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Perfect Writer Perfect Speller I Perfect WriterM COPYRIGHT Copyright, 1983 by Perfect Software, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or com puter language in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the express written permission of Perfect Software, Inc., 1400 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY Perfect Software, Inc. makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, with respect to this manual and accompanying software and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantabili ty or fitness for any particular purpose. This manual and accompanying software are sold" as is" and Perfect Software will in no event be liable for direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect, error or failure to perform. TRADEMARK Perfect Writer™, Perfect SpeUerTM, Perfect Mailer™, Perfect SortTM, Perfect TerminaITM, Perfect Messen ger™, Perfect Calc™, Perfect LedgerTM, Perfect LinkTM, Perfect Software™, and the Perfect™ prefix are trademarks of Perfect Software, Inc. Documentation by Howard H. Wade Second Edition PERFECT WRITER/SPELLER USER'S GUIDE Perfect Writer I. Introduction. .. 1 PART I WORD PROCESSING FUNDAMENTALS II. Getting Acquainted . .. 11 III. Beginning and Quitting . .. 21 IV. Moving the Cursor ........................................ " 27 V. Deleting and Inserting . .. 43 VI. Storing Your Text . .. 59 VII. Printing a Document ...................................... " 67 VIII. Modes and Additional Commands .... .. 83 PART II ADVANCED EDITING PROCEDURES IX. Editing Multiple Files ....................................... 95 X. Split-Screen Editing ......................................... 107 XI. Copying and Moving Text .................................... 119 XII. Searching ................................................. 129 PART III DOCUMENT DESIGN XIII. Overview ................................................. 143 XIV. Environment Format Commands .............................. 153 XV. Typeface Format Commands ................................. 179 XVI. Document Sectioning and Organization ......................... 185 XVII. Tools for Form Letter Design .................................. 201 XVIII. Document Style Commands .................................. 219 XIX. Document Design Lessons ................................... 225 Perfect Speller I. Introduction ............................................... 255 II. Using Perfect Speller ........................................ 257 III. About the Dictionary ........................................ 267 IV. Optional Parameters ........................................ 269 V. Customizing Perfect Speller ................................... 279 APPENDICES A. Installation B. Learning to Use Perfect Writer C. Changing the Command Keys D. Format Error Messages E. I I Swapping ... 1/ F. Configuring Perfect Speller G. Limitations of Perfect Speller H. Glossary 1. Index Introduction 1 Chapter 'I INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of Perfect Writer, where computers are 'friendly' and where the writing, editing, formatting, and printing of written documents is quick and easy. Perfect Writer is an advanced design software system that represents the latest available technology in word processing. Once installed in your computer it will allow you to perform a wide variety of text editing and printing tasks with an ease you never dreamed possible. This User's Guide will introduce you to Perfect Writer. No doubt you view the reading of a large computer user's guide as a demanding requirement. However, have no fear, because the Perfect Writer User's Guide represents a radical depar ture from the the computer manuals you may be accustomed to. Its style and organization permit quick and easy understanding of every feature of the Perfect Writer system. Though it is comprehensive and complete, the User's Guide is nevertheless free of technical jargon and arcane 'computerese.' Numerous illustra tions and diagrams accompany the structured, step-by-step explanations. In many instances, you will only have to glance at the illustration or example to grasp the principle involved. We are not exaggerating when we say that you will probably begin using most of the basic features of Perfect Writer within 25 to 30 minutes after putting it on your computer. Organization of the User's Guide For your easy understanding and reference, the User's Guide is presented in three parts: Part One: This section cpntains all the basic commands and instructions necessary to begin using Perfect Writer, including: moving the cursor, deleting and inserting text, storing, and printing documents. Where appropriate, illustra tions and examples have been provided to help explain the material. Also, a number of exercises allow you to begin practicing what you learn. 2 Introduction Part Two: Here are presented those commands and procedures that involve details not briefly explained. These procedures include: multiple document hand ling, split-screen editing, searching, searching and replacing, and moving and copying text. Presented in the same straightforward manner, with many helpful examples, these procedures are quick and easy to learn. Part Three: This part introduces you to Perfect Writer's document design and printing capabilities. Though by this time you will be thoroughly accustomed to the 'basic' printing options presented in the first section, the formatting options contained in this section are so simple and easy to learn, we think you will soon begin using them in almost every document you prepare. Next, an Appendix contains Perfect Writer's installation instructions, a com prehensive glossary of terms, and a list of possible error messages that can occur. Finally, a comprehensive index will help you quickly find whatever you want to know about Perfect Writer. WHAT YOU GET WITH PERFECT WRITER STANDARD FEATURES • Straightforward steps for creating letters and documents. • Control commands that move you quickly and easily throughout the docu ment displayed on your screen. • Simple, yet comprehensive, procedures for changing and editing a document. • Safe and convenient routines for storing the material you create. • A basic printing option that satisfies a wide variety of printing needs. • Numerous internal safeguards that protect against irretrievable mistakes and accidental loss of your material. • A large, flexible, and easily understood command language that is quick and easy to learn and that uses the standard keys of any computer console. Introduction 3 ADVANCED FEATURES Virtual Memory Architecture Virtual memory enables your computer to run programs which are larger than its internal memory. This is accomplished by an advanced software engineering design feature that swiftly and automatically transfers portions of core memory to and from disk storage. This exchange or Iswappingl allows text files to be proc essed that are larger than your computer1s internal memory, thus permitting con venient editing of very large documents. Most amazing of all, the operation is so efficiently and automatically performed by Perfect Writer that one has almost no awareness of it occurring, except that working memory seems almost infinite! Multiple File Buffers Perfect Writer is a Imulti-buffer in-memory word processor,' which simply means you can access several document files at one time, a feature that is virtually unknown to other word processors. By copying documents into separate Imemory buffers,' it is possible to switch back and forth between documents with ease. In fact, Perfect Writer allows simultaneous access and editing of up to seven docu ments at one time. Multiple File Display In order to take full advantage of the multiple file buffers and virtual memory ar chitecture, Perfect Writer provides a multiple file display that allows you to view, compare, and edit two documents simultaneously. Using a split screen, it is possi ble to gather parts of text from one file and insert them into another file while viewing the process on the screen. This flexibility is unmatched by any other available word processor. 4 Introduction SOPHISTICATED DOCUMENT DESIGN CAPABILITIES Perfect Writer includes a document design program which allows you to create a Iperfectl layout for your document. When preparing a document on a conven tional typewriter it is necessary to format the text by continually aligning and realigning margins, tab spacings I line spacingl etc. Most word processors today re quire that you follow these same old fashioned procedures, except that now you are setting and resetting the margins on your computer instead of the typewriter. Perfect Writer does away with all this. With Perfect Writer you simply indicate, using a single word or symbol, how the text is to be formatted. Will it be a quota tion? A verse? A numbered list? A footnote? Will the heading be a chapter headingl a subheading, a section I an appendix? Knowing what kind of format you want for a particular portion of textl Perfect Writer automatically invokes a predefined for mat option (there are more than 30). Automatically, Perfect Writer centers the textl justifies itl underlines itl boldfaces itl italicizes itl indents it, numbers it l sur rounds it with white space (in pleasing proportion), makes an entry for it in the table of contents-whatever! You don't have