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Word Processor Help File - Select Choice or Press Esc to Quit
1 - Cursor Controls
2 - Edit Commands
3 - Function Key Commands
4 - Imbedded Printer Commands
5 - On Screen Block Formatting and Centering of Text
6 - Block Copy and Boiler Plate File Merge
7 - Mail List Merge with Sample List File
8 - Sample Format for Mail List Merge Letter
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Cursor Commands/Controls:
Character Left = Ctrl-S : Character Left = <Left Arrow> Key
Character Right = Ctrl-D : Character Right = <Right Arrow> Key
Move to Word Right = Ctrl-I : Move to Word Right= <Tab> Key
Move to Word Left = Ctrl-O : Word to Word Left = Shift <Tab> Key
Move to Line Up = Ctrl-E : Line to Line Up = <Up Arrow> Key
Move to Line Down = Ctrl-X : Line to Line Down = <Down Arrow> Key
To Start of Line = Ctrl-A : To Start of Line = <Home> Key
To End Of Line = Ctrl-F To End Of Line = <End> Key
Next Page Forward = Ctrl-C : Next Page Forward = <Pg Dn> Key
Next Page Back = Ctrl-R : Next Page Back = <Pg Up> Key
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Edit Commands/Controls:
Delete Character = Ctrl-G : Delete Character = <Del> Key
Delete Char Left = Ctrl-H : Delete Char Left = <Backspace> Key
Delete Line = Ctrl-Y : Word Wrap ON/OFF = Ctrl-W
Cancel Delete = Ctrl-P (or move cursor to new line to Copy)
Insert/Overwrite = Ctrl-V : Insert/Overwrite = <Ins> Key
Quit input session = Ctrl-Z : Quit input session= F10
Mark Top of Block = Ctrl-T : Mark Bottom Block = Ctrl-B
Kopy Marked Block = Ctrl-K : Save Marked Block = F9
Delete a Marked Block by placing the cursor within a Marked Block
and then pressing "Ctrl-K" followed by pressing letter 'Y'.
To insert Blank Line, Press <Return> key while at start of line
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Function Key Commands:
Move to top of file = F1 Key : Move to end of file = F2 Key
Find a word in file = F3 Key : Find a word in file = F4 Key
Uppercase a letter = F5 Key : Lowercase a letter = F6 Key
Center Text on line = F7 Key : Format Paragraph = F8 Key
Save current file = F9 Key : Quit input session = F10 Key
Re-Format paragraph = Shift F8 (re-formats with left justify only)
Note: If a Block is Marked then F9 will save it instead of the current
file. A Prompt will request a file name for a Marked Block. You may
clear a Marked Block by pressing Ctrl-T an Ctrl-B while on the same line.
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Imbedded Printer Commands:
Underline text = {UL} : Bold Print = {BP}
NewPage = {NP} :
Place one command in your text at the place where the print command
is to begin and then place another where the command stops.
For example:
On this line {BP}This will be in Bold Print{BP} and this will not.
On this line {UL}This will be Underlined{UL} and this will not.
Placing {NP} on an otherwise blank line will cause a form feed to
be sent to your printer during the print function.
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ON SCREEN FORMATING:
Re-Format a Paragraph
Place cursor on first line of paragraph to be re-formed.
Press Function Key "F8" to re-form the paragraph with right and left
justification in a block format. Press "Shift F8" to re-form with
standard or left justification only.
Paragraphs greater than 5000 characters or 66 lines, can not be
re-formated properly and will have a blank line inserted when the
formater reaches its' maximum limits.
Centering
To center text on a line place cursor at the beginning of the line
and press function key "F7" . All text on the current line will be
centerd.
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A BLOCK of text such as a paragraph, may be MARKED and copied to another
location. The copied BLOCK of text is not automatically deleted from its
original location. (See note below.)
Mark Top of BLOCK to be copied by placing the cursor anywhere on the Top
line of the BLOCK/Paragraph and press "CTRL-T" (remember T is for Top)
Next - Move the cursor to the Bottom line of the BLOCK you want copied
and press "CTRL-B" (remember B is for Bottom).
Finally, move the cursor to the beginning of the line where you want to
to move the BLOCK of text to and Press "CTRL-K" (remember K is for Kopy).
NOTE: "CTRL-K" will delete a block if the cursor is within it.
Mark and Copy BLOCK Commands: Mark Top of Text Block = Ctrl-T
Mark Bottom of Text Block = Ctrl-B
Copy Marked Text Block = Ctrl-K
You may copy or load in a text file from disk, at the cursor location,
by using the Ctrl-L command (remember L is for Load). You will be prompt-
ed for a file name when using the Ctrl-L Command. The cursor should be
on a blank line. Only 66 lines maximum maybe loaded using Ctrl-L.
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Mail List Merge:
Name and address files may be merged to a form letter by creating
a disk text file where the data to merged is delimited by the "@"
at sign. The following is an example of the format. You must end
the file with double at signs "@@" on the last line.
Tom Jones
1234 East Main St
New York, NY 00123
@
Ralph Edwards
1234 South Ave
Los Angeles, CA 98654
@@
More on Next Page
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Place the following in the letter at the place you want to merge
the name and address "{@}". You may also merge the first name of
the first line of each address by placing the following symbols
in your letter "{^}". The last name of the first line may be
inserted with "{^^}". See the Sample files: NAMES.TXT and LETTER.TXT.
Sample Letter Format:
12 November 1984
{@}
Dear Mr {^} {^^},
I hope the {^^} family is doing well.
Regards
Tom Jones