To give a command, you press a key or combination of keys. For instance, to give the Mark Page command, you press CODE-f8.
For many commands, the Word Processor requires you to supply information or to complete another step before i t can execute the command. A menu, a form, or a prompt is displayed for this purpose.
Instructions appear on the screen. You respond to these instructions and the command is executed.
If more information is from the first display, form is displayed.
needed than is supplied a second or third menu oi For a few commands, such as the Footnote command
(CODE-F), you must create additional text that is kept separate from the main document text. These commands create a small window at the bottom of the screen into which you type the additional text.
You can dismiss a menu, form, screen without completing the by pressing CANCEL.
or prompt from the associated command Commands are usually applied to the area where you have your cursor. If an area of text has been selected with one of the Mark keys and your cursor is within the selection, the command is applied to the selection. (See Section 5, "Selecting Text.") USING A MENU
A menu offers a choice of several options. Choose the option you want by pressing the appropriate key.
MENU EXAMPLE
Figure 4-1 shows the Documents menu. To choose the Open Document option, press O. A form is displayed that you complete by supplying the name of the document and other requested information.
DOCUMENTS: (Press CANCEL to dismiss)
Press 0 to Open document Press W to change Work area D Delete document L List documents C Copy document
R Rename document
Figure 4-1. Example of a Menu.
WHEN A COMMAND IS AN OPTION ON A MENU
For simplicity·s sake, this manual refers to many Word Processor functions that appear as options on a menu as "commands." For example, the Check Spelling command is given by first calling up the Commands menu and then choosing the Check Spelling option.
In this manual keystrokes for such a command are indicated with an ellipsis ( ••• ) separating the keystrokes that call up the option from those that call up the menu.
For example, f7 (COMMANDS) ••• C indicates the keystrokes used to give the Check Spelling command, an option on the Commands menu.
USING A FORM
While a menu offers a choice among options, a form is made up of fields for which you supply the requested information. To complete a field, you enter text or choose an option.
The field your cursor is presently in is indicated by a highlighted bar. To move the cursor from field to field, press NEXT. Enter the requested information as you would type any text.
When a field requires that you choose an option, do so by moving the cursor to that field and then pressing the appropriate key. The current value for such fields is indicated by a highlight when the cursor is within the field and by characters shown in full brightness when i t is not.
Press GO to execute the command after you complete the form.
DEFAULTS
For most commands that require you to complete a form, each field of the form has a value assigned, called a default value, which is used by the Word Processor if that field is left blank when the command is executed.
Defaults are indicated on a form with parentheses or a highlight.
Sometimes fields that do not have a default are completed by the Word Processor for you. An example of this occurs when you have a document open and give the Print command. For your convenience, the Word Processor inserts the name of the open document in the Document name field.
You can change this entry as you would change any text.
For some commands, the entries you made in the command form the last time the command was executed are redisplayed on the form the next time
are the Search command (f6) and the Replace command (SHIFT-f6). These fields are completed for your convenience and can be easily changed as you would change any text. Entries are only retained for the current word processing session.
FORM EXAMPLE
Figure 4-2 shows the Open Document form. The first field, "Document name" is shown completed.
The current field, "Password", is indicated by the highlight bar.
In the "Allow changes? II field, default value.
"Yes" is the Note that the form also prompts you to press GO to execute the command.
If the form is executed as shown only the information in the completed fields is used. No password is used to open the document, changes are allowed, and no document is copied to create the new one.
OPEN DOCUMENT: (Press GO to execute, NEXT for next item, CANCEL to dismiss) Document name: MyDocument
Password:
Allow changes? Yes No (Press Y or N) Copy from document:
Figure 4-2. Example of a Command Form.
PATTERNS AND WILD CARD CHARACTERS
When a command form has a "Pattern" field, you can include special characters called wild card characters in the entry.
A wild card character tells the Word Processor to list all items i t finds that match the characters given in the pattern except the wild card
character (s) • Where a wi ld card character appears, all matches are considered valid.
Two wild card characters are recognized:
o The asterisk (*), which specifies all matches of zero or more characters.
o The question mark (?), which specifies all matches of exactly one character.
You can use up to eight wild card characters in a pattern.
Examples
The List Documents fl(DOCUMENTS) .•. L) is uses a "Pattern" field.
command one of the
form (CODE-commands that Assume you have the following list of documents on your directory:
StatusReport.1-10-84 StatusReport.1-17-84 StatusReport.1-24-84 StatusReport.1-31-84 StatusReport.2-7-84 StatusReport.2-14-84
If the pattern entered in the "Pattern" field of the List Documents form is "status*" then all the documents on the directory match the pattern and are listed.
If the pattern entered is "*2*" then only the documents with a 2 in the name are listed. This would list both the February status reports, Status Report . 2-7-84 and StatusReport. 2-14-84, but would also list StatusReport.1-24-84.
To get a list of only the February can enter the pattern "*.2*" '··or
"*2-*".
reports, you the pattern If you enter the pattern "status* .1-2?-84" then only the document StatusReport.1-24-84 is listed.
This type of pattern is useful when you have forgot ten the exact name of a document, but can remember some of it.
Wild Card Characters and File Specifications Use of the wild card characters in the Word Processor is limited to the "Pattern" field only.
The wild card characters cannot be used as a part of a file specification with the Open Document, Copy Document, Delete Document, or Rename Document commands. (File specification is discussed in Section 13, "Document Management.")
COMMAND PROMPTS
A prompt is a brief message that simply tells you what further steps are needed to execute the command or warns you to be sure you know how to use this command.
When a prompt appears on the screen, the cursor remains within the text area.
EXAMPLE OF A PROMPT
Figure 4-3 shows the Move prompt. When you press MOVE without making a selection, this prompt appears.
MOVE: (Press GO to execute, CANCEL to dismiss) Select text to be moved, then press GO to execute.
Figure 4-3. Example of a Prompt.
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WINDOWS FOR SPECIAL TEXT COMMANDS
Certain commands are used to print special text on certain pages at print time. This text is kept separate from the main body of the document until print time. Examples are the Footnote command (CODE-F), Header command (fS), and Footer command (SHIFT-fS) •
These commands open a small window at the bottom of the screen where you enter the special text.
Figure 4-4 shows how the screen appears when you are entering the text for a footer.
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Figure 4-4. Screen Showing Footer Window.
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You can enter text in this window exactly as you do for the main document. Character and paragraph formatting can be applied as usual.
When you have completed the entry, you press The text disappears and is stored separately.
can view this text or edit i t by giving command again.
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COMMAl!1D SUMMARY
ADD ROW/COLUMN CODE-=
BACKSPACE
Adds the sum of a tabbed column of numbers and can be used to insert that sum into text. The value of some kinds of mathematical expres-sions can also be calculated.
BACKSPACE Deletes the previous character when the screen is in insert mode.
BACKSPACE, REQUIRED CODE-BACKSPACE
Causes the next character typed to overstrike the previous character of the text when printed.
BACKSPACE, ·WORD CODE-W
BOLDFACE TEXT
BOUND
Deletes the word previous to the cursor.
f4 (COMMANDS) ••• B Prints characters in boldface text.
BOUND Extends an existing selection.
Moves the cursor and extends the highlight by one unit to the next . character, word, line, column,
paragraph, or page, depending on which MARK key is used to make the selection originally.