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Information about “GALAXY 1 OF 2 (2210 ALSO)”
Updated with Microlytics' award-winning 100,000 word spell-checker and
220,000 word thesaurus, GALAXY's wealth of features make it powerful
and easy to learn and use.
Logically structured keyboard commands are color-highlighted to help you
learn shortcuts. Full mouse support gives you the option of working
without keyboard commands at all, if you prefer. An Undo feature lets
you change your mind after changing your text. Context-sensitive help
is always on-line, ready to explain a highlighted command to you.
Features:
~ Work in up to ten windows on-screen at once.
~ Size, overlap, zoom any window to full screen in a single keystroke.
~ Format your text with pre-determined style sheets -- or create your
own formats.
~ Edit files as large as eight megabytes using EMS expanded memory or
hard disk.
~ Proportional spacing and microjustification.
FILE0765.TXT
Disk No: 765
Disk Title: Galaxy Word Processor (2210 also)
PC-SIG Version: S3.01
Program Title: Galaxy
Author Version: 3.01
Author Registration: $99.95
Special Requirements: 512K RAM.
Updated with a fast spelling checker, GALAXY's wealth of features make
it powerful, and easy to learn and use. You get the best of both worlds
-- a choice of menu or quick keyboard commands for most functions.
One's great for beginners, the other for vets who want to go quickly.
Or mix and match commands. The pull-down commands work so well you can
use the 55-page user guide as a paperweight after half an hour with the
program.
Logical GALAXY boasts a notably short learning curve. Its commands are
the result of research into how people use wordprocessors. WordStar
users love GALAXY because it understands WordStar commands and handles
WordStar files. It lets you print and edit at the same time -- a
feature that can save hours of time, especially for full-time word
crunchers. Macros are easy to develop, and easier still to use. Its
window system lets you cut and paste between two files. A zoom feature
lets you blow either window up to full-screen size.
PC-SIG
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(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GALAXY.DOC
GALAXY
The Word Processor (tm)
User's Manual
Created by
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Bob Foster
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License Agreement and Limited Warranty
The GALAXY Word Processing Program is protected by United States
Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. All rights
are reserved. Non-registered users of GALAXY are licensed only to
use the program on a trial basis for the sole purpose of
determining whether or not it meets their requirements. All
other use requires registration.
You may not make any changes or modifications to the software,
and you may not decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse
engineer the software.
Any other use of non-registered copies of GALAXY by any person,
business, corporation, government organization, or any other
entity is strictly forbidden and is a violation of this license
agreement.
Registration permits a user a license to use GALAXY on a single
computer.
All users are granted a limited license to copy GALAXY Version
3.0 for the trial use of others, with the following additional
conditions:
GALAXY must be distributed in unmodified, complete
form, including this User's Manual and License
Agreement.
GALAXY may not be distributed in conjunction with any
other product, without written permission from
Omniverse.
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Corp., PO Box 1570, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
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including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability
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liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or
consequential arising from a failure of this program to operate
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for any damage to data or property which may be caused directly
or indirectly by use of the program.
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Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Where to begin 9
Registering Galaxy 9
Product support 10
1 Getting Started 11
What you need to run Galaxy 12
Installing Galaxy 12
Starting Galaxy 14
Startup options 15
Saving documents 16
Quitting Galaxy 17
2 Basic Training 18
Word processing 19
Scrolling 19
Cursor movement 19
Entering text 19
The backspace key 20
Insert and Overtype 20
Starting a new paragraph 20
3 Using Galaxy 21
Using a mouse with Galaxy 22
Moving the mouse 22
Mouse terms 22
The Galaxy Screen 22
The Menu Bar 23
Choosing commands 24
The Text Window 25
Icons 26
The ruler line 27
Scroll bars 27
The Status Line 28
Dialog Boxes 28
ENTER and ESC keys in dialog boxes 29
Edit boxes 29
List boxes 29
Push buttons 30
Check boxes 30
Radio buttons 30
Getting Help 31
Organization 31
Shortcut keys 31
Help Index 32
4 Editing Text 33
Selecting Text 34
Cut, Copy, and Paste 35
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The Clipboard 35
Pasting Text 35
Deleting text 36
Joining two paragraphs 36
Splitting two paragraphs 36
5 Formatting Text 37
Character Formatting 38
Using character formatting 38
Shortcut keys 39
Fonts 39
Font Sizes 40
Attributes 40
Position 41
Styles 41
Paragraph Formatting 42
Styles 43
Alignment 44
Line Spacing 44
Paragraph Indents 45
Hanging indents 45
Extra space between paragraphs 45
Section Formatting 46
Modifying Section Formatting 46
Starting a New Section 47
Styles 47
Margins 48
Gutter Widths 48
Page breaks 48
Document Formatting 49
Paper length and width 49
Default Formats 50
Document Information 50
Headers and Footers 50
Page breaks 52
6 Style Sheets 53
Saving a Style 54
Numbering Styles 55
Deleting Styles 55
Attaching a Style Sheet to a Document 55
Saving a Style Sheet 56
7 Windows 57
Opening a Window 58
Viewing another part of the same document 58
Switching Windows 59
Shortcut Keys 59
Closing a Window 59
Sizing a Window 60
Moving a Window 60
Zooming a Window 60
DOS Shell 61
8 Find and Replace 62
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Searching for Text 63
Replacing Text 63
Search and Replace Options 64
Whole Words Only 64
Matching Exact Case 65
Searching Backwards 65
Replacing All Occurrences 65
Confirming Replacements 65
9 Managing Documents 66
Opening a Document 67
Saving a Document 67
Saving a document with a new name 68
10 Printing 69
Printing Your Document 70
Multiple Copies 70
Changing Printers 70
11 Checking Spelling 71
Correcting words 72
Skipping a Word 73
Adding a Word to the Dictionary 73
12 Thesaurus 74
Replacing a Word 75
Looking Up Another Synonym 75
13 Startup Options 76
Screen rows 77
Insert and Overtype mode 77
Backup options 78
Reopening previous documents 78
Virtual memory 79
Dictionary and Thesaurus 79
16 Command Reference 80
File commands 81
New 81
Open... 81
Save 82
Save as... 82
Copy... 82
Rename... 83
Delete... 83
Use another style sheet... 83
Save style sheet as... 83
Change printer... 84
Print... 84
Exit 84
Cut 84
Copy 85
Paste 85
Select Word 85
Select Sentence 85
Select Paragraph 85
Select Line 85
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Select All 86
Format Commands 86
Character... 86
Paragraph 87
Start new section... 89
Modify current session... 89
Document... 90
Footer... 91
Header... 91
Search Commands 91
Find... 91
Repeat last find 92
Replace... 92
Window Commands 94
New 94
Zoom 94
Close 94
Move 94
Size 94
DOS Shell 94
Options Commands 95
Spell check 95
Thesaurus 96
Environment... 97
Help Commands 99
Help Index... 99
Keyboard Commands... 100
How to use help... 100
About Galaxy... 100
Index 101
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Introduction
Galaxy is a unique word processor that is easy to learn and use,
yet has all the powerful features today's user demands. Galaxy
gives you:
1. A modern interface similar to Microsoft Windows and OS/2
Presentation Manager. Galaxy uses pulldown menus, dialog
boxes, multiple windows, and fully supports a mouse (don't
worry, it works great from the keyboard, too!).
2. Powerful editing features like multiple documents on screen,
cut and paste between documents, style sheets for easy,
consistent formatting, and much more!
3. 100,000 word spelling checker and 220,000 word thesaurus by
Microlytics (Registered version only). This is an award
winning combination unsurpassed in any other word processor.
4. Headers, and footers.
Where to begin
If you are: Start with:
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Ready to set up Galaxy Chapter 1.
New to word processing Chapter 2.
Familiar with word processing Chapter 3.
If all of this, including a modern Windows-style user interface,
is familiar to you, jump right in! After Galaxy is set up, just
type GALAXY from the DOS prompt to begin. If you need help with
a particular command or action, just press F1 to access Galaxy's
context sensitive help system.
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Register as a Galaxy user
Please be sure to become a registered Galaxy user by completing
the order form at the beginning of this document and mailing it
to us. You can also call us toll-free or fax the order form to
us.
As a registered Galaxy user, you'll receive the award winning
Microlytics SpellFinder (tm) and WordFinder (tm) spelling checker
and thesaurus, a printed 200+ page manual, both 3.5" and 5.25"
diskettes, and you'll be eligible for toll-free telephone support.
Product support
If you have a question about Galaxy and you can't find the
answer in this manual, you can call us at this number:
1-206-385-1133
We'll be glad to give you start-up support as a non-registered
user. Our technical support for you as a non-registered user
will be limited, however, to helping you properly evaluate the
program. We ask that you help us by doing the following before
you call:
1. Have your computer turned on and Galaxy loaded.
2. Have this manual handy.
3. If possible, be ready to tell us the make and model of your
computer, printer, and major accessories.
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Chapter 1
Getting Started
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What you need to run Galaxy
In order to use Galaxy you need the following:
1. An IBM PC or compatible.
2. 512K of system memory.
3. One floppy drive (3 1/2" or 5 1/4")
4. Any IBM compatible video display.
Galaxy will work with any text mode monitor, including
special 132 column and 66 line display modes. If your video
adaptor has a special display mode, use the utility provided
by the manufacturer to set this mode before starting Galaxy.
5. DOS 2.0 or later.
6. A mouse. (optional)
7. A printer. (optional)
8. Basic familiarity with DOS.
You should know how to start your computer, how to format
and copy a floppy disk, and how to load and run a program.
OK, now it's time to install Galaxy. Start your computer and
we'll begin.
Installing Galaxy
Before you use Galaxy for the first time, you should run the
INSTALL program that's included on the Program Diskette. INSTALL
copies the necessary files from the distribution diskettes either
to your hard disk or to floppies. If you run Galaxy from a
floppy disk, you should never use your original Galaxy diskettes
as your working copy.
In addition to copying files, INSTALL also configures Galaxy for
your system. The following software is installed:
1. Galaxy program.
2. Spelling checker and thesaurus. (Registered version only)
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3. Help system.
4. Printer information.
INSTALL guides you through the installation process with a series
of menus. Just start INSTALL as explained on the next page, and
follow the instructions on the screen. The whole process is easy
and it only takes a few minutes.
Before you begin the installation process, make sure you have the
following:
1. The Galaxy distribution diskettes.
2. The make and model of your printer(s).
3. If you have a diskette system, you'll also need your DOS
diskette and five blank diskettes.
Installing Galaxy on a floppy disk system:
1. With your computer turned off, insert your DOS diskette in
Drive A.
2. Close the door to Drive A: and turn your computer on.
3. If DOS asks you for the date and time, enter the current
date and time, or just press ENTER to skip this step.
4. When the A> prompt appears on the screen, remove the DOS
disk from Drive A: and insert your Galaxy Program Diskette.
Close the disk drive door.
5. Type INSTALL and then press ENTER.
Installing Galaxy on a hard disk system:
1. Turn on your computer with the floppy disk drive empty.
2. If DOS asks you for the date and time, enter the current
date and time, or just press ENTER to skip this step.
3. When the C> prompt appears on your screen, insert your
Galaxy Program Diskette in Drive A: and close the disk drive
door.
4. Type A: and then press ENTER.
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5. Type INSTALL and then press ENTER.
Starting Galaxy
Before you start Galaxy for the first time, be sure to use the
INSTALL program as outlined on the previous page. Galaxy must be
configured for your system before it can operate properly.
You start Galaxy from the DOS prompt. When you start Galaxy, you
have four choices for what you will first see:
1. A new, untitled document.
2. A list of documents that you can choose to open.
3. An existing document or a new document that you want to
create by name.
4. The document or documents that you were working with the
last time you used Galaxy.
To start Galaxy with a floppy diskette system:
Before you start Galaxy for the first time, be sure to use the
INSTALL program as outlined on the previous page. Galaxy must be
configured for your system before it can operate properly.
1. Start your computer and make sure you see the A> prompt on
your screen. If you don't see the A> prompt, you need to
load DOS. With your computer turned off, insert your DOS
diskette in Drive A. If DOS asks you for the date and time,
enter the current date and time, or just press ENTER to skip
this step. When the A> prompt appears on the screen, remove
the DOS disk from Drive A.
2. Insert a copy of your Galaxy Program Diskette in Drive A.
3. Type GALAXY and then press ENTER.
Galaxy will show you its copyright notice and a new, untitled
document. Any keystroke or mouse movement will remove the
copyright notice from the screen.
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To start Galaxy with a hard disk system
Before you start Galaxy for the first time, be sure to use the
INSTALL program as outlined earlier in this chapter. Galaxy must
be configured for your system before it can operate properly.
1. Make sure you see the C> prompt on your screen.
2. At the C> prompt, type cd\ and then type the name of the
directory you copied your Galaxy files to with INSTALL.
For example, if the directory is called GALAXY, you would
type cd\GALAXY. Then press ENTER.
3. Type GALAXY and then press ENTER.
Galaxy will show you its copyright notice and a new, untitled
document. Any keystroke or mouse movement will remove the
copyright notice from the screen.
If you chose to have INSTALL change your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to
include Galaxy on your path, you can start Galaxy from anywhere
on your hard disk. For more information on the DOS Path command,
consult your DOS manual.
To start Galaxy and display a list of documents to open
If you would like to see a list of documents to open, you can
start Galaxy and display the File Open... dialog box. We'll
discuss using dialog boxes in Chapter 3. For now, you can try
this method and then press ESC to remove the dialog box. Follow
the procedures outlined above to start Galaxy, except:
. Instead of typing just GALAXY at the prompt, type GALAXY
filespec. The filespec can be any legal DOS file name that
includes wildcards. For example, if filespec is *.DOC,
Galaxy will display the names of all the files with names
with an extension of .DOC.
To start Galaxy and display a document
If you have a document stored on disk, you can start Galaxy and
display the document in a window, ready for you to begin. You
can also tell Galaxy in advance that you want to name a new
document when you start. Follow the procedures outlined above to
start Galaxy, except:
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1. Instead of typing just GALAXY at the prompt, type GALAXY
filename. If the file is stored on your disk, Galaxy loads
the file and displays it in a window on screen. If the name
you give is the name of a new file, Galaxy will display this
message: "File is new. Create the file?".
2. Press Y to create a new document with the name you gave.
Press N to create a new, untitled document.
Galaxy can load up to ten documents when you first start. Just
type GALAXY and then type up to ten file names at the DOS prompt.
To start Galaxy and display the document(s) you last worked on
If you would like to start Galaxy with the same document or
documents you were working on last, follow the procedures
outlined above to start Galaxy, except:
. Instead of typing just GALAXY at the prompt, type GALAXY /L.
The L stands for LOAD. You can type a lowercase or
uppercase L.
When you quit Galaxy, the names of the documents you had open are
saved in a file called GALAXY.INI. If you add the /L option when
you start, Galaxy will load up to ten documents so that the
screen will look just like it did when you last used Galaxy. In
Chapter 15 you will learn how to configure Galaxy so that it will
load your previous documents every time you start.
Saving a Document
When you finish working with a document that you want to use
again at a later time, you can save the document on your disk.
Until you save the document, the text that you've typed and the
changes you've made to an existing document are only stored in
the computer's memory.
To save a document
We'll learn how to choose commands using Galaxy's pulldown menus
in Chapter 3. For now, you can save the document by pressing F2.
This stores a copy of your document on your disk. If you are
working with an untitled document, Galaxy will ask you for the
name to give the document.
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Quitting Galaxy
When you choose to quit, Galaxy will prompt you to save any
changes you may have made to your documents. Quitting Galaxy
returns you to the DOS prompt.
To quit Galaxy
We'll learn how to choose commands using Galaxy's pulldown menus
in Chapter 3. For now, you can quit Galaxy by pressing ALT+X (X
for exit). Do this by pressing the key marked ALT, and while
the ALT key is still down, pressing the key marked X.
If you have already saved all your changes, Galaxy will return
you to the DOS prompt. If any documents have changes that
haven't been saved, Galaxy will ask you if you want to save the
document. Press Y to save the document, or N if you don't want
to save the changes you've made.
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Chapter 2
Basic Training
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Word processing
If you've never used one before, a word processing program like
Galaxy may seem intimidating. But basic word processing is no
more difficult than using a typewriter.
On a typewriter, you press a key, and immediately, you see the
character typed on your page. In a word processing program, when
you press a key, you immediately see the character displayed on
your computer screen. The characters you type don't show up on
paper until you print the document. You can save the document on
a disk, and print it or change any part of it as many times as
you like.
In this chapter, we'll explain some basic terms and techniques of
word processing, and then show you how to use the Galaxy tutorial
program to learn more.
Scrolling
Your document may have more text than can be shown on your
computer screen. If you want to see a part of your document that
is not currently visible, you need to scroll the screen to
another part of your document.
The cursor shows you where you are in your document. You can
move the cursor around in your document using the Up, Down, Left,
or Right arrow keys on your keyboard, or by using the Home, End,
Page Up, and Page Down keys.
Entering Text
With Galaxy, you enter text into a document much like you do with
a typewriter, but with several important differences. The main
difference is you don't need to press the ENTER key at the end of
a line.
When the text you're typing reaches the right margin, Galaxy
automatically moves the next word down to the beginning of the
next line. This is called word wrap. You don't need to press
ENTER until you want to start a new paragraph.
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To erase a mistake
You can use the BACKSPACE key to erase a mistake that you typed.
Every time you press the BACKSPACE key, Galaxy will erase the
character to the left of the cursor. If you are at the very
beginning of a paragraph, using the BACKSPACE key will join that
paragraph with the one above it.
Insert and Overtype
Pressing the INSERT key toggles Galaxy between Insert mode and
Overtype mode. With Insert mode on, whatever you type is
inserted at the point where the cursor is, pushing text to the
right of the cursor.
With Overtype mode on, new text that you type replaces existing
text.
Galaxy shows you which mode you are in by the size of the cursor.
A large cursor signifies Insert mode, and a small cursor,
Overtype mode.
To start a new paragraph
Press the ENTER key to start a new paragraph.
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Chapter 3
Using Galaxy
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Using a Mouse with Galaxy
If you have a mouse installed on your computer, and you have run
MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS prior to starting Galaxy, you will see a
mouse cursor in the upper left corner of the screen when you
start Galaxy. You can use a mouse to move or size windows, to
choose commands from the menus and dialog boxes, and to select
text.
Moving the mouse
Whenever you move the mouse across your desk, the mouse pointer
on screen moves. If you run out of room to move the mouse, just
pick it up and move it back to where you have a flat surface to
move it. The mouse cursor will not move while the mouse is
lifted.
Mouse terms
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Point Move the mouse until the mouse cursor rests on
what you want to point to.
Click Press and release the mouse button.
Drag Press the mouse button and don't release it while
you move the mouse.
Double click Click the mouse button twice quickly on the same
spot.
The Galaxy Screen
When you first start Galaxy, you see the Galaxy Text Screen,
which is divided into three parts:
1. The menu bar, which displays the titles of the pulldown
menus you can use to issue commands.
2. The text window, which displays the ruler line and the text
you are editing.
3. The status line, which displays information about your
position in the document and help information.
In the following pages, we'll discuss each of these parts in
detail.
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The Menu Bar
The menu bar is a horizontal list of menu names. It will always
appear at the very top of the screen. Each menu name has a
highlighted letter, which you can use to open the menu using the
keyboard.
Selecting Menus with the keyboard
There are two ways to use the keyboard to open a menu.
The first way to open a menu with the keyboard is to press the
F10 key. This activates the first menu, File. After you press
the F10 key, you will see the File menu pull down from the menu
bar. To see any of the other menus, press the LEFT or RIGHT
arrow keys. Press the ESC key to clear the menu from the screen.
The second way to open a menu is to use the ALT key in
combination with the highlighted letter in the menu name. For
example, to see the Edit menu, follow these steps:
1. Press the ALT key.
2. While the ALT key is still being pressed, press the E key.
You will see the Edit menu pull down from the menu bar. To see
any of the other menus, press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys.
Press the ESC key to clear the menu from the screen.
Selecting Menus with the mouse
With the mouse, there are also two ways to access the menus.
In the first method, you click on the menu bar over the name of
the menu you want to pull down. For example, to pull down the
Edit menu, follow these steps:
1. Move the mouse cursor so it rests anywhere on the word Edit
in the menu bar.
2. Click the mouse by pressing and releasing the left mouse
button.
You will see the Edit menu pull down from the menu bar. To see
any of the other menus, move the mouse cursor so it rests on the
name of the menu on the menu bar and click. Click the mouse
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anywhere outside the menu or menubar, or press the ESC key, to
clear the menu from the screen.
The second way to use the mouse to open a menu is to drag the
mouse cursor across the menu bar. As long as the mouse button is
held down, each menu will be pulled down as you rest the mouse
cursor on its name. To clear the menu from the screen, just drag
the mouse cursor away from the menu or menubar and release the
button.
Choosing Commands with the keyboard
To choose commands from a menu using the keyboard, use the UP or
DOWN arrow keys to highlight the command you want. Then press
ENTER. For example, to choose Open... from the File menu, follow
these steps:
1. Press the ALT key.
2. While the ALT key is still being pressed, press the F key.
This will pull down the File menu.
3. Use the DOWN arrow key to highlight Open....
4. Press ENTER.
You can also choose a command by pressing the highlighted letter
in the command name. For example, to choose Open... from the
File menu, follow these steps:
1. Press the ALT key.
2. While the ALT key is still being pressed, press the F key.
This will pull down the File menu.
3. Press O, the highlighted letter in Open....
When you're more familiar with the available commands, you'll
find the second method to be faster and easier.
Choosing Commands with the mouse
With the mouse, there are also two ways to choose commands.
If you click the mouse to pull down a menu, then you can click on
the command you want to choose. For example, to choose Open...
from the File menu, follow these steps:
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1. Move the mouse cursor so it rests anywhere on the word File
in the menu bar.
2. Click the mouse by pressing and releasing the left mouse
button. This will pull down the File menu.
3. Move the mouse cursor so it rests anywhere on the word
Open....
4. Click the mouse by pressing and releasing the left mouse
button.
The other way to choose a command from a menu with the mouse is
to drag the mouse to the command you want and then release the
mouse button. for example, to choose Open... from the File menu,
follow these steps:
1. Move the mouse cursor so it rests anywhere on the word File
in the menu bar.
2. Press the left mouse button and hold it down while you drag
the mouse cursor down to the word Open... on the pulled down
File menu.
3. Release the mouse button.
Disabled Menu Items
Some menu commands will not be highlighted (color system) or will
not have a highlighted letter (monochrome system). This means
that the command is not currently available for your use. Some
commands are only available at certain times.
The Text Window
The text window displays your document. You can have as many as
ten text windows open at once. Each text window can display a
different document, or different parts of the same document. You
can move and size each text window, using either the keyboard or
the mouse, and you can "zoom" any text window up to full size.
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Each text window has the following parts:
1. The document name, which is displayed on the top line of the
text window. If the document you are working with doesn't
have a name, the word "UNTITLED" appears instead.
2. Icons you can use with the mouse for closing, zooming, or
sizing the text window.
3. The ruler line, which shows you the current settings for
margins and tabs.
4. The scroll bars, which indicate where you are in the
document. You can use the scroll bars with the mouse to
scroll the document.
Icons
At the top left corner of the text window is the close icon. If
you are using a mouse, clicking on the close icon closes the
active window. We'll discuss closing windows further in Chapter
7.
At the top right corner of the text window is the zoom icon. If
you are using a mouse, clicking on the zoom icon when it is
pointing upwards expands the active window to full screen. The
icon then changes to point down. Clicking on the zoom icon when
it is pointing downwards restores the active window to its former
size. We'll discuss zooming windows further in Chapter 7.
At the bottom right corner of the text window is the size icon.
If you are using a mouse, you can drag this icon to a new
position on the screen, and the window will be sized so that the
bottom right hand corner extends to the spot you dragged the size
icon. We'll discuss sizing windows further in Chapter 7.
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The ruler line
[....|....1.........2.........3.........4.........5.....]
The ruler line shows you your current settings for margins,
indents, and tabs. The ruler line has the following parts:
. The [ indicates the left indent.
. The ] indicates the right indent.
. The | indicates the first line indent.
. The numbers indicate inches at ten characters per inch.
The scroll bars
When you're using a mouse, you can use the vertical scroll bar to
go forward or backward in your document. You can also use the
horizontal scroll bar to see more of the left or right sides of a
document that is wider than the current display width.
There is a box on the scroll bar, called the elevator. The
elevator shows you your relative position in the document. For
example, if you were on page 25 of a 50 page document, the
elevator would be midway on the scroll bar.
There are also arrows on the scroll bar. Clicking on an arrow on
a scroll bar is like pressing the corresponding arrow key. For
example, clicking on the up arrow on the vertical scroll bar is
the same as pressing the UP arrow key.
Clicking the mouse in the area between the arrow mark and the
elevator is like pressing the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN key. For
example, clicking the scroll bar below the elevator but above the
down arrow mark is the same as pressing the PAGE DOWN key.
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The Status Line
Pg 1 Ln 1 Col 1 | 10pt Helvetica |F10=MENU F1=HELP
The status line shows you information about the current state of
the document you are working on. The status line has the
following parts:
1. Page, line, and column numbers. These numbers indicate the
position of the cursor in the document. The page number
shows which page the cursor is on. The line number shows
the number of the line the cursor is on, counting from the
beginning of the current page. The column number shows the
horizontal position of the cursor, counting from the left
margin.
2. Font information. The size and typeface name of the
character at the cursor is shown.
3. Key help. This part of the status line gives you
information about keystrokes you can use. When you are
editing a document, it shows the keys used to access the
menus and to get help. When you are entering commands in a
dialog box (explained later in this chapter) or in a menu,
Galaxy will expand this area of the status line to show you
more key help.
Dialog Boxes
Galaxy uses dialog boxes to give you information and to group a
series of commands together.
The menu commands that display dialog boxes always end with three
dots (for example, "Open..." on the File menu).
Dialog boxes are made up of the following types of controls:
1. Edit boxes are used to enter text in the dialog box.
2. List boxes are used to present a list of choices.
3. Push buttons are used to take action, such as closing the
dialog box or getting help.
4. Check boxes are used when you can choose more than one of a
group of related choices.
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5. Radio buttons are used when you can choose only one of a
group of related choices.
You move around the dialog box by pressing the TAB key. Each
time you press the TAB key, you move to the next control. As you
tab through the controls in a dialog box, you will see the
control change in some way to indicate you have moved to it.
With the mouse, you can move to a control by clicking on the
control.
ENTER and ESC keys in dialog boxes.
When you press the ENTER key while in a dialog box, you are in
effect telling Galaxy that you have accepted all the settings in
the dialog box, and you want Galaxy to carry out whatever action
the dialog box is designed to do. Pressing ENTER is the same as
"pushing" the OK button (described below).
When you press the ESC key while in a dialog box, you are in
effect telling Galaxy that you want to cancel the dialog box and
return to where you were without taking any action. Pressing ESC
is the same as "pushing" the CANCEL button (described below).
Edit boxes
When you need to type text in a dialog box, you'll use an edit
box. In the Open... dialog box, the edit box is used to type in
the name of a document you wish to open. When you are typing
text in an edit box, you can use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to
move the cursor to the point where you wish to type. You can
also use the DELETE and BACKSPACE keys to delete characters. To
leave the edit box and move to the next control, press the TAB
key or use the mouse.
List boxes
When you need to choose from a list of items, such as a list of
document names, Galaxy will show you the list in a list box. In
the Open... dialog box, there are two list boxes, one for a list
of document names, and one for a list of drives and directories.
You can scroll through the list in a list box using the UP and
DOWN arrow keys or the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys. With the
mouse, you can use the scroll bar to scroll through the list.
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Galaxy shows you which item in the list you have currently
selected by highlighting that item.
Push buttons
Every dialog box has one or more push buttons along the bottom of
the dialog box window. Push buttons are used to take an action.
You "push" the button by tabbing to that button and pressing the
space bar. With the mouse, clicking on a push button "pushes"
it.
In the Open... dialog box, there are three push buttons. The
push buttons all have key help you can use to "push" the button
without tabbing to it or clicking on it. For example, to use the
<F1=HELP> push button to get help in the Open... dialog box,
press F1 from anywhere in the dialog box.
Check boxes
Check boxes are used to group a series of related options
together for readability. For example, here are the checkboxes
that are used in the Format Character... dialog box:
[X] Bold
[ ] Underline
[ ] Word Only
Check boxes are either on or off. In the example above, the
check box for Bold is on and all the others are off.
You turn a check box on or off by tabbing to it and pressing the
space bar. If the check box was on (showing an "X"), it will be
turned off. If it was off, it will be turned on. With the
mouse, you can click on the item and it will turn on or off.
Radio buttons
Radio buttons are used to group a series of related options
together where you can choose one and only one of the options.
For example, here are the radio buttons that are used in the
Format Character... dialog box:
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Position:
(.) Normal
( ) Italic
( ) Superscript
( ) Subscript
In the example above, the radio button for Normal is on and all
the others are off.
You turn a radio button on or off by tabbing to the group of
radio buttons. You use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move
through the list of radio buttons. As you move through the radio
buttons with the arrow keys, each button and its description is
highlighted as you move to it.
To choose one of the radio buttons, move to it and press the
space bar. The radio button that was previously selected will be
turned off, and the "." will move to the highlighted radio
button. With the mouse, you can click on the radio button you
want to choose.
Getting Help
You can ask Galaxy for help no matter where you are in the
program. Just press the F1 key or choose one of the commands
from the Help menu and Galaxy will bring up the Galaxy Help
dialog box.
The upper left corner of the Galaxy Help dialog box shows you the
name of the current topic. Some topics have more help text than
can fit in the Galaxy Help dialog box. If that is the case, as
in the example above, the upper right hand corner of the Galaxy
Help dialog box will tell you how many pages there are for the
current topic and which page you are currently viewing.
The help screens are organized in pages, and the pages are
organized in the same order as the menus. For example, the help
for File Save consists of three pages. Just as Save As follows
Save on the File menu, the help for File Save As... follows the
last page of help for File Save. To view the next help screen,
click on the <Pg Dn=NEXT> button or press PAGE DOWN. To view the
previous help screen, click on the <Pg Up=PREV> button or press
PAGE UP.
Many commands in Galaxy have shortcut keys. These are keystrokes
you can use while editing that allow you to choose the command
without using the menus. For example, in the help for File Save,
you can see that the shortcut key is F2. When you are editing
and want to choose the File Save command, you can press F2
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instead of choosing File Save from the menu. If a command has a
shortcut key, Galaxy always reminds you of the shortcut key in
the menu and on the help screen for that command.
There is always a push button on every help screen labeled
<F1=INDEX>. Clicking on this button or pressing F1 while viewing
a help screen brings up the Galaxy Help Index dialog box.
The Galaxy Help Index dialog box shows you the complete list of
help topics. The page just before the current topic will be at
the top of the list. Highlight the topic you want help with and
press ENTER, or click the <Enter=OK> pushbutton. In the Galaxy
Help Index dialog box, the <F1=HELP> pushbutton brings up the
topic "How to use help", which gives basic information on using
the Galaxy Help system.
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Chapter 4
Editing Text
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Selecting Text
Many of Galaxy's commands, including Cut, Copy, Paste, Format
Character..., and Format Paragraph..., require you to first
select the text you want to work with. When you select text to
work with, Galaxy highlights the text on screen.
You can select text with the keyboard or with the mouse. You can
select a single character, a word, a sentence, a line, a
paragraph, or the entire document.
To select text with the keyboard
1. Move to the text you want to select using the Up, Down,
Left, or Right arrow keys, or by using the Home, End, Page
Up, and Page Down keys.
2. Press the SHIFT key.
3. While the SHIFT key is still held down, use the Up, Down,
Left, Right, Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys to
highlight the text you want to select.
To select text with the mouse
1. Point to the beginning of the text you want to select.
2. Drag the mouse to the end of the text you want to select.
3. Release the mouse button.
Either of these methods of selecting text can be used in a
forward or backwards direction.
You can also use shortcut keys for certain selections. The
shortcut keys are listed on the Edit Menu.
When you select a word, a sentence, or a line using the shortcut
keys, Galaxy automatically selects any spaces or punctuation
marks that follow.
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Cut, Copy, and Paste
Galaxy maintains a clipboard to temporarily store text from your
document. You can Cut or Copy text to the clipboard, and you can
Paste text from the clipboard into your document.
Any text that you send to the clipboard with Cut or Copy replaces
whatever was previously in the clipboard. You can paste from the
clipboard as many times as you want: Paste does not remove the
text from the clipboard.
When the clipboard is empty, the Paste command will be disabled.
Cutting text to the clipboard
When you cut text, you remove the text you have selected from
your document and send it to the clipboard.
To cut text to the clipboard, follow these steps:
1. Select the text you wish to cut using the keyboard or the
mouse.
2. Press SHIFT+DELETE or choose Cut from the Edit menu.
Copying text to the clipboard
When you copy text, you send a copy of the text you have selected
to the clipboard without removing it from your document.
To copy text to the clipboard, follow these steps:
1. Select the text you wish to cut using the keyboard or the
mouse.
2. Press Keypad + or choose Copy from the Edit menu.
Pasting text from the clipboard
When you paste text, you insert a copy of the text in the
clipboard into your document at the current cursor position.
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To paste text from the clipboard, follow these steps:
1. Move the cursor to where you want to insert the clipboard
text into your document.
2. Press SHIFT+INSERT or choose Paste from the Edit menu.
Deleting text
You can delete text from your document without sending it to the
clipboard. Just use the DELETE key or the BACKSPACE key instead
of the Cut command.
If you have selected text, the DELETE key will delete the
selection. If no text is selected, the DELETE key will delete
the current character (the character the cursor is on).
The BACKSPACE key works only on a single character. The
BACKSPACE key deletes the character immediately preceding the
cursor.
Joining two paragraphs
1. Move the cursor to the first character of the second
paragraph.
2. Press the BACKSPACE key.
3. Press the space bar to put a space between the two sentences
where the paragraphs were joined.
If the two paragraphs had different formats, Galaxy will give the
new joined paragraph the same format as the second paragraph.
Paragraph formatting will be discussed further in Chapter 5.
Splitting two paragraphs
1. Move the cursor to the character that you want to be the
first character of the new paragraph.
2. Press the ENTER key.
A second paragraph will be created that has all the text of the
first paragraph from the cursor forward. The second paragraph
will have the same format as the first paragraph. Paragraph
formatting will be discussed further in Chapter 5.
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Chapter 5
Formatting Text
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Formatting your text
Formatting is the process of changing the way your text looks and
is laid out on the page. In Galaxy you apply formatting to your
text in several ways:
. Character formatting gives your text attributes such as
bold, italics, or underlined characters. It also refers to
the font and typeface.
. Paragraph formatting is used to control indents, line
spacing, and text alignment.
. Section formatting includes margin settings, page numbering,
and headers and footers.
. Document formatting is used for paper size, default settings
for the other formats, and other settings that affect the
entire document.
In this chapter, we'll explain each of these types of formatting
in detail.
Character formatting
You control character formatting with the Format Character
command or by using shortcut keys.
Galaxy shows you most character formats on screen by displaying
them in a different color or intensity. Galaxy does not show you
different fonts or font sizes on screen.
When Galaxy prints your document, the appearance on paper depends
upon the capabilities of your printer. If your printer cannot
create a specific character format, Galaxy will choose the next
closest format that your printer can create. For more
information on printing, see Chapter 10.
Using character formatting
You can emphasize certain words or phrases in your document by
formatting them as bold, italic, or underline. You can also
choose a different font or a larger font size for headings or key
words.
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To change character formatting
1. Select the characters you want to format. For more
information on selecting text, see Chapter 3.
2. Choose Character... from the Format menu.
3. Choose the character options you wish to apply to the
selected text.
4. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the selected text.
To change character formatting with shortcut keys
1. Select the characters you want to format. For more
information on selecting text, see Chapter 3.
2. Press the ALT key plus one of the following shortcut keys:
Format Press the ALT key plus
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Bold B
Underline U
Normal N
Italic I
To use character formatting as you type
Follow the steps outlined to select character formats either from
the Character... dialog box or with shortcut keys without
selecting any text. Then type the text you want to add to your
document. The new characters that you type will have the
character formatting you chose.
For example, to type bold text, choose Bold from the Character...
dialog box or press ALT+B. This turns on bold type. As you
type, the new characters appear with bold formatting. To return
to normal text, choose Normal from the Character... dialog box or
press ALT+N.
Fonts
A font is the name of a particular set of characters of a certain
shape and size. Different printers use different fonts, and each
font has a name.
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Galaxy shows you a list of font names available for your printer
in the Font: list box. In order to show you the list of font
names, Galaxy must know what printer you have. The INSTALL
program, described in Chapter 1, installs one or more printers in
Galaxy. You can change printers by choosing Change Printer...
from the File menu. This command is explained in Chapter 10.
To change fonts
Choose the font you wish to change to by highlighting its name in
the Font: list box. For more information on using list boxes in
Galaxy, see Chapter 3.
Font Sizes
Font size refers to both the height and width of characters.
Galaxy shows you the available font sizes by adding a description
of the height and width to the name shown in the Font: list box.
Height is measured in points (there are 72 points in an inch),
and is the height of the tallest character in a particular font.
For line spacing, Galaxy adds 2 additional points to the font
size. For example, if you are using a 10 point font, Galaxy will
add 2 points for spacing, giving a total of 12 points between
lines. 12 point spacing gives 6 lines per inch (72 / 12 = 6).
For width, Galaxy shows you four possible widths in the Font:
list box:
Fixed Fixed pitch, usually 10 characters per inch.
Compr Compressed fixed pitch, usually 16 or 17
characters per inch.
Expand Expanded fixed pitch, usually 5 characters
per inch.
Prop'l Proportional font, where each character has a
different width.
Attributes
Character attributes refer to the appearance of the character.
You can set character attributes for bold, or underline.
Character attributes can also be combined. For example, you
could format characters to be both bold and italic.
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To apply character attributes
Each character attribute is controlled through a check box. Tab
to the check box you wish to change and press the space bar, or
click the check box with the mouse. For more information on
using check boxes, see Chapter 3.
Position
Position for character formats refers to the orientation of the
character on the line. A normal position is upright, with the
baseline of the character on the bottom of the line. Italic
position gives a forward slant to the character, without moving
its vertical position. Superscript and subscript positions are
raised or lowered with respect to the bottom of the line.
To apply character positions
Character positioning is controlled through a group of radio
buttons. You can choose only one character position at a time.
Tab to the radio button group and use the UP or DOWN arrow keys
to move the highlight to the position you wish to choose. Then
press the space bar. Or click on the position you wish to choose
with the mouse.
Styles
A character style is a group of pre-defined character formats
with a descriptive name. Galaxy comes with several pre-defined
character styles. You can create your own character styles and
save them for later use. This will be explained in detail in
Chapter 6.
To apply character styles
Choose the style you wish to change to by highlighting its name
in the Style: list box. For more information on using list boxes
in Galaxy, see Chapter 3.
When you choose a character style, all of the other character
formatting options in the dialog box change to the pre-defined
settings of the style you have chosen.
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Saving a character style
If you have designed a combination of character formats that you
wish to use again in the future, you can save that combination as
a style. Press F2 or click the <F2=SAVE> push button to save the
current character format settings as a named style. We'll
discuss styles in detail in Chapter 6.
Deleting a character style
If you wish to delete a style, highlight its name in the Style:
list box and choose <Delete Style>. The style will be deleted
from the current style sheet. Any characters in your documents
with the deleted style will be changed to style number 1. For
this reason you cannot delete style number 1. You can however
modify style number 1. Style sheets will be discussed in detail
in Chapter 6.
Paragraph formatting
You control paragraph formatting with the Format Paragraph
command.
In Galaxy, you start a new paragraph by pressing the ENTER key.
Each new paragraph that you start has the format of the preceding
paragraph unless you change its format.
To format a single paragraph
1. Position the cursor anywhere in the paragraph you wish to
format.
2. Choose Paragraph... from the Format menu.
3. Choose the paragraph formats you wish to apply to the
paragraph.
4. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the paragraph.
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To format more than one paragraph
1. Select the paragraphs you wish to format.
2. Choose Paragraph... from the Format menu.
3. Choose the paragraph formats you wish to apply to the
selected paragraphs.
4. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the selected paragraphs.
Styles
A paragraph style is a group of pre-defined paragraph formats
with a descriptive name. Galaxy comes with several pre-defined
paragraph styles. You can create your own paragraph styles and
save them for later use. This will be explained in detail in
Chapter 6.
To apply paragraph styles
Choose the style you wish to change to by highlighting its name
in the Style: list box. For more information on using list boxes
in Galaxy, see Chapter 3.
When you choose a paragraph style, all of the other paragraph
formatting options in the dialog box change to the pre-defined
settings of the style you have chosen.
Saving a paragraph style
If you have designed a combination of paragraph formats that you
wish to use again in the future, you can save that combination as
a style. Press F2 or click the <F2=SAVE> push button to save the
current paragraph format settings as a named style. We'll
discuss styles in detail in Chapter 6.
Deleting a paragraph style
If you wish to delete a style, highlight its name in the Style:
list box and choose <Delete Style>. The style will be deleted
from the current style sheet. Any paragraphs in your documents
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with the deleted style will be changed to style number 1. For
this reason you cannot delete style number 1. You can however
modify style number 1. Style sheets will be discussed in detail
in Chapter 6.
Alignment
Paragraphs can be aligned left, center, right, or justified.
With left alignment text is flush along the left indent and
ragged on the right. With center alignment, each line is
centered between the left and right indents. With right
alignment text is flush along the right indent and ragged on the
left. Justified alignment means that extra space is added
between words if necessary so that both the left and right sides
of the text are flush along the left and right indents.
Paragraph alignment is controlled by a group of radio buttons.
This means that you can choose one and only one of the alignment
options for a paragraph.
To choose a paragraph alignment
1. Select the paragraph or paragraphs you wish to align.
2. Choose Paragraph... from the Format menu.
3. Choose the paragraph alignment you wish to apply to the
paragraph(s).
4. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the paragraph(s).
Line spacing
You can tell Galaxy how much space to leave between lines by
choosing line spacing options. Line spacing is adjusted in
Galaxy automatically to accommodate the largest font size in each
line, unless you choose Custom spacing.
To set line spacing
1. Select the paragraph or paragraphs you wish to change.
2. Choose Paragraph... from the Format menu.
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3. Choose the line spacing you wish to apply to the
paragraph(s).
4. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new line
spacing to the paragraph(s).
For custom spacing of lines, enter a spacing in points. There
are 72 points in an inch, so on most printers single spacing is
equivalent to 12 point custom spacing.
Paragraph Indents
You can set left, right, and first line indenting for paragraphs.
You can use paragraph indents to indent the beginning of each
paragraph, to indent the left or right side of the paragraph, or
to create a "hanging indent" paragraph.
To set paragraph indents
To set paragraph indents, tab to one of the Indent edit boxes and
enter a measurement in inches. The indent you specify for First
Line Indent is relative to the Left Indent. The indent you
specify for Left Indent is relative to the left margin setting.
The indent you specify for Right Indent is relative to the right
margin setting.
To create a hanging indent
A hanging indent is a paragraph where the First Line Indent is a
negative number. In this manual, we use hanging indents for
bulleted and numbered lists. These paragraphs were formatted
with a First Line Indent of -0.5" and a Left Indent of 0.5".
Setting extra space between paragraphs
You can enter a measurement in points that will be added to the
line spacing either before or after each paragraph. You might
want, for example, to add 12 points (the equivalent of one line
on most printers) after chapter titles.
It doesn't matter whether you add spacing before or after a
paragraph. Just remember that the total space that will be added
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between two paragraphs is the sum of the Points After the first
paragraph and the Points Before the second paragraph.
To set extra space between paragraphs
To set extra space between paragraphs, tab to either the Points
Before or Points After edit boxes and enter a measurement in
points. The measurement you specify for Points Before will be
added to the space before the paragraph is printed. The
measurement you specify for Points After will be added to the
space after the paragraph is printed.
The Example Window
The Paragraph Formatting dialog box shows you a sample of your
paragraph format. The example window shows a graphic
representation of indents, indent type, line spacing, and
alignment.
Section formatting
A section is a part of your document in which all the pages have
the same format. Section formatting includes margins, gutter
widths, and page and line numbering.
Most documents have only one section. However, you may wish to
have different page layouts for different parts of your document.
All of these kinds of formatting are controlled through the
Format Modify current section... and the Format Start new
section... commands.
To modify section formatting
1. Choose Modify current section... from the Format menu.
2. Choose the section formats you wish to apply to the current
section.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the current section.
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To start a new section
1. Position the cursor anywhere in the first paragraph of the
new section.
2. Choose Start new section... from the Format menu.
3. Choose the section formats you wish to apply to the new
section.
4. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the new section.
The new section encompasses all of the paragraphs from where the
cursor was positioned to the beginning of the next existing
section. If there are no following sections, the new section
encompasses all of the paragraphs from where the cursor was
positioned to the end of the document.
Styles
A section style is a group of pre-defined section formats with a
descriptive name. Galaxy comes with several pre-defined section
styles. You can create your own section styles and save them for
later use. This will be explained in detail in Chapter 6.
To apply section styles
Choose the style you wish to change to by highlighting its name
in the Style: list box. For more information on using list boxes
in Galaxy, see Chapter 3.
When you choose a section style, all of the other section
formatting options in the dialog box change to the pre-defined
settings of the style you have chosen.
Saving a section style
If you have designed a combination of section formats that you
wish to use again in the future, you can save that combination as
a style. Press F2 or click the <F2=SAVE> push button to save the
current section format settings as a named style. We'll discuss
styles in detail in Chapter 6.
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Deleting a section style
If you wish to delete a style, highlight its name in the Style:
list box and choose <Delete Style>. The style will be deleted
from the current style sheet. Any sections in your documents
with the deleted style will be changed to style number 1. For
this reason you cannot delete style number 1. You can however
modify style number 1. Style sheets will be discussed in detail
in Chapter 6.
Margins
A margin is the area on a printed page between the edge of the
paper and the printed text. Galaxy lets you set top, bottom,
left, and right margins for each section in your document.
To set margins
To set margins, tab to one of the edit boxes and enter a
measurement in inches. The measurements you specify for each
margin is relative to the edge of the paper. Setting paper size
will be explained in Document formatting later in this chapter.
Gutter Width
Galaxy has a special margin setting called gutter width. If you
enter a gutter width, the measurement you specify will be added
to the left margin measurement on odd-numbered pages, and to the
right margin measurement on even-numbered pages. This will allow
extra space on the inside margin for documents that will be bound
together.
Controlling page breaks
Whenever you begin a section, you can tell Galaxy whether or not
you also want to start a new page. For example, you may wish to
tell Galaxy to begin the section on the next page, on the next
odd-numbered page, or the next even-numbered page. You can also
tell Galaxy to not start a new page when it begins the section.
To choose a page break option
1. Tab to the Page Break radio buttons.
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2. Choose the page break option you wish to use for this
section.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the section.
Document formatting
Some formatting options you choose affect your entire document.
These include page size, default formatting for characters,
paragraphs, and sections, and style sheets.
All of these kinds of formatting are controlled through the
Format Document... command. Additional information about your
document that you can save with the document is also managed
through this command.
To change document formats
1. Choose Document... from the Format menu.
2. Choose the document formats you wish to apply to the
document.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the document.
Paper length and width
The default paper size in Galaxy is 8.5 inches by 11 inches.
Most printers use paper of this size. If the paper you are
printing on is not this size, you need to change the measurements
in the Paper Length and Paper Width edit boxes.
To change paper length and width
1. Tab to the Paper Length or Paper Width edit boxes.
2. Enter the paper length or paper width measurement of the
paper in your printer.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to apply the new
formatting to the document.
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Default Formats
You can set a default format for characters, paragraphs,
sections, and tabs. The default formats you select will be used
to format your document unless you have specified a different
format. If you change the default format, all the former default
formats will change to the new default formats.
To change default formats
1. Tab to the pushbutton of the default format you wish to
change. Press the space bar or click the mouse to bring up
the formatting dialog box.
2. Choose the formatting options you wish to use for the
default format.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to return to the Document
dialog box.
Document Information
You can enter additional information to remind you of details
concerning your document.
Galaxy will let you enter a title, subject, author, operator, and
a comment.
To enter document information
1. Tab to the edit box of the document information item you
wish to enter or change.
2. Enter the appropriate information.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to save the document
information with your document.
Headers and Footers
A header is text that appears in the top margin of every page of
a section. A footer is text that appears in the bottom margin of
every page of a section. Headers and footers can be one or more
paragraphs of text, and you can use all of the character and
paragraph formatting commands you would use with any other text.
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Headers and footers are included in the section formatting of
your document. You can have multiple headers and footers in a
document. Each time you wish to change the header or footer, you
need to begin a new section.
In Galaxy, you can define different headers and footers for odd
and even numbered pages and for the first page of a section. You
can also choose to have the same header or footer appear on every
page.
To create a new header
1. Choose Header... from the Format menu.
2. Choose which pages you wish the header to appear on by
checking the appropriate check boxes.
3. Tab to the Edit Header push button and press the space bar
or click on <Edit Header> to begin editing the new header.
To edit a header
When you choose <Edit Header> from the Header... dialog box,
Galaxy will open a text window for editing the header. All of
the normal editing commands you would use in a regular text
window are available in the header window.
Some menu commands are not available while you are editing in the
header window. If a menu item is grayed out while you are
editing in a header window, that command is not available to you
until you return to a regular text window.
You can type the text of your header as you would any other text.
The header can be one or more paragraphs, and you can format the
characters or the paragraphs just like you would any other text.
Galaxy prints the header in the top margin area of your document.
If the header is too large to fit in this area, Galaxy will print
as much as will fit.
Cutting, copying, and pasting text
You can cut, copy, or paste text from the clipboard either to or
from your header. If you wish to paste text from the current
document into your header, you must mark the text and cut or copy
it before you open the header window.
You can switch to another text window from the header window. If
you wish to cut or copy text from a different text window, just
switch to that text window using the Window... menu, cut or copy
the text to the clipboard, and then return to the header window
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by selecting the original text window from the Window... menu.
Galaxy will return you to the header window.
Returning to the text window
When you pull down the Format... menu while editing your
document, you see Header... as a menu choice. When you choose
Header..., Galaxy changes that menu choice to Edit document.
Choose this command to return to the main text window for your
document. When you return to your main text window, Galaxy
changes the menu choice back to the Header... command.
Changing which page headers appear on
If you have defined separate headers for the first, odd, or even
pages of your document and then choose to edit more than one of
these headers, Galaxy will not know which of the headers to
present to you for editing. In that case, you will see a dialog
box which will ask you which header you would like to use for the
new, combined header.
For example, you may have defined one header to appear on odd
pages, and another header to appear on even pages. Then, if you
choose Header... again from the Format menu and check both the
odd and even pages check boxes, Galaxy will assume you want to
edit one header that will appear on both odd and even pages. You
will need to tell Galaxy which of the current headers you wish to
use for the header that will appear on both odd and even pages.
Editing footers
Editing footers is done in the same manner as editing headers.
Choose Footer... from the Format menu to edit a footer and follow
the same steps described above for editing headers.
Galaxy prints the footer in the bottom margin area of your
document. If the footer is too large to fit in this area, Galaxy
will print as much as will fit.
Page breaks
Galaxy automatically calculates where each page begins based on
your settings for the page size, top and bottom margins, font
size, and line spacing.
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Style Sheets
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Style sheets
A style is a group of formats with a descriptive name. Galaxy
uses styles with character, paragraph, and section formats.
Galaxy comes with several pre-defined styles. You can also
create your own styles and save them for later use.
You can use styles to give your documents a consistent look.
Styles also make it easier for you to format your document. Just
choose the style you want to use and all of your formatting
options are filled in for you.
Styles that you create are stored in a style sheet. A style
sheet is stored on your disk as a file with the extension .STY.
Every document in Galaxy has an attached style sheet. Unless you
change the style sheet, the document uses the default style
sheet, DEFAULT.STY. This style sheet is built into Galaxy, and
doesn't appear on your disk unless you modify, add to, or delete
one of the pre-defined styles.
When you load a document, Galaxy looks for the style sheet
attached to that document first in the current directory, then in
the directories listed in the PATH environment variable. For more
information on the DOS Path command, consult your DOS manual. If
Galaxy can't find the style sheet for the document, you will see
an error message on screen, and Galaxy will use its default style
sheet, DEFAULT.STY.
You select a style to use, modify an existing style, and save a
new style using the formatting dialog boxes for characters,
paragraphs, and sections. You choose which existing style sheet
to attach to a document using either the Document... dialog box
or the Use another style sheet... command on the File menu..
Saving a style
Each type of style, character, paragraph, and section, is saved
in the appropriate formatting dialog box. To save a style,
select the formatting options you wish to save in the appropriate
formatting dialog box and choose <F2=SAVE>. For example, to save
a character style, choose Character... form the Format menu,
choose the character formatting options you wish to save as a
style, and then choose <F2=SAVE>. Galaxy will prompt you for a
name and a number for the style. You can use the name and number
of an existing style or a new style you wish to add to the
current style sheet.
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Numbering styles
Each character, paragraph, and section style has both a name and
a number. You use the style name, such as Body Text or Centered,
to remind you of its purpose. Galaxy uses the style number to
apply styles to your document when you change style sheets.
When you change style sheets, Galaxy will replace the character,
paragraph, or section styles in your document with the styles in
the new style sheet that have the same number. For example, if
Galaxy finds text with a character style number 1 in your
document, the character formats of character style number 1 of
the new style sheet will be applied to that text.
If Galaxy finds a style number in your document that doesn't
exist in the new style sheet, the text will be given style number
1 of the new style sheet.
It will be easier to change formatting by changing style sheets
if you give a consistent set of numbers to your styles.
Deleting a style
An existing style can be deleted from the current style sheet by
choosing the <Delete Style> push button in the appropriate dialog
box. First choose the style you wish to delete, and then choose
<Delete Style>.
Any characters, paragraphs, or sections in your documents with
the deleted style will be changed to style number 1. For this
reason you can never delete style number 1. You can however
modify style number 1.
Attaching an existing style sheet to a document
To attach an existing style sheet to a document, follow these
steps:
1. Choose Use another style sheet... from the File menu.
2. Type in the name of the style sheet you wish to attach to
the document, or choose the style sheet from the listbox.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK>.
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You can also attach an existing style sheet to a document with
the Use another style sheet... command on the File menu. Choose
that command and then follow steps 3 and 4.
Saving a style sheet
Galaxy always bases a new style sheet on an existing style sheet.
To save a new style sheet, follow these steps:
1. Load the style sheet which most closely resembles the
formats you wish to include in your new style sheet. Follow
the steps outlined above in Attaching an existing style
sheet to a document.
2. Choose Save style sheet as... from the File menu. Type in
the file name you wish to use for the new style sheet.
Galaxy will save all the current character, paragraph, and
section formats in the style sheet you name.
3. Press ENTER or click on <Enter=OK> to return to your
document.
4. Modify any styles you wish to change. Follow the steps
outlined above in Saving a style.
It's important that you create the new style sheet before you
make the changes to the individual styles. Otherwise, the
changes will be made to the existing styles in the current style
sheet.
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Chapter 7
Windows
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Windows
A window is the area of the screen where Galaxy displays your
document. You can have as many as ten windows open at once.
Each window can display a different document, or different parts
of the same document. You can move and size each window, using
either the keyboard or the mouse, and you can "zoom" any window
up to full size.
Galaxy always has at least one window open. Choosing Close...
from the Window menu when there is only one window open is the
same as choosing Exit from the File menu: you will exit Galaxy
and return to the DOS prompt.
The window you are currently working in is called the active
window. This window has the cursor.
To open a new window
You can open a new window by choosing New from the Window menu.
You can have a maximum of ten windows open. If you try to open a
new window when there are already ten windows open, Galaxy will
display the message "Maximum of ten windows".
Galaxy will open the new window with no document loaded. The
title bar will show the document name as "UNTITLED". You can
load a document into the new window by choosing Open... from the
File menu.
To view another part of the same document
Open a new window as outlined above. Choose Open... from the
File menu and open the document that you want to view in more
than one window.
If the document you open is already open in another window,
Galaxy will show you another view of the same document in the new
window. You can scroll the windows independently to see
different parts of the document.
You might choose to view a document in more than one window in
order to view a header or footer at the same time you view the
main text of your document, or to refer to text in one part of a
document while you edit a different part.
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To switch to another window using the keyboard
The document name of each open window is listed at the end of the
Window menu. You can switch to any active window by highlighting
its name in the Window menu, or by choosing its number from the
Window menu.
For example, if the first window contained a document called
FIRST.DOC and the second window you opened contained a document
called SECOND.DOC, the last two choices on the Window menu would
look like this:
+----------------------+
| 1. F:FIRST.DOC |
| 2. F:SECOND.DOC |
+----------------------+
Galaxy shows you which window is active by placing a check mark
next to that window's name and number. The window number is
highlighted, which means that it is the shortcut key to choose
that window. In the example above, you could switch to the
second window by pressing ALT+W and then 2. ALT+W selects the
Window menu, and 2 selects the menu choice that switches you to
the second window. For more information on choosing commands
from menus, refer to Chapter 3.
To switch to another window using the mouse
With the mouse, you can use the menus to switch windows or you
can simply click anywhere in the window you wish to switch to.
Galaxy will make that window the active window and will place the
cursor at the point where you clicked the mouse.
To close a window using the keyboard
To close the active window, choose Close from the Window menu or
use the shortcut key, CTRL+X. If the active window is the only
window open, this command is the same as if you chose Exit from
the File menu.
If you want to close a window that is not the active window,
first make that window the active window and then close it. Then
switch back to the window you wish to make active.
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To close a window using the mouse
Every window has a close icon in the upper left hand corner of
the border. To close a window with the mouse, click on the close
icon.
To change the size of a window using the keyboard
Choose Size from the Window menu to change the size of the active
window. The window's border will change color and you can move
its borders using the LEFT and RIGHT or UP and DOWN arrow keys.
When the border is the size you would like, press ENTER.
To change the size of a window using the mouse
Every window has a size icon in the lower right hand corner of
the border. To size a window with the mouse, drag the size icon
to the position you want for the new lower right hand corner.
To move a window using the keyboard
Choose Move from the Window menu to move the active window to a
new location on screen. The window's border will change color
and you can move its borders using the LEFT and RIGHT or UP and
DOWN arrow keys. When the border is at the new location you
would like, press ENTER.
To move a window using the mouse
You can move a window to a new location on screen using the mouse
by dragging the top border to the new location you would like.
To zoom a window to full screen using the keyboard
Choose Zoom from the Window menu to zoom the active window to
full screen size. The zoom icon in the top right corner of the
window's border will change to point up. To restore a window to
its former size, choose Zoom again. The zoom icon in the top
right corner of the window's border will change to point down,
and the window will return to its original size.
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To zoom a window to full screen using the mouse
Click on the zoom icon in the top right corner of the window's
border when it is pointing upwards to expand the active window to
full screen. The icon then changes to point down. Clicking on
the zoom icon when it is pointing downwards restores the active
window to its former size.
DOS Shell
You can go to the DOS prompt to run another program without
quitting Galaxy by choosing DOS Shell from the Window menu.
The DOS Shell command runs another copy of DOS and gives you
access to the DOS prompt. To return to Galaxy, type EXIT at the
DOS prompt and press ENTER.
If you are using Galaxy on a diskette system, there must be a
copy of COMMAND.COM on your Galaxy program diskette in order to
use either of these commands.
Some programs and DOS commands remain resident in memory when you
use them. You should never use these memory resident programs or
commands with the DOS Shell command. The DOS commands that are
memory resident are ASSIGN, GRAPHICS, MODE, and PRINT. Examples
of other memory resident programs are SIDEKICK and SUPERKEY. If
you want to run any of these programs or commands while using
Galaxy, run the program or command before you start Galaxy.
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Chapter 8
Find and Replace
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Find and Replace
You can use Galaxy's Find... command to find a specific piece of
your text. For example, you can search for "Galaxy" in your
document.
You can use the Replace... command to first search for a piece of
text and then replace it with other text that you specify. For
example, you can search for "east" and replace it with "west".
Both of these commands are located on the Search menu.
Searching for Text
You use the Find... command on the Search menu to locate a
specific item of text.
Controlling the search area
If you have text selected, Galaxy will begin its search at the
start of the selected text and continue until the end of the
selected text. If there is no text selected, Galaxy begins the
search at the current cursor position.
To search for text
Choose Find... from the Search menu. Type in the text you wish
to search for in the Find what: edit box. Check the options you
wish to use for the search (explained later in this chapter) and
click on <Enter=OK> or press ENTER.
If Galaxy finds the search text, the search text becomes the
current selection.
Replacing Text
You use the Replace... command on the Search menu to locate a
specific item of text and replace it with different text that you
specify.
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Controlling the search area
If you have text selected, Galaxy will begin its search at the
start of the selected text and continue until the end of the
selected text. If there is no text selected, Galaxy begins the
search at the current cursor position.
To search and replace text
Choose Replace... from the Search menu. Type in the text you
wish to search for in the Find what: edit box. Type in the
replacement text in the Replace with: edit box. Check the
options you wish to use for the search (explained later in this
chapter) and click on <Enter=OK> or press ENTER.
If Galaxy finds the search text in your document, you will see
the following message box:
+------------------ Replace ------------------+
| |
| Replace this occurrence? |
| |
| <Enter=YES> <NO> <Esc=CANCEL> <F1=HELP> |
+---------------------------------------------+
Choose <Enter=YES> to replace the search text with the
replacement text. Choose <Esc=CANCEL> to cancel the Replace...
command without making the change.
If you choose <NO>, this occurrence is not replaced, but the
search will continue.
Find and Replace Options
You can change various options in both the Find... and the
Replace... commands to specify how you want Galaxy to search and
replace text.
To search for whole words only
Choose Whole Word if you want to only find occurrences of the
search text which are complete words. Text is considered to be a
whole word if it is surrounded by spaces, punctuation marks, or
tabs.
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For example, if you type 'the' as the search text and choose
Whole Word, Galaxy would find the word 'the', but not 'them',
'they', 'their', or 'there'. If you do not choose Whole Word,
Galaxy would have found the letters t,h, and e in those words.
To specify capitalization
Choose Exact Case to search only for text that exactly matches
the capitalization of the search text you enter in the Find What:
edit box.
For example, if you type 'The' as the search text, Galaxy would
find the next occurrence of 'The' in your text, but not 'the',
'tHe', or 'thE'.
To search backwards
Galaxy normally begins its search at the current cursor location
and searches forward towards the end of your document. Choose
Search Backwards if you wish to search from the current cursor
location towards the beginning of your document.
If you have selected text, the search is limited to the selected
text and this option has no effect.
To replace all occurrences
With the Replace... command you can choose Change All if you
would like Galaxy to search your entire document.
If you choose this option, Galaxy will begin searching at the
beginning of the document and will continue to the end of the
document, even if you have chosen Search Backwards or have
selected text.
To confirm each replacement
Choose Confirm Each Replacement and Galaxy will stop each time it
finds the search text and ask you before it substitutes the
replacement text. Choose <Enter=YES> to make the replacement,
<NO> to skip this replacement and continue searching, or
<Esc=CANCEL> to stop searching.
If you turn this option off, Galaxy will make the replacement
each time it finds the search text without asking you first.
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Chapter 9
Managing Documents
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Managing Documents
When you finish working with a document that you want to use
again at a later time, you can save the document on your disk.
When you want to work with that document again, you can open the
document and Galaxy will display it in a window for you to edit.
The commands used to work with documents and other files are
found on the File menu.
To open a document
When you want to edit an existing document, you choose Open...
from the File menu.
You can scroll through the list of existing documents that match
the specification entered in the Files: edit box and press ENTER
to open that document. Or you can type the name of the document
you wish to open directly in the edit box.
If you would like to view documents in a different directory or
on a different disk drive, highlight the name of the directory or
drive in the second list box and press ENTER. Galaxy will fill
the Files in: list box with the names of all the documents that
meet the specification.
If Galaxy can't find the document you ask for, it will display
the following message box:
+------------ OPEN FILE ------------+
| |
| FILENAME is new. Create the file? |
| |
| <YES> <NO> |
+-----------------------------------+
Choose <YES> to create a new document with the name you gave.
Choose <NO> to begin editing an untitled document.
To save a document
Choose Save from the File menu to save a copy of your document
onto your disk. If a previous copy of the document already
exists on your disk, Galaxy will give the previous version the
.BAK extension. Then you can choose to open either the current
version of the document or the previous version.
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If the document you are working with does not have a name
(UNTITLED appears in the title bar), Galaxy will use the Save
as... command (explained later in this chapter) to ask for a name
for the document.
To save a document with a new name
Choose Save as... from the File menu to save a copy of your
document with a new name. Note that a document's complete name
includes the drive and directory, so you can use the Save as...
command to save your document in a different directory or drive.
When you choose Save as... Galaxy will bring up a dialog box you
can use to select an existing document name or to type in a new
name. The dialog box is similar to the Open... dialog box.
Type in the new name you wish to use for the document, or select
the name from the list box. Choose <Enter=OK> or press ENTER and
the document will be saved with the new name. The document name
on the title bar will also change to the new name.
If the name you give is the name of an existing document, Galaxy
will ask you to confirm overwriting the existing file.
To save a document as an ASCII file, choose ASCII Format. Saving
a document in ASCII format saves only the text of your document,
not the formatting. You might want to use this option if you are
transferring the document to another system or program which
doesn't read Galaxy formatted files.
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Chapter 10
Printing
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Printing
When you choose Print... from the File menu, Galaxy displays the
Print dialog box.
This dialog box controls the options Galaxy will use to print
your document. Galaxy prints the document in the active window
(the window with the cursor).
The Print... dialog box shows you the name of the active printer
and the device it is connected to. Changing the active printer
is explained later in this chapter.
To print your document
Choose the options you wish to take effect for this printing and
click on <Enter=OK> or press ENTER. Click on <Esc=CANCEL> or
press ESC to return to your document without printing.
To print multiple copies
Enter the number of copies you wish to print in the Copies: edit
box. The default setting is 1.
Changing Printers
Normally, when you install Galaxy you also install one or more
printers. You can change to a different printer after Galaxy is
installed by choosing Change printer... from the File menu.
Galaxy will list all the printers you installed with the INSTALL
program. If the printer you wish to use is not listed, use the
INSTALL program to copy the information for the new printer to
your working disk.
Highlight the name of the printer you wish to use for the next
printing. Galaxy will remember the name of the default printer
and use that same printer until you change it with the Change
printer... command.
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Chapter 11
Checking Spelling
(The award-winning Microlytics SpellFinder(tm) 100,000 word
dictionary comes only with the registered version of Galaxy)
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Checking Spelling
You can check and correct the spelling of words in your document
by choosing Spell check from the Options menu. Galaxy will
compare the spelling of each word in your document to the words
in its dictionaries. If Galaxy can't find the word in its
dictionaries, it will present the word to you and ask you what
action to take. Your possible actions are explained in this
chapter.
To check spelling
When you choose the Spell check command, Galaxy checks the
spelling of the current document. If you want to check the
spelling of just part of your document, select the text you want
to check before issuing the Spell check command and Galaxy will
limit the spell check to the selected text.
If you are using Galaxy on a floppy diskette system, Galaxy will
prompt you to replace the Program diskette with the Dictionary
diskette before starting the spell check.
Galaxy will check the spelling of each word in your document. If
Galaxy encounters an unrecognized word, it displays a dialog box
with the following commands:
To correct spelling
When Galaxy encounters an unrecognized word in your document, it
will present you with a list of alternative words. The first
word in the list box is highlighted. If that is the correct
word, just press ENTER or choose <Replace> to replace the
unrecognized word with the highlighted alternative word.
If the first word in the list box is not the correct word, you
can scroll through the list using the UP and DOWN arrow keys.
Highlight the correct word and press ENTER or choose <Replace> to
replace the unrecognized word with the highlighted alternative
word.
If the correct word is not listed as an alternative, you can type
the correct word in the Replace with: edit box and press ENTER or
choose <Replace>.
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To leave an unrecognized word in your document
Choose <Skip Once> to ignore the unrecognized word and continue
the spell check. If Galaxy encounters the same word again in
your document, it will stop and present the unrecognized word to
you again.
You can also choose <Skip All> to ignore the unrecognized word
for the rest of the spell check.
To add a word to the dictionary
Choose <Add to Dictionary> if the unrecognized word is spelled
correctly and you wish Galaxy to remember its spelling in the
future.
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Chapter 12
Thesaurus
(The award-winning Microlytics WordFinder(tm) 220,000 word
thesaurus comes only with the registered version of Galaxy)
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Using Galaxy's Thesaurus
You can use Galaxy's thesaurus to find a synonym (another word
with the same or a similar meaning) for almost any word in your
document.
If you are using Galaxy on a floppy diskette system, Galaxy will
prompt you to replace the Program diskette with the Thesaurus
diskette before displaying this dialog box.
Galaxy looks up the word the cursor is on. If the cursor is on a
space, Galaxy looks up the word immediately before the space. If
you have selected text, Galaxy looks up the first word in the
selected text.
If Galaxy can't find the selected word in its thesaurus, it will
show you a list of words that are alphabetically close to the
selected word. You can choose to display synonyms of one of the
alternate words, or return to your document.
Many words have meanings as different parts of speech. For
example, the word WILL has a meaning as both a noun and a verb.
In this case, Galaxy displays each applicable part of speech in a
separate list box.
To replace a word with a synonym
Tab to the list box for the correct part of speech for the
selected word. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through
the list of synonyms. Press ENTER or choose <Replace> to replace
the selected word in your document with the highlighted synonym.
To look up another synonym
You can choose to see the synonym list for any word listed in the
list boxes. Highlight the word you wish to look up and choose
<Look Up>. Galaxy will list the synonyms for the highlighted
word.
To display the previous synonym list
Choose <Previous Word> to return to the previous list of
synonyms.
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Chapter 13
Startup Options
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Startup Options
There are options you can set for Galaxy that take effect every
time you start Galaxy. These startup options are set using the
Environment... dialog box from the Options menu.
The options you choose using this dialog box remain in effect
every time you use Galaxy. Some of the options don't take effect
until the next time you start Galaxy.
After selecting the options you wish to use, choose <Enter=OK> or
press ENTER. Galaxy will save the information in a file called
GALAXY.INI in the current directory.
The next time you start Galaxy, Galaxy will look first in the
current directory, and then in all the directories listed in the
DOS path for the GALAXY.INI file. When it finds the file, the
options shown in the dialog box above will be set according to
the information in the GALAXY.INI file. If Galaxy can't find the
GALAXY.INI file, it will use its default settings for these
options.
To set the number of screen rows
If you have an EGA or VGA monitor, you can tell Galaxy you want
to show either 43 (EGA) or 50 (VGA) lines instead of the usual 25
lines. Galaxy will use a smaller character size in order to fit
more lines on the screen.
Select the 25 lines radio button if you want to use the normal
character size. Select the 43/50 lines radio button if you want
to use the smaller character size.
This option takes effect the next time you start Galaxy.
To choose Insert or Overtype mode
You can choose whether Galaxy begins in Insert or Overtype mode
by selecting either the Insert or Overtype radio button.
This option controls which mode Galaxy starts with. You can
still toggle between Insert and Overtype mode while you are
editing by pressing the INSERT key.
With Insert mode on, whatever you type is inserted at the point
where the cursor is, pushing text to the right of the cursor.
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With Overtype mode on, new text that you type replaces existing
text.
Galaxy shows you which mode you are in while you are editing by
the size of the cursor. A large cursor signifies Insert mode,
and a small cursor, Overtype mode.
To choose backup options
Galaxy offers you the option of automatically saving a copy of
your work at intervals you specify. You can tell Galaxy to
backup your work after a number of minutes or after a number of
keystrokes.
To choose to automatically backup your work, select either the
Every [....] minutes or the Every [....] keystrokes radio button.
Enter the number of minutes or number of keystrokes to wait
between backups.
You can also choose to disable the automatic backup by selecting
the No automatic backup radio button.
If you choose either of the automatic backup options, Galaxy will
periodically save a temporary copy of your work in a file with
the same name as your document, but with the extension .TMP. If
you exit Galaxy normally, Galaxy will delete this file.
If your system fails for some reason or there is a power outage,
you may be able to recover any unsaved changes by opening the
.TMP document and using the Save as... command to change the
document's extension back to .DOC or whatever it was originally.
When you save your document, Galaxy always saves a backup copy
with the extension .BAK. The automatic backup options are in
addition to this normal backup.
To reopen the document(s) you last worked on when you start
Galaxy
If you would like to start Galaxy with the same document or
documents you were working on last, select the Reopen previous
documents check box.
When you quit Galaxy, the names of the documents you had open are
saved. If you select the Reopen previous documents check box,
Galaxy will load up to ten documents so that the screen will look
just like it did when you last used Galaxy.
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This option takes effect the next time you start Galaxy.
To use virtual memory
Galaxy can use EMS memory or hard disk space as additional
(virtual) memory to allow you to edit documents that are much
larger than the 640K that DOS gives you.
If you need to edit large documents, select the Use EMS and hard
disk for virtual memory check box. Choosing this option will
make Galaxy run slightly slower, so if you normally edit smaller
files, you should not choose this option.
This option takes effect the next time you start Galaxy.
To select a dictionary and thesaurus (Registered version only)
Galaxy is available with dictionaries and thesauruses in several
languages. Galaxy will search the current directory and your DOS
path and list all of the dictionaries and thesauruses that if
finds in the Dictionary: and Thesaurus: list boxes.
Highlight the name of the dictionary and thesaurus you wish to
use for the next spell check or thesaurus lookup.
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Chapter 14
Command Reference
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Command Reference
This chapter describes each Galaxy command. The commands are
listed in the same order as they appear on the menus.
Many commands in Galaxy bring up dialog boxes. On the menus, any
command that will bring up a dialog box ends with three periods
(...). In this command reference, each dialog box option is
listed in the section for the corresponding menu command.
A command's complete name includes the name of the menu on which
it appears. For example, on the File menu are the New, Open...,
and Save commands. In this chapter, those commands will be
listed as File New, File Open..., and File Save. Note that the
File Open... command ends with three periods. This means that
choosing that command will bring up the File Open... dialog box
and that in this chapter, the dialog box options for File Open...
will be listed in that section.
Within each section, the reference lists the following:
1. The complete command name
2. The shortcut key (if any)
3. A description of the command
File New
Used to clear a window.
If the document you are currently editing has unsaved changes,
Galaxy will ask if you want to save the document.
File Open... F3
Used to load a document into the active window.
Galaxy lists the documents which match the wildcard specification
in the Files: edit box. The default specification is *.DOC.
You can list documents in another directory or on another drive
by selecting the directory or drive in the Other Drives &
Directories: list box.
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Choosing <Enter=OK> opens the document listed in the Files: edit
box, or fills the list box with documents which meet the wildcard
specification listed in the Files: edit box.
Choosing <Esc=CANCEL> returns you to the active window without
opening a new document.
File Save F2
Used to save a document onto a disk. The document is saved under
the name that shows on the title bar.
If the document with the same name already exists on the disk or
directory, Galaxy will rename the existing version with the
extension .BAK.
If the document you are saving is shown as UNTITLED on the title
bar, Galaxy will use the File Save as... command to prompt you
for a document name.
File Save as... Ctrl+F2
Used to save a document onto a disk with a new name.
Use this dialog box in the same manner as the File Open... dialog
box. When the Save Document As: edit box lists the document name
you wish to use, choose <Enter=OK> to save the document.
Choose the ASCII Format to save only the text of the document,
not the formatting.
File Copy...
Used to copy a document or other file on disk.
This command works just like the DOS copy command, except that
you cannot enter wildcards to copy more than one file at a time.
Enter the name of the file you wish to copy in the Copy: edit
box. Enter the name you wish to copy it to in the To: edit box.
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File Rename...
Used to rename a document or other file on disk.
Enter the current name of the file you wish to rename in the
Rename: edit box. Enter the new name for the file in the To:
edit box.
File Delete...
Used to delete a document or other file on disk.
Enter the name of the file you wish to delete in the Delete: edit
box.
File Use another style sheet...
Used to change the style sheet for the current document.
Use this dialog box in the same manner as the File Open... dialog
box. When the File: edit box lists the style sheet name you wish
to use, choose <Enter=OK>.
Galaxy will update the character, paragraph, and section formats
of the active document to reflect the formatting of the new
styles.
Styles are stored in the style sheet in the same order they
appear in the various Styles: list boxes. Whatever the
formatting is for the first style listed in the new style sheet
will be applied in place of any existing formatting with the
former first style.
For example, if the current style sheet's first character style
calls for 10 point Helvetica Bold, and the new style sheet's
first character style calls for 12 point Times Roman Italic, any
characters that were formatted with the first character style
will be changed from 10 point Helvetica Bold to 12 point Times
Roman Italic.
File Save style sheet as...
Used to save the existing character, paragraph, and section
styles in a new style sheet.
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Use this dialog box in the same manner as the File Save as...
dialog box. When the File: edit box lists the style sheet name
you wish to use, choose <Enter=OK>.
The newly saved style sheet becomes the current style sheet for
the active document.
File Change printer...
Used to change the default printer.
Highlight the name of the printer you wish to use for the next
printing. Galaxy will remember the name of the default printer
and use that same printer until you change it with the Change
printer... command.
Galaxy will list all the printers you installed with the INSTALL
program. If the printer you wish to use is not listed, use the
INSTALL program to copy the information for the new printer to
your working disk.
File Print... F9
Used to print the active document.
Enter the number of copies to be printed in the Copies: edit box.
File Exit Alt+X
Used to exit Galaxy and return to DOS. If you have saved the
changes in any open documents, Galaxy exits immediately. If
there are unsaved changes, Galaxy asks you whether or not you
want to save the document. Choose <YES> to save the document,
choose <NO> to exit without saving, or choose <CANCEL> to return
to the active window.
Edit Cut Shift+Del
Used to remove the selected text from a document to the
clipboard. After text is cut to the clipboard, the Paste command
can be used to place it in a new location either in the same
document or in another document.
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Edit Copy Keypad +
Used to copy the selected text from a document to the clipboard.
After text is copied to the clipboard, the Paste command can be
used to place it in a new location either in the same document or
in another document.
Copied text replaces whatever text was in the clipboard
previously.
Edit Paste Shift+Ins
Used to insert the text in the clipboard into the active
document. The text is inserted immediately in front of the
cursor.
The clipboard text does not change. You can paste text as many
times as you like, and the clipboard will be unchanged until you
use the Edit Cut or Edit Copy command to replace its contents.
Edit Select Word; F8
Used to select the word the cursor is on. If the cursor is on a
space, the word immediately before the space is selected.
Edit Select Sentence Shift+F8
Used to select the sentence the cursor is on. If the cursor is
on a space, the sentence immediately before the space is
selected.
Edit Select Paragraph Alt+F8
Used to select the paragraph the cursor is on.
Edit Select Line Ctrl+F8
Used to select the line the cursor is on.
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Edit Select All Shift+F9
Used to select the entire document.
Format Character...
Used to set character formatting. If text is selected, the
formatting will be applied to all the selected text. If no
text is selected, this command acts as a toggle, and all
characters typed after the cursor point will be given the
new formatting.
Style:
Used to select a predefined set of character formats. As
each style name is highlighted in the list box, the other
character formatting options change to reflect the
predefined style.
Bold Alt+B
Underline Alt+U
Word only
Select the check box to give the characters the designated
formats. Remove the check to clear the format.
Position:
Select Normal, Italic, Superscript, or Subscript to control
the characters' positioning on the line. Italic characters
have a forward slant. Superscript characters are placed
higher on the line, subscript characters lower on the line.
Font:
Used to select a printer-specific font and size.
F2=Save
Used to save a set of character formats as a named style in
the current style sheet.
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Delete Style
Used to remove the highlighted style from the current style
sheet.
Format Paragraph...
Used to set paragraph formatting. If text is selected, the
formatting will be applied to all the selected paragraphs. If no
text is selected, only the paragraph the cursor is in will be
given the new formatting.
Style:
Used to select a predefined set of paragraph formats. As
each style name is highlighted in the list box, the other
paragraph formatting options change to reflect the
predefined style.
Alignment
Left aligns the lines of the paragraph along the left
indent. The right ends of the lines are not aligned.
Centered aligns each line between the left and right
indents.
Justified aligns the lines at both the left and right
indents. Space is added between each word so that the
line fits exactly between the left and right indents.
Line Spacing
Single is normally 12 point or six lines per inch, but
will be sized to accommodate the tallest character on
the line.
One and One Half is normally 18 point or four lines per
inch, but will be sized to accommodate the tallest
character on the line.
Double is normally 24 point or three lines per inch,
but will be sized to accommodate the tallest character
on the line.
Custom: is used to enter a specific line spacing in
points. Galaxy will use this setting regardless of the
font size being used.
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First Line Indent:
Used to set the measurement in inches for the amount of
space between the paragraph's left indent to the first
line's left indent. Enter a positive measurement to indent
the first line. A negative measurement (a - precedes the
measurement) moves the first line to the left of the rest of
the paragraph, as in a hanging indent.
Left Indent:
Used to set the measurement in inches for the amount of
space between the left margin and the left edge of the
paragraph. This measurement must be a positive number.
Right Indent:
Used to set the measurement in inches for the amount of
space between the right margin and the right edge of the
paragraph. This measurement must be a positive number.
Points Before
Used to set the measurement in points for the amount of
space between the previous paragraph and the start of the
selected paragraph. This extra space will be ignored if the
paragraph is the first paragraph on a page.
Points After
Used to set the measurement in points for the amount of
space between the selected paragraph and the start of the
following paragraph. This extra space will be ignored if
the paragraph is the last paragraph on a page.
F2=Save
Used to save a set of paragraph formats as a named style in
the current style sheet.
Delete Style
Used to remove the highlighted style from the current style
sheet.
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Format Modify current section...
Format Start new section...
Both of these commands are used to set section formatting
options. Format Modify current section applies the changed
section formatting to the current section, and Format Start new
section begins a new section starting with the paragraph the
cursor is in.
Style:
Used to select a predefined set of section formats. As each
style name is highlighted in the list box, the other section
formatting options change to reflect the predefined style.
Page Break
Used to control where the section starts on the page. You
can choose None to begin the section without making any page
break changes. Choose any of the other three radio buttons
to begin the section on either the next page, the next even
page, or the next odd page.
Starting Page Number:
Used to set the number to start the page numbering with.
The default is for Galaxy to begin a document's page number
with 1, and start each following section with the current
page number. If you want to start a section with a specific
number, enter the starting number in the edit box.
Otherwise, leave the Starting Page Number edit box blank.
Top Margin:
Used to set the measurement in inches between the top of the
page to the top of the first line of text.
Bottom Margin:
Used to set the measurement in inches between the bottom of
the last line of text and the bottom of the page.
Left Margin:
Used to set the measurement in inches between the left edge
of the page to the beginning of the text lines.
Right Margin:
Used to set the measurement in inches between the right edge
of the page to the end of the text lines.
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Gutter Width:
Used to set the measurement in inches to add to the left
margin on odd numbered pages and the right margin on even
numbered pages.
F2=Save
Used to save a set of section formats as a named style in
the current style sheet.
Delete Style
Used to remove the highlighted style from the current style
sheet.
Format Document...
Used to set document formatting.
Paper Length:
Used to set the measurement in inches for the length of the
paper. Top and bottom margin measurements set with section
formatting are offsets from this number.
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Paper Width:
Used to set the measurement in inches for the width of the
paper. Left, right, and gutter margin measurements set with
section formatting are offsets from this number.
Defaults:
Used to set a default set of formats for the document. Each
pushbutton brings up the corresponding dialog box for its
formatting type. Choose the settings you wish to use for
the default and choose <Enter=OK> to return to the Document
Formatting dialog box.
Title:
Subject:
Author:
Operator:
Key Words:
Comments:
Used to enter document information.
Format Header...
Format Footer...
Used to create or edit headers and footers. Choose which pages
you wish the header or footer to appear on by checking the
appropriate checkboxes. Enter a measurement for the position in
inches. Choose <Edit Header> or <Edit Footer> to edit the header
or footer text.
Galaxy will substitute the current page number for the #
character during printing. For example, if you want your header
to print out as
Reference Guide Page 1
you would enter the following in the header:
Reference Guide Page #
Search Find... F5
Used to search the document for text that matches the text
entered in the Find what: edit box.
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If you have text selected, Galaxy confines the search to the
selected text. If there is no text selected, Galaxy begins the
search at the current cursor position.
Whole Word
Confines the search to occurrences of the search text which
are whole words. Text is considered to be a whole word if
it is surrounded by spaces, punctuation marks, or tabs.
Exact Case
Confines the search to occurrences of the search text that
exactly matches the capitalization of the search text you
enter in the Find What: edit box.
Search Backwards
Galaxy normally begins its search at the current cursor
location and searches forward towards the end of your
document. Choose Search Backwards if you wish to search
from the current cursor location towards the beginning of
your document.
If you have selected text, the search is limited to the
selected text and this option has no effect.
Search Repeat last find... Ctrl+F5
Used to repeat the last search beginning at the current cursor
location. The search text and search options remain the same as
they were in the previous search.
Search Replace... F6
Used to search the document for text that matches the text
entered in the Find what: edit box and to replace the found text
with the text in the Replace with: edit box.
If you have text selected, Galaxy confines the search to the
selected text. If there is no text selected, Galaxy begins the
search at the current cursor position.
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Whole Word
Confines the search to occurrences of the search text which
are whole words. Text is considered to be a whole word if
it is surrounded by spaces, punctuation marks, or tabs.
Exact Case
Confines the search to occurrences of the search text that
exactly matches the capitalization of the search text you
enter in the Find What: edit box.
Search Backwards
Galaxy normally begins its search at the current cursor
location and searches forward towards the end of your
document. Choose Search Backwards if you wish to search
from the current cursor location towards the beginning of
your document.
If you have selected text, the search is limited to the
selected text and this option has no effect.
Change All
Extends the search and replace to the entire document.
If you choose this option, Galaxy will begin searching at
the beginning of the document and will continue to the end
of the document, even if you have chosen Search Backwards or
have selected text.
Confirm Each Replacement
Used to ask for confirmation before each replacement.
Galaxy will stop each time it finds the search text and ask
you before it substitutes the replacement text. Choose
<Enter=OK> to make the replacement, <NO> to skip this
replacement and continue searching, or <Esc=CANCEL> to stop
searching.
If you turn this option off, Galaxy will make the
replacement each time it finds the search text without
asking you first.
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Window New
Used to open a new text window. You can open a maximum of ten
text windows. Galaxy will open the new window with no document
loaded. The title bar will show the document name as "UNTITLED".
You can load a document into the new window by choosing Open...
from the File menu.
Window Zoom Ctrl+Z
Used to change the size of a text window to full screen size. If
the window is already zoomed, this command restores the window to
its original size.
Window Close Ctrl+X
Used to remove a text window from the screen. If the window is
the only text window open, this command has the same effect as
choosing Exit from the File menu.
If you have made unsaved changed to the document in the window,
Galaxy will prompt you to save the document before closing the
window.
Window Move
Used to move the window to a different location on screen. Use
the LEFT, RIGHT, UP, or DOWN arrow keys to move the window to the
desired new location and press ENTER.
Window SizeUsed to change the size of the window. Use the LEFT,
RIGHT, UP, or DOWN arrow keys to move the window's borders to the
desired new location and press ENTER.
Window Dos Shell Ctrl+D
Used to run another copy of DOS and give you access to the DOS
prompt. To return to Galaxy, type EXIT at the DOS prompt and
press ENTER.
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If you are using Galaxy on a diskette system, there must be a
copy of COMMAND.COM on your Galaxy program diskette in order to
use this commands.
Some programs and DOS commands remain resident in memory when you
use them. You should never use these memory resident programs or
commands with the DOS Shell command. The DOS commands that are
memory resident are ASSIGN, GRAPHICS, MODE, and PRINT. Examples
of other memory resident programs are SIDEKICK and SUPERKEY. If
you want to run any of these programs or commands while using
Galaxy, run the program or command before you start Galaxy.
Window 1-10
Used to switch to another text window. As you open text windows,
Galaxy gives the window a number and adds both the number and the
document name to the Window menu.
Options Spell check Ctrl+S
Used to check your document for correct spelling.
Galaxy will by default check the spelling of the current
document. If you want to check the spelling of just part of your
document, select the text you want to check before issuing the
Spell check command and Galaxy will limit the spell check to the
selected text.
If you are using Galaxy on a floppy diskette system, Galaxy will
prompt you to replace the Program diskette with the Dictionary
diskette before starting the spell check.
Galaxy will check the spelling of each word in your document. If
Galaxy encounters an unrecognized word, it displays a correction
dialog box with the following commands:
Alternatives:
<Replace>
Lists the suggested alternative words for the unrecognized
word in your document. The first word in the list box is
highlighted. If that is the correct word, just press ENTER
or choose <Replace> to replace the unrecognized word with
the highlighted alternative word.
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If the first word in the list box is not the correct word,
you can scroll through the list using the UP and DOWN arrow
keys. Highlight the correct word and press ENTER or choose
<Replace> to replace the unrecognized word with the
highlighted alternative word.
If the correct word is not listed as an alternative, you can
type the correct word in the Replace with: edit box and
press ENTER or choose <Replace>.
<Skip Once>
<Skip All>
Choose <Skip Once> to ignore the unrecognized word and
continue the spell check. If Galaxy encounters the same
word again in your document, it will stop and present the
unrecognized word to you again.
You can also choose <Skip All> to ignore the unrecognized
word for the rest of the spell check.
<Add to Dictionary>
Choose <Add to Dictionary> if the unrecognized word is
spelled correctly and you wish Galaxy to remember its
spelling in the future.
Options Thesaurus... Ctrl+T
Used to look up synonyms for words. Galaxy will display a dialog
box listing the synonyms.
If you are using Galaxy on a floppy diskette system, Galaxy will
prompt you to replace the Program diskette with the Thesaurus
diskette before displaying this dialog box.
Galaxy looks up the word the cursor is on. If the cursor is on a
space, Galaxy looks up the word immediately before the space. If
you have selected text, Galaxy looks up the first word in the
selected text.
If Galaxy can't find the selected word in its thesaurus, it will
show you a list of words that are alphabetically close to the
selected word. You can choose to display synonyms of one of the
alternate words, or return to your document.
Many words have meanings as different parts of speech. For
example, the word WILL has a meaning as both a noun and a verb.
In this case, Galaxy displays each applicable part of speech in a
separate list box.
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<Replace>
Used to replace the selected word in your document with the
synonym that is highlighted in one of the parts of speech
list boxes.
<Look Up>
Used to look up synonyms for the synonym that is highlighted
in one of the parts of speech list boxes.
<Previous Word>
Used to view the previous list of synonyms after choosing
<Look Up>.
Options Environment...
Used to control options which take effect every time you start
Galaxy.
After selecting the options you wish to use, choose <Enter=OK> or
press ENTER. Galaxy will save the information in a file called
GALAXY.INI in the current directory.
The next time you start Galaxy, Galaxy will look first in the
current directory, and then in all the directories listed in the
DOS path for the GALAXY.INI file. When it finds the file, the
options shown in the dialog box above will be set according to
the information in the GALAXY.INI file. If Galaxy can't find the
GALAXY.INI file, it will use its default settings for these
options.
Screen rows
Used to choose between a screen size of 25 lines or either
43 or 50 lines. You must have an EGA or VGA monitor to use
the 43/50 line mode.
This option takes effect the next time you start Galaxy.
Insert/Overtype
Used to choose whether Galaxy begins in Insert or Overtype
mode.
Automatic backup
Used to control the automatic backup options.
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Every [....] minutes
Saves a backup copy of your document based on a timed
interval in minutes. Enter the number of minutes to
wait between automatic backups in the edit box.
Every [....] keystrokes
Saves a backup copy of your document after a number of
keystrokes that you specify. Enter the number of
keystrokes to wait between automatic backups in the
edit box.
No automatic backup
Disables automatic backups.
If you choose either of the automatic backup options, Galaxy
will periodically save a temporary copy of your work in a
file with the same name as your document, but with the
extension .TMP. If you exit Galaxy normally, Galaxy will
delete this file.
If your system fails for some reason or there is a power
outage, you may be able to recover any unsaved changes by
opening the .TMP document and then using the Save as...
command to restore the document to its original .DOC
extension.
When you save your document, Galaxy always saves a backup
copy with the extension .BAK. The automatic backup options
are in addition to this normal backup.
Reopen previous document
Opens up to ten documents when you start Galaxy.
When you quit Galaxy, the names of the documents you had
open are saved. If you select the Reopen previous documents
check box, Galaxy will open the documents you had open when
you last used Galaxy.
This option takes effect the next time you start Galaxy.
Use EMS and hard disk for virtual memory
Used to enable or disable the use of EMS and hard disk space
for virtual memory. Using virtual memory allows you to edit
documents much larger than the 640K that DOS gives you.
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Choosing this option will make Galaxy run slightly slower,
so if you normally edit smaller files, you should not choose
this option.
This option takes effect the next time you start Galaxy.
Dictionary:
Thesaurus:
Used to select the dictionary and thesaurus Galaxy will use
for the next spell check or thesaurus lookup.
Galaxy is available with dictionaries and thesauruses in
several languages. Galaxy will search the current directory
and your DOS path and list all of the dictionaries and
thesauruses that if finds in the Dictionary: and Thesaurus:
list boxes.
Highlight the name of the dictionary and thesaurus you wish
to use for the next spell check or thesaurus lookup.
Help Index...
Used to view a list of help topics.
Highlight the topic you want help with and press ENTER, or click
the <Enter=OK> pushbutton. In the Galaxy Help Index dialog box,
the <F1=HELP> pushbutton brings up the topic "How to use help",
which gives basic information on using the Galaxy Help system.
Each help topic is displayed in the Galaxy Help dialog box.
The upper left corner of the Galaxy Help dialog box shows you the
name of the current topic. Some topics have more help text than
can fit in the Galaxy Help dialog box. If that is the case, as
in the example above, the upper right hand corner of the Galaxy
Help dialog box will tell you how many pages there are for the
current topic and which page you are currently viewing.
The help screens are organized in pages, and the pages are
organized in the same order as the menus. For example, the help
for File Save consists of three pages. Just as Save As follows
Save on the File menu, the help for File Save As follows the last
page of help for File Save. To view the next help screen, click
on the <Pg Dn=NEXT> button or press PAGE DOWN. To view the
previous help screen, click on the <Pg Up=PREV> button or press
PAGE UP.
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If a command has a shortcut key, it is listed on the help screen
for that command.
Help Keyboard Commands...
Used to view the help topic on keyboard commands.
Help How to use help...
Used to view the help topic giving basic information on using the
Galaxy Help system.
Help About Galaxy...
Used to display information about Omniverse Software Corp. and
Galaxy.
Index 101
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Alignment 44, 87 Document 49, 67
ASCII Format 68 default formats 50
Attributes 40 document information 50
Automatic backup 97 footers 50
startup options 78 formatting 49, 90
Backspace key 20, 36 headers 50
Backup name 26
automatic 97 opening 67
startup options 78, 97 paper length and width 49
Basic training 19 printing 70
Bold 39, 40 reopening previous 78
Changing printers 70, 84 saving 67
Character 38 Document information 50, 91
attributes 40 DOS Shell 61, 94
fonts 39 Edit boxes 28, 29
formatting 38, 86 Edit Copy 85
shortcut keys 39 Edit Cut 84
position 41 Edit Paste 85
styles 41 Edit Select All 86
Check boxes 28, 30 Edit Select Line 85
Clipboard 35, 51, 85 Edit Select Paragraph 85
Commands Edit Select Sentence 85
choosing 24 Edit Select Word 85
reference 81 Editing Text 34
Copy 35, 85 clipboard 35
Cursor movement 19 copying text
Cut 35, 84 to the clipboard 35
Default formats 50, 91 cut, copy and paste 35
DELETE key 36 cutting text
Deleting Text 36 to the clipboard 35
Dialog boxes 28 deleting text 36
check boxes 28, 30 pasting text from
edit boxes 28, 29 the clipboard 35
ENTER and ESC keys 29 EMS memory 79, 98
list boxes 28, 29 Entering text 19
push buttons 28, 30
radio buttons 29, 30
TAB key 29
Index 102
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Environment 77, 97 Getting started 12
backup options 78 Gutter width 48, 90
dictionary and thesaurus 79 Hanging indents 45
insert and overtype 77 Headers 50, 91
reopening previous creating 51
documents 78, 98 editing 51
screen rows 77, 97 page numbers 91
virtual memory options 79, 98 return from editing 52
Exiting the program 84 Help 31, 99
Extra space F1 key 31
between paragraphs 45 help index 32, 99
File Change printer... 84 organization 31
File Copy... 82 Help About Galaxy... 100
File Delete... 83 Help How to use help... 100
File Exit 84 Help Index... 99
File New 81 Help Keyboard Commands... 100
File Open... 81 Icons 26
File Print... 84 Indents 45, 88
File Rename... 83 hanging 45
File Save 82 INSERT key 20
File Save as... 82 Insert mode 20, 97
File Save style sheet as... 83 startup options 77
File Use another style sheet... 83 INSTALL program 12
Find 63, 91 Installing Galaxy 12
options 64, 92 floppy disk system 13
repeat last find 92 hard disk system 13
Fonts 28, 38, 39, 44, 86 Introduction 9
Footers 50, 91 Italics 41
editing 52 License Agreement 2
page numbers 91 Line spacing 44, 87
Format Character... 86 List boxes 28, 29
Format Document... 90 Managing documents 67
Format Footer... 91 Margins 48, 89
Format Header... 91 Menu
Format Modify current section... 89 disabled menu items 25
Format Paragraph... 87 menu bar 22, 23
Formats selecting 23
default 50, 91 Mouse 22
Formatting text 38 moving 22
characters 38, 86 terms 22
document 49, 90 Open 67, 81
headers and footers 50 Options 77
page breaks 52 Options Environment... 97
paragraphs 42, 87 Options Spell check 95
sections 46, 89 Options Thesaurus... 96
setting defaults 91
Index 103
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Overtype mode 20, 97 Search 63
startup options 77 area searched 63, 64
Page break 48, 52, 89 find 63, 91
Page numbers options 64, 92, 93
in headers and footers 91 repeat last find 92
Page size 49, 90 replace 63, 64, 92
Paper length and width 49, 90 Search Find... 91
Paragraph 42 Search Repeat
alignment 44 last find... 92
extra space 45 Search Replace... 92
formatting 42, 87 Section 46
indents 45 formatting 46, 89
joining 36 gutter width 48
line spacing 44 margins 48
new paragraph 20 modifying 46
splitting 36 page breaks 48
styles 43 starting 46, 47
Paste 35, 85 styles 47
Points After 88 Selecting Text 34
Points Before 88 line 85
Position 41 paragraph 85
Print 70, 84 sentence 85
changing printers 70, 84 whole document 86
multiple copies 70 with keyboard 34
Product support 10 with mouse 34
Push buttons 28, 30 word 85
Quitting Galaxy 17, 84 Shortcut keys 31, 34,
Radio buttons 29, 30 39, 59, 81, 100
Registering Galaxy 9 Spell check 72, 95
Reopening previous adding to dictionary 73
documents 78, 98 choosing dictionary 79, 99
Repeat last find 92 correcting 72
Replace 63, 64, 92 skip all 73
options 64, 93 skip once 73
Ruler line 26, 27 Starting Galaxy 14
Save as 68, 82 floppy disk system 14
Saving documents 16, hard disk system 15
67, 68, 82 startup options 15, 16
Screen 22 Startup options 77, 97
menu bar 22 Status line 22, 28
status line 22 Style sheets 54, 83
text window 22 attaching 55
Screen rows 77, 97 saving 56
Scroll bars 26, 27
Scrolling 19
Index 104
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Styles 87
applying 41, 43, 47
character 41
deleting 42, 43, 48, 55
numbering 55
paragraph 43
saving 42, 43, 47, 54
section 47
style sheets 54
Synonym
See Thesaurus 75
System requirements 12
TAB key 29
Technical support 10
Text window 22
Thesaurus 75, 96
choosing thesaurus 79, 99
looking up
another synonym 75
replacing a word 75
Underline 40
Using Galaxy 22
Virtual memory 79, 98
Warranty 2
Window 22, 25, 58, 94
closing 59, 94
document name 26
DOS shell 61, 94
icons 26
moving 60, 94
opening 58
ruler line 26, 27
scroll bars 26, 27
sizing 60, 94
status line 28
switching windows 59
viewing document 58
zooming 60, 94
Window Close 94
Window Dos Shell 94
Window Move 94
Window New 94
Window Size 94
Window Zoom 94
Word processing 19
Zoom 60, 94
VENDOR.DOC
GALAXY
The Word Processor (tm)
Copyright (c) 1990, Omniverse Software Corp.(tm)
All Rights Reserved
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Omniverse Software Corp.
P.O. Box 1570
Port Townsend, Wa 98368
Telephone (206) 385-1133
Fax (206) 385-5960
Compuserve 74000,552
For the purposes of the following licensing restrictions, a
"vendor" is defined as any person or legal entity who either
receives a fee for distributing copies of GALAXY, or who includes
a copy of GALAXY with another item offered for sale (typically,
this means including a copy of GALAXY either on a diskette or a
hard disk of a computer offered for sale).
Any vendor who wishes to distribute shareware copies of GALAXY
must meet one of the following requirements:
1. The vendor must have been accepted as an associate member of
the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). For
information on becoming an associate member of ASP, contact:
Vendor Membership Coordinator
Association of Shareware Professionals
PO Box 5786
Bellevue, WA 98006
2. The vendor must obtain written permission from Omniverse
Software Corp. Write to us at PO Box 1570, Port Townsend,
WA 98368, and include your current catalog or
advertisement.
Vendors who do not meet one of the above requirements are not
permitted to distribute copies of GALAXY. Omniverse Software
Corp. will use all means at its disposal to protect its
copyright, including, but not limited to, legal action for
copyright infringement.
Under no circumstances may GALAXY be distributed without all
of the following files being included:
File name Size Date
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GALAXY.EXE 162587 06/01/90
GALAXY.HLP 49384 06/01/90
INSTALL.EXE 37947 06/01/90
GALDOC.ZIP 47189 06/01/90
PKUNZIP.EXE 22540 06/01/90
ORDER.FRM 2868 06/01/90
VENDOR.DOC 6627 06/01/90
README 8076 06/01/90
GO.EXE 4630 06/01/90
GAL2TO3.EXE 9823 06/01/90
PRINTERS.PRD 361112 05/31/90
If GALAXY is distributed on two 360K floppy disks, all the files
except PRINTERS.PRD should be on one diskette, labeled "PROGRAM
DISK", and PRINTERS.PRD should be on the second diskette, labeled
"PRINTERS".
To distribute GALAXY on a single 360K floppy, all files except
PKUNZIP.EXE should be "zipped" and a batch file should be added
which will extract the files for the user.
BBS systems can always obtain a copy of the latest version of
GALAXY on Compuserve, IBMAPP Forum.
The following descriptions are suggested for describing GALAXY:
Full featured, easy to use word processor. Full LaserJet support.
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Full featured, easy to use word processor. Style sheets,
multiple fonts, micro-justification, supports 180 printers.
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If you have experienced using any other full-featured word
processing program, GALAXY's friendliness will be a welcome
change of pace. Even if you're new to computer word processing,
you'll be up and running with GALAXY in minutes.
Colorful, well-organized pull-down menus and dialog boxes, an
extensive help system, and instantaneous response make GALAXY a
breeze to learn and a pleasure to use.
Full mouse support gives you the option of working without
keyboard commands at all, if you prefer. GALAXY groups series of
commands together in dialog boxes to make formatting text
effortless. Choose the options that best suit your document with
the mouse or arrow keys, then simply press Enter. It's that
easy.
And whether you're using a dialog box, pull-down menu, or working
in a document window, context-sensitive help is always online,
ready to explain a highlighted command to you. Like all other
GALAXY commands, it's right in front of you, just a keystroke
away.
Register your copy of GALAXY and you will also receive the award
winning Microlytics SpellFinder and WordFinder spell checker and
thesaurus.
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GALAXY word processor is easy to learn, easy to use, yet still
delivers the power and sophistication you demand. Prepare a
quick memo or a 15 chapter report - GALAXY has the editing and
formatting power to do the job.
* Work in up to ten windows on screen at once. Size, overlap,
or zoom any window to full screen with the mouse or a
keystroke.
* Format your text with pre-defined style sheets - or create
your own formats and use them again easily.
* Cut, copy and paste text from one document to another.
* Context sensitive help.
* Edit files as large as 8 megabytes using EMS memory or hard
disk.
* Proportional spacing and microjustification.
* Headers and footers.
* Automatic backup.
GALAXY handles any command in only a keystroke or two, quickly
and effortlessly. You're free to concentrate on the real job at
hand... Your writing.
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