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- EZX-WRITE(tm)
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- "The quick and easy wordprocessor."
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- VALUEWARE(tm) VERSION OF MANUAL - Areas Limited
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- Quick Reference Guide
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- Copyright (C) 1987, 1988
- All Rights Reserved
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- EZX Corporation
- 403 NASA Rd. 1E, Webster, TX 77598 USA
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- (713) 338-2238
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- EZX-WRITE (C) 1988, EZX Corp. All rights reserved.
- PAGE #
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- LICENSE/REGISTRATION STATEMENT:
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- The EZX-WRITE Word Processing Program is protected by United
- States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. All
- rights are reserved.
-
- You may use this program as indicated in the serial number and
- purchase receipt, on a single machine. EZX Corp. hereby grants a
- "book" license to the original user of this copy of EZ Forms. You
- may use the program on your computer and make one backup copy as
- long as there is no possibility of use or residence on more than
- one machine at any time. Just like two people cannot read the
- same book in different locations at the same time. Every copy of
- EZ Forms has a unique serial number embedded within it for
- traceability. You may not sell or give copies of this program and
- documentation to anyone. No exceptions. EZX Corp. makes no
- warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without
- limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for
- a particular purpose. EZX Corp. shall not be liable for any
- damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential
- arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner
- desired by the user. EZX Corp. shall not be liable for any damage
- to data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by
- use of the program. EZX Corporation makes no claims, offers no
- warranties, and assumes no responsibility for any sort of damage
- (mental or physical) resulting from the apparent or actual use of
- our products. Any text files, printer control files, or forms
- provided with this product are not guaranteed as to
- merchantability or fitness for its ultimate use. User accepts
- all responsibility for use and may not resell any supplied text
- file, printer control file or form. A person, business,
- corporation, government organization, or any other entity is
- strictly forbidden from using unregisterd copies of this program
- and is a violation of this license agreement. EZX-WRITE may not
- be distributed in conjunction with any other product, without
- written permission from EZX Corp.
-
- IN NO EVENT WILL EZX Corp. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
- ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE
- THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
-
- The License Agreement and Warranty shall be construed,
- interpreted and governed by the laws of the state of Texas.
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- Introduction...........................4
- Getting Started........................4
- Setting Up EZX-WRITE...................5
- Starting EZX-WRITE.....................6
- Using the Pulldown Menus...............7
- Managing Files.........................8
- The Directory Command.................10
- Entering Text.........................11
- Reformatting Text.....................12
- Cursor Movement.......................12
- Formatting Your Text..................13
- Entering Printer Codes................14
- Using Block Commands..................15
- Windows...............................16
- Macros................................16
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- Appendix A:
- Wordstar Files........................18
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- Appendix B:
- Printer Description Files.............19
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- Appendix C:
- Headers and Footers...................19
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- Appendix D:
- Command Reference.....................20
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- Appendix E:
- Quick Commands........................34
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- Appendix F:
- Wordstar Commands.....................35
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- Appendix G:
- Registration..........................36
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- Index.................................38
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- INTRODUCTION
-
- EZX-WRITE is a fast, RAM-based word processor that offers a
- wealth of features designed to make the program powerful yet
- extremely easy to learn and use. EZX-WRITE offers users a choice
- of using menus or quick keyboard commands for all of the major
- program functions. With EZX-WRITE you're never stuck with a
- cumbersome menu system for commands you already know, and you're
- never stuck with a confusing command based system for commands
- you use less often.
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- EZX-WRITE has a very short learning curve. EZX-WRITE's logical,
- easy to use, easy to learn commands are the result of
- considerable research into how people really use word processors.
- If you have experience using any full-featured word processing
- program, you'll will be up and running with EZX-WRITE in no time.
- If you're brand new to computer word processing or to IBM
- compatible computers, you will be pleasantly surprised at how
- quickly you will be able to learn all the advanced features of
- EZX-WRITE.
-
- We believe EZX-WRITE is among the very best word processors at
- any price. EZX Corp. is also determined to be a leader in
- Customer Support. We offer telephone support and also listen to
- our users. Many suggestions from earlier versions of EZX-WRITE
- have been incorporated into this latest release.
-
-
- GETTING STARTED
-
- EZX-WRITE requires an IBM PC or close compatible with 192K, one
- disk drive, a color/graphics or monochrome card and monitor, and
- a printer. Before you start using EZX-WRITE, you should be
- familiar with your computer. You need to know how to load DOS,
- how to make a copy of a diskette, and how to load and run a
- program.
-
- Your EZX-WRITE program disk includes the following files:
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- EZXW.EXE The main program file.
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- EZXW.MSG Error message file.
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- EZXW.MAC Sample macro file.
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- xxxxxx.PRD Printer description files.
- Only GENERIC.PRD available on
- valueware version.
- MAKEPRD.COM Utility to create PRD files.
- N/A VALUEWARE(TM) VERSION
- INSTALL.BAT Installation batch file.
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- EZXWVLU.DOC This documentation file.
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- README.DOC Files containing latest information.
- WHATSNEW.DOC
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- You should make a backup copy of your EZX-WRITE program disk, and
- store the original in a safe place. Never use your original
- EZX-WRITE program disk as your working copy.
-
- SETTING UP EZX-WRITE
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- Floppy Disk System:
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- 1. With your computer turned off, open the door
- to Drive A, and insert your DOS disk.
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- 2. Close the door to Drive A and turn on your
- computer.
-
- 3. If DOS asks you for the date, enter the date in the
- following format: mm-dd-yy, or mm/dd/yy, and then
- press Enter.
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- 4. If DOS asks you for the time, enter the time
- in the following format: 8:30 or 20:30, and then
- press Enter.
-
- 5. When A> appears on the screen, remove the DOS
- disk from Drive A and insert your working copy of
- the EZX-WRITE Program Disk, and close the disk drive
- door.
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- 6. Type INSTALL and then press Enter.
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- Hard Disk System:
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- 1. Turn on your computer with the floppy disk
- drive empty.
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- 2. If DOS asks you for the date, enter the date
- in the following format: mm-dd-yy, or mm/dd/yy,
- and then press Enter.
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- 3. If DOS asks you for the time, enter the time
- in the following format: 8:30 or 20:30, and then
- press Enter.
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- 4. When C> appears on the screen, insert your
- working copy of the EZX-WRITE program disk in Drive A
- and close the disk drive door.
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- 5. Type A: and press Enter.
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- 6. Type INSTALL and press Enter.
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- STARTING EZX-WRITE
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- Floppy system:
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- 1. After starting your computer, type A: and
- press Enter if you don't see the DOS prompt, A>.
-
- 2. Insert the copy of the EZX-WRITE program disk in
- Drive A. Type EZX-WRITE and then press Enter.
-
- Hard Disk System:
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- 1. After starting your computer, type cd and then
- type the name of the directory you copied your
- EZX-WRITE files to with INSTALL. For example, if the
- directory is called Text, you would type cd Text.
- Then press Enter.
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- 2. Type EZX-WRITE and then press Enter.
-
- 3. On a Hard Disk System, you can use the DOS Path
- Path command to start EZX-WRITE from any DOS prompt.
- For more information on the DOS Path command,
- consult your DOS manual.
-
- The EZX-WRITE opening screen will appear after the program is
- loaded. Please read the opening screen. A window will open at
- the bottom of the screen that asks you for the name of a file to
- edit. You can enter a filename here, or simply press the Enter
- or Esc key to continue.
-
- If you enter a filename to edit, EZX-WRITE will load the file
- into the computer's memory, and the EZX-WRITE editing screen will
- then be displayed. If the filename that you enter is not found
- on disk, the message "File is new. Continue? <Y/N>" will be
- displayed. If you enter Y, a file with the name you gave will be
- created. More information on loading and saving files can be
- found in the chapter entitled Managing Files.
-
- The top two lines of your screen are used to display status
- information. Two keys to remember are:
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- F1: HELP
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- F10: MENU
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- The next chapter explains the use of the Pulldown Menus,
- activated by pressing the F10 key. The F1 key takes you directly
- to the Help Menu.
-
- THE PULLDOWN MENUS
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- To Activate Menus: Press the F10 key.
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- To Leave The Menu Bar: Press the ESC key.
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- EZX-WRITE offers a complete Pulldown Menu system for entering
- commands. These menus allow you to use the full power of
- EZX-WRITE almost immediately, without having to memorize keyboard
- commands.
-
- To activate the menus, press F10. The Menu Bar will appear at
- the top of the screen, and the first heading, File, will be
- highlighted. You can press the left or right arrow keys to move
- the highlight to any of the other menu headings. Pressing Enter
- will "pull down" the menu of commands underneath the highlighted
- heading. A list of EZX-WRITE commands associated with that menu
- heading will be shown.
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- Once the Menu Bar is activated, the menus can also be pulled down
- by pressing the capitalized letter of any menu heading, whether
- or not that heading is highlighted. This method automatically
- pulls down the menu without pressing the Enter key.
-
- The commands in a Pulldown Menu can be executed in the same way,
- either by highlighting your choice using the up or down arrow key
- or by typing the capitalized letter in each selection.
-
- Once any menu is pulled down, the right or left arrow keys will
- display the pulled down menu to the right or left of the current
- menu. Pressing the Esc key causes the Pulldown Menu to
- disappear. The next press of the Esc key will cause you to exit
- from the Menu Bar and return to the text window.
-
- When you become more familiar with EZX-WRITE you may find it
- easier to enter commands directly from the keyboard. Most of the
- menu commands have a corresponding quick command listed next to
- them. The quick commands are not active while you are in the menu
- system, but they will help you learn how to bypass the menu
- system and issue commands directly from the text window.
-
- The quick keys that perform commands you use often will be easy
- to learn, allowing you extremely fast editing. For example,
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- Alt-L for Left margin
- Alt-R for Right margin
- Alt-C to Center text
- F2 to Save a file
-
- But EZX-WRITE doesn't force you to memorize every command. Press
- the F1 key for help with the quick commands you use less often,
- or press the F10 key to use the Pulldown Menus.
-
- Detailed information on each of the Menu Commands is contained in
- the Command Reference section of this manual.
-
- MANAGING FILES
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- The Logged Drive or Directory
-
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- Unless you specify a different drive or directory, EZX-WRITE
- will always attempt to load and save files from either the
- current directory, or the default directory specified in the
- Defaults Menu.
-
- If you have a computer with two floppy disks, you would probably
- want to configure EZX-WRITE to always use the B: drive for text
- files.
-
- To set a default logged drive or directory:
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- Press F10 to activate the Pulldown Menus.
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- Press D, or use the right arrow key to move
- to the Defaults Menu. If you use the arrow
- key, when Defaults is highlighted, press
- Enter.
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- Press D, or use the down arrow key to move
- to the "Default directory" command. If you
- use the arrow key, when "Default directory"
- is highlighted, press Enter.
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- Type in the drive or directory to be used
- for saving and loading EZX-WRITE documents.
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- Choose "saVe parameter file" to record the
- logged drive in your parameter file.
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- To temporarily change the logged drive or directory:
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- Press F10 to activate the Pulldown Menus.
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- Press F, or use the right arrow key to move
- to the File Menu. If you use the arrow key,
- when File is highlighted, press Enter.
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- Press L, or use the down arrow key to move
- to the "set Logged dir" command. If you use
- the arrow key, when "set Logged dir" is
- highlighted, press Enter.
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- Type in the drive or directory to be used
- for saving and loading EZX-WRITE documents.
-
- LOADING FILES
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- EZX-WRITE can retrieve a file from any disk or subdirectory of
- your disk. When you first start EZX-WRITE, or when you choose
- Open from the File Menu, or use the F3 command, a window appears
- near the bottom of the screen asking you for the name of the file
- you wish to edit.
-
- For example, to open the file "Anyfile.Doc" which is on the
- logged drive or directory, just type the complete file name like
- this:
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- Anyfile.Doc Enter
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- If the file is located on another drive or directory, you can
- include that information, too:
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- C:\Files\Anyfile.Doc Enter
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- If EZX-WRITE can't find a file with the name you give, the
- message "File is new. Continue? (Y/N)" will appear. Pressing Y
- will create a new file with the name you gave and take you to the
- text window to begin editing. Pressing N will also take you to
- the text window, but no file name will be specified until you use
- the "Save" command.
-
- You can automatically open a file to edit when you first start
- EZX-WRITE, like this:
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- EZX-WRITE Anyfile.Doc Enter
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- If you include the file name to open when you first start
- EZX-WRITE, EZX-WRITE will look for that file on the current drive
- or directory, or use the drive or directory you include with the
- file name.
-
- You can also "pick" a file from the Directory display. You can
- get to the Directory display in two ways:
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- 1. Press F4, or choose "Directory" from the File Menu.
- Enter a wildcard file specification, such as
- "*.DOC", "*.*", etc.
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- 2. Enter a wildcard file specification instead of a
- file name when opening a file. This can also be
- done from the command line when you first start
- EZX-WRITE.
-
- SAVING FILES
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- When you finish working with a document that you want to use
- again at a later time, you can save the file on your disk.
-
- You can use the "Save" command from the File Menu, or the F2
- command, to store an exact copy of your document on your disk. If
- you are saving a new document and haven't entered the name of the
- file before, EZX-WRITE will ask you for the name to give the
- file.
-
- You can also use the "save As" command from the File Menu to save
- your file with a new name. This option is useful if you have a
- template, or "boilerplate" document that you want to modify and
- save without altering the original file.
-
- When you choose the save As command you will be prompted to enter
- a new file name, and your original file will not be changed.
-
- With either the Save or save As command, a backup copy of your
- original file is created. This file will have the same name as
- your original file, but with the extension .BAK. For example,
- when you save the file Anyfile.Doc, a backup file called
- Anyfile.BAK will also be saved.
-
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- THE DIRECTORY COMMAND
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- You can see a list of the files on your disk by choosing the
- Directory command from the File Menu or by using the Quick
- Command, F4.
-
- Use the *.* mask to see all the files, or enter a new mask, like
- this:
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- Mask Shows
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- *.Doc All files with a .Doc extension
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- B:*.* All files on the B: drive
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- \Text\*.* All files in the Text subdirectory
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- EZX-WRITE will look for the files in the current directory,
- unless you add a drive or directory in the mask.
-
- You can also "pick" a file from the Directory display. Just
- highlight the file you want to load, and press Enter.
-
- You can also get to the Directory display by entering a wildcard
- file specification instead of a file name when opening a file.
- This can also be done from the command line when you first start
- EZX-WRITE. For example, if you type "EZXW *.DOC" from the
- DOS prompt, the program will display the directory of all files
- with an extension of "DOC". Highlight the one you wish to load,
- and press Enter.
-
- ENTERING TEXT
-
- A word processor lets you enter text much like you do with a
- typewriter, with several important differences.
-
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- Word Wrap
-
- When the text you are typing reaches the right margin, EZX-WRITE
- automatically "wraps" the next word down to the beginning of the
- next line. You don't need to press Enter at the end of a line
- unless you want to start a new paragraph. You can turn Word wrap
- on or off from the Defaults Menu.
-
- After a line is "wrapped", the text will be positioned on the
- next line at the left margin. If Autoindent is active, the text
- will be lined up with the line above it.
-
-
- Insert and Overtype
-
- Pressing the Ins key toggles EZX-WRITE between Insert and
- Overtype modes. With Insert on, whatever you type is inserted at
- the point where the cursor is, pushing other text to the left or
- the right.
-
- In overtype mode, as the name implies, new text you type in
- replaces existing text.
-
- EZX-WRITE shows you which mode you are in by the size of the
- cursor block. A large cursor signifies Insert mode, a small
- cursor, Overtype mode.
-
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- Automatic and Fixed Tabs
-
- If you specify a tab size of 0 from the Defaults menu, tab stops
- will be calculated automatically. When you press the Tab key,
- EZX-WRITE is smart enough to automatically line the cursor up
- underneath the first non-blank character in the line above.
-
- All you need to do to set up automatic tab stops is type in the
- first line of your text. On the next line, every time you press
- the Tab key, the cursor will line up with the next non-blank
- character in the line above it.
-
- For normal fixed tab stops, just specify a tab size in the
- Defaults menu. The ruler line at the top of each window will
- show you your selected tab stops.
-
- Automatic Indent
-
- In a manner similar to automatic tabs, if Auto indent is active,
- when you press the Enter key, or when a line "wraps", EZX-WRITE
- will automatically indent the new line to line up with the line
- above it. This feature can be toggled on or off from the
- Defaults Menu.
-
- You can use Auto indent to create "hanging indent" paragraphs and
- to easily set temporary margins while you're editing. Simply use
- the space bar or cursor keys to move the start of your text line
- to the desired position. From that point on, Auto indent will
- align the starting text of new lines in that paragraph to match
- the line above.
-
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- REFORMATTING
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- If you change margins, you can reformat a paragraph to the new
- settings by using the Reformat (Control-B) command. When you
- issue this command, the text will be realigned to fit within the
- current margins. The reformatting will start at the current line
- and continue until the end of the paragraph. EZX-WRITE considers
- a paragraph to end with a blank line.
-
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- CURSOR MOVEMENT
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- You can quickly move around your document using some special
- keys:
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- Arrow Keys
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- The up and down arrow keys move the cursor up or down one line at
- a time. The left and right arrow keys move the cursor one space
- to the left or right.
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- Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the left or right arrow
- key moves the cursor one word to the left or the right.
-
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- Home Key
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- Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
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- END Key
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- Moves the cursor to the end of the line.
-
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- PgUp Key
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- Moves the cursor one screen up.
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- PgDn Key
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- Moves the cursor one screen down.
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- Ctrl+PgUp Key
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- Moves the cursor to the very beginning of the document.
-
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- Ctrl+PgDn Key
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- Moves the cursor to the very end of the document.
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- Ctrl+Home Key
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- Moves the cursor to the top left hand corner of the screen.
-
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- Ctrl+End Key
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- Moves the cursor to the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
-
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- FORMATTING YOUR TEXT
-
- With EZX-WRITE, you can use a variety of tools to format your
- text before you print it. You can set top, bottom, left and
- right margins, page length, and font size. You can also enter
- codes to tell your printer to apply special effects including
- bold, underline, or italics.
-
-
- Setting Margins
-
- From the Print Menu, you can tell EZX-WRITE your preferred
- settings for top, bottom, and left and right margins.
-
-
- Left and Right Margins
-
- To set the left and right margins, press Alt-L or Alt-R, or
- choose Left margin or Right margin from the Print Menu. You will
- be prompted to enter a column number for each margin setting.
-
- With a standard 10 character per inch font size, you can print a
- maximum of of 85 characters on each line of an 8.5 by 11 inch
- paper. Another way of stating this is that there are a maximum
- of 85 columns on each line. But this would leave no margins on
- either side.
-
- If you wanted to leave a margin of one inch on each side of your
- page, you would enter 11 for the left margin, and 75 for the
- right margin. This document caries such margin settings.
-
- Top and Bottom Margins
-
- To set the top and bottom margins, choose Top margin or Bottom
- margin from the Print Menu. You will be prompted to tell
- EZX-WRITE the number of lines for each margin setting.
-
- EZX-WRITE measures top and bottom margins in lines. Most
- printers will print 6 lines per inch, so a standard 8.5 by 11
- inch paper will have a maximum of 66 lines.
-
- If you wanted to leave a margin of one inch on the top and bottom
- of each page, you would enter 6 lines for the top margin and 6
- lines for the bottom margin.
-
-
- ENTERING PRINTER CODES N/A VALUEWARE VERSION
-
- You can tell EZX-WRITE to apply a special printing attribute,
- such as bold, italic, or underline, to any part or all of your
- text.
-
- You tell EZX-WRITE where to apply the special attributes by
- placing a print code at the beginning and end of the text you
- wish to mark.
-
- EZX-WRITE supports the following print codes:
-
- Alt-B Bold Print
- Alt-D Double strike Print
- Alt-I Italics Print
- Alt-U Underline Print
- Alt-T Superscript Print
- Alt-V Subscript Print
- Alt-F1 User Installed Patch
- Alt-F2 User Installed Patch
-
- To use any of these print attributes, enter the code at the point
- where you wish the attribute to start, and again where you want
- it to stop.
-
- As an example, to highlight the word computer with bold print in
- the following example of text, press Alt-B before and after the
- word. A highlighted B will be inserted into the text to show you
- where bold print will begin and end:
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- The BcomputerB has revolutionized the workplace.
-
- If you wanted to highlight the word revolutionized in italic
- print, you would follow the same procedure, but you would press
- Alt-I before and after the word:
-
- The computer has IrevolutionizedI the workplace.
- "I" is in reverse video and not printed.
-
- You can use the Makeprd program to customize any of the printer
- codes for your printer. You can also change printer drivers at
- any time by choosing "Set printer" from the Print menu.
-
- USING BLOCK COMMANDS
-
- Marking a Block
-
- EZX-WRITE lets you define a section of your text as a block.
- Once defined, the marked block of text can be copied, moved,
- deleted, or written out as a disk file. Blocks of text are
- displayed in yellow on a color monitor, or as high intensity
- video on a monochrome monitor.
-
- The easiest way to mark a block is with the F7 and F8 keys.
- Position the cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to
- mark, and press the F7 key. Now move the cursor to the end of
- the text you wish to mark. You can use arrow keys, PgUp, PgDn,
- or even Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn to move to the end of your block.
- Position the cursor just past the point you want to mark and
- press the F8 key. EZX-WRITE will highlight all the text from the
- point where you pressed the F7 key, to just to the left or above
- where your cursor is when you press the F8 key.
-
- You can also use the Wordstar(tm) Ctrl-KB and Ctrl-KK commands
- to mark the beginning and end of a block. Move the cursor to the
- beginning of the block you wish to mark and press and hold down
- the Ctrl key while you press the K key. Then press the B key.
- Next, move the cursor to the end of the text you wish to mark,
- and press and hold down the Ctrl key while you press the K key.
- Then press the K key.
-
- Or you can select "Begin" and "End" from the Block Menu.
-
- The Block Copy command will make a copy of the marked block, and
- insert it at the current cursor position. Block Move is similar,
- but the marked block "moves"; it disappears from its original
- position, and is inserted at the current cursor position.
-
- The Block "Read" command will insert an entire disk file into
- your document at the point where the cursor is. Block write will
- make a new file of just the marked block of text. You will be
- prompted for a file name to use for the saved block.
-
- Block commands also work with EZX-WRITE Windows, so you can cut
- and paste between two documents easily.
-
-
- WINDOWS
-
- Text Windows
-
- EZX-WRITE allows you to open a second text window onscreen to work
- on two documents at the same time.
-
- To open a Window, select "Open" or "Switch" from the Window Menu.
- A prompt will appear to ask you "How many lines?" to give to the
- new window. When you have one text window on screen, there are
- 23 text lines displayed. A second window will take lines from
- this window, insert a ruler bar, and ask you if you wish to open
- another file.
-
- Enter a number between 1 and 21 for the number of lines for your
- new window. The new window will appear below the current window.
-
- Your original document in the first window is still available for
- editing. To switch windows press Alt-W. The cursor will jump back
- to the top window, and the file name in the Status Line will
- change back to the original file name. You can also use the
- PullDown Menu to switch windows.
-
- You can choose "Zoom" from the Window menu, or press Alt-Z, to
- zoom either window up to full screen. With Zoom, you can have a
- small (as small as one text line) window with text you
- occasionally need to refer to, which you can expand to full
- screen whenever you need to. When either window is zoomed to
- full screen, you switch back and forth between windows with Alt-W
- or "Switch" just as you do with two onscreen windows. To
- "unzoom" a window, just press Alt-Z again, or choose "Zoom" again
- from the Window menu.
-
- You can mark a block of text in one window, use Alt-W to switch
- windows, and then copy or move the block to the other window.
-
-
- DOS Windows
-
- To open a window to DOS, highlight "DOS" or press D from the
- Window Menu, or use the quick command Alt-S (for System). The
- screen will clear and you will be given a DOS prompt. To return
- to EZX-WRITE, just type "Exit".
-
- The "Run a program" command from the Window Menu lets you enter a
- program name to run. You can include parameters to the program
- as well. For example, you could enter "Format B:" to format a
- disk on your B: drive.
-
-
- MACROS
-
- A macro is a sequence of up to 255 keystrokes, either commands or
- text, that you record as you type. The macro can then be
- "played" by pressing one key.
-
- You could define a macro that would type in your name and address
- as it appears underneath your letterhead. Or you could define a
- macro that would format a diskette in Drive A:. Any action that
- you can perform from the keyboard in EZX-WRITE can be done from a
- macro. Up to ten macros can be saved in a file and loaded again
- whenever you like.
-
- To begin recording keystrokes for a macro, press Alt-M. A
- highlighted message on the status line will remind you that your
- keystrokes are being recorded. When you're done, press Alt-M
- again to stop recording. EZX-WRITE will then prompt you for a
- number between 0 and 9. This number, plus the ALT key, will be
- used to play back the macro in the future. EZX-WRITE will also
- ask you to give a name to the new macro. The name you use will
- appear on the Macro menu next to the number for that macro.
- When you first start EZX-WRITE, EZX-WRITE will try to find a
- macro file named EZXW.MAC. EZX-WRITE will first look in the
- current directory, and then will search the DOS path.
-
- If a macro is attached to ALT-0, that macro will be automatically
- executed when the program starts.
-
- Macros can also call other macros. The only restriction on
- nested macros is that the typeahead buffer can only hold 512
- characters and will generate an error message if it overflows.
-
- The macros in the sample macro file were recorded with the
- following keystrokes:
-
- ALT-0: (not defined)
-
- ALT-1: {F3} Y {ESC} {F3} EZXWRI.DOC {Enter}
-
- The 'Y' and ESC after the first F3 are to handle
- the message 'Abandon changes <Y/N>' if the current
- file has been changed. Macros will play back the
- same keystrokes every time you use them, so it's up
- to you to anticipate the possible conditions that
- may be encountered.
-
- ALT-2: ^KG Format a: {Enter}
-
- The 'Run a program' command was used instead of Alt-S
- because EZX-WRITE cannot continue a macro from the DOS
- prompt. However, when returning from an exit to DOS with
- Alt-S, a macro would continue as soon as EZX-WRITE
- regained control from DOS.
-
- When you use 'Run a program' in a macro, the 'Press any
- key to return to EZX-WRITE' message will not be displayed
- if there are more keystrokes pending after the command.
-
- ALT-3: ^KG Chkdsk {Enter}
-
- ALT-4: {BACKSPACE}{LEFTARROW}{ALT-F10}{RIGHTARROW}
-
- This macro uses EZX-WRITE's undelete backspace command
- to create a command that transposes two characters.
-
- ALT-5: ^KW PRN Y {Enter}
-
- This macro prints a block by writing the block to
- 'PRN' instead of to a file.
-
- ALT-6: {HOME}{SPACE}{SPACE}{SPACE}{HOME}{DOWNARROW}
-
- If INSERT is on, this macro will shift the current
- line to the right three columns.
-
- ALT-7: {HOME}{DEL}{DEL}{DEL}{HOME}{DOWNARROW}
-
- If INSERT is on, this macro will shift the current
- line to the left three columns.
-
- ALT-8: Legal Notice
-
- ALT-9: (not defined)
-
- APPENDIX A
-
-
- Wordstar Files
-
-
- EZX-WRITE can handle Wordstar files with almost no exceptions.
- The major difference is that EZX-WRITE ignores the Wordstar "dot"
- commands. They will be displayed onscreen unchanged, but will be
- ignored during printing.
-
- Wordstar sets the high bit in many characters, including
- justified spaces, the last character of every word, and the end
- of lines and paragraphs.
-
- Since EZX-WRITE can display any ASCII character onscreen a
- Wordstar file will appear garbled. This can be adjusted with the
- Alt-G, or Graphics toggle. The Graphics toggle simply strips the
- high bit from the displayed characters. The actual character is
- not changed, and will be saved to disk in its original state. The
- EZX-WRITE "Print" command will likewise strip the high bit of any
- character during printing, so that Wordstar files may be printed
- without any translation if the Graphics toggle is OFF.
-
- To display the IBM extended character set, such as the lines used
- for drawing boxes, and the foreign characters, simply toggle the
- Graphics ON. Your preferred setting can be saved in the pulldown
- Defaults menu.
-
- To save a file in Wordstar format, with "soft" carriage returns,
- set the "Format WS" choice to ON from the Defaults Menu. If this
- toggle is OFF, all files will be saved as straight ASCII files.
- Even with this toggle ON, EZX-WRITE will only use "soft" carriage
- returns on lines that were either word wrapped, reformatted, or
- were "soft" in the original file.
-
-
- APPENDIX B
-
- Printer Description Files (.PRD) N/A VALUEWARE(TM) VERSION
-
- EZX-WRITE is supplied with Printer Description (PRD) files, which
- are used to send the proper codes to the printer to enable
- Italic, Bold, Underline, etc. To change the default PRD file,
- choose the "Set printer" command in the Print Menu. The PRD file
- names are contracted names of the actual printer. Use the F4
- command from the file menu (F10 the Enter). Use *.PRD for the
- mask, note the name, then exit the menu with escape, not Enter.
- If the one you chose does not seem to work, try another or...
-
- If the EZX-WRITE Program Disk does not contain a PRD file for
- your printer, you can use MAKEPRD.COM (from DOS), to easily
- create custom PRD files to address any function of any printer.
-
- Printer codes are entered just as in LOTUS 123, e.g.; 027\083.
- The string of control codes that your printer needs to start or
- stop a certain print attribute are entered as decimal numbers,
- separated with backslashes. Up to 16 different printer control
- code strings can be stored in a EZX-WRITE PRD file. Fonts,
- attributes, margins, tabs, even complex laser printer codes can
- be used to format your document with ease.
-
- APPENDIX C
-
- Headers and Footers
-
- A header or footer is text that appears at the top or bottom of
- every page of a printout.
-
- DESCRIPTION N/A IN VALUEWARE(TM) DOCUMENTATION.
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- APPENDIX D
-
- Command Reference
-
-
- In this section, detailed information about each of the EZX-WRITE
- commands is presented.
-
- The Command Reference follows the same format as the Pulldown
- Menus. Each menu choice is explained, and the equivalent Quick
- Command or WordStar Command is listed as well.
-
- The symbol ^ is used to indicate a Control key combination. For
- example, to enter "^K" from your keyboard, depress the key marked
- "Ctrl", and while that key is depressed, press the "K" key.
-
-
- FILE MENU
-
- These commands are used to manage files, including opening,
- closing, saving, copying, etc.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Open F3
-
- Use this menu choice to read a disk file into a EZX-WRITE
- window for editing. The file that you open will replace the
- file currently being edited. If you have made changes in
- the file you are editing, you will be prompted to save the
- current file before opening the new file.
-
- If you enter a file name to open without a drive or
- directory included in the name, EZX-WRITE will look for that
- file in the currently logged directory, if you have
- specified one, or in the default (current) directory.
-
- If you enter a wild card file specification (*.*, *.DOC,
- etc.) EZX-WRITE will take you to the Directory display and
- allow you to pick a file from a list that matches the
- specification.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Close None
-
- This menu choice will clear the current file being edited
- from memory, after prompting you to save any changes.
-
- You will then be prompted to open a new file.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Save F2, ^KD
-
- This menu choice will save the file currently being edited.
- If you have never specified a file name, you will be asked
- at this time to give the file a name.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- save As ^F2
-
- This menu choice will prompt you for a file name to use when
- saving the file you are currently editing. You can include a
- disk drive and directory with the file name and EZX-WRITE
- will store the file in that location.
-
- After using save As, EZX-WRITE will show the name you
- specified as the default file name on the top command line
- of the screen. The file with the original name that you
- were editing still exists on disk unchanged.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Directory F4
-
- This menu choice will show you a list of files on disk. You
- can enter a mask using the same ? and * wildcard characters
- that DOS allows.
-
- EZX-WRITE will also show you free disk space and memory free
- following the directory listing. The disk space shown is
- the free space in the logged drive.
-
- You can pick a file to edit by highlighting its name and
- pressing Enter.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- set Logged dir None
-
- This menu choice allows you to designate a default drive or
- directory to be used when saving and retrieving files.
-
- You can change this menu option at any time, but it will not
- remain in effect in future editing sessions. To permanently
- define a default drive or directory to be used when saving
- and retrieving files, use the "Default directory" command
- from the Defaults Menu.
-
- Even if you have specified a default drive or directory with
- this option, you can override it at any time simply by
- including the drive or directory in the file name when you
- are saving or opening a file.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- copY None
-
- This menu choice works just like the DOS copy command,
- except that wildcard characters are not allowed. If you
- attempt to overwrite an existing file, you will be first
- asked to confirm that the existing file can be destroyed.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Rename None
-
- This menu choice works just like the DOS rename command,
- except that wildcard characters are not allowed.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Erase None
-
- This menu choice works just like the DOS delete command,
- except that wildcard characters are not allowed. The file
- you specify will be erased from disk permanently. You will
- be asked to confirm this action before it takes place.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Quit Alt-X
-
- This menu choice closes the current window, after prompting
- you to save any changes you may have made.
-
- If two editing windows are opened, the full screen is
- returned to the other window. If only one window is open,
- the program terminates.
-
-
-
- PRINT MENU
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Print F9
-
- This menu choice allows you to begin printing a disk file.
- All editing tasks can continue while the printing takes
- place in the background.
-
- Remember, EZX-WRITE prints the version of the file you
- specify from the disk. If you want to print the file you
- are currently editing, remember to save it first.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- repaGinate ^F9
-
- This menu choice is used to place pagebreaks in your file.
- The repagination process will begin at the top of the file,
- and will prompt you for each page break.
-
- EZX-WRITE will suggest each page break according to the
- current top and bottom margin settings and the page length
- setting. It will also prompt you for placement of a
- pagebreak at any existing pagebreaks. You may override the
- suggested location by using the up or down arrow keys,
- moving the cursor to your preferred page break location. The
- limits of your placement will be: you can move upward in the
- file as far as the previous page break; you can move
- downward as far as the current page margins will allow.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- priNter pause None
-
- This menu choice toggles a printer pause on or off. When
- pause is on, printing will pause after completing each page.
- This will allow you to change paper in a single sheet
- printer. If your printer uses continuous form paper,
- printer pause should be off.
-
- Printer pause is disabled if the top and bottom margins are
- set to 0.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Double spacing None
-
- This menu choice toggles double spacing of your printout on
- or off. Top and bottom margins will still print out single
- spaced, but the body of each page will be double spaced.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Left Margin Alt-L, ^OL
-
- This menu choice prompts you for a column number to use as
- the default left margin setting.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Right Margin Alt-R, ^OR
-
- This menu choice prompts you for a column number to use as
- the default right margin setting.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Top Margin None
-
- This menu choice prompts you for the number of lines to use
- as the default top margin setting.
-
- When a file is printed, the number of lines you specify here
- will be inserted at the top of each page. This is also the
- area where headers will be printed.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Bottom Margin None
-
- This menu choice prompts you for the number of lines to use
- as the default bottom margin setting.
-
- When a file is printed, the number of lines you specify here
- will be inserted at the bottom of each page. This is also
- the area where headers will be printed.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Page Length None
-
- This menu choice prompts you for the number of lines to use
- as the default page length during printing.
-
- When a file is printed, the number of lines you specify
- here, minus the top and bottom margin lines, will be printed
- on each page.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Set printer None
-
- This menu choice will prompt you for the name of the Printer
- Description File to use.
-
- Be sure to enter the complete name of the PRD file,
- including the drive and path. If no drive or path are
- specified, EZX-WRITE will assume that the PRD file will be
- found in the current directory.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- saVe parameter file None
-
- This menu choice will save all of the current settings of
- both the Print Menu and the Defaults Menu into a parameter
- file.
-
- When you first start the program, EZX-WRITE will try to load
- a parameter file named EZXW.INI. EZX-WRITE will look first
- in the current directory, and then will search the DOS PATH
- to try to find the default parameter file.
-
- You can load a new parameter file at any time by
- choosing the Read parameter file command from the
- Defaults Menu.
-
-
- WINDOW MENU
-
- These commands are used to open, close, switch, or zoom text
- windows. With EZX-WRITE you can open a second window of 1 to 21
- lines. You can use any EZX-WRITE commands in either window,
- including copying or moving a block between windows, loading a
- second file, etc.
-
- Closing a window in EZX-WRITE when there are two windows open
- returns the full screen to the other window. If only one window
- is open, closing that window is the same as exiting the program.
-
- To open a window to DOS, highlight "DOS" or press D from the
- Window Menu, or use the quick command Alt-S (for System). The
- screen will clear and you will be given a DOS prompt. To return
- to EZX-WRITE, just type "Exit".
-
- The "Run a program" command from the Window Menu lets you enter a
- program name to run. You can include parameters to the program
- as well. For example, you could enter "Format B:" to format a
- disk on your B: drive.
-
- When you open a DOS window or run a program, do not load or
- unload any memory resident programs such as SideKick. Because of
- the way that DOS assigns memory to these type of programs, the
- memory being used by EZX-WRITE will be corrupted.
-
- With this exception, you can use DOS to format a disk, run
- another program, even load another copy of EZX-WRITE.
-
-
-
- DEFAULTS MENU
-
- These commands are used to set your preferred environment. You
- can change the default settings at any time, or permanently save
- your preferences.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Insert Insert Key, ^V
-
- This menu choice toggles between Insert and Overtype mode.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Word Wrap ^OW
-
- This menu choice toggles Word Wrap on or off. With Word
- Wrap on, any attempts to type past the right margin setting
- will "wrap" down to the following line.
-
- With Word Wrap off, a new line will not start until you
- press Enter.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Auto indent ^QI
-
- This menu choice toggles Autoindent on or off. With
- Autoindent on, a new line will line up automatically with
- the text on the line above it, rather than at the left
- margin.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Graphics Alt-G ^QG
-
- This menu choice toggles Graphics on or off. With Graphics
- on, the IBM extended character set is displayable. If you
- are using Wordstar text files, you will need to have
- Graphics off.
- The Graphics toggle also strips the high bit of Wordstar
- files during printing.
-
- If you are not using Wordstar formatted files, you should
- probably leave Graphics on.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- EGA 43 lines Alt-E
-
- This menu choice toggles between the EGA 43 line and the
- normal 25 line display. If you don't have an EGA display
- active, the command is ignored.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Justify Alt-J
-
- This menu choice toggles justification on or off. With
- Justify on, every time a line is wrapped or a paragraph is
- reformatted, the text will be padded with spaces to fit
- exactly within the current left and right margin settings.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Format WS None
-
- This menu choice toggles Wordstar file formatting on or off.
-
- A Wordstar file has the high bit set in every word wrapped
- line. If you are not converting files for use with Wordstar,
- you should probably have this option set to off.
-
- To convert an ASCII file to Wordstar format, you would need
- to reformat each paragraph in the file. The reformatting
- will set the wrapped flag in each paragraph line but the
- last, which will allow EZX-WRITE to save the file in
- Wordstar format using the "soft" carriage returns for word
- wrapped lines.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Screen updates None
-
- Some older Color displays will show flicker and "snow" if
- screens are updated too quickly. If you experience flicker
- or snow, set this option to "Slow". Screen updates will be
- much quicker if left on the default setting of "Fast".
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- tab siZe None
-
- This menu choice prompts you for a tab size. If you enter
- 0, automatic tabs will be enabled.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Undo Limit ^OS
-
- This menu choice will prompt you for the number of deleted
- lines to save on the Undo stack.
-
- Every time you press Esc EZX-WRITE will restore one line
- from the Undo stack back into your text.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- teXt color None
-
- Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
- color of normal text. Enter a number between 1 and 127 to
- indicate the color. A chart showing all available color
- choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help screen.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Block color None
-
- Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
- color of marked blocks of text. Enter a number between 1
- and 127 to indicate the color. A chart showing all
- available color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help
- screen.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- hiLite menucolor None
-
- Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
- color of a highlighted menu item. Enter a number between 1
- and 127 to indicate the color. A chart showing all
- available color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help
- screen.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Normal menucolor None
-
- Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
- color of all other menu items. Enter a number between 1 and
- 127 to indicate the color. A chart showing all available
- color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help screen.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- fraMe menucolor None
-
- Use this menu choice to set your preferred choice for the
- color of the menu "frames" or borders. Enter a number
- between 1 and 127 to indicate the color. A chart showing
- all available color choices is on the Defaults Menu's Help
- screen.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Default directory None
-
- Use this menu choice to indicate a default drive or
- directory for EZX-WRITE to use when loading and saving
- files. For example, if you always wanted to use your B:
- drive to store documents, enter "B:" for your default
- directory.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- saVe parameter file None
-
- This menu choice will save all of the current settings of
- both the Print Menu and the Defaults Menu into a parameter
- file.
-
- You can give any name you like to this parameter file, but
- EZX-WRITE will always try to load a paramter file named
- EZX-WRITE.INI when you first start the program. EZX-WRITE
- will look first in the current directory, and then will
- search the DOS PATH to try to find the default parameter
- file.
-
- You can load a new parameter file at any time by choosing
- the Read parameter file command from the Defaults Menu.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Read parameter file None
-
- This menu choice will let you load a new parameter file. The
- settings on the Defaults and the Print Menu will be reset to
- the values found in the new parameter file.
-
-
- SEARCH MENU
-
- The choices listed in this menu are for searching your text for
- strings of characters that you specify. You can search for any
- character, including control characters, with the exception of
- ASCII #13, the Enter key, and ASCII #27, the Escape key.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Find F5 ^QF
-
- The Find command starts searching for the text you specify
- at the current cursor position. The search will proceed to
- the end of the text, unless you specify Backwards as an
- optional search parameter.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- find/Replace F6 ^QA
-
- You will be asked to enter a string to search for, as with
- the Find command, and also a string to replace the found
- text with.
-
- With either the Find or find/Replace command, you will be
- asked to enter Options to define the parameters of either
- the Find or the find/Replace command:
-
- G: Global search.
-
- Search the entire document, from beginning to end.
-
-
- B: Backwards search.
- Begin searching at the current cursor
- position, and proceed towards the beginning of
- the file.
-
- U: Ignore case.
-
- Find all matches of the text specified,
- whether or not the capital and lower case
- letters are the same. Without this option, the
- capitalization must match exactly.
-
- W: Whole Word.
-
- Will only find complete words (strings of text
- beginning and ending with a space or a
- punctuation mark). Without this option,
- searching for "the" would successfully match
- the, they, there, etc.
-
- N: No Confirm.
-
- With find/Replace, will not stop to ask for
- confirmation before making the replacement.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Next ^F5 ^L
-
- Repeats the last Find or find/Replace command, using the
- same optional parameters.
-
-
- GOTO MENU
-
- These commands are used for quick movement around your document.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Top of file ^PgUp
-
- Places the cursor at the very top of the text window, at the
- first line of your file.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- End of file ^PgDn
-
- Places the cursor at the very bottom of the text window, at
- the last line of your file.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Begin block ^QB
-
- Moves the cursor to the beginning of a defined block. If no
- block is defined, no action is taken.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- end blocK ^QK
-
- Moves the cursor to the end of a defined block. If no block
- is defined, no action is taken.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- LiNe ^ON
-
- Prompts you to enter a line number, and moves the cursor to
- that line.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Go marker ^QM or ^Q1..9
-
- This command will move the cursor to a previously defined
- marker.
-
- You will be prompted to enter the marker number to go to.
- You can skip this step by using the ^Q, followed by a
- number, command.
-
- If a marker you specify is not defined, an error message
- will be displayed.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Set marker ^KM or ^K1..9
-
- This command will define a marker, which can be used later
- for quick movement to a specific place in your text file
- using the Go marker command.
-
- You will be prompted to enter the marker number you wish to
- define. You can skip this step by using the ^K, followed by
- a number, command. For example, to define marker number 1,
- without going through the menu, enter ^K1.
-
- Marker positions are effective only in the current editing
- session, and are not saved with the file.
-
-
-
- BLOCK MENU
-
-
- The Block menu groups all the commands for block operations. A
- block is a section of your text that is marked with a beginning
- and an end so that some editing function can be performed on the
- block. Common block tasks are to copy a section of text to
- another location in the file, to write a section of text to disk
- as a separate file, or check the spelling of a section of text.
-
- Most WordStar Control-K block commands work exactly as they do in
- WordStar.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Begin F7 ^KB
-
- Used to mark the beginning of a block of text. For block
- operations, such as copying, deleting, etc. both the
- beginning and the end of the block must be defined.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- End F8 ^KK
-
- Used to mark the end of a block of text. For block
- operations, such as copying, deleting, etc. both the
- beginning and the end of the block must be defined.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Copy ^F7 ^KC
-
- After a block is defined, use this command to make a copy of
- the entire block. A copy of the entire block will be
- inserted at the point where the cursor is currently located.
-
- This command can be used to "cut and paste" blocks of text
- between windows.
-
- If the cursor is within the currently defined block when
- this command is issued, no action is taken.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Move ^F8 ^KV
-
- Similar to Block Copy, but the block is deleted from its
- current position, and inserted at the point where the cursor
- is currently located.
-
- The Block Move command can be used to "cut and paste" blocks
- of text between windows.
-
- If the cursor is within the currently defined block when
- this command is issued, no action is taken.
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Read ^KR
-
- This command will prompt you for a filename to Read into the
- current text window.
-
- The file specification can be any legal DOS filename,
- including drive designation and path. If just the name of
- the file is entered, EZX-WRITE will look for the file in the
- Logged directory.
-
- The file will be inserted into the current text window at
- the cursor position.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Write ^KW
-
- This command will write the currently defined block to disk
- as a separate file. You will be prompted for a filename,
- which can include a drive designation or file path.
- If you specify a filename that already exists, you will be
- asked to confirm that you want to overwrite the old file.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Delete ^KY
-
- This command will delete the currently defined block,
- removing it from the text window.
-
- The EZX-WRITE UNDO command, the ESC key, will restore a
- deleted block, line by line, at the point where the cursor
- is located when the UNDO command is issued.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Hide ^KH
-
- This command turns off the block highlighting.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Spell check ^KL
-
- EZX-WRITE fully supports the Borland Turbo Lightning (tm)
- Spelling Checker.
-
- If you have loaded Turbo Lightning into your computer's
- memory before starting EZX-WRITE, issuing the Spell check
- command will activate Turbo Lightning to check the spelling
- of your document.
-
- If a block is defined, the spelling check will be confined
- to the block. If no block is defined, the spelling check
- will begin at the current cursor position, and continue
- until the end of the document.
-
- MACRO MENU
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- 0 .. 9 Alt-0 .. Alt-9
-
- Play the macro if defined.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Define a macro Alt-M
-
- Begin (or end) recording keystrokes for a macro. After you
- define the keystrokes, you will be prompted for a number and
- a name for the new macro.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- save Macros None
-
- This menu choice lets you save your currently defined macros
- in a separate file.
-
- You can load a new macro file at any time by choosing the
- Read macros file command from the File Menu.
-
-
- Menu Choice Alternatives
- Read macros None
-
- This menu choice lets you read a previously saved macro
- file.
-
- When you first start the program, EZX-WRITE will try to load
- a macro file named EZX-WRITE.MAC. EZX-WRITE will look first
- in the current directory, and then will search the DOS PATH
- to try to find the default macro file. If the default macro
- file is found, macro 0 will automatically execute if it is
- defined.
-
-
- APPENDIX E
-
- QUICK COMMANDS
-
-
- FORMATTING:
- Alt-C......Center Line Alt-L......Left Margin
- Alt-J......Justify On/Off Alt-R......Right Margin
- Ctrl-B.....Reformat Paragraph
-
- PRINT CODES: Insert these codes before and after the text you
- wish to format:
- Alt-B......Bold Alt-I......Italics
- Alt-D......Doublestrike Alt-T......Superscript
- Alt-F......Footer Alt-U......Underline
- Alt-H......Header Alt-V......Subscript
-
- Alt-F1.....User Patch Ctrl-Enter.Page Break
- Alt-F2.....User Patch
-
- CURSOR MOVEMENT:
- Ctrl <--...Word Left Ctrl -->...Word Right
- Ctrl-PgUp..Top of File Ctrl-PgDn..Bottom of File
- Ctrl-Home..Top of Screen Ctrl-End...Bottom of Screen
- Tab........Automatic Tabs
-
- WINDOW SELECTON:
- Alt-W......Switch Windows Alt-Z......Zoom Windows
- Alt-S......Exit to DOS window Alt-X......Close Window,
- Exit EZX-WRITE
-
- UNDELETE:
- ALT-F9.....Undelete Character Alt-F10....Unbackspace Character
- ESC........Undelete line
-
- FUNCTION KEYS:
- F1.........Help F2.........Save File
- F3.........Open File F4.........Directory
- F5.........Find F6.........Find and Replace
- F7.........Block Begin F8.........Block End
- F9.........Print a File F10........Pulldown Menus
-
-
-
-
- APPENDIX F
-
- WORDSTAR (tm) Commands
-
- ^A...Word Left ^B...Reformat Paragraph
- ^C...Page Down ^D...Character Right
- ^E...Up Line ^F...Word Right
- ^G...Delete Character ^H...Destructive Backspace
- ^I...Tab ^J...Insert Page Break
- ^K...Block Commands ^L...Repeat Last Find/Replace
- ^M...Insert Line ^O...Onscreen Commands
- ^P...Insert Ctrl Character ^Q...Quick Commands
- ^R...Page Up ^S...Character Left
- ^T...Delete Word Right ^V...Insert On/Off
- ^W...Go To Top of File ^X...Line Down
- ^Y...Delete Line ^Z...Go To Bottom of File
-
- ^QA..Find and Replace ^OG..Toggle Graphics
- ^QB..Go To Top of Block ^OH..Toggle Windows
- ^QF..Find ^OI..Go To Column
- ^QI..Toggle AutoIndent ^OK..Change Case
- ^QJ..Go To Marker (Or ^Q1..9) ^ON..Go To Line
- ^QK..Go To End of Block ^OO..Open Second Window
- ^QS..Go To Beginning of Line ^OW..Toggle Word Wrap
- ^QY..Delete Text To End of Line ^OY..Close Second Window
-
- ^KB..Mark Block Begin ^KQ..Abandon File
- ^KC..Copy Block ^KR..Read Block From Disk
- ^KD..Save File ^KS..Save File
- ^KH..Toggle Block Hide ^KV..Move Block
- ^KK..Mark Block End ^KW..Write Block To Disk
- ^KL..Spell Check ^KX..Exit EZX-WRITE
- ^KM..Set Marker (Or ^K1..9) ^KY..Delete Block
-
- ( ^ = [Ctrl] )
-
-
-
- APPENDIX G
-
- REGISTRATION
-
- EZX-WRITE is NOT a public domain or free program! A
- version of it, without printer drivers or complete documentation,
- is being distributed as Valueware (tm). Note that Valueware is a
- trademark of EZX Corporation.
-
- Valueware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Valueware program and
- continue using it, you are expected to register. You may not
- use Valueware programs to circumvent purchase of the actual
- program.
-
-
- Registration licenses you to use EZX-WRITE Version 2.3. Any
- unregistered use, other than trial use of the Valueware Verson to
- determine if EZX-WRITE meets your needs, is a violation of our
- license agreement and is forbidden.
-
- Single user registration is available for $49 per copy plus
- shipping and handling ($5 minimum). Registered users will be sent
- the most current version of the program and a printed reference
- guide. Registration also entitles you to 30 days of free
- telephone support and notification of future updates.
-
- The EZX-WRITE license authorizes use of one copy of EZX-WRITE on
- one machine at a time. If you have multiple computers, either
- standalone, networked, or multi-user, you need to register or
- purchase one copy of EZX-WRITE for each workstation on which it
- will be used. For registration and licensing of more than ten
- copies, please contact EZX Corp. directly at (713) 338-2238 for
- details on our quantity discounts and site licensing
- arrangements. Liberal discounts are available for site licenses.
-
-
-
- ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
-
- ORDERING INFORMATION
- ====================
-
- Mail Order To: Informatio/Customer Service:
- 1-713-338-2238
- EZX Corporation VISA/MasterCard/AMEX Accepted
- 403 E. NASA 1, Suite 1777
- Webster, TX 77598 USA
-
- QUANTITY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ____ EZX-WRITE Ver.2.3 Registration................ @ $ 49 ea. $ ______
- Includes manual, etc. Ask about our introductory SPECIAL!
-
- ____ EZX-BASE Ver.1.2 Registration................ @ $ 49 ea. $ ______
- Includes manual, etc. Ask about our introductory SPECIAL!
-
- ____ EZ-FORMS LITE Version E10 Registration.......... @ $ 49 ea $ ______
- (includes registration, printed manual, 90+
- forms, telephone support, and update notices)
- ____ EZ-FORMS EXECUTIVE Ver. 2.1 Registration....... @ $ 89 ea $ ______
- (includes registration, printed manual, 100+
- forms, telephone support, and update notices)
-
- ____ FORMS COMBO PACK: Over 230 additional user .... @ $ 99 set $ ______
- modifiable forms for EZFL or EZFX. Only $79 with purchase.
-
- ____ EZ-SPREADSHEET Ver. S21. Become a Spreadsheet ..@ $ 49 ea. $ ______
- pro in only 20 minutes! Only $29 with EZFL or EZFX.
-
- Registration is for each computer or workstation. Subtotal ______
- PACKAGING AND HANDLING: Add $5 in the USA-48.
- (Add $10 for 2nd business day, or $20 for next day, USA-48)
- (AK, HI, PR, VI, Canada, add $10. $20 all other foreign) ______
-
- (3.5 inch diskettes, add $5.00 per copy, $10 EZFX) ______
-
- (Texas residents please add 8% sales tax) Tax ______
-
- Total $ ______
-
- Payment by:( ) Check ( ) MC ( ) VISA ( ) AMERICAN EXPRESS ( ) PO #______
-
- Name: ____________________________________________________________
-
- Company: ____________________________________________________________
-
- Address: ____________________________________________________________
-
- : ____________________________________________________________
-
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-
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-
- CARD #: __________________________________ EXP DATE _________________
-
- Signature of Card Holder Only: ______________________________________
-
- THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER AND PROMPT PAYMENT.
-
-
-
- INDEX
-
-
- Arrow keys...............................7,12,15,22
- ASCII......................................18,26,28
- Autoindent.................................11,25,35
- Backup files...................................4,10
- BAK files........................................10
- Block commands....................15,17,24,27,31,34
- Boilerplate......................................10
- Bold Print.......................................14
- Centering text.................................7,34
- Closing a Window...........................22,24,34
- Close file command............................20,34
- Color selection..................................27
- Copy file command................................21
- Cursor........................................12,15
- Cursor movement..................................15
- Default directory..............................8,27
- Defaults menu.........................8,11,18,24,27
- Directory command................................10
- Directory, default..........................8,19,21
- Directory, logged..............................8,19
- Doublestrike print...............................14
- Dos shell command................................16
- EGA 43 line mode.................................26
- Erase file command...............................22
- Files, managing...................................8
- Files, program....................................4
- Find command.....................................28
- Footers..........................................19
- Formatting text..................................12
- GOTO menu........................................29
- Graphics toggle...............................18,25
- Headers..........................................19
- Insert mode......................................11
- Installing EZX-WRITE..............................5
- Italics print....................................14
- Justifying text..................................26
- Loading document files..........................6,8
- Logged directory............................8,21,32
- Macros......................................4,16,23
- Makeprd program................................4,14
- Margins....................................12,19,22
- Menus, pulldown...................................7
- Next find/replace................................28
- Open file command...........................9,15,34
- Opening a window..............................15,32
- Overtype mode....................................11
-
-
- INDEX, continued
-
-
-
-
- Page numbering...................................19
- Page breaks...................................22,34
- Page length selection............................24
- Paragraphs...........................11,12,18,24,36
- Path...............................6,16,24,28,32,33
- Printer codes.................................14,19
- Printer pause....................................23
- Printing files...................................23
- Quit EZX-WRITE command...........................22
- Read macros command..............................33
- Read parameter command...........................28
- Reformatting paragraphs.......................12,34
- Registration/Order Form..........................37
- Rename file command..............................22
- Repaginate command...............................22
- Replace command..................................28
- Run a program command......................16,17,25
- Save macros command..............................33
- Save parameter file command....................8,24
- Saving files.....................................10
- Search command...................................28
- Set logged dir command.........................8,21
- Set printer command........................14,19,24
- Spelling check...................................32
- Subscripts and superscripts......................14
- Tabs.............................................11
- Underline print..................................14
- UNDO..........................................26,32
- WIndows, text....................................16
- Wordstar compatibility............15,18,20,25,31,35
- Word wrap........................................11
- Zoom window command...........................16,34
-