Dictionaries & Language/Dictionaries and Language (Chestnut CD-ROM) (1993).iso/word_p/pcws2b/ed.hlp

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Using help        File operations      Menus              Search & replace 
Adapt features    Fonts                Merge print        Selecting text   
Basic editing     Footnote & endnotes  Mousing around     Spacing          
Box operations    Formatting           Pagination         Spell check      
Characters        Going places         Paragraphs         Thesaurus        
Copy/move text    Headers & footers    Printing           Tools            
Customize         Insert               Problem solving    Undo             
Deleting text     Layout               Recording keys     Window operations
Editing keys      Margins & tabs       Screen display     Support services 


..>hi
..>h
..>hc
USING HELP

While editing, press 
Alt H C
 (or F1 F1) for help related to text at cursor.
For example, if cursor is on a special character, you get help about it.
Or, if you're in the middle of an editing task, the related topic displays.
To ignore context, and just display Index of topics, press 
Alt H I
 instead.
At menus, press 
Shf-F1
 at any item to view a brief hint. See <Top lines>
Or, press 
F1
 to view help screen for that item, which gives more details.
Use the 
PgDn and PgUp
 keys to scroll a long help screen, like this one.

Shifted PgDn and PgUp
 keys scroll a screenfull at once.

At the Index, use 
Arrow keys
 to highlight a topic (trigger).
Then press the 
Enter key 
to jump to screen for that topic (target).
To exit Help and return to editing, press 
Esc
.

Subtopics sometimes display in a list on first page of topic.
Highlight items using 
Right or Left Arrow
, press 
Enter
 to jump to subtopic.

Cross references allow you to jump to related topics in help screen.
Use 
Right or Left Arrow
 to highlight the next or prior cross reference
  Example:  See <BASIC EDITING>
then press 
Enter
 to jump to topic.

Jump to Index by pressing 
Home
.
Jump to first page of topic by pressing 
Ctl-PgUp
.
Jump to prior topic by pressing 
Ctl-PgUp
 when at first page.
Jump to next topic page by pressing 
Ctl-PgDn
.

Keystroke format

Alt L M P
     means press and release the Alt key then L then M then P.

Shf-Ctl-Enter
 means press and hold Shf and Ctl while pressing Enter.

F1 F3
         means press F1 then press F3.

Alt-F2 F3
     means press and hold Alt, press F2, release Alt then press F3.

Up/DnArrow
    means press Up Arrow or Down Arrow.

The instructions in these Help screens are for any computer. Most prompts on
these screens use the generic "filename" in place of an actual filename.
Place a disk drive specification, like "
A:
", or pathname, like "
\pcw\
" in
front of a filename if necessary. For instance if a file is on the disk in
the B drive, type "B:filename"; if a file is in the subdirectory \pcw\doc on
your hard disk, type "C:\pcw\doc\filename".

If you don't have as much room on your disk as the file you are editing, you
may be asked to save your file before loading help. You can avoid getting
this message by deleting files you no longer need to create more space.

Adopt a feature
Add a feature to your profile from help screen. When a topic has double bars
on left edge of viewing window, it means that feature is not in your current
profile. Press 
F9
 to add the feature. See <Set profile>

..>ht
Tutorial
Press 
Alt H T
 (or Ctl-F1) to view lessons about PC-Write. Read and practice
any lessons (or just browse them) and exit at any time. Use same keys as
available in help screen to scroll or jump. See <USING HELP>

With tutorial on screen, press 
Ctl-F1
 to return to your practice file.
Tutorial screen remains displayed for your reference. Scroll tutorial text
with 
Shf-PgDn
 or 
Shf-PgUp
. Jump back to tutorial window by pressing 
Ctl-F1
.
Quit tutorial with 
Esc
 in tutorial window, or 
Ctl-F1 Esc
 from practice file.
To print tutorial, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..cnl
Help on a floppy system
If you're loading help or the tutorial on a floppy drive system, you may
have to remove your document disk from the drive in order to insert the help
disk. Be sure to reinsert your document disk before leaving help/tutorial.


..>a
ADAPT FEATURES

Add or drop features from menus to tailor PC-Write to your needs. Menu
topics for which no features are available in current profile say 'None'.

..>ap
Set profile
Using pull-down menu:
1. Press 
Alt A P
 then select feature set to adapt.
2. 
Spacebar
 scrolls between core/basic/standard level.

This method adds all features at the level selected, and removes any that
are at a level higher than you picked.

Using help:
1. Move with 
Up or Down Arrow key
 to line with feature desired.
2. Press 
F9
 to adopt the feature.
This method adds the feature, along with all features in this set at the
same level as the feature just adopted.

Choose any or all of 12 feature sets to modify:
 <FILE>  <EDIT>  <SEARCH>  <PRINT>  <MARGIN>  <SPACE/FONT>
 <TOOL>  <VIEW>  <ADAPT>   <MERGE>  <PAGING>  <REFERENCE>

..>apf
FILE  feature set
 Core level    See <FILE OPERATIONS>
 
Exit
          Closes document, exits PC-Write program
 
Save
          Writes document to disk
 
Undo changes
  Clears any changes made since last Save

F- Basic level  See <FILE OPERATIONS>
F- 
Open/create
  Closes current document, opens or creates another one
F- 
List & open
  Lists files in directory and lets you pick one to open
F- 
New name
     Changes the name of file displayed (current file)

F= Standard level  See <FILE OPERATIONS>
F= 
Convert
  Import file not in current PC-Write format
F=            Ex. Old PC-Write, Wordstar, WordPerfect, DCA
F=          Export file to another format
F=            Ex. Hard or Soft ASCII, WordPerfect, DCA
F= 
Manage
   Copy file, erase file, or rename file on disk
F= 
DOS
      Shell to DOS, execute DOS command

..>ape
EDIT  feature set
 Core level      See <BASIC EDITING>, <CHARACTERS>
 
Delete text
     Delete word, line, or character
 
Push/Over mode
  Change between pushright typing or overtyping
 
Box characters
  Draw boxes with single or double lines
 
Accent key
      Enter characters with foreign inflections

E- Basic level    See <SELECTING TEXT>, <DELETING TEXT>, <COPY/MOVE TEXT>
E- 
Select text
    Mark word, line, block, sentence, paragraph, document
E- 
Move text
      Move selected text to another location in file
E- 
Copy text
      Copy selected text to cursor
E- 
Delete text
    Delete selected text
E- 
Undo
           Undelete, uncopy, or unmove selected text
E- 
File insert
    Insert all text of another file at cursor
E- 
Hold transfer
  Copy selected text in another file to current file

E= Standard level  See <BOX OPERATIONS>, <COPY/MOVE TEXT>, <INSERT>
E= 
Box select
      Mark rectangular areas of text to move/copy/delete
E= 
Frame text
      Draw single or double line frame around selected box
E= 
Copy to file
    Copy selected text to another file, replacing contents
E= 
Append to file
  Copy selected text to the end of another file
E= 
Insert date
     Insert the current date at cursor
E= 
Letter case
     Change to/from upper/lower case for character (or marked)
E= 
Transpose
       Move character left or right

..>aps
SEARCH  feature set
 Core level    See <CURSOR MOVES>
 
Cursor moves
  Jump to word, line, screen, or file boundaries
 
Scroll text
   Scroll text by screenful or line using keys or mouse

S- Basic level   See <SEARCH & REPLACE>, <GOING PLACES>
S- 
Find text
     Search for text you specify
S- 
Replace text
  Replace found text with different text you specify
S- 
F6 wild card
  Find any symbol or blank
S- 
Location
      Move cursor to line or column in file, or line on page
S- 
Jump
          Jump to next/prior paragraph or page boundary

S= Standard level  See <SEARCH & REPLACE>, <GOING PLACES>
S= 
Wild cards
      Find any letter, number, character, line boundary,
S=                    special font, or use current find or marked text
S= 
Replace all
     Replace all matching occurrences from cursor forward
S= 
Everywhere
      Global replace of all occurrences in document
S= 
Selected text
   Replace any occurrences within selected text
S= 
Unreplace
       Restore previously replaced occurrence with find text
S= 
Swap find
       Switch the find text with the replace text
S= 
Bookmark
        Set place in file to return to
S= 
Go to sentence
  Jump to next or prior sentence
S= 
Jump to last
    Jump to last place in document
S= 
Jump non-ASCII
  Jump to next non-ASCII character in file
S= 
Match pair
      Search for next matching pair of symbol at cursor

..>app
PRINT  feature set
 Core level  See <PRINTING>
 
All pages
   Print all pages of document

P- Basic level     See <PRINTING>
P- 
Range of pages
  Print single page or range of pages
P- 
View
            Preview pages of document on screen before printing

P= Standard level   See <PRINTING>
P= 
Multiple copies
  Set number of copies to print
P= 
Feed method
      Set tractor, single sheet, or bin/tray feed
P= 
Output file
      Print to file on disk
P= 
Read def file
    Read settings defined in print control file
P= 
Link def file
    Assign print control file to document

..>apm
MERGE  feature set
 Core level
 (none)
M- Basic level
M- (none)
M= Standard level  See <MERGE PRINT>
M= 
Input/output
  Simple merge of data file and document to printer
M= 
Trial 
        Merge sample record to check how it looks
M= 
One record
    Merge one record to printer
M= 
All records
   Merge and print all records

..>apt
TOOL  feature set
 Core level
 (none)
T- Basic level       See <TOOLS>, <SPELL CHECK>
T- 
Spell check word
  Check spelling of word at cursor
T- 
Spell scan
        Find next/prior word not in master dictionary
T- 
Spell autocheck
   Check spelling of words as you type
T- 
Spell guess
       View correctly spelled alternates of misspelled word
T- 
Word count
        Count number of words in document or selected text

T= Standard level    See <THESAURUS>, <SPELL CHECK>, <TOOLS>
T= 
Thesaurus
         Look up alternate word with similar/opposite meaning
T= 
Spell add word
    Add word to user dictionary
T= 
Spell skip word
   Ignore this word during spell check
T= 
Spell catch word
  Catch this word as misspelled, even if in dictionary
T= 
Tabs to spaces
    Expand tab characters to spaces per ruler tab stops
T= 
Spaces to tabs
    Convert leading spaces to tab characters
T= 
End space trim
    Trim trailing blank space at end of lines
T= 
Line end fix
      Fix line boundaries to be carriage return + line feed

..>apa
ADAPT  feature set
 Core level       See <ADAPT FEATURES>
 
Profiles
         Change level of individual feature sets
 
All features on
  Turn on all features, override profile
 
Customize
        Run Customizer program to change permanent settings
A- Basic level
A- (none)
A= Standard level  See <ADAPT FEATURES>, <CUSTOMIZE>, <RECORDING KEYS>
A= 
Save profile
    Write profile settings to edit control file (ED.DEF)
A= 
Read def file
   Read settings defined in edit or print control file
A= 
Key macros
      Record and playback keystrokes, turn numbers mode on/off

..>apv
VIEW  feature set
 Core level  See <SCREEN DISPLAY>
 
Top lines
   Turn display of Status/Menu/Ruler/Hint lines on/off

V- Basic level      See <SCREEN DISPLAY>
V- 
Hide/show codes
  Turn display of formatting codes on/off

V= Standard level  See <WINDOW OPERATIONS>
V= 
Open window
     Split screen, display same file or another file
V= 
Pick window
     Move cursor to another window above/below current one
V= 
Close window
    Close the current window
V= 
Expand window
   Expand the current window by closing another one
V= 
Zoom mode
       Fill screen with current window, keeping others open

..>apl
LAYOUT  feature sets

..>aplm
MARGIN  feature set
 Core level
 (none)
N- Basic level    See <LAYOUT>, <MARGINS & TABS>, <PARAGRAPHS>, <FORMATTING>
N- 
Page margins
     Top, bottom, left, right margins
N- 
Sheet size
       Page length and width
N- 
Ragged right
     Paragraphs line up evenly on left edge only
N- 
Justify
          Space paragraphs evenly between left and right margin
N- 
ASCII center
     Center line or marked text, no proportional formatting
N- 
Indent
           Indent paragraph left/right sides and/or first line
N- 
Reformat
         Rewrap lines in paragraph or document
N- 
Wordwrap mode
    Turn wordwrap on/off, temporarily
N- 
Auto-ref mode
    Turn auto-reformat on/off, temporarily
N- 
Control reformat
 Insert command to turn reformat ability on/off
N- 
Tab stops
        Set tab stops at equal distances
N- 
Inch/Cm units
    Measurement values in inches/centimeters for commands

N= Standard level    See <LAYOUT>, <PARAGRAPHS>, <FORMATTING>, <CHARACTERS>,
                         <MARGINS & TABS>
N= 
Top margin page 1
 Set extra (+/-) top margin for first page only
N= 
Center text
       Center text between margins, any font
N= 
Flush right
       Force paragraphs right, line up evenly on right edge
N= 
Spring text
       Force text to left and right from spring points
N= 
ASCII ragged
      Ragged right line or marked lines
N= 
ASCII justify
     Justify lines using spaces, not micro-spaces
N= 
ASCII flush
       Flush right lines using spaces, not micro-spaces
N= 
ASCII spring
      Spring text from cursor using spaces, not micro-spaces
N= 
Left outlines
     Floating paragraphs with first line indent/outdent
N= 
Auto-ref control
  Insert command to force automatic reformat
N= 
Break paragraph
   Insert end of paragraph character
N= 
Soft/hard space
   Microspace character or no-break space between words
N= 
Soft/hard hyphen
  Conditional hyphen, no-break hyphen
N= 
Align text
        Insert command to position text when printed
N= 
Slide text
        Slide line or selected text left/right on screen
N= 
Use ruler
         Display/edit indent, tab stops, and ruler spacing value
N= 
Measurement units
 Command values in points, sixths, ruler spacing units

..>aplf
SPACE/FONT  feature set
 Core level
 (none)
G- Basic level       See <SPACING>, <FONTS>
G- 
Multiple spacing
  Single, double, triple space lines when printed
G- 
Size
              Set width of characters, fixed width only
G- 
Typeface
          Set style of characters
G- 
Effect
            Set underline or boldface
G- 
Letters at cursor
 Insert font character pair around cursor
G- 
Document
          Insert Guideline at top of document to set font

G= Standard level    See <SPACING>, <FONTS>
G= 
Size
              Set width/height of characters, variable or fixed width
G= 
Effect
            Set double underline, superscript, or subscript
G= 
Begin this line
   Insert Guideline to turn font on/off
G= 
Header/footer
     Set font for header and footer lines
G= 
Line height
       Set number of lines per inch for text/blank lines
G= 
Downloaded fonts
  Use font definitions from file downloaded to printer

..>aplr
REFERENCE  feature set
 Core level
 (none)
R- Basic level  See <HEADERS & FOOTERS>
R- 
Header
  Page number at top of page, centered or flush right
R- 
Footer
  Page number at bottom of page, centered or flush right

R= Standard level    See <HEADERS & FOOTERS>, <INSERT>, <FOOTNOTE & ENDNOTES>
R= 
Header
            Define multiple header lines
R= 
Footer
            Define multiple footer lines
R= 
Head/foot format
  Put text/number/date/time/filename to left/center/right
R= 
Suppress
          Suppress printing of header/footer for this page
R= 
Comment line
      Insert non-printing comment line
R= 
Footnotes
         Insert Guidelines to make selected text a footnote
R= 
Endnotes
          Insert Guidelines to make selected text an endnote
R= 
Note spacing
      Set line height of footnotes and endnotes
R= 
Footnote fence
    Separator between notes and text: bar or blank line
R= 
Update references
 Move endnotes to end of document
R= 
Auto-number
       Insert sequence: 1 or 1. or 1: or (1) or superscript 1
R= 
Update sequence
   Resequence document numbers after making changes

..>aplp
PAGING  feature set
 Core level
 (none)
Q- Basic level    See <PAGINATION>
Q- 
Auto-paging
    Automatically insert/adjust page breaks when editing
Q- 
Document
       Insert/update page breaks for whole document
Q- 
Remove breaks
  Delete all page break lines
Q- 
Hard Break
     Insert explicit page break, does not adjust upon repage

Q= Standard level  See <PAGINATION>
Q= 
By page
         Repaginate page by page, adjusting page break locations
Q= 
Set page number
 Change page number beginning with this page
Q= 
Soft Break
      Insert explicit page break, adjusts upon repage

..>as
..exp
A=Save profile
A=
Alt A S
 saves the current settings for all feature sets. Settings are stored
A=permanently until you change and save them again later. If you do not save
A=your profile, features added or dropped during current edit session are not
A=remembered next time you use PC-Write.

..>as=
A=Profile settings are saved in your edit control file, ED.DEF. You can save
A=them in a different file by retyping the control filename upon saving.

..>aa
All features on

Alt A A
 (or Alt-F6 F4) turns all features on for the current edit session.
All feature sets are temporarily updated to the highest level. This does not
change your profile, however. See <Set profile>. On the pull-down menus,
features not in your profile that are just temporarily 'on' show a double
bar to the left of the item. Use this function to quickly access an
infrequently needed feature you've purposely left out of your profile. To
turn off the extra features, press 
Alt A A
 (or Alt-F6 F4) again.


BASIC EDITING

File overview
Moving around
Entering text
Working modes
Switching files
Save & exit

FILE OVERVIEW
1. Create or open a file  
A>ED filename <Enter>
   or via opening menu    
A>ED <Enter>
 then 
F6 Enter
2. Enter text             
type on keyboard
3. Save the text to disk  
Press Alt F S
 (or F1 F3)
4. Edit the text          
Bksp, Del, Ins
5. Print the file         
Press Alt P A
 (or F1 F7)
6. Save the file, exit    
Press Alt F E
 (or F1 F2)

MOVING AROUND   See <COPY/MOVE TEXT>, <GOING PLACES>

Up and Down Arrow keys
     Move one line at a time

Left and Right Arrow keys
  Move left/right one space at a time

Shf-Up and Down Arrows
     Move to top/bottom of screen

Shf-Left and Right Arrows
  Move to left/right edges of screen

Ctl-Left and Right Arrows
  Move to start of previous/next word

Shf-Grey+ and Grey-
    Jump to top/bottom of file

PgUp and PgDn
  Scroll text down/up one line

Shf-PgUp and PgDn
  Scroll by one screen of text (24 lines)

Ctl-PgUp and PgDn
  Scroll by page

Shf-Ctl-PgUp and PgDn
  Scroll by paragraph

Home
  Move to left margin/indent

End
   Move to end of line after last character
For mouse moves, see <MOUSING AROUND>.
To change what some movement keys do, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

ENTERING TEXT             Press                      Top line reads
letters and numbers       letter or number keys         (normal)
special characters        key, Accent key (~), key       ACCENT
characters by code        Alt plus keypad number keys   (normal)
Modes
push existing text right  
Alt E P
 (or Scroll Lock)        Push
overwrite existing text   
Alt E O
 (or Scroll Lock)        Over
type all capital letters  
Caps Lock
     (on/off)        PUSH/OVER
See <COPY/MOVE TEXT>, <DELETING TEXT>, <INSERT>, <CHARACTERS>

..>el
..>els
..>elu
E=Letter case/transpose
E=Upper/lower case  
Alt E L S
 (or F8)
E=To upper case     
Alt E L U
 (or Alt-F8)
E=Transpose left    
Shf-Bksp
E=Transpose right   
Shf-Esc
To assign alternate keys for transpose, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

To enter special hyphens and spaces, see <HYPHENS & SPACES>.
To insert current date in your document, see <INSERT>.
To change the look of text, see <FORMATTING>, <LAYOUT>.

..>aw
..>awp
..>awo
WORKING MODES
These settings are temporary. To set modes permanently, see <CUSTOMIZE>.
Typing mode
Push existing text right   
Alt E P
 (or Scroll Lock)        Push
Overwrite existing text    
Alt E O
 (or Scroll Lock)        Over
V-Display codes              Press                      Top line reads
V-Hide formatting codes      
Alt V H
 (or Alt-Spacebar)       R:F
V-Show formatting codes      
Alt V S
 (or Alt-Spacebar)       r:f
..>awa
..>awaw
..>awar
..>awap
..>awas
Automatic modes
N-Wrap text at end of line   
Alt L M R W
 (or Shf-F7)         Wrap+
N-Rewrap text after editing  
Alt L M R A
 (or Shf-F7)         Para+
Q-Insert/show page breaks    
Alt L P A
 (or Alt-F7 F3)   Wrap# or Para#
T-Spell check as you type    
Alt T S A
 (or Alt-F2 F7)     Se+ or Sp+

Watch Top line for information about current editing status and modes.
See <Status line>

F-SWITCHING FILES
F-You don't have to exit PC-Write to change to another document.
F-Switch to another by typing filename         
Alt F O
 (or F1 F6)
F-Switch to another by picking name from list  
Alt F L
 (or F1 F6 F8 Enter)
See also <FILE OPERATIONS>

SAVE & EXIT
Save file in memory to disk   
Alt F S
 (or F1 F3)
Undo changes since last save  
Alt F U
 (or F1 F9 F6 F10)
Exit program, save file       
Alt F E
 (or F1 F2)
Exit program, don't save      
Alt F U then Alt F E
 (or F1 F9 F2)
F=Retain file, to DOS shell     
Alt F D S
 (or F1 F4)

To set automatic save by time passed or characters typed, see <CUSTOMIZE>.


..bxd
E=BOX OPERATIONS

E=You can move/copy/delete, frame, and search & replace text in a rectangular
E=area. First you must select the text by boxing with 
Alt E B B
 (or Ctl-F7).
See <BOXING TEXT>

Please note:
..bxo
* 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.
* Some box operations first freeze box size, creating BOXED mode.
* Boxing text puts screen in Hide mode. See <Hide/Show codes>
  You can go to Show mode with 
Alt V S
, but Hide mode works better.
* To remove extra spaces left by a box moved from the end of lines,
  press 
Alt T C E
. See <Convert>

..>ebf
..>ebfs
..>ebfd
E=Drawing a frame
E=Begin frame drawing with text selected in Boxing or Boxed mode.
E=Be sure to box an area one space wider/longer than text to allow for frame.
E=┌──────────────┐
E=│ Single frame │  
Alt E B F S
 (or Ctl-F9 F3)
E=└──────────────┘
E=╔══════════════╗
E=║ Double frame ║  
Alt E B F D
 (or Ctl-F9 F2)
E=╚══════════════╝
..>ebfa
E=+--------------+
E=| ASCII frame  |  
Alt E B F A
 (or Ctl-F9 F4)
E=+--------------+
..>ebfr
E=  Remove frame    
Alt E B F R
 (or Ctl-F9 F5)

E=Use ASCII frame when your printer does not have box characters available.
To do your own box drawing and shading, see <CHARACTERS>.

E=Other operations you can do in Boxing Mode:
E=Set BOXED mode, cursor to upper left  
Alt E B B
 (or Ctl-F7)
E=In BOXED mode, Copy box               
Alt E C
 (or F3)
E=In BOXED mode, Move box               
Alt E M
 (or F6)
E=Delete box                            
Alt E D
 (or F4)
E=Go to upper left of moved/deleted box 
Shf-Ctl-End
E=Undelete a just-deleted box, with     
Alt E B B then Alt E U D
E=  cursor at upper left corner           (or Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F4)
E=Undo box copy, with text still boxed  
Alt E U C
 (or F4 F4)
E=Undo box move, with text still boxed  
Alt E U M
 (or Shf-Ctl-End then F6)
E=Insert a file as a box                
Alt E B B then Alt E F I
E=                                        (or Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F3)
E=Copy a box to another file            
Ctl-F6
  See <Copying To a File>
N=Slide box text right or left          
Alt L R A R/L
 (or Shf-Ins/Del)
E=Repeat replace within box             
Alt S R S
 (or Alt-F10 F9)
E=Change font characters within box     
Alt L F L

..bml
..bxl
If you have a Marked or Boxed area and use an operation that applies to
whole file, not just the marked or boxed part, you get a warning.


CHARACTERS

Box drawing
Foreign characters
Math symbols
Hyphens & spaces
Character codes

To enter font characters, see <FONTS>

..bch
BOX DRAWING characters:      For Framing feature, See <Drawing a frame>
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║ ├ ║ ┼ ║ ┤ ║«─ ║ ─»║ ╟ ║ ╫ ║ ╢ ║ ░ ║  ║ ╠ ║ ╬ ║ ╣ ║«═ ║ ═»║ ╞ ║ ╪ ║ ╡ ║ ▒ ║
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  ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║          ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║
  ║ └ ║ ┴ ║ ┘ ║ │ ║ ╙ ║ ╨ ║ ╜ ║          ║ ╚ ║ ╩ ║ ╝ ║ ║ ║ ╘ ║ ╧ ║ ╛ ║
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          SHF-ALT BOX SET                          SHF-CTL BOX SET

Press Shf and Alt keys plus letter.     Press Shf and Ctl keys plus letter.
Be sure your typing mode is set to Overwrite. See <Typing mode>

..ach
..acc
FOREIGN CHARACTERS:  Press first key, then 
Accent Key
 (~), then second key
('Acc' is Accent key)

a Acc "  
ä
  │ a Acc `  
à
  │ a Acc ^  
â
  │ o Acc a  
å
A Acc "  
Ä
  │ e Acc `  
è
  │ e Acc ^  
ê
  │ A Acc o  
Å
e Acc "  
ë
  │ i Acc `  
ì
  │ i Acc ^  
î
  │
i Acc "  
ï
  │ o Acc `  
ò
  │ o Acc ^  
ô
  │ a Acc _  
ª
o Acc "  
ö
  │ u Acc `  
ù
  │ u Acc ^  
û
  │ o Acc _  
º
O Acc "  
Ö
  │             │             │
u Acc "  
ü
  │ a Acc '  
á
  │ c Acc ,  
ç
  │ c Acc /  
¢
U Acc "  
Ü
  │ E Acc '  
É
  │ C Acc ,  
Ç
  │ - Acc L  
£
y Acc "  
ÿ
  │ e Acc '  
é
  │ n Acc ~  
ñ
  │ = Acc Y  
¥
            │ i Acc '  
í
  │ N Acc ~  
Ñ
  │ t Acc P  
₧
a Acc e  
æ
  │ o Acc '  
ó
  │ ? Acc ?  
¿
  │ - Acc f  
ƒ
A Acc E  
Æ
  │ u Acc '  
ú
  │ ! Acc !  
¡
  │

MATH SYMBOLS:  Press first key, then 
Accent Key
 (~), then second key.
('Acc' is Accent key)

1 Acc `  
░
  │ a Acc /  
α
  │ d Acc /  
δ
  │ ) Acc `  
⌡
2 Acc `  
▒
  │ b Acc /  
ß
  │ f Acc /  
φ
  │ 1 Acc 2  
½
3 Acc `  
▓
  │ g Acc /  
Γ
  │ e Acc /  
ε
  │ 1 Acc 4  
¼
4 Acc `  
█
  │ p Acc /  
π
  │ ! Acc `  
ⁿ
  │ : Acc `  
÷
5 Acc `  
▄
  │ S Acc /  
Σ
  │ # Acc `  
■
  │ / Acc `  
√
6 Acc `  
▌
  │ s Acc /  
σ
  │ $ Acc `  
∞
  │ + Acc `  
±
7 Acc `  
▐
  │ m Acc /  
µ
  │ % Acc `  
°
  │ . Acc `  
∙
8 Acc `  
▀
  │ t Acc /  
τ
  │ ^ Acc `  
∩
  │ = Acc `  
≡
            │ F Acc /  
Φ
  │ & Acc `  
·
  │ ~ Acc `  
≈
[ Acc `  
⌐
  │ h Acc /  
Θ
  │ * Acc `  
²
  │ > Acc `  
≥
] Acc `  
¬
  │ M Acc /  
Ω
  │ ( Acc `  
⌠
  │ < Acc `  
≤

HYPHENS & SPACES
Normal hyphen    
Hyphen
 (- key)
..hdh
N=Hard Hyphen (÷)  
Ctl-Hyphen
 (keeps words together)
..sfh
N=Soft Hyphen ( )  
Shf-Ctl-Hyphen
 (conditional at end of line)
Normal space     
Spacebar
Space at right   
Ins
N=Repeated spaces  
Shf-Ins
  See <Sliding text>
Spaces to tab    
Ctl-I
 (pushes text at cursor to next tab)
..hds
N=Hard Space  (·)  
Ctl-Space
 (keeps words together)
..sfs
N=Soft Space       
Shf-Ctl-Space
 (used in formatting)
To assign alternate keys for inserting hyphens and spaces, see <CUSTOMIZE>.
Note: If cursor is on a special hyphen or space when you ask for context-
sensitive help, this screen displays to help you identify the character.

CHARACTER CODES
To insert character by code number, press and hold Alt key, then type code
on numeric keypad, then release Alt key.

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Font characters - codes 000-031
Note: If cursor is on a font character when you ask for context-sensitive
help, this screen displays to help you identify the character. See <FONTS>

CODE/CHAR./KEYS  FONT
014     Alt-A    Align font  See <Alignment>
002     Alt-B    Bold
006     Alt-C    Compressed
016     Alt-D    Double
003     Alt-E    Elite
028     Alt-F    Fast
011  ** Alt-G    Guide line  See <Dot lines>
024     Alt-H    Higher (superscript)
021     Alt-I    Italic
008     Alt-J    J font
020     Alt-K    Keep paragraph font  See <Break paragraph>
025     Alt-L    Lower (subscript)
007     Alt-M    M font
017     Alt-N    Number font  See <Auto-numbering>
019     Alt-O    Overstrike
005     Alt-P    Pica
022     Alt-Q    Q font
030     Alt-R    R font
001  
 
  Alt-S    Second strike
012 ** Shf-Alt-T Top of page  See <Inserting breaks>
023     Alt-U    Underline
004     Alt-V    V font
018     Alt-W    W, Double underline
013     Alt-X    X font (Carriage return)
031     Alt-Y    Y font
015     Alt-Z    Z font (Hard page break)
Not used: 0, Tab 9, Line Boundary 10, End of File 26, Esc 27, Soft Hyphen 29
** (cannot show character)

ASCII characters - codes 032-127

CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.
032 space│048  0   │064  @   │080  P   │096  `   │112  p
033  !   │049  1   │065  A   │081  Q   │097  a   │113  q
034  "   │050  2   │066  B   │082  R   │098  b   │114  r
035  #   │051  3   │067  C   │083  S   │099  c   │115  s
036  $   │052  4   │068  D   │084  T   │100  d   │116  t
037  %   │053  5   │069  E   │085  U   │101  e   │117  u
038  &   │054  6   │070  F   │086  V   │102  f   │118  v
039  '   │055  7   │071  G   │087  W   │103  g   │119  w
040  (   │056  8   │072  H   │088  X   │104  h   │120  x
041  )   │057  9   │073  I   │089  Y   │105  i   │121  y
042  *   │058  :   │074  J   │090  Z   │106  j   │122  z
043  +   │059  ;   │075  K   │091  [   │107  k   │123  {
044  ,   │060  <   │076  L   │092  \   │108  l   │124  |
045  -   │061  =   │077  M   │093  ]   │109  m   │125  }
046  .   │062  >   │078  N   │094  ^   │110  n   │126  ~
047  /   │063  ?   │079  O   │095  _   │111  o   │127

Extended Characters - codes 128-255
For keystrokes using Accent key, see <FOREIGN CHARACTERS>, <MATH SYMBOLS>

CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.│CODE CHR.
128  Ç   │150  û   │171  ½   │193  ┴   │215  ╫   │237  φ
129  ü   │151  ù   │172  ¼   │194  ┬   │216  ╪   │238  ε
130  é   │152  ÿ   │173  ¡   │195  ├   │217  ┘   │239  ∩
131  â   │153  Ö   │174  «   │196  ─   │218  ┌   │240  ≡
132  ä   │154  Ü   │175  »   │197  ┼   │219  █   │241  ±
133  à   │155  ¢   │176  ░   │198  ╞   │220  ▄   │242  ≥
134  å   │156  £   │177  ▒   │199  ╟   │221  ▌   │243  ≤
135  ç   │157  ¥   │178  ▓   │200  ╚   │222  ▐   │244  ⌠
136  ê   │158  ₧   │179  │   │201  ╔   │223  ▀   │245  ⌡
137  ë   │159  ƒ   │180  ┤   │202  ╩   │224  α   │246  ÷
138  è   │160  á   │181  ╡   │203  ╦   │225  ß   │247  ≈
139  ï   │161  í   │182  ╢   │204  ╠   │226  Γ   │248  °
140  î   │162  ó   │183  ╖   │205  ═   │227  π   │249  ∙
141  ì   │163  ú   │184  ╕   │206  ╬   │228  Σ   │250  ·
142  Ä   │164  ñ   │185  ╣   │207  ╧   │229  σ   │251  √
143  Å   │165  Ñ   │186  ║   │208  ╨   │230  µ   │252  ⁿ
144  É   │166  ª   │187  ╗   │209  ╤   │231  τ   │253  ²
145  æ   │167  º   │188  ╝   │210  ╥   │232  Φ   │254  ■
146  Æ   │168  ¿   │189  ╜   │211  ╙   │233  Θ   │255
147  ô   │169  ⌐   │190  ╛   │212  ╘   │234  Ω   │
148  ö   │170  ¬   │191  ┐   │213  ╒   │235  δ   │
149  ò   │         │192  └   │214  ╓   │236  ∞   │

PC-Write reserved characters: Hard Hyphen 246, Soft/hard space 249/250


..>em
COPY/MOVE TEXT

E-Moving Within a File                  Using menus
E-1. Start marking text with 
F6
.        
Alt E S M
E-2. Move cursor, end marking with 
F6
.  end with 
Alt E S M
E-3. Move cursor to new location.
E-4. Press 
F6
 to move marked text.      
Alt E M
E-5. Press 
F5
 to remove highlighting.   
Alt E T
For marking shortcuts or marking a rectangular area, See <SELECTING TEXT>.

..>eum
E-Undo move
E-With moved text still selected, press 
Alt E U M
 (or Shf-Ctl-End, F6) to move
E-text back to original position.

To slide text left or right, see <Sliding text>.

E=Moving Characters: transpose character left/right with 
Shf-Bksp
/
Shf-Esc
.

..>ec
E-Copying Within a File                   Using menus
E-1. Start marking text with 
F3
 (or F6).  
Alt E S M or W or L or S or P
E-2. Move cursor, end marking with 
F3
.    end with 
Alt E S M
E-3. Move cursor to new location.
E-4. Press 
F3
 to copy marked text.        
Alt E C
E-5. Press 
F5
 to remove highlighting.     
Alt E T
For marking shortcuts or marking a rectangular area, see <SELECTING TEXT>.

..>euc
E-Undo copy
E-With copied text still selected, press 
Alt E U C
 (or F4 F4) to erase it.

Do the same kind of copying or moving with boxed text. See <BOX OPERATIONS>
For selecting text with a mouse, see <MOUSING AROUND>.

..mfm
E-If copying causes your file to grow large enough to no longer fit in your
E-available memory space, you may get a message saying 'memory full'. You are
E-given the option to copy as much as will fit, or cancel the copy entirely.
E-When memory gets this full, you might want to start a new file, or, if
E-possible, free up memory space by removing memory resident programs.

..>ef
..>efc
..>efa
E=Copying To a File : stay in this file, append to or replace another file
E=                                            Using menus
E=1. Start marking text with 
Ctl-F6
 (or F6).  
Alt E S M or W or L or S or P
E=   Or start boxing with 
Ctl-F7
.             
Alt E B B
E=2. Highlight text then press 
Ctl-F6
.
..>efc=
E=3. Type in 
filename
, press 
Enter
.           
Alt E F C
 replaces existing file
E=4. If file exists, respond to prompt with   
or Alt E F A
 adds to end of file
E=   
F9
 to write over contents of file, or    Type in 
filename
, press 
Enter
.
E=   
F10
 to add copy to end instead
..>efc=c
E=Using the 
F9
 or 
Alt E F C
 option, if the file you are writing over exists,
E=you are asked to confirm irreversibly replacing all contents of that file.

..>eh
..>eht
E-Copying To a File : select text, switch to other file, insert at cursor
E-                                        Using menus
E-1. Start marking with 
F3 or F6
.         
Alt E S M or W or L or S or P
E=   Or start boxing with 
Ctl-F7
.         
Alt E B B
E-2. Move cursor to highlight text.
E-3. Press 
F1 F6
 to switch files.         
Alt F O
E-4. Type filename, then press 
Enter
.
E-5. Marked or boxed text is in hold area.
E-   Status line says 
Holding
.
E-6. Press 
F3 or F6 or Ctl-F4
 to insert.  
Alt E H T
E-   If boxing, use 
Ctl-F7 then F3
.       
Alt E B B then Alt E H T
E-7. Press 
F5
 to remove highlighting.     
Alt E T

To copy text between windows, see <WINDOW OPERATIONS>.

..>efi
E-Copy from a File : insert entire contents of another file into current file
E-1. Locate cursor at insert point.
E-2. Press 
Alt E F I
 (or Ctl-F3).
E=   For box mode, use 
Alt E B B then Alt E F I
 (or Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F3).
E-3. Type 
filename
, press 
Enter
.

To write a copy of your current file to another file, see <MANAGING FILES>.


..>ac
CUSTOMIZE

Many functions set while editing are only temporary, and reset to program
default values when you exit PC-Write. Customizing sets functions perma
nently by writing changes to your edit control file. See <Control files>


Alt A C
 (or Alt-F6 F5) loads the Customizer. View and change permanent
settings, then exit Customizer with or without saving changes. Saved changes
take effect immediately upon returning to your document.

Customizer options
Configure printer
  create/modify printer file
  change printer type, port, horizontal spacing
  print test sheets
Print documentation
  Tutorial, Manual Addenda
Profile
  Core, Basic, Standard levels
Editing Options
  typing mode, font display, automatic spell check
  automatic pagination, paragraph reformat, sentence spacing
  top lines, menu bar key
  date format, decimal tab character, IBM code page
Screen Display
  color on/off, fix snow/flicker, override monitor/cursor, DOS 5.0 idle call
  video mode, spacing on screen, status line length, visual/audible beep
  colors/shades for: text, menus, top lines, Help, and fonts
  look of page breaks, Ruler cursor, end-of-line character, end-of-file bar
  window bar and Ruler bar characters
Keyboard Options
  keyboard type, sticky Ctl/Shf/Alt key, quick compatibility, keyboard reset
  key repeat rate, catch type ahead
  mouse: button assignments, look of cursor, cursor fade
  mouse: sensitivity, double-click delay, double speed threshold
  key assignments for scrolling, moving horizontally
  Tab & Enter key functions, Quick phrase keys, Quick print key
  alternate assignments for soft/hard hyphens, transpose, Hide/Show mode
File Handling
  save interval: time or typed character save (automatic or reminder)
  backups: on entry, on exit, secondary, location
  document files: filename extension, location, custom file settings
  conversions: read/write ^Z, fix line ends, expand tabs
  hardware system check

..>ar
Control files
PC-Write uses special commands in the edit control file, ED.DEF, to adapt
and customize itself to your needs. Commands may be Guide lines, key
redefinitions, macros, or lines beginning with a %, !, &, #, or * symbol.

A=
Alt A R
 (or Alt-F6 F6) reads a different edit control file temporarily.
A=This control file remains in effect until another is read, or you exit
A=PC-Write.

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If there is an error in a control file, a message displays when it's read
(e.g. upon opening a file). You can cancel reading rest of control file by
pressing 
Esc
, or press 
F9
 to continue past error. There is no hazard in
reading past errors, though some commands may be ignored. You can edit the
control file directly to correct errors. See The PC-Write Wizard's Book.

You can have additional control files besides ED.DEF, called custom control
files. These custom files usually contain settings specific to one document
or group of documents. Have a custom file be read automatically with a
particular document (or group), by following these steps:
1. Name the control file 'ED.xxx' where 'xxx' is the same filename
   extension as the document(s) it pertains to. Ex. ED.DOC for LETTER.DOC
2. Use the Customizer to turn on control file search. See <CUSTOMIZE>

For printer control file information, see <Print control file>.


DELETING TEXT

Character or space    Word
Under cursor  
Del
     To the right  
Ctl-Esc
To the left   
Bksp
    To the left   
Ctl-Bksp

Line
To end of line   
Ctl-Enter
Entire line      
Home, Ctl-Enter
E-  or             
Shf-Ctl-Enter
E-To line start    
Shf-Ctl-Bksp

..>ed
E-Block
E-Begin marking  
Alt E S M
 (or F4)  See <SELECTING TEXT> for more options
E-Delete         
Alt E D
 (or F4)

..>eud
E-Undelete
E-Undo delete    
Alt E U D
 (or Ctl-F4)  See <BOX OPERATIONS> to undelete box
..hfl

E-Word, block, and line delete put text in a hold area, in case you want to
E-undelete it. If hold area is almost full, you can still delete but not
E-all can be recovered by undelete.

..>edc
E-Block delete in HIDE mode deletes Guide lines at start of block, but asks
E-before deleting any at end of block. See <Guide lines>, <Hide/Show codes>

F=Files
F=Delete a file  
Alt F M E
 (or Alt-F1 F7)  See <Delete>

Overwrite mode
Type over text   
Alt E O
 (or Scroll Lock)  See <Typing mode>


EDITING KEYS

Summary of speed keys follows. See <Function key reminder> at bottom.
See also <MENUS>, <GOING PLACES>, <CHARACTERS>
To assign alternate keys for some of these operations, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

S=Bookmark
S=Set   
Ctl-Home
S=Jump  
Ctl-End
S=Jump to last place  
Shf-Ctl-End

Deleting
Character at cursor  
Del
Character to left 
Bksp
Word to right  
Ctl-Esc
Word to left   
Ctl-Bksp
Line, cursor to end   
Ctl-Enter
Line, entire   
Home, Ctl-Enter
E-          or   
Shf-Ctl-Enter
E-Line, from beginning  
Shf-Ctl-Bksp

Inserting
Blank  
Ins
Line boundary  
Enter
Line boundary, 
Shf-Enter
  align with text above
N=Hyphen, hard   
Ctl-Hyphen
N=Hyphen, soft   
Shf-Ctl-Hyphen
N=Space, hard    
Ctl-Space
N=Space, soft    
Shf-Ctl-Space
Spaces, to tab stop  
Ctl-I

E-Mark
E-Word  
Ctl-Alt-W
E-Line  
Ctl-Alt-L
E-Sentence   
Ctl-Alt-S
E-Paragraph  
Ctl-Alt-P

Modes
Push/Over typing  
Scroll Lock
V-Hide/Show codes   
Alt-Space
A=Key code numbers  
Ctl-^

A=Record keys
A=Record mode on/off  
Ctl-@
A=Playback keys       
Grey*

S-Search/scan
S-Forward   
Grey+
 (or Ctl-L)
S-Backward  
Grey-
 (or Ctl-O)

N=Slide text
N=To right  
Shf-Ins
N=To left   
Shf-Del

E=Transposing
E=Character to left   
Shf-Bksp
E=Character to right  
Shf-Esc

N-Temporary Indents
N-left   
Ctl-[
N-right  
Ctl-]
N-first line  
Ctl-\

Screen
Print    
Shf-Grey*
Refresh  
Ctl-Grey*

Function key reminder

F1
:System/help 
F3
.Copy/mark   
F5
.Un-select 
F7
.Reformat    
F9
:Search-set

F2
:Window      
F4
.Delete/mark 
F6
.Move/mark 
F8
.Switch-case 
F10
.Replace-one

Shf + key

sF1
.Hints±     
sF3
:Merge                   
sF7
.Reform-mode
                            
sF6
:Imp/Export 
sF8
.Center-ASCII
Ctl + key

cF1
:Tutorial   
cF3
:File-ins  
cF5
.Mark-all    
cF7
.Box-mark    
cF9
:Frame-box

cF2
:Ruler      
cF4
.Un-delete 
cF6
:Tofile/mark 
cF8
.Flush-ASCII 
cF10
.Swap-find

Alt + key

aF1
:Name/File  
aF3
:Macros    
aF5
:Convert  
aF7
:Paging     
aF9
:Location

aF2
:Spell/thes 
aF4
:Misc-tool 
aF6
:Adapt    
aF8
.Upper-case 
aF10
:Replace-menu

For mouse operations, see <MOUSING AROUND>.
To assign your own speed keys, see <RECORDING KEYS>.


..>f
FILE OPERATIONS

Basic operations
Converting files
Managing files
DOS shell
Shortcuts
Making subfiles

BASIC OPERATIONS

..>fo
F-Open/create a file
F-1. Press 
Alt F O
 (or F1 F6).
F-2. Type filename you want to open, press 
Enter
. You can type over name at
F-prompt, or arrow past drive or directory path to change just filename. To
F-open a file from drive or directory not the default, be sure to type drive
F-and/or directory.
..>foc
F-3. File currently being edited is saved and exited. New file is opened. If
F-you typed name of file that doesn't exist or improper filename, you are
F-prompted to press 
F9
 to create the file. See <Filenames>

For file switching options after Alt F O, see <SHORTCUTS>.
To switch between files in different windows, see <WINDOW OPERATIONS>.
To set a permanent filename extension or location, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..mfw
..mfh
F-If your memory does not have enough free space to open the file specified,
F-you may get a message saying 'memory full'. You may be given one of these
F-options, depending on your editing status:
F-1. Free hold area. This removes text you may have deleted earlier, so that
F-the delete cannot be undone (undeleted). Or it will cancel text being held
F-while transferring from one file to another. See <COPY/MOVE TEXT>
F-2. Free word lists. This removes spelling word lists from memory. You may
F-later be able to load these separately, or when you open a smaller file.

..>fol
Read-only mode
If you open a locked file (e.g. on a network), you get a warning. You can
read it on screen but cannot write changes to it.

..>fob
Backups
Whenever you open a file, you can write a backup to keep in case you run
into problems while editing the file. Press 
F9
 at prompt if you want a
backup or 
Esc
 if you don't want one. You can set program to always or never
backup, or backup on exiting instead. See <CUSTOMIZE>

..>fl
F-List & select a file to open
F-1. Press 
Alt F L
 (or F1 F6 F8 Enter).
F-2. Press 
Dn/UpArrow
 until file you want is highlighted, press 
Enter
.
F-3. File currently being edited is saved. New file is loaded. You are
F-prompted for a backup. Press 
Esc
 for no backup, or 
F9
 if you want one.
F-Other options at listing: highlighting a subdirectory name and pressing
F-Enter displays its files. Or, pressing F8 allows you to type in name of
F-different directory. F8 option is also available at all filename prompts.

..>fn
F-New name
F-Press 
Alt F N
 (or F1 F5), type in new filename (type over old name that
F-appears at prompt), then press 
Enter
. Now when you save or exit the file,
F-your text is written to new name. If you saved the file when it had the old
F-name, the old file is still on your disk. See also <Rename>

..>fs
Save a file
When you make changes to a file on screen, the changes are only in your
computer's memory. Press 
Alt F S
 (or F1 F3) to save changes to disk.

You can have the program automatically save or remind you to save at an
interval based on time passed or number of characters typed. See <CUSTOMIZE>

..dfl
If your disk is too full to save new text you added, you get a message when
you try to save. You can save to a different, less full disk.

..cns
If you've taken the floppy disk that contains your file out of its original
drive, you get a message asking you to reinsert the correct disk. This may
occur if you've inserted a spelling, thesaurus, printer, or other disk in
the drive.

..>fu
Undo changes
Press 
Alt F U
 (or F1 F9 F6 F10) to reopen file as it was before you made
changes. This cancels only changes made since last time you saved.

..>fe
Exit a file
Press 
Alt F E
 (or F1 F2), which exits PC-Write. If you have changed your
document since the last time you saved, the file is automatically saved.
F-If you don't want to exit PC-Write, you can open another file (which exits
F-current file). See <Open/create a file>
F-Closing a window exits a file, too. See <WINDOW OPERATIONS>
To exit a file without saving it
F-Undo changes before you open another: 
Alt F U then Alt F O
 (or F1 F9 F6)
or before you exit PC-Write: 
Alt F U then Alt F E
 (or F1 F9 F2).

..>fc
F=CONVERTING FILES
F=To edit or save a file not in PC-Write format, you must convert it first.

..>fci
F=Import
F=Convert and open a file not in current PC-Write format.
..>fcio
F=
Alt F C I O
 (or Shf-F6 F2)  Old PC-Write (previous to Standard level 2.0)
F=  converts older style page breaks and Guide lines
..>fcih
F=
Alt F C I H
 (or Shf-F6 F3)  Highbits (Wordstar, strips characters above 127)
..>fciw
F=
Alt F C I W
 (or Shf-F6 F4)  WordPerfect file (version 5.0 or 5.1)
..>fcid
F=
Alt F C I D
 (or Shf-F6 F5)  DCA (IBM's Document Content Architecture format)
..>fci=
F=At import filename prompt:
F=1. Type name of file to convert (or press 
F8
 to choose from list).
F=Be sure to include file extension (.TXT, .DOC, etc.). See <Filenames>
F=2. Press 
F10
, type PC-Write name you want file to have, then 
Enter
.

..>fce
F=Export
F=Write a copy of your file to a file in another format.
..>fceh
F=
Alt F C I H
 (or Shf-F6 F6)  Hard ASCII (keeps hard returns, page breaks)
..>fces
F=
Alt F C I S
 (or Shf-F6 F7)  Soft ASCII (transport to other text processor)
..>fcew
F=
Alt F C I W
 (or Shf-F6 F8)  WordPerfect file (version 5.0 or 5.1)
..>fced
F=
Alt F C I D
 (or Shf-F6 F9)  DCA (IBM's Document Content Architecture format)
..>fce=
F=At export filename prompt, type name for converted file.
F=Be sure to include file extension (.TXT, .DOC, etc.). See <Filenames>

..>fcac
F=ASCII export may ask whether to delete codes above 127. This includes box or
F=foreign characters and special hyphens/spaces. See <Extended characters>

To convert tabs, spaces, or line ends in document, see <Convert>.

..>fm
F=MANAGING FILES
F=These commands help with file housekeeping within PC-Write. Similar
F=functions and more are available when you exit to DOS. See <DOS commands>

..>fmr
..>fmr=
F=Rename
F=
Alt F N
 (or F1 F5) renames a file in memory. See <New name>
F=
Alt F M R
 (or Alt-F1 F5) renames a file on disk.
..foc
F=If you type the name of a file that already exists, you are asked if you
F=want to write over existing file.

..>fmc
..>fmc=
F=Copy
F=
Alt F M C
 (or Alt-F1 F6) writes a copy of your file to disk.
F=You can write it to a different name or location by typing at prompt.
To copy files other than current one, use DOS COPY. See <DOS commands>

..>fme
..>fme=
..>fme=c
F=Delete
F=
Alt F M E
 (or Alt-F1 F7) deletes a file on disk. You are always asked to
F=confirm your deletion. To delete the file currently open, first delete the
F=copy on disk with Alt F M E; then exit PC-Write without saving changes by
F=pressing Alt F U then Alt F E (or F1 F9 F2). See <Undo changes>

..>fml
F=List files
F=
Alt-F1 F8
 then 
Enter
 lists files in current directory. If there are
F=subdirectories, you can highlight one and press Enter to list its files. To
F=list files in another directory (not listed), press 
F8
 and type a different
F=name at directory prompt. Listing files is available at any filename prompt
F=by pressing 
F8
. See also <List & select>

..>fd
..>fds
F=DOS SHELL
F=If your computer has enough memory you may temporarily exit PC-Write to run
F=another program or DOS command, keeping the editor and your file in memory.

F=
Alt F D S
 (or F1 F4 then Enter) shells to DOS. The screen shows a prompt
F=(A>) just like when you exit PC-Write. Now you can type DOS commands as
F=usual. See <DOS commands>

..>fdc
F=
Alt F D C
 (or F1 F4) runs a DOS command directly from PC-Write.
F=The top line reads:
F=  Command file (Esc:cancel F8:dir): "drive:\COMMAND.COM"
F=where "drive" is boot drive.
F=Type name of .COM or .EXE file to execute. PC-Write looks first for a .COM,
F=then for a .EXE file.

F=Exiting the Shell, Re-entering PC-Write
F=When you run a program directly from PC-Write, and the program finishes, you
F=are prompted with:
F=    To return to the edit program, press any key
F=Or, if at the DOS prompt in the shell, type
F=    C>
EXIT
F=then press Enter.

F=The shell from PC-Write is a temporary opening to DOS. When you return the
F=shell is closed and all activities ended. So, the shell is suitable for
F=applications that are complete upon return to PC-Write, but not for loading
F=a memory resident program that stays active upon return to PC-Write. To load
F=a resident program, exit PC-Write normally with Alt F E (or F1 F2), load the
F=program, and then reenter PC-Write (ED filename).

DOS commands
PC-Write can do most of these file operations. See <MANAGING FILES>
You can run DOS commands directly from PC-Write. See <DOS SHELL>
"A>" is the DOS prompt.

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"

Filenames
DOS filenames are 1 to 8 characters, plus an extension of 0 to 3 letters.
The format is: FILENAME.EXT
You can use letters A-Z (upper and lower case are the same), numbers 0-9,
and the symbols   $ & # @ ! % ( ) { } - _ ~   in a filename.

Filenames can be preceded by a drive and/or a pathname, for example:
  C:\PCW\filename.ext
Think of drive and path as part of the full filename. With no drive and/or
path specified, DOS assumes the currently logged drive and subdirectory.

SHORTCUTS

Loading Options
Bypass prompt for backup: no backup      ED filename
/e
Bypass prompt for backup: create backup  ED filename
/s
  To permanently set backup status, see <CUSTOMIZE>
Bypass prompt for creating file:         ED filename
/c
Display directory before loading         ED *.*
 (or use filename.* or *.ext)
Edit file in Read Only mode (network)    ED filename
/r
Jump to line in file, nn is line number  ED filename
/nn
Pause to name control files read         ED filename
/w
All / options may be used in combination. For example: filename
/e/w

See also <BASIC EDITING>

F-File Switching
F-(All load options listed above are also available when switching files.)
F-Quick switch to another file, no backup    F1 F6, filename, 
F10
F-Quick switch to another file, with backup  F1 F6, filename, 
F9
F-Quick switch to prior/next file in series  F1 F6 
F5/F7
F-Switch to filename at the cursor           F1 F6 
F6

..ssn
..ssf
..ssr
..ssp
..spr
F-Files in a series
F-Using 
F5
 or 
F7
 Quick switch following 
F1 F6
 lets PC-Write know you are
F-editing files in series. Series files have the same name with an incremental
F-last one or two digit number or letter (FILE1.DOC, FILE2.DOC). Search &
F-replace, spell scan, and printing ask if you want to continue to next file,
F-once you've reached end of current file.

Printing Options
Display print menu, exit when done printing  ED filename
/p
Print all pages, bypass prompts/menus        ED filename
/e/p
Print first page, bypass prompts/menus       ED filename
/s/p
Print file to another file                   ED filename 
filename/p
See also <PRINTING>

..>fotb=
..>for
..>fotb
MAKING SUBFILES
If you try to open a file too big to fit in memory, PC-Write asks if you
want to break it into smaller files to edit separately. You select number of
subfiles to make. If subfile with same name already exists, you can cancel
overwriting that file.

To put subfiles back into one, use DOS COPY command:
A>COPY file1 + file2 + file3 bigfile
  copies "file1", "file2", and "file3" to a file named "bigfile"
See <DOS commands>


..>lf
FONTS

G-Fonts set look of characters when printed. They have three categories:
G-
Typefaces
: shape of character, such as Courier and Times.
G-
Sizes
: character width and height, such as 10 cpi or 12 point.
G-
Effects
: special enhancements, such as underline and bold.
G-Typefaces and sizes set spacing of characters; only one of each can be
G-active at a time. Multiple effects can be active at once.

G-The Font menu inserts font characters or Dot lines to set fonts.
These are visible only if you are in Show mode. See <Hide/Show codes>
You can also insert these formatting commands directly at cursor.
G-Fonts listed on menu are those available on current printer. Make and model
of current printer displays at bottom of Print Setup submenu.
To print test pages showing your printer's fonts, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>lfl
..>lfb
..>lfd
..>lfh
G-Location
G-Before setting a font, decide where you want it to apply.
G-
Alt L F L
 sets look for next few words you type (or selected words).
G-Font characters will be inserted at start and end of lines.
G=
Alt L F B
 sets look for this paragraph and onward, using Dot lines. If you
G=select a block of lines, font stops after last line. See <SELECTING TEXT>
G-
Alt L F D
 sets look of type for entire document (base font).
G=
Alt L F H
 sets look of type for headers and footers. See <HEADERS & FOOTERS>
The Status line shows current font for text at cursor. See <Status line>

..>lft
G-Typeface
G-Current document font is indicated by a ≈, paragraph or body font by a ~.
G-There are two kinds of typefaces:
G-
Fixed-width
 faces have letters/spaces all the same width, like a typewriter.
G=
Proportional
 typefaces have letters/spaces that are not all the same width.
G=PC-Write supports both, also downloaded (soft) fonts, if your printer does.

..>lfs
G-Size
G-Current document font is indicated by a ≈, paragraph or body font by a ~.
G-For many printers, size is not available; it is combined with typeface. Even
G-for printers that support sizes, some typefaces may not support sizes.
G-Usually, one size font sets a fixed size (in characters per inch, cpi) for
G-fixed-width typefaces, and another (in points) for proportional typefaces.
G-When available, the font letters assigned to sizes are:
G-          Fixed width
G-
C
ompressed  15 cpi
G-
E
lite       12 cpi
G-
P
ica        10 cpi
G-
D
ouble       5 cpi
G=       Proportional
G=
C
ompressed   8.0 p
G=
E
lite       10.0 p
G=
P
ica        12.0 p
G=
D
ouble      14.4 p

..>lfe
G-Effect
G-Multiple effects can be active at once (unlike typefaces or sizes).
G-Current paragraph or body font by a ~
G=Current document font is indicated by a ≈

Inserting fonts directly
PC-Write assigns font letters (first letter on menus) to each font. Font
characters are graphic symbols for these letters. To insert a font
character, press and hold the Alt key, then press font letter. You may find
it quicker to set fonts, especially effects, this way. You must be in Show
mode to see font characters. See <Hide/Show codes>
To view table of font characters, see <Font characters>.

Another way to set fonts (for whole lines) is with Dot lines. They take
effect until you turn them off, or (for typefaces and sizes) you set a new
one. See <Dot lines>

Tips for inserting fonts directly:
- Insert same font character before and after text to be enhanced.
- Font characters automatically stop at end of line. To enhance several
  lines, place font at start of each line (or use Dot lines).
- Apply only one typeface and size to an area of text. You can apply
  multiple effects. 'Nest' multiple fonts, as you would parentheses.
- Enter font characters as you type, or insert them later. Auto-reformat
  mode is not recommended when inserting later.
- Delete or transpose font characters like normal characters. Best to do
  this in Show mode.
- In Auto-reformat mode, deleting first font character in pair deletes
  second automatically.

..afn
..nfn
..kfn
Reserved font characters
Certain font characters are used by PC-Write for special purposes, and are
not available to set fonts. These include:

Alt-A
  Align font  See <Alignment>

Alt-G
  Guide line font  See <Guide lines>

Alt-K
  End paragraph font  See <Break paragraph>

Alt-N
  Auto-number font  See <Auto-numbering>

Alt-T
  Page break font  See <Inserting breaks>
To view table of font characters, see <Font characters>.


R=FOOTNOTE & ENDNOTES

Footnote entry
Endnote entry
Notes setup

Footnotes print at bottom of page. Endnotes print at end of document.
Sequential numbering is an option. See <Auto-numbering>

..>lrf
R=FOOTNOTE ENTRY
R=1. Type footnote reference in text. Reference character is your choice.
R=   Sequential numbering is an option. See <Auto-numbering>
R=2. Type footnote text on line just after paragraph containing reference.
R=3. Mark the lines using 
Alt E S M or L
 (or F3). See <SELECTING TEXT>
R=4. Press 
Alt L R F
 then 
Enter
 to make the lines a footnote.
R=5. Press 
Alt E T
 (or F5) to unmark lines.
..>lrb
R=To change footnote lines back to body text, mark them and press 
Alt L R B
.

Footnotes do not display on screen in their final printing position.
You can preview them in final position before printing. See <Preview>

..>lre
R=ENDNOTE ENTRY
R=1. Type endnote reference in text. Reference character is your choice.
R=   Sequential numbering is an option. See <Auto-numbering>
R=2. Type endnote text on line just after paragraph containing reference.
R=3. Mark the lines using 
Alt E S M or L
 (or F3). See <SELECTING TEXT>
R=4. Press 
Alt L R E
 then 
Enter
 to make the lines an endnote.
R=5. Press 
Alt E T
 (or F5) to unmark lines.
To change endnote lines back to regular text, mark them and press 
Alt L R B
.

..>lrn
NOTES SETUP

..>lrns
..>lrnss
..>lrnsn
..>lrnsr
..>lrnsw
R=Notes spacing
R=
Alt L R N S
 sets line height for footnotes. Choose the same height as rest
R=of text, or set 
N
arrow, 
R
egular, or 
W
ide. See <SPACING>

..>lrnf
..>lrnfn
..>lrnfs
..>lrnfb
R=Footnote fence
R=
Alt L R N F
 puts a separator between last line on each page and footnotes.
R=Choose either 
S
hort bar or 
B
lank line. You can design your own separator by
R=typing in a Dot line. See <Dot lines>

..>lru
..>lruc
R=Update references
R=
Alt L R U
 (or Alt-F7 F2) moves all endnotes to endnote area at end of file.
R=Any notes already there are replaced by new set.


..>lmr
FORMATTING

When you make changes to your document, such as deleting words or changing
margins, you may need to rewrap the text. This is called reformatting.

..>lmrp
..>lmrd
..>lmrm
N-Reformat
N-Single paragraph  
Alt L M R P
 (or F7)
N-Whole document    
Alt L M R D
 (or Ctl-F5 F7)
N-Marked block      
Alt L M R M
 (or F7)

..>lmrw
N-Wrap mode
N-Normally, words automatically wrap when you reach the end of line. You can
N-turn wordwrap off, and use Enter to move to a new line instead.
                                                  Status line shows
N-Wrap text at end of line  
Alt L M R W
 (or Shf-F7)  Wrap+ or Wrap#
N-Turn off wrapping         
Alt L M R W
 (or Shf-F7)  Wrap- or Wrap=
These settings are temporary. To set mode permanently, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

You can set PC-Write to wrap sentences with one space or two following
ending punctuation (e.g. period or exclamation mark). See <CUSTOMIZE>

..>lmra
N-Auto-reformat mode   To set permanently, see <CUSTOMIZE>
N-You can have PC-Write reformat text automatically as you make changes. Press
N-
Alt L M R A
 (or Shf-F7) to turn automatic reformat on or off. The Status
N-line shows Para+ when it's on, and returns to Wrap+ when turned off. In this
N-mode, pressing Enter always ends a paragraph (and inserts a break paragraph
N-character). To not break paragraphs, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>lmrc
..>lmrcn
N-Control reformat
N-You may want to protect an area of text, such as a table, from inadvertent
N-reformatting (manual or automatic).
N-1. Select text with 
Alt E S
 (or F3). See <SELECTING TEXT>
N-2. Press 
Alt L M R C N
 to turn off reformatting for the block.
N-Text before or after protected area reformats according to reformat mode set
N-on status line. See <Auto-reformat mode>

..>lmrcu
..>lmrca
N-You can attach a reformat setting to a particular document.
N-At top of document:                                     Status line shows
N=
Alt L M R A
 sets Auto-reformat for that document only.   ParA+ or ParA#
N-
Alt L M R N
 sets No reformat for the document.           ParN- or ParN=
N-Setting it when not at top of document applies only from cursor forward.
N-To return to usual PC-Write setting, press 
Alt L M R U
.

To turn off reformat permanently to protect special files, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>lmrb
..>lmrbr
Break paragraph
Auto-reformat always inserts a paragraph end character when you press the
Enter key. This keeps paragraphs from joining together upon reformat.
N=When not in auto-reformat mode, protect single lines, like an address, by
N=pressing 
Alt-K then Enter
 to end lines. For existing lines:
N=1. Select text with 
Alt E S
 (or F3). See <SELECTING TEXT>
N=2. Press 
Alt L M R B R
 to break each line. See also <Control reformat>
To always have Enter end paragraphs, see <CUSTOMIZE>.


GOING PLACES

Cursor moves
Bookmarks
Jump to location

Use editing keys in addition to Arrows to move quickly throughout document.
Jump to precise locations. To find specific text, see <SEARCH & REPLACE>.

CURSOR MOVES

To            Left          Right
Character     
Left Arrow
    
Right Arrow
Word          
Ctl-LtArrow
   
Ctl-RtArrow
Screen edge   
Shf-LtArrow
   
Shf-RtArrow
Tab           
Shf-Tab
       
Tab
Indent        
Home
          
Shf-End
First/last    
Shf-Home
      
End
  character on line
To change what some Arrow keys do, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

To          Previous          Next
S-Page        
Ctl-PgUp
          
Ctl-PgDn
S-Paragraph   
Shf-Ctl-PgUp
      
Shf-Ctl-PgDn
S=Sentence    
Shf-Ctl-LtArrow
   
Shf-Ctl-RtArrow

To                  Up                  Down
Line                
Up Arrow
            
Down Arrow
Screen top/bottom   
Shf-UpArrow
         
Shf-DnArrow
Block start/end     
Shf-Alt-
            
Shf-Alt+
..>st
..>se
File top/bottom     
Shf-Grey+ or Alt+
   
Shf-Grey- or Alt-
                      
or Alt S T
         
or Alt S E

Scroll      Up         Down
Line        
PgDn
       
PgDn
Screenful   
Shf-PgUp
   
Shf-PgDn
To change what the scroll keys do, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>sb
S=BOOKMARKS
..>sbs
S=
Alt S B S
 (or Ctl-Home) sets a place to return to later.
..>sbj
S=
Alt S B J
 (or Ctl-End) jumps to the place you set.
S=When you set a new place, the old bookmark is lost.

..>sl
S-JUMP TO LOCATION
S-Line in file    
Alt S L I
   (or Alt-F9)  (includes Guide lines)
S-Column in file  
Alt S L C
   (or Alt-F9 F8)
S-Line on page    
Alt S L O L
 (or Alt-F9 F9 F10)  (skips Guide lines)
S-Page number     
Alt S L O P
 (or Alt-F9 F10)

..>sj
..>sjl
S=Last place
S=A second bookmark is set before jumps and at source of moved block.
S=
Alt S J L
 (or Shf-Ctl-End) jumps back to this temporary place.

..>sjn
S=Non-ASCII character
S=
Alt S J N
 (or Alt-F4 F6) jumps to next non-ASCII character. Includes font,
S=Guide line, foreign, box drawing, and special hyphen or space characters.

..>sm
S=Match pair
S=With cursor on symbol in a matching pair, such as (, {, [, or <,
S=
Alt S M
 (or Alt-F4 F4) marks and jumps to its matching symbol. Matches
S=letters when cursor is on a letter.


..>lrh
..>lrhh
..>lrhf
R-HEADERS & FOOTERS

R-Header lines repeat at top of each page; footer lines at bottom. Footnotes
R-are not footers. Headers and footers show only upon printing or preview.

R-Page number and/or other text prints in a header or footer (see below).
To reset starting number for page, see <Set page number>.
To set fonts for headers and footers, see <FONTS>.

..>lrhhf
..>lrhhc
R-Headers
R-To print only page number at top of page:
R-
Alt L R H H C
  Center page number, like this:  -2-
R-
Alt L R H H F
  Flush right number, like this:  page 2

..>lrhht
..>lrhhd
..>lrhho
R=To include other text with or without a page number:
R=
Alt L R H H T
  Text at left, page number at right:  2
R=
Alt L R H H D
  Date at left, text at right:  May 5, 1996
R=
Alt L R H H O
  Text at left
..>lrhh=
..>lrhc
R=Type text between quotes on top line then press 
Enter
.
To change position of text/date/number, see <Create your own>.

..>lrhfc
..>lrhff
R-Footers
R-To print only page number at bottom of page:
R-
Alt L R H F C
  Center page number, like this:  -2-
R-
Alt L R H F F
  Flush right number, like this:  page 2

..>lrhft
..>lrhfd
..>lrhfo
R=To include other text with or without page number:
R=
Alt L R H F T
  Text at left, page number at right:  2
R=
Alt L R H F D
  Date at left, text at right:  May 5, 1996
R=
Alt L R H F O
  Text at left
..>lrhf=
..>lrfc
R=Type text between quotes on top line then press 
Enter
.
To change position of text/date/number, see <Create your own>.
To change date format, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>lrhhn
..>lrhfn
R-Turn off headers with 
Alt L R H H N
.
R-Turn off footers with 
Alt L R H F N
.
R-These commands turn off headers and footers for entire document. To change
R-or turn them off part way through, use Dot lines. See <Create your own>

..>lrhs
..>lrhsh
..>lrhsf
R=Suppress
R=Turn off header or footer for current page only, resume next page.
R=Header  
Alt L R H S H
R=Footer  
Alt L R H S F

Create your own
Change parts and/or their positioning in single line header or footer.

Alt L R H H O
  type in header text

Alt L R H F O
  type in footer text
Type page number as $$$. Push text left or right with +++.

Page Positioning   Example Header  Example Footer
Page numbers       .H:Page $$$     .F:- $$$ -
Blank line         .H:             .F:
Flush left         .H:Part 1+++    .F:$$$+++
Flush right        .H:+++$$$       .F:+++Chapter 2
Centered           .H:+++Heros+++  .F:+++$$$+++

..>lrhhu
Pull-down menus create a single line header or footer plus separator line.
Insert Dot lines to create multiple line headers or footers. See <Dot lines>
Include a blank line header last, and first for footer, to separate lines
from regular text on each page. Multiple line headers/footers are indicated
by 'Unknown format' on menus.

Other Options    Example Header   Example Footer
System date      .H:$$Mon Year$$  .F:$$D Mon Year$$
Day of the week  .H:$$Day$$       .F:$$Day$$
System time      .H:$$H:MI$$      .F:$$Z:MI$$ (24hr)
Filename         .H:$$filename$$  .F:$$filename.ext$$


..>ei
..>lri
INSERT

..>lric
..>lric=
R=Comment line
R=
Press Alt L R I C
 to type single line of text for a comment. The comment
R=is put in a Dot line that you can see on screen in Show mode, but doesn't
R=print. If you have marked text, each line becomes a comment line.

..>eid
E=Date
E=
Press Alt E I D
 (or Alt-F4 F5) to insert current date at cursor.
E=Choose from a variety of date formats. See <CUSTOMIZE>

E-File
E-
Press Alt E F I
 (or Ctl-F3) to insert all text of another file.
To insert only parts of another file, see <COPY/MOVE TEXT>.

E-Words
E-Marked block copy  
F3
  See <COPY/MOVE TEXT>
E-Deleted text       
Ctl-F4
  See <Undelete>

Characters
Line boundary   
Enter
Character code  
Alt-keypad number
  See <CHARACTER CODES>
Q-Hard page break  
Alt-T
  See <PAGINATION>
Q=Soft page break  
Shf-Alt-T
N=Ruler   
Ctl-F2 F4
  See <Ruler line>

To insert a special hyphen or space, see <HYPHENS & SPACES>.

..>lra
Auto-numbering

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 or renumber. For page numbering, see <HEADERS & FOOTERS>.

First create a unique numbering sequence. Each sequence contains:
1. An Alt-N font character ( )
2. A number or letter (capital or lower case)
3. A symbol (anything but a digit or letter, including a space)

When you repage (Alt-F7), the numbers or letters become sequential.
The symbol, which defines the sequence, remains the same.

Example        After renumber:
 1. Lions       1. Lions        (  is the Alt-N font character)
 3. Tigers      2. Tigers
 2. Bears       3. Bears

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, one ending with dot, one with space)
    A. Lions    (another sequence using capital letters ends with dot)
 8. Chapter  3
    A. Tigers
    C. Bears

When renumbered is:
 1. Chapter 1
    A. Lions
 2. Chapter 2
    A. Tigers
    B. Bears

R=Footnote Numbering   See <FOOTNOTE & ENDNOTES>
R=Use Alt-N to number footnote entries. Start each entry with Alt-N and the
R=number or letter and symbol for series. Repage, and the numbers update to
R=current order of footnotes in document. In this example, footnote number
R=ends with "." and footnote reference with "]":

R=This is the reference [ 9] to giraffes.
R=.DB
R= 9. This is footnote text about giraffes.
R=.DQ

R=Auto numbering via menus

..>lran
..>lraf
..>lrar
R=Before inserting a sequence, set its purpose:
R=
Alt L R A F
 begins or resets start of number sequence.
R=
Alt L R A N
 increments to next number of sequence.
R=
Alt L R A R
 repeats a number, as for multiple level outlines.

..>lrai
R=Sequences
R=Up to five different sequences can be inserted in one document.
..>lraib
R=Blank         1   
Alt L R A I B
..>lraic
R=Colon         1:  
Alt L R A I C
..>lraid
R=Decimal       1.  
Alt L R A I C
..>lraip
R=Parenthesis  (1)  
Alt L R A I P
..>lrais
R=Superscript   1   
Alt L R A I S
   (  is Alt-H, superscript font)

..>lrau
R=Renumbering
R=
Alt L R A U
 updates your auto-number sequences. Repage does this also.


..>l
LAYOUT

Margins, paper size, alignment, tab stops          See <MARGINS & TABS>
Paragraph shape (justify, center, etc.), indents   See <PARAGRAPHS>
Reformat, wrapping text to new layout settings     See <FORMATTING>
Line height, multiple line spacing                 See <SPACING>
Typefaces, enhancing text                          See <FONTS>
Page breaks                                        See <PAGINATION>
..>lr
References are parts of your document that are not main body text:
Footnotes, endnotes                                See <FOOTNOTE & ENDNOTES>
Headers, footers, page numbering                   See <HEADERS & FOOTERS>
Auto numbering lines and footnotes, comment lines  See <INSERT>

Guide lines
Guide lines control formatting. They are inserted when layout changes are
made using pull-down menus. Guide lines for editing are Ruler lines.
Guide lines for printing are Dot lines. You can insert dot lines directly
instead, just like typing document text. All Guide lines begin with an 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.

..agc
To delete a Guide line, place cursor at start and press 
Ctl-Enter
.
To delete just the Alt-G, place cursor at start and press 
Bksp
.

Guide lines do not print. To view your file with Guide lines hidden press

Alt V H
 (or Alt-Spacebar). To show them, press 
Alt V S
 (or Alt-Spacebar).
See <Hide/Show codes>

Dot lines
Put each Dot line on its own line, preceded by Alt-G.
* means line breaks a paragraph.

Operation                   Dot line     See also
..xb
 Bottom margin              .XB:length   <MARGINS & TABS>
..xi
 Left margin                .XI:number   <MARGINS & TABS>
..xj
 Right margin               .XJ:number   <MARGINS & TABS>
..xt
 Top margin                 .XT:length   <MARGINS & TABS>
..xu
 First page +/- top margin  .XU:length   <MARGINS & TABS>
...
 Comment line               ..           <INSERT>
..c
 Control line in text file  .C:text      <Control files>
..de
*Endnote entry, begin       .DE          <ENDNOTE ENTRY>
..di
*Endnote area, begin        .DI          <UPDATE REFERENCES>
..dj
*Endnote area, end          .DJ          <UPDATE REFERENCES>
..db
*Footnote entry, begin      .DB          <FOOTNOTE ENTRY>
..dq
*Foot/endnote entry, end    .DQ          <FOOTNOTE ENTRY>
..df
*Footnote file              .DF:filename <NOTES SETUP>
..dh
*Footnote header (fence)    .DH:text     <Footnote fence>
..ds
*Footnote line height       .DS:length   <Notes spacing>
..dm
*Footnote spacing multiple  .DM:number   <Notes spacing>
..r
 Font, start Regular font   .R:letter    <FONTS>
..q
 Font, quit Regular font    .Q:letter    <FONTS>
..qq
 Fonts, quit all fonts      .QQ          <FONTS>
..f
 Footer line                .F:text      <HEADERS & FOOTERS>
..rf
 Footer font, start         .RF:letter   <FONTS>
..qf
 Footer font, quit          .QF:letter   <FONTS>
..fn
 Footer suppress, one page  .FN          <Suppress>
..fq
 Footer lines, quit all     .FQ          <Turn off footers>
..h
 Header line                .H:text      <HEADERS & FOOTERS>
..rh
 Header font, start         .RH:letter   <FONTS>
..qh
 Header font, quit          .QH:letter   <FONTS>
..hn
 Header suppress, one page  .HN          <Suppress>
..hq
 Header lines, quit all     .HQ          <Turn off headers>
..tt
 Include ASCII codes        .TT:n,n,...
..l
 Length of page             .L:length    <Paper size>
..w
 Width of page              .W:number    <Paper size>
..s
 Line height, all lines     .S:length    <SPACING>
..sb
 Line height, blank lines   .SB:length   <SPACING>
..st
 Line height, text lines    .ST:length   <SPACING>
..m
 Line spacing multiple      .M:number    <SPACING>
..o
 Output file                .O:filename  <Print to disk>
..n
 Page number, this page     .N:number    <Set page number>
..-
..gn
 Begin reformat protection  N (Mini-Ruler) <Control reformat>
   "       "        "       .+  (obsolete)
..+
..gy
 End reformat protection    Y (Mini-Ruler) <Control reformat>
   "       "        "       .-  (obsolete)

..>lmu
..rul
Ruler line
A Ruler Line is a Guide line that sets paragraph shapes, indents, and tabs.
It can also set reformatting on or off, and ruler spacing. When you change
these layout settings using pull-down menus, Ruler lines are inserted for
you. 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. To change the look of Ruler lines, see <CUSTOMIZE>.
Note: If cursor is on an embedded Ruler line when you ask for context-
sensitive help, this screen displays to describe it.

..>lmue
E=Edit Rulers directly to set functions not available in menus, like decimal
E=tabs or tab stops that are not equally spaced.
E=
Alt L M U E
 (or Ctl-F2) brings up current Ruler line. Make changes, then:
E=Press 
F2
 to replace current Ruler with this changed one, or
E=Press 
F4
 to embed this Ruler at cursor, leaving current one alone.
E=The current Ruler is the most recent Ruler, embedded or in a control file.
E=When you've changed your Ruler line, existing paragraphs are not affected
E=until you reformat them (unless you're using auto-reformat mode).

E=You can edit Rulers in different locations, without going there first.
E=
Grey+
  while at Ruler menu makes the next Ruler line the current Ruler.
E=
Grey-
  while at Ruler menu makes the prior Ruler line the current Ruler.
E=
Shf-Grey+
  makes final Ruler line embedded in file the current Ruler.
E=
Shf-Grey-
  makes default Ruler line the current Ruler.
E=You can then make changes and end with F2 or F4, as above.

Ruler shading
You can choose to display Ruler at top of screen. See <Top lines>
To display it permanently, see <CUSTOMIZE>.
When Ruler displays at screen top or when editing with Ctl-F2, shading
extends between current indents to indicate text width. If this looks
incorrect, you may have a temporary indent set. See <Temporary indent>

..ga
..gr
..gj
..gc
..gf
..gs
Mini-Rulers are shortcut Rulers with just an Alt-G Guide line character
followed by a shape or reformatting letter, such as C, F, R, A, N, or Y.

..>lmur
Ruler spacing
Every character position on Ruler corresponds to a final printed position.
The digits in the ruler show inch positions from left edge of paper. If
you're printing in a fixed-width (monospace) font, the width of a Ruler
space matches the width of the font; paragraphs on screen line up under the
indent positions. With a variable-width (proportional) font, the ruler
spacing is fixed at 10 spaces per inch by default; paragraphs on screen may
extend past right indent (though they print at right indent position). You
can fix the ruler spacing to any width.

Ruler letters and symbols
A  Auto-reformat always
C  Center text shape
D  Decimal tab
F  Flush right shape
H  Floating auto-indent, first line negative
I  Floating auto-indent, first line positive
J  Justify right shape
K  (left indent, forced)
L  Left indent
N  Never reformat
O  Permit reformat around Ruler
P  Paragraph indent for first line
R  Ragged right shape
S  Spring shape
T  Tab stop
Y  Reformat follows Status line (Alt L M R A or Shf-F7)
|  Right margin, program sets ruler spacing
!  Right margin, user sets ruler spacing
@n Ruler spacing, Ex. @10i

Measurements
Available PC-Write spacing measurements include:
c   centimeters
i   inches
m   current line spacing
p   points (1/72 inch)
r   current Ruler spacing
s   sixth inches (picas)
t   dots (300/inch)
u   units (97,200/inch)
/c  per centimeter
/i  per inch
Decimal is permitted, values are generally accurate to .005
Defaults apply when no unit follows value in Guide line:
vertical: sixth inches (s)
horizontal: ruler spacing (r)
Menu defaults to last unit set for that value (usually inches).


..>lm
MARGINS & TABS

The blank border at all edges of document pages can be set separately for
top, bottom, left and right. Text prints just inside border. You can
reposition text inside border by sliding and aligning it at tab stops.

To set indent or shape for paragraphs inside margin, see <PARAGRAPHS>.
To reformat text to margins or indents, see <FORMATTING>.
See also <LAYOUT>

..>lmp
..>lmpx
N-Page setup
N-
Alt L M P T
 sets blank margin bordering top of pages.
N-
Alt L M P B
 sets blank margin bordering bottom of pages.
N-
Alt L M P L
 sets blank margin bordering left of pages.
N-
Alt L M P R
 sets blank margin bordering right of pages.
N-Values include printer's unprintable area of page to assure exact amount.
..>lmpf
N=First page of document can have extra top margin (e.g. for title or logo).
N=
Alt L M P F
 sets a positive or negative value to add to regular top margin.

..>lmps
..>lmpsw
..>lmpsl
N-Paper size
N-
Alt L M P S W
 sets paper width (distance left to right).
N-
Alt L M P S W
 sets paper length (distance top to bottom).

..>lmt
..>lmtt
N-Tab stops
N-
Alt L M T T
 sets an equal distance (interval) between tab stops.
N-Tab stops on Ruler line show as letter 'T', and are left aligned.
N=You can set tabs at unequal distances by directly editing the Ruler line.
N=1. Place cursor at line where you want tab stops to begin.
N=2. Press 
Alt L M U E
 (or Ctl-F2) to view and edit current Ruler.
N=3. Type 
capital T's
 at desired locations. (Or type 
D's
 - see <Decimal tab>)
N=4. Press 
F4
 to insert new Ruler with changes into document.
See <Ruler line>

Tabbed text in a fixed-width font prints at position shown on screen. But
text in variable-width (proportional) font won't, without aligning it first.
See <Alignment> and <FONTS>

Tab (or Shf-Tab) key moves cursor to next (or prior) indent or tab stop.
Text does not move automatically with cursor to tab stop. It can, if you
change Tab key function. See <CUSTOMIZE>

..dec
N=Decimal tab stops align the decimal, instead of left text edge, at tab stop.
N=Typing at decimal tab pushes text to left until decimal character is typed;
N=characters after decimal push to right. Handy for table of numbers. Setting
N=a decimal tab requires editing the Ruler line, and placing a capital 'D' at
N=location for decimal. See procedure above, under <Tab stops>.
To set comma or period as decimal character, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>lma
..>lmaa
N=Alignment
N=Text in a variable-width (proportional) font must be aligned with a special
N=character in order to print correctly when not positioned at left indent.
N=
Alt L M A A
 aligns word (or selected text) at cursor along left side. To
N=align a column of text, mark or box mark it first. See <SELECTING TEXT>

N=You can align a word or column of text without selecting it, by pressing
N=
Alt-A
 at the start of each leftmost word. Alt-A aligns and moves cursor to
N=next line; so when aligning a column, start with the first line in column.

..>lmas
..>lmar
..>lmal
N=Sliding text
N=Shift position of multiple line text, or selected text. Slide each line
N=right or left the same amount by setting a slide count.
N=
Alt L M A S
 sets slide count. Set this before sliding.
N=
Alt L M A R
 slides line or selected text to the right.
N=
Alt L M A L
 slides line or selected text to the left.
N=Sliding actually inserts or deletes spaces at cursor. When sliding right,
N=text pushes right from cursor. Sliding left pulls text toward cursor. When
N=text reaches cursor, the sliding stops (even if it hasn't moved the entire
N=slide count), which prevents deleting text.

..>lmas=
N=To slide selected text without using menus:
N=Press 
Shf-Ins
 (to slide right) or 
Shf-Del
 (to slide left).
N=A prompt displays to allow you to enter the slide count amount.

Note that once text is positioned where you want it, it may need to be
aligned with a special character before printing. See <Alignment>
For other ways to move text, see <COPY/MOVE TEXT>.


MENUS

You can use a mouse or the keyboard to navigate menus and invoke options.
Pressing the 
Alt
 key displays/activates the menu bar, or just activates it
if you choose to display it always. See <Top lines>

You can have the Esc key (instead of Alt) display menus. See <CUSTOMIZE>
For mouse operations at menus, see <MOUSING AROUND>.
To add or drop items from menus, see <ADAPT FEATURES>.

To view different menus and highlight items, use Arrow and Alt keys.

Down Arrow
   Move to item below

Up Arrow
     Move to item above

Right Arrow
  Move from parent to submenu

Left Arrow
   Move from submenu to parent

Alt once
     Return to main menu bar, exits if there

Quick select items by pressing first letter. Ex. Alt F S for File Save.
Selecting an item either highlights or invokes it depending on type of item.
Each type can be distinguished by the symbol(s) beside the item name.

Menu item types

Parent
            Has a submenu

Action  .
         Invoking brings immediate action, usually leaving menus

Text entry ...
    Invoking displays a Top line prompt, where you type text

Radio button ( )
  Only one of group can be active (the one with the dot)

Check box    [X]
  Many in group can be active, 'X' means active

Number entry :
    You type numeric value

[bracketed]
       Not available until you do something else (e.g. mark/box)

╞Non-profile
      Not in your profile, but available while 'All features on'
See <All features on>

To invoke items and/or exit menus    See also <Quick select>

Spacebar
   Sets check box or radio button, does not exit menus

Enter
      Invokes action item, usually exits menu
           On check box or radio button, accepts what's set, exits menu
           Invokes text entry item following text entry
           Invokes parent item, moves to submenu
           On number entry item, begins entry mode - See <Number entry>

Esc
        Exit menus one level at a time, invoke settings when menus clear
           On check box, radio button, or entry item, cancels single change

Alt twice
  Exit menus, invoke changed settings

Speed keys are listed on right side of menu. Use these when not in menus, to
bypass menus.

Submenus
With parent item highlighted, submenu displays and is active. Quick select
by pressing first letter of submenu item, or press 
Enter or Right Arrow
 to
move highlight to submenu. 
Left Arrow
 (or Esc, if current item is
unchanged), returns to parent.

Number entry
Most numbers must be positive values. Items that allow negative ones show
'+/-'. Type a minus sign before negative number. When done typing number,
press 
Enter
 to complete. You can type a measurement unit, though it's not
necessary unless using a unit that's not the default. Pressing 
Enter again

exits and invokes all menu changes.

Cancel an item change before leaving menus by pressing 
Esc
 on that item.
This restores the old value.
..>lu
Undo layout changes in one step with 
Alt L U L
 before leaving menus.
This cancels all changes made while in layout menu, restoring old values.


..>pm
M=MERGE PRINT

M=Merging combines data from an input file (e.g. names and addresses) with a
M=template document (e.g. form letter) to create a series of documents.
M=Use this operation to produce personalized letters, mailing labels,
M=invoices, or to fill in standard forms.

M=Merge Overview
M=1. Create the Input file. See <Input file>
M=2. Create the Template document. See <Template file>
M=3. Press 
Alt P M I
 (or Shf-F3 F9) in the Template document.
M=4. Type Input filename, press Enter.
M=5. Press 
A
 (or F10) to merge and print all data records. See <All records>

..>pms
..>pmsp
..>pmsm
..>pmsmo
..>pmsmo=
M=Setup
M=
Alt P M S P
 (or Shf-F3 F3 F9) sets merged output to go directly to printer.
M=
Alt P M S M
 (or Shf-F3 F3 F10) sets merged output to go to a file on disk.
M=You can edit the file, then print it as usual with 
Alt P
 (or F1 F7).
..>pmsmo=f
M=When you merge to an existing output file, you can choose to add next
M=records to the end of that file, or write over the existing file instead.

..>pmsmon=
..>pmsmon
M=If you run out of room on the disk to which you're sending your output, you
M=can cancel merging or continue with a new output file location. You may just
M=specify another drive or directory on a hard disk, or insert and specify a
M=floppy disk with more room.

..>pmsc
..>pmsl
M=
Alt P M S C
 (or Shf-F3 F3 F7) sets input file format to comma separated.
M=
Alt P M S L
 (or Shf-F3 F3 F8) sets input file format to separate line.
..>pmslf
..>pmslf=
M=For separate line format, specify the number of fields (lines) per record.
M=Comma separated format sets '0' fields per record. See <Input file>

..>pmo
M=One record
M=Before merging all records, it's helpful to print a sample record to check
M=that it prints as you expect it to.
..>pmot
M=1. 
Alt P M O T
 (or Shf-F3 F4) merges first record, displays it on screen.
..>pmop
M=2. 
Alt P M O P
 (or Shf-F3 F8) prints current merged record.
..>pmoq
M=3. 
Alt P M O Q
 (or Shf-F3 F6) quits the trial merge, returns to document.
M=To merge several trial records, repeat steps 1 and 2 before doing step 3.
..mrg
M=If you see 'Merging' on Status line, you've returned to your document before
M=quitting merge process. Press 
Alt P M O Q
 (or Shf-F3 F6) to quit.

..>pma
M=All records
M=
Alt P M A
 (or Shf-F3 F4) merges all records in input file.
M=Cancel the merge process by pressing 
Esc
 once it's started.

..>pmi
..>pmi=
M=Input File contains information (records) to be merged with your letter,
M=form, or labels. Create an Input file with PC-Write or export one from a
M=data base program. PC-Write accepts 2 Input file formats:
M=
Separate line
    Each field on a separate line
M=
Comma-separated
  Each record on a line, each field separated by a comma

M=When creating an Input file:
M=* A field can be empty.
M=  In separate line format, leave empty line.
M=  In comma-separated format, leave extra comma.
M=* Every record must have same number of fields.
M=* The Input file can have any number of records.
M=* Maximum Input field length is 255 characters.

M=Template File is a formatted document that contains place holders to show
M=where fields from the Input file should go. Place holder is the field number
M=inside curly brackets, e.g. second field in a record is {2}.

M=Example Input file (comma-separated)
M=John Smith,"Accounts Receivable, Portland",235008
M=Susan Ho,"Marketing, Main Office",289445

M=Example Template File

M=│ To: {1}
M=│ Dept: {2}
M=│
M=│ The Personnel Dept. has assigned a new personnel number. Please use this
M=│ number on all memos. Your number is {3}.
M=└ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─

M=Here is an Output document produced by merging the example Input
M=file above with the example Template file.

M=│ To: John Smith
M=│ Dept: Accounts Receivable, Portland
M=│
M=│ The Personnel Dept. has assigned a new personnel number. Please use this
M=│ number on all memos. Your number is 235008.
M=└ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─

See PC-Write Reference Manual for merge tutorial and more sample merges.


MOUSING AROUND

Use a mouse to invoke items from pull-down menus, Top line, Help, Thesaurus,
Directory or Tutorial. Also select text, move cursor, scroll document, or
switch between windows. The Customizer does not respond to mouse actions.

When you open a file, the mouse pointer displays at top corner of screen. It
fades from view within 5 seconds if you're not using it. It reappears
immediately when you move the mouse.
To change fade timing and other mouse characteristics, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

Key for below
L = left button
R = right button
L+R = both buttons
mid = middle button
double = left double-click

At pull-down menus
Menu bar displays always, by default, if you use a mouse. If it's not there,
see <Top lines>, to set it. If you don't want to display it always, just
click on 'Alt:menu' at left of Status line when you want to display it.
For description of item types mentioned below, see <Menu item types>.

L click
  on parent item, displays menu or submenu
         invokes action item
         turns radio button on
         turns check box on/off
         selects item for number or text entry

L drag and release
 acts like left click

double
   invokes action item, clears menus
         on parent item, just clears menus
         turns radio button on, clears menus
         turns check box on/off, clears menus

R click
  when on unchanged item, moves to parent item
         when on changed item, restores old value
Outside menus, while menus up

L click
  leaves menus, returns to editing

R click
  leaves menus, returns to editing

While editing

L click
   Moves cursor, retains marking/boxing (if any)

R click
   Moves cursor, clears marking/boxing (if any)

Shf-L
     Extend marking

Shf-R
     Extend boxing

L double
  Marks word

L drag
    Marks text

R drag
    Boxes text

L+R drag
  Scrolls

mid drag
  Scrolls
To swap button assignments for mark/box or keep/clear, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

V=Between windows
V=Clicking in other window goes to window, doing button action wanted.
V=Clicking on window bar goes to window, moves cursor to last place.
Help/tutorial windows
Clicking on window bar item invokes action.
Clicking on trigger item within window jumps to target topic.
T=Thesaurus window
T=Clicking on word highlights it. Clicking on window bar item invokes action.


..>lp
Q-PAGINATION

Q-Breaking your document into pages can be done automatically, or manually -
Q-requiring you to press keys to update paging (repage). Both insert page
Q-breaks (Soft Breaks) whose position may adjust upon repage. You can also
Q-insert explicit (Hard) breaks, which do not shift position upon repage.

To change page number for a page, see <Set page number> below.
To establish page numbering, see <HEADERS & FOOTERS>.

..pbk
Q-Page breaks display on non-printing line. In Hide mode, they display as
Q-dashed line, explicit breaks are double dashed. See <Hide/Show codes>.
To change look of page break lines, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>lpa
Q-Automatic paging inserts and adjusts break lines as you edit document.
Q-
Alt L P A
 (or Alt-F7 F3) turns auto-page on or off.
To set permanently, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>lpb
..>lpbi
..>lpbh
..>lpd
Q-Manual paging adjusts break lines only when you ask for it. Repage entire
Q-document in one step, or stop to view and fine tune each one along the way.
Q-
Alt L P D
 (or Alt-F7 F5) repages entire document (cursor can be anywhere).
Q=
Alt L P B
 (or Alt-F7) displays options for repaging page By page:
..>lpbl
..>lpbs
Q= Press 
I
 (or F7) to adjust and view next break location. From there, either
Q=   1. Press 
I
 (or F7) again to accept break location and view next. OR:
Q=   2. Use 
S
 (or Shf-PgUp) to move page break up to shorten page. Then
Q=      Use 
H
 (or F8) to make break explicit (Hard) so it never adjusts.
Q=      Use 
L
 (or Shf-PgDn) after shortening, for moving break back down.
Q=   Caution: Don't move break below original spot, or you get an extra break.
..>lpbf
Q= Press 
F
 (or F6) instead of 
I
 (or F7) when on last page, to fill page with
Q=   lines to end of file. This shows how much typing room is left. Or fill
Q=   page to following Hard Break (cannot fill to Soft Break).
..>lpbd
..>lpbu
..>lpbn
..>lpbp
Q= Other available keystrokes for By page process are:
Q=   
U
 (or PgUp)  Scrolls screen to view line above
Q=   
D
 (or PgDn)  Scrolls screen to view line below
Q=   
P
 (or Ctl-PgUp)  Jumps to prior break
Q=   
N
 (or Ctl-PgDn)  Jumps to next break

..>lpi
..>lpih
..>lpis
Q-Inserting breaks
Q-Break a page at cursor. Break inserts above line containing cursor.
Q-
Alt L P I H
 (or Alt-T) inserts Hard Break (does not adjust upon repage).
Q=
Alt L P I S
 (or Shf-Alt-T) inserts Soft Break (may adjust upon repage).
To insert breaks for whole file in step by step process, see <By page>.

Q-Break lines (even Hard Breaks) do not end paragraphs, so text may reformat
Q-or justify around them. To prevent this, see <Break paragraph>.

..>lpr
Q-Removing breaks
Q-
Alt L P R
 (or Alt-F7 F9) deletes all breaks in document.

..>lpp
Q=Set page number for current page, and increment following pages from here.
Q=Press 
Alt L P P
 to type in page number, then press Enter. Page numbers print
Q=only if you set them in a header or footer. See <HEADERS & FOOTERS>


..>lmi
PARAGRAPHS

Change the look or horizontal positioning of paragraphs when reformatted.
After setting changes, existing paragraphs are not affected until you
reformat them (unless you're using auto-reformat mode).
See also <FORMATTING>, <LAYOUT>, <MARGINS & TABS>

..>lmil
..>lmir
..>lmif
N-Indent reserves extra horizontal space between text and margin.
N-Place cursor anywhere in paragraph to begin indenting at start of paragraph.
N-Value set stays in effect until reset later in document. To set indent for
N-just one or a group of paragraphs, mark lines first. See <SELECTING TEXT>
N-Left side   
Alt L M I L
N-Right side  
Alt L M I R
N-First line  
Alt L M I F
  Positive or negative number, adds to left indent
N-To enter measurement other than default (inch), type unit after number.
See <Measurements>

N-Temporary indent
N-Use this quick indent for files without formatting (e.g. justification).
N-Printing justified text requires that you set permanent indents.
N-
Ctl-[
 sets left indent at cursor. Ctl-[, anywhere later, releases it.
N-
Ctl-]
 sets left indent at cursor. Ctl-], anywhere later, releases it.
N-
Ctl-\
 sets left indent at cursor. Ctl-\, anywhere later, releases it.
N-Ruler line shading widens or narrows to reflect temporary indent location.
N-Status line displays temporary indent symbol at left of reformat status.
See <Status line>, <Ruler shading>

N=Floating indents are useful when typing paragraphs with similar indent type,
N=(indent vs. outdent) but different indent amount, such as for an outline.
N=To set these, use H or I in place of L in Ruler. See <Ruler line>

..>lms
..>lmsr
..>lmsj
..>lmsc
..>lmsf
..>lmss
Shape defines format of paragraph text with respect to margins/indents.
Place cursor anywhere in paragraph to begin shape at start of paragraph.
Value set stays in effect until reset later in document. To set shape for
just one or a group of paragraphs, mark lines first. See <SELECTING TEXT>
N-
Alt L M S R
  Ragged right : force text to left side
N-
Alt L M S J
  Justify : spread text evenly to line up at left/right sides
N=
Alt L M S C
  Center : position text along midline between left/right side
N=
Alt L M S F
  Flush right : force text to right side
N=
Alt L M S S
  Spring : expand soft spaces to force text to left/right sides
All shapes except Ragged may insert Soft Spaces to position text on screen.
Printing replaces Soft Spaces with finely tuned spacing (micro-spacing).

..>lmsa
..>lmsar
..>lmsaj
..>lmsac
..>lmsaf
..>lmsas
ASCII only shapes affect single line or marked lines. See <SELECTING TEXT>
Soft Spaces, which are non-ASCII characters, are not inserted for ASCII
shapes. Instead, normal spaces are inserted/deleted to position text. ASCII
shapes other than Ragged right print correctly only with fixed-width fonts.
N=
Alt L M S A R
 (or Shf-Ctl-F8)  Ragged right - See <Shape> for descriptions
N=
Alt L M S A J
 (or Shf-Alt-F8)  Justify
N-
Alt L M S A C
 (or Shf-F8)      Center
N=
Alt L M S A F
 (or Ctl-F8)      Flush right
N=
Alt L M S A S
 (or Ctl-Alt-F8)  Spring (adds spaces at cursor to force text)
N=Use ASCII Ragged to 'undo' other ASCII shapes, such as Center or Justify.


..>p
PRINTING

If you haven't divided your document into pages using the repage feature,
PC-Write will do it during printing. You can set pagebreaks manually if
you're not satisfied with where automatic pagebreaks fall. See <PAGINATION>
PC-Write does not reformat paragraphs or change margins when printing. You
set the appearance of your text while editing. See <FORMATTING>
To merge documents to the printer, see <MERGE PRINT>.

..>p=
Printing from within PC-Write prints current document. You can also print
from opening menu or from DOS:
To get opening menu, type 
ED then Enter
 at DOS (do not type a filename).
From menu, press 
F7
 and, at prompt, type in name of file to print.
To print from DOS, type 
ED filename/p
. For more options, see <SHORTCUTS>.
Print a series of files with incremental filenames. See <Files in a series>

Before printing, be sure the setup options are set how you want them.
See <Setup printing>

..>pa
Print all pages of document with 
Alt P A
 (or F1 F7 F10).
..>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 continue printing (now that you've checked/corrected printer).
To assign a quick print key to print document in one step, see <CUSTOMIZE>.
..>pr
P-To print one page, press 
Alt P R
 (or F1 F7 F9). Press 
Enter
 to print only
P-the page you're editing, e.g. from page 3 to page 3. You can change these
P-page numbers to print the page you want. After printing, this prompt
P-reappears, automatically set to print next page. You can press Enter to
P-print the next page, change page numbers first, or press Esc to return to
P-editing. If there is no page break in document at break point, first line of
P-page is highlighted temporarily to show where next page begins.
P-To print a range of pages, press 
Alt P R
 (or F1 F7 F9). Type the first page
P-to print, then 
F10
 to type the final page. PC-Write supplies the number of
P-the last page in the file, making it easy to print to the end.

..>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, such as 'out of
paper'. Ready the printer and press 
F9
 to continue print operation.
For further printer troubleshooting tips, see <PROBLEM SOLVING>.

..>pv
P-Preview
P-
Alt P V
 (or F1 F7 F3) shows a picture of your page (if you have a graphics
P-adapter). It's too small to read, but you see the margins, headers and other
P-layout. If it doesn't look right, you can fix it before printing.

..>ps
..>psc
..>pst
..>psb
..>pss
P=Setup printing
P=
Alt P S
 (or F1 F7) displays the setup submenu. From here, set number of
P=copies, printer feed method, output method, and print control file.
P=Press 
C
 (or F7) to set number of copies. Default is 1 copy.
P=3 printer feed methods are available:
P=
T
 (or F4 F4) sets Tractor feed. Sheets are connected with perforated line.
P=
B
 (or F4 F4) sets Bin/tray feed. Separate sheets, fed automatically.
P=
S
 (or F4 F4) sets Single sheet feed. Each sheet is fed by hand.
P=If you switch from tractor feeding, you may need to change your document
P=margins and repage before printing. See <Changing paper feed>
..>psf
P=Print to disk or different port by changing output setting:
P=
F
 (or F8) displays prompt for output filename. 'PRN' is special name for
P=printer. After printing to a file, the output filename resets to 'PRN'.
To permanently change output filename, see PC-Write Wizard's Book.
P=Caution: if the output file already exists, printing overwrites it.
P=Use standard device name (eg. LPT2, COM2) to change port temporarily.
To permanently change port, modify printer setup. See <CUSTOMIZE>.
..>psr
..>psl
P=Set print control file by reading temporarily or linking permanently.
P=
R
 (or F6) retains printer definitions until another is read or you exit.
P=
L
 attaches printer definitions to current document permanently.
..>psm
P=Definitions are specific to your printer. Bottom two lines of Setup pull-
P=down submenu show make and model currently set. See <Printer setup>

Printer setup
Pick one or more printers to use with PC-Write using the Customizer. Printer
Setup writes a print control file containing specific instructions for the
printer you pick. See <Print control file> below. See <CUSTOMIZE>

..>pcf
Print control file
Your print control file translates all formatting and font information in
your document to codes for your particular printer. Having the right print
control file for your printer is critical. Many formatting problems are
entirely due to using the wrong print control file. See <Printer setup>

The first time you print or do any formatting, such as reformat or repage,
PC-Write looks for the print control file PR.DEF. If it's not found, and you
haven't linked a different print control file, you're prompted to enter a
print control filename. If you have two printers, this lets you select the
one for the job.

If using more than one printer, before Printer setup decide whether you will
be using mainly one printer, or using both about equally.
If you have a main printer, be sure it is named PR.DEF, so that PC-Write
finds it when needed. Then give the alternate printer(s) a unique name(s),
such as LASER. You'll need to 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 the 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.

You need to reformat your document before printing with a second printer.
You may also need to change the font assignments, especially if one printer
supports separate size fonts and the other doesn't. See <FONTS>

For help with printer problems, see next topic: <PROBLEM SOLVING>.


PROBLEM SOLVING

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. See also <SUPPORT SERVICES>

Editing problems

1. Make sure the PC-Write program is all in one subdirectory or floppy disk,
and it is the default drive and subdirectory.

..fnf=
PC-Write may need to read a special file in order to do certain operations.
For example, spell checking requires reading the master dictionary,
WORDS.MAS. If PC-Write can't find a file it needs, a message displays to
tell you the name of the file not found. Usually the operation is cancelled
until you try again with the needed file on your disk, in your 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 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.

To run a hardware system check, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

3. If you suspect damage to a PC-Write file, recopy file from the 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 will not 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 is not working with PC-Write, don't panic. See also <Printer setup>

If printer is not 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 is not 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 the 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 the right print control file installed as PR.DEF (or as the
control file you've read or linked). The name of the printer supported by
the 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 does not 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, slow printer, it may lose blocks of text because it
can't accept data fast enough. To fix this, set a printing delay. Change
output port control in Printer setup menu in the 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 the current
emulation. For instance, the Epson FX-85 has an Epson mode and an IBM mode.
When you run the Customizer to create PR.DEF, select the mode you want, and
set your printer switches accordingly.

6. If you print one page at a time, you may have to turn off the printer's
"out of paper" switch. Use an escape sequence (found in your printer manual)
or (the easy way) a piece of tape over the switch.

You may have a different problem: the printed pages are not centered
vertically on the paper; or worse, you get part of a page on one piece of
paper and part on the next piece, printing over the perforations. You need
to reset the printer's idea of where the top of the page is. To do this:

1. If you are not in the middle of printing, just move the paper in the
printer to the top of a page and turn the printer off and then on again.

2. Otherwise, push the printer's button that sets it off-line, push the
button that moves the paper to the assumed top of a page, advance the paper
in the printer forward to the actual top of a page, and push the on-line
button.

If you use tractor-fed paper, do not place the paper in the printer up a
couple of lines, but position the paper at the very top with the 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 the printhead on the first line you want to print.

Changing paper feed
If you are feeding single sheets of paper or using a laser printer, printing
always starts somewhat below the very top of the 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  have not 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.


..>ak
A=RECORDING KEYS

A=Record a series of keys to run later with a single keystroke called a macro.

..>akr
A=Start recording with 
Alt A K R
 (or Alt-F3 F4, or Ctl-@).
A=The Status line shows RECORD. Press keys for steps you want to record.

A=End recording with 
Alt A K R
 (or Alt-F3 F4, or Ctl-@).

..>akp
A=Playback sequence with 
Alt A K P
 (or Alt-F3 F3, or Grey*).

..>ako
A=Playback repeatedly
A=Press a single key to repeat the macro over and over until the end of file.
A=You must first end recording with the repeat option:
A=Press 
Alt A K O
 (or Alt-F3 F3, or Grey*). Playback as usual. Cancel before
A=reaching end of file by pressing any key.

..>aka
A=Assign key
A=After recording, assign the macro to any key you choose:
A=Press 
Alt A K A
 (or Alt-F3 F5). Press key to assign.
..>aka=
A=You can save the macro in ED.DEF or another control file you specify.
A=See <Control files>. Otherwise, the assignment cancels when you exit.

For a quick way to assign a phrase to a key, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>aku
A=Unassign key
A=To cancel the macro assignment, press 
Alt A K U
 (or Alt-F3 F6).
A=This restores PC-Write default function for key you press.

..>akn
A=Numbers mode
A=Press 
Alt A K N
 (or Ctl-^) to have keys pressed insert code number.
A=Press 
Ctl-^
 to return to normal editing.


..>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 <Preview>.
To split screen into multiple windows, see <WINDOW OPERATIONS>.
To change screen colors or shades, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>awh
..>aws
V-Hide/Show codes
V-Guidelines and font characters can be hidden from view. Page breaks in Hide
V-mode are displayed as single dashed line for soft breaks, and double dashed
V-line for hard page breaks.
V-Hide codes  
Alt V H
 (or Alt-Spacebar)
V-Show codes  
Alt V S
 (or Alt-Spacebar)

..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
Top lines
Choose which information lines to display at top of your screen.
These settings are temporary. To set modes permanently, see <CUSTOMIZE>.
..>ats

Alt V T S
 turns Status line on/off. See <Status line>
..>atr

Alt V T R
 turns Ruler line on/off. Shows tab stops, margins, indents, cursor
          column position.
..>atm

Alt V T M
 turns Menu bar on/off. Displays bar but not active until mouse or
          Alt key is pressed.
..>ath

Alt V T H
 turns Menu hints on/off. Displays one-line description in place of
          Status line when menus are active. Use 
Shf-F1
 while in menus to
          turn hints on/off.

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"

Status indicators: Menu  Key  Edit  Spell  Font  Memory  Place  File

Menu      Menu bar key
 
Alt:menu
  Reminds you to press the Alt key for Menus.
 
Esc:menu
  Lets you know Esc key brings up Menus. See <CUSTOMIZE>

 
Top:menu
  Lets you know a different key has been assigned to this function.
           (See PC-Write Wizard's book.)
Key      Keyboard status
 
Over
       Overwrite mode
 
Push
       Pushright 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

Edit    Editing status: several can be active, most important one displays
 
Wrap-
    Wordwrap off, auto-reformat off, auto repage off
 
Wrap=
    Wordwrap off, auto-reformat off, auto repage on
 
Wrap+
    Wordwrap on, auto-reformat off, auto repage off
 
Wrap#
    Wordwrap on, auto-reformat off, auto repage on
 
Para+
    Wordwrap on, auto-reformat on, auto repage off
 
Para#
    Wordwrap on, auto-reformat on, auto repage on
 
ParA+
    Auto-reformat forced on by A in Ruler
 
ParN-
    Reformat, wordwrap forced off by N in Ruler
 
ParU-
    Reformat, wordwrap forced off by customizing
 
Marking
  Marking mode, marking text at cursor
 
MARKED
   Marked mode, marked text is present somewhere in document
 
Boxing
   Boxing mode, marking rectangular area at cursor
 
BOXED
    Boxed mode, boxed text exists somewhere
 
Guide
    Cursor is on a Guide Line
 
Holding
  Marked text is in Hold Area after you switch files
 
Merging
  Merge mode, press Shf-F3 for menu
 
RECORD
   Recording all keystrokes, press Ctl-@ 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)

Spell  Spelling checker and search status
 
Se-
    Normal editing search on, auto spell check off
 
Se+
    Normal editing search on, auto spell check on
 
Sp-
    Spell search on, auto spell check off
 
Sp+
    Spell search on, auto spell check on

Font          Typeface or font character

R:letter
        Current typeface set in a Guide line, Ex. R:F

r:letter
        Same as above, but in Hide mode, Ex. r:f

<char>a<letter>
 Cursor is on a font character, Ex.  aB

<char>:<letter>
 Cursor is in area affected by embedded font character

Memory
 
n%
   Approximate percentage of memory still free for editing

Place    Cursor location in document
 
n/n,n/n
   Line on page/total page lines, page number/total pages

File   File save status
 
Edit
    File in memory needs to be saved
 
Read
    File in memory same as on disk, no changes made
 
EDIT or READ
  Read-only mode
 
edit or read
  File is locked on network
 
"filename"
    Name of the file you are editing

..>s

S-SEARCH & REPLACE

..>ss
..>ssf
S-To Set Find and Replace text
S-1. Press 
Alt S S
 (or F9).
S-2. Insert text to find.
S-3. Press 
F10
.
S-4. Insert text to replace the find text.
See <Wild cards>

..>sn
..>sp
S-To Search for Find text
S-Forward once   
Alt S N
 (or Grey+ or Ctl-L)
S-Backward once  
Alt S P
 (or Grey- or Ctl-O)

S-A space matches any number of spaces, fonts, and line ends.
S-Lower case letters match their upper case and accented versions.

S-Searching with Grey+ and Grey- (or Ctl-L and Ctl-O) doesn't always do a text
S-search. If you have done a spelling scan, these keys are setup for spell
S-check search instead. Pressing 
Alt S S
 (or F9) to set find text resets the
S-Grey key function to text search. See <Scan document>

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>.

..>sr
..>sro
S-To Replace text
S-Replace Once (forward)                  
Alt S R O
 (or F10)
..>sra
S=Replace All from cursor to end of file  
Alt S R A
 (or Alt-F10 F9)
..>sre
S=Replace Everywhere in the file          
Alt S R E
 (or Alt-F10 F8)
..>srs
S=Replace within Selected text            
Alt S R S
 (or Alt-F10 F7)
..>sru
S=Unreplace once (undo prior replace)     
Alt S R U
 (or Alt-F10 F10)
..>srf
S=Swap find and replace text              
Alt S R F
 (or Ctl-F10)

S-Wild cards
S=Current Find text      F2
S=Marked text            F3
S="Unwild" space, letter,
S=Alt-A/D/J/M/X/Z        F4
S=Letter or number       F5
S-Symbol or blank        F6
S=Any character          F7
S=Line boundary          F8

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-Select text in order to copy, move, or delete it. Perform an operation on a
E-restricted area of full lines (marked), or rectangular area (boxed).

..>esw
..>esl
..>ess
..>esp
..>esd
E-MARKING TEXT
E-Place cursor anywhere in text you want to mark.
E-Mark word       
Alt E S W
  (or Ctl-Alt-W)
E-Mark line       
Alt E S L
  (or Ctl-Alt-L)
E-Mark sentence   
Alt E S S
  (or Ctl-Alt-S)
E-Mark paragraph  
Alt E S P
  (or Ctl-Alt-P)
E-Mark document   
Alt E S D
  (or Ctl-F5)

..mkg
..>esms
..>esme
E-Block marking
E-1. Mark start with 
Alt E S M
 (or F3). Status line shows MARKING.
E-2. Move cursor to highlight area. See <CURSOR MOVES> for quick keys.
E-3. Mark end with 
Alt E S M
 (or F3). Status line shows MARKED.
..>esmx
E-Extend marking
E-1. Press 
Alt E S M
 (or F4) to adjust highlight area to reach cursor.
E-   Status changes from MARKED to MARKING.
E-2. Mark end with 
Alt E S M
 (or F3). Status line returns to MARKED.
..>et
..>esu
E-Turn off marking
E-Press 
Alt E T
 (or F5) to unmark text and remove highlighting.

To mark using a mouse, see <MOUSING AROUND>.
To mark a rectangular area, see <BOXING TEXT>.

..mkd
E-MARKED OPERATIONS
E-The following functions can be restricted to text in a marked area.
E-Copy text    
Alt E C
  (or F3)  See <COPY/MOVE TEXT>
E-Move text    
Alt E M
  (or F6)
E-Delete text  
Alt E D
  (or F4)  See <DELETING TEXT>
E=Switch case  
Alt E L S
  (or F8)
E=Upper case   
Alt E L U
  (or Alt-F8)
S=Global replace  
Alt S R S
  (or Alt-F10 F7)  See <SEARCH & REPLACE>
N-Reformat text   
Alt L M R M
  (or F7)  See <FORMATTING>
N=Break paragraph   
Alt L M R B
  See <Break paragraph>
N-Control reformat  
Alt L M R C N
  See <Control reformat>
N-Paragraph indent  
Alt L M I
  See <Indent>
N-Paragraph shape   
Alt L M S
  See <Shape>
N=ASCII ragged right  
Alt L M S A R
  (or Shf-Ctl-F8)  See <ASCII only>
N-ASCII center   
Alt L M S A C
  (or Shf-F8)  See <ASCII only>
N=ASCII flush    
Alt L M S A F
  (or Ctl-F8)  See <ASCII only>
N=ASCII justify  
Alt L M S A J
  (or Shf-Alt-F8)  See <ASCII only>
N=ASCII spring   
Alt L M S A S
  (or Ctl-Alt-F8)  See <ASCII only>
N=Right slide  
Alt L M A R
  (or Shf-Ins)  See <Sliding text>
N=Left slide   
Alt L M A L
  (or Shf-Del)  See <Sliding text>
G-Font for letters  
Alt L F L
  See <FONTS>
G=Font for block    
Alt L F B
  See <FONTS>
R=Endnote entry   
Alt L R E
  See <FOOTNOTE & ENDNOTES>
R=Footnote entry  
Alt L R F
R=Comment line  
Alt L R I C
  See <INSERT>
T-Word count  
Alt T A W
  (or Alt-F4 F3)  See <Word count>

..mkl
..mko
E-With marked text present, an operation restricted to marked area will warn
E-you if marked text is off screen. This allows you to turn off marking before
E-proceeding. Other operations display a warning message if operation is not
E-limited to marked area.

..>lfhn
E-Some menu operations that do not pertain to selected text are bracketed and
E-unavailable if you have selected text somewhere in your document. The Hint
E-line says 'Selected text present', to alert you to turn off marking/boxing
E-before proceeding.

..>eb
..>ebbs
..>ebbe
..bxg
E=BOXING TEXT
E=Place cursor at any corner of rectangular area you want to select.
E=1. Start boxing with 
Alt E B B
 (or Ctl-F7). Status line shows BOXING.
E=2. Move cursor to diagonal opposite corner.
E=3. End boxing with 
Alt E B B
 (or Ctl-F7). Status line shows BOXED.
..>ebbx
E=Extend boxing
E=1. Press 
Alt E B B
 (or F4) to change status from BOXED to BOXING.
E=2. Move cursor to adjust highlight area.
E=3. End boxing with 
Alt E B B
 (or Ctl-F7). Status line returns to BOXED.
..>ebv
E=Vertical box
E=Press 
Alt E B V
 (or Ctl-F5) to extend boxed area vertically to top and
E=bottom of entire document.
..>ebu
E=Turn off boxing
E=Press 
Alt E T
 (or F5) to unbox text and remove highlighting.

For operations on BOXED text, such as copy or move, see <BOX OPERATIONS>.


..>ls
SPACING

You can alter the amount of printed space between lines in two ways.
S-Change spacing multiple: extra printed blank lines at current line height.
S=Change line height: distance from base of character to base on line above.

..>lss
..>lsd
..>lst
S-Spacing multiple
S-
Alt L S S
 sets single spacing: no added blank lines print between lines.
S-
Alt L S D
 sets double spacing: one extra blank line prints between lines.
S-
Alt L S T
 sets triple spacing: two extra blank lines print between lines.
For 1½ spacing, set single spacing and wide line height. See <Line height>

S-Double or triple spacing affects printed text only. Lines appear single
S-spaced on screen. 'Lines per page' counter displayed on Status line includes
S-only explicit text/blank lines in document; maximum 'total lines on page'
S-decreases to account for extra blank lines with double/triple spacing.
S-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
S=Line height
S=
Alt L S N
 sets narrow line height. Lines are spaced 8 per inch.
..>lsr
S=
Alt L S R
 sets regular line height. Lines are spaced 6 per inch.
..>lsw
S=
Alt L S W
 sets wide line height. Lines are spaced 4 per inch. (1½ spacing)
S=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
S=More choices
S=You can fine tune line height for text and blank lines separately.
S=Changing blank line height is an effective way of setting inter-paragraph
S=spacing, when paragraphs are separated by one or more explicit blank lines.

S=
Alt L S M T
 displays text line height options for your printer.
S=
Alt L S M B
 displays blank line height options for your printer.
S=Options show how many lines print in an inch for each height.


..>ts
T-SPELL CHECK

T-Check for misspelled words using any of four ways:
T-1. Automatically check words as you type
T-2. Check word at cursor
T-3. Check and display 'Guess' list of possible corrections
T-4. Scan forward or backward for next or prior misspelled word

T-Spell check normally skips two-letter words, to speed up operation.
T-You can set it to check two-letter words. See <CUSTOMIZE>

..>tsa
T-Automatic
T-
Alt T S A
 (or Alt-F2 F7) turns auto spell check on or off.
T-PC-Write beeps after typing an unrecognized word.
To change beep tones, or add a visual beep indicator, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

T-The Status line displays a plus (+) after the 'Sp'    On    Off
T-or 'Se' status indicator when auto check is on,       Sp+   Sp-
T-or a minus (-) when it's off. See <Status line>       Se+   Se-

..>tsc
T-Check word
T-
Alt T S C
 (or Alt-F2 F2) checks spelling of word at cursor. If the word is
T-unrecognized, a number of options display. See <'Unknown word' options>

..>tsg=
..>tsg
T-Guess word
T-
Alt T S G
 (or Alt-F2 F3) checks spelling of word at cursor and, if
T-word is unrecognized, displays a list of possible corrections. You can then
T-select a word and replace the one in your document by pressing 
F10
, or see
T-more options by pressing 
Esc
. See <'Unknown word' options>

..>tsn
..>tsp
T-Scan document
T-
Alt T S N
 (or Alt-F2 Grey+) scans forward to next unrecognized word.
T-
Alt T S P
 (or Alt-F2 Grey-) scans backward to prior unrecognized word.
T-When you have scanned once, then 
Grey+ or Grey-
 alone scan, without having
T-to display Alt-F2 menu. Grey keys continue as spelling search keys until a
T-regular edit search is requested; then Grey keys act as text search keys.
See <Searching with Grey+>

T-The Status line displays 'Sp' when Grey keys are     Spell    Text
T-set for spelling search, and 'Se' when set for       Sp-      Se-
T-regular text search. See <Status line>               Sp+      Se+

..>tsu=
T-'Unknown word' options
T-When a word is unrecognized, you are presented with 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
T-If spelling scan finds a word that appears to be a repeat of the previous
T-word, you are presented with several options:
T-
Edit
 : Return to document to make your own change.
T-
Delete
 : Remove the duplicate word from your document.
T-
Scan
 : Leave document unchanged, and continue scan.
T-Repeated words are found only when scanning forward.

T=Skipping words
T=When a word is unrecognized, you can choose to ignore all occurrences of
T=that word for the rest of the edit session. You can save the skipped words
T=in a file, so that they are automatically skipped each time you use
T=PC-Write. See <Saving words>

T=Adding words
T=When a word is unknown to the spell checker, you can put it in a custom word
T=list, so that it's recognized instead. The master word list is called
T=WORDS.MAS. The custom list is called WORDS.USE, and is created automatically
T=the first time you add an unrecognized word. Both word lists are read auto
T=matically when you check spelling. When you exit PC-Write, you can choose
T=whether or not to save your added words 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 <SORT>.)

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 on the default disk or
directory. Type:
  
WORDS
 <
Enter
>
and follow the instructions.

..>tsw
..>tswc
T=Catching words
T=Although you cannot remove words from the master word list, you can select
T=recognized words to be caught as misspelled by the spell checker. 
T=
Alt T S W
 (or Alt-F2 F4) prepares to put the word at cursor in a catch list.
T=
F9
 then confirms you want that word caught, or 
Esc
 cancels.
..>tsw=
T=If spell scan finds a word in catch list, you can edit it or continue scan.
T=You can save the catch words in a file, so that they are automatically
T=caught each time you use PC-Write (see below).

..exw
T=Saving words
T=When exiting PC-Write, you're asked if you want to save words you've added,
T=skipped, or selected to catch in special files, so that these word lists and
T=their functions are remembered next time you use PC-Write. Words are saved
T=in files WORDS.USE, WORDS.SKP, or WORDS.CAT.


..>tm
..>tmt
T=THESAURUS

T=Look up the meaning of a word in your document, and replace it with one of
T=similar meaning (synonym). Multiple senses of a word are considered, and
T=different meanings and synonyms display for each.

T=
Alt T M T
 (or Alt-F2 F5) looks up word at cursor. If found in thesaurus, a
T=window displays with word and senses shown at top, synonyms and meaning
T=shown at bottom. Highlight word you like, and press 
F10
 to replace with it.

T=Senses are numbered, as is the corresponding meaning. Selecting a different
T=sense displays a new list of synonyms. You can also follow the sense or
T=synonym to find synonyms/senses/meanings of that word.

T=Thesaurus keystrokes
T=
Left or Right Arrow
 highlights sense (upper area), or synonym (lower area).
T=
Up and Down Arrow
 move between upper and lower areas.
T=
F10
 replaces word in document with word highlighted (can be sense or
T=    synonym), returns to document.
T=
F9
  follows highlighted word to display its senses and synonyms.
T=
F8
  returns to display senses and synonyms of original word in document.
T=
Esc
 returns to document, making no changes.
T=
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
T-
Alt T A W
 (or Alt-F4 F3) does count for entire document or selected text.
T-Counts number of bytes (file size), characters, letters, words, and average
T-number of letters per word.

To insert current date in your document, see <INSERT>.
To search for next non-ASCII character, see <Non-ASCII character>.
To search for next matching symbol pair, see <Match pair>.

..>tc
T=Convert
T=Change, add or remove specific characters throughout entire document.
..>tct
T=
Alt T C T
 (or Alt-F5 F4) converts embedded tabs (character 9) to enough
T=  spaces to position text at current tab stop locations
..>tcs
T=
Alt T C S
 (or Alt-F5 F5) replaces leading spaces on a line with a single
T=  tab character; other spaces between tab stops remain unchanged
..>tcl
T=
Alt T C L
 (or Alt-F5 F6) adds carriage return to lines with only line feed
..>tce
T=
Alt T C E
 (or Alt-F5 F7) removes blank spaces at ends of lines
To convert documents automatically upon opening, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

For WordPerfect, DCA, or ASCII file conversions, see <CONVERTING FILES>.
To convert old PC-Write files, see <Import>.
To remove page breaks, see <Removing breaks>.
To remove extra spaces in a paragraph, reformat to ASCII ragged right shape.
See <ASCII only>


..>eu
UNDO

E-Deletion       
Alt E U D
 (or Ctl-F4)  See <Undelete>
E=Box deletion   
Alt E B B then Alt E U D
  See <BOX OPERATIONS>
               (or Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F4)
E-Text copy      
Alt E U C
 (or F4 F4)  See <Undo copy>
E-Text move      
Alt E U M
 (or Shf-Ctl-End, F6)  See <Undo move>
File changes   
Alt F U
 (or F1 F9 F6 F10)  See <Undo changes>
Layout changes 
Alt L U L
 (before leaving menu)  See <Undo layout changes>


..>vo
V=WINDOW OPERATIONS

V=Split screen horizontally to open up to ten different viewing windows. You
V=can display portions of the same file or different files, and mark and move
V=text between them. A Window bar containing window number and current
V=filename displays at top of each window. One window at a time is active,
V=indicated by the cursor and style of window bar. All cursor and editing keys
V=affect only that window, until you pick another to move to. The Status line
V=on top line applies to file in active window only.
To change window bar style, see <CUSTOMIZE>.

..>vos
V=Open window : same file
V=1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen.
V=2. Press 
Alt V O S
 (or F2 F4). New Window bar displays.
..>vo=
V=3. Press 
PgUp or PgDn
 to move to window above or below bar.
V=Editing or scrolling the screen affects only the window you're in.

..>von
V=Open window : different file
V=1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen.
V=2. Press 
Alt V O N
 (or F2 F6).
V=4. Press 
PgUp or PgDn
 to move to window above or below bar.
V=3. Type the name of file to open in the new window, press 
Enter
.
V=If later you want to keep the new window open but switch to yet another
V=file, you can either:
V=1. Split the current window again using the same procedure above, or
V=2. Press Alt F O (or F1 F6) to close the current file and open another.
V=See also <Zoom mode>

All shortcuts for switching files apply to switching between files in
separate windows, too. See <SHORTCUTS>

..>vp
V=Pick another window
..>vpu
V=
Alt V P U
 (or F2 PgUp) moves cursor one window above, making it active.
..>vpd
V=
Alt V P D
 (or F2 PgDn) moves cursor one window below, making it active.

For maneuvering windows using a mouse, see <MOUSING AROUND>.

..>vg
V=Grow window
V=Make your window larger using one of three ways:
V=1. Expand current window by closing another to make more room.
V=2. Display a single window by closing all others in one step.
V=3. Zoom current window to full screen size, hiding others from view.

..>vge
V=Expand
V=
Alt V G E
 (or F2 F2) makes more room for current window by closing another.
V=With just two windows displayed, this closes window you're not in.
..>vg=
V=With more than two windows, at prompt, press 
PgUp or PgDn
 to close window
V=directly above or below current one, or type number of window to close.

..>vgs
V=Single window
V=
Alt V G S
 (or F2 F7) closes all other windows, leaving the current one open.

..>vgz
V=Zoom mode
V=
Alt V G Z
 (or F2 F5) fills screen with current window. All other windows
V=remain open, but hidden from view. A window bar displays in the location of
V=each hidden window, allowing you to pick or close one. Picking another
V=window in zoom mode hides current window and fills screen with picked one.
V=You cannot split the screen in zoom mode.
V=To turn off zoom mode press 
Alt V G Z
 (or F2 F5) again.

..>vc
V=Close window
V=
Alt V G C
 (or F2 F3) closes current window. With just two windows displayed,
V=this fills the screen with the remaining window.
..>vc=
V=With more than two windows, at prompt, press 
PgUp or PgDn
 to move to window
V=directly above or below current one, or type number of window to go to.

V=Copy or Move text between windows : two windows in one file
V=1. Select text with 
Alt E S or Alt E B
 (or F3 or F6, or for box, Ctl-F7).
V=   Be sure to end marking or boxing so status is MARKED or BOXED.
V=2. Pick and move to another window as described above (
Alt V P
 or F2).
V=3. Position cursor at copy or move location.
V=4. Copy text with 
Alt E C
 (or F3), or
V=   Move text 
Alt E M
 (or F6).
V=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
V=1. Select text with 
Alt E S or Alt E B
 (or F3 or F6, or for box, Ctl-F7).
V=2. Pick and move to existing window as described above (
Alt V P
 or F2), or
V=   Open and move to a new window as described above (
Alt V O N
 or F2 F6).
V=3. Marked text is in the hold area. Status line says 
Holding
.
V=4. Position cursor at copy location.
V=5. Copy block with 
Alt E H T
 (or F3), or
V=   Copy box with 
Alt E B B then Alt E H T
 (or Ctl-F7 then Ctl-F4).
V=When you return to first window, original copy is still there. To move text
V=between two files, first copy between files, then return to first file to
V=delete the original text. See also <Copying To a File>, <SELECTING TEXT>

List files in window

Alt F L
 (or 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>


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 are having
printer problems) handy. Please have the following information available:
*  Your registration number.
*  Your PC-Write version number 
(Standard Level 2.0)
 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 12:45 - 3pm Wed & Thurs.