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About help Deleting text Footnotes Preview mode Shell to DOS
Basic editing DOS commands Format menu Printer setup Shortcuts
Box operations Dot lines Function keys Printing Spell checker
Change margins Enhancing text Headers/footers Problems, edit Status line
Characters Entering text Marking text Problems, print Switching files
Char codes File conversion Misc.operations Recording keys Undelete/undo
Control files File operations Numbering Reformatting Windows
Copy/move text Find/replace Page layout Repaging Support service
Cursor moves Fixing typos Paragraph style Ruler lines Shareware
About Help
Welcome to the Lite help screens. We hope you find them useful.
Use the four arrow keys, and Home, End, and Tab keys to select a topic.
Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to scroll a long help screen, like this one.
The shifted (or Shf) PgUp and PgDn keys scroll a screenfull at once.
Press the Shf F1 key to turn on the three REMINDER LINES that describe the
function keys available at each menu. Press Shf F1 again to hide these lines.
To use the Main Menu, press the Esc key. Then press the Shf, Alt, or Ctl key
to see more menus. Press Esc at this menu (or any menu) to return to editing.
Watch the top line, or STATUS LINE for information about your current editing
status and modes. See the STATUS LINE topic in these help screens.
Deleting Text
Delete character (or space)
under cursor Del
left of cursor Bksp
Delete word
right of cursor Ctl Esc
left of cursor Ctl Bksp
Delete line
entire line Shf Ctl Enter (or Home, Ctl Enter)
to end of line Ctl Enter
to line start Shf Ctl Bksp
Delete block
begin marking F4 (or for a box, Ctl F7)
move to end
of the block
delete marking F4
Undo delete Ctl F4
Delete file Alt F1 F7
Footnotes
To create a footnote
1. Enter a footnote reference in the text, using a reference character of your
choice. Sequential numbering is an option; see NUMBERING.
2. Enter the footnote text just after the paragraph containing the reference.
3. Place a .DB Dot line above and a .DQ directly below the footnote text,
using the Alt F6 format menu or directly (see FORMAT MENU, DOT LINES)
To print footnotes as endnotes
1. Send all footnotes to a separate file, using the .DF Dot line:
.DF:filename
2. After you print your file, switch to your footnote file and print it, too.
3. To use both footnotes and endnotes, start footnotes with a .DD Dot line
and endnotes with the usual .DB Dot line. Both end with a .DQ Dot line.
To set footnote formats
(these are only entered once, at the start of the document)
Footnote separator line .DH:text (such as dashes, underlines)
Footnote line spacing .DM:number (default is 1, single space)
Example
.DH:
.DH:-------------
In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized.
.DB
1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds.
.DQ
Prints as:
In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized.
-------------
1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds.
Preview Mode
This feature shows you an overall image of what your document will look like
when printed. You can't make out the words, but you can see the margins,
headers, and general effect. Your computer must have graphics capabilities
to use Preview mode.
To use Preview mode before you print, press F1 then F7 to get the Print Menu,
then press F3 to turn Preview mode on or off. In Preview mode, press either
the Ctl PgUp key or Ctl PgDn key to see each page on the screen.
To use Preview mode to set page breaks, press Alt F7 to get the Repage Menu,
then (again) press F3 to turn Preview on or off, and Ctl PgUp or Ctl PgDn to
see each page.
Shell To DOS
If your computer has enough memory, you may temporarily exit Lite to run
another program or a DOS command, while the editor and your document stay
in the computer's memory.
Exiting Lite to the shell
1. Press F1 to bring up the System/Help Menu.
2. Press F4. The screen shows you are at DOS, and displays the DOS prompt.
Reentering Lite, exiting the shell
1. At the DOS prompt in the shell type:
EXIT <Enter>.
Notes: The shell from Lite is a temporary opening to DOS. When you return
the shell is closed and all activities ended. So, the shell is suitable for
applications that will be complete when you return to Lite, but not for
loading a memory resident program that you wish to stay active upon return.
To load a resident program, exit Lite normally (F1, F2), load the program,
and then reenter the editor (LITE filename).
Basic Editing
You can create and edit text using only a few keys:
1. Use the normal typewriter keys to enter text. The Enter key (the big key
on the right, which may have a <─┘ on it) goes to the next line.
2. Use the four Arrow keys, on the far right of your keyboard, to move the
cursor (the little blinking square on the screen) where you want to type.
3. Use the Bksp key (a darker key with a left arrow) to backspace over
any mistakes, or the Del key to delete a character at the cursor.
4. To print your text, press the F1 key, then F7, then F10.
5. To save your text to disk and exit from the Lite program, press F1 then F2.
6. To save your text to disk and continue editing, press F1 then F3.
That's all you need at first. See FIXING TYPOS for basic character edit keys.
DOS Commands
File Names
DOS file names are 1 to 8 characters, plus an extension of 0 to 3 letters.
The format is: filename.ext
You can use the letters A-Z (upper and lower case are the same), numbers 0-9,
and the symbols $ & # @ ! % ( ) { } - _ ~ in a filename.
The filename can be preceded by a drive specification, and/or a pathname,
for example: C:\PCW\filename.ext
Think of the drive and path as part of the full filename. When no drive and/or
path is given, DOS assumes the currently logged drive and directory.
Here are some DOS COMMANDS you may find useful. Lite has keystrokes for
some of these file operations (see FILE OPERATIONS). "A>" is the DOS prompt.
COPY
A>COPY fromfile tofile
copies "fromfile" to "tofile"
DEL
A>DEL filename
deletes the file "filename"
DIR
A>DIR B:
lists files in drive B
FORMAT
A>FORMAT B:
formats diskette in drive B
RENAME
A>RENAME oldname newname
renames "oldname" to "newname"
SORT
A>SORT < infilename > outfilename
sorts lines in "infilename" and puts them in "outfilename"
TYPE
A>TYPE filename
displays contents of "filename" on the screen
Format Menu
You can control all basic document formats using the Format Menu.
1. Move the cursor to where you want this format to start. To format the whole
document, move to the start of the document. Press the Alt F6 key.
2. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to select format options. As you select them,
the top of the menu tells what that option does, and what your choices are.
3. Change any option, by typing in a new number or letter. For ones you just
turn on or off, press Enter to turn on, or Esc then F9 to turn off.
4. Press the F10 key when you are done. Or, to cancel the menu and leave
things as they were, press the Esc key twice.
Printer Setup
For your printer to work correctly you must do the following.
Double check these if you are having printer trouble, and see PROBLEMS, PRINT
1. Note printer brand, model, and mode.
Look at your printer and printer manual.
Compare dip switch settings with manual to determine the mode.
Mode often governs character set and/or type styles available.
When making changes, write down settings as they were when you started.
2. Run the Printer Picker.
This creates a print control file for your printer, PR.DEF by default.
It runs when you install Lite with LITEDISK.
It can be run alone to change printers or modes.
With the Lite Utility Diskette in drive A: type:
A> PRINTER d:\subdir\filename <Enter>
Make choices as prompted. d:\subdir\ is the drive and directory with your copy
of Lite. If you have only one printer, use PR.DEF as filename. If you have
more than one printer connected to your computer, run the Printer Picker once
for each printer, giving a unique filename for each.
To check your current print control file for brand and model, edit or type the
control file and look at the first line.
3. Know your printer port.
Lite and DOS assume the printer is plugged into the LPT1 or PAR1 port (two names
for the first parallel port). If it's on the second parallel port (LPT2 or PAR2)
or a serial port (COM1, COM2, SER1, or SER2), you must tell either Lite or DOS.
Tell Lite by using the .O Dot line in the print control file.
Edit file PR.DEF. Add this line at the top:
.O:SER1 (since this is a Dot line, start with Alt-G)
This directs all printing to the first serial port.
Replace SER1 with SER2 or PAR2 depending on the port in use.
Redirect printing with DOS by adding the following line to the DOS file
AUTOEXEC.BAT. Be sure to run AUTOEXEC.BAT before testing changes.
MODE LPT1:=COM1
You can replace COM1 with COM2 or LPT2 (DOS doesn't use SERx or PARx).
Shortcuts
Loading Options - from DOS or from editing with F1 then F6:
Bypass prompt asking about backup: no backup LITE filename/e
Bypass prompt asking about backup: create backup LITE filename/s
Bypass prompt asking whether to create file LITE filename/c
Bring up directory before loading LITE *.*
(or use filename.* or *.ext instead of *.*)
Jump to a line in the file, nn is the line number LITE filename/nn
Pause and display each control file read LITE filename/w
All / options may be used in combination (eg. /e/w).
File Switching Options - from F1 then F6:
Quick switch to another file: no backup F1, F6, filename, F10
Quick switch to another file: create backup F1, F6, filename, F9
Quick switch to next file in a series F1, F6, F7
Quick switch to prior file in a series F1, F6, F5
(example: FILE1.TST, FILE2.TST, etc.)
Printing Options - from DOS
Bring up F1 then F7 menu LITE filename/p
Print every page of file, bypass prompts/menus LITE filename/p/e
Bring up F1 F7 F9 print page range prompt LITE filename/p/s
Bring up F1 F7 F7 multiple copies prompt LITE filename/p/m
See BASIC EDITING, PRINTING, SWITCHING FILES
Box Operations
A marked box is a rectangular area of text; like a marked block with sides.
To perform box operations:
1. Place the cursor at any corner of the box.
2. Press Ctl F7 (or Shf Ctl F6) to start Boxing mode.
3. To mark the box, move the cursor to diagonal opposite corner.
4. Some box operations first freeze the box size, creating BOXED mode.
Notes:
* Pressing Ctl F7 to mark a box forces Hide mode (hiding fonts and Guide Lines)
You can go to Show mode with Alt Space, but Hide mode works better.
* Box moves and copies (unlike block moves and copies) overwrite existing text.
If you're about to overwrite text, you get a warning.
If you're moving or copying, first clear the target area.
Operations you can do in Boxing Mode (after pressing Ctl F7 and marking a box):
Press To Do
Ctl F7 Move the cursor to the upper left corner
Ctl F5 Mark the entire file as a vertical slice
F3, move cursor, F3 Set BOXED mode, Copy box
F6, move cursor, F6 Set BOXED mode, Move box
F4 Delete box
Ctl F6 Copy a box to another file
Shf Ctl F6 Append box to the Hold Area
Ctl F4 Undelete a just-deleted box
Shf Ctl End Move to upper left of moved or deleted box
Ctl F3 Insert a file as a box
Shf Ins or Shf Del Slide box text right or left
Alt F10 then F9 Repeat replace within a box
Alt F6, End, letter Insert font characters around box
Ctl F9 then F2 Frame box, double ═ line
Ctl F9 then F3 Frame box, single ─ line
Ctl F9 then F4 Frame box, ASCII - | + symbols
Ctl F9 then F5 Unframe box (frame with blanks)
If you have a Marked or Boxed area and you use an operation that applies
to the whole file, not just the marked or boxed part, you get a warning.
Dot Lines
GUIDE LINES control formatting.
RULER LINES are Guide lines that control paragraph formatting.
DOT LINES are Guide lines that control page layout and printing.
All Guide Lines begin with the ALT-G font character.
All Dot Lines follow the Alt-G with a dot (period).
Alt-G characters are normally invisible, but guide lines are highlighted,
and the word "Guide" appears in the status line when the cursor is on one.
To delete a Guide line, place the cursor at the start and press Ctl Enter.
The Alt F6 menu is available to help you enter many Dot lines.
Guide lines and Dot lines do not print. To view your file with Guide lines and
font characters hidden, press Alt Space Bar. This "hides" these non-printing
lines and characters. To "show" them, press Alt Space Bar again.
Page breaks in Hide mode are displayed as a single dashed line for soft breaks,
and a double dashed line for hard page breaks.
Related Help topics:
CHANGE MARGINS FOOTNOTES HEADERS/FOOTERS PARAGRAPH STYLE RULER LINES
ENHANCING TEXT FORMAT MENU PAGE LAYOUT REFORMATTING
Put each Dot line on its own line, preceded by Alt-G.
* means line breaks a paragraph.
Page Layout Commands Dot Line Default
Font, start Regular font .R: letter F
Font, quit Regular font .Q: letter
Footer line (up to 8) .F: text none
Footer lines, quit all .FQ
Header line (up to 8) .H: text none
Header lines, quit all .HQ
Length of page .L: lines 66
Length of text body .LB:lines 54
Line spacing, multiple .M: number 1
Line spacing, per inch .S: number 6
Extra margin, left .X: number 0
Extra margin, top .XT:lines 4
Extra margin, bottom .XB:lines 8
Footnote Dot Commands Dot Line
*Footnote entry, begin .DB
*Footnote forced on page .DD
*Footnote entry, end .DQ
*Footnote file .DF:filename
*Footnote header (up to 4) .DH:text
*Footnote line spacing .DM:number
Other Dot Commands Dot Line
Comment line ..
Include ASCII codes .TT:nnn,nnn,...
Output file .O: filename
Page number, this page .N: number
Function Keys
Esc Cancels any menu
F1 Gives Help from any menu
Shf F1 Turns Reminder lines on/off
F1: System/Help Menu
F1 F1 Help
F1 F2 Exit from Lite
F1 F3 Save file
F1 F4 DOS shell
F1 F5 Change saving name
F1 F6 Switch to another file
F1 F7 Print Menu (below)
F1 F9 Stop save
F1 F7: Print Menu
F1 F7 F3 Page preview mode
F1 F7 F7 Print multiple copies
F1 F7 F8 Print to file or device
F1 F7 F9 Print range of pages
F1 F7 F10 Print all pages
F1 F7 cPgU/D Jump to next/prior page
F2: Window/Ruler Menu
F2 F2 Bring up/remove Ruler line
F2 F4 Insert Ruler above cursor
F2 F6 Read control file (edit/print)
F2 Grey+/- Find next/last ruler line
F3 Copy/mark block
F4 Delete/mark block
F5 Un-mark block
F6 Move/mark block
Ctl F3 Insert file as marked block
Ctl F4 Insert hold (undelete)
Ctl F5 Mark whole file as a block
Ctl F6 Copy marking block to file
Ctl F7 Box marking mode
Ctl F9 Box frame Menu
F7 Reformat paragraph
Shf F7 Wrap-/Wrap+/Para+
F8 Lower/upper case
Alt F8 Upper case only
Shf F8 Center line
Ctl F8 Flush right line
F9: Find and Replace Menu
F9 F9 Set Find text
F9 F10 Set Replace text
F10 Replace once
Ctl F10 Swap find/replace text
Alt F1: Name/File Menu
Alt F1 F6 Copy entire file to disk
Alt F1 F7 Delete a file
Alt F1 F8 Directory (list files)
Alt F2: Spelling Menu
Alt F2 F2 Check a word
Alt F2 F3 Guess a correct spelling
Alt F2 F4 Add a word to list
Alt F2 F7 Automatic checking on/off
Alt F2 Grey+/- Find next/prior wrong word
Alt F4: Misc-Ops Menu
Alt F4 F3 Word count
Alt F4 F4 Mark symbol pair
Alt F4 F5 Insert current date
Alt F4 F6 Jump-to/remove non-ASCII
Alt F5: Conversion Menu
Alt F5 F2 Convert Wordstar files
Alt F5 F4 Convert tabs/spaces
Alt F5 F6 Fix line boundary errors
Alt F7: Repage Menu
Alt F7 F3 Page preview mode
Alt F7 F5 Repage entire file
Alt F7 F7 To next page break only
Alt F7 F9 Remove all page breaks
Alt F7 cPgU/D Jump to next/prior page
Alt F9: To-Location Menu
Alt F9 F9 Move to line x/n in file
Alt F9 F10 Move to page x/n in file
Alt F10: Replace-All Menu
Alt F10 F9 Repeat Replace
Alt F10 F10 Un-replace
Alt F6: Formatting Menu
Start a new page ---------- ?*
Paragraph style ---- C, F, J, R:
Reformat control ------ A, Y, N:
Tab spacing ----------- T every:
Paragraph first line indent -- :
Right margin; print width --- :
Left margin, when printed - .X :
Top margin ---------------- .XT:
Bottom margin ------------- .XB:
Paper length -------------- .L :
Multiple space; 2=double -- .M :
Lines per inch; 4, 6, 8 --- .S :
Reset the page number ----- .N :
Default header lines on --- .H
Default footer lines on --- .F
Begin a footnote block ---- .DB
Quit a footnote block ---- .DQ
Begin a Regular font ------ .R :
Quit a Regular font ------ .Q :
Begin/End font effect ----- Alt:
Printing
To Print While Editing
Press F1 then F7. This brings up the Print Menu:
Esc F1 F3.View F7:Copies F8:To-disk F9:Range F10.All-pages Ctl-PgUpDn: n
As usual, Esc cancels the menu, and F1 brings up this Help system.
F7 Copies
Prompts you for the number of copies of your document to print.
F8 To-disk
Prompts you for the name of a disk file, or a device name, to print to.
If you print to a disk file, you can later just copy this file to the printer
to print it, or use the DOS command PRINT to print the file while you edit.
Printing to a file can also help if your printing doesn't look right, to help
discover where the problem occurs. (see PROBLEMS, PRINT)
Printing to a device can direct your printout to a particular printer or port.
(see PRINTER SETUP)
F9 Range
Prompts you for a range of page numbers to print:
Esc F9:First page number "1" F10:Final page number "1"
The cursor is at the first page number, so you can change this number.
Press F10 to set the final page number. Press Enter to print the page range.
If your printer only takes one sheet at a time, enter the first page number
in both places, and press Enter to print the first page. The menu reappears
with the next page number. Press Enter to print this page, and so on.
F10 All-pages
Prints all pages in your file.
Ctl PgDn (and Ctl PgUp)
These keys go to the next (or prior) place a page break would occur.
To Print a File from DOS
When you start Lite with the LITE command from DOS, you can tell it to print:
LITE filename/p Bring up F1 then F7 menu
LITE filename/p/e Print every page of file, bypass prompts/menus (F1 F7 F10)
LITE filename/p/s Bring up F1 F7 F9 print page range prompt
LITE filename/p/m Bring up F1 F7 F7 multiple copies prompt
Spell Checker
The "spelling checker" just looks up a word in its master list and your user
list and tells you if it is not there. The master word list WORDS.MAS comes
on the Lite program diskette. You create the custom word list WORDS.USE.
To check spelling
check last word typed Alt F2, F2
check as you type Alt F2, F7
To scan for word not in a list
scan to next word Alt F2, Grey+
scan to prior word Alt F2, Grey-
(after pressing Alt F2, Grey+ and Grey- continue to check
spelling, until you press F9 or F10 to do Find or Replace).
Guess at correction
for misspelled word Alt F2, F3
User list
add word to user list Alt F2, F4
Merge user list into master list
1. Put WORDS.MAS, WORDS.USE, and WORDS.EXE on the default disk or directory.
2. Type: WORDS <enter>
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Change Margins
Top Margin
Change the top margin with a .XT:number Dot line in the text file, giving the
number of lines (eg, .XT:3). The Formatting Menu (Alt F6) helps you do this.
Do this at the start of the file if you want it to apply to the whole file.
Or, for a dot matrix printer, you can just position the printhead.
Bottom Margin
In a similar way, change the bottom margin with a .XB:number Dot line.
Right Margin
Change the right margin by changing the Ruler and reformatting.
1. Press F2 to edit the Ruler line
2. Move to position of new right margin, enter right margin letter (such as R).
3. Reformat, by marking the paragraphs and then pressing F7.
Left Margin - Printed
The simplest way to change the left margin is with the .X:number Dot line,
giving the number of extra spaces of left margin to print, again using the
Formatting Menu (Alt F6). This left margin does not show on the screen.
Left Margin - Ruler
If you want a left margin visible on the screen, you can also set it by placing
a left margin letter in the Ruler line. To change the left Ruler margin, remove
the old left margin letter and use a K left margin letter at the new position:
1. Press F2 to edit the Ruler line
2. Move to position of new left margin, enter the K.
3. Reformat, by marking the paragraphs and then pressing F7.
4. You can then replace the K in the Ruler with another left margin letter.
See DOT LINES, REFORMATTING, MARKING TEXT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, RULER LINES
Enhancing Text
The current font is shown on the Status Line when editing. See STATUS LINE.
You can turn on fonts and/or enhancements in one of three ways:
1. For text on one line, press Alt plus one of the letters listed below before
and after the text to enter a font character. Font characters do not print.
2. Mark the text, press Alt F6 (Format Menu), press End (Begin/End font effect),
enter one of the letters below, and press F10 to finish the menu.
3. For longer blocks of text use .R:letter to start the font or enhancement,
and Q:letter to end it. See DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT.
To view text on screen without Font characters, press Alt Space Bar.
To see them again, press Alt Space Bar again.
───────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────
FONTS │ ENHANCEMENTS
Alt C Compressed │ Alt B Boldface
Alt D Double wide │ Alt I Italics
Alt E Elite 12 cpi, fast │ Alt H Superscript
Alt F Fast, pica (default) │ Alt L Subscript
Alt P Pica 10 cpi, quality │ Alt S Second strike
Alt Q Quality mode, elite │ Alt U Underline
Headers/Footers
Header lines repeat at the top of each page; footer lines at the bottom.
You can have up to 8 of each. Footnotes are not footers. See DOT LINES.
Page location Headers Footers
All pages .H:text .F:text
Page numbers/positioning Example Header Example Footer
Page numbers .H:Page $$$ .F:Page $$$
Blank line .H: .F:
Flush left .H:Part 1... .F:English 101
Flush right .H:...Joe Grow .F:...Chapter 2
Centered .H:...Heros... .F:...Subs...
Other options Example Header Example Footer
Turn off all headers/footers .HQ .FQ
Set page number for next page .N:12 .N:+2
Print today's date .H:$$Mon Ye$$ .F:$$D Month Year$$
Print day of the week .H:$$Day$$ .F:$$DAY$$
The date format can use any of the following, combined with other text:
D Day of month, 1-31 DA Day of month, 01-31
M Month number, 1-12 MO Month number, 01-12
Day Mon Tue Wed etc. DAY MON TUES WED etc.
Days Monday Tuesday etc. DAYS MONDAY TUESDAY etc.
Mon Jan Feb Mar etc. MON JAN FEB MAR etc.
Month January February etc. MONTH JANUARY FEBRUARY etc.
YE year, 90 YEAR year 1990
Problems, Edit
If Lite doesn't run at all, or you have problems you can't explain:
1. Make sure the Lite program (LITE.EXE), Help file (LITE.HLP), and spelling
file (WORDS.MAS) are all in one directory or floppy disk, and it is the
default drive and directory.
2. Try Lite without any memory resident software (a program loaded into memory
and active as you work). If you are on a network, run Lite locally. Memory
resident software, network software, and the DOS APPEND command sometimes
interfere with the DOS PATH command. This may cause problems finding files.
3. If you suspect damage to a Lite file, recopy the file from the original
disks, or make a new work disk using LITEDISK with a new, blank, formatted
disk. On a hard disk system, use a new directory. If these fail, try to run
Lite from your original disks (not usually recommended). If Lite will not
run from your original disks, you may need a new set.
4. If changes to the edit control file ED.DEF do not appear to take effect,
check for other ED.DEF files on the PATH and for ED.ext where .ext matches
the extension of the file you are editing. Use the /w switch to check which
control files have been read. Check the print control file (PR.DEF) for a
line that may override one in ED.DEF. Return to DOS and reload the editor
after changes to ED.DEF. Use the DOS command SET <enter> to look for a
SET LITE= command. SET LITE= is read instead of ED.DEF. See CONTROL FILES.
If you get a "MEMORY FULL" or "DISK FULL" message:
Your computer's internal memory and disk memory are limited. You can get
around this by dividing your document into several files. If you give them
file names like PART1, PART2, PART3 (for less than 10) or CHAPT01, CHAPT02,
CHAPT03 (for 10 or more) then you can switch between them easily, and Lite
can treat them as a unit when it prints, searches, or checks spelling.
1. If you get the message Memory full; Esc:Cancel, F9:Make subfiles ...
your file is too big to be loaded into memory. If you want Lite to make a
new set of subfiles, press F9. For example, if the original file is named
NOVEL, it would make NOVEL1, NOVEL2, and so on. The original file NOVEL
is not affected. You could also press Esc to cancel Lite, and try to make
more memory available by removing resident programs (or buying more memory).
2. If you get a "MEMORY FULL" type of message after your file has been loaded,
your file is OK, but no more text can be inserted.
To divide your file into two files:
1. Move to a dividing point you like, at the start of a line.
2. Press Ctl F6.
3. Press Shf Grey- (or Alt -) to move to the end of the file.
4. Press Ctl F6 again.
5. Type the name you want for part 2 of your document, and press Enter.
The marking area is copied to this file.
6. If part 2 has been successfully copied to the other file, press F4
to delete this part from the original file.
3. If you try to save your file or exit, and the disk is too big to hold the
file in memory, you get the prompt:
Disk full; Esc:Cancel F9:Try again with new disk F10:Write incomplete copy
There are several ways around this:
1. Replace your floppy disk with one that has more room, and press F9.
2. Press F10 to write as much of the file to disk as possible. But some part
at the end will be lost!
3. Press Esc to cancel. Then delete one or more files on the too-full disk.
Press Alt F1 then F7 to delete a file. Or press Alt F1 then F8 to get a
directory first, select a file to delete, and then press F7.
4. Press Esc to cancel, then press F1 then F9 then F4. You are at the DOS
shell, so Lite and your file are still in memory. Carefully make more
room on your disk, then enter the DOS command EXIT to go back to Lite.
Now press F1 then F3 to save your file.
If you get a "Disk format problem" or "Disk data read problem" or other message
that ends "Esc:stop trying, F9:try again.":
You may have a worn out disk.
1. If the drive letter is for a hard disk, call a hardware service technician.
2. If the drive letter is for a floppy disk, try to copy all files from the old
disk to a new, formatted one. Sometimes removing and replacing the disk in
the drive helps. Sometimes the disk can still be read on another drive.
Sometimes cleaning your floppy disk drive heads will help.
Also, floppy and hard disks are temperature sensitive. If your disk won't read
when it's cold, try waiting for it to warm up. For floppy disks, leave them in
the computer for an hour and try again.
See also SUPPORT SERVICE
Status Line
Format of the Status Line:
Esc:menu Key-Status Ed-Status Sp-Status Font-Status n% n/n,n Edit/Read filename
Esc:menu Reminds you to press the Esc key to bring up the Main Menu
Key-Status Current keyboard status
Over Overwrite mode
Push Pushright mode
OVER/PUSH Caps Lock mode
OveR/PusH Num Lock mode
Shf Next key will be Shifted
Ctl Next key will be Ctl'd
Alt Next key will be Alt'd
Fn Next key will be Fn'd
Ed-Status Current edit status
Wrap- Wordwrap and auto reform off
Wrap+ Wordwrap on, auto reform off
Para+ Wordwrap and auto reform on
ParA+ Auto reform on by A in Ruler
ParN- Wrap/reform off by N in Ruler
ParU- Wrap/reform off by %U line
Marking Marking mode
MARKED Marked mode
Boxing Boxing mode
BOXED Boxed mode
IMPORT F3, F6 insert block from last file
DECIMAL Decimal tab entry mode
ACCENT Next key is part of Accent pair
RECORD Recording keystrokes
Guide Cursor is on a Guide Line
<user> Next key is user-defined
[,],\,√ Temporary margins in effect
Sp-Status Status of the spelling checker
Se- Normal edit search on, auto spell off
Se+ Normal edit search on, auto spell on
Sp- Spell search on, auto spell off
Sp+ Spell search on, auto spell on
Font-Status Current width font or font character
R:<letter> Current width font set with .R
<char>a<letter> Cursor is on a font character
<char>:<letter> Cursor is in a width font area
n% Percentage of memory still free for editing
n/n,n Line on page/total page lines, page number
(Repage for correct page numbers)
Edit/Read File save status
Edit File in memory needs to be saved
Read File in memory same as on disk
edit/read File is locked on network
filename Name of the file you are editing
Example: Esc:menu Push Wrap+Se- R:F 99% 1/1, 1 Read "filename"
Characters
Box drawing Characters: (See BOX OPERATIONS for Framing feature.)
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Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║ ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P ║║ Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║ ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P
┌ ║ ┬ ║ ┐ ║ │ ║ ║ ╓ ║ ╥ ║ ╖ ║ ▓ ║║ ╔ ║ ╦ ║ ╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╒ ║ ╤ ║ ╕ ║ █
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A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║ ║ A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║
├ ║ ┼ ║ ┤ ║«─ ║ ─»║ ╟ ║ ╫ ║ ╢ ║ ░ ║ ║ ╠ ║ ╬ ║ ╣ ║«═ ║ ═»║ ╞ ║ ╪ ║ ╡ ║ ▒ ║
══╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝ ╚═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝
║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║ ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║
║ └ ║ ┴ ║ ┘ ║ │ ║ ╙ ║ ╨ ║ ╜ ║ ║ ╚ ║ ╩ ║ ╝ ║ ║ ║ ╘ ║ ╧ ║ ╛ ║
╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝ ╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝
SHF-ALT BOX SET SHF-CTL BOX SET
Math Characters: Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key.
1 Accent ` ░ │ a Accent / α │ d Accent / δ │ ) Accent ` ⌡
2 Accent ` ▒ │ b Accent / ß │ f Accent / φ │ 1 Accent 2 ½
3 Accent ` ▓ │ g Accent / Γ │ e Accent / ε │ 1 Accent 4 ¼
4 Accent ` █ │ p Accent / π │ ! Accent ` ⁿ │ : Accent ` -
5 Accent ` ▄ │ S Accent / Σ │ # Accent ` ■ │ / Accent ` √
6 Accent ` ▌ │ s Accent / σ │ $ Accent ` ∞ │ + Accent ` ±
7 Accent ` ▐ │ m Accent / µ │ % Accent ` ° │ . Accent ` ∙
8 Accent ` ▀ │ t Accent / τ │ ^ Accent ` ∩ │ = Accent ` ≡
│ F Accent / Φ │ & Accent ` │ ~ Accent ` ≈
[ Accent ` ⌐ │ h Accent / Θ │ * Accent ` ² │ > Accent ` ≥
] Accent ` ¬ │ M Accent / Ω │ ( Accent ` ⌠ │ < Accent ` ≤
Foreign Characters: Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key
a Accent " ä │ a Accent ` à │ a Accent ^ â │ o Accent a å
A Accent " Ä │ e Accent ` è │ e Accent ^ ê │ A Accent o Å
e Accent " ë │ i Accent ` ì │ i Accent ^ î │
i Accent " ï │ o Accent ` ò │ o Accent ^ ô │ a Accent _ ª
o Accent " ö │ u Accent ` ù │ u Accent ^ û │ o Accent _ º
O Accent " Ö │ a Accent ' á │ c Accent , ç │
u Accent " ü │ E Accent ' É │ C Accent , Ç │ c Accent / ¢
U Accent " Ü │ e Accent ' é │ n Accent ~ ñ │ - Accent L £
y Accent " ÿ │ i Accent ' í │ N Accent ~ Ñ │ = Accent Y ¥
a Accent e æ │ o Accent ' ó │ ? Accent ? ¿ │ t Accent P ₧
A Accent E Æ │ u Accent ' ú │ ! Accent ! ¡ │ - Accent f ƒ
Entering Text
See COPY/MOVE TEXT, CURSOR MOVES, DELETING TEXT
┌──────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────┐
│ Text │ Press │Top Line reads│
│ To enter letters and numbers.....│ letter or number keys │ (normal) │
│ To enter special characters......│ key, Accent key (~), key │ ACCENT │
│ To enter characters by code......│ Alt plus keypad number keys│ (normal) │
│ Modes │ │ │
│ To push existing text right..... │ Scroll Lock (or Ctl-V) │ Push │
│ To overwrite existing text.......│ Scroll Lock (or Ctl-V) │ Over │
│ To type all capital letters......│ Caps Lock (on/off) │ PUSH/OVER │
└──────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────┘
Spaces
Normal space Space bar
To right of cursor Ins
Repeat (for column) Shf Ins
To next Tab stop Ctl I
Hard-Space Ctl Space (keeps words together)
Soft-Space Shf Ctl Space (used in formatting)
Hyphens
Normal hyphen Hyphen (- key)
Hard-Hyphen Ctl Hyphen (keeps words together)
Soft-Hyphen Shf Ctl Hyphen (conditional at end of line)
Line boundary
Normal Enter
Beneath indent Shf Enter
Beneath cursor Ctl N
Special insert
System date Alt F4 then F5
Transpose/case
Transpose left Shf Bksp
Transpose right Shf Esc
Upper/lower case F8
To upper case Alt F8
Marking Text
How to do block operations: ┌──────┬────────────┬──────┬─────────┬─────────┐
│ Copy │Copy to file│ Move │ Delete │ Box │
1. Begin marking with any of...│ F3 │ Ctl F6 │ F6 │ F4 │ Ctl F7 │
│ │ │ │ │ │
2. End marking with any of.....│ F3 │ Ctl F6 │ F6 │ F4 │ Ctl F7 │
│ │ │ │(delete) │ │
3. Move cursor to new position.│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
4. Insert marked with..........│ F3 │ filename │ F6 │ Ctl F4 │ F3 or F6│
│ │ │ │(un-del) │ │
5. Un-mark text with ..........│ F5 │ F5 │ F5 │ F5 │ F5 │
└──────┴────────────┴──────┴─────────┴─────────┘
Mark ENTIRE file Ctl F5 See BOX OPERATIONS, COPY/MOVE TEXT,
Un-delete last deletion Ctl F4 DELETE TEXT, FILE OPERATIONS.
Problems, Print
Printers have more problems than any other part of a computer system.
If your printer is not working with Lite, DON'T PANIC. (See also PRINTER SETUP)
If the printer is not working or Lite tells you it cannot print, check:
1. Printer power is on. Turn the printer off and on to reset it.
2. Printer is activated, the "online" or "selected" light is on.
3. Printer has paper.
4. All plugs and cables are secure and fully plugged in.
5. All switches on your printer are set according to specifications.
(Look in your printer manual.)
6. Printer is plugged into the correct port of your computer.
(Parallel and serial ports often look the same. Many computers have both.)
7. If your printer is a serial printer, the output is redirected to a serial
port with the DOS MODE command. If your serial printer uses XON/XOFF
protocol (not Lite's normal) print to the special device SER1 or SER2.
8. The PrtScreen Key (Shf Grey*) works if your printer is hooked up correctly.
If it is printing, but the results are incorrect, check that:
1. You have the right print control file installed as PR.DEF.
The first line of the print control file lists brand and model.
2. If your printer has more than one emulation mode, the print control
file matches the current emulation mode.
3. The type style or characters you want are in the character set(s)
shown in your printer manual, in the current mode.
4. If you are printing one page at a time with cut sheet paper, you
may need to disable your printer's "out of paper" switch.
5. Make sure that the top of the page is just at the printhead, so
that if the printer were to print immediately, it would print in
the first sixth of an inch of the paper.
If all else fails:
Print your file to another file, instead of to the printer, using F1, F7, F8,
filename, Enter, F10. This file has everything normally sent to the printer
including escape sequences and printer codes. Edit this output file with Lite.
You may see many strange looking symbols, but you should also see your text.
You may be able to print the output file using the DOS PRINT command.
See also SUPPORT SERVICE
Switching Files
To switch from one file to another:
1. Press F1 then F6.
2. Type the filename you want to load. Press Enter. To load a file from a
drive or directory that is not the default, be sure to type the drive letter
and/or directory name.
3. The file currently being edited is saved. The new file is loaded. You are
prompted for a backup. Press Esc for no backup, or F9 if you want a backup
copy. The new file appears on screen.
File and drive switching options after F1, F6:
Quick switch to another file earlier/later in a
series (eg. FILE1.T, FILE2.T, FILE3.T, etc.)....F5/F7
Display directory, select file to edit...........F8 or *.*
Switch to file, with backup......................F9
Switch to file, no backup........................F10
Switch to file, prompt for backup................Enter
Import text from one file to another by marking text, switching files,
and then inserting the text with F3, F6, or Ctl F4.
See COPY/MOVE TEXT, SHORTCUTS, WINDOWS
Char Codes (* full PC-Write feature)
Code Key Function Char
000 Ctl-U (invisible) space
001 Alt-S Second strike
002 Alt-B Boldface
003 Alt-E Elite
004 Alt-V * Variable
005 Alt-P Pica
006 Alt-C Compressed
007 Alt-M * Marine blue
008 Alt-J * Justify Line
009 Alt 9 (Tab)
010 Enter (Line feed)
011 Alt-G Guide Line
012 Shf Alt-T Soft Break
013 Alt-X * X (carr. ret.)
014 Alt-A * Align font
015 Alt-Z * Z (Hard-Break)
016 Alt-D Double wide
017 Alt-N Number font
018 Alt-W * Double under
019 Alt-O * Overstrike /
020 Alt-K Keep Para.
021 Alt-I Italics
022 Alt-Q Quality
023 Alt-U Underline
024 Alt-H Higher
025 Alt-L Lower
026 Alt 26 (End of file)
027 Alt 27 (Escape)
028 Alt-F Fast
029 Shf Ctl - * Soft-Hyphen
030 Alt-R * Red
031 Alt-Y * Yellow
032 sp 044 , 056 8 068 D 080 P 092 \ 104 h 116 t
033 ! 045 - 057 9 069 E 081 Q 093 ] 105 i 117 u
034 " 046 . 058 : 070 F 082 R 094 ^ 106 j 118 v
035 # 047 / 059 ; 071 G 083 S 095 _ 107 k 119 w
036 $ 048 0 060 < 072 H 084 T 096 ` 108 l 120 x
037 % 049 1 061 = 073 I 085 U 097 a 109 m 121 y
038 & 050 2 062 > 074 J 086 V 098 b 110 n 122 z
039 ' 051 3 063 ? 075 K 087 W 099 c 111 o 123 {
040 ( 052 4 064 @ 076 L 088 X 100 d 112 p 124 |
041 ) 053 5 065 A 077 M 089 Y 101 e 113 q 125 }
042 * 054 6 066 B 078 N 090 Z 102 f 114 r 126 ~
043 + 055 7 067 C 079 O 091 [ 103 g 115 s 127
128 Ç C accent , 160 á a accent ' 192 └ Shf Alt Z 224 α a accent /
129 ü u accent " 161 í i accent ' 193 ┴ Shf Alt X 225 ß b accent /
130 é e accent ' 162 ó o accent ' 194 ┬ Shf Alt W 226 Γ g accent /
131 â a accent ^ 163 ú u accent ' 195 ├ Shf Alt A 227 π p accent /
132 ä a accent " 164 ñ n accent ~ 196 ─ Shf Alt F 228 Σ S accent /
133 à a accent ` 165 Ñ N accent ~ 197 ┼ Shf Alt S 229 σ s accent /
134 å o accent a 166 ª a accent _ 198 ╞ Shf Ctl H 230 µ m accent /
135 ç c accent , 167 º o accent _ 199 ╟ Shf Alt H 231 τ t accent /
136 ê e accent ^ 168 ¿ ? accent ? 200 ╚ Shf Ctl Z 232 Φ F accent /
137 ë e accent " 169 ⌐ [ accent ` 201 ╔ Shf Ctl Q 233 Θ h accent /
138 è e accent ` 170 ¬ ] accent ` 202 ╩ Shf Ctl X 234 Ω M accent /
139 ï i accent " 171 ½ 1 accent 2 203 ╦ Shf Ctl W 235 δ d accent /
140 î i accent ^ 172 ¼ 1 accent 4 204 ╠ Shf Ctl A 236 ∞ $ accent `
141 ì i accent ` 173 ¡ ! accent ! 205 ═ Shf Ctl F 237 φ f accent /
142 Ä A accent " 174 « < accent < 206 ╬ Shf Ctl S 238 ε e accent /
143 Å A accent o 175 » > accent > 207 ╧ Shf Ctl N 239 ∩ ^ accent `
144 É E accent ' 176 ░ 1 accent ` 208 ╨ Shf Alt N 240 ≡ = accent `
145 æ a accent e 177 ▒ 2 accent ` 209 ╤ Shf Ctl I 241 ± + accent `
146 Æ A accent E 178 ▓ 3 accent ` 210 ╥ Shf Alt I 242 ≥ > accent `
147 ô o accent ^ 179 │ Shf Alt R 211 ╙ Shf Alt B 243 ≤ < accent `
148 ö o accent " 180 ┤ Shf Alt D 212 ╘ Shf Ctl B 244 ⌠ ( accent `
149 ò o accent ` 181 ╡ Shf Ctl K 213 ╒ Shf Ctl U 245 ⌡ ) accent `
150 û u accent ^ 182 ╢ Shf Alt K 214 ╓ Shf Alt U 246 ÷ : accent `
151 ù u accent ` 183 ╖ Shf Alt O 215 ╫ Shf Alt J 247 ≈ ~ accent `
152 ÿ y accent " 184 ╕ Shf Ctl O 216 ╪ Shf Ctl J 248 ° % accent `
153 Ö O accent " 185 ╣ Shf Ctl D 217 ┘ Shf Alt C 249 ∙ . accent `
154 Ü U accent " 186 ║ Shf Ctl R 218 ┌ Shf Alt Q 250 · & accent `
155 ¢ c accent / 187 ╗ Shf Ctl E 219 █ 4 accent ` 251 √ / accent `
156 £ - accent L 188 ╝ Shf Ctl C 220 ▄ 5 accent ` 252 ⁿ ! accent `
157 ¥ = accent Y 189 ╜ Shf Alt M 221 ▌ 6 accent ` 253 ² 2 accent /
158 ₧ t accent P 190 ╛ Shf Ctl M 222 ▐ 7 accent ` 254 ■ # accent `
159 ƒ - accent f 191 ┐ Shf Alt E 223 ▀ 8 accent ` 255 @ accent `
File Conversion
Remove page breaks
Both hard and soft Alt F7, F9
Convert tabs and spaces
Tabs to spaces Alt F5, F4, F9
Spaces to tabs Alt F5, F4, F10
Fix line boundary errors
Add carriage return
to line feed Alt F5, F6, F9
Convert WordStar files
Clear high-order bits Alt F5, F2, F9
Remove non-ASCII
Asks about extended chars Alt F4, F6, F10
See MISC.OPERATIONS
Misc. Operations
Word count
Number of bytes, characters,
letters, words in file Alt F4, F3
Mark pair of symbols
Mark (), {}, [], <>, xx Alt F4, F4
Insert current date
E.g., "November 9, 1989" Alt F4, F5
Find non-ASCII characters
Includes font characters Alt F4, F6
Recording Keys
Record a commonly used phrase, or command sequences, to save time typing.
Recorded sequences can be permanently assigned to keys.
To record keystrokes
1. Start recording. Ctl @
2. Press keys to record.
3. Stop recording. Ctl @ (or, to stop w/continuous play, Grey*)
To play back a sequence Grey*
To start numbers mode Ctl ^ (used to put a sequence into ED.DEF)
To assign a sequence to a key
1. Record the sequence, as above.
2. Edit the edit control file, normally ED.DEF.
3. Start a new, blank line.
4. Press Ctl ^ to start Numbers mode.
5. Press the key you want to assign the sequence to. You see the key's number.
6. Press the Grey* key to play back the sequence (or, just type the sequence).
You see all the numbers for the keys in the sequence.
7. Press Ctl ^ again to end Numbers mode.
See CONTROL FILES
Undelete/Undo
There are many ways to recover from mistakes.
Delete
When you delete a word, a line, or a block, the deleted text is copied to an
area called the "hold". If you delete several words or lines in a row, all of
them go into the hold together.
To un-delete, press Ctl F4. This copies the hold to your file at the cursor.
Move
When you move a block of text with F6, the second "bookmark" is set to the
original location of the block.
To undo a move, press Shf Ctl End then F6 (assuming the block is still marked).
Copy
To undo a block copy, press F4 twice (assuming the block is still marked).
Jump
When you jump to a new location using:
1. Search or spell check (Grey+ or Grey-)
2. Jump to the start or end of the file (Shf Grey+ or Shf Grey-)
3. Jump to a numbered line or page (Alt F9)
or do some other operations, Lite sets the second bookmark to the old location.
To undo a jump, press Shf Ctl End to jump back to the second bookmark.
General Editing
When you edit, your actions only affect the file in your computer's memory.
It is only when you save your file to disk that the changes become permanent.
To restore your file to the way it was the last time you saved it:
1. Press F1 then F9 then F6 then F10.
If your file is saved to disk and you want the original version back again,
you need a backup file, a copy of the file under another name. When you edit
a file, Lite asks if you want to create a backup copy. To use a backup file:
1. From DOS, rename the original file some other name, just in case.
If your backup copy is OK, you can delete this file later.
2. Then rename the backup file to the same name as your original file.
Control Files
Edit control files and Print control files may be customized to meet your needs,
or to fix some keyboard problems.
Useful Edit Control File Customizations
Place one to a line. Save changes (F1 then F3) then reload
the edit control file (F2 then F6) to try out your changes.
429:"/e" Default filename suffix, no backup on file switch
400:725 Turn on automatic spell checking when you start
270:420 Redefine Tab Key to insert spaces. Pushes text in
push mode, overwrites in overwrite mode.
M:399 Redefine Ctl M to be Alt Space Bar (Hide/Show toggle)
S:"T. Catz" Redefine Ctl S to enter name
Switches
%C Turn on Color for color monitors
%F Ctl-Z (code 26) ends files
%G Help file never loads
%I Save every 2000 inserts
%M Menu descriptions on as default
%O Keyboard compatibility switch
%P Punctuation separates words
%R Save every 10 minutes
%S Sticky shifts on
%U Block all paragraph reformat
Settings
&B:7 Visual beep and bell, 0=no bell, 1=visual, 7=both
&C:5 Cursor fixed thickness, 1=thinnest, 5=thickest;
or, set monitor type, 6= CGA, 7= MGA, 8= EGA, 9= VGA
&F:3 File lock status, 3 locks all files (for DOS SHARE command)
&I:n Changes number inserts for %I, or just reminder if no %I
&J:19 16 turns on extended keyboard, +3 swaps CapLock and right Ctl keys
&K:20 Keyboard repeat rate (0 to 31) and delay (32, 64, 96)
&L:7 End of line display character, decimal code
&M:2 Multi-row screen display, 1=single, 2=double
&R:n Changes number of minutes for %R; or just reminder if no %R
Print Control File Customization
$A Printer already prints accented characters
$I End of page sequence (code 12) opposite of $Q
$Q Suppress end of page sequence, advance line by line
$nnn=nnn Decimal code of character in file now prints with new code number
# Font Lines
# lines in both edit and print control files define fonts.
In the print control file, the line has control code sequences for the font.
In the Edit control file, the lines change screen display attributes.
File Operations
These commands help you with file housekeeping.
Rename
File in memory F1, F5
Copy
File in memory to disk file Alt F1, F6
Delete
Disk file Alt F1, F7
Organize
Display directory Alt F1, F8
See SWITCHING FILES
Numbering
Use automatic numbering for footnotes, lines, and outlines. You enter a
Numbering Sequence that is translated into a sequential series of numbers
when you repage. See REPAGING. See HEADERS/FOOTERS for page numbering.
First create a unique numbering sequence. Each sequence element contains:
1. An Alt N font character ()
2. A number, perhaps with leading spaces for alignment
3. A symbol (anything but a digit or letter, including a space)
When you Repage, the numbers or letters become sequential.
The symbol, which indicates the sequence, remains the same.
Example
( is the Alt N font character)
1. Cats
3. Dogs
2. Mice
After repage:
1. Cats
2. Dogs
3. Mice
Footnote Numbering
Use Alt N to number footnote entries. Start each entry with Alt N and the
number or letter and symbol for the series. Repage, and the numbers update
to the current order of the footnotes in the document. In this example, the
actual footnote number ends with "." and the footnote reference with "]":
This is the reference [9] to cats.
.DB
9. This is footnote text about cats.
.DQ
See DOT LINES, FOOTNOTES
Reformatting
This topic covers paragraph reformatting, which keeps paragraphs in the margins.
For other formatting topics, see FORMAT MENU, PARAGRAPH STYLE, and PAGE LAYOUT.
F7 does a manual reformat of a paragraph, or all paragraphs in a marked block.
Wordwrap means that as you type, when you get to the right margin, the word you
are typing moves to the next line automatically.
Automatic reformat means that as you edit, the entire paragraph you are working
on stays between the margins automatically.
Shf F7 toggles between three reformat modes. The Status line shows:
Wrap- Wordwrap and automatic reformat off
Wrap+ Wordwrap on, automatic reformat off
Para+ Automatic reformat on
Ruler letters can also control reformatting:
(above) Letter Y in Ruler line means reformat is controlled by the Shf F7 key.
ParA+ Letter A in Ruler line forces automatic reformat on.
ParN- Letter N in Ruler line forces all reformatting off, including F7 key.
Controlling Reformatting
To keep lines or paragraphs from joining with the next one:
1. Put an N Mini-Ruler above the lines or paragraphs, and a Y Mini-Ruler below.
To enter a Mini-Ruler, enter an Alt-G then the letter (Y or N) on an empty
line, or use the Alt F6 Format Menu.
Or,
2. End every line with an Alt K, the Keep Paragraph font character.
Centered and Flush Right Lines
There are two ways to center or flush right between the left and right margins:
1. The letter C or F in the Ruler line at the right margin will do it.
2. Shf F8 centers, and Ctl F8 sets flush right, a line or marked block.
See CHANGE MARGINS, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, RULER LINES
Windows
Windows are created by splitting the screen in two with the Ruler Line.
You can display two portions of the same file or two different files,
and mark and move blocks between them.
To create windows
1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen. Press F2.
2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to a window. All cursor and editing keys
stay in that window. You have two "windows" into the same file.
3. To edit a second file in a window, press F1 then F6 to switch files.
To move between windows
1. Press F2 to jump to Ruler line.
2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to the other window.
To close windows
1. Place cursor in the window you want to keep.
2. Press F2 then F2. The cursor jumps to the Ruler and the Ruler is removed.
To move text between windows
1. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F7 at the start and end of the block.
2. Move between windows as described above (F2 then Up or Down Arrow).
If this switches to another file, the status line says IMPORT.
3. Position cursor and press F3 to copy or F6 to move.
If the block was in another file, it is still there, even if you do a move.
Copy/Move Text
Moving within a file
1. Start marking text with F6.
2. Move cursor, end marking with F6.
3. Move cursor to new location.
4. Press F6 to move marked text.
5. Press F5 to remove highlighting.
Copying within a file
1. Start marking text with F3 (or F6).
2. Move cursor, end marking with F3.
3. Move cursor to new location.
4. Press F3 to copy marked text.
5. Press F5 to remove highlighting.
Copying to a file - stay in this file, append to or replace named file
1. Start marking text with Ctl F6 (or F6).
2. End marking with Ctl F6.
3. Type in file name, press Enter.
Copying to a file - select block, switch to other file, insert at cursor
1. Start marking with F3 or F6.
2. Move cursor, end with F3 or F6
3. Press F1, then F6 to switch files.
4. Type filename, then press enter.
5. Press Esc or F9 for backup option.
6. The status line says IMPORT.
7. Press F3 (or F6) to insert.
8. Press F5 to remove highlighting.
Insert a file
1. Locate cursor at insert point.
2. Press Ctl F3.
3. Type file name, press Enter.
Moving characters
Transpose character left with Shf Bksp, or right with Shf Esc.
Slide text right/left (Slide boxes by marking with Ctl F7 first)
1. Mark text with F3 or F6.
2. Position cursor at insert/delete point.
3. Press Shf Ins or Shf Del.
4. Type number of spaces to move right (Ins) or left (Del).
5. Press Enter.
See BOX OPERATIONS, STATUS LINE, WINDOWS
Find/Replace
Set Find and Replace text
1. Press F9.
2. Insert chars/text to find.
3. Press F10.
4. Insert chars/text to replace.
Search for Find text
Forward once Grey+ (or Ctl-L)
Backward once Grey- (or Ctl-O)
For next non-ASCII Alt F4 F6
Replace text
Replace once F10
Swap find and replace Ctl F10
Repeat replace Alt F10, F9
Un-replace Alt F10, F10
Find/Replace Wild Cards
Current Find text F2
Marked text F3
"Unwild" space, letter,
Alt A, D, J, M, X, Z F4
Letter or number F5
Symbol or blank F6
Any character F7
Line boundary F8
Space matches spaces, fonts, and line bounds.
Lower case letters match their upper case and accented versions.
The F4 wild card before a space or lower case letter makes it match exactly.
Page Layout
Page Layout means top and bottom margins, header and footer lines, printed
left margin, right margin (or line width), and line spacing. You set the
page layout with Dot lines and a Ruler Line at the start of your text file.
The Formatting Menu (Alt F6) can help you enter these lines.
Dot Line Default Controls
.XT:lines .XT:4 top margin
.XB:lines .XB:8 bottom margin
.X:spaces .X:0 printed left margin
.H:header (none) header line (up to 8)
.F:header (none) footer line (up to 8)
.S:lines/in .S:6 inter-line spacing
.M:number .M:1 multiple line spacing
Sample letter:
.XT:3 top margin, 3 lines or 0.5 inch
.XB:3 bottom margin, 3 lines or 0.5 inch
.X:15 printed left margin, 15 spaces or 1.5 inches
.F:$$$ footer, the page number
.M:2 double spaced
See DOT LINES, PARAGRAPH STYLE
Repaging
Repaging inserts soft page breaks in a file so you can see where page breaks
occur, based on the page length (.L). In Hide mode (Alt Space Bar) soft page
breaks display as a single dashed line, while hard breaks are a double line.
The Page Breaks Menu (Alt F7) helps you locate, move, and convert page breaks.
To repage, press Alt F7. You get the repage menu:
Esc F1 F3.View F5.Repage-all F7.Next-page F9.Del-all-breaks Ctl-PgUpDn: n
F3 View
Toggles Preview mode on or off. In this mode, you see pages in a reduced,
graphical way. You can't read the words, but you can see margins, headers,
footers, footnotes, etc., and get a feel for how it will look when printed.
Use the Ctl PgUp and Ctl PgDn keys to view all of your pages.
F5 Repage-all
Repages your entire file.
F7 Next-page
Repages only to the next page break.
F9 Del-all-breaks
Deletes all soft and hard page breaks in your file, after you press F9 again.
Ctl PgDn (and Ctl PgUp)
These keys go to the next (or prior) place a page break would occur.
Shf PgDn (and Shf PgUp)
These keys adjust a page break line up or down on the page.
After a repage, adjust the position of the page breaks in the following ways:
* Enter Hard Page Breaks with Alt-T to force page breaks.
* Enter Soft Page Breaks with Shf-Alt-T (but Repage will move them).
* Add or delete blank lines, and repage again.
* Change the page length (default is 66 lines) with a .L line
(or the body length with a .LB Dot line) and repage again.
See DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT, PRINTING
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Cursor Moves
Left
Character Left Arrow
Screen edge Shf Left Arrow
Word Ctl Left Arrow
Margin Home
Previous
Tab Shf Tab
Page Ctl PgUp
Paragraph Shf Ctl PgUp
Sentence Shf Ctl Left Arrow
Right
Character Right Arrow
Screen edge Shf Right Arrow
Word Ctl Right Arrow
Margin Shf End
Next
Tab Tab
Page Ctl PgDn
Paragraph Shf Ctl PgDn
Sentence Shf Ctl Right Arrow
Up
Line Up Arrow
Screen top Shf Up Arrow
Start of block Shf Alt -
Top of file Shf Grey + (or Alt +)
Screen Shf PgUp
Down
Line Down Arrow
Screen bottom Shf Down Arrow
End of block Shf Alt +
End of file Shf Grey - (or Alt -)
Screen Shf PgDn
Bookmarks
Set first Bookmark Ctl Home
Jump to first Bookmark Ctl End
Set second Bookmark Shf Ctl Home
Jump to second Bookmark Shf Ctl End
The second bookmark is set before jumps and at the source of a moved block.
Cursor location
Jump to line in file Alt F9 line
Jump to start of page Alt F9 F10 page
Jump to line on page Alt F9 line F10 page
When you press Alt F9, the Top Line is a menu:
F9:Line xx/xx in file. F10:Page xx/xx.
The second number, after the "/", is the number of lines or pages in the file.
Fixing Typos
There are a few keys used over and over for basic character editing.
When you move the cursor to an existing character and type, in Over mode you
type over the character, and in Push mode you push the line to the right.
The Scroll Lock key toggles between Push and Over mode (shown on Status Line).
When you type the wrong letter, press the Bksp key to back up and re-type it.
The Del key deletes one character at the cursor, and the Ins key inserts one
space at the cursor. You can use the two together to push text left or right.
To transpose two letters, press Shf Esc on the first, or Shf Bksp on the second.
To change upper to lower case, or vice versa, press the F8 key.
Paragraph Style
This topic covers two kinds of paragraph controls:
The type of right margin: justified, ragged right, etc.
The type of left margin: normal, forced, floating, etc.
You set these options with two letters in the Ruler Line, one at the
left margin (L, K, I, H) and the other at the right margin (R, J, C, F).
Right Margin Types
The right margin letter marks the right edge of every paragraph.
The letter you use determines the way the paragraph will look.
R: Ragged Right Margin
This is a normal, simple right margin. No extra "soft spaces" are added to
make the lines look different, so the right side looks "ragged".
L-----------------------------------R
This is a paragraph with a ragged
right margin. Each line fits inside
the right margin.
J: Justified Right margin
With a J right margin, each line in the paragraph (except the last) is padded
with "soft spaces" so it looks even on the right side. Soft spaces look like
little dots in Show mode, and like spaces in Hide mode or when printed.
L-----------------------------------J
This ·paragraph ·has ·been ·justified
with a J ·right ·margin. ··Each ·line
is filled out, except the last.
C: Centered Right Margin
The C right margin centers every line in the paragraph, using soft spaces.
L-----------------------------------C
··This paragraph has been centered···
··········using a C margin.··········
F: Flush-Right Right Margin
The F right margin forces every line to the far right, using soft spaces.
L-----------------------------------F
········This paragraph is flush-right
···················using an F margin.
Left Margin Types
The left margin letter tells Lite how to decide when a paragraph starts.
Usually, the L left margin works best. The others are for special cases.
Although you can place the L where you want your printed left margin,
most people prefer to keep the left margin in the first column, and set
the amount of printed space on the left with the .X Dot command.
L: Normal Left Margin
The L left margin gives normal paragraphs, each starting with a line
(perhaps indented) followed by lines that start at the left margin.
Wordwrap wraps to the left margin.
Example:
L---P-------------------------------R
The P margin (not a left margin)
sets the first line of a paragraph.
It can be left or right of the left
margin for all paragraph styles. The
P is optional. You can space or tab
to the first line indent. The Enter
key goes to the P margin.
Not a Paragraph - This looks like
one paragraph, but actually each
line starts a new paragraph, because
they do not start at the L margin.
K: Forced Left Margin
The K left margin letter forces all lines to the K left margin.
This is handy if you need to change the left margin.
To indent the first line, use a P margin.
Example:
K---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
When reformatted, these
lines will all
line up with the K in the Ruler.
I: Indented, Floating Left Margin
The I left margin is handy for normal indented paragraphs with different left
margins, such as quotes. Wordwrap goes to the indent of the line above.
Example:
I---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Enter takes the cursor to the I.
&&&&"Following lines will wrap
at the indent above. "
(&'s are spaces you typed.)
Hanging Indent - Three methods:
1. Shf Enter: use to align new lines under the indent of the line above.
Good for lists. For example:
L---+---T1---+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Here's a list: <Enter>
&&&1. Cats are cranky. <Shf Enter>
2. Cats drag in mice. <Shf Enter>
3. (& is a space you type)
2. P margin outdent: If many sections are to use exactly the same hanging
outdent, a Ruler with a P to the left of an L is useful. For example:
P---+---L1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Press enter and cursor goes to P,
while wrapping will be to
the L margin.
3. H left margin: For a quick hanging indent, or indenting to more than one
left margin, use the H Ruler letter. Wordwrap goes to the indent of the
line above. For example:
H---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Enter takes the cursor to the H.
&&&&&Wrap below this line uses the
indent of the line above.
(& is a space you typed)
See CHANGE MARGINS, RULER LINES
Ruler Lines
A Ruler Line is a Guide Line that sets paragraph margins, indents, and tabs.
It can also turn reformatting on or off. Every Ruler Line starts with an
invisible Alt-G, and contains capital letters used by Lite, plus lower case
letters, dashes, etc. for your own use. For Ruler letters and options, see
ENHANCING TEXT, CHANGE MARGINS, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, REFORMATTING.
There's a default Ruler in the edit control file (ED.DEF). You can also EMBED
a Ruler in a text file, or in your edit control files. The current Ruler is
the most recent embedded Ruler, or if none, the most recent control file Ruler.
Display the current Ruler line and the Window/Ruler Menu with F2.
Ruler Line Options:
F2 Display/remove current Ruler line.
F2, F4 Embed current Ruler into text; saved with file, doesn't print.
F2, F6 Read a control file, which may contain a new Ruler line.
F2, Grey+ Make the next Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.
F2, Grey- Make the prior Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.
You can edit an embedded Ruler as text, or press F2 at or below it
to edit in Ruler mode. To embed a modified version of a Ruler:
1. Press F2.
2. Find the Ruler you want with Grey-.
3. Press F4 to embed it.
4. Press F2 again to edit it in Ruler mode.
5. Or just edit the Ruler as normal text.
You can also use the Formatting Menu (Alt F6) to set most common Ruler line
options for you. You can set the right margin position and type, regular
tab stops, paragraph first line indent, and reformat control.
Mini-Rulers are just an Alt-G followed by a right margin letter.
They only change the right margin or reformat mode in use.
Example:
L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--R
C
the C mini-ruler above centers the next line, the same as:
L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--C
You could use a Mini-Ruler to center a title over text using the current Ruler
by placing a "C" Mini-Ruler above the title, and a "R" Mini-Ruler below it to
return to a ragged right margin for the body of the text.
Tab Stops
Put a T in the Ruler line where you want a tab stop. The Tab key stops at
the margin letters, too.
Put a D in the Ruler line where you want a decimal tab stop. When you Tab to
a decimal tab stop and type a number, the number will slide to the left until
you type the decimal point. This aligns all the decimal points under the D.
Margin Letters
The different left and right margin letters are covered in PARAGRAPH STYLE.
Ruler Letter Summary
┌───────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────┐
│Left Margins │Between Margins │Right Margins │
│ H Hanging autoindent │ A Auto-reformat always ON │ C Center text │
│ I Normal autoindent │ D Decimal tab │ F Flush right text │
│ K Force left margin │ N Auto-reform. always OFF │ J Justify right text │
│ L Left margin │ P Paragraph margin │ R Ragged right text │
│ │ T Tab stop │ │
│ │ Y Auto-reformat on Shf F7 │ │
├───────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────┤
│ Temp. Margin CTL-[ Left CTL-\ Paragraph CTL-] Right │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
See WINDOWS
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