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Information about “WORDMASTER”
WordMaster is a full-function wordprocessor so easy to use you can
be up and writing before ever reading the documentation. This is made
possible by WordMaster's outstanding menu system. All the basic
wordprocessing commands are included in it with online help to explain
each command.
The excellent documentation offers clear explanations and examples of
using the more sophisticated capabilities that have become standard in
wordprocessors. The serious user will quickly be employing features that
include: multiple fonts, time-saving macros, search and replace,
cutting-and-pasting blocks of text on multiple documents, headers and
footers, automatic page numbering, the ability to customize the working
environment and much more.
These capabilities combined with its ease of use have prompted many
to declare WordMaster superior to any other wordprocessor they have ever
used -- even top-of-the-line commercial products.
FILE1686.TXT
Disk No: 1686
Disk Title: WordMaster
PC-SIG Version: S1.4
Program Title: WordMaster
Author Version: 1.41
Author Registration: $30.00
Special Requirements: None.
WordMaster is a full-function wordprocessor so easy to use you can
be up and writing before ever reading the documentation. This is made
possible by WordMaster's outstanding menu system. All the basic
wordprocessing commands are included in it with online help to explain
each command.
The excellent documentation offers clear explanations and examples of
using the more sophisticated capabilities that have become standard in
wordprocessors. The serious user will quickly be employing features that
include: multiple fonts, time-saving macros, search and replace,
cutting-and-pasting blocks of text on multiple documents, headers and
footers, automatic page numbering, the ability to customize the working
environment and much more.
These capabilities combined with its ease of use have prompted many
to declare WordMaster superior to any other wordprocessor they have ever
used -- even top-of-the-line commercial products.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ For installation instructions, type: TYPE README.1ST (press Enter) ║
║ ║
║ To print documentation, type: COPY WM.DOC PRN or follow the ║
║ instructions in the README.1ST file. ║
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║ To start program, type: WM (press Enter) ║
║ ║
║ To print registration form, type: COPY REGISTER PRN ║
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(c) Copyright 1990, PC-SIG Inc.
WM.DOC
| This documentation file is designed to be printed using WordMaster, as it
| employs special printing codes found in the program. Be sure to install
| the proper Printer Definition File or you may print out some strange
| codes as text. (See p.12) The EPSMX80.PDF file will work with most
| printers that have Epson emulation. This information will NOT be
| printed because of the vertical bar in column 1, one of the special
| printing codes.
Documentation
for
WordMaster v. 1.41
MasterWorks
P.O. Box 116
McCleary, WA 98557
Copyright 1989,1990 by William M. Farrar
Table of Contents
Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
User Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
On-line Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Creating Your Work Environment . . . . . . 7
Keyboard Command Structure . . . . . . . . 8
Cursor Movements . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Line Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Undelete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DOS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Find Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Block Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exiting WordMaster . . . . . . . . . . 13
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Check Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Save File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Abort Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Control Character . . . . . . . . . . 17
Move to Indent . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Go To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Jump to Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hard Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playback Scrap Macro . . . . . . . . . 18
Set Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Set Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Set Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Toggle Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Help Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Print Formatting Commands . . . . . . . . . 23
Application Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Appendix I - Command Summary . . . . . . . 30
Appendix II - Function Key Table . . . . . 34
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
|HE WordMaster v. 1.41 #
|PA
Disclaimer
WordMaster is not warranted to necessarily meet the needs of the
user and by using this software you acknowledge that this software
may not suit your needs or be completely trouble-free.
Neither MasterWorks nor the author shall be liable for any loss or
damages, whether real or imagined, that might result from the use of
this program.
The liability of MasterWorks and the author is limited to replacing
defective disks or corrupted program files.
* * *
WordMaster is written in Turbo Pascal and compiled with Turbo Pascal
5.5, (c) 1983, 1989 by Borland International. It utilizes routines
found in the Turbo Pascal Editor Toolbox, (c) 1985, 1987 by Borland
International.
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REGISTRATION
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WordMaster is user-supported software. That means that users who
find the program to be of value and use it regularly are expected to
register with the author. Users who register will receive a program
that allows customization of the command structure and an upgrade to
the most recent version of WordMaster.
Registered users of WordMaster will also receive advance notice of
other programs as they become available from the author.
To register WordMaster send $30 to:
William M. Farrar
P.O. Box 116
McCleary, WA 98557
Washington residents please add 7.8% sales tax ($2.34).
Please use the form provided at the end of this document, if
possible.
* * * * * * *
Individuals may freely copy and share the shareware version of this
program, provided they include ALL the WordMaster files on the
distribution media.
Commercial distributors may distribute WordMaster providing they
charge no more than $6 per disk for the program files, include ALL
the shareware files on the disk and plainly state in their catalogs
and advertising that they are selling shareware.
----------------------- USER SUPPORT ------------------------
Non-registered users will receive limited support from the author
providing they include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with their
request.
- - -
REGISTERED USERS HAVE UNLIMITED SUPPORT AVAILABLE.
- - -
Thank you for using and supporting shareware software.
Introduction
WordMaster is an extremely easy wordprocessor/editor to learn to
use. There is a built-in menuing system that is designed to perform
many basic commands while providing visual cues and a rather
complete help system to guide the user toward full utilization of
the program's potential.
In the upper right corner of the WordMaster screen is displayed <F1
for menus>. So press <F1>. You will see a menu across the top of
the screen that gives you the following options:
File Window Text Block Goto Search Options Misc
You can access much of the command structure of WordMaster from this
menu by pressing the highlighted first letter of that area. You can
now execute any of the listed commands by pressing the highlighted
first letter of the command or by moving the lightbar to the command
and pressing <Enter>. If you have one set of commands displayed and
wish to move to another you can use the <left/right> arrow keys to
move between command lists so long as only the first level of
commands is displayed. For example, if you have the Window command
list displayed, with its choices of Open, Close Previous, Next,
Zoom, and you want the Block commands, simply press the <right
arrow> twice to move to the list of block commands.
New users will find all the basic commands for loading a file and
then saving it and exiting from WordMaster under the File heading.
Here is an example of using this method of executing commands:
Upon loading WordMaster, you will be presented with a blank screen
with the name "New File" at the left side of the top border. If you
want to create a new document you can begin entering it immediately.
At any point you can give it a name by pressing <F1> and pressing F
for the File option (or if you are aready at the File option, simply
press <Enter>. Then press N (for Name) or move the lightbar down to
"Name current file" and press <Enter>.
If instead of creating a new file you wish to edit an existing file,
choose the File option and enter O for Open or move to the Open
option and press <Enter>. You will then be presented with a prompt
box displaying *.* for the current directory. If the desired file
is in the current directory, simply press <Enter>; otherwise, enter
the correct path then press <Enter>. You will be presented with a
list of all the files in the directory selected. Move to the desired
file and press <Enter>. (Hint: if the directory is long, you can
move more quickly by entering the first letter of the desired letter
and you will be taken to the closest file beginning with that
letter.)
WARNING: DO NOT attempt to <ESCape> from the 'Open File' prompt
menu. If you do, you will be forced to exit the program.
When you have finished creating or editing your file you can switch
to another file by choosing the File option, then pressing G for "G
to new file" or moving to the "Go to.." option and pressing <Enter>.
You will be prompted to save the file if that has not been done. You
will then be given the same prompt for path as in initially opening
a file.
When you have finished your WordMaster session, you can exit in two
ways. Using the File menu you can choose either Exit/save or
Quit/abandon. With the Exit/save option the file will automatically
be saved and you will then exit the program. With the Quit/abandon
option you will exit the program immediately without saving any
changes made to the file.
There is, of course a much faster way of accomplishing all this by
learning the function key and control key commands in the WordMaster
command structure. Anyone who intends to use WordMaster to any
significant extent is encouraged to begin learning this as soon as
possible, as the menu system is really designed to help beginning
users and those who use the program rather rarely.
* * *
On-line Help
The <F1> menus can also be used to access the help system. For
example, in the above procedure you might have wanted to know what
the Save changes/backup command would do. In order to find out,
simply move the light bar to the command and press <F1> and you will
be presented with a short summary of the effects of the command.
Remember to use the lightbar to access the command, as using the
first letter will execute the command. Note that when you were
using the <F1> menus to perform commands that in most cases the
menus disappeared when the command was executed. When using them
for help, however, you must press <Esc> to exit each level of the
help menus.
Using the <Esc> command also allows you to back out of virtually any
command if you change your mind about wanting to execute it.
Help is also available with the <Alt-F1> command. You will be
presented with a list of topics that can be accessed by moving to
the desired item and pressing <Enter>.
* * *
Information on registration is to be found by selecting the Misc
option on the <F1> menus and pressing R.
Creating Your Work Environment
Before you begin serious wordprocessing with WordMaster, you will
want to establish various defaults to make your work as easy as
possible.
First, you might want to check the color settings -- even if you are
working with a monochrome monitor. These settings determine the
appearance of marked blocks and the various fonts as well as other
aspects of the display. The default settings work fine with most
screens, but there are exceptions. Access this with the <Ctrl-S>
<Ctrl-C> or through the menus with <F1, O, C>. Experiment with
various settings to achieve the visual mix that suits you best.
You will also want to select the Printer Definition File (*.PDF) for
your printer. The EPSMX80 will work with most printers; the dozen
or so other .PDF files cover some other common printers. Load this
with the 'Which printer' option of the print menu, <Shift-F7> or
<F1, F, P>. If none of the .PDF files fit your particular printer
you can easily edit your own file by accessing the print menu and
choosing the 'Edit printer codes' option. The menu allows you to
individually set the various print codes, for which you will need to
consult your printer manual. Once the codes are edited, save them
to a new .PDF file with the 'Save printer setup' option.
You will also want to set your Home Directory so that WordMaster can
find the help file (WM.HLP) and the default macro file (WM.MAC) from
any directory you are working in. Do this with the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-S>
command or <F1, O, P, H>. If you are already in the directory where
your WordMaster files are stored, simply press <Enter>. Otherwise,
enter the correct directory, such as C:\WP.
One other thing you will want to set are the default margins. The
program comes with the left margin set at 1 and the right margin at
75. The right margin is OK for most purposes, but you will probably
want to set the left margin at 8 to 10.
Once this is all done use the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D> command or <F1, O, S>
to make these defaults permanent. Now, whenever you start a work
session with WordMaster all these things will be set. Of course you
can change these settings temporarily for a particular purpose
without affecting the permanent defaults you have just set unless
you save them with the <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D> command.
By taking the time to set these defaults you will save yourself a
great deal of time and aggravation. For example, you will never
again print something out and then discover your fonts didn't print
because the PLAIN.PDF was loaded, or have to stop and set the left
margin before you start writing a letter or wonder why you can't see
the passage you just blocked.
The time spent creating your "perfect" working environment is time
well spent in getting familiar with the program and in saving
yourself time later when you need to focus on the job at hand.
Please do it!
The Keyboard Command Structure
Cursor Movement
This first section of commands deals with the various ways of moving
the cursor through the text. It's probably unnecessary to mention
the four basic cursor arrow keys -- left, right, up, down -- or PgUp
and PgDn; they work just as expected. To move the cursor one word
at a time use <Ctrl-Left> and <Ctrl-Right>. To move to the end of
the line, use <End>. To move to the beginning of the current line
use <Home><Left>. To move the cursor to the top or bottom of the
page without scrolling the text, use <Home><Up> and <Home><Down>.
The cursor can be moved through text to the beginning of the last
sentence or the next sentence by using <Alt-L> and <Alt-N>. <Alt-W>
and <Alt-Z> will scroll the text on the screen without moving the
cursor position unless the cursor position is scrolled off the
screen, which will cause the cursor to stay at the top or bottom
line of the screen. The commands <Ctrl-PgUp> and <Ctrl-PgDn> will
take you to the beginning or end of the document.
Tab
The <TAB> key [on some keyboards it is simply marked with two
arrows] moves the cursor to the next Tab setting. The default Tabs
are set at every five spaces, so the cursor would advance from
column 1 to column 6 to column 11, and so forth across the page.
Using <Shift-Tab> causes the cursor to move backwards.
Insert Lines
A blank line can be inserted into the text in two different ways,
<Ctrl-M> and <Ctrl-N>. There is a reason for having two commands.
<Ctrl-M> is the command that is given when you press the <Enter> [or
<Return>] key. But if you are in typeover mode rather than the
default insert mode, this will not insert a new line into the text.
Therefore the <Ctrl-N> command is available.
Center Line
To center text on a line press <F8> while anywhere on that line.
Delete
The <Del> key deletes the character the cursor is on. The <Bksp>
key deletes the character to the left of the cursor. <Ctrl-End>
will delete everything on the line to the right of the cursor.
<Ctrl-Y> deletes the entire line on which the cursor is placed.
A blank line of text can be deleted by using <Ctrl-Y> or by placing
the cursor on the first column of the line and pressing <BackSp>.
Undelete
<F2> -- Restore line to status upon entry. Useful when editing a
document to undo changes; e.g., accidental deletions with
the <Ctrl-End> command.
<Ctrl-Q> -- Restores lines deleted with the <Ctrl-Y> command.
* * *
WordMaster command structure combines full utilization of the
function keys plus a fairly logical system of Control Key
combinations. The following material is listed, first, by Function
Key order. In some instances related commands that utilize Control
Key sequences are listed together with the Function Key commands for
simplicity. Command sequences that do not involve the Function keys
but only the Control Keys, are generally listed in alphabetical
order of the Control Key commands.
DOS Commands
<Ctrl-F1> -- Go to DOS Shell. This command opens up a window to the
DOS command line so that you can execute any program or command
without leaving WordMaster -- provided there is sufficient RAM.
<Shift-F1> -- Change logged Directory. This gives one the option of
changing to a desired directory or subdirectory.
The Help System
<Alt-F1> -- This command activates a subsidiary help system that is
designed to remind you of commands when you are using the normal
keyboard command structure. It can be accessed in two ways.
Pressing <Alt-F1> will bring up a menu of command groups. Move the
light bar to the desired area and press <Enter>. You will be
presented with summary of the keyboard commands. The same menu can
be accessed through the <F1> menus by selecting the Misc option, and
then Help. Again, use <Esc> to exit each level.
<F1> -- Activates the Menu System, as explained above.
Find Commands
<Ctrl-F2> -- Find and Replace. You are prompted for a string -- any
sequence of letters and numbers, not necessarily a complete word and
not limited to a single word. After entering the string to search
for, you are prompted for the string to replace it with. Finally
you are presented with a series of options: UBGWLN.
'U' ignores case in the search, treating all alphabetic characters
as uppercase.
'B' searches backward from the present cursor position to the
beginning of the file.
'G' searches globally. The entire file is searched starting at the
beginning of the file unless the 'B'option is also chosen.
'W' searches for whole words only. Matching patterns embedded in
other words will be skipped.
'L' Searches only within a marked block.
'N' Will replace without asking for confirmation.
<Shift-F2> -- Find Next. Repeats actions set up for Find Pattern.
<Alt-F2> -- Find Pattern. Searches for any string that is entered
at the prompt. Has the same search options as above except for the
'N'. <Shift-F2> takes you to the next occurence of the string
without the entry procedure.
Block Commands
Learning to use the block commands with facility greatly increases
the ease with which text can be manipulated.
<Ctrl-F3> -- Block Start. Marks where the block is to start.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-S> is an alternate command.
<Shift-F3> -- Block Move. Moves a marked block to cursor.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-M> is an alternate command.
<Alt-F3> -- Block Copy. Copies a marked block to cursor.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-C> is an alternate command.
<F3> -- Block End. Marks the end of the block.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-E> is an alternate command.
<Ctrl-F5> -- Delete Block. Deletes a block that has been marked.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-D> is an alternate command.
<Shift-F5> -- Reformats Block. Reformats a marked block.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-F> is an alternate command.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-T> -- Moves to the top of a marked block.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-B> -- Moves to the bottom of a marked block.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-W> -- Writes a marked block to a file. You are
prompted for a file name.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-R> -- Reads in a file at cursor position. You are
prompted for the file name.
<Ctrl-B><Ctrl-U> -- Marks a single word as a block.
Macros
A macro generally consists of a series of actions that are performed
often enough that it is convenient to reduce the activity to a few
keystrokes. An example is given in the chapter on applications.
<Ctrl-F4> -- Load a macro file. The default file is WM.MAC, but any
number of .MAC files could be created. Each one holds 10 macros.
<Shift-F4> -- Save macros to a file. This means you don't have to
recreate the macros each time you load WordMaster.
<Alt-F4> -- Edit a Macro. With this command you can edit an
existing macro or create a new one.
<F4> -- Playback Macros by Menu. You are presented with a menu of
macros 0 - 9 that can be entered at present location.
<Alt-1> through <Alt-9> -- Plays back macros assigned to those
numbers. Macro #0 can not be played back with the Alt key.
<Alt-M> -- Search and Apply Macro. Similar to the <Ctrl-F2> Search
and Replace. You are prompted for a string to search for, the
macro will be applied when the string is found. You are prompted
for the same search options.
A related command, Macro Record, is found with the Toggle commands.
Tabs
<Alt-F5> -- Restores default tabs. This is used when you have
altered the tab line to facilite the entry of data and wish to
return to the default setting of tabs every five spaces.
<F5> -- Edit Tab Line. This command allows you to remove any or all
tab settings and replace them with others.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-L> -- Save Tab Line. If you want a record of your tab
settings for a certain file, this will place it on the line where
the cursor is located. It is preceded by the (|) command so that
it is not printed. (See page 21 for more details on this
command.) Each tab is indicated by a T, the left and right
margins by L and R.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-T> -- Set Tab Line. This is a strange command. It
resets the tab line so that there is a tab placed at the
beginning of every word in the line where the cursor is located.
If the line is blank, all tabs will be removed. It can be useful
for column work.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-Z> -- Set Tab Size. This allows you to change the
default setting of tabs every 5 spaces.
Two related commands, Toggle Tab Line and Toggle Fixed Tabs, are
found with the Toggle commands.
Margins
<Ctrl-F6> -- Set right margin. The default setting is 75. If the
right margin is set beyond about 80 it will cause most printers
to print anything beyond that point as a separate line, though it
will not be registered as such inside WordMaster and really mess
up page-breaks.
<Shift-F6> -- Set left margin. The default setting is 1. Most
users will want to set it at about 8 and use the Save Defaults
command to make this the permanent default. It is useful to be
able to change the left margin if you are doing a long indented
passage or need exceptionally wide margins when the document is
printed or need to print out a document that has left blank space
on the left for margins.
<Alt-F6> -- Set temporary margin at cursor. This is a more useful
command than might seem apparent. For example, as I am writing
this the text is automatically wrapping between the default
margins. In order to indent this paragraph when I'm finished I
can go to the beginning of the second line, indent the text,
press <Alt-F6> to set the temporary margin, then press the
following command, <F6>, to reformat at the indented margin.
<F6> -- Reformat Paragraph. This command would not be necessary if
we never made changes. But we do and the formatting that was
done automatically as we entered text gets messed up. This
command reformats from the cursor position forward to the end of
the paragraph.
<Ctrl-R><Ctrl-T> -- Reset Top Margin. The default is a three line
margin.
<Ctrl-R><Ctrl-B> -- Reset Bottom Margin. The default is 8 lines.
<Ctrl-R><Ctrl-P> -- Sets a temporary margin. When both Word Wrap
and Fixed Tabs are in effect (those are the default settings)
this command will reset the left margin by one tab setting.
Giving the command twice will reset by two tab settings, etc.
Moving the cursor to column 1 cancels the temporary margins.
<Ctrl-R><Ctrl-M> -- Releases the current line's margins. This
allows you to enter text beyond the right margin. The command is
also useful for placing Printing Format commands in column 1.
Printing
<Shift-F7> -- Print a File. The command brings up a menu of various
parameters that can be set, such as beginning and ending pages to
be printed. For best results, be sure to enter the appropriate
printer definition file (*.PDF) and make it a permanent default
by using the Save Defaults command <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D>. If
necessary, use the Edit option to create your own .PDF file.
Use of single sheets is a bit more tricky than using form feeds
because of the peculiarities of different printers. Be sure to
set 'Manual paper feed' to ON and 'Use formfeeds' to OFF. You
will probably also have to adjust the length of your page from
the default setting of 66 to a length that corresponds to the
number of lines your printer will print before issuing an "out of
paper" signal to WordMaster telling it to wait for the next page.
If this adjustment is not made you will probably find yourself
with a lot of strange looking pages and wasted paper.
There is more on printing in the section on print formatting
commands (p.23).
Exiting from WordMaster
There are two ways to exit from WordMaster.
<Alt-F7> -- Abandon the File and Exit. There are at least two cases
in which you might want to exit without saving the file. It could
be that you just do not want to save whatever you have been
doing. The other possibility is a scenario like the following:
You have loaded a file that you wish to edit. In the course of
editing you accidentally delete a very large block of material.
If you exit without saving <Alt-F7> the changes you made to the
file will not be saved and the file will still be intact in its
original form. Be sure to respond No when asked if you wish to
save the file! You can then restart WordMaster, load the file,
and begin the editing process with the deleted material intact.
Situations like this occur all the time and is the reason
experienced operators save their work often. If in the above
situation you had saved the file <F9> five or ten minutes prior
to the accidental deletion you could exit without saving, reload
the file and only have lost the five or ten minutes worth of
editing rather than valuable data.
<F7> -- Save the File and Exit. This is the "normal" way to exit
the program when you are working on material that you want to
save.
Windows
Windows allow you to accomplish with ease tasks that would be
excruciating without them. Some examples are included in the
chapter in applications.
<Ctrl-F8> -- Add a Window. Another window will be opened and you
will be prompted for the directory from which to select a file to
put in the window. You can, of course, give it the name of a new
file, if you choose.
<Ctrl-W><Ctrl-A> is an alternate command.
<Shift-F8> -- Close a Window. Close the window in which you are
currently located.
<Ctrl-W><Ctrl-C> is an alternate command.
<Alt-F8> -- Go to Next Window. The "next" window is the next one
down the screen. If you're in the bottom window, the next one is
the top screen. If you have only two windows open, this works
like a toggle between them.
<Ctrl-W><Ctrl-N> is an alternate command.
<Ctrl-W><Ctrl-P> -- Go to Previous Window. This is really only
useful if you have three or more windows open and you don't want
to go down through them.
<Ctrl-W><Ctrl-R> -- Resize Current Window. There are times when it
is convenient to have one window only three or four lines high
and the much larger.
<Ctrl-Z> -- This command zooms the current window to fill the
screen. It works as a toggle -- doing it a second time
"un-zooms" the window. A valuable feature when editing in
several windows simultaneously.
<Ctrl-W><Ctrl-Z>. This alternate command exists only for a
certain aesthetic consistency.
Check Spelling
The spell checking commands work in the shareware version only if
you have installed Borland International's Turbo Lightning.
Save File
<F9> -- Save File and Continue to Edit. Pressing this key
periodically as you work guarantees that in the event of some
sort of major disaster all your work will not be lost. A word to
the wise!
Files
<Ctrl-F10> -- Gives you a directory listing of the current logged
directory or any other. If you want to see the current
directory, simply press <Enter> when prompted for a Directory
Mask. If you want to see if a certain file is in a directory
called DATA, simply type \DATA at the prompt and <Enter>. You
can also use wildcards to view only certain classes of files. If
you want to see only the .BAT files on your root directory, type
\*.BAT at the prompt. <Esc> to exit.
<Shift-F10> -- Save File, Switch to New File. This command is for
when you've finished work on one file and want to edit another.
You can also use this command to begin a new file after editing
an existing file. There are two ways to do this. If you do not
yet know what you want to call the new file simply <Esc>
repeatedly from the directory prompt and you will wind up back at
"New File." If you do know what you want to name it, simply
enter that file name at the prompt and the new file will be
opened.
<Alt-F10> -- The most frequent use for this command is to give a new
file a name. It is potentially dangerous in that you could
overwrite an existing file -- but you are prompted and asked if
you want to overwrite the file.
<F10> -- This is the command that you will use when you begin the
program and wish to begin editing an existing file. After
pressing <F10> you will be prompted for the directory in which
the desired file is to be found. If you are already in the
correct directory, simply press <Enter> and you will be shown the
contents of the current directory.
This command can be used to begin a new file in exactly the same
way as is explained under <Shift-F10> by entering the name of the
new file at the prompt. If you <Esc> out of this command you
will be taken back to the previous file.
Fonts
WordMaster has the ability to print in several different fonts,
depending upon the capabilities of your printer. If your printer
has Epson emulation, you should be able to print all these fonts.
The font changes are accomplished by inserting control characters
into the text. The easiest way to do this is by using the following
font commands. Simply press the appropriate <Alt-letter>
combination and type the text you wish in that font. When you wish
to return to normal text simply use the <right arrow> to move the
cursor one space to the right and continue entering text, which will
be normal text. You can see this in action by changing the Toggle
Attributes command <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-A> to OFF.
If a block is marked, the font command will change the entire block
to that font.
An alternate way to change fonts is to use the Insert Control
Character command <Ctrl-C><Ctrl- >. Use this method with caution as
it allows you it insert any control character, some of which may
have unexpected effects.
<Alt-B> -- Print Bold.
<Alt-C> -- Print Compressed.
<Alt-D> -- Print Double-Strike.
<Alt-F> -- Show font. It is not always possible -- especially on a
monochrome monitor -- to distinguish the various fonts. Using
this command will tell you if a special font has been selected or
if it is normal text.
<Alt-O> -- Change the letter at the cursor position to lower case.
<Alt-P> -- Change the letter at the cursor position to upper case.
<Alt-O> and <Alt-P> can be useful when a great deal of text needs
to be change to all upper or lower case. The text can be blocked
and then the <Alt> commands will change the entire block.
<Alt-R> -- Print in Superscript.
<Alt-S> -- Print in Subscript.
<Alt-T> -- Print in Italic.
<Alt-U> -- Print with Underscore.
Abort Command
<Ctrl-A> -- Abort Command. In most instances in WordMaster the <Esc>
will cause you to "back out" of wherever you are. But you might
give a command that cannot by stopped by <Esc> -- <Ctrl-A> should
get you out of most such situations.
Control Character
<Ctrl-C> -- Insert control character. This can be used to insert
font characters when editing text.
Move to Equal Indent
When you are working with Indent turned on it is useful to be able
to move easily from one indented line to another. <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-U>
will move you up to the next line that is indented at the same
column as the current line. <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-D> will move you down to
the next line with equal indentation. Even when you are not using
Indent, the commands can be a time-saver in moving from anywhere on
the current line to the beginning of the next line up or down.
Go To
<Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C> -- Go to Column. Moves the cursor to the
designated column on the current line.
<Ctrl-G><Ctrl-L> -- Go to Line. Goes to the designated line in the
document. Especially useful when working in Non-Page mode,
though the program keeps track of lines even when in normal
pagination mode.
<Ctrl-G><Ctrl-P> -- Go to Page. Goes to first line of indicated
page. Useful for moving quickly through longer documents.
<Ctrl-G><Ctrl-R> -- Go to Previous Cursor Position. Returns cursor
to position it occupied prior to last movement. While editing you
might need to view something using one of the Quick Movement
commands; this command would return the cursor to your previous
position.
<Ctrl-G><Ctrl-W> -- Go to Window. Makes designated window the
active window.
Jump to Marker
These commands move you to any of the markers set by the Set Marker
command.
<Ctrl-J>0 -- Jump to Marker 0.
<Ctrl-J>1 -- Jump to Marker 1.
<Ctrl-J>2 -- Jump to Marker 2.
<Ctrl-J>3 -- Jump to Marker 3.
<Ctrl-J>4 -- Jump to Marker 4.
<Ctrl-J>5 -- Jump to Marker 5.
<Ctrl-J>6 -- Jump to Marker 6.
<Ctrl-J>7 -- Jump to Marker 7.
<Ctrl-J>8 -- Jump to Marker 8.
<Ctrl-J>9 -- Jump to Marker 9.
<Ctrl-J><Ctrl-M> -- Jump to Marker by menu. This will show you
which markers have been set.
Hard Space
<Ctrl-O> -- Use this if you do not want wordwrap to break between
certain words. For example, after Mr. or Mrs. It will be printed
as a regular space.
Playback Scrap Macro
These commands play back Macro 0 the designated number of times.
<Ctrl-P>0 -- You are prompted for number of playbacks -- up to 42.
<Ctrl-P>1 -- Playback macro 1 time.
<Ctrl-P>2 -- Playback macro 2 times.
<Ctrl-P>3 -- Playback macro 3 times.
<Ctrl-P>4 -- Playback macro 4 times.
<Ctrl-P>5 -- Playback macro 5 times.
<Ctrl-P>6 -- Playback macro 6 times.
<Ctrl-P>7 -- Playback macro 7 times.
<Ctrl-P>8 -- Playback macro 8 times.
<Ctrl-P>9 -- Playback macro 9 times.
Set Marker
These commands set markers in the text allowing you to move quickly
from one point to another. These are temporary markers for the
duration of the editing session and are not saved when the document
is exited. Markers can be moved simply by setting the marker in a
different location -- it will be deleted at the original location.
The marker can be deleted without moving it by setting it a second
time at the same location -- in other words, the command is a
toggle.
<Ctrl-S>0 -- Sets Marker 0.
<Ctrl-S>1 -- Sets Marker 1.
<Ctrl-S>2 -- Sets Marker 2.
<Ctrl-S>3 -- Sets Marker 3.
<Ctrl-S>4 -- Sets Marker 4.
<Ctrl-S>5 -- Sets Marker 5.
<Ctrl-S>6 -- Sets Marker 6.
<Ctrl-S>7 -- Sets Marker 7.
<Ctrl-S>8 -- Sets Marker 8.
<Ctrl-S>9 -- Sets Marker 9.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-M> -- Set a marker via menu.
Set Colors
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-C> -- Set Colors. If you have a color monitor, this
command will allow you to change the colors. With a monochrome
system you can reset the highlighting that shows various fonts.
Set Defaults
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D> -- Save defaults. This command allows the user to
change some default settings. For example, if you should prefer
to work in typeover mode then use this command while in typeover
mode and the default will be changed.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-E> -- Set default extension. This command allows you
to set a default extension to all files without one. It can also
shorten the process of naming files if they all have the same
extension.
System Commands
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-I> -- System Information. Displays information about
the current file as well as the operating system.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-P> -- Set Page Length. Allows changing page length
from the default of 66 lines to enable printing on non-standard
papers.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-R> -- Show available RAM.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-S> -- Set Support Path. Tells the program where it's
files are located. It is very important to set this to the
directory where your WordMaster files are located so that you can
use WordMaster from any directory and the program will know where
to find the Help file, .PDF files, etc.
<Ctrl-S><Ctrl-U> -- Set Undo Limit. Allows setting a new undo
limit.
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Toggle Commands
All these commands represent on/off choices dealing with how text is
displayed and/or handled in other ways.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-A> -- Toggle Attributes. Toggles between displaying
font attributes and the printer control characters. The default
is ON.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-C> -- Toggle Case. Toggles character at cursor
between upper and lower case. Will toggle an entire marked block
if cursor is in the block.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-D> -- Toggle Compress at Wrap. When this is on, all
extraneous spaces are removed when text wraps to the next line.
This can be very annoying if you are doing columns or other text
with empty spaces. It even allows only one space between
sentences. The default is OFF.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-F> -- Toggle Fixed Tabs. Fixed tabs are tabs fixed
at regular intervals. The alternative is tabs fixed on a
changing basis, called smart tabs. When smart tabs is in effect,
tab stops are set at the beginning of every word in the previous
line of text. This can be useful when creating tables. The
default is ON.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-H> -- Toggle High-Bit Strip. Some programs like
WordStar set the high bit on words as part of their formatting
procedure. To bring a WordStar file into the ASCII format used
by WordMaster, that high bit needs to be stripped. The default
is OFF.
<Ins> -- Toggle Insert. The Insert Key toggles between Insert and
Typeover modes. The default is Insert.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-I> -- Toggle Autoindent Mode. Autoindent causes each
line to begin at the same column as the previous line. This is
useful when inputting a section of indented text. It is much
used by programmers, who use indenting extensively.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-J> -- Toggle Right Justify. Right Justify will cause
extra spaces to be added to your text so that the right margin
forms a perfectly straight line, like this paragraph. Right
justification is somewhat controversial as the extra white space
in the middle of the sentence at the expense of white space
around it makes it difficult for some people to read.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-L> -- Toggle 43-line mode. This enables color systems
that can display 43 lines. The default is OFF.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-M> -- Toggle Marker Display. Toggles whether markers
that have been set are displayed or not. The default is ON.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-P> -- Toggle pagination. This determines whether
WordMaster relates to the text as pages or simply as a certain
number of lines. The default is ON.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-R> -- Toggle Macro Record. When the macro record
toggle is turned on the program begins to remember everything you
enter until you toggle it off. At that point you will be
presented with a menu of macros, giving you the option of saving
everything you've entered as a macro. This is sometimes the
easiest way to write complex macros.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-S> -- Toggle Snow Check. Needed on some earlier color
systems. The default is OFF.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-T> -- Toggle Tab Line. This toggles the display of the
tab settings when set to fixed tabs. The default is OFF.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-U> -- Toggle Block Cursor. This allows you to choose a
large, non-blinking cursor. The default is OFF.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-V> -- Toggle Tab Writing. When this is set to ON blank
spaces are store as tabs (Ctrl-I). This saves space in the file,
but can cause problems if you have it on and load a file that
used differently spaced tabs than your default setting. The
default is OFF.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-W> -- Toggle Word Wrap. Word wrap is what causes your
text to go automatically to the next line when you reach the
right margin. The default is ON.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-X> -- Toggle Tab Expansion. This is the companion to
Tab Writing. When it is ON, stored tabs are expanded to blank
spaces. The default is OFF.
<Ctrl-T><Ctrl-Z> -- Toggle Initial Zoom. The practical effect of
this is whether you would see a second window on the screen or
would have to use <Alt-F8> to see it. The default is OFF.
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Help Commands
These commands will bring you a summary of the keyboard commands
associated with the area. You can reach the same windows through the
<F1> menus by choosing Misc, Help. [The two commands dealing
with the undo buffer just sort of got stuck here!]
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-A> -- Help Summary.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-B> -- Block Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-C> -- Cursor Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-D> -- Delete Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-F> -- Find/Replace Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-H> -- Status Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-I> -- File Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-K> -- Function Key Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-L> -- Flush Undo Buffer.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-M> -- Macro Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-N> -- Insert Undo Buffer.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-P> -- Spelling Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-Q> -- Quick Movement Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-R> -- Print Format Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-S> -- Setting Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-T> -- Tab Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-U> -- Utility Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-W> -- Window Help.
<Ctrl-X><Ctrl-X> -- Text Help.
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Print Formatting Commands
These commands are not accessible through the <F1> menus, only the
<Alt-F1> help sections. Learning to use them can add a professional
look to your documents.
The print formatting commands rely upon the use of a special symbol,
the vertical bar |, placed in column 1 of the text. Used by itself,
the | symbol simply tells the printer "ignore this line." This makes
it a convenient way to write messages to yourself in the text,
perhaps to aid when editing the document, such as:
|
| Eliminate following paragraph?
|
I have shown these indented so they would print, but the '|' must be
in column 1 to trigger the "ignore this line" message. (If the
margin is set at a number greater than 1 -- and it usually will be --
then use <Home-Left Arrow> to go to column 1 then <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-M>
to release the margin for that line and allow you to place the text
in the first column.)
If the | symbol is followed by certain codes, the information is
passed to the printer to perform certain actions.
Page Format Commands
|PO<n> This command offsets the page to the right by <n>
columns. This changes the margin for the remained or
the document. It is basically the same as using
<Shift-F6> to reset the margin
|PA This command starts a new page. If pagination in
ON (the default) this will be marked in the left border
with the double line page marker.
|PN<n> This command allows you to set the page number. If
pagination is ON this will be reflected in the Page
number in the top border. This is particularly useful
if you are working on a very long document, as you can
break it in to shorter sections and maintain accurate
page numbers.
|PG This command turns page numbering ON. The default
is to have page numbering OFF.
|PC<n> This causes the page number to be printed in
column <n> rather than the default, column 33. Use this
command if, for example, you want the page number at
the right margin. This is useful if you are not using a
footer.
|PL<n> This sets the page length to <n> lines.
|MT<n> This sets the top margin to <n> lines. With it you
could set different top margins for different pages.
|MB<n> This sets the bottom margin to <n> lines. Like the |MT
command, you could set different bottom margins on
different pages.
|CP<n> This sets a conditional page break. A new page will be
started if fewer than <n> lines remain on the page.
|OP This command turns page numbering OFF, the default.
However, if you had turned turned page numbering ON
with the |PG command you could turn it off for one or
more pages -- perhaps to accommodate graphics -- and
then turn it back on again.
Header Commands
|HM<n> This changes the number of lines between the top
of the page and the header. The default is one line.
|HE<n> This changes the line the header will print on.
Normally, the header is printed on the second line of
the top margin, leaving one blank line at the top of
the page and one blank line between the header and your
text.
|HE<text> This command will print whatever text follows as a
header to your document. This is frequently desirable
in reports and other documents where you want an
identifying title on every page. Using the :HE command
on a subsequent page will change the header.
Footer Commands
|FM<n> This command sets a new footer margin of <n> lines. The
default is 3 lines.
|FO<n> This sets the footer to line <n>.
|FO<text> This prints the <text> as the footer.
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Perhaps the following mockup of a page will make the header and
footer commands a little clearer.
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|HM { : (1 line) : } }
: Header (1 line) : } |TM }
: (1 line) : } }
: text text text text text tex : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
/ / } |PL
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: text text text text text text : }
: (1 line) : } }
: (1 line) : } }
: (1 line) : } }
: (1 line) : } |MB }
: Footer : } }
{ : (1 line) : } }
|FM { : (1 line) : } }
{ : (1 line) : } }
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Simple logic will demonstrate that the following rules must be
observed:
MT must be greater that HM or the header will not be printed.
MB must be greater that FM or the footer will not be printed.
PL must be greater that the sum of MT and MB.
If either MT or MB are set to zero, page numbers will not be
printed.
The following symbols are also of use in headers and footers.
# The page number will be printed wherever the # symbol appears
in either header or footer. Note that when using a footer that
automatic pagination is turned off and the # symbol must be used
to place the page number.
\ The back slash causes the following character to be interpreted
literally. So \# would print the # symbol rather than the page
number. Even by itself, the backslack will not be printed.
Any header and footer commands should be placed at the very
beginning of the document, though they can be placed there after the
document is finished. If a header or footer is to be changed, any
such change should appear on the last line of the page before the
page on which the change is to appear.
Application Hints
Formatting
On important part of producing an attractive document is in making
certain that each part of it is properly formatted. In the normal
course of text entry the automatic word wrap will format text within
the margins that have been set. There are times though that this
formatting is upset by the process of editing a document. One case
in which this happens is the insertion of additional material into
the text.
Example -- You have just written the following sentence in a letter:
In response to your request for information in your letter I am
enclosing the material about our product.
You decide you should insert the date of the received letter into
the text and you now have the following:
In response to your request for information in your letter of June
16 I am
enclosing the material about our product.
The easiest solution is to press <F6>, the Reformat Paragraph
command, as soon as you finish typing the date. If you somehow did
not notice the need to reformat you can return at any time and press
<F6> at any point in the text before the word 'enclosing,' as
reformatting only affects text beginning with the line on which the
cursor is positioned when the command is given.
Indented Text
Reformatting is also useful when you want to set off a portion of
text by using indented text, as pointed out in the <Alt-F6> command,
Set Margin at Cursor. An easier way, if you know in advance that the
text is to be indented, is to begin the line at the column you want
the text to be indented to and use <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-I> to turn on
automatic indent. As you enter the text it will automatically be
indented to the column where you began. When you are finished use
<Ctrl-T> <Ctrl-I> to turn off the indent and return to normal
margins.
Windows
The use of windows can make many editing jobs a great deal easier
than they otherwise would be. To open a second (or third, or
fourth...) window, simply press <Ctrl-F8> (or <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-A> if
you wish to utilize the entire <Ctrl-W> series of commands). You
will be prompted for a drive and directory, the default being the
current drive and directory. The procedure from this point on is the
same as choosing the initial file in Window 1. If the desired file
is in the current directory, simply press <Enter> for the listing of
files in the directory, then move the light bar to the desired file
and press <Enter> to select it.
When the second window appears with its file, the screen will be
split into two parts. For many operations, this is desirable. If,
however, you want the full screen for editing in each file simply
press <Ctrl-Z> (or <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-Z>) and the current window will be
expanded to the entire screen. As you move between windows with the
<Alt-F8> command (or <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-N>, <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-P> series) each
window will be a full-screen editing environment.
A situation in which using the split screen is advantageous is when
you are coping or moving material within the same file, because you
can simultaneously view the portion of the document you are that is
the source of the material and the portion of the document that is
its destination. The same is true for copying information between
two different files.
Let us imagine you have a document for which you want to make a
Table of Contents. Load the file as usual, then open window 2 and
load the file into it also. In the upper window (window 1) go to the
place where you want to put your Table of Contents and enter your
title, "Table of Contents," and center it with <F8> if you want it
centered. Now use <Alt-F8> to go to window 2 and begin paging
through the document until you reach a section heading that you want
in your table of contents. We will now use the block commands to
create the listing.
Go to the beginning of the heading and press <Ctrl-F3> to mark the
beginning of the block, press <End> to go to the end of the heading
and press <F3> to mark the end of the block. Now use <Alt-F8> to
return to window 1 and move the cursor to the line you want the
heading to appear in your list. Press <Alt-F3> and the line will be
copied from window 2 to window 1. Press <F3> to unmark the block.
<Alt-F8> takes you back to window 2 to search for the next heading
to put in your list.
One of the nice things about this editor is that it will reflect any
change in all windows in which the file is open. In other words, a
line that you block in window 1 will also appear blocked in window
2. If you delete something from the file in window 2, it will also
be deleted from the file in window 1. Not all editors have this
capability, which essentially allows you to edit in both directions
between the windows.
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Macros
Macros have many uses and can save you time when you learn to use
them. As an example, we will write a simple macro that will enter
your return address on the right side of the page.
We first need to access macro editing with the <Alt-F4> command. A
menu of Macros 0-9 will appear on the screen. Let's make this Macro
#1, so either press <1> or down-arrow to it and press <Enter>. We
are now asked for a name. Let's call this macro "Far Right Return
Address," so enter that and press <Enter>. We are now presented with
a blank window into which we are going to enter the macro.
We need first for our macro to go to the column where we want to
begin the return address. Let's try 55 (you can adjust this later if
your return address is very long or very short). So enter the
command <CtrlG><CtrlC> which will tell the macro we want to go to a
column. There are two ways to do this. You can simply enter it as
text, or you can employ a special capability. Press the <Scroll
Lock> key and we are now in Literal mode. Now all you need do is
hold down the <Ctrl> key while pressing <g> and <c>. The command
<CtrlG> <CtrlC> should appear. Press <Scroll Lock> again to go back
to command mode. Now enter 55, the column we want to go to.
(Note: If you do not have a <Scroll Lock> key on your keyboard,
try using <Alt-Break>. If this does not work, contact the
author and we will try to work something out for your keyboard.
Now we need to tell the macro to <Enter> that command to go to
column 55. Simply pressing <Enter> will not work, as it will cause
you to exit the Edit Macro window. So, we need to press <Scroll
Lock> again to go to literal mode. Press the <Enter> key and the
word <Enter> will appear after the 55. Press <Scroll Lock> again to
return to normal command mode. Now enter your street address. Note
that there should be no spaces at all in your text prior to
beginning your street address. When you have finished typing your
street address repeat the <Scroll Lock> <Enter> <Scroll Lock>
sequence.
Begin the procedure all over for the next line of your return
address. But you do not go to a new line in the macro editing
window. You always enter text in a purely sequential manner, even
though the window will sometimes break a word right in the middle as
it wraps to the next line. Repeat every step beginning with
<CtrlG><CtrlC>.
In a normal return address, you would have one line for the street
address, one line for the city, state and zip and one line for the
date. Since you want to be able to use this macro for a long time,
we are not going to enter the date. But it is convenient to end with
your cursor at the point where the date will go. So after you have
finished entering your city, state and zip and ended that line with
<Scroll Lock><Enter><Scroll Lock>, enter the <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C>55
<Scroll Lock><Enter><Scroll Lock> once again. Now press <Enter>
without pressing <Scroll Lock> to exit the editing window.
Now, press <Alt-1> and your return address macro should appear on
the screen. If it does not, recheck each step of the above process.
To save this macro for future use press <Shift-F4>. When prompted
for a name, give it WM.MAC, as that is the default macro file that
will be loaded whenever you load WordMaster. Other macro files with
the .MAC extension can be created for special purposes, but they
must be loaded with the <Ctrl-F4> command.
(The WM.MAC file included with WordMaster has a 'dummy' form of the
above macro that can be edited to display your own address. You
might prefer a centered address -- particularly for a business -- so
a second 'dummy' macro has been created that omits the sequence
<CtrlG><CtrlC>55<Enter> and uses the <F8> command at the end of
each line of the address before the <Enter> command to take you to
the next line. Edit it for your own address. Be sure to save it
with the <Shift-F4> command. If you save it to WM.MAC it will be
loaded automatically when you start WordMaster.)
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Appendix I
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WORDMASTER COMMANDS
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Character left --- <Left Arrow>
Character right --- <Right Arrow>
Word left --- <Ctrl-Left Arrow>
Word right --- <Ctrl-Right Arrow>
Cursor to left side --- <Home><Left Arrow>
Cursor to right side --- <End>
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Line up --- <Up>
Line down --- <Dn>
Top of screen --- <Home><Up>
Bottom of screen --- <Home><Dn>
Page up --- <PgUp>
Page down --- <PgDn>
Scroll up --- <Alt-W>
Scroll down --- <Alt-Z>
Top of window --- <Ctrl-PgUp>
Bottom of window --- <Ctrl-PgDn>
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Tab --- <Ctrl-I> [Tab Key]
Backward tab --- <Shift-Tab>
Last sentence --- <Alt-L>
Next sentence --- <Alt-N>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Delete current character --- <Del>
Delete left character --- <Ctrl-H> [Backspace Key]
Delete line right --- <Ctrl-End>
Delete line --- <Ctrl-Y>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Restore line --- <F2>
Undo ^Y deletion --- <Ctrl-Q>
------------------------------------------------------------------
New line --- <Ctrl-M> [Enter Key]
Insert line --- <Ctrl-N>
Center line --- <F8>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Invoke DOS shell --- <Ctrl-F1>
Log drive/path --- <Shift-F1>
Help menu --- <Alt-F1>
Activate menus --- <F1>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Find and replace --- <Ctrl-F2>
Find next --- <Shift-F2>
Find pattern --- <Alt-F2>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Begin block --- <Ctrl-F3> [or] <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-S>
Move block --- <Shift-F3> [or] <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-M>
Copy block --- <Alt-F3> [or] <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-C>
End block --- <F3> [or] <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-E>
Delete block --- <Ctrl-F5> [or] <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-D>
Reformat block --- <Shift-F5> [or] <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-F>
Top of block --- <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-T>
Bottom of block --- <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-B>
Write block to file --- <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-W>
Read file into window --- <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-R>
Mark current word --- <Ctrl-B><Ctrl-U>
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Load macros from disk --- <Ctrl-F4>
Write macros to disk --- <Shift-F4>
Edit macro --- <Alt-F4>
Playback macro by menu --- <F4>
Playback macro 1 --- <Alt-1>
Playback macro 2 --- <Alt-2>
Playback macro 3 --- <Alt-3>
Playback macro 4 --- <Alt-4>
Playback macro 5 --- <Alt-5>
Playback macro 6 --- <Alt-6>
Playback macro 7 --- <Alt-7>
Playback macro 8 --- <Alt-8>
Playback macro 9 --- <Alt-9>
Search and apply macro --- <Alt-M>
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Default tabs --- <Alt-F5>
Edit tab line --- <F5>
Set tab size --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-Z>
Set tabs to line --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-T>
Save/display tab line --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-L>
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Set right margin --- <Ctrl-F6>
Set left margin --- <Shift-F6>
Temp margin to cursor --- <Alt-F6>
Set top margin --- <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-T>
Set bottom margin --- <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-B>
Set temp margin --- <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-P>
Margin release --- <Ctrl-R><Ctrl-M>
Reformat paragraph --- <F6>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Print file --- <Shift-F7>
Abandon file --- <Alt-F7>
Save and exit to DOS --- <F7>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Add window --- <Ctrl-F8> [or] <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-A>
Close window --- <Shift-F8> [or] <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-C>
Next window --- <Alt-F8> [or] <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-N>
Previous window --- <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-P>
Resize current window --- <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-R>
Zoom current window --- <Ctrl-Z> [or] <Ctrl-W><Ctrl-Z>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Check spelling --- <Ctrl-F9>
Save and continue edit --- <F9>
------------------------------------------------------------------
File directory --- <Ctrl-F10>
Save/switch files --- <Shift-F10>
Write to named file --- <Alt-F10>
Edit another file --- <F10>
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Select bold --- <Alt-B>
Select compressed --- <Alt-C>
Select double --- <Alt-D>
Show font --- <Alt-F>
Lower case --- <Alt-O>
Upper case --- <Alt-P>
Select superscript --- <Alt-R>
Select subscript --- <Alt-S>
Select italic --- <Alt-T>
Select underscore --- <Alt-U>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Abort command --- <Ctrl-A>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Insert control char --- <Ctrl-C>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Up to equal indent --- <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-U>
Down to equal indent --- <Ctrl-D><Ctrl-D>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Go to column --- <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-C>
Go to line --- <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-L>
Go to page --- <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-P>
Previous cursor position --- <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-R>
Go to window --- <Ctrl-G><Ctrl-W>
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Jump marker 0 --- <Ctrl-J>0
Jump marker 1 --- <Ctrl-J>1
Jump marker 2 --- <Ctrl-J>2
Jump marker 3 --- <Ctrl-J>3
Jump marker 4 --- <Ctrl-J>4
Jump marker 5 --- <Ctrl-J>5
Jump marker 6 --- <Ctrl-J>6
Jump marker 7 --- <Ctrl-J>7
Jump marker 8 --- <Ctrl-J>8
Jump marker 9 --- <Ctrl-J>9
Jump to marker by menu --- <Ctrl-J><Ctrl-M>
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Hard Space --- <Ctrl-O>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Playback scrap --- <Ctrl-P>0
Playback scrap 1 time --- <Ctrl-P>1
Playback scrap 2 times --- <Ctrl-P>2
Playback scrap 3 times --- <Ctrl-P>3
Playback scrap 4 times --- <Ctrl-P>4
Playback scrap 5 times --- <Ctrl-P>5
Playback scrap 6 times --- <Ctrl-P>6
Playback scrap 7 times --- <Ctrl-P>7
Playback scrap 8 times --- <Ctrl-P>8
Playback scrap 9 times --- <Ctrl-P>9
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Set marker 0 --- <Ctrl-S>0
Set marker 1 --- <Ctrl-S>1
Set marker 2 --- <Ctrl-S>2
Set marker 3 --- <Ctrl-S>3
Set marker 4 --- <Ctrl-S>4
Set marker 5 --- <Ctrl-S>5
Set marker 6 --- <Ctrl-S>6
Set marker 7 --- <Ctrl-S>7
Set marker 8 --- <Ctrl-S>8
Set marker 9 --- <Ctrl-S>9
Set colors --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-C>
Save defaults --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-D>
Set default extension --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-E>
Show system info --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-I>
Set a marker via menu --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-M>
Set page length --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-P>
Show available RAM --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-R>
Set support path --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-S>
Set undo limit --- <Ctrl-S><Ctrl-U>
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Toggle attributes --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-A>
Toggle case --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-C>
Toggle compress at wrap --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-D>
Toggle fixed tabs --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-F>
Toggle hi-bit strip --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-H>
Toggle insert mode --- <Ins>
Toggle autoindent mode --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-I>
Toggle right justify --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-J>
Toggle 43 line mode --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-L>
Toggle marker display --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-M>
Toggle pagination --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-P>
Toggle macro record --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-R>
Toggle snow check --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-S>
Toggle tab line --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-T>
Toggle block cursor --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-U>
Toggle tab writing --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-V>
Toggle word wrap --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-W>
Toggle tab expansion --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-X>
Toggle initial zoom --- <Ctrl-T><Ctrl-Z>
------------------------------------------------------------------
Show help summary --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-A>
Block help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-B>
Cursor help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-C>
Delete help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-D>
Find/Replace help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-F>
Status help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-H>
File help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-I>
Function keys --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-K>
Flush undo buffer --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-L>
Macro help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-M>
Insert undo buffer --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-N>
Spelling help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-P>
Quick movement help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-Q>
Print Format help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-R>
Setting help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-S>
Tab help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-T>
Utility help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-U>
Window help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-W>
Text help --- <Ctrl-X><Ctrl-X>
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Appendix II
WordMaster Function Key Commands
|-------------------|--------------------|
Ctrl | Go to DOS Shell | Find and Replace |
Shift | Change Directory | Find Next |
Alt | Help | Find Pattern |
F1 | Activate Menus | Undo | F2
|-------------------|--------------------|
Ctrl | Begin Block | Load Macro File |
Shift | Move Block | Save Macros to File|
Alt | Copy Block | Edit Macros |
F3 | End Block | Macro Menu | F4
|-------------------|--------------------|
Ctrl | Delete Block | Set Right Margin |
Shift | Reformat Block | Set Left Margin |
Alt | Restore Tabs | Margin at Cursor |
F5 | Edit Tabs | Reformat Paragraph | F6
|-------------------|--------------------|
Ctrl | | Open Window |
Shift | Print File | Close Window |
Alt | Abandon File/Exit | Go to Next Window |
F7 | Save/Exit | Center Line | F8
|-------------------|--------------------|
Ctrl |*Spell Check Page | File Directory |
Shift |*Spell Check Word | Edit Another File |
Alt |*Thesaurus | Write to Named File|
F9 | Save/Continue | Open File | F10
|-------------------|--------------------|
*Must have Turbo Lightning installed.
So that this will print out in a size suitable for easy reference,
the control characters for compressed printing have been entered
before the beginning of the table and again after the end of the
table. It is useful to cut this out (or print a second copy) to
have to refer to as you are learning the function key commands.
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