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For the Commodore 64™ and Atari Home Computers
Programmed
by
Special Software Systems
Copyright 1984
19808 Nordhoff Place
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Instruction Manual
by
Kathi B. Tremblay
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Commodore 64 is a trademark of Commodore Business Machines, inc.
Atari is a registered trademark of Atari Computers, Inc.
Filemanager+ is a trademark of Synapse Software
Indus is a trademark of Indus Systems
Datasoft, Letter Wizard, and Spell Wizard are trademarks of Datasoft, inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GETTING STARTE Da rere eee C- 1 A- 1
Requirements/Loading .....................e=emesrerererneeereen DDD C- 1 A- 1
Main Menu/Formatting a Diskette.........................emmemeeerce_ C- 1 A- 1
Converting Text Wizard M Files (Atari only)... A- 1
2. EDITING....................e.e.ecereceacea recaen aereo na rererereco nene reee. C- 2 A-3
Screen Color/Screen Width.....................ereeererererecarececan reee. C- 2 A-3
Keystrokes and Keyboard Symbols ................... ee... ..eeeeerere C- 2 A- 3
Inverse VÍdeo ....................eéceccoacerrre cocer ones ere eee eee. C- 2 A- 3
Typing a Sample Document...............e........ nece DA C- 2 A- 3
Cursor Movement.........................eeerecacarrrarirr nee eee er ae C- 3 A- 4
Insert and Type-Over Modes......................e.eieceieieiire reee C- 3 A- 4
3. PRINTING, SAVING, AND LOADING TEXT FILES ................ C-4 А- 5
Using the Print Menu...................... cerca ee C- 4 A- 5
Printer Equivalence Table.......................eeommerneen e e C- 5 A- 5
Saving Files to Disk ....................e..e..rerermererneneneernenencen ena renermenre. C- 5 A-5
Loading Text Files .........................eeeeseerercarmernr nene ene C- 6 A-6
4. ADVANCED EDITING errr eee C- 7 A- 7
Deleting, Moving, and Duplicating Text .......................—=—.ew.—... C- 7 A-7
File Delete - Complete/Partial ...................e.e.ereerrncercceerac ee. C- 7 A- 7
Setting Erasing Tab Stops on Your Screen C- 8 A- 8
File Status Update .......................eeesesivererercerirere reee C-8 A-8
Memory Limitation..............e—.....e.ecerevacrior ee nene eee ee. C- 8 A- 8
Finding/Replacing Words or Phrases......................e... ere... C- 8 A- 9
5. FORMATTING TEXT FILES............................eee22eeaecrrenerenenee. C-10 A-10
Default Values......................-..—e.eseiereieiareien creeo eiene renacer C-10 A-10
Printer Feature Compatibility.…...…......….........…..…..…..srrrerconsenercrcrare С-10 A-10
Guidelines for Formatting Commands C-10 A-10
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Margins .....................erevenererencocenevananecanenervenovereracarereceeceeneceneeee C-11 A-11
Line Spacing/Line Placement....................e.e.erecenercerererecerere ee C-12 A-12
Print Features/Type Styles c.count eevee C-12 A-12
Setting Tabs for the Printed Page ........................ ree... ereee.... C-12 A-13
Multiple-Page Documents....................e...—eeerereresicirerere eee C-13 A-13
Subscripts and SuperscriptS ..….….….…......rerenererensenerrraren rares ses C-14 A-14
Examples/Printer Control Codes secs C-14 A-14
6. DATABASE/FORM LETTER MERGE .…...….........….......…….….………. C-15 A-15
Creating a Form Letter .………...…......…......….….…sccrsrerceccsrecccrercnccasareuse C-15 A-15
Creating a Database.....…….........……..…......ccrerererererernnentrrcrc cerner C-16 A-15
Using a Filemanager +'* Database (Atari only)... A-16
Printing the Form Letter ars ene C-16 A-17
7. DISK/FILE MANAGEMENT …..….............…..….…rccouccecsrercecccerencnneers C-17 PA-18
8. ERROR MESSAGES....................e_...2eseo0reverereoereronencenenareen enana C-18 A-19
9. USING THE SPELLING CHECKER -..........................——e.—.. 2... C-19 A-20
Requirements/Loading the Program ......................eeeresvececereeee. C-19 A-20
Main Menu/Proof a Document .…….......….....…......….……errsrercrerersure C-19 A-20
Print Dictionary/Search Dictionary...........…............…...….….rercsesseree C-21 A-22
Exit Spell Wizard ......................e.eiinenen ene eee С-21 A-22
READ THIS FIRST
Letter Wizard with Spelling Checker for both the Commodore 64 and Atari Home
computers isincluded on the two disks in your package. The labels show which sides
of the disks to use for each computer. Letter Wizard for both systems is on one
disk side. On the reverse of that disk is the Commodore Spell Wizard program
and dictionary. The Atari dictionary is on the reverse side of the Atari Spell
Wizard program.
Instructions for using the Commodore version are in the first part of the manual.
Atari begins on page A1. Theletter with the page number tells whether directions are
for the Commodore (C) or Atari (A). The highlighted chapter heading at the top of
each page helps you find instructions.
Some commands are printed in /nverse Vídeo (Example: CI). See KEY-
STROKES AND KEYBOARD SYMBOLS (page C2/A3) and GUIDELINES FOR FOR-
MATTING COMMANDS (page C10/A10) for directions for using this feature.
The Letter Wizard and Spell Wizard programs can't be copied. You can get
backup copies for $15 when you return your Product Registration Card. Send check,
money order, or MasterCard or Visa number (include expiration date) to:
Datasoft Customer Service
Department B
19808 Nordhoff Place
Chatsworth, CA 91311-9969
1. GETTING STARTED
This manual guides you through the Letter Wizard program. It includes begin-
ning and advanced editing and details formatting and printing text. It also shows
you how to save text to disk and load it into the computer's memory. Included with
the manual is a Quick Reference Card that defines the keystrokes for every
command.
REQUIREMENTS
* Commodore 64 computer
* one 1541 or Indus GT™ disk drive
* compatible printer
e TV set or video monitor
* blank disks
For each piece of hardware, set up your system according to the instructions in
the user's manual.
LOADING THE PROGRAM
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Insert the Letter Wizard disk into the drive, label side up, and close the door.
3. Turn on the monitor, the disk drive, the printer, and the computer.
4. When READY appears on the screen, type “LOAD*”,8,1 and press RETURN. The
program loads and the Main Menu appears.
THE MAIN MENU offers three options: Edit, Disk Management, and Print.
EDIT gives you a blank screen for writing new text or editing existing text. DISK
MANAGEMENT has a number of disk utility functions similar to those in the Com-
modore DOS Support Program you use to maintain files and disks. Select PRINT to
transfer text to paper.
The screen is divided into two sections. The larger section, the TEXT WINDOW,
displays menus or text typed. The smaller is the STATUS WINDOW and shows
prompts, error messages, and file status details.
FORMATTING A DISKETTE You must format a blank disk before you can store
text and do exercises in this manual.
1. With the Disk/File Management Menu on your screen, press F. The prompt in
the Status Window is FORMAT: enter disk name,id. If you don't want to format,
press RETURN to exit this option.
2. Remove Letter Wizard from the drive and insert a blank disk. Its safe to remove
and insert disks when the red drive indicator light is off.
3. Type the disk name (up to 16 characters), a comma, and a two-character iden-
tification code. If you make an error, erase the mistakes with the INST/DEL
(insert/ delete) key and continue typing. Press RETURN.
4. When you press Y, as prompted, the disk spins in the drive. When the drive light
goes off, the disk is formatted.
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2. EDITING
This section shows you how to create text with Letter Wizard. With the Main
Menu on the screen, press E for Edit.
SCREEN AND CHARACTER COLOR To change the background color on your
color monitor screen, press f8 (SHIFT and the f7 key). Press f6 (SHIFT and the f5
key) to change the character color.
SCREEN WIDTH Letter Wizard lets you select a screen width of 36 or 40 charac-
ters. When you load the program, the screen width is 40. If you want a screen width
of 36 (for some TV screens), hold down the f3 key and press S. The screen width
adjusts to 36. Pressing f3 S again returns your screen width to 40.
KEYSTROKES AND KEYBOARD SYMBOLS Look at your Commodore 64
keyboard. Like a typewriter, SHIFT, pressed with another key, gives you a capital
letter or the character or function printed at the top of the key. Pressing the key
without SHIFT gives you lower case letters or the character or function at the bot-
tom of the key. Press SHIFT LOCK for all capitals. Press it again to return to lower
case letters.
Hold down the SHIFT key while pressing a CRSR key and the cursor moves up
or left. Press CRSR without SHIFT to move the cursor down or right.
The SHIFT key pressed with the INST/DEL key inserts a space in your text for
typing new material. Used without the SHIFT key, the INST/DEL key deletes the
character to the cursor's left.
The RETURN key is used at the ends of paragraphs.
The COMMODORE key is located at the lower left corner of the keyboard. If it's
held down while typing, background and letter colors reverse. This is called Inverse
Video and is used for formatting commands (explained in section 5).
The CLR/HOME key positions the cursor at the top or bottom of the screen.
Several more cursor movement commands are explained as you need them.
On the right are four larger keys (FUNCTION keys) used in conjunction with
other keys for special operations.
TYPING A SAMPLE DOCUMENT The best way to learn Letter Wizard is by typing
the sample below. This is used for the practice exercises in ADVANCED EDITING.
Press the SPACE BAR to insert spaces. Press RETURN where indicated. If you
make a mistake, INST/DEL erases it.
Once you become familiar with Letter Wizard's editing and print features, you'll
find it's one of the most powerful word processors for the home computer. It has
many features usually found only in the most popular dedicated word
processors. [RETURN] [RETURN] [RETURN]
The editing and formatting commands are easy to remember and quick to per-
form with a few keystrokes. You can do all the standard text move, delete, insert,
and find and replace commands as well as other powerful editing
commands.[RETURN] [RETURN] [RETURN]
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EDITING
Because Letter Wizard is easy to use and has so many powerful features, you'll
be amazed at how much time you save while increasing your
productivity![RETUARN] [RETURN]
Look at what you've done.
When you approach the end of a line, Letter Wizard automatically moves a word
down to the next line when it's too long for the screen. This is called Word Wrap-
around and makes text easier to read on the screen. You don’t have to press
RETURN at the end of a line; only at the end of a paragraph.
In addition to Word Wrap, the text automatically scrolls upward when you reach
the last line on the screen.
The RETURN key is similar to a typewriter carriage return. It moves the cursor to
the next line. It also creates a blank space between lines or blocks of text.
Turn to page C5 and save the sample document before reading further.
CURSOR MOVEMENT Most cursor commands require two keys: the SHIFT, f1, or
CTRL key, plus one other. Hold SHIFT, f1, or CTRL down while pressing the
second key.
There are two ways of moving the cursor. Press CRSR (for down or right) or
hold down SHIFT and press CRSR (up or left) to move the cursor one character at
a time. To move the cursor over a section of characters, use f1 or CTRL and one
other key.
When you finish typing, the cursor is at the bottom of the file. You may safely
move the cursor throughout the file to make corrections.
Beginning/End of Line Hold down CTRL and Press B to move the cursor to the
beginning of a line. CTRL E moves the cursor to the end of a line.
Top/Bottom of Screen Press CLR/HOME and the cursor moves to the top left
corner of the screen. Press CLR/HOME again and it moves to the bottom left
corner.
Top/Bottom of File To move the cursor to the top of your file, hold down {1 and
press T. Pressing f1 B moves the cursor to the bottom.
Text Paging You can move the cursor through one page (screenful) of text at a
time, up or down. Hold down f1 and press - (minus key) to Page Up. To Page
Down, press f1 + (plus key). This feature pages your cursor through sections of
about 800 characters. Hold keys down for continuous paging.
INSERT AND TYPE-OVER MODES When you select Edit from the Main Menu and
are confronted with a blank screen, you're in the Type-Over Mode. On a color mon-
itor the screen border is dark blue. You can move the cursor to any character and
type over it. Press the SPACE BAR and characters are replaced with blank spaces.
Hold down the f1 key and press | for the insert Mode. The screen border is
lighter blue than in the Type-Over Mode. This mode lets you insert characters or
spaces between or within words without erasing anything. Move the cursor to insert
text and type additions.
On a black-and-white monitor, the Insert Mode border is a lighter shade than the
Type-Over Mode border. Press f1 | to return to the Type-Over Mode.
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3. PRINTING, SAVING, AND LOADING TEXT FILES
Turn the printer ON. The top of the paper in your printer should be aligned with the
print head. Set the printer to ON LINE.
Press f1 E to return to the Main Menu; select the Print option and the Printer
Selection Menu is displayed on your screen.
Press the number corresponding to the printer you're using. If your printer isn't
listed, check the table on the next page for the correct number.
USING THE PRINT MENU When the Print Menu is displayed, Letter Wizard
automatically sets values for the menu options. These values are shown at the top
of the screen. To change any settings, press the highlighted letter of the option and
respond to the prompt in the Status Window. After you've changed or not changed
the values, press B to print.
Select Page Limits You can choose which pages to print. Press S and you're
prompted to Enter start, end pages. Type the page numbers, separated by a
comma, and press RETURN. The numbers under the PAGES heading (top of the
screen) change to numbers you specified.
Example: To print pages four through eight of a ten-page document, press S.
Type 4,8 and RETURN.
Page Walt Use this if you print a document on single sheets cf paper instead of
on continuous-feed or fanfoid paper.
Press P. The NO setting under the PAGE WAIT heading changes to YES (no
prompt appears in the status window). The printer stops printing at the end of a
page and the prompt PAUSE, PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE appears in the
Status Window. Insert the next sheet of paper. Press any character key to resume
printing. | |
Number of Copies If you want more than one copy of your text file, press N and,
as you are prompted, type the number of copies you want (up to 254). Press
RETURN and the number you typed is shown at the top of the screen.
Stop and Restart Printing To stop the printing at any time, press the SPACE
BAR. Once you interrupt printing, you're prompted to press the SPACE BAR to
continue or Q to quit. Some printers have a built-in, type-ahead buffer. When you
press the SPACE BAR to pause, it takes a few moments for the characters in the
buffer to print before printing stops.
PRINTING, SAVING, AND LOADING TEXT FILES
PRINTER EQUIVALENCE TABLE
PRINTER PRINTER NUMBER NOTES
Epson MX-80 Graftrax+
Epson FX-80
Epson MX-80 standard
Star Gemini
Okidata 82
Okidata 92 or 93
Commodore 1526
VIC 1525E
NEC 8023
C.ltoh
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SBAOOUNN 5400
ооо
A Underline not available
B Pica, Elongated, and Elite only
С Italics not available
D Subscript and Superscript not available - Italics selects graphics/
Greek character set
Elongated only
Notes:
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SAVING FILES TO DISK Files can be saved to disk before and after printing for
modification or review.
1.
. Hold down f1 and press S.
. The prompt SAVE FILENAME is displayed.
. Type in the name of your file. For your practice file, type TEXT1.
. Press RETURN. The red busy light in your drive goes on and your file is saved
asar
Place a formatted data disk in your drive.
under the name TEXT1.
Filenames Select a name, up to 16 characters in length, that helps you remem-
ber what the file is. Letters, numbers, and symbols can be used. Don’t use any
blank spaces or these symbols in filenames:
@?*#$:="
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PRINTING, SAVING, AND LOADING TEXT FILES
Saving Changes to a File The first time you save a file to disk, follow the num-
bered instructions above. When you modify and save the file after that, type @:
before the filename in step 4. If you forget to type @: you get the error message
FILE EXISTS. Press RETURN and type correctly. This is built-in protection against
accidentally erasing a file.
To See an Index of Your Disk An index is a list of files on your disk. Press f1 0
to see this list.
Extract File (Partial Save) The Extract command lets you save sections from the
cursor to the end of the file as separate documents.
Position your cursor over the first character in the section you want to save.
Press f1 X. The prompt EXTRACT FILENAME appears. Type the new name of the
file. Press RETURN. Your new file is now saved to disk.
Save Errors See ERROR MESSAGES for a description of Save Errors in the
Status Window.
Backup Files Always make backup copies in case your original disk is damaged
or lost!
Once you save a file to disk, remove that disk from your drive, insert a formatted
disk (your backup disk) into the drive, and repeat the Save command.
LOADING TEXT FILES Now that you've saved it, you can load the sample text into
your computer. Press f1 T, moving the cursor to the top of the file. Press f1 >.
Type Y, as prompted, to erase the screen. Pressing any other character key returns
to the Edit Mode without erasing anything.
1. Press f1 L.
2. In response to the LOAD FILENAME prompt, type in the name of the file you
want to load.
3. Press RETURN. The file loads.
NOTE: Letter Wizard loads the file over (erases) any text file in the computer's
memory. Be sure to save your file before loading another.
Load Errors Check ERROR MESSAGES.
Appending (Merging) Text Filles Use the Append command to add a disk-stored
file into the memory. You can save this enlarged file to disk as a single file. Your
computer's memory is about 33,000 characters. Don’t create a combined file that
exceeds this!
Its important where you place the cursor for the Append command. Use the
command when the cursor is at the end of the file on your screen. This merges
both files together. The new file is always loaded below the cursor. Text below the
cursor is erased and replaced with the appended file.
1. Place the cursor at the point where you want the new file added.
2. Press f1 A. The prompt is APPEND FILENAME.
3. Type the name of the file to add to the screen file and press RETURN.
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4. ADVANCED EDITING
Letter Wizard lets you make major changes to your text and work with large files
easily. You'll now learn to move, delete, and duplicate blocks of text.
DELETING, MOVING, AND DUPLICATING TEXT Your sample document is
referred to in these instructions. If you don’t have it on your screen, load it now.
When you delete or move a block of text, it disappears from the screen and
goes to the text buffer (a temporary storage area in the computer's memory). When
you duplicate a block, the original remains on the screen and a copy of it goes to
the buffer. You can save and load files without erasing the block from the buffer.
Anytime the size of the block exceeds the capacity of the buffer (1024 charac-
ters), BUFFER OVERFLOW shows in the Status Window. Only part of the text was
moved and you must repeat the keystrokes again to complete the operation.
Delete Block of Text Place the cursor over the first character in the block of text
you want to delete and press f1 M to mark the beginning. Move the cursor to the
end of the block, place it to the right of the last character in the block, and press f1
D. If you decide not to delete the block, press f3 C.
Move Block of Text Move the cursor to the first character in the block and press
f1 M. Place the cursor at the end of the block and press f1 D. Now move the cursor
to the point in your file where you want the block to begin and press f3 C.
Duplicate Block of Text If you want a section of text to appear in more than one
place in your document, use the Duplicate feature instead of typing text again.
Move the cursor to the beginning of the block and mark it (f1 M). Move the cursor
to the end of the block and press f1 C.
Now place the cursor where you want text to be copied. Press f3 C. By pressing
f3 C, you can duplicate text anywhere in the file as many times as you wish. The
marked text remains in the text buffer until you execute another duplication or turn
the computer off.
Delete Left of Cursor To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press the
INST/DEL key. A blank space is created (Type-Over Mode). In the Insert Mode,
deleted spaces are filled with characters to the right of the cursor. These move to
the right as you type corrections or additions.
Delete Right of Cursor To delete a character to right of the cursor, press CTRL G.
Delete Line To delete a line, move the cursor over any character or space in the
line and press CTRL D. To restore a deleted line to the screen, press CTRL R.
Insert Space To insert a space to the right of the cursor, hold down SHIFT and
press INST/DEL.
Insert Line To insert a line while typing, hold down SHIFT and press the CARET
key (the up arrow to the left of RESTORE).
FILE DELETE - COMPLETE/PARTIAL One way to erase an entire file is to move
the cursor to the top of the file and press f1 >. Then press Y, as prompted, to
erase everything below the cursor. If you don't want to erase, press any character
key other than Y and return to editing.
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ADVANCED EDITING
To erase the file when the cursor is at the bottom of the file, press f1 < and res-
pond to the prompt with Y. Everything above the cursor is erased.
The same procedure applies for erasing only part of your file. The f1 > com-
mand erases everything from the cursor to the end of the file. Use f1 < to erase
everything from the cursor to the beginning of the file.
NOTE: The buffer is not used with File Erase commands. All erased text is per-
manently lost.
SETTING/ERASING TAB STOPS ON YOUR SCREEN Letter Wizard lets you set
tab stops anywhere so you can type columns of words or numbers. You can also
move (tab) the cursor quickly across the screen. Marks along the top of the Status
Window show tab settings. CTRL | moves the cursor to the next tab stop.
Move the cursor where you want to set a tab. Hold down CTRL and press
the 4 (caret) key. To erase tab settings, move the cursor to the tab stop you wish
to remove and press CTRL } .
When you reach the end of your file in the Type-Over Mode, CRTL | inserts
spaces. To tab the cursor at the end of a file, press f1 | to enter the Insert Mode.
FILE STATUS UPDATE Press f1 U to see the memory file status in the Status
Window.
File shows the name of the file in memory. A filename isn't shown if you are
creating a new file that hasn't yet been named. NOTE: A different filename is shown
if you previously had another file in memory and erased it.
Bytes Free is the amount of memory space remaining. Free memory is
expressed in bytes, each byte representing one character or space on the screen.
Blocks shows the number of blocks on the disk the file occupies when saved. A
block is a disk-section where data is stored.
Words gives you the total words that make up the file in the computers memory.
MEMORY LIMITATION When you're creating a file, a LOW ON MEMORY prompt
shows there are only about two lines (less than 768 bytes) of memory left. At this
point, save the file you're working on to disk, erase it from memory (use f1 > or f1 <), and
resume your word processing with a new file. You have over 30,000 bytes (characters) of
free memory available for each file you create.
FINDING/REPLACING WORDS OR PHRASES You can find any point in your file
and make changes or corrections. If your sample text isn't on the screen, load it
now. Move the cursor to the top of the file.
Finding Press f1 F and Letter Wizard prompts you with FIND PHRASE:
Type in the word or phrase you want found (up to 32 characters). Press the
SPACE BAR. Press RETURN. Press f3 F to move the cursor to the first occurrence
of your selection. The cursor marks each occurence of this word as you press f3 F.
If you want to find a word both by itself and as part of another, larger word,
don't press the SPACE BAR before you press RETURN.
Example: Press f1 F and enter type. Each time you enter f3 F you may see any
of these words highlighted: type, types, typed, typecast, typeface, typewriter, and
any other words in your file beginning with type.
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ADVANCED EDITING
When you reach the bottom of your file, you're prompted with END OF FILE.
To exit the operation before the entire file is searched, press RUN/STOP.
The Find command is literal. If you want to find a word containing capital letters,
enter the word with capitals in response to the FIND PHRASE: prompt.
Replacing Use the Find command to define the word or phrase you want to
replace. For this example, replace standard in the second paragraph of your sam-
ple text with typical.
Move the cursor to the top of file (f1 T). Press f1 F and type standard when
prompted. Press the SPACE BAR, then RETURN. Press f1 R and your prompt is
REPLACE PHRASE: Type typical and press RETURN. Move the cursor to the top of
the file and press f3 R. Letter Wizard finds standard and replaces it with typical.
To locate and replace every occurrence of the word in your file, continue to
press f3 R. Each occurrence is replaced with the new word.
To selectively use the Replace command, use the f3 F command to find each
occurrence of the word. As the cursor moves to the word, decide whether to
replace it (f3 R), continue searching the text (f3 F), or return to editing.
To stop searching, press RUN/STOP. The Find/Replace words or phrases
remain in the memory until you redefine the command or turn off the computer.
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5. FORMATTING TEXT FILES
Formatting is organizing your text file so it looks good on paper.
You can print text files without using any formatting commands because Letter
Wizard has built-in page layout instructions. Appropriate for standard letters and
documents, these are referred to as Default Values (see chart below).
FEATURE DEFAULT VALUE
left margin 10 spaces from left
right margin 70 spaces from left
top margin 1 inch (6 lines)
bottom margin 1 inch (6 lines)
page (paper) length 11 inches (66 lines)
right margin justified
line spacing single
print style | pica
If necessary, all the above commands can be changed.
Some of the features described in this section may not be supported by all prin-
ters. Check the chart below or your printer manual.
PRINTER FEATURE COMPATIBILITY
PRINTER
FEATURE EPSON NEC OKIDATA OKIDATA
8023 82 92
Elongated Print ° 1 o
Bold Print . o
Proportional Type .
Elite Type o o
Pica Type . o
Italics o 2
Underline 3 e
Subscript o
Superscript e
NOTES: 1 Elongated Print can’t be used with Proportional Type.
2 Italics selects the graphics/Greek character set.
3 Can underline with Graftrax only.
GUIDELINES FOR FORMATTING COMMANDS All embedded formatting com-
mands require one or two letters and are typed while holding down the COM-
MODORE key to initiate Inverse Video. Do not type any words, phrases, or
characters other than formatting commands in Inverse Video.
If you place two or more commands on the same line, you must type a space
between each command. Typing the space isn’t necessary if the command includes
a number. A formatting line with commands to unjustify the right margin, set dou-
ble line spacing, and increase the left margin to 15 spaces looks like this:
FORMATTING TEXT FILES
If you type text on the line containing formatting commands, type it immediately
after the command. Blank spaces between the command and your text are ignored
by the printer and your text may be printed incorrectly.
Location of Commands Placement of formatting commands depends on what
you want the command to affect. If the command is to apply to the entire document
(ie, double-spacing), it goes at the top of the file. Commands must be placed
directly before the affected word or section of text. If you don't format as you type,
use the Insert Mode to add your formatting commands later.
PAGE LENGTH Letter Wizard tells the printer how many lines of text to print before
going to the next page. The default value is set for 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
If you use longer paper, such as 8 1/2” x 14”, use the [IN (page length) com-
mand at the top of your file, followed by the number of lines contained on the
paper. Since 1 inch equals six lines, there are 84 lines on an 8 1/2” x 14” sheet.
The page length command E PLA Page-length settings don't affect the top and
bottom margin defaults.
To reset the page lenth to its 66-line default value, type [4] at the appropriate
point in your file.
MARGINS Adjustable margins are useful if you want to center text on the page.
Top Margin To set the top margin, move the cursor to the top line of the file.
Type EL] followed by the margin number you want. Example: Type TMIE at the top
of the file for a top margin of 15 lines.
Bottom Margin To set a new bottom margin, type in the command on the same
line as your top margin command. Example: To end your text 12 lines from the
bottom of the page, type L!}12.
To reset your top or bottom margin to the default value, type EL] or EJ at the
appropriate point in your file.
NOTE: Some printers, such as the Epson, have a skip-over pertoration (SOP)
feature that causes the printer to generate an extra line-feed at the top and bottom
of your paper. This increases the top and bottom margin by one line. See your
printer manual for more details on SOP.
Left Margin The left margin is measured from the left edge of the page. To
change the left margin on your entire document, use the LM (left margin) com-
mand followed by desired margin size. Example: For a left margin of 15 spaces,
type [E1]15. To reset the left margin to its default value, type [IT].
Right Margin The right margin is also measured from the left edge of the page.
To change the right margin, use the СТ соттапа followed by the desired margin
size. To set it to 65, type (17165. To reset to the default value, type EL).
Justified Right Margin Letter Wizard automatically justifies the right margin when
your document is printed. To print your document with an unjustified right margin,
‘уре 0 at the top of your file. To turn on the justification feature again, type
Relative Margins Use the relative margin commands (C+ [X0- CTH GIT} to
set temporary margins within your file. Example: To indent a block of text and set
temporary margins five spaces larger than the present default margins, type
RM at the beginning of the block. This gives you new margins of 15 and
75. To turn off the Relative Margin feature and return to the default setting, type [F1]
Uat the end of the block of text.
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FORMATTING TEXT FILES
LINE SPACING To change the line-spacing anywhere in the file, use the LS com-
mand followed by the number of line spaces you want between lines of text. Exam-
ple: To set double-spacing, type LS and press RETURN. To reset spacing to the
default value, type [E.
LINE PLACEMENT These line placement commands apply to one line of text oniy.
Indent To indent a single word or line of text, use the [[] command, followed by
the number of spaces you want to indent. Example: To indent a line 8 spaces from
the left margin, type [L]+8 followed by the line of text and RETURN. To start a line
of text outside the left margin, use INE followed by the number of spaces, the line
of text, and RETURN.
Center Text To center a single line of text, use the [9 command at the beginning
of the line. Follow the line with RETURN.
Block Text Right To tell Letter Wizard to block a single line of text at the right
margin, type BREI the beginning of the line. Follow the text with RETURN. This is
useful when you want to print a date in the top right corner of a letter.
PRINT FEATURES The Print Feature commands act like toggle switches. The first
time you use the command it turns on the feature. Use the command again to turn
it off.
Elongated Elongated text prints twice the size of normal characters. Type [3
before the first character you want to print in Elongated type and [J again after the
last character.
Bold Type oe and following the words you want boldfaced.
ltalics Type E before and following the words you want italicized.
Underline Type] before and following the words you want underlined.
TYPE STYLES Turn off Type Style commands by typing another Type Style
command.
Pica Letter Wizard is set to print documents in Pica (10 to 12 characters per
linear inch, depending on your printer). Use the BJ] command to return to Pica.
Elite This is a smaller type size providing 12 to 18 characters per inch. To put
your printer in the Elite Mode, type [E14
Proportional This setting tells your printer to insert equal spaces between letters,
regardless of the letter width. To put your printer into Proportional Mode, type PR
NOTE: Due to hardware restrictions of most printers, the combinations of print
features and type styles may be limited.
SETTING TABS FOR THE PRINTED PAGE You can send tab commands directly
to your printer. These tabs are different from screen tabs because you set them
anywhere along an 80-column width (standard printer paper size) instead of the 36-
to 40-column width of a TV or video monitor screen. Only specify one tab size per
line. To set tab stops every 12 spaces on your printed page:
1 Туре 12 to define your tab stops.
2. Tell your printer to print a word at the next tab stop by typing fgbefore the word.
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3. Do not insert spaces between the column words when typing. Letter Wizard and
your printer space the columns according to the Ea] command.
4. Follow steps 2 and 3 to type the words to be placed below each heading.
EXAMPLE: [J7]12jitemj;Catalog #gPrice appears on the printed page as
Item Catalog # Price
MULTIPLE-PAGE DOCUMENTS
Page Numbering [J] is the Page Numbering command in Letter Wizard. It tells
the printer to print a sequential page number on each page of the document. Put
the command at the top of your file and the page numbers print at the upper left
corner of each page. To place numbers at the top middle of the page, type[q (Cen-
ter) before the [J]. To place the numbers at the far right of your page, use
(Block Right) before the [I].
To begin with a page number other than 1, use Ly followed by the number you
want. Example: If you want to start with page 5, type [35 at the top of your file.
Headers To include a Header phrase in your printed text, type [4] followed by the
phrase and RETURN on the first line of your text file. As with all formatting com-
mands, [1] must be typed in Inverse Video.
You may include other formatting commands with the Header line (such as Cen-
ter, Elongate, or Bold) to position the phrase or define the type style.
Odd and Even Headers You can print one Header on all odd pages and another
on all even pages. To define your odd Headers, type [li] followed by the Header
phrase you want. Use [di] followed by the phrase to appear on all even pages. If
you use both odd and even Headers in your document, the commands and their
phrases must be on separate lines, each followed by RETURN.
Footers Use the Footer [3 command to print your phrase at the bottom of each
page, three lines above the perforation. The Footer command is placed on the
second line of your text file if you also have a Header phrase, or the first line of
your text if there is no Header phrase. Type [J and then your phrase, followed by
RETURN. You may also include other formatting commands to position your phrase
or define the print style.
Odd and Even Footers To print one Footer on all odd pages of your text and a
different Footer on even pages, use the [33 and [JJ commands. Use Id followed
by the phrase you want to appear on all odd pages. Use [ followed by the phrase
you want on all even pages. If you use both odd and even Footers in your docu-
ment, the commands and their phrases are typed on separate lines, each followed
by RETURN.
Page Eject Letter Wizard ejects the page when the last line before the bottom
margin is printed. To eject a page at a specific point and resume printing on a new
page, place the cursor at the point in your text file where you want the page to
eject and type [2] followed by RETURN.
Chain Files Text files may be chained together in any order and printed as
though they were one file. To chain one file to another, load the first file into the
computers memory. Move the cursor to the bottom of the file. Type [S30: followed
by the name of the file you want to print at the end of the one in the computer's
memory. Press RETURN.
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FORMATTING TEXT FILES
When Letter Wizard finishes printing the first file, the red drive busy light turns
on, showing your chained file is loading into the computers memory. Letter Wizard
prints the second file automatically. You can chain together any number of text files
this way.
To Avoid Division of Tables/Lists When typing a file, you don’t always know how
the pages will be numbered when its printed. To keep your tables and lists from
being divided during printing, use the need x lines command [Dx. x is the number
of lines in your table or list.
Example: If your table is 15 lines long, type L)15 at the top of the table. Letter
Wizard determines whether there are enough lines remaining to print the entire
table. If not, the program prints the table on the next page. The default value for the
need x lines command is 1.
SUBSCRIPTS AND SUPERSCRIPTS This refers to the placement of letters, sym-
bols, or words half a line below or above the current line of text. An Inverse Video
L (lower) must be typed before and Inverse Video EJ (raise) after the character to
be subscripted. For superscription, the [;] is before and the after the charac-
ter. Example: x2 + y is typed xJ2[ + y12[1 HO is typed HA20.
EXAMPLES To test the formatting commands, use your sample text file TEXT1.
Change the formatting commands on your screen between each printing and com-
pare the printed results. Letter Wizard doesn't print the formatting commands, so
note the commands at the top of each version before they're changed for the next
printout.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES If your printer isn't compatible with Letter Wizard or
the program doesn't support a special feature of your printer, use printer control
codes for print formatting commands. Refer to your printer manual for these.
To enter the control code directly into the text, type []] followed by the ASCII
decimal equivalent of the control character.
6. DATABASE/FORM LETTER MERGE
Letter Wizard lets you create a database and merge it with form letters or
documents. A database is a file containing records (names, numbers, addresses,
dates, etc.) that can be inserted automatically at specific points in a document or
form letter.
CREATING A FORM LETTER When you create a form letter, embed Inverse Video
formatting commands at appropriate places in the text. At the top of the form letter,
type [10:filename. Filename is the name of the database you want to merge with
your form letter. This Open command tells Letter Wizard to locate the database file
with records you want in this form letter.
Place RE wherever you want Letter Wizard to read and insert a record from
your database. tells the program to skip the next record. To skip the next two
records, type .
In the example below, a first name, last name, street address, town/state, zip
code, and an invoice number prints in each form letter. The last record on the
database, another invoice number, is skipped; it won't be printed in this series of
letters. The database in the example is called overdue. The Open command line is
an instruction only; it won't be printed.
+7 0:overdue
September 22, 1984
RE RE
RE
Dear CO:
Your invoice number [IIL {is 60 days past due.
To avoid late charges, please send a check immediately.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Dale Database
Merge, Inc.
After the form letter is created, it can be saved to disk. If the form letter and the
database files are on the same disk, they must have different filenames.
DATABASE/FORM LETTER MERGE
CREATING THE DATABASE The database for the form letter follows this
structure:
first name
last name
street address
town/state
zip code
first name
invoice number
invoice number
Notice the entries are listed in the order they are used in the letter. The
addressee’s first name is used twice (in the address and the greeting), so it's listed
twice in the database.
The actual overdue database looks like this:
Joe
Jones
123 Street
Computer City, CA
91133
Joe
1896
1901
To create this database, load Letter Wizard into your computer, enter the Edit
Mode, and type the first record. Press RETURN. Type the records in order of
appearance in the form letter. Save the database to your data disk using the
filename in пе command at the top of the form letter.
PRINTING THE FORM LETTER Load the letter from disk. Insert the disk with your
database on it into the drive, if necessary. Press f1 E to exit the Edit Mode. Select
PRINT from the Main Menu and make the necessary selections from the Print
Menu. Press B and Letter Wizard prints the correct number of form letters, each
with the data you specified.
7. DISK/FILE MANAGEMENT
With the Main Menu on the screen, press D for the Disk/File Management Menu,
which contains the following options:
FORMAT disk VALIDATE disk
INDEX of disk DELETE file
RENAME file MAIN MENU
COPY file
As prompted, press the highlighted first letter of one of the options. After using
any option, you can press the letter of another option to go directly to it or press
RETURN for the Disk/File Management Menu. All operations in this section are
from the Disk/File Management Menu.
Format Formatting prepares a disk so files can be saved on it. You can format
new, blank disks or disks with unwanted files. Do not format disks containing files
you want to keep; formatting erases them forever!
1. Remove your Letter Wizard program disk, insert the disk to be formatted, and
press F.
2. As prompted, enter a disk name (up to 16 characters), type a comma, enter two
characters for the ID, and press RETURN.
3. You're prompted to type Y to continue formatting. Press N or RETURN to exit
this option or press Y to continue.
Index of Disk gives you a list of filenames, letting you see what is stored on a
disk. Press |. As prompted, enter the drive number containing the disk you want to
review. A list of the disk's filenames appears on the screen. The size of the file (in
blocks) is to the right of the filename. If your disk contains a large number of files,
you're prompted to press the SPACE BAR to scroll the directory. If you don’t want
to scroll, press Q and you're prompted to press another letter for another option or
RETURN for the Disk/File Management Menu.
Rename To change the name of a file, press R and, as prompted, type the new
name, an equal sign (=), and the old filename. Press RETURN. To exit this option
without changing a name, press RETURN after the prompt.
Copy To make a copy of your file, use a different filename. Press C from the
Disk/File Management Menu, type the new filename, an equal (=) sign, the original
filename, and press RETURN. To exit this option, press RETURN instead of enter-
ing the filenames.
Validate After several files have been saved to and deleted from a disk, gaps on
the disk may result or the files may become disorganized. To reorganize the files
(validate the disk), press V from the Disk/File Management Menu. When prompted,
press Y and the prompt changes to VALIDATING DISKETTE. When finished, select
another option or press RETURN for the Main Menu.
Delete To erase a file from a disk, press D. Type in the filename, as prompted.
Press RETURN. You're then prompted to type Y to delete the file. You may press
RETURN instead of typing the filename. The delete command is voided.
To return to the Main Menu, press M.
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8. ERROR MESSAGES
Error Messages appear in the Status Window. This section tells you what they
mean and what to do.
Buffer Overflow During a block move, duplicate, or delete operation, the size of
the text block exceeds the capacity of the text buffer (1024 characters/bytes). When
this message appears, only part of the block was moved to the buffer. Complete
the operation and repeat as many times as necessary until you move all the
remaining text.
Cant Find Mark You neglected to mark the beginning of the block of text you
want to move, duplicate, or delete. Move the cursor to the beginning of the block
and press f1 M.
Device Not Available You're trying to access something thats not connected
physically or logically to your system.
Disk Full There's no more room on your disk for data storage or there's no
room for another filename on the index. Insert another formatted disk into the drive
and repeat the Save command.
Drive Not Ready The disk drive number you specified isn't connected to your
computer.
Empty Buffer You executed the f3 C (copy buffer) or CTRL R (restore line) com-
mand before any text was moved to the buffer. See ADVANCED EDITING.
End of File The cursor is at the end of your file and can't be moved farther
unless you press the SPACE BAR or type additional characters.
Flle Exists The name you gave your file is already used for another file. Choose
another filename.
File Not Found The filename you specified isn't listed on the disk index. Choose
another filename.
Low On Memory Youre near the memory limits of your computer. There are
less than 768 bytes (about two lines of text) of memory left. Save your file to disk,
erase it from memory, and resume word processing with a new file.
Memory Full There's no memory left in the computer for text. Save your file to
disk, erase it from memory, and resume word processing with a new file.
Syntax Error You entered an unacceptable filename. Choose a new name.
Top of Flle The cursor is at the top of your file and can't be moved up unless
you press SHIFT * (to insert a line), enter the Insert Mode (f1 1), or press RETURN
to insert lines.
Other Errors Check your disk drive user's manual.
9. USING THE SPELLING CHECKER
After creating your text files with Letter Wizard (or on any 1541 or Indus disk
drive), you can use the Spelling Checker's 33,000+ word dictionary to identify mis-
spelled words and correct them in-line without going back to your word processor.
You can also search any portion of the dictionary for a correct spelling, print any
part of the dictionary, or write your own custom dictionary.
REQUIREMENTS
* Commodore 64 computer
* 1541 or Indus GT disk drive
* TV or video monitor.
* Compatible printer (optiona!)
LOADING THE PROGRAM
Turn off your computer and remove all cartridges.
Turn on your TV or monitor and disk drive.
Insert Spell Wizard into the drive and close the door.
When READY appears on the screen, type LOAD “*”,8,1 and press RETURN.
Once the screen shows LOADING, then READY, type RUN and press RETURN.
Spell Wizard loads and the Main Menu appears.
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THE MAIN MENU shows four options: Proof a Document, Print Dictionary, Search
Dictionary, and Exit Spell Wizard.
PROOF A DOCUMENT lets you search a text file for misspelled words. PRINT
DICTIONARY lets you print any portion of the dictionary disk. SEARCH DIC-
TIONARY lets you check the main dictionary for the spelling of a particular word.
EXIT SPELL WIZARD lets you load your word processor automatically after you
finish using Spell Wizard.
Press one of the four FUNCTION keys to select one of the four options. To stop
any executed option or command and return to the Main Menu, press the RUN/
STOP and RESTORE keys. Use this operation at any point in the program.
PROOF A DOCUMENT From the Main Menu press f1. At the prompt /nsert docu-
ment disk, press RETURN>, remove the program disk, insert the disk containing
the text file you want to check, and press RETURN.
A catalog of the disk appears. As prompted, type the filename exactly as it
appears on the catalog and press RETURN. As this file loads into the Spelling
Checker, each file word is counted and the screen shows a running count of words
read. The number of unique words is also counted and the total displayed.
When prompted to Insert main dictionary, press RETURN>, remove the docu-
ment disk from the drive, insert the dictionary disk, and press RETURN.
Spell Wizard reads the dictionary to search for all the unique words in your file.
Then youre prompted: Check user dictionary (y/n)?
Remove Spell Wizard from the drive. Replace it with your dictionary. Press Y and
RETURN. Spell Wizard searches this dictionary for any words not found in the main
dictionary. The prompt is repeated so you can check any number of user dic-
tionaries until you respond with N and RETURN.
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The next prompt is Correct words (y/n)? If you don't want to correct them at this
point, press N and RETURN. Press RETURN again for the Main Menu. If you want
to make corrections, press Y and RETURN; you're prompted to insert the document
disk and press RETURN. The document file loads and your text appears in the win-
dow in the middle of the screen. The first word Spell Wizard couldn't find is shown
in Inverse Video. Three choices appear at the bottom of the screen: Continue scan-
ning; Make correction; Search dictionary.
Continue Scanning If the highlighted word is spelled correctly, press C and
RETURN. Spell Wizard scans to the next word it couldn't find.
Make Correction If the highlighted word is misspelled, press M and RETURN. As
prompted, type the word correctly and press RETURN. Press Y and RETURN at the
prompt. The spelling is stored in memory. You'll save it to your text file later. The
scanning process resumes.
If the correction isn't acceptable, press N and RETURN. It is not saved. You can
continue scanning, make another correction, or search the dictionary.
If Spell Wizard found all the words in the dictionaries, the prompt is No errors.
Press RETURN to go back to the Main Menu.
Search Dictionary To search the dictionary for the correct spelling of the
highlighted word, press S and RETURN. The prompt is Search for? and there are
two ways of searching: the Literal Search and the Wild Card Search.
Litera! Search: Type in a word the way you think it's spelled and press RETURN.
You're then prompted to Insert main dictionary, press RETURN> The word is
shown above the text window if it's in the dictionary. If it's not in the dictionary,
the word with the message NOT FOUND is displayed. When you find the correct
spelling, press M and RETURN to make the correction. If you can't find the cor-
rect spelling, try the Wild Card Search.
Wild Card Search: If, for example, you don’t know the correct spelling of
peripheral, you can tell Spell Wizard to search for all words beginning with per.
At the prompt Search for? type per* and press RETURN. An alphabetical list of
all words beginning with per scrolls before you on the screen. To stop and start
the scrolling, press the SPACE BAR. If you're searching a long list and want to
stop at any point, press the SPACE BAR, then the Q key. The scrolling stops
and the C, M, and S options are displayed.
NOTE: The Wild Card feature cannot be used as a prefix to a word or group of
letters. The command *ment will not tell the program to list all the words in the dic-
tionary ending in ment.
Save Corrections When you see the Save corrections (y/n)? prompt, press Y
and RETURN if you want to save the corrected words in your file. You're then
asked to Insert document disk, press RETURN. Spell Wizard renames your file
filename.bak and stores your new, corrected text under the original filename. If your
original file is TEXT, the uncorrected file is renamed TEXT1.bak and the corrected
file is saved as TEXT1.
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USING THE SPELLING CHECKER
Adding Words to User Dictionary To add any of the highlighted words to your
own dictionary, press Y and RETURN in response to Add words to dictionary (y/n)?
Press N and RETURN if you don't want to add words. If your response is Y, you are
asked if you want to verify each word before adding it to your dictionary.
Press Y and RETURN. Each highlighted word is shown in the Text Window, one
at a time, with the prompt Add to user dictionary (y/n)? Press Y and RETURN to
add the word; press N and RETURN to exclude it. At the end of this selection pro-
cess, you are prompted to insert the user dictionary disk. Use a formatted disk for
your user dictionary. Don’t put your dictionary files on your Spell Wizard program
diskette. As prompted, type the filename you want to use and press RETURN. The
words are saved to your disk in alphabetical order. Press RETURN for the Main
Menu.
To add all the highlighted words to your dictionary, press N and RETURN in res-
ponse to the verification question. Follow the prompts.
You may use your word processor to access your user dictionary file and add or
delete words. Any dictionary files you alter are alphabetized the next time you add
words with Spell Wizard.
NOTE: Alphabetize these files from the Add Words to Dictionary Mode before
the files are used as an auxiliary to the main dictionary.
PRINT DICTIONARY From the Main Menu, press 13. Make sure your printer is set
to on-line. As prompted (Search for?), type in the words you want printed or use
the Wild Card telling Spell Wizard to print a list of words. Use the SPACE BAR to
stop and start printing. To stop printing early, press the SPACE BAR, then the Q
key. When printing is complete, press RETURN for the Main Menu.
SEARCH DICTIONARY From the Main Menu, press f5. Type in the word you want
found or use the Wild Card in response to the prompt. Typing only * after the
prompt tells the program to list the entire dictionary on the screen. Use the SPACE
BAR to stop and start the scrolling. After you find the words you're looking for,
press the SPACE BAR, then Q. Press RETURN for the Main Menu.
EXIT SPELL WIZARD You can load your word processor program without turning
off the computer. From the Main Menu, press 7. You are prompted to Insert word
processor disk, Press RETURN> The word processor loads automatically.
PROGRAM CONSTRAINTS These are limitations in the Spell Wizard program.
Text File Length Its possible you may want to proof a file with a lot of unique
words that exceeds the program's memory capacity (about 1600 unique words). In
this case, the error message No room for words is displayed. Divide the file into
two or more smaller files and proof each one separately. Be sure to give each file a
different name.
Hyphenations Spell Wizard's dictionary contains many hyphenated words. Those
in your file but not in the dictionary are highlighted for inspection.
Capitalizations The dictionary doesn't contain any proper nouns. All capitalized
words in user dictionaries are converted to lower-case letters prior to proofing. The
only exceptions are: /, I'd, I'll, I'm, and I've.
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USING THE SPELLING CHECKER
Contractions The dictionary has a complete set of standard verb contractions.
Possessives Spell Wizard highlights all words ending in ’s and s’ for your
inspection.
Non-Alphabetic Characters Spell Wizard doesn’t recognize numbers and other
non-alphabetic characters and doesn't highlight them.
Foreign Phrases Spell Wizard recognizes words from common foreign phrases,
such as non sequitur, but reads each word independently as it doesn't recognize
spaces between words.
User Dictionaries The same program constraints that apply to the main Spell
Wizard dictionary concerning capitalization, hyphenation, possessives, contractions,
numeric strings, and foreign phrases also apply to user dictionaries.
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1. GETTING STARTED
This manual guides you through the Letter Wizard program. It includes beginning
and advanced editing and details formatting and printing text. It also shows you
how to save text to disk and load it into the computers memory. Included with the
manual is a Quick Reference Card that defines the keystrokes for every command.
REQUIREMENTS
e Atari Home Computer
* compatible disk drive
* compatible printer
e Atari 850 Interface Module (if required by printer)
e TV set or video monitor
® blank disks
* BASIC cartridge (optional)
For each piece of hardware, set up your system according to the instructions in the
user's manual.
LOADING THE PROGRAM
1. Turn off the computer. Turn on the disk drive and monitor.
2. When the red busy light on the drive goes out, insert the Letter Wizard disk into
the drive, label side up, and close the door.
3. Turn on the computer. For 600XL and 800XL models, turn on the computer with
the OPTION key depressed. The program loads and the Main Menu appears.
THE MAIN MENU offers three options: Edit, Disk Management, and Print.
EDIT gives you a blank screen for writing new text or editing existing text. In the
Edit Mode, you can return to the Main Menu by pressing OPTION E (exit). DISK
MANAGEMENT has a number of utility functions similar to those in the Atari DOS
menu you use to maintain files and disks. Select PRINT to transfer text to paper.
The screen is divided into two sections. The larger section, the TEXT WINDOW,
displays menus or text typed. The smaller is the STATUS WINDOW and shows
prompts, error messages, and file status details.
FORMATTING A DISKETTE You must format a blank disk before you can store
text and do exercises in this manual.
1. With the Disk/File Management Menu on the screen, remove the Letter Wizard
disk from the drive. Insert the blank disk.
2. Press F. As prompted, type the drive number containing the blank disk.
3. You are prompted to type Y (yes) to proceed with formatting. If you don't want to
format, press RETURN to exit this option.
4. If you press Y, your drive formats the disk. When formatting is complete, press
M to return to the Main Menu.
CONVERTING TEXT WIZARD FILES Included on the Letter Wizard diskette is a
program to convert formatting commands in your Text Wizard files to Letter Wizard
commands.
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GETTING STARTED
Before starting, know the exact names of the Text Wizard files you want to con-
vert. When you're in the conversion program, you can’t get a catalog of the data
disk.
Turn off the computer and insert a BASIC cartridge into the slot. Turn on the
monitor and disk drive. Put a DOS disk in the drive and turn on the computer.
When READY appears on the screen, remove the DOS disk from the drive and
replace it with the Letter Wizard program disk. Type RUN”D:TXT2LET.BAS and
press RETURN.
The program asks the name of the Text Wizard file you're converting. Remove
the Letter Wizard disk from the drive and insert the Text Wizard data disk. Type D:
followed by the name of the file (Example: D:DATA) and press RETURN.
Youre now prompted to type the new name the file is to have once it's saved on
your data disk. Type D: followed by the filename. Press RETURN.
You are prompted with a message when the process is complete and the file is
saved on your data disk. To convert more files, type RUN and press RETURN when
you see the READY prompt at the end of the conversion. NOTE: There are four
Text Wizard formatting commands (CTRL M, CTRL N, CTRL $, and CTRL W) that
aren't converted to Letter Wizard commands.
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2. EDITING
This section shows you how to create text with Letter Wizard. With the Main Menu
on the screen, press E for Edit.
SCREEN AND CHARACTER COLOR To change the background color on your
color monitor screen, hold down the SELECT key while pressing an up or down
ARROW key. To change the intensity of the characters, press SELECT and the right
or left ARROW key.
SCREEN WIDTH Letter Wizard lets you select a screen width of 36 or 40 charac-
ters. When you load the program, the screen width is 40. If you want a screen width
of 36 (for some TV screens), hold down the SELECT key and press S. The screen
width adjusts to 36. Pressing SELECT S again returns your screen width to 40.
KEYSTROKES AND KEYBOARD SYMBOLS Look at your Atari keyboard. Like a
typewriter, SHIFT, pressed with a letter key, gives you a capital letter. Press the
CAPS LOWR key once for all capitals. Press it again to return to lower case letters.
The CTRL key and the four ARROW keys are each used for three functions. The
bottom-most symbol shows the function produced when the key is pressed by
itself. Get the upper-right operation by holding down the SHIFT key with the func-
tion key. The upper-left, bordered in white, is produced by holding down the CRTL
key while pressing the function key.
On the right of the keyboard are four large keys: START, SELECT, OPTION, and
SYSTEM RESET. SYSTEM RESET halts programs and returns the computer to a
Ready mode. Hitting the RESET key returns you to the Main Menu. Your file
remains intact in memory. Pressing E returns the text to the screen.
The ATARI key is located next to the SHIFT key at the lower right corner of the
keyboard. Press this key. A contrasting bar appears across the tab markers in the
Status Window and you're in the Inverse Video Mode. This is used for the format-
ting commands explained in section 5. Press the Atari key again to turn off Inverse
Video.
TYPING A SAMPLE DOCUMENT The best way to learn Letter Wizard is by typing
the sample below. This is used for the practice exercises in ADVANCED EDITING.
Press the SPACE BAR to insert spaces. Press RETURN where indicated. If you
make a mistake, DELETE/BACK S erases it.
Once you become familiar with Letter Wizard's editing and print features, you'll
find it's one of the most powerful word processors for the home computer. It has
many features usually found only in the most popular dedicated word
processors.[RETURN] [RETURN] [RETURN]
The editing and formatting commands are easy to remember and quick to per-
form with a few keystrokes. You can do all the standard text move, delete, insert,
and find and replace commands as well as other powerful editing
commands.[RETURN] [RETURN] [RETURN]
Because Letter Wizard is easy to use and has so many powerful features, you'll
be amazed at how much time you save while increasing your
productivity! RETURN] [RETURN]
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EDITING
Look at what you've done.
When you approach the end of a line, Letter Wizard automatically moves a word
down to the next line when it's too long for the screen. This is called Word Wrap-
around and makes text easier to read on the screen. You dont have to press
RETURN at the end of a line; only at the end of a paragraph.
In addition to Word Wrap, the text automatically scrolls upward when you reach
the last line on the screen.
The RETURN key is similar to a typewriter carriage return. It moves the cursor to
the next line. It also creates a blank space between lines or blocks of text.
Turn to page AS and save the sample document before reading further.
CURSOR MOVEMENT All cursor commands require two keys: the OPTION or
CTRL key plus one other. Hold OPTION or CTRL down while pressing the second
key. Release OPTION or CTRL last when finished typing the command.
There are two ways of moving the cursor. Hold down the CTRL key and press
one of the ARROW keys to move the cursor one character at a time. To move the
cursor over a section of characters, use OPTION and one other key.
When you finish typing, the cursor is at the bottom of the file. You may safely
move the cursor throughout the file to make corrections.
Beginning/End of Line To move the cursor to the beginning or end of a line,
press OPTION <«- or OPTION — , respectively.
Top/Bottom of Screen Press OPTION H and the cursor moves to the top left
corner of the screen. Press OPTION H again and it moves to the screen's bottom
left corner. SHIFT CLEAR also moves the cursor to the top of the screen.
Top/Bottom of File Press OPTION T to move the cursor to the top of your file.
Pressing OPTION B moves the cursor to the bottom.
Text Paging You can move the cursor through one page (screenful) of text at a
time, up or down. Press OPTION and the * ARROW key to Page Up. To Page
Down, press OPTION | . This feature pages your cursor through sections of
about 800 characters. Hold keys down for continuous paging.
INSERT AND TYPE-OVER MODES When you select Edit from the Main Menu and
are confronted with a blank screen, you're in the 7ype-Over Mode. On a color mon-
itor the screen border is gray. You can move the cursor to any character and type
over it. Press the SPACE BAR and characters are replaced with blank spaces.
Hold down the OPTION key and press | for the Insert Mode. The screen border
is light blue. This mode lets you insert characters or spaces between or within
words without erasing anything. Move the cursor to insert text and type your
additions.
On a black-and-white monitor, the Insert Mode border is a lighter shade than the
Type-Over Mode border. Press OPTION ! to return to the Type-Over Mode.
3. PRINTING, SAVING, AND LOADING TEXT FILES
Turn the printer ON. The top of the paper in your printer should be aligned with
the print head. Set the printer to ON LINE.
Press OPTION E to return to the Main Menu; select the Print option and the
Printer Selection Menu is displayed on your screen.
Press the number corresponding to the printer you're using. If your printer isn’t
listed, check the table on the next page for the correct number.
USING THE PRINT MENU When the Print Menu is displayed, Letter Wizard
automatically sets values for the menu options. These values are shown at the top
of the screen. To change any settings, press the highlighted letter of the option and
respond to the prompt in the Status Window. After you've changed or not changed
the values, press B to print.
Select Page Limits You can choose which pages to print. Press S and you're
prompted to Enter start, end pages. Type the page numbers, separated by a
comma, and press RETURN. The numbers under the PAGES heading (top of the
screen) change to numbers you specified.
Example: To print pages four through eight of a ten-page document, press S.
Type 4,8 and RETURN.
Page Walt Use this if you print a document on single sheets of paper instead of
on continuous-feed or fanfold paper.
Press P. The NO setting under the PAGE WAIT heading changes to YES (no
prompt appears in the status window). Press P again to set this feature back to NO.
Number of Coples If you want more than one copy of your text file, press N and,
as you are prompted, type the number you want (up to 254). Press RETURN and
the number you typed is shown at the top of the screen.
Stop and Restart Printing To stop the printing at any time, press the SPACE
BAR. Once you interrupt printing, you're prompted to press the SPACE BAR to
continue or Q to quit. Some printers have a built-in, type-ahead buffer. When you
press the SPACE BAR to pause, it takes a few moments for the characters in the
buffer to print before printing stops.
PRINTER EQUIVALENCE TABLE
PRINTER PRINTER NUMBER NOTES
Epson MX-80 Graftrax+
Epson FX-80
Epson MX-80 standard
Star Gemini
Atari 825
Centronics 739
Atari 1020/1025/1027
Microline 82
NEC 8023
C.ltoh
AB
> 2 OOWONN aa
Notes: A Underline not available B Elongated characters not available
SAVING FILES TO DISK Files can be saved to disk before and after printing for
modification or review.
1. Place a formatted data disk in your drive.
2. Press OPTION S.
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PRINTING, SAVING, AND LOADING TEXT FILES
3. The prompt SAVE DEVICE: FILENAME is displayed.
4. Type the name of your file. For your practice file, type TEXT1. To save the file to
a disk in any other than Drive 1, specify the number (D2: TEXT1).
5. Press RETURN. The red busy light in your drive goes on and your file is saved
under the name TEXT1.
Filenames Select a name, up to 8 characters in length, that helps you remember
what the file is. The first character of a filename must be a letter. Don't use any
blank spaces in the filename. You can add an extender to a filename of up to three
characters. The extender can be a number and must be preceded by a period
(Example: TEXTFILE.001).
To See a Catalog of Your Disk A catalog is a list of files on your disk. To see it,
press OPTION followed by the drive number.
Extract File (Partial Save) The Extract command lets you save sections (from
the cursor to the end of the file) as separate documents.
Position your cursor over the first character in the section you want to save.
Press OPTION X. The prompt EXTRACT DEVICE: FILENAME appears. Type the
new name of the file. Press RETURN. Your new file is now saved to disk.
Save Errors See ERROR MESSAGES for a description of Save Errors in the
Status Window.
Backup Files Always make backup copies in case your original disk is damaged
or lost!
Once you save a file to disk, remove that disk from your drive, insert a formatted
disk (your backup disk) into the drive, and repeat the Save command.
LOADING TEXT FILES Now that you've saved it, you can load the sample text into
your computer. Press OPTION T, moving the cursor to the top of the file, then
press OPTION >. Type Y, as prompted, to erase the screen. Pressing any other
character key returns to the Edit Mode without erasing anything.
1. Press OPTION L.
2. In response to the LOAD DEVICE: FILENAME prompt, type the name of the file
you want to load. If the file isn't in Drive 1, type the drive number before the
filename (D2: TEXT).
3. Press RETURN. The file loads.
NOTE: Letter Wizard loads the file over (erases) any text file in the computer's
memory. Be sure to save your file before loading another.
Load Errors Check ERROR MESSAGES.
Appending (Merging) Text Files Use the Append command to add a disk-stored
file into the memory. You can save this enlarged file to disk as a single file. Your
computers memory is about 23,000 characters. Don't create a combined file that
exceeds this!
Its important where you place the cursor for the Append command. Use the
command when the cursor is at the end of the file on your screen. This merges
both files together. The new file is always loaded below the cursor. Text below the
cursor is erased and replaced with the appended file.
1. Place the cursor at the point where you want the new file added.
2. Press OPTION A. The prompt is APPEND DEVICE: FILENAME.
3. Type the name of the file to add to the screen file and press RETURN.
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4. ADVANCED EDITING
Letter Wizard lets you make major changes to your text and work with large files
easily. You'll now learn how to move, delete, and duplicate blocks of text.
DELETING, MOVING, AND DUPLICATING TEXT Your sample document is
referred to in these instructions. If you don't have it on your screen, load it now.
When you delete or move a block of text, it disappears from the screen and
goes to the text buffer (a temporary storage area in the computer's memory). When
you duplicate a block, the original remains on the screen and a copy of it goes to
the buffer. You can save and load files without erasing the block of text from the
buffer.
Anytime the size of the block exceeds the capacity of the buffer (1024 charac-
ters), BUFFER OVERFLOW shows in the Status Window. Only part of the text was
moved and you must repeat the keystrokes again to complete the operation.
Delete Block of Text Place the cursor over the first character in the block of text
you want to delete and press OPTION M to mark the beginning. Move the cursor to
the end of the block, place it over the character or space to the right of the last
character in the block, and press OPTION D. If you decide not to delete the block,
press SELECT C to retrieve it from the buffer.
Move Block of Text Move the cursor to the first character in the block and press
OPTION M. Place the cursor at the end of the block and press OPTION D. Now
move the cursor to the point in your file where you want the block to begin and
press SELECT C.
Duplicate Block of Text If you want a section of text to appear in more than one
place in your document, use the Duplicate feature instead of typing text again.
Move the cursor to the beginning of the block and mark it (OPTION M). Move the
cursor to the end of the block and press OPTION C.
Now place the cursor where you want text to be copied. Press SELECT C. By
pressing SELECT C, you can duplicate text anywhere in the file as many times as
you wish. The marked text remains in the text buffer until you execute another
duplication or turn the computer off.
Delete Left of Cursor To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press the
DELETE/BACK S key. A blank space is created (Type-Over Mode). In the Insert
Mode, deleted spaces are filled with characters to the right of the cursor. These
move to the right as you type corrections or additions.
Delete Right of Cursor To delete a character to the right of the cursor, hold
down CTRL while pressing DELETE/BACK S.
Delete Line To delete a line, move the cursor over any character or space in the
line and press CTRL D. To restore a deleted line to the screen, press CTRL R.
Insert Space To insert a space to the right of the cursor, hold down CTRL and
press INSERT.
Insert Line To insert a line while typing, press SHIFT INSERT.
FILE DELETE - COMPLETE/PARTIAL One method of erasing an entire file is to
move the cursor to the top of the file and press OPTION >. Then press Y, as
prompted, to erase everything below the cursor. If you don't want to erase, press
any character key other than Y and return to editing.
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ADVANCED EDITING
To erase the file when the cursor is at the bottom of the file, press OPTION <
and respond to the prompt with Y. Everything above the cursor is erased.
The same procedure applies for erasing only a part of your file. By using the
OPTION > command, you erase everything from the cursor to the end of the file.
With the OPTION < command, you erase everything from the cursor to the begin-
ning of the file.
NOTE: The buffer is not used with File Erase commands. All erased text is per-
manently lost.
SETTING/ERASING TAB STOPS ON YOUR SCREEN Letter Wizard lets you set
tab stops anywhere so you can type columns of words or numbers. You can also
move (tab) the cursor quickly across the screen. Marks along the top of the Status
Window show tab settings. The TAB key moves the cursor to the next tab stop.
Move the cursor where you want to set a tab. Hold down SHIFT and press the
TAB key. To erase tab settings, move the cursor to the tab stop you wish to
remove, hold down the CTRL key, and press TAB.
When you reach the end of your file in the Type-Over Mode, the TAB key inserts
spaces. To tab the cursor at the end of a file, press OPTION | to enter the Insert
Mode.
UPDATE Press OPTION U to see the status of the file in memory displayed in the
Status Window.
Word Count gives you the total number of words that make up the file in the
computers memory.
Sector Length shows the number of sectors on the disk the file occupies when
saved. A sector is a disk-section where data is stored.
Free Memory is the amount of available memory space. It's expressed in bytes,
each byte representing one character or space on the screen.
File shows the name of the file in memory. A filename isn't shown if youre creat-
ing a new file that hasn't yet been named. NOTE: A different filename is shown if
you previously had another file in memory and erased it.
MEMORY LIMITATION When you're creating a file, a LOW ON MEMORY prompt
shows there are only 50 characters of memory left. At this point, save the file you're
working on to disk, erase it from memory (use OPTION > or OPTION <), and
resume your word processing with a new file. If you have 48K of memory in your
machine, you have about 23,000 bytes (characters) of free memory available for
each file you create. This memory occupies about 180 sectors on your disk.
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ADVANCED EDITING
FINDING/REPLACING WORDS OR PHRASES You can find any point in your file
and make changes or corrections. If your sample text isn't on the screen, load it
now. Move the cursor to the top of the file.
Finding Press OPTION F to locate a word or phrase and Letter Wizard prompts
you with FIND PHRASE:
Type in the word or phrase you want found (up to 32 characters including let-
ters, numbers, punctuation, and inverse Video). Press the SPACE BAR. Press
RETURN. Press SELECT F and the cursor moves to the first occurrence of your
selection. Each occurrence of this word is marked by the cursor as you press
SELECT F.
If you want to find a word both by itself and as part of another, larger word,
dont press the SPACE BAR before you press RETURN.
Example: Press OPTION F and enter type. Each time you press SELECT F you
may see any of these words highlighted: type, types, typed, typecast, typeface,
typewriter, and any other words in your file beginning with type.
When you reach the bottom of your file, you're prompted with END OF FILE.
To exit the operation before the entire file is searched, press the BREAK key.
The Find command is literal. If you want to find a word containing capital letters,
enter the word with capitals in response to the FIND PHRASE: prompt.
Replacing Use the Find command to define the word or phrase you want to
replace. For this example, replace standard in the second paragraph of your sam-
ple text with typical.
Move the cursor to the top of file (OPTION T). Press OPTION F and type
standard when prompted. Press the SPACE BAR, then RETURN. Press OPTION R
and your prompt is REPLACE PHRASE: Type typical and press RETURN. Move the
cursor to the top of the file and press SELECT R. Letter Wizard finds standard and
replaces it with typical.
To locate and replace every occurrence of the word in your file, continue to
press SELECT R. Each occurrence is replaced with the new word.
To selectively use the Replace command, use the SELECT F command to find
each occurrence of the word. As the cursor moves to the word, decide whether to
replace it (SELECT R), continue searching the text (SELECT F), or return to editing.
To stop searching, press BREAK. The Find/Replace words or phrases remain in
the memory until you redefine the command or turn off the computer.
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5. FORMATTING TEXT FILES
Formatting is organizing your text file so it looks good on paper.
You can print text files without using any formatting commands because Letter
Wizard has built-in page layout instructions. Appropriate for standard letters and
documents, these are referred to as Default Values (see chart below).
FEATURE DEFAULT VALUE
left margin 10 spaces from left
right margin 70 spaces from left
top margin 1 inch (6 lines)
bottom margin 1 inch (6 lines)
page (paper) length 11 inches (66 lines)
right margin justified
line spacing single
print style pica
If necessary, all the above commands can be changed.
Some of the features described in this section may not be supported by all prin-
ters. Check the chart below or your printer manual.
PRINTER FEATURE COMPATIBILITY
PRINTER
FEATURE EPSON ATARI ATARI NEC
825 1020/... 8023
Elongated Print ° °
Bold Print
Proportional Type
Elite Type
Pica Type
Italics
Underline
Subscript
Superscript
e NM e see e © -
e e à) e e. e.
Notes: 1 Elongated Print cant be used with Proportional Type.
2 ltalics selects the graphics/Greek character set.
3 Can underline with Graftrax only.
GUIDELINES FOR FORMATTING COMMANDS All embedded formatting com-
mands require one or two letters and are typed after pressing the ATARI key to
initiate Inverse Video. After typing the command, press the ATARI key again to turn
off the Inverse Video. Do not type any words, phrases, or characters other than for-
matting commands in Inverse Video.
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FORMATTING TEXT FILES
If you place two or more commands on the same line, you must type a space
between each command. Typing the space isn’t necessary if the command includes
a number. You can have any number of commands on a single line; the line must
be followed by RETURN.
A formatting line with commands to unjustify the right margin, set double line
spacing, and increase the left margin to 15 spaces looks like this:
5
If you place text on the line containing formatting commands, type it immediately
after the command. Blank spaces between the command and your text are ignored
by the printer and your text may be printed incorrectly.
Location of Commands Placement of formatting commands depends on what
you want the command to affect. If the command applies to the entire document
(ie., double-spacing), it goes at the top of the file. Commands must be placed
directly before the affected section of text or word. If you don’t format as you type,
use the Insert Mode to add formatting commands later.
PAGE LENGTH Letter Wizard tells the printer how many lines of text to print before
going to the next page. The default value is set for standard 8 1/2” x 11” paper. If
you use longer paper, such as 8 1/2” x 14”, use the [ZN (page length) command at
the top of your file, followed by the number of lines contained on the paper. Since 1
inch equals six lines, there are 84 lines on an 8 1/2” x 14” sheet. The page length
command is (1184. Page length settings don't affect the top and bottom margin
defaults.
To reset the page length to its 66-line default value, type [ZY at the appropriate
point in your file.
MARGINS Adjustable margins are useful if you want to center text on the page.
Top Margin To set the top margin, move the cursor to the top line of the file.
Type il) followed by the margin number you want. Example: Туре 15 at the top
of the file for a top margin of 15 lines.
Bottom Margin To set a new bottom margin, type the command on the same
line as your top margin command. Example: To end your text 12 lines from the
bottom of the page, type [:ITJ12.
To reset your top or bottom margin to the default value, type тм 3 вм Е the
appropriate point in your file.
NOTE: Some printers, such as the Epson, have a skip-over perforation (SOP)
feature that causes the printer to generate an extra line-feed at the top and bottom
of your paper. This increases the top and bottom margin by one line. See your
printer manual for more details on SOP.
Left Margin The left margin is measured from the left edge of the page. To
change the left margin on your entire document, use the [EL] (left margin) com-
mand followed by desired margin size. Example: For a left margin of 15 spaces,
type 15. To reset the left margin to its default value, ‘уре
Right Margin The right margin is also measured from the left edge of the page.
To change the right margin, use the LI]command followed by the desired margin
size. To set it to 65, Туре 265. To reset to the default value, type [AL].
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FORMATTING TEXT FILES
Justified Right Margin Letter Wizard automatically justifies the right margin
when your document is printed. To print your document with an unjustified right
o type Lr at the top of your file. To turn on the justification feature again,
type
Relative Margins Use the relative margin commands (I+ X70 CI7+ 577) to
set temporary margins within your file. Example: To indent a block of text and set
temporary margins five spaces larger than the present default margins, type
LMI RMT at the beginning of the block. This gives you new margins of 15 and
75. To turn off the Relative Margin feature and return to the default setting, type [I]
at the end of the block of text.
LINE SPACING To change the line-spacing anywhere in the file, use the LS com-
mand followed by the number of line spaces you want between lines of text. Exam-
ple: To set double-spacing, type [2 and press RETURN. To reset spacing to the
default value, type F3.
LINE PLACEMENT These line placement commands apply to one line of text only.
Indent To indent a single word or line of text, use the [L] command, followed by
the number of spaces you want to indent. Example: To indent a line 8 spaces from
the left margin, type [LJ+8 followed by the line of text and RETURN. To start a line
of text outside the left margin, use [L]- followed by the number of spaces, the line
of text, and RETURN.
Center Text To center a single line of text, use the [9 command at the beginning
of the line. Follow the line with RETURN.
Block Text Right You can tell Letter Wizard to block a single line of text at the
right margin. This is useful when you want to print a date in the top right corner of
a letter. Type EL) at the beginning of the line. Follow the text with RETURN.
PRINT FEATURES The Print Feature commands act like toggle switches. The first
time you use the command it turns on the feature. Use the command again to turn
it off.
Elongated Elongated text prints twice the size of normal characters. Type E
before the first character you want to print in Elongated type and [Jd again after the
last character.
Bold Type lg before and following the words you want boldfaced.
Italics Typell before and following the words you want italicized.
Underline Type [M] before and following the words you want underiined.
TYPE STYLES Turn off Type Style commands by typing another Type Style
command.
Pica Letter Wizard is set to print documents in Pica (10 to 12 characters per
linear inch, depending on your printer). Use the LJ command to return to Pica.
Elite This is a smaller type size providing 12 to 18 characters per inch. To put
your printer in the Elite Mode, type 1.
Proportional This setting tells your printer to insert equal spaces between letters,
regardless of the letter width. To put your printer into Proportional Mode, type С
NOTE: Due to hardware restrictions of most printers, the combinations of print
features and type styles may be limited.
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FORMATTING TEXT FILES
SETTING TABS FOR THE PRINTED PAGE You can send tab commands directly
to your printer. These tabs are different from screen tabs because you set them
anywhere along an 80-column width (standard printer paper size) instead of the 36-
to 40-column width of a TV or video monitor screen. Only specify one tab size per
line. To set tab stops every 12 spaces on your printed page:
1. Define your tab stops by typing 412 at the top of the table. Press RETURN.
2. With the cursor under the Jig in the tab command, press ESC then type each
word in the title line. You're prompted to enter the control character.
3. Press the TAB key. A small » appears on the screen.
4. Follow steps 2 and 3 to type the words placed below each heading.
Example: Ejt2
DItemb»Catalog»Price appears on the printed page as
item Catalog Price
MULTIPLE-PAGE DOCUMENTS
Page Numbering The command is used to tell the printer to print page num-
bers anywhere you specify in your file. Put the command at the top of your file for
page numbers at the top left of the page. To place the numbers at the top middie
of the page, type L*4 (Center) before the ol To place the numbers at the far right of
your page, use (Block Right) before the [(@.
To begin with a page number other than 1, use [J foilowed by the number you
want to start with and the [E) command. Example: If you want to start with page 5,
type [5 at the top of your file.
Headers To include a Header phrase (printed three lines below the top edge of
the page), type Ll followed by the phrase and RETURN on the first line of your text
file. As with all formatting commands, [i] must be typed in Inverse Video.
You may include other formatting commands with the Header line (such as Cen-
ter, Elongate, or Bold) to position the phrase or define the type style.
Odd and Even Headers You can print one Header on all odd pages and another
on all even pages. To define your odd Headers, type [CI] followed by the Header
phrase you want. Use [17] followed by the phrase you want on all even pages. If you
use both odd and even Headers in your document, the commands and their
phrases must be on separate lines, each followed by RETURN.
Footers Use the Footer Ld command to print your phrase at the bottom of each
page, three lines above the perforation. The Footer command is placed on the
second line of your text file if you also have a Header phrase, or the first line of
your text if there is no Header phrase. Type Land then your phrase, followed by
RETURN. You may also include other formatting commands to position your phrase
or define the print style.
Odd and Even Footers To print one Footer on all odd pages of your text and a
different Footer on the even pages, use the [3g and LT] commands. Use CIJ
followed by the phrase you want to appear on all odd pages. Use [E followed by
the phrase you want on all even pages. If you use both odd and even Footers in
your document, the commands and their phrases are typed on separate lines, each
followed by RETURN.
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FORMATTING TEXT FILES
Page Eject Letter Wizard ejects the page when the last line before the bottom
margin has printed. To eject a page at a specific point and resume printing on a
new page, place the cursor at the point in your text file where you want the page to
eject and type [FX] followed by RETURN.
Chain Flles Text files may be chained together in any order and printed as
though they were one file. To chain one file to another, load the first file into the
computers memory. Move the cursor to the bottom of the file. Type Li. Follow this
with the name of the file you want to print at the end of the one in the computer's
memory. Press RETURN.
When Letter Wizard finishes printing the first file, the red drive busy light turns
on, showing your chained file is loading into the computer's memory. Letter Wizard
prints the second file automatically. You can chain together any number of text files
this way.
To Avoid Division of Tables/Lists When typing a file, you don't always know how
the pages will be numbered when it's printed. To keep your tables and lists from
being divided during printing, use the need x lines command. x is the number
of lines in your table or list.
Example: If your table is 15 lines long, type NIE at the top of the table. Letter
Wizard determines whether there are enough lines remaining to print the entire
table. If not, the program prints the table on the next page. The default value for the
need x lines command is 1.
SUBSCRIPTS AND SUPERSCRIPTS This refers to the placement of letters, sym-
bols, or words half a line below or above the current line of text. An Inverse Video
down ARROW ( 13.) must be typed before and Inverse Video up ARROW ( El ) after
the character to be subscripted. For superscription, the up ARROW is before and
the down ARROW after the character. Only the ARROWS are typed in Inverse
Video. Use the ESC key instead of turning off the ATARI key for normal characters.
Example: x2+ y? is typed x132 t1 + yt12 El. H.O is typed Hrs2 110.
EXAMPLES To test the formatting commands, use your sample text file TEXT1.
Change the formatting commands on your screen between each printing and com-
pare the printed results. Letter Wizard doesn't print formatting commands, so note
the commands at the top of each version before they're changed for the next
printout.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES If your printer isn't compatible with Letter Wizard or
the program doesn't support a special feature of your printer, use printer control
codes for print formatting commands. Refer to your printer manual.
To enter the control code directly into the text, type (21 followed by the ASCH
decimal equivalent of the control character.
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6. DATABASE/FORM LETTER MERGE
Letter Wizard lets you create a database and merge it with form letters or
documents. A database is a file containing records (names, numbers, addresses,
dates, etc.) that can be inserted automatically at specific points in a document or
form letter.
CREATING A FORM LETTER When you create a form letter, embed Inverse Video
formatting commands at appropriate places in the text. At the top of the form letter
type Ll D: filename. Filename is the name of the database you want to merge with
your form letter. If the database file isn't on the same disk as your form letter,
specify the drive number in the Open command by typing[lgD2 filename.
Place [Ii wherever you want Letter Wizard to read and insert a record from
your database. EL tells the program to skip the next record. If you want to skip the
next two records, type ELO.
in the example below, a first name, last name, street address, town/state, zip
code, and an invoice number prints in each form letter. The last record on the
database, another invoice number, is skipped; it won't be printed in this series of
letters. The database in the example is called overdue. The Open command line is
an instruction only; it won't be printed.
CLD: overdue
September 22, 1984
RE RE
RE
Dear (1:
Your invoice number LIJEL is 60 days past due.
To avoid late charges, please send a check immediately.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Dale Database
Merge, Inc.
After the form letter is created, it can be saved on disk. If the form letter and the
database files are on the same disk, they must have different filenames.
CREATING A DATABASE The database for the form letter follows this structure:
first name zip code
last name first name
street address invoice number
town/state invoice number
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The entries are listed in the order used in the letter. The records under the
fieldname first name are used twice in the letter. They can be used any number of
times and in any order you specify.
To create this database, load Letter Wizard into the computer, enter the Edit
Mode, and type the first record. Press RETURN. Type the records in the order of
appearance in the form letter. Save the database to your data disk using the
filename in the EI command at the top of the letter.
The actual overdue database looks like this:
Joe
Jones
123 Street
Computer City, CA
91133
Joe
1896
1901
USING A FILEMANAGER+ DATABASE Use the following procedure to create a
subfile of the database and run a utility program allowing Letter Wizard and
Filemanager+ to interface.
Creating a Subfile You're ready to create a subfile if you've created a database,
an index for the database, and used the SAVE/END feature to save the index on
the Filemanager+ data disk. The records in your database subfile will be in all caps
unless you use the CAPS/LOWR key as you enter the records.
Load Fllemanager+ Load your database into memory. From the Main Menu,
press SELECT. Press 5 on the Record Menu and follow the instructions for creating
a subfile. Give the subfile a name different from the filename at the top of your
form letter. Once you've created a subfile, you can use it for several form letters.
The Filemanager+ Utility This is a short conversion program that lets your Letter
Wizard text files interface with your Filemanager+ databases.
Insert the BASIC cartridge into its slot and a DOS disk into the drive. Turn on
the computer. When READY appears on the screen, remove the DOS disk and
insert the Letter Wizard program disk. Type LOAD”D:FMGRUTL.BAS” and press
RETURN. When READY appears again, remove Letter Wizard and insert the
Filemanager+ data disk. Type RUN and press RETURN.
The prompt on the next screen asks FILE TO CONVERT? Type D: followed by
the database subfile name. In response to the next prompt (OUTPUT FILENAME”?),
type D: followed by a new filename. In the sample letter, the Output Filename is
overdue.
DATABASE/FORM LETTER MERGE
The next prompts require you to enter each fieldname in the order you want it to
print on the form letter. Press RETURN after typing each fieldname. When all the
information is entered, press RETURN. Each record is displayed with its fieldnames
listed in the order you specified. When FILE CREATED appears on the screen, the
conversion is complete and you can print your letters.
PRINTING THE FORM LETTER Turn off the computer, remove the BASIC car-
tridge, and load Letter Wizard. Load the form letter from the data disk. Remove the
Letter Wizard data disk from the drive and insert the Filemanager+ data disk with
your database. Press OPTION E for the Main Menu. Press P. Indicate which printer
you're using. Press N to select the number of copies and press RETURN. Press B.
Letter Wizard accesses the disk for each file as it prints your letters.
7. DISK/FILE MANAGEMENT
With the Main Menu on the screen, press D for the Disk/File Management Menu,
which contains the following options:
FORMAT disk
CATALOG
RENAME file
LOCK file
UNLOCK file
DELETE file
MAIN MENU
As prompted, press the highlighted first letter of one of the options. After using
any option, you can press the letter of another option to go directly to it or press
RETURN for the Disk/File Management Menu. All operations in this section are
from the Disk/File Management Menu.
Format Formatting prepares a disk so files can be saved on it. You can format
new, blank disks or disks with unwanted files. Do not format disks containing files
you want to keep, formatting erases them forever!
1. Remove your Letter Wizard program disk, insert the disk to be formatted, and
press F.
2. As prompted, enter the Drive number containing your blank disk.
3. You're prompted to type Y to continue formatting. Press N or RETURN to exit
this option or press Y to continue.
Catalog gives you a list of filenames, letting you see what is stored on a disk.
Press |. As prompted, enter the drive number containing the disk you want to
review. A list of the disk’s filenames appears on the screen. The size of the file (in
blocks) is to the right of the filename. If your disk contains a large number of files,
you're prompted to press the SPACE BAR to scroll the directory. If you don't want
to scroll, press Q and you're prompted to press another letter for another option or
RETURN for the Disk/File Management Menu.
Rename To change the name of a file, press R and, as prompted, type the new
name, a comma, and the old filename. Press RETURN. Remember to unlock a
locked file before you try to rename it. To exit this option without changing a name,
press RETURN after the prompt.
Lock Locking a file keeps it from accidentally being erased, written to, or having
its name changed. Press L. As prompted, type the filename and press RETURN. To
exit this option, instead of entering the filename press RETURN. To lock all the files
on the disk in one step, type *.* followed by RETURN in response to the File to
lock? prompt. All locked files are marked with an asterisk (*) in the catalog.
Unlock Unlocking lets you delete, write to, or rename a file. Press U. As
prompted, type the filename and press RETURN. To exit without unlocking a file,
press RETURN instead of the filename. To unlock all the files on the disk at once,
type *.* and press RETURN in response to the File to unlock? prompt.
Delete To erase a file from a disk, press D. Type in the filename, as prompted.
Press RETURN. You're then prompted to type Y to delete the file. If you press
RETURN instead of typing the filename, the delete command is voided.
To return to the Main Menu, press M.
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8. ERROR MESSAGES
Error Messages appear in the Status Window. This section tells you what they
mean and what to do.
Buffer Overflow During a block move, duplicate, or delete operation, the size of
the text block exceeds the capacity of the text buffer (1024 characters/bytes). When
this message appears, only part of the block was moved to the buffer. Complete
the operation and repeat as many times as necessary until you move all the
remaining text.
Cant Find Mark You neglected to mark the beginning of the block of text you
want to move, duplicate, or delete. Move the cursor to the beginning of the block
and press OPTION M.
Device Not Avallable Youre trying to access something thats not connected
physically or logically to your system.
Disk Full There's no more room on your disk for data storage or there's no
room for another filename on the index. Insert another formatted disk into the drive
and repeat the Save command.
Disk # Not Avallable The disk drive number you specified isn't connected to
your computer. Select a Drive number that is connected.
Empty Buffer You executed the SELECT C (copy buffer) or CTRL R (restore line)
command before any text was moved to the buffer. See ADVANCED EDITING.
End of File The cursor is at the end of your file and can’t be moved farther
unless you press the SPACE BAR or type additional characters.
File Not Found The filename you specified isn't listed on the disk directory.
Select another filename.
Low on Memory You're near the memory limits of your computer. There are less
than 50 bytes (approximately two lines of text) of memory left. Save your file to
disk, erase it from memory, and resume word processing with a new file.
Memory Full There's no memory left in the computer for text. Save your file to
disk, erase it from memory, and resume word processing with a new file.
Invalid Filename You entered an unacceptable filename. Choose another name.
Top of File The cursor is at the top of your file and cant be moved up unless
you press SHIFT INSERT (to insert a line), enter the Insert Mode (OPTION |), or
press RETURN to insert lines.
System Errors 128-171 Check your Atari owners manual.
9. USING THE SPELLING CHECKER
After creating your text files with Letter Wizard (or with any Atari 2.0S DOS), you
can use the Spelling Checkers 33,000+ word dictionary to identify misspelled
words and correct them in-line without going back to your word processor. You can
also search any portion of the dictionary for a correct spelling, print any part of the
dictionary, or write your own custom dictionary.
REQUIREMENTS
* Atari Home computer
* Atari 810 or compatible disk drive
* TV or video monitor
* Compatible printer (optional)
* Interface module for printer
LOADING THE PROGRAM
1. Turn off the computer and remove all cartridges.
2. Turn on the TV or monitor and disk drive.
3. Insert Spell Wizard into the drive and close the door.
4. Turn on the computer. The program loads automatically. For 600XL and 800XL
models, turn on the computer with the OPTION key depressed.
5. On a two-drive system, you're prompted to insert the main dictionary in Drive 1,
the document disk in Drive 2, and press RETURN. Spell Wizard loads and the
Main Menu appears.
THE MAIN MENU shows four options: Proof a Document, Print Dictionary, Search
Dictionary, and Exit Spell Wizard.
PROOF A DOCUMENT lets you search a text file for misspelled words. PRINT
DICTIONARY lets you print any portion of the dictionary disk. SEARCH DIC-
TIONARY lets you check the main dictionary for the spelling of a particular word.
EXIT SPELL WIZARD lets you load your word processor automatically after you
finish using Spell Wizard.
Press the OPTION key to move the cursor to one of the four options. The
START key executes each one. To stop any executed option or command and
return to the Main Menu, press the SYSTEM RESET key. Use this function at any
point in the program.
PROOF A DOCUMENT From the Main Menu press OPTION to move the cursor to
PROOF A DOCUMENT. Press START. As prompted, insert the document disk and
press RETURN.
A catalog of the disk appears. As prompted, type the filename exactly as it
appears on the catalog and press RETURN. As this file loads into the Spelling
Checker, each file word is counted and the screen shows a running count of words
read. The number of unique words is also counted and the total displayed.
When prompted to insert the main dictionary, remove the document disk from
the drive, insert the dictionary disk, and press RETURN.
Spell Wizard reads the dictionary to search for all the unique words in your file.
Then you're prompted: Check user dictionary (y/n)?
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USING THE SPELLING CHECKER
Remove Spell Wizard from the drive. Replace it with your dictionary. Press Y and
RETURN. Spell Wizard searches this dictionary for any words not found in the main
dictionary. The prompt is repeated so you can check any number of user dic-
tionaries until you respond with N and RETURN.
NOTE: If using two drives, always insert user dictionary into Drive 2.
The next prompt is Correct words (y/n)? If you don't want to correct them at this
point, press N and RETURN. Press RETURN again for the Main Menu. If you want
to make corrections, press Y and RETURN; you're prompted to insert the document
disk and press RETURN. The document file loads and your text appears in the win-
dow in the middle of the screen. The first word Spell Wizard couldn't find is shown
in Inverse Video. Three choices appear at the bottom of the screen: Continue scan-
ning; Make correction; Search dictionary.
Continue Scanning If the highlighted word is spelled correctly, press C and
RETURN. Spell Wizard scans to the next word it couldn't find.
Make Correction If the highlighted word is misspelled, press M and RETURN. As
prompted, type the word correctly, and press RETURN. Press Y and RETURN at
the prompt. The spelling is stored in memory. You'll save it to your text file later.
The scanning process resumes.
If the correction isn’t acceptable, press N and RETURN. It is not saved. You can
continue scanning, make another correction, or search the dictionary.
If Spell Wizard found all the words in the dictionaries, the prompt is NO
ERRORS. Press RETURN to go back to the Main Menu.
Search Dictionary To search the dictionary for the correct spelling of the
highlighted word, press S and RETURN. The prompt is SEARCH FOR? There are
two ways of searching: the Literal Search and the Wild Card Search.
Literal Search: Type in a word the way you think it's spelled and press RETURN.
You're then prompted to Insert main dictionary, press RETURN. The word is
shown above the text window if it's in the dictionary. If its not in the dictionary,
the word with the message NOT FOUND is displayed. When you find the correct
spelling, press M and RETURN to make the correction. If you can't find the cor-
rect spelling, try the Wild Card Search.
Wild Card Search: If, for example, you don't know the correct spelling of
peripheral, you can tell Spell Wizard to search for all words beginning with per.
At the prompt SEARCH FOR? type per* and press RETURN. An alphabetical list
of all words beginning with per scrolls before you. To stop and start the scroll-
ing, press the SPACE BAR. If you're searching a long list and want to stop at
any point, press the SPACE BAR, then ESC. The scrolling stops and the C, M,
and S options are displayed.
NOTE: The Wild Card feature cannot be used as a prefix to a word or group of
letters. The command *ment will not tell the program to list all the words in the dic-
tionary ending in ment.
Save Corrections When you see the Save corrections (y/n)? prompt, press Y
and RETURN if you want to save the corrected words in your file. Youre then
asked to Insert document disk, press RETURN. Spell Wizard saves your new, cor-
rected text on top of the old text.
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USING THE SPELLING CHECKER
Adding Words to User Dictionary To add any of the highlighted words to your
own dictionary, press Y and RETURN in response to Add words to dictionary (y/n)?
Press N and RETURN if you don’t want to add words. If your response is Y, you are
asked if you want to verify each word before adding it to your dictionary.
Press Y and RETURN. Each highlighted word is shown in the Text Window, one
at a time, with the prompt Add to user dictionary (y/n)? Press Y and RETURN to
add the word; press N and RETURN to exclude it. At the end of this selection pro-
cess, you are prompted to insert the user dictionary disk. With a two-drive system,
insert the user dictionary into Drive 2. Use a formatted disk for your user dictionary.
Don’t put your dictionary files on your Spell Wizard program diskette! As prompted,
type the filename you want to use and press RETURN. The words are saved to
your disk in alphabetical order. Press RETURN for the Main Menu.
To add all the highlighted words to the user dictionary, press N and RETURN in
response to the verification question. Follow the prompts.
You may use your word processor to access your user dictionary file and add or
delete words. Any dictionary files you alter are alphabetized the next time you add
words with Spell Wizard.
NOTE: Alphabetize these files from the Add Words to Dictionary Mode before
the files are used as an auxiliary to the main dictionary.
PRINT DICTIONARY From the Main Menu, move the cursor to PRINT DIC-
TIONARY and press START. Make sure your printer is set to ON-LINE. As prompted
(SEARCH FOR?), type in the words you want printed or use the Wild Card telling
Spell Wizard to print a list of words. Use the SPACE BAR to stop and start the print-
ing. To stop printing early, press the SPACE BAR. then ESC. When printing is com-
plete, press RETURN for the Main Menu.
SEARCH DICTIONARY From the Main Menu, move the cursor to SEARCH DIC-
TIONARY and press START. Type in the word you want found or use the Wild Card
in response to the prompt. Typing only * after the prompt tells the program to list
the entire dictionary on the screen. Use the SPACE BAR to stop and start the
scrolling. After you find the words you're looking for, press the SPACE BAR, then
ESC. Press RETURN for the Main Menu.
EXIT SPELL WIZARD You can load your word processor program without turning
off the computer. Move the cursor to EXIT SPELL WIZARD and press START. You
are prompted to Insert word processor disk, Press RETURN. The word processor
loads automatically.
PROGRAM CONSTRAINTS These are limitations in your Spell Wizard program.
Text File Length You may want to proof a file with a lot of unique words that
exceeds the program's memory capacity (about 1600 unique words). In this case,
the error message No room for words is displayed. Divide the file into two or more
smaller files and proof each one separately. Give each file a different name.
Hyphenations Spell Wizard's dictionary contains many hyphenated words. Those
in your file but not in the dictionary are highlighted for your inspection.
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USING THE SPELLING CHECKER
Caplitalizatlons The dictionary doesn't contain any proper nouns. All capitalized
words in user dictionaries are converted to lower-case letters prior to proofing. The
only exceptions are: /, I'd, I'll, I'm, and I've.
Contractions The dictionary has a complete set of standard verb contractions.
Possessives Spell Wizard highlights all words ending in ‘s and s’ for inspection.
Non-Alphabetic Characters Spell Wizard doesn't recognize numbers and other
non-alphabetic characters and doesn't highlight them.
Foreign Phrases Spell Wizard recognizes words from common foreign phrases,
such as non sequitur, but reads each word independently as it doesn't recognize
spaces between words.
User Dictionaries The same program constraints that apply to the main Spell
Wizard dictionary concerning capitalization, hyphenation, possessives, contractions,
numeric strings, and foreign phrases also apply to user dictionaries.
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