CONTROL COMMAND SUMMARY

Block Operation Commands Margins and Tabs Commands A KB Mark block beginning AOL Set left margin AKK Mark block end AOR Set right margin AKV Move block .A OX Release margin "'KC Copy block AOI Set tab AKY Delete block .AON Clear tab AKW Write block Miscellaneous Commands "'KR Read block (file) AKN Column ON/OFF "'B Re-form paragraph AKH Hide/display markers "'KF File directory ON/OFF AQB Cursor to block beginning ""KL Change logged disk drive AQK Cursor to block end "'00 Dot Command display ON/OFF Cursor Commands "'OH Hyphenation ON/OFF AS Left character AOJ Justify ON/OFF AD Right character "'OP Page break display AA Left word ON/OFF AF Right word ""OT Ruler display ON/OFF ""E Up line ""OW Word wrap ON/OFF AX Down line ""Q Cursor to previous position AQS Left end of line AV Insert ON/OFF .AQD Right end of line AQE Top of screen Print Function Commands AQX Bottom of screen ApS Underscore ""QR Beginning of file ApT Superscript ""QC End of file ""PV Subscript Deletion Commands "" PB Boldface ""PH Overprint character AG Delete current character ""PX Strikeout (Del) Delete character left "'PO Double strike "'T Delete word right ""PO Non-break space ""Y Delete entire line .A P(Ret) Overprint line ""Q(Oel) Delete line to left of cursor ""PA Alternative pitch ""QY Delete line to right of cursor APN Standard pitch .A PC File Operation Commands Print pause .APY Other ribbon colour AKE Rename file "'KP Save and print ""KJ Delete file ""KO Copy file Saving Commands ""KP Print file ""KA Save and resume edit AKR Read file AKO Save, done edit Find and Replace Commands "'KP Save and print ""KQ Abandon edit ""QF Find string "'KX Save and exit A QA Find and replace A L Find/replace again Scroll Commands Help Commands "" Z Scroll down line "" R Scroll down screen A J Help Menu '" W Scroll up line "" JH Display and set help levels "" C Scroll up screen Line Function Commands "'OS Set line spacing ""OC Centre text

76 DOT COMMAND SUMMARY

.AV Ask variables (Mail Merge) .DF Data file defined (Mail Merge) .FM Footing margin .FO Footing .HE Heading .HM Heading margin .LH Line height .MB Bottom margin .MT Top margin .oP Omit page numbers .PA New page .PC Page number column .PL Paper length .PN Page number .RV Read variables (Mail Merge)

77 GLOSSARY

A>, C> etc. The operating system prompt. Default A function which the program carries out unless instructed otherwise. Backup file W ordStar retains the previous edition of an edited file for security Directory An onscreen list of the filenames purposes. It has the characters .BAK after on the disk. the file name. It cannot be recalled to the Disk A round magnetic storage medium screen without being renamed. which can either be hard or floppy. Binary Belonging to a system of numbers, Disk drive Part of the computer hardware having 2 as its base. which holds the disks and reads or writes Bit Short for Binary Digit; the smallest unit information from disk to disk. (Drives are of data, represented by 0 or l. identified by the letters A:, B:, C: etc.) Block A section of text within a document Display The visual representation of data on which can be marked horizontally or a screen. vertically, moved, copied, removed, written Document file A body of text such as a letter, to a file, or read from a file. memo or report keyed-in and stored in a Block marker Coded characters indicating file. the beginning (.AB) or end (.AK) of a block Dot Command An instruction to the printer of text. to carry out a particular function. Boldface Print which is highlighted by being Edit To create a new file or correct an darker than the surrounding text. existing one. Boot The start-up procedure whereby the Field A single item of data within a record, operating system is read into the such as a person's name. A set of fields computer's memory to begin working. makes up a record (see also Data file and Buffer A temporary file that holds Record). information. File A related set of text or data which is Byte A set of 8 bits which together represent identified by a unique name. one character. File name A name given to a file. File names Character Any single digit, letter, space, can be up to eight characters long and may punctuation mark or other symbol that is be followed by a full stop and a one to keyed-in which the computer can read or three character extension, for example .BAK write. (backup file), .0 (data file), .FL (form letter file). Control Command A command (instruction) Floppy disk A flexible, lightweight magnetic given to the computer through the disk used as a storage medium. (See also keyboard while holding down the Control Hard disk.) key and pressing a key (or keys). Footer A line of comment or reference text Control key (Ctrl) A key used with other which appears at the bottom of a page keys to issue commands to the computer to when printed. undertake specific functions. WordS tar indicates use of the Control key by the Form feed To advance the paper in the caret symbol .A. printer to the top of the next page. Format A page style determining the CPU Central Processing Unit. The 'brains' of margins, tabs and other settings of a the computer in which the processing of document when printed. data takes place. Formatted disk A disk prepared for use by Cursor A flashing rectangle or line of light on the computer. the screen which indicates where you are in the text. Function key A key specifically programmed to cause the computer to undertake a Daisy wheel printer A letter quality printer particular function. which operates with a circular print wheel resembling a daisy, each letter or character Grandfather/father/son principle A principle being at the end of a 'petal'. of retaining backup copies of a current document to guard against accidental loss Data Input which is processed, stored or of data. produced by the computer. Data file A group of related data known as records, each item of which is a field, stored in a file. 78 Hard copy Data printed on paper rather than Memory An area where the computer stores appearing on screen (soft copy). information. The primary storage area stores data and program instructions Hard disk A disk made of rigid material with a magnetic coating. Hard disks have much during processing (see RAM, ROM and Buffer), the secondary storage area stores greater memory capacity and are more durable than floppy disks. (See also Floppy data and programs not currently being disk.) processed (see Disk). Menu An on screen list of options or Hardware The mechanical components and commands from which you choose the devices which make up a computer system. operation you wish to perform. Header A line of text which appears at the Message An onscreen communication from top of each page when printed. the computer. Help Menus Onscreen frames of Non-break space A facility for keeping words help-messages to assist with problems together on one line. which may arise in the operation of WordStar. Non-document file An unformatted file containing lists of data records. Highlighting The emphasising of text on the screen by making it brighter, dimmer, or On-line A device linked directly to the blink on and off. computer. A printer must be on-line to receive the data from the computer in order Home The upper left-hand corner of the screen. to print out a hard copy. Hyphenation Breaking a word that does not Opening Menu A list of commands used to tell WordStar which task to perform. The fit on the line. WordStar has a hyphenation Opening Menu appears on the screen when facility which automatically inserts WordStar is started and between each hyphens for you. This facility may be turned on or off. operation. Operating system A program, or set of Index up The way in which the printer turns programs, which co-ordinates the running the paper up at the end of a line of text to begin a new line. of all units of a computer and provides communication between the computer and Insert To insert characters or spaces into text the operator. without eliminating existing characters. Overtype A feature which, when turned on, (See also Overtype.) keys-in new text directly over the old text, Justification Alignment of the right margin. eliminating the latter. (See also Insert.) WordStar justifies automatically unless the facility is turned off. Page break A place in the text where one page ends and the next begins. WordStar K Kilobyte - a unit of memory size automatically sets page breaks unless the (K = 1024 bytes). operator keys-in instructions to state where Key-in To input text into a computer. the page break should be made. Line height The number of vertical lines per Page number A screen page number indicates inch when printed. the page currently appearing in the status line. The screen page number for each file Load To transfer data or programs from a always begins at 1 and runs consecutively disk into the computer's memory. to the end of the file. A printed page MailMerge A program feature which allows number is the number printed out on the two files to be merged when printed. Used document. to combine data from one file with text Peripheral A piece of equipment connected from another for mail shots, reports, etc. to the Central Processing Unit of a Main Menu A list of commands which computer, such as a keyboard or a printer. appears above the typing area when Pitch The number of characters per inch. editing a document. Print enhancement A special printing effect Margin The area from the edge of the paper such as boldface or underscore. to the text. Printer A peripheral device connected to a Marker A symbol which can be a letter or computer which prints a paper copy of a character used to indicate specific places in document or file. the text. Printout Printed output from a computer. Megabyte A unit of information storage capacity. 1 megabyte = 1 million bytes. Program A set of instructions to a computer.

79 Prompt A question from a computer which Save To write information from memory onto requires an indication from the operator as a disk for storage. to the next step. Screen See VDU Ragged right Text in which the right margin Scroll The way in which a computer moves has not been aligned. (See also text up, down, right or left of a screen. Justification. ) Software Another word for Program. RAM Random Access Memory. An area of computer memory where data can be Status Line The line at the top of the screen accessed quickly regardless of its position which displays information about the in the storage medium. current file. Read To copy information from a disk or String A sequence of characters. other component into memory for Tab stop A position in the Ruler Line which processing. is used to align text in column work. Record A set of fields containing data Typing area The screen area used to input information. A record may consist, for text. example, of a name, address and telephone number. Each of these items is a field, the Variable Data which can change from total fields = a record. A number of records document to document. = a data file. (See also Data file and Field.) VDU Visual Display Unit. The device on Re-form When a document has a justified which the computer displays input and right margin, after editing it is necessary to output data. re-form each paragraph by using the Word A set of bits treated by a CPU as a command AB. single unit. Return A Return is represented in the Word wrap A function of WordStar which right-hand column of the screen by the automatically moves text to the next line symbol <. when the right margin is reached. ROM Read Only Memory. An area of Write To copy information from memory computer memory which can be accessed onto a disk. but not altered. Ruler Line The line at the top of the screen which displays the current margins and tabs.

80 DINDEX

A: drive 9 Insert ON/OFF 17 Abandoning a file from the screen 42 Inserting a line space 20 Ask variables 61 Inserting text 18

Back-up files 44 Justification feature 49 Block beginning 38 Block end 38 Line spacing 26 Boldface text 21 Loading WordStar 10 Loading your system disk 9 C: drive 4 Logged disk drive - changing 44 Carriage returns 12 Centring text 20 MailMerge 58,61,64 Changing default ruler line 32 Main menu 11, 12 Changing line spacing 26 Margin bottom 50,53 Changing logged disk drive 44 Margin top 50,53 Changing margins 25 Margins 25 Checking the directory 44 Marking blocks of text 38, 71 Columns of text, moving 71 Merge-print 60 Continuous underscore 33 Moving columns 71 Control function keys 3, 6, 12 Moving text 38 Copying text 40 Multi-page documents 50 Correcting a document 15 Creating a new ruler line 32 Name of a file 11 Non-break space 28 Data files 58, 59, 62, 65 Non-document file 58 Decimal tab stops 74 Delete key 13 Omit page number 26 Deleting a file from disk 43 Open a document file 10 Deleting block markers 39 Open a non-document file 58 Deleting blocks of text 43 Opening menu 10 Directory check 44 Options, find and replace 46 Directory print-out 44 Overtype ON/OFF 17 Disk drive A: 9 Overtyping text 17 Disk drive B: 11 Disk drive C: 10 Page break 50 Disk drive 'In Use' light 9 Page down 17 'Disk full' message 44 Page length 50 Document file 10 Page numbering 26, 51 Page up 17 Editing a document 15 Pagination 51, 53 Emboldening text 21 Paragraph re-forming 20 End key 16 Preventing division of phrases 28 Escape key (Esc) 6 Preventing printed page number 26 Printing 14, 53, 60 Printing the directory 44 File name 11 Find and replace 46 Read variables 59, 64 Floppy disk systems (F) 4, 8 Reading a block of text 42 Footers 53, 54 Reading a file 42 Footing margin 53,54 Re-forming a paragraph 20 Form letters 59, 62 Retrieving a file from disk 15 Revising a file 15 Global search 46 Ruler line 12

Hard disk systems (H) 5,8 Saving procedures 13,51 Headers 53, 54 Scrolling 17 Heading margin 53,54 Setting tab stops 32, 36, 70 Help menus 6 Starting your equipment 9 Hiding block markers 40 Start-up procedure 9 Home key 16 Status line 12 Hyphenation feature 49 Storing a tabulated set-up 33

81 Storing procedures 13 A N command 20 Subscript 48 A OC command 20 Superscript 48 A OF command 32 Switching off your equipment 14 A OH command 49 System disk 9 A 01 command 36 A OJ command 49 Tabulation - ruled 34 AOL command 25 Tabulation - unruled 32 "'OR command 25 Twin floppy disk systems (F) 4,8 A OS command 26 Typing area 11 A P(Retum) command 33 A PB command 21 Underscoring text 21,33 A PO command 38 ApS command 21 Vertical column mode 71 A PT command 48 Vertical line tab insertion 35 A PV command 48 '" Q command 16 Wraparound function 12 A QA command 46 Writing a block of text to another A QF command 47 file 42 A R command 17 AV command 17 A keys 3,6,12 Ay command 32 A B command 20 AC command 17 . BAK files 44 A E command 16 A G command 13 AJ command 6 .AV dot command 61 A KB command 38 .0 dot command 56 A KC command 40 .OF dot command 62 AKO command 13 .FL dot command 55 A KF command 44 .FM dot command 53, 54 A KH command 40 .FO dot command 53,54 A KJ command 43 .HE dot command 53,54 A KK command 38 .HM dot command 53,54 A KL command 44 .MB dot command 50 A KN command 71 .MT dot command 50 A KQ command 42 .OP dot command 26 A KR command 42 .PA dot command 51 A KS command 51 .PC dot command 53 A KV command 39 .PL dot command 50 AKW command 42 .PN dot command 51 A KY command 43 .RV dot command 59,64

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