font is shown on the Status Line when editing. See STATUS LINE. 1. For a piece of text on a line, press Alt plus one of the letters listed below before and after the text, or mark the text and select from the Font Menu Alt F6, F6. Repeat for each line. Font characters do not print. To view text on screen without Font characters press Alt Space Bar. To see them again press Alt Space Bar again. 2. For longer blocks of text use .R:letter to start font or enhancement. Use .Q:letter to stop a font or enhancement. See DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT. 3. You may set the font or enhancement in the Ruler separately for each column by typing #letter into the Ruler line. See COLUMNS, RULER LINES. Many fonts, when selected with a .R:letter command, change Ruler spacing. For example, Elite and Quality set Ruler spacing to 12 characters per inch (cpi), Double wide to 5 cpi, Compressed to 15 cpi. Pica, Fast, and Variable set it to 10 cpi. Using Alt-letters does not affect Ruler spacing. ──────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────┬─────────────────────── FONTS │SPECIAL FONTS │ENHANCEMENTS Alt C Compressed │ Alt B Boldface │ Alt H Superscript Alt D Double wide │ Alt I Italics │ Alt L Subscript Alt E Elite 12 cpi, fast │ Alt M Marine blue │ Alt O Overstrike Alt F Fast, pica (default) │ Alt R Red │ Alt S Second strike Alt P Pica 10 cpi, quality │ Alt Y Yellow │ Alt U Underline Alt Q Quality mode, elite │ Alt V Variable │ Alt W Double under M A R G I N S / T A B S Press F2 to bring up Ruler line and type letter for setting. To keep with the file, embed Ruler line with F2, F4. Then F2, make changes, F2. See RULER LINES. ┌──────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐ │Left Margins │Between Margins │Right Margins │ │ E Even; flush-left tag text │ A Auto-reformat always ON │ C Center text │ │ G Glue; flush-right tag text│ B Bell ring │ F Flush right │ │ H Autoindent, hanging para. │ D Decimal tab │ J Justify right │ │ I Autoindent, normal para. │ N Auto-reform. always OFF │ R Ragged right │ │ K Keep; forces all margins │ P Paragraph margin │ S Spring │ │ L Left margin │ Q Old paragraph margin ├──────────────────┤ │ M Old left margin │ T Tab stop │ V Column bound │ ├──────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┤ │ Temporary Margins CTL [ Left CTL \ Paragraph CTL ] Right │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ P R I N T I N G To Print While Editing 1. Press F1 then F7. 2. Change the filename, if you like. 3. Enter any options after the filename: Multiple copies filename/m Return to DOS when done filename/p Show control files filename/w Select control file filename//ctlname 4. Select the method: Full options first Enter Print first page Press F9 Print Continuously Press F10 Full Print Menu: Help F1 Exit to DOS F2 Go back to PC-Write editor F3 Go to DOS shell F4 Force end of current file F5 Enter text or dot line F6 Repeat a page F7 Skip pages, or to a page F8 Print one page (current page) F9 Print continuously F10 To Print from DOS Enter DOS command: A:>ED filename/p Other options like /m can be used Dot Lines to Change Files output file .O:filename input file .T:filename input (graphics) .TI:filename length of input file .TL:length length; on one page .EL:length To Enter Text Lines While Printing dot line in file .U dot line, with prompt .U:prompt from DOS ED /p from a file F1, F7, Ctl Enter, Enter When you print the prompt "" appears. * Enter text or Dot lines. * Press Esc when done S T A T U S L I N E Format of the Status Line: Esc:Menu Key-Status Ed-Status Sp-Status Font-Status n% n/n,n Edit/Read filename Esc:Menu Reminds you to press the Esc key to bring up the Main Menu Key-Status Current keyboard status Over Overwrite mode Push Pushright mode Ocol Overwrite in Column mode Pcol Pushright in Column mode OVER/PUSH Caps Lock mode OveR/PusH Num Lock mode Shf Next key will be Shifted Ctl Next key will be Ctl'd Alt Next key will be Alt'd Fn Next key will be Fn'd Ed-Status Current edit status Wrap- Wordwrap and auto reform off Wrap+ Wordwrap on, auto reform off Para+ Wordwrap and auto reform on ParA+ Auto reform on by A in Ruler ParN- Wrap/reform off by N in Ruler Par.- Wrap/reform off by .- line ParU- Wrap/reform off by %U line Merging Merge mode, press Shf F3 for menu Marking Marking mode MARKED Marked mode Boxing Boxing mode BOXED Boxed mode CBoxing Column Boxing mode CBOXED Column Boxed mode IMPORT F3, F6 insert block from last file DECIMAL Decimal tab entry mode ACCENT Next key is part of Accent pair RECORD Recording keystrokes Guide Cursor is on a Guide Line <user> Next key is user-defined [,],\,√ Temporary margins in effect Sp-Status Status of the spelling checker Se- Normal edit search on, auto spell off Se+ Normal edit search on, auto spell on Sp- Spell search on, auto spell off Sp+ Spell search on, auto spell on Si- Index word search on, auto spell off sp- Lower case "s" means shorthand mode on Font-Status Current width font or font character R:<letter> Current width font set with .R <char>a<letter>Cursor is on a font character <char>:<letter>Cursor is in a width font area #:<letter> Width font set with #font-letter n% Percentage of memory still free for editing n/n,n Line on page/total page lines, page number Repage for correct page numbers Edit/Read File save status Edit File in memory needs to be saved Read File in memory same as on disk EDIT/READ Read-only mode edit/read File is locked on network filename Name of the file you are editing Example: Esc:Menu Push Wrap+Se- R:F 99% 1/1, 1 Read "filename" C H A R A C T E R S Box drawing Characters: (See BOX OPERATIONS for Framing feature.) ═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗ ╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗ ╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══ Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║ ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P ║║ Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║ ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P ┌ ║ ┬ ║ ┐ ║ │ ║ ║ ╓ ║ ╥ ║ ╖ ║ ▓ ║║ ╔ ║ ╦ ║ ╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╒ ║ ╤ ║ ╕ ║ █ ═══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦═══╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╝╚╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦═══╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══ A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║ ║ A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║ ├ ║ ┼ ║ ┤ ║«─ ║ ─»║ ╟ ║ ╫ ║ ╢ ║ ░ ║ ║ ╠ ║ ╬ ║ ╣ ║«═ ║ ═»║ ╞ ║ ╪ ║ ╡ ║ ▒ ║ ══╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝ ╚═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝ ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║ ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║ ║ └ ║ ┴ ║ ┘ ║ │ ║ ╙ ║ ╨ ║ ╜ ║ ║ ╚ ║ ╩ ║ ╝ ║ ║ ║ ╘ ║ ╧ ║ ╛ ║ ╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝ ╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝ SHF-ALT BOX SET SHF-CTL BOX SET Math Characters: Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key. 1 Accent ` ░ │ a Accent / α │ d Accent / δ │ ) Accent ` ⌡ 2 Accent ` ▒ │ b Accent / ß │ f Accent / φ │ 1 Accent 2 ½ 3 Accent ` ▓ │ g Accent / Γ │ e Accent / ε │ 1 Accent 4 ¼ 4 Accent ` █ │ p Accent / π │ ! Accent ` ⁿ │ : Accent ` ÷ 5 Accent ` ▄ │ S Accent / Σ │ # Accent ` ■ │ / Accent ` √ 6 Accent ` ▌ │ s Accent / σ │ $ Accent ` ∞ │ + Accent ` ± 7 Accent ` ▐ │ m Accent / µ │ % Accent ` ° │ . Accent ` ∙ 8 Accent ` ▀ │ t Accent / τ │ ^ Accent ` ∩ │ = Accent ` ≡ │ F Accent / Φ │ & Accent ` · │ ~ Accent ` ≈ [ Accent ` ⌐ │ h Accent / Θ │ * Accent ` ² │ > Accent ` ≥ ] Accent ` ¬ │ M Accent / Ω │ ( Accent ` ⌠ │ < Accent ` ≤ Foreign Characters: Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key a Accent " ä │ a Accent ` à │ a Accent ^ â │ o Accent a å A Accent " Ä │ e Accent ` è │ e Accent ^ ê │ A Accent o Å e Accent " ë │ i Accent ` ì │ i Accent ^ î │ i Accent " ï │ o Accent ` ò │ o Accent ^ ô │ a Accent _ ª o Accent " ö │ u Accent ` ù │ u Accent ^ û │ o Accent _ º O Accent " Ö │ │ │ u Accent " ü │ a Accent ' á │ c Accent , ç │ c Accent / ¢ U Accent " Ü │ E Accent ' É │ C Accent , Ç │ - Accent L £ y Accent " ÿ │ e Accent ' é │ n Accent ~ ñ │ = Accent Y ¥ │ i Accent ' í │ N Accent ~ Ñ │ t Accent P ₧ a Accent e æ │ o Accent ' ó │ ? Accent ? ¿ │ - Accent f ƒ A Accent E Æ │ u Accent ' ú │ ! Accent ! ¡ │ E N T E R I N G T E X T See COPY/MOVE TEXT, CURSOR MOVES, DELETING TEXT ┌──────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────┐ │ Text │ Press │Top Line reads│ │ To enter letters and numbers.....│ letter or number keys │ (normal) │ │ To enter special characters......│ key, Accent key (~), key │ ACCENT │ │ To enter characters by code......│ Alt plus keypad number keys│ (normal) │ │ Modes │ │ │ │ To push existing text right..... │ Scroll Lock (Push/Over) │ Push │ │ To overwrite existing text.......│ Scroll Lock (Push/Over) │ Over │ │ To type all capital letters......│ Caps Lock (on/off) │ PUSH/OVER │ └──────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────┘ Spaces Normal space Space bar To right of cursor Ins Repeat (for column) Shf Ins To next Tab stop Ctl I Hard-Space Ctl Space (keeps words together) Soft-Space Shf Ctl Space (used in formatting) Hyphens Normal hyphen Hyphen (- key) Hard-Hyphen Ctl Hyphen (keeps words together) Soft-Hyphen Shf Ctl Hyphen (conditional at end of line) Line Boundary Normal Enter Beneath indent Shf Enter Beneath cursor Ctl N Special Inserts Find text at cursor Alt F4 then F2 System date at cursor Alt F4 then F5 Transpose/Case Transpose left Shf Bksp Transpose right Shf Esc Upper/lower case F8 To upper case Alt F8 M A R K I N G T E X T Block ┌──────┬────────────┬──────┬─────────┬─────────┐ │ Copy │Copy to file│ Move │ Delete │ Box │ 1. Begin marking with any of...│ F3 │ Ctl F6 │ F6 │ F4 │ Ctl F7 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2. End marking with any of.....│ F3 │ Ctl F6 │ F6 │ F4 │ Ctl F7 │ │ │ │ │(delete) │ │ 3. Move cursor to new position.│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 4. Insert marked with..........│ F3 │ filename │ F6 │ Ctl F4 │ F3 or F6│ │ │ │ │(un-del) │ │ 5. Un-mark text with ..........│ F5 │ F5 │ F5 │ F5 │ F5 │ Options └──────┴────────────┴──────┴─────────┴─────────┘ Mark ENTIRE file Ctl F5 See BOX OPERATIONS, COLUMNS, COPY/MOVE TEXT, Un-delete last deletion Ctl F4 DELETE TEXT, FILE MANAGEMENT. P R O B L E M S O L V I N G The following are the most common problems encountered, and the usual solutions. Editing 1. Make sure the PC-Write program is all in one subdirectory or floppy disk, and it is the default drive and 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 are 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. 3. If you suspect damage to a PC-Write file, recopy the file from the original diskettes, or make a new work diskette using WORKDISK 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 will not run from your original diskettes, you may need a new set. 4. If changes to the edit control file ED.DEF do not appear to take effect, check for other ED.DEF files on the PATH and for ED.ext where .ext matches the extension of the file you are editing. Use the /w switch to check which control files have been read. Check the print control file (PR.DEF) for a line that may override one in ED.DEF. Return to DOS and reload the editor after changes to ED.DEF. See CONTROL FILES. Use the DOS command SET <enter> to look for a SET ED= command. SET ED= is read, not ED.DEF. Printing (See PRINTER SETUP) Printers have more problems than any other part of a computer system. If your printer is not working with PC-Write, DON'T PANIC. If the printer is not working or PC-Write tells you it cannot print, check: 1. Printer power is on. Turn the printer off and on to reset it. 2. Printer is activated, the "online" or "selected" light is on. 3. Printer has paper. 4. All plugs and cables are secure and fully plugged in. 5. All switches on your printer are set according to specifications. (Look in your printer manual.) 6. Printer is plugged into the correct port of your computer. (Parallel and serial ports often look the same. Many computers have both.) 7. If your printer is a serial printer, the output is redirected to a serial port with the DOS MODE command. If your serial printer uses XON/XOFF protocol (not PC-Write's normal) print to the special file SER1 or SER2. 8. The PrtScreen Key (Shf Grey*) will work if your printer is hooked up correctly. 9. Program file ED.EXE is on your working diskette or directory. Check the PRINTER APPENDIX of the PC-Write User's Guide for a detailed list of printers, known problems, and solutions for your specific printer. If it is printing, but the results are incorrect, check that: 1. You have the right print control file installed as PR.DEF. The first line of the print control file lists brand and model. 2. If your printer has more than one emulation mode, the print control file matches the current emulation mode. 3. The type style or characters you want are in the character set(s) shown in your printer manual, in the current mode. 4. If you are printing one page at a time with cut sheet paper, you may need to disable your printer's "out of paper" switch. 5. Make sure that the top of the page is just at the printhead, so that if the printer were to print immediately, it would print in the first sixth of an inch of the paper. If all else fails: Print your file to another file, instead of to the printer, using F1, F7, Enter, F9, filename, Enter. This file has everything normally sent to the printer including escape sequences and printer codes. Edit this processed file with PC-Write. You may see many strange looking symbols, but you should also see your text. You may be able to print the processed file successfully using the DOS PRINT command. S W I T C H I N G F I L E S To switch from one file to another: 1. Press F1 then F6. 2. Type the filename you want to load. Press Enter. To load a file from a drive or directory that is not the default, be sure to type the drive and/or directory. 3. The file currently being edited is saved. The new file is loaded. You are prompted for a backup. Press Esc for no backup, or F9 if you want a backup copy. The new file appears on screen. File and drive switching options after F1, F6: Change prefix for files..........................F2 Change default drive for files...................F3 Change default directory for files...............F4 Quick switch to another file earlier/later in a series (eg. FILE1.T, FILE2.T, FILE3.T, etc.)....F5/F7 Display directory, select file to edit...........F8 Switch to filename at the cursor.................F6 Switch to file, with backup......................F9 Switch to file, no for backup....................F10 Switch to file, prompt for backup................Enter Import text from one file to another by marking text, switching files, and then inserting the text with F3, F6, or Ctl F4. See COPY/MOVE TEXT, SHORTCUTS, WINDOWS C O L U M N S Creating Columns 1. Press F2 to bring up the Ruler line. 2. Place the cursor at the left margin of the 1st column. Type a left margin letter, like "L". 3. Move the cursor to the right margin of the 1st column. Type a right margin letter, like "J" or "R". 4. Move the cursor to where you want the column division and type "V". Space between R and V does not print. Put the V at least 4 spaces after the R. For a proportional font, place the V at twice the R spacing. 5. For each additional column, type another set of left, right, and "V" margin letters in the Ruler line. To do columns easily, give each column the same margins. Embed the Ruler line by pressing F4. Column Ruler example: ---L----------------R---V--L----------------R---V--L----------------R---V Breaking Columns Columns break at: Column-Break line (Alt F6 then F10 then F8) Ruler line with different V margins Ruler line with "(" or ")" Columns Don't Break at: Ruler line with same V margins Hard Page Break Soft Page Break Moving Around Columns The cursor keys stay within their columns, except: Shf Home At start of column, moves to left margin of prior column Shf End At end of column, moves to the end of the next column Shf Up/Dn Arrow Jump to top/bottom of column, stopping at Ruler lines or any Dot line that breaks the column Lt/Rt Arrow Ignore column boundaries Shf Lt/Rt Arrow Stop at column boundaries as well as edges of the screen Ctl/Shf Ctl Tab Scroll horizontally by columns (extended keyboards only) Inserting and Deleting Lines in a Column Enter Inserts a blank line in a column Shf Enter Inserts a line across all columns Ctl Enter Deletes from cursor to the end of column Del At end of line in column, join with next line Shf Ctl Bksp Deletes from the cursor to the start of the current column Shf Ctl Enter Deletes a whole line across all columns Ctl F4 Undeletes text deleted with Ctl Enter or Shf Ctl Enter Setting the Font for a Column To set a font for a column, type #font letter on the Ruler between "L" and "V". --L-------#f---------R----V--L-------#p---------R----V Reformatting a Paragraph in a Column Press Shf F7 to set Para+ mode for automatic reformatting. Press F7 to manually reformat a paragraph in a column. Press Ctl F5 then F7 to reformat all the columns in a file. Boxing Text in Column Mode 1. Press Ctl F7 at one corner of the box. 2. Press F9 to turn on Column Boxing mode. The whole line in the column is highlighted. In Column Box mode, box operations push down or pull up text in the column as necessary. This is handy for page layout. 3. Now you can: Select lines in the column Move the cursor up or down. Copy or move boxed text Press F3 or F6 or Ctl F7, move to the new spot, then press F3 to copy or F6 to move. Insert file or Hold Area Press Ctl F3 to insert a file as a boxed column, or Ctl F4 to insert the Hold Area. Delete boxed text Press F4. Copy box to another file Press Ctl F6. F I L E C O N V E R S I O N Convert Old Dot Commands Adds Alt G to Guide lines; also converts page breaks Alt F5, F3 Convert Page Breaks Old style to current Alt F5, F7, F7 New style to old style Alt F5, F7, F8 Remove Page Breaks Both hard and soft Alt F5, F7, F9 Soft breaks only Alt F5, F7, F10 Convert Tabs and Spaces Tabs to spaces Alt F5, F4, F9 Spaces to tabs Alt F5, F4, F10 Fix Line Boundary Errors Add carriage return to line feed Alt F5, F6, F9 Convert WordStar Files Clear high-order bits Alt F5, F2, F9 Remove Non-ASCII Alt F4, F6, F10 Remove Extra Spaces Cursor to next paragraph Alt F5, F5, F9 See MISC.OPERATIONS M E A S U R I N G A number of PC-Write commands can be set with spacing measurements. Here are the units of measurement, the defaults, and what they mean with the commands. See RULER LINES about Ruler spacing. .L .LB .XT .XB .EL .TL .S .SS $S @Ruler @Font Units Commands Units Commands i inches i per inch c centimeters c per centimeter p points p points u units u units s sixth inches s sixth inches m multiple of line spacing m (not available) default sixth inches default per inch maximum 172.6 inches maximum .67 inches decimal permitted decimal not permitted R E C O R D I N G K E Y S Repeat Last Keystroke Alt F4, F7 Recording Keystrokes 1. Start recording. Alt F3, F4 or Ctl @ 2. Press keys to record. 3. Stop recording. Alt F3, F4 or Ctl @ 4. Stop w/continuous play Alt F3, F3 or Grey* Playback a Sequence Alt F3, F3 or Grey* Options Assign recording to key Alt F3, F2 Save assignment in ED.DEF Alt F3, F5, F10 Unassign a key Alt F3, F7 Record on/off Ctl @ Playback sequence Grey* Numbers mode Alt F3, F6 or Ctl ^ Notes * Read in modified editing file ED.DEF before playback with F2, F6 * Assigned key is followed by ":" for instance: 104:93,435,105 See CONTROL FILES T Y P E W R I T E R M O D E With Typewriter mode you can move the printhead on your printer, then print marked lines, or lines you enter at a prompt. This allows easy addressing of an envelope, or quick printing of just a few lines. To enter Typewriter mode Press Shf F4. You can then: Tab space right F8 Print typed lines F9 Print marked or line F10 Printing always starts at the cursor column. C O N T R O L F I L E S Edit control files and Print control files may be customized to meet your specific application, or to fix some keyboard problems. See RECORDING KEYS. You may specify a control file to use, or control information in a .C Dot line. See DOT LINES. Useful Edit Control File Customizations Place one to a line. Save changes (F1, F3) then reload the edit control file with F2, F6 to implement changes. 429:"/e" Default filename suffix, no backup on file switch 400:725 Turn on automatic spell checking on loading a file 270:420 Redefine Tab Key to insert spaces. Pushes text in push mode, overwrites in overwrite mode. M:399 Redefine Ctl M to be Alt Space Bar (Hide/Show toggle) S:"T. Catz" Define Ctl S to enter name Switches %C Turn on Color for color monitors %G Help file never loads %I Save every 2000 inserts %R Save every 10 minutes %M Menu descriptions on as default %O Keyboard compatibility switch %P Punctuation separates words %Q Assume one space after sentence %U Blocks all paragraph reformat Settings &B:7 Visual beep and bell, 0=no bell, 1=visual, 7=both &C:5 Cursor thickness, 1=thinnest, 5=thickest &I:n Changes number inserts for %I, reminder if no %I &K:20 Keyboard repeat rate (0 to 31) and delay (32, 64, 96) &L:7 End line display character, decimal code &M:2 Multi-row screen display, 1=single, 2=double &R:n Changes number of minutes for %R; reminder if no %R Useful Print Control File Customization Switches $A Printer already prints accented characters $G Use whole space justification as well as $H $H0 Don't use microspace justification $I End of page sequence (code 12) opposite of $Q $Q Suppress end of page sequence, advance line by line $nnn=nnn Decimal code of character in file now prints with new code number # Font Lines # lines in both edit and print control files define fonts. In the print control file, the line has control code sequences for the font. In the Edit control file, the lines change screen display attributes. F I L E M A N A G E M E N T These commands help you with file housekeeping. Organize Add prefix to file names Alt F1, F2 Display directory Alt F1, F8 Display extended directory, add your notes about files Ctl F1 Rename File in memory F1, F5 File on disk Alt F1, F5 Change Drive/Path Default disk drive Alt F1, F3 Current pathname Alt F1, F4 Copy File in memory to disk file Alt F1, F6 Delete disk file Alt F1, F7 See SWITCHING FILES M E R G I N G Merge Overview 1. Create the Input file. 2. Create the Template file, with the Input template and Output template. 3. Press Shf F3 in the Template file. 4. Press F9 and type Input file name. Press F10 and type Output file name. Type PRN to send directly to printer. 5. Merge one at a time or automatically. Merge One Record at a Time 1. Press Shf F3 then F7 to merge one record. 2. Press F5 to edit record if desired, then Shf F3 again. 3. Press F8 to send to Output file. 4. Repeat above steps for all records. To skip a record, do not press F8. Merge All Records Automatically 1. Press Shf F3, F10. F6 stops merge. Note: After merging, you can edit Output file, then print it. The Input File contains the information (records) to be merged with your letter, form, or labels. Create an Input file with PC-Write or export one from a data base program. PC-Write accepts 3 Input file formats: Separate line Each field on a separate line Comma-separated Each record on a line, each field separated by a comma Fixed-length Every field contains a fixed number of characters When creating an Input file: * A field can be empty. In separate line format, leave empty line. In comma-separated format, leave extra comma. In fixed-length format, leave blanks. * Every record must have same number of fields. * The Input file can have any number of records. * Maximum Input field length is 255 characters. The Template File consists of 3 parts: Input template: describes the Input file format. List every field name (letters only) in the record, each one on a separate line in one of the formats: Type of field Format Example Separate line field {fieldname} {name} Comma-separated field {fieldname,} {city,} Fixed length field {fieldname:length} {code:10} Template divider: is {} between the Output and Input templates. Output template: contains the text to be duplicated and the field variables that specify where to place the text from the Input file. A field variable is a field name from the Input template surrounded by curly braces, like {name}. Field variables should not contain commas or field lengths. Input template options Format Example To keep leading blanks # before field name {#city,} To keep trailing blanks # after field name {name#,} To assign default text for empty field = after last brace {num}= unknown For prompt at empty field ? after last brace {name}?Enter name Output template options Format Example To align field variable text left < before field variable {<name} To align field variable text right > before field variable {>city} To reformat during the merge + after field variable {address+} To delete a line if field is empty - after field variable {address2-} To delete a line if field is empty, / after field variable {address3/} adding a blank line to end of Output Example Input file (comma-separated) John Smith,"Accounts Receivable, Portland",235008 Susan Ho,"Marketing, Main Office",289445 Example Template File {name,} {dept,} {personnel,} {} To: {name} Dept: {dept} The Personnel Dept. has assigned a new personnel number. Please use this number on all memos. Your number is {personnel}. Here is an Output document produced by merging the example Input file above with the example Template file. To: John Smith Dept: Accounts Receivable, Portland The Personnel Dept. has assigned a new personnel number. Please use this number on all memos. Your number is 235008. R E P A G I N G Repaging inserts soft page break characters in a file so you can see where page breaks occur, based on the page length (.L). In Hide mode (Alt Space Bar) soft page breaks display as a single dashed line, while hard breaks are a double line. The Page Breaks Menu (Alt F7) helps you locate, move, and convert page breaks. To repage an entire document, press Alt F7, F5, F5. After a repage, adjust the position of the page breaks in the following ways: * Move existing breaks with Alt F7, Ctl PgUp/Dn. * Enter Hard page break (Hard-Breaks) to force page breaks with: Alt T or Alt F6, F10, F9. * Enter Soft page breaks with Shf Alt T (but Repage will move them). * Add or delete blank lines, and repage again. * Change the page length (default is 11 inches) with a .L or .LB Dot line, and repage again. Repage and Pagebreak Options Set next page break, move to break Alt F7, F7 Adjust blank lines to fill page Alt F7, F6 Hard/Soft break toggle Alt F7, F8 Jump to page break last/next Alt F7, Shf Pgup/Pgdn Move page break up/dn page Alt F7, Ctl Pgup/Pgdn Repage file or marked block Alt F7, F5, F5 Renumber only without repage Alt F7, F5, F6 Repage and reformat file or marked Alt F7, F5, F7 See CURSOR MOVES, DOS COMMANDS, DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT, PRINTING, REPAGING W I N D O W S Windows are created by splitting the screen in two with the Ruler Line. You can display two portions of the same file or two different files, and mark and move blocks between them. To Create Windows 1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen. Press F2. 2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to a window. All cursor and editing keys stay in that window. You have two "windows" into the same file. 3. To edit a second file in a window, press F1 then F6 to switch files. To Move Between Windows 1. Press F2 to jump to Ruler line. 2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to the other window. To Close Windows 1. Place cursor in the window you want to keep. 2. Press F2 then F2. The cursor jumps to the Ruler and the Ruler is removed. To Move Text Between Windows - two windows into one file 1. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F7 at the beginning and end of the block. 2. Move between windows as described above (F2 then Up or Down Arrow). 3. Position cursor and press F3 to copy or F6 to move. To Move Text Between Windows - two different files 1. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F7 at the beginning and end of the block, as above. 2. Move between windows as described above (F2 then Up or Down Arrow). 3. Marked text is in the hold area. The status line says IMPORT. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F4 to insert the marked text into the file. When you move back into the first window, the old text is not marked. C O P Y / M O V E T E X T Moving Within a File 1. Start marking text with F6. 2. Move cursor, end marking with F6. 3. Move cursor to new location. 4. Press F6 to move marked text. 5. Press F5 to remove highlighting. Copying Within a File 1. Start marking text with F3 (or F6). 2. Move cursor, end marking with F3. 3. Move cursor to new location. 4. Press F3 to copy marked text. 5. Press F5 to remove highlighting. Copying To a File - stay in this file, append to or replace named file 1. Start marking text with Ctl F6 (or F6). 2. End marking with Ctl F6. 3. Type in file name, press Enter. Copying To a File - select block, switch to other file, insert at cursor 1. Start marking with F3 or F6. 2. Move cursor, end with F3 or F6 3. Press F1, then F6 to switch files. 4. Type filename, then press enter. 5. Press Esc or F9 for backup option. 6. The status line says IMPORT. 7. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F4 to insert. 8. Press F5 to remove highlighting. Insert a File 1. Locate cursor at insert point. 2. Press Ctl F3. 3. Type file name, press Enter. Moving Characters Transpose character left/right with Shf Bksp/Shf Esc. Slide Text Right/Left (Slide boxes by marking with Ctl F7 first) 1. Mark text with F3 or F6. 2. Position cursor at insert/delete point. 3. Press Shf Ins or Shf Del. 4. Type number of spaces to move right (Ins) or left (Del). 5. Press Enter. See BOX OPERATIONS, STATUS LINE, WINDOWS F I N D / R E P L A C E Set Find and Replace Text 1. Press F9. 2. Insert chars/text to find. 3. Press F10. 4. Insert chars/text to replace. Search for Find Text Forward once Grey+ or F12 Backward once Grey- or F11 For next non-ASCII Alt F4 F6 Replace Text Replace once F10 Swap find and replace Ctl F10 Repeat replace Alt F10, F9 Un-replace Alt F10, F10 Find/Replace Wild Cards Current Find text F2 Marked text F3 "Unwild" Alt A, D, J, M, X, Z F4 Letter or number F5 Symbol or blank F6 Any character F7 Line boundary F8 M I S C . O P E R A T I O N S Insert Current Find Text Insert in file Alt F4, F2 Word Count Number of bytes, characters, letters, words in file Alt F4, F3 Mark a Pair of Symbols Mark (), {}, [], <>, xx Alt F4, F4 Find Non-ASCII Characters Includes font characters Alt F4, F6 Repeat Last Keystroke Any text or command Alt F4, F7 R U L E R L I N E S A Ruler Line is a guideline that sets paragraph margins and indents, tabs, and column boundaries. It can also set a bell, reformatting on or off, decimal tabs, ruler spacing, and column font. A Ruler Line starts with an invisible Alt-G, and contains capital letters used by PC-Write, and lower case letters, dashes and so on for your own reference. For Ruler letters and options: ENHANCING TEXT, MARGINS, MEASURING, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLES, REFORMATTING A default Ruler is in the edit control file (ED.DEF). You can also EMBED a Ruler in a text file, or in your own edit control files. The current Ruler is the most recent embedded Ruler, or (if none) the most recently read control file. Display the current Ruler line and the Window/Ruler Menu with F2. The Default Ruler Line is the last Ruler line in the edit control file. The Current Ruler Line is the most recent Ruler, embedded or in a control file. Ruler Line Options: F2 Display/remove current Ruler line. F2, F4 Embed current Ruler into text; saved with file, doesn't print. F2, F6 Read a Ruler from a control file. F2, Grey+ Make the next Ruler line in the text the current Ruler. F2, Grey- Make the prior Ruler line in the text the current Ruler. You can edit an embedded Ruler as text, or press F2 at or below it to edit in Ruler mode. To embed a modified version of a Ruler: 1. Press F2. 2. Find the Ruler you want with Grey-. 3. Press F4 to embed it. 4. Press F2 again to edit in Ruler mode. 5. Edit the Ruler, either as text or in Ruler mode. Mini-Rulers are just an Alt-G followed by a right margin letter. They only change the right margin in use. Example: L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--R C this mini-ruler has the same effect as: L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--C You might use the Mini-Ruler to center a title over text using the current Ruler by placing a "C" Mini-Ruler above the title, and a "R" Mini-Ruler below the title to return to a ragged right margin for the body of the text. The Width of your text is measured in Ruler spacing. Leading spaces (between the column or screen start and the text) print at the Ruler line position. Normally Ruler line spacing is the width of the current font. For example: .R:E L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--R changes the Regular font to Elite, a 12 character per inch (cpi) font, so Ruler spacing changes to 12 cpi too. Variable width fonts set 10 cpi Ruler spacing. If you change width fonts often in a file you should place a Ruler spacing command (@10i, @12i, etc.) in the Ruler line to standardize width measuring. See WINDOWS S U P P O R T S E R V I C E 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 are having printer problems) handy. Please have the following information available: * Your registration number. * Your PC-Write version number 3.03 and your 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. For help, call (206) 282-0452, 7AM to 5PM Pacific time, except 1-3 Wed & Thur. C U R S O R M O V E S Left Character LftArrow Screen edge Shf LftArrow Word Ctl LftArrow Margin Home Previous Sentence Shf Ctl LftArrow Tab Shf Tab Paragraph Ctl PgUp Page Shf Ctl PgUp Right Character RtArrow Screen edge Shf RtArrow Word Ctl RtArrow Margin Shf End Next Sentence Shf Ctl RtArrow Tab Tab Paragraph Ctl PgDn Page Shf Ctl PgDn Up Line Up Arrow Screen top Shf Up Arrow Start of block Shf Alt - Top of file Shf Grey + or Alt + Screen Shf PgUp Down Line Down Arrow Screen bottom Shf Down Arrow End of block Shf Alt + End of file Shf Grey - or Alt - Screen Shf PgDn Bookmarks Set first Bookmark Ctl Home Jump to first Bookmark Ctl End Set second Bookmark Shf Ctl Home Jump to second Bookmark Shf Ctl End The second bookmark is set before jumps and at the source of a moved block. Cursor Location Display Shf F9 Jump to line in file Alt F9 F7 Jump to column Alt F9 F8 Jump to line on page Alt F9 F9 F10 When you press Shf F9, the Top Line reads and provides information: Line x/xx in file. Column x/xx. Line x/xx on Page x/xx. When you press Alt F9, the Top Line is a menu: F7:Line xx/xx in file. F8:Column xx/xx. F9:Line xx/xx on F10:Page xx/xx. F O O T N O T E S To Create a Footnote 1. Enter a footnote reference in the text. Reference character is your choice. Sequential numbering is an option. See AUTO-NUMBERING. 2. Enter the footnote text just after the paragraph containing the references. 3. Place a .DB Dot line above and a .DQ directly below the footnote text. See DOT LINES. Footnote Options Footnote separator .DH:text (or dashes) Footnote line spacing .DM:number Send footnotes to file .DF:filename Example In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized. .DH: .DH:------------- .DB 1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds. .DQ Prints as: In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized. ------------- 1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds. P A G E E L E M E N T S Put these Dot lines in the text file to print blank space, include files, and keep a block of text on a single page. The Page Element Menu (Alt F6, F7) includes these dot lines. Dot Line Action Examples .E:length Insert blank space on page .E:15 Blank space of 15 lines .EK:length Keep on same page .EK:10 Next 10 lines on same page .EB Start same page section .EB Start, keep lines to page .EQ End same page section Lines between .EB and .EQ .EL:length Length of inserted file, stay entirely on one page keep on same page .EQ End keep lines to one page .TL:length Length of inserted file, .TL:9 .T file is 9 lines long can cross pages .T:filename Insert file as text .T:TEXT1 inserts file TEXT1 .TI:filename Insert file directly, for .TI:GRAPH inserts file, unprocessed graphic files .U:prompt Stop for user input .U:name prompts user for name "" See DOT LINES, HEADERS/FOOTERS, PAGE LAYOUT S H E L L T O D O S If your computer has enough memory you may temporarily exit PC-Write to run another program or a DOS command, while the editor and your document stay in the computer's memory. You can clip text from other program's screens. Exiting PC-Write to the Shell 1. Press F1 to bring up the System/Help Menu. 2. Press F4. The top line reads: Command file (Esc:cancel F8:dir): "drive:\COMMAND.COM" where "drive" is the boot drive. 3. Press Enter to do a DOS command, or type the name of the .COM or .EXE file to execute. PC-Write looks first for a .COM, then for a.EXE file. 4. When the DOS command has been run the computer screen looks as if you are at DOS, and displays the DOS prompt. Reentering PC-Write, Exiting the Shell 1. When you run a program directly from PC-Write, and the program finishes, you are prompted with: To return to the edit program, press any key 2. Or, if at the DOS prompt in the shell type: EXIT <Enter>. Notes: The shell from PC-Write is a temporary opening to DOS. When you return the shell is closed and all activities ended. So, the shell is suitable for applications that will be complete when you return to PC-Write, but not for loading a memory resident program that you wish to stay active upon return to PC-Write. To load a resident program, exit PC-Write normally (F1, F2), load the program, and then reenter the editor (ED filename). SCREEN CLIP lets you mark a box of text on the screen of another program and place it in the hold area. Later you can insert the text by inserting the Hold Area into your file. To Screen Clip 1. Press Shf Ctl F5 to clear the Hold Area. 2. Enter the DOS shell as shown above with F1, F4, <Enter>. 3. Run the program until the text you want to copy to PC-Write is on screen. 4. Press Shf Ctl F6. Move to one corner of the box you want to copy. 5. Press Shf Ctl F6 again. Move to the opposite corner of the box to copy. 6. Press Shf Ctl F6 a third time to copy the box to the end of Hold Area. 7. Return to PC-Write, as shown above with Exit at DOS, or <Enter> at the return to edit prompt. 8. In the PC-Write file, Press Ctl F4 to insert Hold Area at the cursor. S H A R E W A R E Shareware is a unique marketing approach. Quicksoft encourages you to freely distribute unmodified copies of PC-Write in the U.S. and Canada. You support Quicksoft and shareware by registering for support and by buying our products. As a registered user, you can get a $25 commission for every new PC-Write user who registers and gives us your registration number. To Register: By phone: Call 1-800-888-8088 By mail: Print an order form and fill it out. Place PC-Write Reference diskette in drive A. At the A> prompt type: COPY QUICK-OR.DER PRN <Enter> When you get your Registration Number: With your master program disk in the default drive or directory: To change front screen Registration # to your own, from DOS type: ED = <Enter> To change front screen message "Compliments of..." to your own: ED + <Enter>