
        STARTING
  Here's how to use the world's most popular word processor, Word 
Perfect. It's been published by Word Perfect Corporation (1555 
North Technology Way, Orem, UT 84057, phone 801-225-5000). In 
1994, Word Perfect Corporation became part of a bigger company, 
Novell.
  Word Perfect has gradually improved. Word Perfect version 4.0 
for MS-DOS led to versions 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, and 5.1. Most 
businesses use version 5.1.
  This chapter explains Word Perfect version 5.1 for DOS. It also 
explains how earlier versions differed.
  After inventing version 5.1 for DOS, Word Perfect Corporation 
developed fancier versions (such as version 6 for DOS and version 
6 for Windows), but they're controversial because they consume 
more RAM, run more slowly, and require you to learn different 
keystrokes.
  Discount dealers charge about $250 for the various versions.
  To use version 5.1 for DOS, you need 512K of RAM. You'll also 
want a hard disk. If you don't own a hard disk yet, buy one! If 
you don't, you must have two floppy drives ___ and making Word 
Perfect use them is very awkward. If you try using version 5.1 
with two floppy drives, they must be modern enough to hold at 
least 720K each.
  I'll assume you have a hard disk whose CONFIG.SYS file mentions 
``files'' and ``buffers'' (as I recommended in my MS-DOS 
chapter). Version 5.1 consumes 4 megabytes of your hard disk; 
earlier versions consume less.
  When you buy version 5.1, you get a dozen 5-inch floppy disks. 
(You also get 3-inch disks containing the same info as the 
5-inch disks. You get just a few 3-inch disks, because each 
3-inch disk holds twice as many bytes as a 5-inch disk.)
                                  Copy Word Perfect to the hard disk
                             Here's how to copy Word Perfect to 
the hard disk.
                             Version 5.1 Turn on the computer 
without any floppy in drive A. When you see the C prompt, put 
Word Perfect's ``Install/Learn/Utilities 1'' disk into drive A 
and type ``a:''. 
                             The computer will display an A 
prompt. Type ``install''.
                             Here's what happens next, if your 
Word Perfect 5.1 disks are 5-inch. (The procedure for 3-inch 
disks is similar.) I'll assume your disks were manufactured on or 
after May 31, 1991. (Disks manufactured before then don't work 
quite as nicely.)
                             The computer will say ``Word Perfect 
Installation''. Press ENTER.
                             The computer will ask, ``Do you see 
red, green, and blue colored boxes?'' If you see all three colors 
(because you have a color monitor), press ENTER; if you don't, 
press N.
                             The computer will ask, ``Install to 
a hard disk?'' Press ENTER.
                             Press C (which tells the computer 
you want to customize Word Perfect). Press T then W, then type 
``wp'' (and press ENTER). That tells the computer you want to put 
Word Perfect into a hard-disk subdirectory called ``WP''. The 
computer will ask, ``Create?'' Press ENTER then E. Press ENTER 
twice.
                             Next, you perform an exercise in 
computerized calisthenics, called shove and press. When the 
computer tells you, shove a floppy disk into drive A and press 
ENTER several times. Here are the details:
What the computer will say                             How you 
should respond
Insert the Install/Learn/Utilities 2 disk              insert it 
and press ENTER 7 times
Insert the Program 1 disk                              insert it 
and press ENTER
Insert the Program 2 disk                              insert it 
and press ENTER twice
Insert the Spell/Thesaurus 1 disk                      insert it 
and press ENTER twice
Insert the Spell/Thesaurus 2 disk                      insert it 
and press ENTER twice
Insert the PTR Program/Graphics 1 disk                 insert it 
and press ENTER twice
Insert the PTR Program/Graphics 2 disk                 insert it 
and press ENTER
                             Then the computer will ask, ``Do you 
want to install the Small .DRS File?'' Press N. Press ENTER 5 
times.
                             The computer will say ``Insert the 
Printer disk''. Insert the Printer 1 disk and press ENTER. Press 
the PAGE DOWN (or PgDn) key repeatedly, until you see the name of 
your printer. In front of that name, you'll see a number. Type 
that number and press ENTER. (If you see two numbers, choose the 
number that does not have an asterisk.) Press ENTER again.
                             The computer will say to insert 
another Printer disk. Insert it and press ENTER twice.
                             The computer will say ``Enter 
license number''. Type that number (which is on the Customer 
Registration card that came in the Word Perfect package) and 
press ENTER. Press ENTER again.
                             You'll see an A prompt. Turn off the 
computer, so you can start fresh.
                             Old versions Turn on the computer 
without any floppy in drive A. After the C prompt, type ``md wp'' 
(so you're making a subdirectory called WP). After the next C 
prompt, type ``cd wp'' (so you're changing to the WP 
subdirectory).
                             Put one of Word Perfect's floppy 
disks into drive A, and type ``copy a:*.*'' (which copies all the 
floppy's files onto the hard disk). Follow the same procedure for 
the other Word Perfect disks.
                             Then turn off the computer, so you 
can start fresh.
          Run Word Perfect
  To run Word Perfect, turn on the computer without any floppy in 
drive A.
  If you've put the DO.BAT file onto your hard disk (as I 
recommended in the MS-DOS chapter) and put Word Perfect into the 
WP subdirectory (as I recommended above), your life is easy! Just 
type ``do wp''.
  If you have not put DO.BAT onto your hard disk, do this 
instead: type ``cd wp'' and then ``wp''.
  You'll eventually see ``Doc 1 Pg 1'', which means you can begin 
typing your document.

          Type the document
  Begin typing whatever document you wish to create. For example, 
try typing a novel that begins like this:
Once upon a time, a man was walking down the street, when lo and 
behold, his house was gone. As he gaped into the hole, a burning 
sensation in his shoes warned him that . . . 
I'll let you complete that paragraph yourself! Be creative!
  Shift keys To capitalize a letter, type the letter while 
holding down a Shift key. (One Shift key is next to the Z key; 
the other Shift key is next to the ? key. Each Shift key has an 
up-arrow on it.)
  BACKSPACE key If you make a mistake, erase it by pressing the 
BACKSPACE key, which erases the character you just typed. (The 
BACKSPACE key is in the upper-right corner of the keyboard's main 
section. It's to the right of the + key, and it has a left-arrow 
on it.)
  ENTER key As you type that paragraph and get near the right 
margin, do not press the ENTER key. Just keep on typing! The 
computer will press the ENTER key for you automatically.
  If you try to type a long word near the right margin, and the 
word's too long to fit before the margin, the computer will 
automatically move the entire word to the line below. The 
computer's ability to automatically move an entire word to the 
line below is called word wrap.
  Since the computer automatically presses the ENTER key for you, 
never press the ENTER key yourself until you reach the end of a 
paragraph. Pressing the ENTER key there makes the computer return 
to the left margin, so that you can begin a new paragraph. 
Pressing the ENTER key means: begin a new paragraph.
  If you want to double-space between paragraphs, press the ENTER 
key twice.
  TAB key If you want to indent the new paragraph's first word, 
press the TAB key before typing that word. (The TAB key is next 
to the Q key and has arrows on it.) To indent that word even 
farther, press the TAB key several times. Each time you press the 
TAB key, the computer indents a half inch farther.
                                         Lists To type a list of 
short lines, such as this recipe for White Death Cookies ___ 
3 cups of powdered milk
2 cups of water
1 pound of sugar
1 pound of cocaine
mix & shape
bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes
serves 7 ghosts
press the ENTER key at the end of each line.
                                         Try typing this 
English-French dictionary:
ENGLISH                                        FRENCH
love                                           amour
pain                                           peine
tenderness                                     tendresse
Here's how. Type the first column's heading (ENGLISH), press the 
TAB key several times (to move far to the right), type the second 
column's heading (FRENCH), and press ENTER. Type ``love'', press 
the TAB key repeatedly until you're under FRENCH, type ``amour'', 
and press ENTER. Use the same technique for the table's other 
lines.
                                         Version 4.0 If you're 
using version 4.0 (instead of a newer version), the computer will 
occasionally say ``Position hyphen''. To reply, tap the F1 key.

                                                     CAPS LOCK
                                         If you press the CAPS 
LOCK key, the letters of the alphabet will be automatically 
capitalized (and you'll be in caps mode), until you press the 
CAPS LOCK key again. When you're in caps mode, the screen's 
bottom right corner says ``POS'' instead of ``Pos''.
                                         If your keyboard is 
modern, its top right corner has a Caps Lock light. When you're 
in caps mode, that light glows.

                                                     NUM LOCK
                                         On the keyboard's right 
side, you'll see a group of keys containing numbers. That group 
of keys is called the numeric keypad.
                                         Try this experiment: on 
the numeric keypad, press the 5 key. If that made a ``5'' appear 
on your screen, you're in number mode. If that did not make a 
``5'' appear on your screen, you're not in number mode. To switch 
to or from number mode, press the NUM LOCK key.
                                         If your keyboard is 
modern, its top right corner has a Num Lock light. When you're in 
number mode, that light glows.
                                         In this chapter, we'll 
use the numeric keypad for purposes more advanced than typing 
numbers. So to follow the instructions in this chapter, do not 
use those keys to type numbers: do NOT be in number mode. (Do not 
let the Num Lock light glow. Do not let the 5 key put a ``5'' on 
the screen.)
                                         Press the NUM LOCK key 
if necessary, so that you're not in number mode.
           Move the cursor
  After you've typed a few paragraphs (and pressed the ENTER key 
at the end of each paragraph), you can move around the screen and 
edit your document.
  Arrow keys On your screen the short, blinking underline is 
called the cursor. To move the cursor up, press the key that has 
an up-arrow on it. You can move the cursor in all four 
directions, by pressing the up-arrow, down-arrow, left-arrow, and 
right-arrow keys. Each of those keys automatically repeats: so to 
move the cursor up several lines, just keep your finger on the 
up-arrow key a while.
  (If the arrow keys don't work, that's because you're in number 
mode. Get out of number mode by pressing the NUM LOCK key.)
  HOME key Pressing the HOME key means ``very''. For example, if 
you press the HOME key and then the left-arrow key, the cursor 
will move ``very left'', to the beginning of the line. You can 
move very far in all four directions:
Keys you pressWhere the cursor will move
HOME then  the beginning of the line
HOME then  the end of the line
HOME then  the top of the screen
HOME then  the bottom of the screen
  Another way to move to the end of the line is to press the END 
key.
  If you press HOME then , and the cursor is already at the top 
of the screen, the cursor will move to the top of the previous 
screen. If you press HOME then , and the cursor is already at 
the bottom of the screen, the cursor will move to the bottom of 
the next screen.
  Instead of pressing HOME then , try this short cut: press the 
special ``-'' key that's on the keyboard's far right side (at the 
far right side of the numeric keypad). Similarly, instead of 
pressing HOME then , press the numeric keypad's ``+'' key. (To 
use those short cuts, make sure you're not in number mode.)
  Pressing HOME twice means ``very very''. If you press HOME 
twice and then , the cursor will move ``very very up'', to the 
top of the whole document. If you press HOME twice and then , 
the cursor will move ``very very down'', to the bottom of the 
whole document.
  Pages A sheet of paper is called a page. The typical page is 
tall enough to hold 54 lines of your document. The page is taller 
than your screen, which holds just 24 lines.
  If your document is longer than a page, your screen shows a 
horizontal dotted line at the bottom of each page. (That line is 
called a page break.)
  If you press the PAGE DOWN key (PgDn), the cursor moves down to 
the next page. If you press the PAGE UP key (PgUp), the cursor 
moves up to the previous page.
  Try this experiment: while holding down the CONTROL key (which 
says ``Ctrl'' on it), tap the HOME key. Then press   (to move to 
the top of the current page) or  (to move to the page's bottom) 
or type a number (for example, type 3 and then ENTER, to move to 
page 3).
  When you finish typing a paragraph, you normally press the 
ENTER key, which tells the computer to end the paragraph. If you 
press the ENTER key while holding down the CONTROL key, the 
computer will end the paragraph and insert a page break, so that 
the next paragraph will appear at the top of the next page.
                                                    DELETE key
                                         To delete the character 
you just typed, press the BACKSPACE key. To delete a character 
you typed long ago, move the cursor to that character, then press 
the DELETE key (which says ``Del'' on it). To delete a passage 
typed long ago, move the cursor to passage's beginning, then tap 
the DELETE key several times (or hold down the DELETE key a 
while), until the passage disappears.

                                                      Insert
                                         Here's how to insert 
extra characters anywhere in your document. Move the cursor to 
where you want the extra characters to begin. Then type the 
characters you want to insert.
                                         To make room for 
characters you're inserting, other characters on that line will 
automatically move to the right. They might move past the 
screen's right edge, so you can't see them; but they'll come back 
onto the screen again when you move the cursor.
                                         Replace characters If 
your document contains incorrect characters, you can replace them 
by using two methods.
                                         Method 1. Move the 
cursor to the beginning of the incorrect characters. Press the 
DELETE key several times, until the incorrect characters 
disappear. Then type the characters you want instead.
                                         Method 2. Move the 
cursor to the beginning of the incorrect characters. Press the 
INSERT key (which says ``Ins'' on it); it makes the screen's 
bottom left corner say ``Typeover''. Type the correct characters; 
they'll cover up the bad characters. When you finish, press the 
INSERT key again (to make the screen stop saying ``Typeover'').
                                         Split a paragraph Here's 
how to split a paragraph into two shorter paragraphs.
                                         What word should begin 
the second short paragraph? Move the cursor to that word's first 
letter. Press ENTER. Now you've split the long paragraph into 
two!
                                         If you want to 
double-space between the two short paragraphs, press ENTER again. 
If you want to indent the second paragraph, press the TAB key.
                                         Combine paragraphs After 
typing two paragraphs, here's how to combine them to form a 
single paragraph that's longer.
                                         By pressing the up-arrow 
key, move the cursor to the first paragraph's bottom line. Move 
to the end of that line, by pressing the END key. Delete the 
end-of-paragraph mark, by tapping the DELETE key.
                                         Tap the DELETE key one 
or two more times (to delete unwanted TABs and ENTERs). Press the 
SPACE bar (to insert a space between the two sentences).

                  FUNCTION KEYS
  On the keyboard, you'll see function keys labeled F1, F2, F3, 
F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, and F10. If your keyboard is modern, 
those function keys are on the top of the keyboard, along with 
two extra keys (F11 and F12).
  By pressing the function keys, you can give 40 commands, which 
are explained on the following pages:
Command What the computer will doKeys to pressPage
Block   define a block        F12 (or Alt F4)187
Bold    start (or stop) making text be boldfaceF6187

Cancel  cancel a command, or restore deleted textF1189
Center  center a title or column heading or blockShift F6187
Columns/tablemake columns for newspapers, tables, mathAlt F7192

Date/outlinetype the date, or create an outlineShift F5199

End fieldmark the end of a field, in a merge fileF9201
Exit    exit from a menu or document or subsectionF7188

Flush righttype next to the right marginAlt F6190
Font    change to a different fontCtrl F8193
Footnotecreate a footnote or endnoteCtrl F7200
Format  margins, tab stops, page & document layoutShift F8190

Graphicsinsert graphics with captionsAlt F9205

Help    help you remember what keys to pressF3202

Indent  indent the entire paragraphF4   190
Indent bothindent and center the entire paragraphShift F4190

List filesdisplay a disk's directory & analyze its filesF5189

Macro   use a macro           Alt F10   198
Macro defineinvent a macro    Ctrl F10  198
Mark texttable of contents, index, cross-reference, listAlt F5200
Merge codesinsert special codes, to control the mergingShift 
F9201
Merge/sorthandle form letters, mailing lists, sortingCtrl F9200
Move    move a sentence, paragraph, page, or blockCtrl F4202

Print   print on paper, or show a preview on screenShift F7188

Replace search for a phrase & replace it by anotherAlt F2196
Retrievecopy a document from the disk to the screenShift F10188
Reveal codesshow (or stop showing) hidden codesF11 (or Alt F3)187

Save    copy the document to a diskF10  188
Screen  create lines, boxes, windows, rewritesCtrl F3204
Search  search ahead through text, to find a phraseF2196
Search backsearch back through text, to find a phraseShift F2196
Setup   change the way Word Perfect behavesShift F1202
Shell   leave Word Perfect temporarily & do DOSCtrl F1203
Spell   check spelling, count words, find repetitionsCtrl F2196
Style   invent or use a style Alt F8    198
Switch  switch documents, or switch to & from capsShift F3203

Tab alignin a column of numbers, align decimal pointsCtrl F6190
Text in/outuse other programs, passwords, commentsCtrl F5203
Thesaurusfind synonyms & antonymsAlt F1 197

Underlinestart (or stop) underlining the textF8187
  Put that chart (or a photocopy of it) next to the computer.
  Old versions (such as 4.0) lack the fanciest features (such as 
``Shell'' and ``Thesaurus''). Those old versions give the 
following keystrokes different meanings:
KeystrokeNew meaningOld meaningWhen the new meaning began
Ctrl F1 Shell     Do nothingversion 4.1
Alt F1  Thesaurus Hard spaceversion 4.1
Alt F8  Style     Page formatversion 5.0
Ctrl F8 Font      Print formatversion 5.0
Shift F1Setup     Super/subscriptversion 5.0
Alt F9  Graphics  Merge codesversion 5.0
Shift F9Merge codesMerge endversion 5.0
F9      End field Merge returnversion 5.1
Alt F7  Columns/tableMath/columnsversion 5.1
  Notice that Word Perfect makes heavy use of the Shift, Alt, and 
Ctrl keys. To help you find those keys, Word Perfect comes with 
decals to put on those keys. Stick the green decal on the left 
Shift key, the red decal on the Ctrl key, and the blue decal on 
the Alt key. Since they're decals for keys, they're called 
keycals.
                                                     Word Perfect 
also comes with a plastic template that you put next to the 
function keys. The template contains a chart giving each function 
key's purpose. The chart is color-coded. Commands written in 
green require that you hold down the green key (the Shift key). 
Commands written in blue require that you hold down the blue key 
(the Alt key). Commands written in red require that you hold down 
the red key (the Ctrl key). Commands written in black are simple: 
they don't require any colored keys.
                                                     The template 
and keycals are extremely helpful. They makes Word Perfect become 
easy. Without them, Word Perfect is a nightmare. If you lose the 
template and keycals, buy another set by phoning Word Perfect 
Corporation at 800-321-4566.
                                                     Here's how 
to use the function keys. . . . 
          Center (Shift F6)
  Suppose you've finished typing a paragraph (and pressed the 
ENTER key afterwards). Here's how to make the next line be a 
centered title.
  Say ``Center'' (by pressing Shift with F6). Type the title, 
then press ENTER.

              Bold (F6)
  Here's how to make a phrase be bold (like this).
  Say ``Bold'' (by pressing F6). Type the phrase, then press the 
right-arrow key.
  If the phrase you said to make ``bold'' doesn't look bolder 
than the rest of your document, adjust your screen's contrast and 
brightness knobs.

           Underline (F8)
  Here's how to underline a phrase (like this).
  Say ``Underline'' (by pressing F8). Type the phrase, then press 
the right-arrow key.
  If your screen makes the phrase look shaded instead of 
underlined, don't worry: regardless of how the phrase looks on 
the screen, the printer will underline the phrase on paper.

    Reveal codes (F11 or Alt F3)
  When you tell the computer that you wish to center, make bold, 
underline, or do something else special, the computer turns your 
wish into a code and inserts that code in your document.
  For example, suppose you type this document in Word Perfect:
We kissed at every moment we could.
Wow!
  To remember that you want ``every moment'' to be UNDerlined and 
``Wow!'' to be below, Word Perfect stores your document like 
this:
We kissed at [UND]every moment[und] we could.[HRt]Wow!
  The [UND] code means ``start UNDerlining''. The [und] code 
means ``end underlining''. The [HRt] code means ``press the Hard 
ReTurn key'' so that the next word (Wow!) appears on the line 
below.
  The screen normally shows just this:
We kissed at every moment we could.
Wow!
The [UND], [und], and [HRt] are hidden codes that don't appear on 
the screen.
  If you WANT the hidden codes to appear on the screen, say 
``Reveal codes'' by pressing F11. (If your keyboard doesn't have 
an F11 key or you're using a Word Perfect version older than 5.1, 
press Alt with F3.) You'll see this at the bottom of the screen:
We kissed at [UND]every moment[und] we could.[HRt]
Wow!
  While you're looking at the [UND], [und], and [HRt] codes, you 
can edit them.
  For example, if you change your mind and want ``every moment'' 
not to be underlined, move the cursor to the [UND] and then press 
the DELETE key. The [UND] will disappear. When the [UND] 
disappears, the computer automatically makes the [und] disappear 
also.
  When you finish looking at codes and editing them, hide them by 
pressing F11 (or Alt F3) again.
                                         Whenever Word Perfect 
confuses you, say ``Reveal codes'' (by pressing F11 or Alt F3) 
and then stare at the codes, to find out what's really going on.
                                         Here are Word Perfect's 
popular codes:
Code                                         Meaning
[UND]                                        start underlining
[und]                                        end  underlining

[BOLD]                                       start boldfacing
[bold]                                       end  boldfacing

[Tab]                                        indent (because the 
human pressed the TAB key)

[HRt]                                        hard return (the 
human pressed the RETURN key)
[SRt]                                        soft return 
(computer pressed RETURN because at margin)

[HPg]                                        hard page break 
(human pressed CONTROL with RETURN)
[SPg]                                        soft page break 
(computer pressed because previous page full)

[Center]                                     start centering (end 
centering when reach RETURN or TAB)
                                         Versions older than 5.1 
say [Cntr] instead of [Center]. At the end of the centered text, 
those old versions say [C/A/Flrt].

                                               Block (F12 or Alt F4)
                                         You can manipulate a 
large portion of your document with a single keystroke! The 
portion you're manipulating is called the block. It can consist 
of several words, several sentences, several paragraphs, or even 
several pages.
                                         Here's how to manipulate 
a block. . . . 
                                         Move the cursor to the 
beginning of the block. (For example, to manipulate a whole 
paragraph, move the cursor to the beginning of the paragraph.)
                                         Then say ``Block'' by 
pressing F12. (If your keyboard doesn't have an F12 key or you're 
using a Word Perfect version older than 5.1, press Alt with F4.)
                                         Move the cursor to the 
end of the block.
                                         Then say what to do to 
the block. For example, choose one of these activities:
To make the block be bold, say ``Bold'' (by pressing F6).

To underline all the words in the block, say ``Underline'' (by 
pressing F8).

To center all the lines in the block, say ``Center'' (Shift with 
F6) then press Y. Give this command only if each of the block's 
lines is brief. For example, give this command to center a poem 
or a multi-line headline.

To delete the block, press the Del key then the Y key.

To move the block (so it vanishes from its current location and 
reappears elsewhere), press Ctrl with Del. Then move the cursor 
where you want the block's new position to be, and press ENTER.

To copy the block (so the block appears twice in your document), 
press Ctrl with Ins. Then put the cursor where you want the 
block's copy to be, and press ENTER.
                                         Inferior versions If 
you're using an old version of Word Perfect (before 5.1) or an 
old-fashioned keyboard (lacking an F12 key), your computer won't 
understand ``Ctrl with Del'' or ``Ctrl with Ins''. Here's what to 
do.
                                         Versions 5.0 and 5.1. 
Instead of pressing ``Ctrl with Del'', press Ctrl with F4 and 
then type BM. Instead of pressing ``Ctrl with Ins'', press Ctrl 
with F4 and then type BC.
                                         Versions 4.0, 4.1, and 
4.2. Instead of pressing ``Ctrl with Del'' or ``Ctrl with Ins'', 
do the following. Say ``Move'' (Ctrl with F4). Press either the 1 
key (to move the block) or the 2 key (to copy the block). Put the 
cursor where you want the block to appear. Say ``Move'' again 
(Ctrl with F4). Tap the 5 key. You've finished the procedure: the 
block has been moved or copied.

               ENDING
  After you've edited your document, you'll want to undo any 
mistakes, copy the document onto the hard disk and paper, and 
move on to a different document or task. Here's how. . . . 

             Save (F10)
  While you're typing and editing a document, the document's in 
the computer's RAM chips. It's not on a disk. If the computer's 
electricity goes off (because of a thunderstorm or because your 
cat pulled the plug), the RAM chips will be erased ___ and so 
will your document!
  Another way to accidentally erase your document is to hit a 
wrong key. For example, if your cat jumps onto your keyboard and 
then sits on your DELETE key for several minutes, your document 
will be deleted. Other accidents can be caused by dogs, babies, 
novices, and you!
  To protect against accidents, copy your document onto a disk. 
Copying a document onto a disk is called saving.
  To save, just say ``Save'' (by pressing F10).
  Then the computer will ask you to invent a name for your 
document. The name must be short: no more than 8 letters. For 
example, the name can be ``jennifer'' or ``al''. Type the name 
you wish and press ENTER.
  The computer will copy the document onto the hard disk (drive 
C) and put that document into the WP subdirectory.
  Afterwards, if you improve the document by editing it further, 
the improved version will be in the RAM chips, but the disk will 
still contain the old version. To copy the improved version onto 
the disk, say ``Save'' again (by pressing F10) and press ENTER. 
The computer will ask, ``Replace?'' Press Y. The computer will 
replace the disk's old version by the new version.
  Save often If you're typing a long document, say ``Save'' every 
10 minutes. Then if an accident happens, you'll lose at most 10 
minutes of work!

              Exit (F7)
  When you finish editing your document, say ``Exit'' (by 
pressing F7).
  The computer will ask, ``Save document?'' Press Y.
  If the document's name appears at the bottom of the screen, 
press ENTER. (If no name appears, invent a name for the document 
___ and when you finish typing the name, press ENTER.)
  If the computer asks ``Replace?'', press Y.
  The computer will ask, ``Exit WP?'' If you want to exit from 
Word Perfect and make the screen show a C prompt, press Y. (If 
you do not want to exit from Word Perfect, press N; then the 
screen will go blank, so you can create another document.)

        Retrieve (Shift F10)
  Here's how to copy a document from your hard disk to your 
screen.
  First, make the screen be blank. (To do that, say ``Exit'' by 
pressing F7, then press N twice.)
  Then say ``Retrieve'' (by pressing Shift with F10). Type the 
name of the document you want to retrieve from the hard disk 
(such as ``jennifer''), and press ENTER.
  Combine documents Normally, you should make
the screen be blank before you say ``Retrieve''. If the screen is 
not blank, the computer inserts the retrieved document in the 
middle of the document that was on the screen.
                                         So here's how to combine 
two documents. First, get one of the documents onto the screen. 
Then put the cursor where you want the second document to be 
inserted. (For example, if you want the second document to be 
inserted at the end of the first document, put the cursor at the 
end of the first document.) Say ``Retrieve'', type the name of 
the second document, and press ENTER.
                                         Create a document 
template Create a document called LETTER. At the top of the 
document, type your return address and any other information you 
want as your letterhead. Further down the document, say ``Dear'', 
but leave the letter's details blank: just create blank lines, by 
pressing the ENTER key a few times. At the end of the document, 
say ``Sincerely'' or ``Very truly yours'' or whatever other oily 
clich you want to close the letter with. Leave a few more blank 
lines (so you can sign the letter), then type your name. Save the 
document. Such a document ___ which contains generalities but no 
details ___ is called a document template.
                                         Then whenever you want 
to write a letter, just retrieve that LETTER document, edit it 
(by inserting lines of text after ``Dear''), and save the edited 
version under a different name. For example, if the edited 
version is a letter to Susan, name the edited version ``SUSAN''.
                                         Besides LETTER, you 
should create several other document templates. For example, 
create a document template called MEMO, which begins with phrases 
such as ``Memo to'', ``From'', ``Regarding'', and ``Date''.
                                         By saving document 
templates such as LETTER and MEMO, you'll be saving and 
automating all the stupid, tedious, repetitive parts of the 
typing task. Then just fill in the blanks ___ creatively!

                                                 Print (Shift F7)
                                         To copy your writing 
onto paper, make sure the printer is turned on. Make sure you've 
saved your document (to protect yourself in case the printer 
doesn't work). Then say ``Print'' (by pressing Shift with F7).
                                         You'll see the print 
menu. In version 5.1, the print menu's first two items look like 
this:
1 - Full
2 - Page
                                         If you want to print the 
entire, full document, choose the print menu's first item by 
pressing 1 or F. (Notice that the 1 and F are in boldface. If you 
don't see the boldface on your screen, adjust the screen's 
contrast and brightness knobs.) If you want to print just the 
page that contains the cursor, choose the print menu's second 
item by pressing 2 or P.
                                         To become a Word Perfect 
expert, get in the habit of choosing menu items by pressing 
letters (such as F and P) instead of numbers (such as 1 and 2). 
The letters are easier to memorize. For example, to print just a 
page, it's easier to get in the habit of pressing P than pressing 
2.
                                         Old versions If you're 
stuck with an ancient version (4.0, 4.1, or 4.2), you can't 
choose by letter: you must type numbers instead.
                                         Selecting a printer 
driver A printer driver is software that handles your printer's 
peculiarities. For example, a Panasonic 1124 printer driver for 
Word Perfect is software that helps Word Perfect handles the 
peculiarities of
the Panasonic 1124 printer. Word Perfect comes with 437 printer 
drivers.
  When you buy Word Perfect, you must tell it which printer you 
bought. That process is called selecting a printer driver. If 
you're using version 5.1, you selected a printer driver during 
the process of copying Word Perfect to the hard disk.
  If you're using version 5.0 instead, here's how to select a 
printer driver. After you turn on the computer and start using 
Word Perfect, say ``Print'' (by pressing Shift with F7). From the 
menus, choose Select Additional (by pressing S then A). You'll 
see an alphabetical list of printers. Press PgDn several times, 
until you see your printer. Move the cursor to your printer's 
name (by pressing the down-arrow), and press ENTER twice. When 
the bottom of the screen says ``Press Exit to quit'', press F7 
four times.
  Simple choices The print menu offers you many choices. You've 
seen that to print the full document, choose Full (by pressing 
F); to print just the page containing the cursor, choose Page (by 
pressing P). Here are some other choices. . . . 
  To print several pages, choose Multiple (by pressing M), then 
say which pages to print. For example, to print pages 2, 5, and 7 
through 11, type ``2,5,7-11'' and press ENTER. To print just the 
document's last part ___ from page 15 to the end ___ type ``15-'' 
and press ENTER.
  Suppose JENNIFER is a document you've saved on the hard disk. 
If you want to print the JENNIFER document instead of the 
screen's document, choose Document, then type ``jennifer'' and 
ENTER.
  Preview While you're experimenting with editing and printing 
your document, you'll make many mistakes that can waste lots of 
paper. To avoid wasting paper, tell the computer to print to your 
screen instead of to paper. Printing to the screen is called 
previewing. Here's how to do it. . . . 
  Choose View from the print menu. (That choice works only if 
your computer contains a graphics card.) The screen shows a 
picture of a sheet of paper. That picture, called the preview, 
shows how the current page will look on paper.
  If your graphics card is VGA, the preview is pretty.
  Underneath the preview, you'll see this menu:
1 100%  2 200%  3 Full-page  4 Facing-pages
That menu lets you modify the preview. Press 1 for a view that's 
the actual size, 2 for a magnified view (in which the characters 
appear larger than on paper), 3 for a miniaturized view (so that 
the entire, full page fits on your screen), 4 for a miniaturized 
view that includes not just the cursor's page but also the facing 
page. You can also press the arrow keys (to move around the 
page), and PgUp & PgDn (to move to different pages).
  When you finish looking at the preview, say ``Exit'' (by 
pressing F7).
  Multiple copies The printer assumes you want to print just one 
copy of each page. To change that assumption ___ and make the 
printer print 10 copies of each page ___ choose Number, then type 
10 (and ENTER).
  If you'll print many copies of each page, you can speed up the 
printing by choosing mUltiple Printer. (To do that, type U then 
P.) That will make the printer print the copies faster ___ 
especially if you have a laser printer. When doing that 
high-speed copying, the printer doesn't bother to collate the 
pages. If you want to switch back to regular-speed printing (and 
have automatic collating), choose mUltiple
Wordperfect.
                                         Extra fonts If you buy 
extra fonts and insert them into your printer (by inserting a 
font cartridge or soft font or font wheel), tell the computer 
which fonts you've bought. To do so, choose Select Edit 
Cartridges from the print menu (by typing SEC). Then follow the 
menus on the screen. For example, if you've bought a font 
cartridge for a Hewlett-Packard laser printer, move the cursor to 
the word ``Cartridges'' (by pressing the down-arrow key), press S 
(for Select), move the cursor to the cartridge's name (by 
pressing the down-arrow and PgDn keys), press ENTER (so an 
asterisk appears), and press F7 five times.

                                                    Cancel (F1)
                                         If you make a mistake, 
undo it by saying ``Cancel'' (F1).
                                         For example, suppose you 
say ``Print'' (because you plan to print something) but then 
change your mind. Just say ``Cancel'': that makes the print menu 
disappear, so the screen shows your document again.
                                         Suppose you delete some 
text (by pressing DELETE or BACKSPACE or using Typeover mode or 
telling the computer to delete a block) but then change your 
mind. Just say ``Cancel''. The text you recently deleted will 
reappear! If that text doesn't interest you, choose Previous (by 
pressing P), and you'll see other text you deleted previously. If 
that's still not the text you want, choose Previous again. When 
you finally see text that interests you, choose Restore, and that 
text will be kept in your document.

                                                  List files (F5)
                                         To find out what 
documents are on your hard disk, say ``List files'' (by pressing 
F5), then press ENTER.
                                         The computer will create 
an alphabetical list of all the files in the hard disk's WP 
subdirectory. You'll see the top part of that list; to see the 
rest of the list, press the PgDn key several times. In that list, 
some of the files are documents you created; the other files are 
part of Word Perfect itself.
                                         To manipulate a 
document, move the cursor to the document's name (by using the 
PgDn key and arrow keys). Then choose one of the following 
activities. . . . 
                                         To peek at the document, 
choose Look (by pressing L). You'll see the beginning of the 
document; to see the rest of it, press the PgDn key several 
times. When you finish looking at the document, press F7.
                                         To print the document 
onto paper, choose Print (by pressing P) then press ENTER.
                                         To change the document's 
name, choose Move (by pressing M), then type a new name (and 
press ENTER).
                                         To delete the document 
from the disk, choose Delete (by pressing D) then press Y.
                                         When you finish using 
the list-files menu, say ``Exit'' (by pressing F7).
                                         Two ways to retrieve 
Suppose JENNIFER is a document in the hard disk's WP 
subdirectory. Here's how to retrieve JENNIFER, so that the screen 
shows all the words in the JENNIFER document and you can edit 
them.
                                         Method 1 (which you 
learned before): make the screen be blank (by pressing F7 then 
pressing N twice), say ``Retrieve'' (Shift F10), then type 
``jennifer'' (and press ENTER).
                                         Method 2 (which requires 
less typing): make the screen be blank (by pressing F7 then 
pressing N twice), say ``List files'' (F5), move the cursor to 
JENNIFER (by using the arrow keys), then choose Retrieve (by 
pressing R).

           TRICKY SPACING
  Here are tricks to control how your document is spaced.

             Indent (F4)
  Before typing a paragraph, you can press the TAB key. That 
makes the computer indent the paragraph's first line.
  Instead of pressing the TAB key, try saying ``Indent'' (by 
pressing F4). That makes the computer indent all lines in the 
paragraph.

       Indent both (Shift F4)
  If you say ``Indent both'' (by pressing Shift with F4) instead 
of just ``Indent'', the computer will indent both of the 
paragraph's edges ___ the left edge and the right edge ___ so 
that the paragraph is centered.

     Margin release (Shift TAB)
  At the beginning of a paragraph, you can press the TAB key 
while holding down the Shift key. That makes the paragraph's 
first line begin abnormally far to the left: in the left margin. 
The paragraph's other lines will be normal.
  Since the Shift TAB command lets you write in the left margin, 
it's called the margin release command.
  For an interesting effect, try this: at the beginning of a 
paragraph, say ``Indent'' (by pressing F4) and then press Shift 
TAB. That makes all the lines of the paragraph be indented except 
the first line. That technique ___ in which the first line is 
normal and the other lines hang under it indented ___ is called a 
hanging indent.

        Flush right (Alt F6)
  If a line of text is short, you can make the line be flush left 
or centered or flush right.
This line is flush left.
       This line is centered.
           This line is flush right.
  To make the line be flush left (so it's at the left margin), 
just type the line and then press ENTER. To make the line be 
centered, say ``Center'' (Shift F6) before typing the line. To 
make the line be flush right (so it's at the right margin), say 
``Flush right'' (Alt F6) before typing the line.
  You can make part of a line be flush left and part be flush 
right, like this:
This part is flush left.This part is flush right.
To do that, begin by typing the part you want flush left. Then 
say ``Flush right'' (Alt F6), type the part you want flush right, 
and press ENTER.

         Tab align (Ctrl F6)
  When you type a column of numbers, you want their decimal 
points to line up, like this:
        74.9
 5,382,931.726
         -.82
  Those decimal points are aligned with each other. Here's how to 
type that column of numbers with aligned decimal points. . . . 
                                         Say ``Tab align'' (Ctrl 
F6) several times, until the cursor's where you want the decimal 
point to be. (Each time you say ``Tab align'', the cursor moves 
to the right a half inch.)
                                         Type the first number 
(74.9). As you type it, the computer automatically shifts it 
towards the left, so its decimal point winds up where you 
requested. Press ENTER.
                                         Now you're ready to type 
the second line. To do so, say ``Tab align'' several times, until 
the cursor's where you want the decimal point (underneath the 
first number's decimal point). Then type the second number (which 
is 5,382,931.726) and press ENTER.
                                         For the third line, say 
``Tab align'' repeatedly until the cursor's where you want the 
decimal point, then type the third number and press ENTER.

                                           Format page (Shift F8 then P)
                                         Here's how to control 
the general appearance of each page if you're using version 5.0 
or 5.1. (Earlier versions are quite different and awkward.)
                                         Move the cursor to the 
document's beginning. Say ``Format'' (by pressing Shift F8). 
Choose Page (by pressing P). You'll see the format page menu.
                                         Page size The typical 
sheet of paper ___ like the paper in this book ___ is 8 inches 
wide and 11 inches tall. Computerists say that the page width is 
8 inches and the page length is 11 inches.
                                         The computer assumes you 
want that width and length. Here's how to change that assumption. 
. . . 
                                         In version 5.1, choose 
Size Other Select Other (by typing S then PgDn then SO). In 
version 5.0, choose ``Size Other'' (by typing SO).
                                         Type the page width in 
inches (and ENTER) and the page length in inches (and ENTER). 
Then press F7.
                                         Top & bottom margins The 
computer assumes you want 1-inch margins at the top and bottom of 
each page. To change that assumption, choose Margins (by typing 
M), type the top margin in inches (and ENTER) and the bottom 
margin in inches (and ENTER).
                                         In this Secret Guide, I 
made the margins smaller, so I could squeeze more words onto each 
page. I made the top and bottom margins be .3 inches.
                                         Page numbers Here's how 
to make the computer print page numbers on all the pages.
                                         Choose Numbering 
Position (by typing NP).
                                         On a page, where do you 
want the page number to be printed? Type 1 for top left corner, 2 
for top center, 3 for top right corner, 4 for top outer corner 
(left corner on even pages, right corner on odd pages), 5 for 
bottom left corner, 6 for bottom center, 7 for bottom right 
corner, or 8 for bottom outer corner. Press ENTER.
                                         Before printing a page 
number, do you want the computer to print some words? On page 7, 
for example, instead of just printing ``7'' would you rather 
print ``Great American Novel - Page 7''? To print words before 
each page number, choose Style (by typing S), type the words you 
want before each page number (``Great American Novel - Page''), 
press the SPACE bar (to leave a blank space after the word 
``Page''), and press ENTER.
                                         When you finish telling 
the computer about page numbers, press ENTER again.
  That makes the computer number all the pages. The computer 
prints ``Great American Novel - Page 1'' on the first page, 
``Great American Novel - Page 2'' on the second page, etc. Each 
of those messages appears near (but not in) the margins. Each 
message is separated from your document by a blank line.
  The messages appear when you print the document on paper (or 
look at a page preview). They do not appear on the screen while 
you're editing the document.
  Exit When you finish using the format page menu, say ``Exit'' 
(by pressing F7).

    Format line (Shift F8 then L)
  Here's how to control the general appearance of each line if 
you're using version 5.0 or 5.1. (Earlier versions are quite 
different and awkward.)
  Move the cursor to the document's beginning. Say ``Format'' (by 
pressing Shift F8). Choose Line (by pressing L). You'll see the 
format line menu.
  Left & right margins The computer assumes you want 1-inch 
margins at the left and right of each page. To change that 
assumption, choose Margins (by typing M), type the left margin in 
inches (and ENTER) and the right margin in inches (and ENTER).
  In this Secret Guide, I made the margins smaller to squeeze 
more words on each page. I made the left and right margins on 
this page be .5 inches; but the left and right margins on the 
table-of-contents page are just .3 inches.
  Changing the margins can be very handy. If you're a student who 
wrote an eight-page paper, and your teacher requires it to be ten 
pages long instead, just enlarge the margins and ___ presto! ___ 
you suddenly have a ten-page paper.
  Justification In a newspaper, each column's right edge is 
perfectly straight, like this:

  Notice that the right edge of this paragraph is perfectly 
straight. Notice that the right edge of this paragraph is 
perfectly straight. Notice that the right edge of this paragraph 
is perfectly straight.

In documents that are less formal, each column's right edge 
wavers slightly, like this:

  Notice that the right edge of this paragraph wavers slightly. 
Notice that the right edge of this paragraph wavers slightly. 
Notice that the right edge of this paragraph wavers slightly.
  If the right edge is perfectly straight, the text is said to be 
justified. If the right edge wavers slightly, the text is said to 
be unjustified or ragged-right.
  To make the right edge be perfectly straight (justified), the 
computer slightly increases the space between words. The smartest 
word processors (such as Word Perfect) combine three techniques 
to make the right edge straight: they increase the space between 
some words, decrease the space between other words, and increase 
the space between letters in a word.
  Justified (straight) text looks formal, professional, and 
distinguished. Unjustified (wavering) text looks informal, 
friendly, and cheery.
  Look at ads in newspapers. Notice which ads are right-justified 
(to give a ``professional'' image) and which ads are
ragged-right (to give a more ``friendly'' image).
                                         Most of the Secret 
Guide's text is justified. That's why, at first glance, this book 
looks professional, formal, and distinguished. (Only when you 
actually read it do you realize that the Guide's author is a nut, 
gone totally bonkers.)
                                         Telling the computer to 
``justify'' does not affect the document's appearance on the 
screen. It affects just the document's appearance on paper.
                                         The computer assumes you 
want to justify. To change that assumption, choose Justification 
Left (JL) in version 5.1; choose ``Justification No'' (JN) in 
version 5.0.
                                         Double spacing Usually, 
the computer prints text on every line. If you're going to print 
on paper to hand to your teacher, boss, or publisher, you might 
wish to put a blank line between each line of text, so your 
reader can scribble comments in those blanks. Having those blank 
lines is called double spacing.
                                         The Secret Guide is not 
double spaced, because double spacing would require twice as much 
paper and double the book's cost. The Guide is single spaced.
                                         The computer assumes you 
want single spacing. To double space instead, choose Spacing (by 
pressing S) and type 2 (then ENTER). If you type 1.75 instead of 
2, the text will look double spaced on the screen but will look 
slightly less than double spaced on the printer.
                                         Tab stops You press the 
TAB key to indent a paragraph's top line or hop to the next 
column in a table.
                                         Whenever you press the 
TAB key, the cursor moves toward the right, until it reaches the 
next tab stop. You can change the positions of the tab stops.
                                         Traditional typists put 
tab stops at half-inch intervals, so that paragraphs are indented 
a half-inch, and so each column in a table is a half-inch wide. 
The computer assumes those tab stops please you. If they don't, 
choose Tab (by pressing T).
                                         You'll see a ruler with 
an L at each tab stop. To erase a tab stop, move the cursor to 
that L and press DELETE. To create a new tab stop, move the 
cursor across to where you want the tab stop and type L (for a 
simple tab stop) or D (for a decimal tab stop); when you finish 
editing the tab stops, press F7.
                                         To align decimal points 
in a column of numbers, you can use two methods. Method 1: create 
a decimal tab stop where you want the decimal points to be; 
before typing each number, move to that tab stop by pressing the 
TAB key. Method 2: create a simple tab stop where you want the 
decimal points to be; before typing each number, move to that tab 
stop by saying ``Tab align'' (Ctrl F6).
                                         Exit When you finish 
using the format line menu, exit by pressing F7.

                                          Format other (Shift F8 then O)
                                         Here's how to leave a 
gap in your document, so that you can insert a big handwritten 
diagram.
                                         Type the line that you 
want above the gap (and press ENTER). Say ``Format'' (by pressing 
Shift F8). Choose Other Advance Down (by typing OAD).
                                         Say how tall you want 
the gap. For example, if you want the gap to be 3 inches tall, 
type 3.25 (and ENTER).
                                         Say ``Exit'' (F7). Then 
type the line you want below the gap.
                                         The gap appears when you 
print the document on paper (or look at a page preview). It does 
not appear on the screen while you're editing the document.
             Columns/table (Alt F7)
  You can create newspaper columns and tables.
  Newspaper columns In a newspaper, text is printed in many 
narrow columns. In a business letter, text is printed in a single 
wide column.
  The computer assumes you want a single wide column. Here's how 
to tell the computer you want many narrow columns. . . . 
  In version 5.1, say ``Columns/table'' (Alt F7), then choose 
Columns Define (CD); in version 5.0, say ``Math/columns'' (Alt 
F7), then choose ``Define'' (D).
  You'll see the column definition menu.
  Now the computer assumes you want 2 columns. If you want more, 
choose Number (N) then type the number of columns (and ENTER).
  The computer assumes you want the gap between columns to be .5 
inches. If you want a different size gap, choose Distance (D) 
then type the distance across the gap (and ENTER).
  When you finish using the column definition menu, exit by 
pressing F7 just once. Then in version 5.1, choose On (by 
pressing O); in version 5.0, choose ``Column-on'' (by pressing 
C).
  In the Secret Guide, text is usually printed in 2 columns, but 
the table-of-contents page is printed in 5 columns. In the Secret 
Guide, the gap between columns is usually .3 inches, but on the 
table-of-contents page the gap between columns is less.
  Column jump If you divided the page into several columns, 
here's how to jump the cursor from column to column. While 
holding down the CONTROL key, tap the HOME key. Then press  to 
jump right, or press  to jump left.
  Column break Suppose you divided the page into several columns. 
If you press the ENTER key while holding down the CONTROL key, 
the computer will end the paragraph and insert a column break, so 
that the next paragraph will begin at the top of the next column.
  Table In the middle of a document, you can type a table of 
numbers. Here's how.
  Put the cursor where you want the table to begin. Say 
``Columns/table'' (Alt F7). Choose Tables Create (TC). Say how 
many columns you want in the table (for example, 4) and press 
ENTER. Say how many rows you want in the table (for example, 7) 
and press ENTER. The computer will create a table having 4 
columns and 7 rows, so you see this:
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Say ``Exit'' (F7).
  Then fill in those 28 blank cells. Here's how. Type what you 
want in the first cell. Press the TAB key; it moves the cursor to 
the right, to the next cell. Type what you want in that cell. 
Continue the process (pressing the TAB key after each cell), 
until you've filled all the cells.
  In each cell, you can type numbers or words or sentences or 
paragraphs. If you what you type is too long to fit in the cell, 
the computer automatically makes the cell taller (and all the 
other cells in the row also), so that the cell can hold several 
lines of information.
  When you've typed the last cell (in the bottom right corner), 
press the down-arrow key (instead of TAB). Then type the rest of 
your document.
  Conflict If you've divided a page into newspaper columns, the 
computer refuses to create tables on that page.


          FANCY CHARACTERS
  To make your document more interesting, create fancy 
characters. Here's how.

           Font (Ctrl F8)
  Here are samples of popular fonts. . . . 
This is a sample of 8-point Times Roman.
This is a sample of 10-point Times Roman.
This is a sample of 12-point Times Roman.
This is a sample of 12-point Times Roman bold.
This is a sample of 8-point Helvetica.
This is a sample of 10-point Helvetica.
This is a sample of 12-point Helvetica.
This is a sample of 12-point Helvetica bold.
This is a sample of Courier.
This is a sample of Courier bold.
This is a sample of Lineprinter.
  In Courier, each character is 1/10 of an inch wide; so 
Courier's a 10-characters-per-inch font. In Lineprinter, each 
character is 1/17 of an inch wide. In Times Roman and Helvetica, 
each letter of the alphabet has its own width: for example, the 
letter ``m'' is wider than the letter ``i''.
  Since Courier's characters all have the same width as each 
other, they're called monospaced. Lineprinter's characters are 
monospaced also. Times Roman and Helvetica are not monospaced; 
they're proportionally spaced instead.
  A point is 1/72 of an inch. The first sample is called 8-point 
Times Roman because it's 8 points high: the top of the capital T 
is 8 points higher than the bottom of the small p.
  In The Secret Guide to Computers, most of the text is 10-point 
Times Roman, and most of the headings are 12-point Helvetica (or 
14-point Helvetica, which is even larger). In the chapters on DOS 
and programming, most of the examples are Lineprinter.
  The computer assumes you want a 10-characters-per-inch font 
(such as Courier). To print the document in a different font, you 
must say ``Font''. In Word Perfect 5.0 and 5.1, the ``Font'' 
command is delightfully simple and powerful. That's why I chose 
Word Perfect for writing The Secret Guide to Computers.
  To switch fonts, move the cursor to the beginning of the 
document (or wherever you want the font switch to begin). Say 
``Font'' (Ctrl F8). Then choose Font (by pressing F).
  You'll see a menu of fonts. Move the cursor to the font you 
want, then say ``Select'' (by pressing S).
  The font you selected will be used on paper but not on your 
screen, which will remain monospaced (except when you preview).
  Spaces after a sentence When you use a monospaced font, put 2 
spaces after a sentence or colon. For example. . . . 

2 spaces follow this sentence.  Nice!

  When you use a proportionally spaced font, put just 1 space 
after a sentence or colon. For example. . . . 

1 space follows this sentence. Nice!
                                         Quotation marks When you 
use a monospaced font, type a quotation mark by using this 
symbol: ". For example. . . . 

I saw "Hamlet" last night.

                                         When you use a 
proportionally spaced font, use the following trick. . . . To 
form an opening quotation mark (``), press the accent key (`) 
twice. To form a closing quotation mark (''), press the 
apostrophe key (') twice. Although your screen will look ugly ___ 
I saw ``Hamlet'' last night.
your paper will look beautiful:

I saw ``Hamlet'' last night.

                                         Enhancements After 
choosing a font, you can enhance it.
                                         For example, to 
underline the font (like this), say ``Underline'' (by pressing 
F8). To make the font be bolder (so the characters are made of 
thicker strokes, like this), say ``Bold'' (by pressing F6).
                                         To italicize the font 
(so the characters are slanted, like this), say ``Font'' (Ctrl 
F8) then choose Appearance Italic (AI). To redline the font (so 
the background is shaded, like this), say ``Font'' (Ctrl F8) then 
choose Appearance Redline (AR).  To strike out the font (so the 
characters are crossed out, like this), say ``Font'' (Ctrl F8) 
then choose Appearance Strikeout (AS).
                                         To change the font's 
size, say ``Font'' (Ctrl F8), and choose Size (S). Then say which 
size you want. . . . 

To make the font be 20% larger, choose Large.
To make the font be 50% larger, choose Very-large.
To make the font be twice as large, choose Extra-large.
To make the font be 20% smaller, choose Small.
To make the font be 40% smaller, choose Fine.
To make it small & lowered (like this), choose suBscript.
To make it small & raised (like this), choose suPerscript.

For example, if you've been using 10-point type and choose 
``Large'', you'll be switching to 12-point type.
                                         You've learned about 
many enhancements: bold, underline, italic, redline, strikeout, 
large, very-large, extra-large, small, and fine. After giving one 
of those enhancement commands, type the text that you want 
enhanced, then press the right-arrow key.
                                         If your printer is fancy 
(such as the HP Laserjet 3), all those enhancements work. If your 
printer is semi-fancy (such as an HP Laserjet 2 or 2P with a 
Microsoft Z font cartridge), only some of those enhancements 
work, but Word Perfect tries to approximate.
                                         For example, suppose 
you're using 10-point type and choose ``Very-large'' (which 
should generate 15-point type), but your printer lacks a 15-point 
font. If your printer has a 14-point font or 16-point font 
instead, Word Perfect will give you one of those fonts as an 
approximation to 15-point.
                                         You'll see the 
enhancements on paper but not on your screen (except when you 
preview).
                                         Here's how to enhance a 
block of text that you typed previously. Move the cursor to the 
block's beginning. Say ``Block'' (by pressing F12 or Alt F4). 
Move the cursor to the block's end. Say ``Font'' (Ctrl F8). Then 
say which enhancement you want (such as ``Appearance Italic'' or 
``Size Large'').
                Alt #
  You can type these special characters:
       128    160    192    224 
 1    129    161    193    225 
 2    130    162    194    226 
 3    131    163    195    227 
 4    132    164    196    228 
 5    133    165    197    229 
 6    134    166    198    230 
 7    135    167    199    231 
 8    136    168    200    232 
 9    137    169    201    233 
10 
   138    170    202    234 
11    139    171    203    235 
12    140    172    204    236 
13    141    173    205    237 
14    142    174    206    238 
15    143    175    207    239 
16    144    176    208    240 
17    145    177    209    241 
18    146    178    210    242 
19    147    179    211    243 
20    148    180    212    244 
21    149    181    213    245 
22    150    182    214    246 
23    151    183    215    247 
24    152     184    216    248 
25    153    185    217    249 
26    154    186    218    250 
27    155    187    219    251 
28    156    188    220    252 
29    157    189    221    253 
30    158    190    222    254 
31    159    191    223 
  For example, here's how to type the symbol , whose code number 
is 164. Hold down the Alt key; and while you keep holding down 
the Alt key, type 164 by using the numeric keypad (the number 
keys on the far right side of the keyboard). When you finish 
typing 164, lift your finger from the Alt key, and you'll see  
on your screen! When you print the document onto paper, the  
will also appear on paper.
  Bad code numbers Do not type code 240. It makes the typical 
computer refuse to work until you turn the power off and on 
again.
  Do not type code 152. What it prints on the screen doesn't 
match what it prints on paper.
  On many dot-matrix printers, codes 1-6, 8-20, 22-31, and 250 
don't work. On laser printers (such as the Hewlett-Packard 
Laserjet 2), version 5.0 prints codes 249-252 wrong, but version 
5.1 prints them fine.
                                                 Compose (Ctrl V)
                                         If you're using version 
5.0 or 5.1, try the following experiment. Say ``Compose'' (by 
pressing Ctrl with V). Then type this:
Type                                       See       TypeSee       
Type                                                                   
See
a`                                                  a^           
ae                                                                     

e`                                                  e^           
AE                                                                     

i`                                                  i^           
ao                                                                     

o`                                                  o^           
c/                                                                     

u`                                                  u^           
c,                                                                     

                                                                   
C,                                                                     

a'                                                  n~           
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Pt                                                                     

E'                                                  ~~           
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i'                                         
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u'                                                  L-           
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                                                     +-           
<<                                                                     

a"                                                  --  -         
>>                                                                     

A"                                         
e"                                                  a=           
/2                                                                     

i"                                                  o=           
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o"                                                  Y=  
O"                                                  <=           
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u"                                                  >=           
*.                                                                     

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                                         You'll see the following 
symbols on paper but not on the screen:
Type                                       See just on PAPER
co                                         
ro                                         
xo                                         

  This chart shows extra characters you can type:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
 0  `     -  A   
 1            
 2  ~       B   
 3  ^          
 4  _   *    B   
 5  /     /     
 6  '     /     
 7  "     \     
 8  -          
 9  '     |     
10  '     <  E   
11  '     >     
12  ,     ~  Z   
13  ,          
14         H   
15            
16  "          
17  ,          
18  ,       I   
19      
   i   
20         K   
21  -       k   
22            
23            
24  i       M   
25  j          
26  A   3    N   
27     ' #      
28  A    '       
29      '       
30      "    O   
31      "    o   
32  A    "       
33      -       
34      - _   P   
35      <   A  p   
36      >        
37      O        
38         -     
39         x     
40           T   
41              
42  E         Y   
43              
44  E             
45         '      
46  E       "  X    
47               
48  I       e      
49         l      
50  I    -         
                                         In that chart, each 
column is called a character set.
Column  1 contains European accents.
Column  2 contains exotic accents.
Column  3 contains characters for drawing boxes.
Column  4 contains typographic symbols.
Column  5 contains icons (cute pictures).
Column  6 contains popular symbols for math and science.
Column  7 contains characters for making extra-tall math symbols.
Column  8 contains Greek.
Column  9 contains Hebrew.
Column 10 contains Russian.
Column 11 contains Japanese.
                                         To type one of those 
characters, say ``Compose'' (Ctrl with V), then type the 
character's column number, a comma, and the row number, then 
press ENTER.
                                         For example, to type a 
frowning face (which is in column 5, row 26), say ``Compose'' 
(Ctrl with V), then type ``5,26'' and press ENTER.
                                         If you type a fancy 
character (such as a frowning face), it won't appear on your 
screen. It will appear on paper if you're using version 5.1.
                                         Version 5.1 can print 
every character in that chart, and on every modern printer! 
Version 5.0 prints just the simplest characters.
                                         I've shown the first 50 
rows of the chart. The entire chart contains 234 rows. To see 
what's in rows 51 through 234, experiment ___ or examine appendix 
P at the back of the Word Perfect 5.1 reference manual. (You get 
that manual when you buy Word Perfect 5.1).

          SEARCH FOR WORDS
  The computer can search for words in the document, in the 
dictionary, and in the thesaurus.

             Search (F2)
  Here's how to make the computer search through your document to 
find whether you've used the word ``love''.
  Put the cursor where you want the search to begin. (For 
example, if you want to search through the whole document, put 
the cursor at the document's beginning. If you want to search 
through just part of your document, put the cursor at the 
beginning of that part.)
  Say ``Search'' (by pressing F2). Type ___ 
love
(Type just what you want the computer to search for; do not press 
ENTER.) Then press F2 again.
  The computer searches for ``love''. If the computer finds a 
``love'' in your document, it moves the cursor immediately after 
that ``love''. If you want to find the next ``love'' in your 
document, press F2 again twice.
  If the computer can't find any more ``love'' in your document, 
it says ``not found''.
  Capitals When you tell the computer what to search for, make 
sure you type ``love'', not ``Love''. If you type ``love'', the 
computer searches for all loves, regardless of how they're 
capitalized. If you type ``Love'', the computer thinks you're 
insisting on a capital L, so the computer searches just for loves 
that begin with a capital L.
  Embedded words When you tell the computer to search for 
``love'', the computer will find any ``love'' in your document 
___ even if ``love'' is hidden in another word. For example, the 
computer will find the ``love'' in ``loves'', ``lover'', 
``lovely'', ``glove'', ``clove'', ``clover'', ``pullover'', 
``slovenly'', and ``auriculoventricular''.
  When the computer asks you what to search for, try this 
experiment: press the SPACE bar, then type ``love'', then press 
the SPACE bar again (and then press F2). That tells the computer 
to search for ``love'' surrounded by spaces. That prevents the 
computer from stopping at ``loves'', ``lover'', ``lovely'', 
``glove'', and other weird words that contain ``love''. 
Unfortunately, it also prevents the computer from finding these 
kinds of ``love'' . . . 
next to a hyphen: ``love-hate relationships'' and ``the 
fall-in-love syndrome''
ending a sentence: ``I'm in love!'' and ``Are you in love?'' and 
``She's in love.''
in a list: ``to love, dream, despair'' and ``two kinds of love: 
great and goopy''
starting a paragraph (since that ``love'' is preceded by ENTER or 
TAB)
``love'' in quotation marks or parentheses
  Phrases When the computer asks you what to search for, you can 
type a whole phrase. For example, instead of telling the computer 
to search for any ``love'', tell the computer to search for 
``love to sing''.
  Codes Instead of searching for a word or phrase, you can search 
for a code. For example, to search for underlines, do this: say 
``Search'' (by pressing F2), say ``Underline'' (by pressing F8), 
and the press F2 again.
  Skip ahead Suppose you've written a history of America and want 
to find the part where you started talking about Lincoln. If you 
forget which page that was, no problem! Just put the cursor at 
the beginning of the document and tell the computer to search for 
``Lincoln''.
                                              Search back (Shift F2)
                                         If you say ``Search 
back'' (Shift F2) instead of ``Search'', the computer will search 
through the part of the document that comes before the cursor 
(instead of the part that comes after).

                                                 Replace (Alt F2)
                                         You can search for a 
word and replace it by a different word. For example, here's how 
to change each ``love'' in your document to ``idolize''.
                                         Put the cursor at the 
beginning of the document, then say ``Replace'' (by pressing Alt 
with F2).
                                         The computer asks, 
``Confirm?'' Press Y.
                                         Type ``love'', press F2, 
type ``idolize'', and press F2 again.
                                         The computer stops at 
the first ``love'' in your document and asks, ``Confirm?'' If you 
want to replace that ``love'' by ``idolize'', press Y; otherwise 
press N.
                                         The computer stops at 
each ``love'' in your document and goes through the same routine 
(by asking ``Confirm?'').
                                         The computer does all 
that fairly well. For example, consider this document:
I love you. Love you! LOVE YOU! I want to kiss your glove.
If you put the cursor at the beginning of that document and 
unthinkingly tell the computer to change each ``love'' to 
``idolize'', the computer produces this:
I idolize you. Idolize you! Idolize YOU! I want to kiss your 
gidolize.
Notice that the computer correctly changes ``love'' to 
``idolize'', and ``Love'' to ``Idolize''. Unfortunately, it 
changes ``LOVE'' to ``Idolize'' (which ought to be ``IDOLIZE'') 
and ``glove'' to ``gidolize''.
                                         Applications If you 
write a letter that talks about Fred, then want to write a 
similar letter about Sue, tell the computer to scan through your 
document and change each ``Fred'' to ``Sue''. If you write a book 
about ``How to be a better salesman'', and then a feminist tells 
you to change each ``salesman'' to ``salesperson'', make the 
computer change them all automatically.
                                         If you're writing a long 
advertisement that mentions ``Calvin Klein's Hot New Flaming Pink 
Day-Glo Pajamas'' repeatedly, and you're too lazy to type that 
long phrase so often, just type the abbreviation ``CKP''. When 
you've finished typing the document, tell the computer to replace 
each ``CKP'' by the long phrase it stands for.

                                                  Spell (Ctrl F2)
                                         Word Perfect comes with 
a disk that includes a list of all popular English words. That 
list is called a dictionary. Although that ``dictionary'' does 
not include definitions of those words, it does include each 
word's correct spelling. The dictionary contains 120,000 words.
                                         You can tell the 
computer to check each word in your document against the 
dictionary, to make sure all the words in your document are 
spelled correctly. That's called checking your spelling or doing 
a spelling check or doing a spell check or spell checking.
                                         If the computer notices 
that a word in your document is not in the dictionary, here's 
what the computer does. It highlights the word, tries to guess 
what other words you might have meant instead, and displays those 
words on the screen. If one of those words is what you meant, you 
can choose it, and the computer will put it in the document in 
place of the wrong word.
  For example, type a short document that contains just this one 
sentence:
Be huppy!
To spell-check the document, say ``Spell'' (by pressing Ctrl with 
F2). From the menu, choose Document (by pressing D).
  The computer looks up each word in the dictionary. The computer 
finds ``Be'' in the dictionary but can't find ``huppy''. The 
computer highlights the strange word ``huppy'' and prints this 
list of suggestions:
A. happy                  B. heap                   C. hep
D. hip                    E. hippie                 F. hippo
G. hoop                   H. hop                    I. hope
J. hopi                   K. hype                   L. hypo
M. whoop

1 Skip-once  2 Skip  3 Add  4 Edit
  Press A if you meant ``happy'', B if you meant ``heap'', C if 
you meant ``hep'', etc.
  If you really meant ``huppy'' and want to add that new slang 
word to the dictionary, choose Add (by pressing 3). If you really 
meant ``huppy'' but don't want to add that slang word to the 
dictionary, choose Skip (by pressing 2). If you meant some other 
word instead, choose Edit (by pressing 4), type the word you 
meant, and say ``Exit'' (by pressing F7).
  When the computer finishes checking the entire document, it 
will tell you how many words were in the document. Press ENTER.
  Be careful about adding If the computer gripes about a word you 
typed, do not add your word to the computer's dictionary unless 
you're sure that you've spelled it correctly!
  Capitals Word Perfect doesn't check capitalization much. For 
example, if you accidentally type ``america'' instead of 
``America'', Word Perfect doesn't notice the error.
  If you type ``fAt'' instead of ``fat'', Word Perfect 5.1 
notices that your capitalization is totally crazy. It gripes by 
saying:
Irregular Case
Earlier versions of Word Perfect don't notice that ``fAt'' is 
wrong.
  Repeated words Suppose your document contains the sentence 
``Save our our planet''.
  Word Perfect's spell checker notices that you typed the word 
``our'' twice. It suggests that you delete the second ``our''.
  Computers versus humans Even if you're a spelling-bee champion, 
you should make the computer spell-check your document because 
the computer can spot tiny typographical errors that human 
proofreaders overlook.
  But after the computer checks your document, you should make a 
human check the document also, because only a human can realize 
that the sentence ``I live you'' is wrong and should be ``I love 
you'' instead.

         Thesaurus (Alt F1)
  Suppose you're writing a love story and type the word 
``caress''. Can you think of a different word instead, that means 
roughly the same thing as ``caress'' but is better?
  If you can't, the computer can! Just ask the computer to use 
its thesaurus to find synonyms for ``caress''.
  Here's how. In your document, type the word ``caress''. Move 
the cursor to that word. Say ``Thesaurus'' (by pressing Alt with 
F1).
                                         The computer prints 
this:
caress (v)
   A cuddle
   B fondle
   C nuzzle
   D pet
   E stroke

caress (n)
   F embrace
   G hug
   H  massage
   I touch

caress (ant)
   J beat
   K blow

1 Replace-word  2 View-doc  3 Look-up-word  4 Clear-column
                                         That list gives five 
synonyms for the verb ``to caress'' (to cuddle, fondle, nuzzle, 
pet, and stroke), four synonyms for the noun ``a caress'' (an 
embrace, hug, massage, touch), and two antonyms (opposites) of 
``caress'': beat and blow.
                                         Most of those words have 
a dot before them. (The only word that does not have a dot is 
``massage''.) The dot means: go explore! For example, if you want 
to explore ``hug'', press hug's code letter (G), and the computer 
will display these synonyms for ``hug'': cuddle, embrace, 
snuggle, squeeze, clasp, cling to, grasp, hold. If you want to 
erase hug's synonyms from the screen, choose Clear-column (by 
pressing 4).
                                         If you want to replace 
``caress'' by a synonym, choose Replace-word (by pressing 1), 
then type the synonym's code letter. If you want to keep 
``caress'' in your document, say ``Cancel'' instead (by pressing 
F1).
                                         Suffixes Word Perfect's 
thesaurus understands suffixes (such as ``-ing''). If you ask 
Word Perfect to find synonyms for ``caressing'' or ``caressed'' 
or ``caresses'', Word Perfect is smart enough to realize that the 
root word is ``caress'': it will give you synonyms for 
``caress''.
                                         Unfortunately, Word 
Perfect doesn't understand which suffixes are appropriate. If you 
ask Word Perfect to find synonyms for ``massage'', it makes the 
mistake of giving you synonyms for ``mass''. (Gee, I never 
realized that getting a massage was anything like going to Mass!)
                                         Should you use a 
thesaurus? If you're having trouble finding the exact word to 
express an idea, type the closest word that comes to your mind 
and then tell the computer to find synonyms. If you're lucky, one 
of the synonyms will be an improvement.
                                         If you're writing a 
novel, the computer's synonyms can help give you fresh ideas. For 
example, if you're writing a bedroom scene and the only word you 
can think of is ``caress'', ask the computer to display synonyms, 
which will give you wild ideas! Then ask for synonyms of those 
synonyms, to lead your novel into new directions that are truly 
``novel''! You can write an entire wild-ride-through-the-crazines
s-of-life novel just by following the themes that the thesaurus 
suggests!
                                         And why not a movie! I 
can see it now ___ at the end of the movie, the credits say, 
``based on a story by Word Perfect's thesaurus''.

          AUTOMATIC TYPING
  Tired of typing the same stuff again and again? Here's how to 
make the computer do the typing!

            Repeat (Esc)
  Try this experiment. Press the ESCAPE key (which says ``Esc'' 
on it), then type an ``x''. The computer will type the letter 
``x'' 8 times, like this:
xxxxxxxx
  The ESCAPE key means ``repeat''. So if you press the ESCAPE key 
and then the x key, the computer will repeatedly press the x key 
___ 8 times.
  If you press the ESCAPE key and then the TAB key, the computer 
will repeatedly press the TAB key ___ 8 times.
  If you press the ESCAPE key and then the left-arrow key, the 
computer will repeatedly press the left-arrow key ___ 8 times.
  After you press the ESCAPE key, you can type a number. For 
example, if you press the ESCAPE key, then type 50, then press x, 
the computer will press the x key 50 times (instead of 8 times).

       Macro define (Ctrl F10)
  The computer can help you write love letters.
  For example, suppose you want each love letter to end with this 
message: ``As always, I love you passionately, forever, my 
darling!!!''. Instead of typing that long message at the end of 
each love letter, you can make the computer automatically type 
the message for you!
  To do that, choose a letter of the alphabet to stand for the 
message. For example, you can choose A or B or C. Here's how. . . 
. 
  Say ``Macro define'' (by pressing Ctrl with F10). The computer 
says ``Define macro''. Choose a letter of the alphabet, such as A 
or B or C. Type that letter while holding down the Alt key. (If 
the computer says ``Already Exists'', you should press ENTER, 
then start the whole procedure over and choose a different letter 
of the alphabet.)
  The computer will say ``Description''. Press ENTER.
  The computer will say ``Macro Def''. Type the message you want 
to record. For example, type:
As always, I love you passionately, forever, my darling!!!
  At the end of the message, say ``Macro define'' again (Ctrl 
with F10).
  In the future, whenever you want the computer to automatically 
type the passionate message, just press the chosen letter while 
holding down the Alt key.
  Jargon The message that you're recording (``As always, I love 
you passionately, forever, my darling!!!'') is called the macro. 
The macro's name is ``Alt A'' or ``Alt B'' or whatever other name 
you choose.
  Why use macros? You should make a macro of anything you type 
often. For example, if you're sending lots of love letters, the 
macro can be ``As always, I love you passionately, forever, my 
darling!!!''. If you're sending lots of hate letters instead, the 
macro can be ``Please pay your bill promptly, to avoid losing 
your credit rating and being sent a carton of sour milk''.
  If you're sending lots of business letters, the macro can 
contain your name followed by the name of your company and
its address and phone number.
                                         The macro can even 
contain commands that make the computer underline, boldface, 
center, and do other fancy tasks. The macro can be any sequence 
of keystrokes you wish!
                                         Creating a macro is like 
turning on a tape recorder: yes, the computer will record any 
keystrokes you wish! For example, the macro can even be a 
recording of the sequence of keystrokes that make the computer 
save your document onto the disk and then print your document on 
paper.
                                         Macro files Whenever you 
invent a macro, the computer puts the macro's definition onto the 
hard disk.
                                         The definition of ``Alt 
A'' is put into a file called ``ALTA.WPM''. The definition of 
``Alt B'' is put into ``ALTB.WPM''.
                                         Unless you erase those 
files, the computer remembers your macro definitions forever.

                                                  Macro (Alt F10)
                                         Instead of making a 
macro's name be ``Alt A'' or ``Alt B'', you can make a macro's 
name be longer, such as ``jennifer''. You can pick any name up to 
8 letters long. Here's how.
                                         Say ``Macro define'' (by 
pressing Ctrl with F10). The computer says ``Define macro''. 
Instead of typing ``Alt A'' or ``Alt B'', type ``jennifer'' and 
press ENTER. (If the computer says ``Already Defined'', say 
``Cancel'' and try again.)
                                         Press ENTER again. While 
the computer says ``Macro Def'', type the message you want to 
record. At the end of the message, say ``Macro define'' again 
(Ctrl with F10).
                                         The computer puts the 
message onto the hard disk, in a file called ``JENNIFER.WPM''.
                                         In the future, whenever 
you want the computer to automatically type that message, say 
``Macro'' (Alt F10) then type ``jennifer'' and ENTER.

                                                  Style (Alt F8)
                                         The computer understands 
typestyles such as ``Bold'' (F6) and ``Underline'' (F8). You can 
invent your own typestyles! For example, here's how to teach the 
computer that ``Bunder'' is a new typestyle meaning ``bold and 
underlined''.
                                         Say ``Style'' (Alt F8). 
Choose Create Name (by typing CN). Type the name for the 
typestyle you're inventing (``Bunder''), and press ENTER.
                                         Choose Codes (by typing 
C). Type the definition of the typestyle: say ``Bold'' (F6) and 
say ``Underline'' (F8). At the end of that definition, say 
``Exit'' (F7) three times. Congratulations ___ you've defined 
``Bunder''!
                                         Whenever you want to 
tell the computer to ``Bunder'', say ``Style'' (Alt F8). You'll 
see an alphabetized list of styles that have been created. Move 
the cursor to ``Bunder'' (by pressing the down-arrow key several 
times) and press ENTER.
                                         Now anything you type 
will be in the typestyle ``Bunder''. It will be bolded and 
underlined automatically.
                                         When you finish typing 
what you want bolded and underlined, press the right-arrow key to 
shut off the style.
                                         Chapter headings Suppose 
your document's divided into chapters, and each chapter has a 
heading like this:

                                        Chapter 7: Laughter at Her Funeral
Note the heading begins with the word ``Chapter''. The heading is 
centered. It's bold. It has a blank line above it.
                                         Let's create a style 
making all that happen automatically! Here's how.
  Say ``Style'' (Alt F8). Choose ``Create Names'' (CN). Type the 
name for the style you're inventing (``Chapterhead'') and press 
ENTER.
  Choose ``Codes'' (C). Type the definition of Chapterhead: press 
the ENTER key (so the computer will leave a blank line above the 
heading), say ``Bold'' (F6), say ``Center'' (Shift F6), type the 
word ``Chapter'', and press the SPACE bar (so the computer will 
leave a blank space after the word ``Chapter'').
  Say ``Exit'' (F7) three times. Congratulations! You've defined 
``Chapterhead''!
  Whenever you want to type a chapter heading, say ``Style'' (Alt 
F8), move the cursor to ``Chapterhead'', and press ENTER.
  On the screen, you'll see:

              Chapter 
Finish the chapter heading, by typing ``7: Laughter at Her 
Funeral'' (or ``8: My Life in Prison''). At the end of that 
heading, press ENTER. Then end the style (by pressing the 
right-arrow key).
  Saving When you save the document, the computer automatically 
saves all the styles you invented for it.

       Date/outline (Shift F5)
  The computer can automatically type the date ___ and create an 
outline.
  Date To make the computer type today's date, say 
``Date/outline'' (Shift F5), then choose Text (by typing T).
  Suppose you're writing a long memo, but you're not sure how 
many days you'll spend writing it, and you're not sure on which 
day you'll print it. Instead of putting today's date in the memo, 
you want to put a future date in the memo. But you're not sure 
which future date. Here's what to do. . . . 
  Put the cursor where you want the date to appear. Say ``Date'' 
(Shift F5) then choose Code (by typing C). That makes the 
computer put a special date code into your document. When you 
look at the document today, the screen shows today's date; but if 
you save the document onto your disk and then retrieve the same 
document tomorrow, the screen will automatically show tomorrow's 
date instead! If you retrieve the document two centuries from 
now, the screen will automatically show the date two centuries 
from now! That's how to make the computer automatically update 
your letters, even after you die!
  Outline Let's create this outline:
Symphony of an American workday
I. opening blaring chords: the alarm clock rings
II. overture
  A. pissing in bathroom (New Age music)
  B. dressing & trying to rush (Bolero dance getting faster)
  C. eating breakfast (rhythmic crunch)
III. the first act: morning work (development section)
IV. intermission: fast-food lunch & errands (scherzo)
V. the second act: afternoon work (further development)
VI. finale: eating dinner (yummy chomping chords)
VII. coda: evening goof-off fun (rondo)
VIII. dying strains: reaching out hand to set alarm clock
Here's how. Begin by typing the title (``Symphony of an American 
workday''). At the end of that title, say ``Date/outline'' (Shift 
F5) and choose Outline On (by typing the letter O twice). That 
tells the computer to do something special whenever you press 
ENTER or TAB.
  Try it! Press ENTER. The computer says:
I.
Finish that line (by typing `` opening blaring chords: the alarm 
clock rings'') and press ENTER. The computer says:
II.
Finish that line (by typing `` overture'') and press ENTER. Since 
that line said ``II.'', the computer assumes you want the next 
line to be ``III.'', so the computer says:
III.
                                         Since you don't want 
``III.'' yet, press TAB. That tells the computer you want to 
indent (instead of having ``III.''). The computer changes the 
``III.'' to:
                                         A.
                                         Finish that line (by 
typing `` pissing'' etc.) and press ENTER. The computer says:
                                         B.
Finish that line (by typing `` dressing'' etc.) and press ENTER. 
The computer says:
                                         C.
Finish that line (by typing `` eating'' etc.) and press ENTER.
The computer says:
                                         D.
Correct that line by pressing Shift TAB, which tells the computer 
to unindent. The computer changes the ``D.'' to:
III.
                                         Finish that line and the 
rest of the outline. At the end of the outline's final line 
(``set alarm clock''), say ``Date/outline'' (Shift F5) and choose 
Outline oFf (by typing O then F).
                                         Besides using Roman 
numerals (such as ``I.'') and capitals (such as ``A.''), the 
computer knows how to use Arabic numerals and small letters. For 
example, the computer lets you create this outline:
An egotist's outline of the universe
I. dead things
II. living things
                                         A. plants
                                         B. animals
                                           1. subhumans
                                           2. humans
                                             a. dumb humans
                                             b. smart humans
                                               (1) smart asses
                                               (2) me
                                                 (a) my gross 
anatomy
                                                 (b) my brain
                                                   i) sane part 
of brain
                                                   ii) horniness
                                                     a) printable
                                                     b) 
unprintable
                                         Families In an outline, 
each line is called a topic. Its subtopics are the lines indented 
underneath it. A topic, together with all its subtopics, forms a 
family.
                                         To edit an entire 
family, put the cursor on the family's top line. Say 
``Date/outline'' (Shift F5) and choose Outline (O).
                                         Then choose how you want 
to edit the family:
If you want to delete the family, choose Delete Yes (DY).

If you want to move the family instead, choose Move (M), then 
move the family (by using the arrow keys) and press ENTER.

If you want to copy the family (so it appears twice), choose Copy 
(C), then point where you want the copy to appear (by using the 
arrow keys) and press ENTER.
                                         When you finish that 
editing, the computer automatically renumbers the entire outline, 
so that the outline's new first topic is called ``I'', the next 
major topic is called ``II'', etc.
               Footnote (Ctrl F7)
  Suppose you're writing a religious pamphlet in which you want 
to say ``Read it in the Bible tonight!'' Suppose you want to add 
a footnote saying, ``written by God'', so that the main text 
looks like this ___ 

Read it in the Bible1 tonight!

and the bottom of the page contains this footnote:

  1Written by God.

  To do all that, type ``Read it in the Bible'', say ``Footnote'' 
(by pressing Ctrl F7), then choose Footnote Create (by typing 
FC). Type the footnote (``Written by God.''), say ``Exit'' (by 
pressing F7), then finish typing the rest of the main text (`` 
tonight!'').
  The computer will automatically number the footnote: it will 
automatically type 1 after ``Bible'' and type 1 before ``Written 
by God.'' If your document contains more footnotes, the computer 
will automatically number them 2, 3, 4, etc. On paper, the 
computer will put the footnotes at the bottom of the page. It 
will put a 2-inch horizontal line above the footnotes to separate 
them from the main text. You'll see the footnotes on paper but 
not on your screen (except when you preview).
  If you insert extra footnotes, the computer will automatically 
renumber the other footnotes, so that the first footnote 
appearing in your document is numbered 1, the second footnote is 
numbered 2, etc.
  Unfortunately, the computer refuses to create footnotes on a 
page that contains newspaper columns.
  To print footnotes, the computer normally uses a font that's 
simple but boring: Courier. To make footnotes look better, tell 
the computer to print them in a small font. Here's how. . . . 
  Move the cursor to near the beginning of the document, just 
after where you defined the document's font. Say ``Font'' (by 
pressing Ctrl F8) and choose ``Size Small'' (by typing SS). Say 
``Footnote'' (Ctrl F7) and choose Footnote Options (FO). Say 
``Exit'' (F7), then press the right-arrow key.

               Mark text (Alt F5)
  The computer will create an index to put at the back of the 
book you're writing. The index lists all of your document's 
important words in alphabetical order, and tells you the page 
where each word appears.
  To create an index, move the cursor through your document. 
Whenever the cursor comes to a word (such as ``Boston'') that you 
want in the index, say ``Mark text'' (by pressing Alt F5), choose 
Index (by pressing I), and press ENTER twice.
  (If you want to index a multi-word phrase, such as ``Salt Lake 
City'', do this: move the cursor to the beginning of the phrase, 
say ``Block'', move the cursor to the end of the phrase, say 
``Mark text'' choose Index, and press ENTER twice.)
  When the cursor finally comes to the end of the document, say 
``Mark text'', choose Define Index (by typing DI), and press 
ENTER. Tell the computer where to put the page numbers in the 
index; you have five choices:
Command How page numbers are in indexHow an index entry looks
N       No page numbers in indexBoston
P       Page numbers in index simplyBoston 2
(       (in parentheses)      Boston (2)
F       Flush right           Boston                       2
L       Leaders and flush rightBoston. . . . . . . . . . . .2
Type N, P, a parenthesis, F, or L.
  Finally, say ``Mark text'' again, choose Generate Generate (by 
typing GG), and press ENTER. The computer will generate the index 
and put it at the end of your document on the screen.
  Later, if you edit your document further, you must generate a 
new index, by saying ``Mark text'' and choosing Generate Generate 
again.
                                                     Merge/sort (Ctrl F9)
                                                     The computer 
can alphabetize. For example, type this document. . . . 
Here are the most joyous sensations in America:
pastrami
salami
jelly
belly
rose
toes
How many of them have you licked today?
Here's how to alphabetize that list of sensations.
                                                     Put the 
cursor at the beginning of that list: put it at the beginning of 
``pastrami''. Say ``Block'' (by pressing F12 or Alt F4). Make the 
entire list change color (by putting the cursor underneath the 
list, at the beginning of ``How''). Say ``Merge/sort'' (Ctrl F9). 
Choose Perform (by pressing P).
                                                     The computer 
will alphabetize the list. Your document will become . . . 
Here are the most joyous sensations in America:
belly
jelly
pastrami
rose
salami
toes
How many of them have you licked today?
                                                     Alphabetizin
g is called sorting.
                                                     To 
alphabetize a list of people, type each person on a separate 
line. Begin with each person's last name, like this. . . . 
Welcome to the Advertising Hall of Fame!
Presenting America's favorite temptresses:

NAME                                                           
FAME
Lee, Sara                                                      
bakes
Jemimah, Aunt                                                  
pancakes
Piggy, Miss                                                    
ingratiates
Madonna, Sheeayntno                                            
fakes

Ah, the power of marketing!
To alphabetize that list, put the cursor at the beginning of the 
list (the L of ``Lee''), say ``Block'' (F12 or Alt F4), put the 
cursor underneath the list (on the blank line under ``Madonna''), 
say ``Merge/sort'' (Ctrl F9), and choose Perform (P). The 
computer will alphabetize the document so you see this. . . . 
Welcome to the Advertising Hall of Fame!
Presenting America's favorite temptresses:

NAME                                                           
FAME
Jemimah, Aunt                                                  
pancakes
Lee, Sara                                                      
bakes
Madonna, Sheeayntno                                            
fakes
Piggy, Miss                                                    
ingratiates

Ah, the power of marketing!

       Merge codes (Shift F9)
  Suppose you want to send letters to gay couples, inviting them 
to a party. For example, let's send letters to Peter and Paul 
(the ``Almond Joy'' couple), Mary and Kaye (the ``Cosmetics'' 
couple), and Mickey and Donald (the ``Disney'' couple).
  Let's send Peter a letter saying:
Dear Peter,

Come to the party!
We're having a blast!
So get in gear
And move your a--!
Let's send Paul a similar letter that begins ``Dear Paul'', send 
Mary a similar letter that begins ``Dear Mary'', etc.
  First, create this mailing list:
Peter{END RECORD}
========================================
Paul{END RECORD}
========================================
Mary{END RECORD}
========================================
Kaye{END RECORD}
========================================
Mickey{END RECORD}
========================================
Donald{END RECORD}
========================================
  To type that document, begin by typing ``Peter''. Next, say 
``Merge codes'' (Shift F9) and choose End (E). That makes the 
computer say {END RECORD}. Then the computer automatically types 
the ``='' row and presses the ENTER key for you.
  Type the next name (``Paul''). Say ``Merge codes End'' again 
(Shift F9 then E).
  Type the next name (``Mary''). Say ``Merge codes End'' again 
(Shift F9 then E).
  When you finish typing the entire document, say ``Exit'' (F7) 
and press Y. Invent a title for your mailing list (such as 
``friends''): type the title and press ENTER. That makes the 
computer call your mailing list ``FRIENDS'' and put it on your 
hard disk. That document is called the mailing list or secondary 
merge file.
  The computer asks, ``Exit WP?'' Press N.
  The screen becomes blank. Type this form letter:
Dear {FIELD}1~,

Come to the party!
We're having a blast!
So get in gear
And move your a--!
When you type that form letter, instead of typing a specific name 
(such as Peter or Paul) you must type this symbol: {FIELD}1~.  
Here's how to type the symbol {FIELD}1~:   say ``Merge codes'' 
(Shift F9), choose Field (F), then type 1 (and press ENTER).
  When you finish typing the entire document, say ``Exit'' (F7) 
and press Y. Invent a title for your form letter (such as 
``invitatn''): type the title and press ENTER. That makes the 
computer call your form letter ``INVITATN'' and put it on your 
hard disk. That document is called the form letter or primary 
merge file.
  The computer asks, ``Exit WP?'' Press N.
  The screen becomes blank. Say ``Merge/sort'' (Ctrl F9) and 
choose ``Merge'' (M). Type the name of the primary file 
(``invitatn'') and press ENTER. Type the name of the secondary 
file (``friends'') and press ENTER.
                                         The computer will write 
all the letters to all the people! You'll see some of those 
letters on the screen. (To see the rest of them, press the 
up-arrow key a while.)
                                         To print all the letters 
onto paper, say ``Print'' (Shift F7) and choose ``Full'' (F).
                                         That entire process of 
combining a mail list with a form letter is called doing a mail 
merge.

                                                  End field (F9)
                                         Let's write 
mass-produced letters, like this:
Memo to Sue Johnson in New York

Dear Sue,
                                         Gee, your life is really 
a trip! I wish I was as lucky as you! Have a fun, hot time in New 
York!


Memo to Tom Jones in the beautiful island paradise of Hawaii

Dear Tom,
                                         Gee, your life is really 
a trip! I wish I was as lucky as you! Have a fun, hot time in the 
beautiful island paradise of Hawaii!


Memo to Devil Satan in Hell

Dear Devil,
                                         Gee, your life is really 
a trip! I wish I was as lucky as you! Have a fun, hot time in 
Hell!
                                         First, create this 
mailing list:
Sue{END FIELD}
Johnson{END FIELD}
New York{END RECORD}
======================================
Tom{END FIELD}
Jones{END FIELD}
the beautiful island paradise of Hawaii{END RECORD}
======================================
Devil{END FIELD}
Satan{END FIELD}
Hell{END RECORD}
======================================
                                         To type that document, 
begin by typing the first field, ``Sue''. Then say ``End field'' 
(by pressing F9); that makes the computer say {END FIELD} and 
automatically press the ENTER key for you.
                                         Type the next field 
(``Johnson'') then say ``End field'' (F9). Type the next field 
(``New York'') then say ``Merge codes End'' (Shift F9 then E).
                                         Do the same for Tom and 
the Devil.
                                         When you finish typing 
the entire document, say ``Exit'' (F7) and save the document. 
Then type this new document:
Memo to {FIELD}1~ {FIELD}2~ in {FIELD}3~

Dear {FIELD}1~,
                                         Gee, your life is really 
a trip! I wish I was as lucky as you! Have a fun, hot time in 
{FIELD}3~!
                                         To type the symbol 
{FIELD}1~,  say ``Merge codes Field'' (Shift F9 then F) then type 
1 and ENTER. To type the symbol {FIELD}2~,  say ``Merge codes 
Field'' (Shift F9 then F) then type 2 and ENTER.
                                         When you finish typing 
the entire form letter, say ``Exit'' (F7) and save the document.
                                         Let the screen become 
blank. Say ``Merge/sort'' (Ctrl F9) and choose ``Merge'' (M). 
Type the name of the form letter and press ENTER. Type the name 
of the mailing list and press ENTER. The computer will write all 
the letters to all the people.

           ADVANCED TRICKS
  These tricks let you use Word Perfect more easily ___ and even 
draw pictures! 

              Help (F3)
  If you forget how to use Word Perfect, say ``Help'' (by 
pressing F3). Then press any key on the keyboard, and see what 
happens!
  If you press a letter of the alphabet, the computer will 
explain all Word Perfect concepts that begin with that letter. 
For example, if you press the letter B several times, the 
computer will tell you which keys to press for a Backward search, 
Block, Bold, Bottom margin, and every other Word Perfect task 
that begins with the letter B.
  If you press keys that are not letters, the computer will 
explain what those keys do. For example, if you press the INSERT 
key, the computer will explain what the INSERT key does. If you 
press the F8 key, the computer will explain what the F8 key does, 
and how it means ``Underline''. If you press Shift F7 then V, the 
computer will explain that Shift F7 V means ``Print View''.
  If you press the ``Help'' key (F3) twice, the computer's screen 
will show a copy of the plastic template, which reminds you what 
all the F keys do.
  When you've finished getting all the help you need, press 
ENTER.

           Controlled hop
  To make the cursor hop, hold down the CONTROL key. While you 
keep holding down the CONTROL key, tap an arrow key.
  The right-arrow key makes the cursor hop right to the next 
word.
  The left-arrow key makes the cursor hop left to the beginning 
of the current word. If the cursor's there already, it will hop 
to the beginning of the previous word.
  The down-arrow key makes the cursor hop down to the next 
paragraph.
  The up-arrow key makes the cursor hop up to the beginning of 
the current paragraph. If the cursor's there already, it will hop 
to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
  For the down-arrow and up-arrow keys to work, you must have 
version 5.1 and an enhanced keyboard (a keyboard modern enough to 
contain an F12 key).

         Controlled deletion
  To delete a simple block of text quickly, hold down the CONTROL 
key.
  While you keep holding down the CONTROL key, tap the DELETE key 
or END key or PAGE DOWN key. Tapping the DELETE key makes the 
computer delete a whole word. Tapping the END key makes the 
computer delete the line's ``end'' (the cursor's character and 
all characters afterwards on the line). Tapping the PAGE DOWN key 
and then Y makes the computer delete the page's ``bottom'' (the 
cursor's character and all characters afterwards on the page).
  Old versions If your version of Word Perfect is old ___ 4.0, 
4.1, 4.2, or a copy of 5.0 shipped before 1989 ___ tap BACKSPACE 
instead of DELETE.
                                                  Move (Ctrl F4)
                                         Here's a fast way to 
edit a block that's a single sentence, paragraph, or page.
                                         Put the cursor anywhere 
in the block and then say ``Move'' (Ctrl F4).
                                         How big is the block? 
Choose Sentence (by typing S) or Paragraph (by typing P) or pAge 
(by typing A).
                                         Then choose one of these 
activities. . . . To delete the block, choose Delete (by pressing 
D). To move the block (so it vanishes from its current location 
and reappears elsewhere), choose Move (by pressing M); then move 
the cursor where you want the block's new position to be, and 
press ENTER. To copy the block (so the block appears twice in 
your document), choose Copy (by pressing C); then move the cursor 
where you want the block's copy to be, and press ENTER.

                                                 Setup (Shift F1)
                                         You can change Word 
Perfect, so that it runs faster. If you're sharing your computer 
with beginners who are intimidated by high speed, do not make 
these changes unless your colleagues agree! Ask them first!
                                         After getting your 
colleague's permission, say ``Setup'' (Shift F1). You'll see the 
setup menu.
                                         No backups In version 
5.1, you can choose Environment Backup Timed No (EBTN) then 
ENTER. That prevents the disk drive from interrupting you every 
half hour to make backup copies of your work.
                                         Fast columns To make 
multi-column documents appear on the screen faster, tell the 
computer to display just one column at a time. Here's how: if you 
have version 5.1, choose Display Edit Side No (DESN) then press 
ENTER twice; if you have version 5.0, choose ``Display Side No'' 
(DSN) then press ENTER.
                                         Fast cursor In version 
5.0, you can make the cursor move faster by choosing ``Cursor 5'' 
(C5) and make the disk save faster by choosing ``Fast Yes'' (FY).
                                         Exit When you finish 
playing with the setup menu, say ``Exit'' (F7).
                                         F11 and F12 For 
keyboards that have F11 and F12 keys, the F11 key is supposed to 
mean ``Reveal codes'' and F12 is supposed to mean ``Block''. 
Version 5.1 knows that, but version 5.0 doesn't. If you're using 
version 5.0 and your keyboard has F11 and F12 keys, here's how to 
teach the computer to use those keys. . . . 
                                         Your Word Perfect 
Conversion disk contains a file called ``ENHANCED.WPK''. Copy 
that file to your hard disk's WP subdirectory (by using DOS's 
copy command). Then go into Word Perfect, say ``Setup'' (Shift 
F1), and choose ``Keyboard'' (K). Make sure the cursor is on the 
same line as the word ENHANCED. Press ENTER, then ``Exit'' (F7).
                                         That makes F11 mean 
``Reveal codes'' and F12 mean ``Block''. It also makes Shift F11 
mean ``Font Appearance Italic'', Ctrl F11 mean ``Font Size 
Large'', and Alt F11 mean ``Font Size Very-large''. It also lets 
you use this short cut to move a block: put the cursor at the 
block's beginning, press F12, put the cursor at the block's end, 
press Ctrl F12, put the cursor where you want the block to 
appear, press ENTER.
           Shell (Ctrl F1)
  If you say ``Shell'' (Ctrl F1) and then choose Go (by typing 
G), the computer will temporarily stop using Word Perfect, so 
that you can give DOS commands instead (such as ``dir'').
  When you finish playing with DOS commands, type the word 
``exit'' (and press ENTER). That makes the screen return to Word 
Perfect and the document you were editing.

        Text in/out (Ctrl F5)
  Word Perfect documents contain hidden codes. Documents produced 
by different word processors contain different hidden codes.
  DOS files (such as AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS) contain no 
hidden codes at all. Files containing no hidden codes are called 
ASCII files.
  Here's how to make Word Perfect edit an ASCII file. . . . 
  Exit from any Word Perfect document you were working on, so the 
screen becomes blank.
  Say ``Text in/out'' (Ctrl F5). Choose Text Retrieve (by typing 
TR). That warns the computer that the file you want to edit is an 
ASCII file instead of a Word Perfect document.
  Type the file's name. (If the file's in the root directory 
instead of the WP subdirectory, put a backslash before the file's 
name. If the file's in a different subdirectory, type a 
backslash, then the subdirectory's name, then another backslash, 
then the file's name.) At the end of the file's name, press 
ENTER.
  The file will appear on the screen. Edit the file by using the 
same commands as if you were editing a Word Perfect document.
  When you finish editing the file, say ``Text in/out'' (Ctrl F5) 
and choose Text Save (by typing TS). Press ENTER, then Y. That 
saves the document as an ASCII file instead of a file containing 
Word Perfect hidden codes. Congratulations!
  To erase the screen (so you can edit another document), say 
``Exit'' (F7). But when the computer asks ``Save document?'', say 
``No'' (N). If you make the mistake of saying ``Yes'', the 
computer will save the document in Word Perfect form (including 
Word Perfect's hidden codes), which will destroy the ASCII form 
you already saved.
                                                 Switch (Shift F3)
                                         The ``Switch'' command 
lets you switch capitalization and documents.
                                         Capitalize Suppose 
you've typed some text, then change your mind and want to 
capitalize it. Here's how to capitalize the block.
                                         Put the cursor at the 
block's beginning. Say ``Block'' (by pressing F12 or Alt F4). Put 
the cursor at the block's end (so the entire block changes 
color).
                                         Say ``Switch'' (by 
pressing Shift F3). Choose Uppercase (by typing U).
                                         Uncapitalize Here's how 
to uncapitalize a block.
                                         Put the cursor at the 
block's beginning. Say ``Block''. Put the cursor at the block's 
end.
                                         Say ``Switch'' (by 
pressing Shift F3). Choose Lowercase (by typing L).
                                         The computer will 
uncapitalize all the letters in the block ___ except possibly the 
first letter in each sentence.
                                         Switch documents Word 
Perfect makes the computer's RAM hold two documents at a time. 
They're called document 1 and document 2. When you start using 
Word Perfect, you're manipulating just document 1. That's the 
document you're typing and editing. While you're dealing with 
document 1, the screen's lower-right corner says ``Doc 1''.
                                         To switch to document 2, 
say ``Switch'' (by pressing Shift F3). Then the screen's 
lower-right corner says ``Doc 2'', and you're manipulating 
document 2.
                                         At first, document 2 is 
blank. You can manipulate document 2 by using all the Word 
Perfect commands. For example, you can type some sentences into 
document 2, or you can make document 2 be a copy of a saved 
document (by saying ``Retrieve'').
                                         To switch back to 
document 1, say ``Switch'' again.
                                         Here's how to move or 
copy a block from document 2 to document 1. Put the cursor at the 
beginning of document 2's block. Say ``Block'' (F12 or Alt F4). 
Put the cursor at the end of the block. Tell the computer you 
want to move or copy the block. (For example, if you're using 
version 5.1 with enhanced keyboard, say ``move'' by pressing Ctrl 
DELETE or say ``copy'' by pressing Ctrl INSERT.) Put the cursor 
where you want the block to appear in document 1 (by saying 
``Switch'' and then pressing the arrow keys). Press ENTER.
                                         When you finish playing 
with document 2, put the cursor back in document 2 and then say 
``Exit''. When the computer asks, ``Save document?'', answer the 
question. When the computer asks, ``Exit doc 2?'', press Y. That 
makes document 2 become blank and puts the cursor back in 
document 1.
          Screen (Ctrl F3)
  The ``Screen'' command lets you split the screen into windows 
and draw lines.
  Split screen Try this experiment: say ``Screen'' (by pressing 
Ctrl F3), choose Window (by pressing W), then type 11 (and 
ENTER). Now the top 11 lines of your screen show document 1; the 
bottom part of your screen shows document 2. Computerists say 
that the screen is split into two windows; each window shows a 
document.
  The cursor's in document 1. To move the cursor to document 2, 
say ``Switch'' (Shift F3). To move the cursor back to document 1, 
say ``Switch'' again.
  At first, document 2 is blank. When the cursor is in document 
2, you can manipulate document 2 by using all the Word Perfect 
commands.
  When you finish playing with document 2, put the cursor back in 
document 2 and then say ``Exit''. When the computer asks, ``Save 
document?'', answer the question. When the computer asks, ``Exit 
doc 2?'', press Y. Document 2 becomes blank. To devote the whole 
screen to document 1 (and stop the split-screen windowing), do 
this: say ``Screen'' (Ctrl F3), choose ``Window'' (W), then type 
24 (and ENTER).
  Draw lines To draw a line easily, put the cursor where you want 
the line to begin.
  At that place, make sure you're using a monospaced font (in 
which all the characters have the same width as each other). Make 
sure you're not in a justified paragraph (move the cursor out of 
the paragraph, or change the paragraph to ragged-right).
  Say ``Screen'' (Ctrl F3) and choose Line (L).
  Then draw a line by pressing the arrow keys. For example, to 
make the line go to the right a distance of 3 characters, press  
three times. To make the line go to the right and then down, 
press  and then .
  To switch to a double line, press 2. To switch to a line made 
of asterisks, press 3. To revert back to a simple line, press 1.
  To draw a box of size 5, press  five times, then  five times, 
then  five times, then  five times.
  When you finish drawing, say ``Exit'' (by pressing F7).

          Graphics (Alt F9)
  Here's a more sophisticated way to draw lines. This 
sophisticated way works anywhere in your document (even if you're 
using a proportionally spaced font or you're in a justified 
paragraph). This sophisticated way will produce beautiful lines 
on paper, though not on your screen (except when you preview).
  Horizontal line To draw a horizontal line, put the cursor where 
you want the line to begin, say ``Graphics'' (Alt F9), and choose 
Line Horizontal (LH).
  The computer assumes you want the horizontal line to go 
completely across the column of text (from the column's left edge 
to the column's right edge). If you'd rather make the line go 
just from the cursor to the column's right edge, choose 
Horizontal Right (HR).
  Say ``Exit'' (F7).
  Vertical line To draw a vertical line, put the cursor where you 
want the line to begin, say ``Graphics'' (Alt F9), and choose 
Line Vertical (LV).
  The computer assumes you want the vertical line to be in the 
left margin. If you'd rather put the line at the cursor's 
position, choose Horizontal Set (HS) then ENTER.
  The computer assumes you want the line to go completely up and 
down the page (from the top margin to the bottom margin). If 
you'd rather make the line go just from the cursor to the bottom 
margin, choose Vertical Bottom (VB).
  Say ``Exit'' (F7).
  Box Before drawing boxes, tell the computer what kind of boxes 
you like. Here's how.
  Put the cursor at the beginning of your document. Say 
``Graphics'' (Alt F9), then choose Box Options Border (by typing 
BOB).
  You can make the left edge of each box be a Single line (S), 
Double line (D), dAshed line (A), dOtted line (O), Thick line 
(T), Extra-thick (E), or have No line at all (N). Type one of 
those letters. Do the same thing for the box's right edge, top 
edge, and bottom edge.
  The computer assumes you want the interior of each box to be 
light gray (10% black and 90% white). If you prefer a darker 
shade (20% black), choose Gray (G) then type 20 (and ENTER).
  Say ``Exit'' (F7).
  Now that you've told the computer what kind of boxes you like, 
create some!
  Here's how to create a box that's 3.8 inches wide and has the 
word ``Love'' in the middle. Put the cursor where you want the 
box to begin. Press the ENTER key (so you're starting a new 
paragraph). Say ``Graphics'' (Alt F9), choose Box Create Size 
Width (BCSW), type 3.8 (and ENTER), choose ``Edit'' (E), type 
``Love'', and press F7 twice.
  On paper, the box will appear next to the column's right edge. 
The box will be at or slightly below where the cursor was.
  After creating the box, try typing several sentences, so that 
you've completed a paragraph. That paragraph will appear next to 
the box. The computer will make the paragraph narrow, to leave 
room for the box.
  Instead of making the box contain just ``Love'', try a longer 
phrase! While typing it, try changing fonts, centering, and doing 
whatever other tricks you wish! The box can even contain a 
multi-paragraph essay!