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.TOPIC:
Contents
════════════════════CONTENTS════════════════════════════════════
There are Two Help Sections in the file. The first is Settings
Help the second is Edit Help. Select the desired section. You
will then be able to select the specific Topic for which you
need help.
To select a subject press the Tab key to Highlight the desired
section then press Enter. With a mouse Click on the desired
section.
Settings Help Edit Help
Selecting Text Selecting Menu Items
In Case Of Trouble Navigation Keys
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.TOPIC:
Settings Help
══════════════════SETTINGS HELP═════════════════════════════════
Select the Topic for which you want Help. Either Click the mouse
on the Topic - or - use the TAB key to highlight the Topic and
then press ENTER.
SETTINGS: PRINT: START: EXIT:
Margins Current Driver/Port Edit Screen Return Dos
Word Wrap Support Shell Dos
Date/Time Stamp New Driver
Box Set New Port
AI Keys
Auto Save
Save Config File
Load Config File
Screen Blank
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.TOPIC:
Selecting Menu Items
════════════════════SELECTING MENU ITEMS════════════════════════
Throughout this help file reference is made to Select the Menu
Item you want.
You can select menu items with the Keyboard or the Mouse.
KeyBoard:
By pressing the ALT key down and holding it there you
will see one of the letters of the pull down menu items
become highlighted. While holding the ALT key down press
the highlighted letter of the menu item you desire. A
pull down window will open. Each item in the pull down
window will have a highlighted letter. Press the letter
of the item you desire.
Another way is to move the light bar to the Menu Item
you want and press Enter. To move the light bar use the
Left/Right Arrow keys.
Mouse:
Simply click the Left Button on the menu item you desire.
Once the pull down menu opens click the Left Button on
the item you want.
Quick Keys:
Many of the items in the pull down menus have Quick Keys.
For Example this Help File activates from the Main Menu
or the Edit Screen by pressing F1.
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.TOPIC:
Selecting Text
══════════════════════SELECTING TEXT═══════════════════════════
Throughout this help file reference is made to Select the desired
text.
You can select text with the Keyboard or the Mouse.
Keyboard:
With the cursor keys place the cursor on the top left
hand character of the word/phrase you want to select.
Press a Shift Key down and hold it down. With cursor
keys move the cursor to the far right hand bottom corner
of the word/phrase you want to select. As you move the
cursor the text will highlight. Once you have highlighted
all the text you want release, the Shift Key.
Mouse:
Click the Left Mouse Button on the top left hand
character of the word/phrase you want to select.
Hold the Left Button down and Drag the Mouse to the
far right hand bottom corner of the word/phrase you want
to select. Once you have highlighted all the text you
want release the Left Mouse Button.
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.TOPIC:
Margins
═══════════════════════════MARGINS══════════════════════════════
You can set 4 different margins in TP-ET.
Top Margin: determines how many blank lines at the top of each
page before the first line of text begins.
Bottom Margin: determines how many blank lines will be at the
bottom of each page.
3 blank lines at the Top and 3 blank lines
at the Bottom are the minimums for every page of text. The
maximum lines of text on any page is 60. The reason for this is
TP-ET must remain compatible with all printers. Laser printers
only allow 60 lines of text on a page. The amount of allowed
lines of text will be determined by your Top/Bottom settings.
Left Margin: sets the start of each line of text.
Right Margin: sets the end of each line of text.
To set the margins use the Scroll Bar for each setting:
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Word Wrap
══════════════════════WORD WRAP═════════════════════════════════
There are 2 states that you can use to type a document using TP-ET
1: Word Wrap ON 2: Word Wrap Off
With Word Wrap ON as you type your text it will wrap to the
next line when you reach your Right Margin. Words will not be
broken in two. The last space character will determine where a
line wraps.
With Word Wrap OFF text will continue on the current line past
the Right Margin. It is possible for you to type up to 30,000
character on 1 line of text. 30,000 is the maximum capacity of
TP-ET.
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.TOPIC:
Date/Time Stamp
═══════════════════DATE/TIME STAMP══════════════════════════════
You can choose between 4 Date Stamps and 3 Time Stamps.
Use the TAB key to move from Option Button to Option Button and
press the Space Bar on the setting you desire. Use the mouse to
Click the setting you desire.
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.TOPIC:
Box Set
═══════════════════════════BOX SET══════════════════════════════
You may use the Shift-FKey combos to draw boxes in your document.
You have 4 different box sets you can choose from.
1: Double Vertical Double Horizontal
2: Single Vertical Single Horizontal
3: Double Vertical Single Horizontal
4: Single Vertical Double Horizontal
Mouse:
Click the Box Set you want then Click Accept or Cancel.
KeyBoard:
Use the TAB key to focus the Option Buttons. Use the Up/Down
arrow keys to select a Box Set. Use the TAB key to focus
Accept or Cancel and press ENTER.
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.TOPIC:
AI Keys
══════════════════AI KEYS (AUTO INSERT KEYS)════════════════════
AI keys can be programmed with text that can be automatically
inserted into your document. You can have up to 10 AI keys
programmed with up to 35 characters each.
Simply type in the text you want to be assigned to the AI keys
A0 - A9. By accepting the text you have typed in the AI keys
will be saved to disk in a file called TPET.AI. This file will
be created/updated in the current default Drive/Directory.
Mouse:
Click the AI key you wish to program. Type in your text.
Click Accept to save the keys or Cancel to close the
Dialog box without any changes.
KeyBoard:
Use the TAB key to focus the AI key you wish to program.
Type in the text you want then use the TAB key to focus
Accept. Press ENTER to save the keys or use the TAB key to
focus Cancel then ENTER to close the Dialog box without
any changes.
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.TOPIC:
Auto Save
════════════════════════AUTO SAVE═══════════════════════════════
Auto Save has two states ON / OFF. If Auto Save is ON then
TP-ET will save your document every 10 mins. If you have not yet
named the document you will be prompted for a name and whether
you want it to be a .LET file. You can also turn Auto Save
ON/OFF from the Edit Screen under the Options Menu.
Mouse:
Click either Yes or No.
Keyboard:
Use the TAB key to focus your desired response, then press
ENTER.
_________________________________________
From the Edit Screen:
Mouse:
Click OPTIONS; Click Auto Save
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-O or Highlight OPTIONS and press Enter.
Press A or Highlight Auto Save and press Enter.
Short Cut Key:
Press F7
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.TOPIC:
Save Config File
═══════════════════════SAVE CONFIG FILE═════════════════════════
All of your document settings can be saved to a Configuration
file on disk named TP-ET.CNF. If you generally use the same
settings with all documents saving your settings will save you
time whenever you use TP-ET. The first thing TP-ET looks for
when it loads is TP-ET.CNF. If it is found all settings are
loaded into memory and become the default settings. If TP-ET.CNF
does not exist then built in default settings are used.
Mouse:
Click Yes/No.
KeyBoard:
Use the TAB key to focus your desired response then press
ENTER.
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.TOPIC:
Load Config File
═══════════════════════LOAD CONFIG FILE═════════════════════════
The reason for re-loading the settings in TP-ET.CNF are; if you
have adjusted any of the settings after starting TP-ET those
settings remain in effect. If you want to go back to your usual
settings simply select Load Config File from the Settings Menu
and all of your normal default settings will be re-established.
You can also re-load TP-ET.CNF from the File Menu in the
Edit Screen.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Screen Blank
═══════════════════════SCREEN BLANK═════════════════════════════
If you are already using a Screen Blank utility you don't need
to use this feature. Screen Blank is not a true Screen Saver
utility. What is happening is a blank form is placed on your
screen with the color's set to Black on Black. This in effect
Blanks your screen. The reason for this method is simplicity and
compatibility. This method works with all video adapters. To
bring the screen back to it's original display simply Click a
mouse button or press the ENTER key. This feature is also
avalable in the Edit Screen Options Menu.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Current Driver/Port
═══════════════════CURRENT DRIVER/PORT══════════════════════════
The current loaded printer driver and output port will be
displayed. If no printer driver or port was ever selected than
the default printer driver Generic will be used and LPT1 will be
the port.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Support
══════════════════════SUPPORT═══════════════════════════════════
All enhanced printer functions are displayed IE: Bold/Italic etc.
If the enhanced function is supported by the current loaded
printer driver a Check mark will appear under the Yes column, if
not the Check mark will be under the No column.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
New Driver
═══════════════════════NEW DRIVER═════════════════════════════════════════
The New Driver Selection will open a List Box with all the
available Printers that TP-ET supports. This list is stored in
TPPRN.DAT the driver codes are in TPPRN.DRV. If either of these
files are not found in the default Drive/Diretory an error message
will appear. The list that appears will be a combination of over
50 printers. Generally selecting one of these drivers will
be compatible with your printer. You should first check your
printer manual to see what printers your printer can emulate.
You should also pay particular attention to any reference in
your printer manuals as to any dip switches that must be set
before the desired emulation can take effect. Generally once
you have set the dip switches it is a good idea to turn the
printer off than back on to make sure the effects take place.
The file ETPRN.DRV contains the codes and Printer
Port of the current loaded driver.
Mouse:
Click Printer then Click New Driver. When the List Box
appears use the Scroll Bar to view the list of Printers.
Click the Printer you desire and Click Accept. Clicking
Cancel retains the current Printer Driver.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-P or HighLight Printer and press ENTER. Select the
HighLight letter for New Driver or use the Up/Down arrow
keys to HighLight New Driver and press ENTER. When the
List Box displays the Printers, use the Up/Down arrow
keys or Page Up/Page Down to view the Printers. Use the
Up/Down Arrow keys to HighLight the desired Printer.
Use the TAB key to focus OK to load the new driver or
focus Cancel to retain the current Printer Driver.
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.TOPIC:
New Port
══════════════════════NEW PORT══════════════════════════════════
The New Port Selection will open a window with 3 option buttons.
The current port will have a check mark. You may send printer
output to either LPT1 - LPT2 - LPT3. If you are sending
output to a COM Port be sure to intialize the port first from
DOS. Consult your DOS manual for directions on initializing.
Select Printer then select New Port. Check the Port you want
to use for printer output.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Edit Screen
════════════════════START═══════════════════════════════════════
Start does not pull down a window it changes you from the
Settings (Main Screen) to the Edit Screen. The Edit Screen is
where you type in your document. It has it's own Pull Down
Menus. There are many options and enhancements in the Pull Down
Menus of the Edit Screen. Use Start when you have your Margins
and other settings the way you want them for the document you
are about to create.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Return Dos
═══════════════════════RETURN TO DOS════════════════════════════
Return to Dos serves one purpose to exit TP-ET and return to the
DOS prompt. Always use Return to DOS to exit the program. If you
exit any other way you may leave file/s open. Doing so you run
the risk of losing all text in the file.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Shell Dos
══════════════════════SHELL TO DOS══════════════════════════════
Shell to Dos allows you to return to DOS and still leave TP-ET
in memory. This is handy if you need to format a new disk
because of low disk space. Remember, TP-ET is still in memory
so you will have little RAM memory available for loading another
program. Shell to Dos is also available from the Edit Screen in
the File Menu. To return to TP-ET at the DOS prompt type:
EXIT [ENTER]. You will be returned to whichever Screen from
which you selected Shell to Dos.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Using Help
════════════════════════USING HELP══════════════════════════════
Selecting a Help link
---------------------
With a mouse - click on phrases outlined by two triangles.
With the keyboard - Press TAB or Shift-TAB to select a link.
Press ENTER to jump to that topic.
Scrolling the Help window
-------------------------
With a mouse - click on the horizontal or vertical scroll bars.
With the keyboard - press the cursor navigation keys.
Closing the Help window
-----------------------
With a mouse - double click on the window's control box.
With the keyboard - press Ctrl-F4.
Press ESC
Command Buttons
---------------
Use a mouse to click a button or press the letter mentioned
below.
Contents - displays a table of contents for the application's
Help. Press C to select Contents.
Search - opens a dialog box that lists all available Help
topics. Select a topic from the list box and press ENTER.
Press S to select Search.
Back - jumps to the last Help topic viewed.
Press B to select Back.
History - lists the last 20 Help topics viewed. Jump to any
of these topics by selecting from the list box and pressing
ENTER.
Press T to select History.
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.TOPIC:
About TP-ET
═══════════════════ABOUT TP-ET══════════════════════════════════
╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ TP-ET & FRIENDS ║
║ (C) COPYRIGHT ║
║ THUMB PRINT SOFTWARE ║
║ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ║
║ ************************** ║
║ 1570 COLWOOOD RD ║
║ CARO MICHIGAN 48723-9630 ║
║ 517-673-5482 M-F 2:00PM - 7:00PM EST/EDT ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝
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.TOPIC:
Edit Help
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Select the Topic for which you want Help. Either Click the mouse
on the Topic - or - use the TAB key to highlight the Topic and
then press ENTER. Press ESC to close Help Window.
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File Edit Search Codes Box
Inserts Options
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.TOPIC:
File
════════════════════════FILE════════════════════════════════════
Select the Menu Item for which you want Help.
Current File Name
Open Existing File
New File
Merge File
Save File
Save As (New Name)
Save Block
Print File (No Save)
Convert File To ASCII
Exit To Settings Menu
Shell DOS
Load Config File
When To Save As A .LET File
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.TOPIC:
Current File Name
═══════════════════CURRENT FILE NAME════════════════════════════
Current File Name opens a window and shows you the name of the
current file. If the File does not have a file name the window
will tell you.
See Selecting Menu Items Selecting Text
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.TOPIC:
Open Existing File
══════════════════OPEN EXISTING FILE════════════════════════════
A Dialog Box will open. You may select the Drive - Directory
and File you wish to open into the Edit Screen. The current
default Drive/Dir and all files will be shown.
-------------Selecting a Drive---------------------------------
Mouse:
To select another Drive click the down arrow on the Drive
Selector. When the list box opens select a Drive by
clicking on it.
KeyBoard:
Use the TAB key to focus the Drive Selections. Press
the down arrow key until the desired Drive appears.
In both cases if you select a floppy drive it is your
responsibility to see that there is a disk in the
drive.
------------Selecting a Directory------------------------------
Mouse:
In the Directory List Box click on the Drive Letter. This
will show the root Directory of the Drive (if it wasn't
already showing). Once the root Directory is showing click
the Sub-Directory you want. Use this only on drives that
have a Sub-Directory structure. If used on a drive with
only a root directory nothing will happen.
KeyBoard:
Use the TAB key to focus the Directory List Box.
Highlight the Drive Letter if you are not already in
the root Directory. Press Enter and all Sub-Directories
off the root Directory will appear in the List Box.
HighLight the Sub-Directory you want and press Enter.
If used on a drive with only a root directory nothing
will happen.
------------Selecting a File------------------------------------
Mouse:
In the File List Box click the desired file you want to
open. Caution although all files are shown (.EXE .DOC .TXT
ect.) You should only open pure ASCII files or .LET files.
If you try to open another Word Processor's File
unpredictable results could occur. If the selected file is
larger than 30,000 bytes TP-ET will not open it.
KeyBoard:
Use the TAB key to focus the File List Box. Highlight the
desired file and press Enter. Caution although all files
are shown (.EXE .DOC .TXT ect.) You should only open pure
ASCII files or .LET files. If you try to open another
Word Processors's File unpredictable results could occur.
If the selected file is larger than 30,000 bytes TP-ET
will not open it.
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.TOPIC:
New File
═════════════════════NEW FILE═══════════════════════════════════
Use this selection when you want to create a new document. For
example: If you have finished working on a document and have
printed/saved it you can clear the Edit Area by selecting
New File. If you havn't saved the previous document you will be
asked if you want to save it. Once the Edit Area has been cleared
you may start to type the new document. New File allows you to
create as many separate documents as you want without having to
leave the Edit Screen then re-enter it.
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
Merge File
══════════════════════MERGE FILE════════════════════════════════
Merge File will insert at the current cursor position a file
from disk. If the total byte size of the current document and
the Merged File exceed 30,000 bytes an error message will appear
informing you that a document cannot exceed 30,000 bytes. To
Merge a File place the cursor where you want to insert the new
file then select Merge File from the FILE menu item. You should
be aware that whatever you have in the Clipboard will be
replaced by the Merged File. If you have text in the Clipboard
that you have been pasting into your document that text will
be replaced by the Merged File. Make sure the file you merge is
a pure ASCII file or a .LET file. If you try to merge a file
from another Word Processor or a binary file the outcome could
be unpredictable.
Merge File will use Open Existing File to select the file you want
to Merge. See Open Existing File for information on how
to use the Drive/Directory/File list boxes.
Mouse:
Place the cursor where you want the new file to be
merged. Click FILE then Click Merge File. Select the
Drive/Directory/File you want to merge.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-F or Highlight FILE and press Enter. Press M
or Highlight Merge File and press Enter. Select the
Drive/Directory/File you want to merge.
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.TOPIC:
Save File
═════════════════════SAVE FILE══════════════════════════════════
To save the document you are working on use the Save File
selection. If the document you are working on has been loaded
from disk and already has a file name, that is the name that
will be used to save the file. If the file does not have a file name
you will be asked for a file name. You will also see an option box
that you can check by clicking on it or focusing it and pressing
the space bar. This option box will save the document as a .LET file.
If you do not want to save the document as a .LET file then leave
the option box un-checked. If you input a File Name in the Dialog Box
that is the same as a File already existing on disk you will be asked
if you want to over write that file.
See Also: Save As (New Name) Save Block
Mouse:
Click FILE then Click Save File. A Save As Message Box
will open up. Click the option box if you want the document
saved as a .LET file. Click OK to save the document
or Cancel to return to the Edit Screen without saving.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-F or Highlight FILE and press Enter. Press
S or Highlight Save File and press Enter.
A Save As Message Box will open up. Click the option
button if you want the document saved as a .LET file.
Click OK to save the document or Cancel to return to
the Edit Screen without saving.
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.TOPIC:
Save As (New Name)
══════════════════════SAVE AS (NEW NAME)════════════════════════
If you are working on a document that already has a File Name
but you want to save it back to disk using a different name
Save As allows you to input a new File Name. The original file
will still remain on disk. If you input a File Name that already
exists you will be asked if you want to overwrite the file.
If the document does not already have a File Name you will still
be asked for a file name just as you would in Save File.
See Also: Save File Save Block
Mouse:
Click FILE then Click Save As (New Name). If the document
already has a File Name a Dialog Box will open asking you
for a File Name. You may also Click the option box to
save the File as a .LET file. Click OK to save the file
or Cancel to return to the Edit Screen without saving.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-F or Highlight FILE and press Enter. Press
A or Highlight Save As (New Name) and press Enter.
If the document already has a File Name a Dialog Box
will open asking you for a File Name. To save the
document as a .LET file focus the option box and press
the Space Bar. Focus OK to save the document or Cancel
to return to the Edit Screen without saving.
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.TOPIC:
Save Block
═════════════════════SAVE BLOCK═════════════════════════════════
The Save Block selection is handy when you want to save a portion
of a document and not the whole document. You select the section
of the document you want to save, then select Save Block. The
Save As (New Name) Dialog Box will open up. Input a File Name
and check the option box if you want it saved as a .LET File.
If the name you choose already exists you will be asked if you
want to overwrite the File. Caution: the selected section of the
document will be placed in the Clipboard. This will replace
anything that is already in the Clipboard.
See Also: Save File Save As (New Name)
Mouse:
Select the text in the document by Clicking and Holding
the left Mouse Button at the start of the text. Drag the
Mouse to the bottom right corner of the desired text.
Let the left Mouse Button up. The selected text will now
be in reverse video. Click FILE then Click Save Block.
Check the option box if you want the Block to be saved
as a .LET file. Input a name for the Block and Click
Save, or Click Cancel to return to the Edit Screen
without saving.
KeyBoard:
Select the text in the document by placing the cursor
at the first character of the desired block of text.
Hold the Shift Key Down and move the cursor to the
bottom right hand corner of the desired block of text.
The desired block will now be highlighted, you may
let up on the Shift Key. Press ALT-F or Highlight FILE
and Press Enter. Press B or Highlight Save Block and
Press Enter. Using the TAB Key focus the option box if
you want the Block saved as a .LET file and press the
Space Bar. Focus the File Name Text Box and input a
file name for the Block. Focus Save to Save the Block
or focus Cancel to return to the Edit Screen without
saving.
Both Mouse and KeyBoard:
After you Highlight Text it will remain
Highlighted. The best way to remove the
Highlight is to press one of the arrow
keys. DO NOT PRESS A ALPHA/NUMRIC KEY.
You will replace the Entire Block of
Text with that key. If you ever do erase
a block of text this way immediately open
the EDIT Menu and Select UNDO to replace
it.
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.TOPIC:
Print File (No Save)
═══════════════════════PRINT FILE (NO SAVE)═════════════════════
There may be times when you want to type a document but do not
want to save it to disk, yet you do want a printer copy of it.
Print File (No Save) are just for those times. A window will
open up telling you to have your printer on and on line and to
press OK when you are ready to print. If you do not want
to print the document select Cancel. If you do decide to
save a copy of the document to disk you can still select Save
File from the FILE Menu.
See Also Print And Save File
See Selecting Menu Items
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.TOPIC:
When To Save As A .LET File
══════════════════════WHEN TO SAVE AS A .LET FILE═══════════════
Throughout the Help File many references are made to a .LET File.
A .LET file is different in one respect from any other file you
may save in TP-ET. The .LET file also contains all the margin
settings you were using when the file was first saved. When you
load a .LET file into the Edit Screen the Screen will adjust to
these margins. Along with the margin settings the original
Box Set and Date/Time stamp will take effect.
If you plan to add or edit an existing .LET file at some future
time everything will be the same as it was when the file was
originally created.
You would save a document as a .LET file if you plan to add
or edit the file later. If you have embedded printer codes in
the document this doesn't mean that you have to save it as a
.LET file. By loading the file into the Edit Screen and using
the Convert Filt To ASCII selection of the FILE Menu you can
remove all embedded printer codes.
Next time you are asked if you want to save the document as
a .LET file consider the above.
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.TOPIC:
Convert File To ASCII
══════════════════════CONVERT FILE TO ASCII═════════════════════
Convert file removes all embedded printer codes from a document.
By doing this you are left with a pure ASCII file that can be
loaded into any word processor that accepts ASCII files. If you
leave the printer codes in the document and try to load it in
another program the codes could cause unpredictable results in
that program.
Another option under Convert File To ASCII is Remove Codes and
insert Carriage Return and Line Feed at the end of a line. The way
TP-ET saves a file is as one complete strings of characters. In
other words it is possible for a document in TP-ET to be 30,000
characters long all on one line. What Insert CR/LF does is
determines where the end of each line is as it appears in the Edit
Screen and then inserts a CR/LF at that point. It then sends just
that line of text to a disk file.
This is essentially what happens when you print the document.
In order to use this function you MUST HAVE A FILE LOADED FROM
DISK in the Edit Screen. A new file you are working on will
not be accepted. In fact if you look at the File Menu you will
see that Convert File To ASCII will be grayed out. In other
words you will not be able to select it.
With a file loaded from disk select File then select Convert File
To ASCII. Another sub-menu will open up. If you have Word Wrap on
there will be 3 choices. If Word Wrap is off there will be 2
choices. With Word Wrap on you can just remove the embedded
printer codes or remove the codes and add CR/LF to the file. The
3rd choice is Cancel the Convert.
If Word Wrap is off then you can only remove embedded printer codes.
Word Wrap off assumes you have the CR/LF where you want them. That
is why they are not inserted. Also with Word Wrap off your left
margin of the converted file will be at the extreme left margin
(character 1).
See Selecting Menu Items
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Exit To Settings Menu
══════════════════════EXIT TO SETTINGS MENU═════════════════════
When you are through creating/editing/printing documents this
selection will return you to the Settings Menu. From there you
can reset the margin settings as well as all other settings.
If you wish to exit TP-ET then you must use Exit To Settings Menu
so that you can select Return To Dos from the EXIT Menu in
the Settings Menu.
You may use the short cut key CTRL+E to activate this selection
without opening the FILE menu. If the document you have been
working on has changed since last saved you will be asked
if you want to save your work before exiting the Edit Screen.
Short Cut Key:
Press CTRL+E
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Load Config File
═══════════════════════LOAD CONFIG FILE═════════════════════════
The reason for re-loading the settings in TP-ET.CNF are; if you
have adjusted any of the settings after starting TP-ET those
settings remain in effect. If you want to go back to your usual
settings simply select Load Config File from the File Menu
and all of your normal default settings will be re-established.
See Selecting Menu Items
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Edit
════════════════════════EDIT════════════════════════════════════
Select the Menu Item for which you want Help.
Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
Center A Line
Select All
Word Wrap (Edit Screen)
See Also: What is a ClipBoard
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What is a ClipBoard
═══════════════════WHAT IS A CLIPBOARD══════════════════════════
ClipBoard???
Think of the ClipBoard as a temporary storage area for text.
For example: You want to copy a section of text in your
document and insert the same text in another section/s
of the document. One way to do this is to re-type the text
in each section of the document; in fact in TP-ET Ver. 1.0
that was your only way. In Ver. 2.0 you can highlight the
text and copy it to a storage are of memory called the
Clipboard. Whatever text you put in the Clipboard remains
there until it is replaced by new text. In short the
Clipboard cannot contain more than one section of text at
a time. There is one instance where the text in the
Clipboard will be overwritten without you selecting a new
section of text and that is when you are Merging a file
from disk into your document. The merge file from disk is
stored in the Clipboard before it is inserted into your
document.
In short the ClipBoard is nothing more than a scratch pad
that you store text for later use.
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Undo
══════════════════UNDO══════════════════════════════════════════════
Undo can be a life saver. Every time you press a printable key on
the keyboard a copy of your document before the keystroke is kept in
a separate part of memory. If you insert a keystroke in your
document then press F12 (Undo's shortcut key) the text prior to the
keystroke will replace the current text. Of course replacing a sinle
keystroke can be done by backspace. Undo is really for when you make
a large section delete IE: you highlight a section of your text then
press the Delete key. Undo will restore the text as it was before the
Delete.
One thing you MUST remember with Undo (for that matter any program
with an Undo) you must use Undo immediately after making the change.
As in the example above after a mass Delete if you were to press any
printable key first the text prior to the mass Delete would be lost.
ShortCut: Press F10
See Selecting Menu Items
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Cut
═════════════════════════CUT════════════════════════════════════
Cut is used to Delete a highlighted section of text. You may
wonder why not just use Delete - there is one big difference.
Cut places whatever you Delete into the ClipBoard Delete does
not. An example: You have written a letter with the model
number - purchase date - brand of a dishwasher at the top of
a letter to the manufacturer. As you continue with the letter
you realize the information above would be better suited in a
different area of the letter. Highlight the text then use Cut
to delete it but yet place a copy of it in the ClipBoard. Move
the cursor to the area of the letter that the text should appear
then use the Paste Selection to insert the text.
ShortCut: Select the text using one of the above methods and
press CTRL+T
See Selecting Menu Items Selecting Text
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Copy
═══════════════COPY═════════════════════════════════════════════
Copy is used when you want to place a copy or copies of text
in various portions of the document. By selecting the text you
want to Copy then selecting Copy from the EDIT menu the text
you have selected will be placed in the Clipboard. The original
selected text remains it is not deleted from the document. The
Copy Text will remain in the Clipboard until replaced by another
function that uses the Clipboard to store text.
Short Cut:
Select the text using one of the above methods then
Press CTRL+Y
See Selecting Menu Items Selecting Text
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Paste
═══════════════PASTE════════════════════════════════════════════
Paste is used to insert text at the cursor position. The text is
that which is currently in the ClipBoard. The text usually Pasted
into a document was placed in the ClipBoard 2 different ways --
Text that was Cut or Copy. Either of these two functions
places the selected text in the ClipBoard. There are several other
functions that use the ClipBoard and it is possible that text
from these functions could be Pasted into the document; but
these are not the intended use for the Paste function. First
place text in the ClipBoard using Cut or Copy then place the cursor
where you want the text inserted than select the Paste function.
Mouse:
Place the cursor where the text is to be inserted. Click
EDIT then Click Paste.
KeyBoard:
Place the cursor where the text is to be inserted. Press
ALT-E or Highlight EDIT and press Enter. Press P or
Highlight Paste and press Enter.
Short Cut:
Place the cursor where the text is to be inserted
then Press CTRL+P.
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Delete
════════════════════DELETE══════════════════════════════════════
Delete removes the character or selected text from the document
and -- DOES NOT PLACE A COPY OF IT IN THE CLIPBOARD --.
Becareful using Delete. You cannot recover the text unless you
immediately use Undo. Once you press any other
character on the keyboard there will be no way to retrieve the
deleted text. Generally if you are just deleting a character or
two you would use Back Space or the Delete key. If you want to
remove a block of text from the document and do not want it
placed in the ClipBoard use the Delete function in the EDIT menu.
An example would be if you had text in the ClipBoard that you
were pasting into the document at various areas and did not
want this text to be replaced in the ClipBoard. Using the
Delete function would remove the block of text from the document
while leaving the ClipBoard text untouched.
See Selecting Menu Items Selecting Text
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Center A Line
═══════════════════CENTERING A LINE═════════════════════════════
Center A Line means just what it says. You can only center one
line at a time. In other words you cannot select a block of
text and then try to center the entire block in one operation.
If that is what is desired then you must center each line
individually. In order to center a line you must select the
entire line then use the Center A Line function. If you just
select a few words in a line of text and use the Center A Line
functions you may be in for some strange results. If you select
more than one line of text then try to use the Center A Line
function you will receive an error message.
Mouse:
Select the desired line of text by placing the mouse
cursor on the left margin of the line. Press the Left
Button down and hold it down. Drag the Mouse down one
line, let up on the Left Button. The desired line should
now be selected. Click EDIT then Click Center A Line.
KeyBoard:
Select the desired line of text by placing the cursor
on the left margin of the line. Press the Shift key
down and hold it down. Press the Down Arrow Key once
to select the entire line. Let up on the Shift key.
Press ALT-E or Highlight EDIT and press Enter. Press
E or Highlight Center A Line and press Enter.
Short Cut:
Select the desired line of text using one of the
above methods. Press CTRL+C
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Select All
═══════════════SELECT ALL═══════════════════════════════════════
Select All is handy when you want to select the entire document.
Once the document is selected you could use Cut -- Copy
Delete etc.
Short Cut:
Press F8
See Selecting Menu Items Selecting Text
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Word Wrap (Edit Screen)
════════════════WORD WRAP═══════════════════════════════════════
There are two states of Word Wrap ON/OFF. When Word Wrap is on
there will be no Horizontal Scroll Bar at the bottom of the Edit
Screen. Text will wrap to the next line at or before your Right
Margin depending on the length of the current word. Word Wrap
is very handy when you want to concentrate on writting your
document and not be concerned about coming to the Right Margin.
In order to start a new paragraph simply press the Enter key
twice. This will insert a Carriage Return an Line Feed at the
current line of text plus add a blank line between the two
paragraphs. When your letter is printed TP-ET will
determine where each line actually breaks and will insert a
Carriage Return Line Feed combination.
Even if your settings have Word Wrap active you can turn it off
from the EDIT menu. An example of not wanting Word Wrap would be
if you are typing up a list of items. You don't care about the
Right Margin because you are not going to use TP-ET to print
the document; instead you are going to use the DOS COPY PRN
command. One reason for doing this is you could type the
document then save it to disk. Exit TP-ET; set your printer say
for condensed print (132 character per line) then use the DOS
COPY PRN command to print the document.
With Word Wrap ON you cannot have a line longer than 79
characters. With Word Wrap OFF you could have a line as long
as 30,000 characters. With Word Wrap OFF you will see a
Horizontal Scroll Bar at the bottom of the Edit Screen.
If Word Wrap is ON there will be a check mark to the left of
Word Wrap in the EDIT menu.
Short Cut:
Press F9
See Selecting Menu Items
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Search
═══════════════SEARCH═══════════════════════════════════════════
Select the Item for which you need help.
Find
Find Next
Find - Replace
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Find
══════════════════FIND══════════════════════════════════════════
When you need to locate a word/phrase in the document Find will
locate all occurrences. When the dialog box opens enter the
word/phrase you wish to find. If the find is to be case sensitive
select to case sensitive option button. As TP-ET finds the
word/phrase it will stop and highlight it.
See Selecting Menu Items
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Find Next
═══════════════FIND NEXT════════════════════════════════════════
To use Find Next you must first have defined the find text by
selecting Find. Find Next will only look for whatever text is
currently active in Find. Find Next will start from wherever the
cursor is and proceed to the end of the file. Once it reaches the
end of the file it will wrap to the beginning and keep on searching.
Short Cut Key:
Press F3
See Also: Navigation Keys
See Selecting Menu Items
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Find - Replace
═════════════════FIND - REPLACE═════════════════════════════════
To replace occurrance of the same word/phrase use Find - Replace.
A dialog box will open; type in the word/phrase to find. Then
in the second input area type in the word/phrase with which to
replace the find. You have several options you may select. You
can make the Find case sensitive and/or automatically replace
each occurrance or ask if you want the current find replaced.
Unless you are very sure of every occurrance it is best to have
TP-ET stop and ask before replacing.
If you want the entire file to be searched you should first press
CTRL-HOME to go to the top of the file. Then select Find - Replace.
If you want to be asked before each replacement another window
will open at the bottom of the screen. You have the chose to
Change - Skip - Cancel the operation. There is one quirk that
you should be aware of when using Change - Skip - Cancel. TP-ET
will highlight the find word/phrase for a second then when the
Change - Skip - Cancel buttons show the highlight will disappear.
Watch close to see where the highlight is. This is not a program
error but a quirk of VB/DOS the programming language used for
TP-ET. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this in the next version.
When TP-ET cannot find any more matches a message window will
open telling you number of matches found or if no matches were
found.
Mouse:
Click SEARCH; Click Find - Replace. Enter the find text;
enter the replace text. Select any options you may want
case sensitive/not sensitive - auto replace/no auto
replace. Click OK to start or Cancel to return to the
Edit Screen. If you select no auto replace Click Change
to change the find text -- Click Skip to leave as is
and move to the next find text -- Cancel to close the
window and end the Find - Replace.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-S or Highlight SEARCH and press Enter. Press
R or Highlight Find - Replace and press Enter. Enter
the find text; enter the replace text. With the TAB
key focus any option you want case sensitive/not sensitive
auto replace/no auto replace. Press the Space Bar
to mark the option. Focus OK to start or Cancel to
return to the Edit Screen. If you select no auto
replace Focus Change to change the find text --
Focus Skip to leave as is and move to the next find
text -- Focus Cancel to close the window and end the
Find - Replace.
Short Cut Key:
Press CTRL-F3; then use one of the above methods
to find and replace text.
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Codes
════════════════════CODES═══════════════════════════════════════
All selections in the Codes Menu insert an embedded printer
code into your document. When the printer driver encounters the
embedded code the proper printer code is inserted at that point
to carry out the desired operation. Most of the selections are
nothing more than ON/OFF switches. Pica and Elite are ON switches
only. Selecting Pica when Elite is in effect shuts Elite OFF and
turns Pica ON and visa-versa. The character that appears in your
document is the control character that tells the printer driver
what action to take.
Most all of the embedded printer functions must be turned OFF
when the effect is no longer desired. For example: Suppose you
want to Bold a section of text. You would select Bold from the
Codes menu and the control character would appear at the
cursor position on the Edit Screen. ALL TEXT THAT FOLLOWED WOULD
BE BOLD FACE. To stop Bold you would once again select Bold
from the Codes Menu. Another control character would appear.
Except for Pica and Italic you must turn OFF the embedded
function when you no longer want the effect.
Not all embedded printer functions may be allowed by your
printer driver. If a function is not allowed it will appear as
grayed out in the Codes Menu. Selecting a grayed out function
will cause no action to be taken. If the printer driver is the
Generic than Codes on the menu bar will be grayed out. No
embedded functions are supported by the Generic driver; only raw
text is sent to the printer. This driver should work with all
printers.
Short Cut Keys:
All embedded printer function has a Short Cut Key.
All are CTRL+(alpha key) combination. See the
Que sheet or manual for a list. Open the Codes
menu to see the proper Short Cut Key.
See Selecting Menu Items
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Box
════════════════════BOX DRAWING CHARACTERS══════════════════════
TP-ET allows you to draw boxes using one of four sets of box
drawing characters. These boxes are not graphics and will work
with all video adapter cards. Whatever set you selected in the
Settings Screen will be the set used by the Edit Screen. You can
not change sets in the Edit Screen. There are several basic rules
you should follow while using the Box Drawing feature. First you
cannot use the arrow navigation keys to draw the box. You have to
use the SHIFT - F1-F6 key combination.
SHIFT-F1 Draws the upper left hand corner:
SHIFT-F2 Draws the horizontal:
SHIFT-F3 Draws the upper right hand corner:
SHIFT-F4 Draws the vertical
SHIFT-F5 Draws the lower left hand corner:
SHIFT-F6 Draws the lower right hand corner:
To start a box place the cursor on the line that will contain
the upper left hand corner of the box. Use the Space Bar
to move over to where the box will start. Draw the top line
of the box. Use the vertical character for the left and right
sides of the box on successive lines. Use the lower left
hand corner - horizontal - and lower right hand corner to
finish the box. If you want to type text inside the box
position the cursor where you want the text to begin then
use the OVERTYPE MODE. If you use the Insert Mode you will
push the right side of the box to the right with each
character you type. Press the INS key to toggle between the
Insert and Overtype mode.
TIP: Once you have the box completed and any text typed in
it you can center the box in the middle of the
document. You have to center each line individually.
put the cursor on the left margin of each line that
contains the box, select the line,
and press the Short Cut Key for Center A Line CTRL+C.
By holding down the SHIFT-FUNCTION KEY combo you can make
successive characters on the screen IE: SHIFT-F2 held down
will draw continous horizontal characters.
Short Cut Key:
This is the recommended way. The above two
methods are far to slow. Short cut keys are
SHIFT-F1 - SHIFT-F6. See the Que sheet - manual
this Help Topic or open the Box Menu. These
Short Cut Keys follow a logical order and are
easy to memorize.
See Selecting Menu Items
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Inserts
═══════════════INSERTS══════════════════════════════════════════
Select the Item for which you need help.
AI
Time Stamp
Date Stamp
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AI
══════════════════AUTO INSERT KEYS══════════════════════════════
Auto Insert Keys can save a lot of time typing in repetitive
information in documents. For Example our Name/Address/Phone Number
are things that appear in many of the documents we write. AI
keys are programmable from the Settings Screen. You can have up to
35 characters per Auto Insert Key and up to 10 keys. Auto Inserts
Keys are ALT-0 through ALT-9. By pressing one of the these
Auto Insert Keys whatever has been programmed into them will be
automatically inserted in your document at the current cursor
postion. The cursor will be positioned immediately after the
inserted text. You may select any Auto Insert Key by pressing
it's Short Cut Key (ALT-0-9) or open the INSERTS menu and select
AI. A window will open. Select the text you wish to insert and
then select OK to insert it.
Mouse:
Click INSERTS; Click AI. Click the desired text; Click
OK to insert it or Cancel to return to the Edit Screen.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-N or Highlight INSERTS and press Enter. Press
A or Highlight AI and press Enter. Use the arrow keys
to highlight the desired text; use the TAB key to focus
OK and press Enter to insert the text; or focus Cancel
return to the Edit Screen.
Short Cut Key:
ALT 0 through 9 are the AI Short Cut Keys. If you
don't remember which AI key contains the desired
text open the Inserts Menu and select AI to see
a list of the keys and their programmed text.
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Time Stamp
══════════════════TIME STAMP════════════════════════════════════
Time Stamp will automatically enter the current Time in the
format you selected in the Settings Screen. The Time will be
entered at the current cursor position. The cursor will be
placed two spaces to the right of the Time Stamp.
Mouse:
Position the cursor where you want the Time Stamp to be
inserted. Click INSERTS; Click Time Stamp.
KeyBoard:
Position the cursor where you want the Time Stamp to
be inserted. Press ALT-N or Highlight INSERTS and
press Enter. Press T or Highlight Time Stamp and press
Enter.
Short Cut Key:
Position the cursor where you want the Time Stamp
to be inserted. Press F2
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Date Stamp
══════════════════DATE STAMP════════════════════════════════════
Date Stamp will automatically enter the current Date in the
format you selected in the Settings Screen. The Date will be
entered at the current cursor position. The cursor will be
placed two spaces to the right of the Date Stamp.
Mouse:
Position the cursor where you want the Date Stamp to be
inserted. Click INSERTS; Click Date Stamp.
KeyBoard:
Position the cursor where you want the Date Stamp to
be inserted. Press ALT-N or Highlight INSERTS and
press Enter. Press D or Highlight Date Stamp and press
Enter.
Short Cut Key:
Position the cursor where you want the Date Stamp
to be inserted. Press F4
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Options
════════════════════OPTIONS═════════════════════════════════════
Select the Topic for which you need Help.
Set/Go To Bookmark
Enlarge/Shrink Text Area
All Text To Upper/Lower Case
Block To Upper/Lower Case
Word Count
Byte Count
Auto Save
Page Break
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Page Break
══════════════════PAGE BREAK════════════════════════════════════
Due to the Programming Language it is impossible to know where
exactly the cursor is in the file. Without knowing this it is very
hard to know in a multi-page letter where the pages will break.
When you select Page Break TP-ET uses the same method used to
send text to the printer and recognize page breaks. In this case
instead of output going to the printer the cursor is placed at
the end of the page. You will also see which page break is being
displayed IE: page 1 - 2 - 3 etc. Once you know where the page
will break you can adjust your text so it will not break at
undesired locations. For instance if a page break occurs at the
third line of a paragraph; press the Enter key at the beginning
of the paragraph to place it on the next page.
See Selecting Menu Items
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Set/Go To Bookmark
══════════════════SET/GO TO BOOKMARK════════════════════════════
In this version of TP-ET you can set a Bookmark in your document
then instantly return to it no matter where you are in the
document. No special character will be inserted into the document
only the position of the Bookmark will be held in memory. Any
time you Set a Bookmark any previous Bookmark will be replaced.
Short Cut Key:
Press CTRL+F1 to Set Bookmark
Press CTRL+F2 to Go To Bookmark
See Selecting Menu Items Selecting Text
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Enlarge/Shrink Text Area
══════════════════ENLARGE/SHRINK TEXT AREA══════════════════════
TP-ET is capable of expanding or contracting the area in which
you enter text. When the Edit Screen first loads the text area
is at it's minimum size. You can expand the size by selecting
Enlarge Text Area in the Options Menu. Shrink Text Area will
reduce the size until you reach the minimum. Both Enlarging
and Shrinking have limits. When you reach the limit a warning
sound will be sent to the speaker. As you enlarge the text area
less of the information windows will be visible. If you have a
large document and want to see more of it at one time Enlarge
will allow you to see up to 22 lines of text.
Short Cut Key:
Press CTRL+ to Enlarge text area
Press CTRL+ to Shrink text area
See Selecting Menu Items
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All Text To Upper/Lower Case
═══════════════════ALL TEXT TO UPPER/LOWER CASE═════════════════
You can change the entire document to Upper or Lower case.
Mouse:
Click OPTIONS; Click All Text To Upper Case or Click All
All Text To Lower Case.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-O or Highlight OPTIONS and press Enter.
To change all text to upper case:
Press T or Highlight All Text To Upper Case and
press Enter.
To change all text to lower case:
Press L or Highlight All Text To Lower Case and
press Enter.
Short Cut Key:
Press CTRL+F4 - All text to upper case:
Press CTRL+F5 - All text to lower case:
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Block To Upper/Lower Case
══════════════BLOCK OF TEXT TO UPPER/LOWER CASE═════════════════
There may be times when you wish to change the case of a block
of text. This is different than changing the case of the entire
document. First select the block of text by using the mouse or
keyboard.
Mouse Selection: Place the mouse cursor at the upper left hand corner
of the block of text and Press the Left Button
down and hold it down. Drag the mouse cursor
to the lower right hand corner then let up on
then button.
KeyBoard Selection:
Place the cursor on the upper left hand corner
of the block of text and Press and Hold down
the Shift Key. Move the cursor to the lower
right hand corner of the block of text and
let up on the Shift Key.
Use one of the following methods to change the case:
Mouse:
Click OPTIONS; Click Block To Upper Case or Block To
Lower Case.
KeyBoard:
Press ALT-O or Highlight OPTIONS and press Enter.
Press O or Highlight Block To Upper Case and press
Enter. Press C or Highlight Block To Lower Case and
press Enter.
Short Cut Key:
Press CTRL+F6 - Block to upper case
Press CTRL+F7 - Block to lower case
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Word Count
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If you need to know the count total of the document Word Count will
give you the actual number of words regardless how many letters
are in a word. Some tradtional methods count 5 characters
and call it a word. If the document is very large you will see a
window open telling you TP-ET is busy counting words.
Short Cut Key:
Press F5
See Selecting Menu Items
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Byte Count
══════════════════BYTE COUNT════════════════════════════════════
Use Byte Count to see how much space on disk your document will
need. TP-ET has a built in safety feature that will not allow
you to start a document on a disk with less than 5,000 bytes
of space. If your disk has say 7,500 bytes of space and your
document is 10,000 bytes obviously you will not have room to
save your document. You should be very careful if you are creating
a document under such a condition. If you try to save a document
as above you will receive an error message telling you not
enough disk space is available and you will be returned to the
Edit Screen. You still have an out: Use the DOS Shell and format
or place a disk in the drive that does have enough space on it.
Return to TP-ET and re-save your document.
Short Cut Key:
Press F6
See Selecting Menu Items
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In Case Of Trouble
═══════════════════IN CASE OF TROUBLE═══════════════════════════
Problems -- Causes -- And Possible Cures
Will be found in this section. Each will be set up in a Problem:
Cause: Cure:. Scroll through the section, possibly your problem
will be here and save you a call or letter to TPS.
Problem:
Error message appears as TP-ET is loading telling you that
it cannot find TPET.DRV. This is the printer driver that
TPET uses when your document is sent to the printer.
Cause:
The first time you load TPET you will receive this message.
A generic driver will be used. This driver will send raw
text to the printer. No embedded printer codes will be
allowed in the Edit Screen. This message is normal the
first time you load TPET. Another cause is if you delete
TPET.DRV from the disk or move it to a different sub-dir.
Or Have TP-ET.EXE in one sub-dir and TPET.DRV in
another. TPET.DRV MUST exist in the same Drive/Dir as
TP-ET.EXE
Cure:
Once loaded simply open the Pull Down Menu Printer and
select New Driver. Once the Printer list is displayed
select your printer or one that your printer emulates.
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Problem:
Your margins/settings are not as you saved to disk in
TPET.CNF -- or -- The AI (auto insert keys) do not
show what you programmed into them.
Cause:
TPET.CNF & TPET.AI could not be found. TP-ET.EXE used
built in margin/settings. AI keys show nothing programmed
into them.
Cure:
Make sure TPET.CNF and/or TPET.AI are both in the same
Drive/Dir as TP-ET.EXE.
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Problem:
When loading the message Cannot find TPET.HLP Help
Unavailable.
Cause:
The Help file was not in the same Drive/Dir as TP-ET.EXE.
Cure:
Make sure TPET.HLP is in the same Drive/Dir as TP-ET.EXE
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Problem:
The Highlighted Letters of the Menus cannot be seen.
Cause:
Mostly this will happen on a MDA card and Mono Chrome
monitor. It also can happen on a LCD laptop/notebook
computer.
Cure:
There is no cure. You will have to select the Menu items
by Highlighting them or with a mouse. The quick cue sheet
that comes with the registered package has all the
Highlighted letters of all Menu Items defined.
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Problem:
The colors on my Composite Mono Monitor (IE: Tandy VM-4)
are blurred together making if very difficult to see
the Menu Items or any print in the Edit Screen.
Cause:
Happens when using a CGA card with a Mono Composite Monitor.
Cure:
Start TP-ET using the Mono switch IE: TP-ET/MONO
This will bring the program up in Black/White.
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.TOPIC:
Navigation Keys
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In Dialog Boxes:
To get from Item to Item use the TAB key or use
Shift TAB to backup.
To select Options use the TAB key to get to the
Option Box then use the UP/DOWN Arrow keys to move
amoung the Options. Press the Space Bar to select
an Option.
In the Edit Screen:
DEL - deletes the character the cursor is on.
BKSP - deletes the character to the left of the
cursor. Text moves left.
PG-UP - Moves the text ahead 1 screen page.
PG-DN - Moves the text back 1 screen page.
Arrow Keys - Moves cursor Left / Right 1 character.
Moves cursor Up / Down 1 line.
CTRL-Left Moves cursor left 1 word.
CTRL-Right Moves cursor right 1 word.
CTRL-Home Moves cursor to beginning of the file.
CTRL-End Moves cursor to the end of the file.
INS Toggles between Overtype and Insert states.
Overtype State cursor is full character cell.
Insert State cursor is bottom of cell.
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