Easily into Wordstar 2000 (Release 2)

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Word Processing With Wordstar 2000 (Release 2)

Abstract

You may already be familiar with word processing and are using it to learn a new program — WordStar 2000. On the other hand, you may be new to word processing and are approaching the whole thing apprehensively — after all, it is unknown machinery, and it is a completely new language: computerism. So, to ease your way through the early stages, and to bring you swiftly to an understanding of the new medium, we start with a general explanation of basic facts and first principles. It is not an attempt to cover the theory of word processing, but merely an overview of the equipment you will be using and a few tips about word processing in general.

Christine Simons

About This Book

Abstract

This training course will give you sufficient instruction to enable you to operate the WordStar 2000 program with fluency and confidence. If, at that stage, you wish to complement or deepen your knowledge of the program, you should turn to your WordStar 2000 reference manual.

Christine Simons

1. Session One

Abstract

In this session you will learn to:

• start up your equipment
• load WordStar 2000
• key-in a simple document
• use the backspace and delete keys to correct your work
• store your document
• print your document
• switch off your equipment

Christine Simons

2. Session Two

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• retrieve a document already on disk
• move the cursor quickly
• edit and correct a document

Christine Simons

3. Session Three

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• mark blocks of text
• operate with the Command Tag Display ON/OFF
• move blocks of text
• copy blocks of text
• operate with the block display ON/OFF
• remove and undo (restore) blocks of text
• write a block of text to another file
• insert a file into the text of another file
• quit a job without saving any changes
• remove a file from the disk

Christine Simons

4. Session Four

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• complete the Document History record
• print direct from the screen
• centre text
• use boldface, underline, superscript and subscript, line space changes commands
• use the Printing Decisions Menu
• copy a complete file

Christine Simons

5. Session Five

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• change the left and right margins
• work with multi-page documents assign page numbers insert a page break
• work with the Justification function ON/OFF
• save your document as you continue to work

Christine Simons

6. Session Six

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• clear tab stops
• set tab stops
• set decimal tab stops
• indent in three ways:

  • standard indenting
  • hanging indenting
  • paragraph indenting
• clear indenting

Christine Simons

7. Session Seven

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• work with columns in horizontal and vertical mode
• calculate arithmetical columns
• sort columns into alphabetical and numerical order

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8. Session Eight

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• work in two or three columns where you indicate the position of the column breaks
• work in two or three continuous columns

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9. Session Nine

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• locate words and phrases in your text
• replace words and phrases in your text

Christine Simons

10. Session Ten

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• use windows
• remove the menu from the screen to see more lines of text

Christine Simons

11. Session Eleven

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• alter WordStar 2000 format files
• design your own formats
• create a format file containing text
• alter a format within a document

Christine Simons

12. Session Twelve

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• use headers and footers
• create page numbering within a header or footer
• print a file to disk
• use footnotes

Christine Simons

13. Session Thirteen

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• use a Key Glossary
• prevent words such as proper names splitting incorrectly at the ends of lines

Christine Simons

14. Session Fourteen

Abstract

In this Session you will learn to:

• check your spelling from the Opening Menu
• check your spelling while editing a document

Christine Simons

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