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Wordwrap
====Wordwrap====
CTRL O is the on/off switch which engages/disengages wordwrap.The hollow cursor indicates "off" {the default condition); thesolid cursor indicates wordwrap is "on". When wordwrap is off WORDWRITER's cursor works just like that of atypewriter: when you come to the end of a line you must manuallycause the carriage to return by keying ENTER. When the cursor isat the last position on the line, i.e., just under the Rightmargin R any text you type will type over and over again on thesame position. WORDWRITER does not have a bell to warn you you are coming to theend of a line, so you need to watch for the end of the line whenyou type with wordwrap off. Otherwise, you will find yourself atthe end of the line and realize that the last few words have beenlost, each letter and space having been deposited one on top ofthe last. Of course, typing over a letter erases it. It is bestto type with wordwrap on. ====Windows====You just learned that you can move the cursor around with the FCTN and arrow keys. Using this kind of cursor movement allows you to, say, move from line 1 to line 200. All you need do is key in FCTN x and hold down x until line 200 comes into view. But you can do this faster by jumping down a screen at a time using the same diamond of arrow keys, but this time with the CTRL key instead of the FCTN key. Windowing lets you move the screen around the cursor instead of moving the cursor around inside of one screen. Since there are 24 lines per screen you only have to key in CTRL x eight times to go from line 1 to 200. Dr, you can just hold down CTRL x because windowing also auto repeats. Additionally, you can window to the first (0001-0024) window via FCTN h. FCTN b takes you to the "bottom" window. You can also window right, up, and down using the FCTN keys, but I do not recommend .this. Consult the alphabetical index for this alternate method of windowing, but only after you have mastered the normal diamond shaped pattern described here. Remember: the arrow keys used with the FCTN key regulate cursor movement. These arrow keys used with the CTRL key regulate window movement. ====Worizontal Window Jump: 1 or 20 Columns====Since WDRDWRITER has 80 columns and since your TV only shows forty you can window or cursor back and forth across the screen. There are three overlapping windows: 1-40, 20-60, and 40-80. CTRL s and CTRL d window left and right. When you window right and left the TV screen will show one of the three overlapping windows. Each time you window horizontally the screen jumps 20 columns. When you cursor right and left you have a choice of jumping 20 columns or 1 column at a time when the cursor reaches the side of the screen. The default condition is the 20 column jump. When you are typing in this mode the screen will abruptly jump when the cursor reaches the right edge of the screen. All of a sudden the second screen (20-40) will appear. It is difficult for most people to read text when it jumps like this. WORDWRITER has the 20 column jump automatically when you turn it on; keying CTRL w is the switch which causes the screen to jump one column at a time if you wish. It beeps when you key it. When you key it again you are back in the 20 column jump mode. Remember, CTRL w only alters (1) cursor [not window] movement (2) horizontally [not vertically]. ====Recommendation====SET YOUR MARGINS AT 1 AND 34. TURN WORDWRAP ON (SOLID CURSOR).
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