Odds and Ends           

          Using the Mouse

WORD WRITER uses only the left-hand 
mouse button.

The mouse is used to select options 
from menus and to adjust the sizes 
and positions of the windows. The 
Desktop buttons can also be selected 
using the mouse: just point and 
click.
Using the Mouse (continued)

In the ruler line at the top of the 
window, you can use the mouse to 
drag the margins or set and clear 
tab locations.

If you click the mouse in the left 
border of the window, you can insert 
a page break or delete an existing 
page break. (When deleting a page 
break, point the mouse just BELOW 
the line.)
Using the Mouse (continued)

If you point at a page break and 
hold down the mouse button, you can 
drag that page break to another 
position.







Using the Mouse (continued)

To join text so that it will not
be separated at printout time,
hold down the mouse button in the 
page border, away from any page 
break. Then drag the mouse down 
before releasing the button.

You can adjust the length of the 
shaded area by pointing at it with 
the mouse and dragging.

Using the Mouse (continued)

If you click the mouse on a check 
mark in the green-shaded border on 
the left, the commands that are 
hidden there will be inserted back 
into the text.
 





Using the Mouse (continued)

When you click the mouse in the 
text, the cursor will move to that 
position. If you drag the mouse, you 
can mark some text as a block.







        Personal Dictionary

A personal dictionary is simply an 
ASCII file created in WORD WRITER,
that has a single word on each line. 
It may contain words you use a lot 
that are not found in the main 
dictionary  (i.e. your name). To 
start a personal dictionary, simply 
place each of the words you wish to 
add on its own line. Then "Save as 
ASCII" using an extension of ".PER".

Personal Dictionary (continued)

Whenever the main dictionary is 
opened, an ITEM SELECTOR box will 
allow you to open a personal 
dictionary. Once opened, words can 
be added using the "Add to Personal 
Words" option found on the "Words" 
menu or by clicking on the "ADD" 
button while viewing the dictionary.
Words can be deleted by clicking on 
the REMOVE button while viewing the 
dictionary.
Personal Dictionary (continued)

When the main dictionary is closed 
using the "Close Dictionary" option, 
an ITEM SELECTOR box will appear 
allowing you to save the changes 
made to your personal dictionary.
If you click on CANCEL, the words 
you have added will not be saved.




     Text Commands

When you press F6, the line 
containing the cursor becomes
embedded into your document as a 
command (and it disappears from the 
screen).

Only one command should be placed on 
each line.



Text Commands (continued)

The following commands are 
recognized when a file is printed by 
Word Writer:

hoff      Turn off header 

hon       Turn on header 

foff      Turn off footer

fon       Turn on footer
Text Commands (continued)

Printer codes are entered on a bla~k 
line using the F6 key. Just enter P/ 
and enter the codes used by your 
printer. Then press F6 to embed 
these codes in your document.
For example:   P/27,66,4
might be used to print in Near 
Letter Quality on a Star printer.
See to your printer manual for the 
correct codes for your printer.