.op OVERVIE× of WordStar (for release 3.00) WordStar„ ió á screen-oriented¬  CP/Í compatible¬  integrateä worä processinç   systeí   specificallù  designeä  foò   non-technicaì personnel® Texô anä commanä functionó arå fullù prompted. Videï  editingº  á  portioî  oæ thå  documenô  beinç  entereä  oò correcteä  ió  alwayó  showî oî thå  CRÔ  screen»  additionó  anä correctionó arå immediatelù displayed. Automatiã  disë  bufferingº  texô ió moveä betweeî disë  anä  CPÕ memorù  withouô useò intervention®  Thus¬  filå sizå ió  limiteä onlù bù disë capacity® Statuó lineº  thå statuó linå displayó thå namå oæ thå filå beinç edited¬  thå page¬  linå numbeò anä columî aô whicè thå cursoò ió located¬ anä command(s)¬ iæ any¬ iî currenô operation. Split-screenº  usinç á triple-spliô screen¬ WordStar„ allowó helð menu¬  CP/Í filå directory¬ anä scrollinç texô tï appeaò indepen dentlù oî thå screen. Helð  menusº  fouò  user-controlleä leveló providå  thå  learninç operatoò  witè  comprehensivå promptinç instructionó withouô  thå neeä  tï refeò tï á manual®  Helð leveló maù bå changeä  aô  anù timå tï allo÷ fulì screeî utilization. Directorù  displayº the CP/M file directory is displayed. On-screeî printer-imagå texô formattingº thå effecô oæ margiî typå (eitheò right-justifieä oò ragged-right© anä margiî settingó ió displayeä oî thå screeî jusô aó thå texô wilì appeaò oî paper® Thå texô ió automaticallù formeä tï thå currenô settingó aó iô ió entered® Eitheò settinç caî bå lateò changed¬ anä thå resulô "previewed.¢ Botè settingó caî bå bå mixeä withiî á document® Selectivå marginatioî permitó "cutting¢ arounä aî illustration® (NOTE: Thió paragrapè haó á ragged-righô margin.) * Microspacå justificationº wheî * * printinç  justifieä texô oî  á * *    daisù wheeì printer¬ thå whitå * *    spacå  iî eacè linå ió  evenlù * *    distributeä. * Word-Wrapº  eliminateó thå neeä tï enteò á carriagå returî aô thå enä oæ eacè line® Á worä toï lonç tï fiô aô thå enä oæ á linå ió automaticallù  moveä tï thå nexô line®  RETURN ió useä  onlù  tï indicatå thå enä oæ á paragrapè oò tï creatå á linå space®  Thió eliminateó manù keystrokeó anä increaseó thå ratå oæ texô entry. .pa Š.pn2 Powerfuì editinç commandsº  includå deletå character¬  word¬ linå oò block»  set/cleaò variablå taâ stop»  blocë move¬ copy¬ deletå anä  outpuô tï disk»  find»  finä ¦ replace»  write/reaä  from/tï otheò files» set/returî tï placå markers» inserô mode» and more. Dynamiã pagå breaë displayº á horizontaì dotteä linå (noô parô oæ thå text© ió showî oî thå screeî wherå á printeò pagå breaë woulä occur®  Thå pagå breaë linå ió dynamicallù repositioneä wheî texô entrù  oò  deletioî affectó pagå size®  Visuaì editó oæ  á  prinô imagå  allo÷ eveî aî inexperienceä operatoò tï perforí  sophisti cateä texô composition. Automatic-Centeringº witè á two-strokå command¬ texô ió automati callù centereä oî á line. Automatiã  Backspacå Insertionº  frequently-useä  backspace/over prinô   combinationó  caî  bå  accomplisheä  withouô   additionaì keystrokes»  especiallù  usefuì foò foreigî languagå accentó  anä speciaì symbols. Hyphen-Helpº ió á user-controlleä optioî thaô alertó thå operatoò wheî thå lasô worä oî á linå ió toï lonç tï fit® Thå locatioî oæ á hypheî ió suggested®  Thå operatoò caî chooså betweeî hyphena tioî aô thå suggesteä location¬ oò earlieò iî thå word¬ oò movinç thå wholå worä tï thå nexô line® Iæ lateò editinç eliminateó thå neeä foò thå hyphen¬ iô wilì noô bå printed. Decimaì  Tabº  allowó columnó oæ numberó (includinç dollaò  signó [$Ý  anä  commas©  tï bå typeä aó easilù aó operatinç  aî  addinç machine®  WordStar„ wilì line-uð thå decimaló automatically®  Thå Europeaî formaô foò decimaló anä commaó ió supported. Paragrapè Indentº  temporarilù setó thå lefô margiî tï á taâ stoð sï thaô documentó witè multiplå indentationó (likå outlines©  caî bå typeä easily. Pagination and formatting: * User control of page length.          * User control of top and bottom margins.          * Variable heading/footing/page number locations.          * Conditional and absolute pagination directives. Headingó anä Footingsº flexiblå headingó and/oò footings¬ witè oò without page numbers, are easily implemented. Printeò supportº á widå rangå oæ letteò qualitù anä linå printeró arå  supporteä  includinç  Diablo¬  NEC¬  anä Qume¬  aó  welì  aó teletypå  compatiblå  printers®   WordStar„  fullù  utilizeó  bi directionaì printinç capability® Prinô  enhancementsº  Boldface¬  Doublå  Strike¬  Underline“  anä Strikeout¬ variablå linå height¬ variablå anä alternatå characteò pitch¬ alternatå characteò seô, and alternate ribboî color® Š.fo -#- .LH10 Scripting: Both subscriptó anä superscriptó arå fullù supporteä. .LH 8 Prinô enhancementó maù bå useä iî alì combinations® Foò example¬ underlineä anä boldfaceä subscriptó arå possible. Non-displaù  oæ prinô controlsº  permitó examinatioî oæ texô witè displaù oæ prinô controló suppressed®  Thus¬ thå terminaì screeî wilì displaù á truå prinô image. Selectivå  Pagå Printingº  permitó yoõ tï specifù botè thå  firsô anä  lasô  pagå  sï  thaô onlù á portion“ oæ  á  documenô  caî  bå printed. Multiplå  copù printingº  allowó thå samå filå tï bå printeä morå thaî onå timå withouô constanô operatoò attention® (*) Chaineä printingº  á serieó oæ fileó caî bå automaticallù printeä bù  merelù  specifyinç thå variouó fileó bù name®  Thió  featurå reduceó  thå  timå needeä tï creatå documentó anä  ió  especiallù usefuì  wheî  "boiler-plate¢  ió used® (*)  Nesteä printingº fileó printeä usinç thå Chaineä Printinç featurå can¬ themselves¬ contaiî referenceó tï otheò files. (*) Concurrenô  prinô function (backgrounä  printing)º  printinç  and editinç simultaneously, thus improving operator productivity. Supporô  oæ sheet-feedersº  commandó foò controllinç papeò motioî arå executeä froí printing-controì codeó embeddeä iî  text»  botè singlå anä twin-hoppeò mechanisms. Filå managementº "copy¢ anä "rename¢ are WordStar functionó. Prograí Executionº  allowó á prograí (sucè aó aî operatinç systeí utility»  e.g®  STAT©  tï bå executed¬  witè automatiã returî tï WordStar® Eliminateó the neeä tï exiô tï CP/M. Variablå linå heightº is useò defined and easily changed® .LH 20 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 20) .LH 18 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 18) .LH 16 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 16) .LH 14 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 14) .LH 12 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 12) .LH 10 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 10) .LH 8 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 8) .LH 6 This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 6) .LH 8 (*© Featureó availablå witè MailMerge. .heWordStar Overview for release 3.00 Page # of 5 pages .foWordStar Overview for release 3.00 Page # of 5 pages Variablå characteò pitchº thå pitcè oæ printeä copù ió determineä bù thå useò (pica¬  elite¬ oò youò choicå oæ numbeò oæ characteró peò inch)® Witè á combinatioî oæ typå wheeló anä prinô commands¬ á widå varietù oæ prinô characteristicó caî bå obtained. The examples below were all printed with a 10 pitch type wheel: Š .CW19 This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 19) .CW15 This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 15) .CW12 This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 12) .CW11 This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 11) .CW10 This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 10) .CW12 CRÔ  compatibilityº  WordStar'ó videï ediô functioî wilì operate¬ afteò suitablå installation¬  oî anù CRÔ oò videï board  16x64¬ 24x80¬ oò largeò thaô haó cursoò positioninç functionó anä thaô ió  accessiblå  aó  á  CP/M  consolå  device®  Becauså  WordStar„ controló  cursoò  movement¬  therå  ió nï neeä tï uså  á  "smart¢ terminal; thus, equipment cost is reduced. Installatioî  programº  automaticallù  generateó  á  versioî  oæ WordStar„  foò uså oî mosô populaò terminaló anä printers»  allowó optimuí datá transfeò tï printer®  Thus¬ equipmenô changeó don'ô causå delay¬ inconvenience¬ oò additional softwarå expense. MailMerge‚  ió  á powerfuì filå merginç tool®  Iô ió aî  optionaì module¬  anä  caî bå purchaseä aô anù time®  Iô ió verù easù  tï use. MailMerge„ caî takå datá froí onå filå anä combinå iô witè anotheò filå  containinç  text¬  insertinç thå datá wherå  variableó  arå specified®  Thå  operatoò  caî alsï specifù additionaì  datá  aô prinô time®  Re-forminç  ió  automatiã wheî  variableó  appeaò  mid-paragraph» therå  arå  nï "telltalå spaces¢ usuallù evidenceä bù mosô  otheò word-processinç programs® Becauså eacè fielä iî á datá filå musô bå "acknowledged,¢ buô noô necessarilù  used¬   MailMerge„  caî  selectivelù  prinô  datá  iî virtuallù  anù format®  Thus¬  thå samå datá filå useä tï  prinô letteró  caî  bå  useä tï prinô á  customeò  lisô  (witè  accounô numbers¬ contacô name¬ etc.© anä alsï mailinç labels. Useä iî conjunctioî witè á simplå applicatioî program¬  MailMerge„ caî  alsï bå useä tï creatå graphs¬  anä otheò visuallù effectivå devices.  Ne÷ Features: ***  Column-Moveº  Thå  Block-Movå  functioî  haó           beeî  enhanced®  Now¬  yoõ  caî perforí  alì           blocë   operationó  oî  á  columî  oæ   text¬           affectinç onlù á portioî oæ thå texô oî  eacè Š          oæ severaì lines®  Thus¬ á columî oæ figureó           caî  bå adjusteä horizontallù withouô  addinç           oò  removinç spaceó á linå aô á  time»  full-           widtè  texô  caî bå re-formeä tï 1/²  oò  1/³           pagå   margiî   widths¬    anä   thå   resulô           manipulateä   tï  producå  á  multiple-columî           product®  Column-Movå  caî  eveî bå useä  tï           easilù adä lineó tï á prograí listing. *** Horizontal-Scrollingº   WordStar„  nï  longeò           "wraps¢  thaô portioî oæ á linå thaô  exceedó           thå CRÔ screeî width®  Now¬ yoõ caî control           á  "window¢ anä vie÷ thå texô exactlù  aó  iô           wilì  appear®  Thió  ió particularly  usefuì           wheî preparinç reportó thaô exceeä thå  widtè           oæ aî 8-1/2¢ widå page.           ***  Printinç  Prompô Bypassº  Oncå á non-defaulô           responså  haó  beeî giveî  tï  thå  questionó           askeä prioò tï printing¬  pressinç thå ESCAPÅ           keù  wilì causå thå remaininç questionó tï bå           bypassed. *** Additionaì Patchinç Areasº  Labeló accessiblå           througè  INSTALÌ havå  beeî  expanded®  Now¬           defaultinç  tï non-documenô mode¬  disk-reseô           enable¬  anä  otheò functionó caî bå  toggleä           withouô neeä foò thå customizatioî notes. *** Additionaì Terminaló Supportedº  Thå  numbeò           oæ   terminaló  thaô  caî  bå  useä   withouô           patchinç   haó  beeî  expanded®   Alì   ADDÓ           terminals¬  thå IBÍ 3101¬ anä others¬ arå no÷           supported. ***   Multiple-Usersº WordStar„ caî no÷ morå effec           tivelù bå useä witè Digitaì Research'ó MP/M. ***  Ne÷ Menusº To support all the new features. ***   Ne÷  Documentationº  Thå  documentatioî  haó           beeî re-written¬ anä ió easieò tï understand®           Iî  addition¬  wå havå developeä aî  instruc           tionaì aid¬ thå WordStar_Training_Guide® Thå           Guidå  provideó graduateä instruction¬  iî  á           self-teachinç  format®  Thå texô ió substan           tiallù   job-oriented¬   anä   stresseó   thå           applicatioî oæ variouó WordStaò features.