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FrEdWriter Documentation
by
June Wedesweiler Dodge
November 30, 1985
Presented by
Region 15 Teacher Education & Computer Center
San Diego County Office of Education
Jack Hill, Director
Al Rogers, Computer Specialist
FreeWriter (c) Paul Lutus, 1984
FrEdWriter (c) CUE Softswap Project, 1986
ProDOS (c) Apple, 1983
FrEdWriter written by Al Rogers
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FrEdWriter Documentation Table of Contents
DOC.A
4......Quickstart - Startup
5......Quickstart - Command chart APPLE //e and ][+ conversions
6......Overview
6......Hardware Requirements
6-7....About this Program and Documentation
7......What this Documentation will help you with
7......Lessons with FrEd - prepared lessons, sharing, training
8......Introduction to Word Processing
9......Getting Started
9......Loading FrEdWriter
9......The Main Program Menu
10.....Selecting Options
10.....Read this First
10.....Start FrEdWriter
10.......40 or 80 Column Display
11.....Set Date and Time
11.....Format a New Disk
12.....Copy a Disk
13-14..View, Delete, or Copy Document (Rename, UN/Lock)
14.....Credits
DOC.B
1......File Management Overview
2......Loading a File
2......Clearing the Memory
2......Cataloging a disk
2......Changing disk drives
3......Saving a File
3........Rules for File Names
4......Merging 2 files
4......Loading a portion of a file
5......Copying a file or part of a file in memory
6......Extra information on copying
6......Viewing a file, without loading it into memory
7-8....Summary of File Management Procedures for FrEd
DOC.C
1......Editing
1......Tutor <T>
2......Cursor Movement
2......Inserting text
3......Deleting text (characters & lines)
3......Define Paragraphs
4......Join Paragraphs
4......Split Paragraphs
4......Indent Paragraphs
4......Changing Upper/Lower Case <C>
4......Centering a line <X>
5......Moving text around (Block Move)
6......Find <F>
7-8....Find and Replace <F>
9......Delimiters and Special Search Symbols
10.....Quitting FrEdWriter/Return to menu
11-12..Editing Summary
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DOC.D
1......Printing and Formatting Documents Overview
2......Print Menu
2......Changing <P>rint values
3......Line Spacing
3......Left Margins
3......Page Length
3......Top and Bottom Margins
3......Form Feed
3......Line Feed
3......First page number
3......Printing only some of the pages
3......Printing Prompts
3......Print Destination
4......Top Line
4.......Other Print Options (changed in edit mode)
4......Changing Line Length
5......Underline, Boldface, Italics, interacting with printer
5......Tabbing
5......Forcing a "Hard Page Break"
6......Prompted Writing
6......Constructing a Prompt Box
7......Notes on Prompt Box
8......Printing & Formatting Summary
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QUICKSTART READY REFERENCE GUIDE TO FrEdWriter - STARTING
CREDITS
FreeWriter (c) Paul Lutus, 1984. FrEdWriter (new, improved FreeWriter for Educa
BASICS
FrEdWriter is easy to learn. You must know 4 things to use FrEd:
1. KEYS on the keyboard make LETTERS on the screen
2. DELETE key ERASES mistakes
3. ARROW keys MOVE the cursor around the text
4. The <T>utor command displays the TUTOR, which tells you more
about FrEd
TYPING FrEd COMMANDS:
FrEdWriter commands look like this: <P>rint, <S>ave, <L>oad.
They are executed this way:
1. PRESS the CONTROL (or CTRL) KEY at the left side of your
keyboard; keep it down.
2. STRIKE the letter inside the < >; release both keys.
LOADING DOCUMENTATION
The FrEdWriter disk contains complete documentation, by June Wedesweiler Dodge o
1. Clear memory with the <N>ew command (Control-N). At the
prompt at the bottom of the screen, type 'Y'; press RETURN.
2. If you are using a 40-column screen (large type), type
the <W>idth command. At the prompt at the bottom of the
screen, type '65' and press RETURN. (The right side of the
text will be invisible at first. Use the Right-Arrow to see
it all.)
3. Type the <L>oad command (Control-L). At the prompt at
the bottom of the screen, type 'DOC.A' and press RETURN.
PRINTING DOCUMENTATION
1. Load DOC.A as described in LOADING DOCUMENTATION above.
2. Type the <P>rint command (Control-P); press RETURN
3. Tap the ARROW key until you highlight TOP LINE; press
RETURN.
4. Type '***** FrEdWriter Documentation DOC.A-# *****' and press
RETURN
5. Turn printer on, then press RETURN.
6. Repeat for DOC.B, DOC.C, DOC.D
CONTENTS:
DOC.A=Intro, Main Menu
DOC.B=File Management
DOC.C=Editing
DOC.D=Formatting, Printing, Prompts
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QUICKSTART READY REFERENCE GUIDE TO FrEdWriter - COMMANDS
Here is a complete list of FrEdWriter Commands. This same list is also in the <
Apple ][, ][ Plus, //e and //c REFERENCE IN DOCUMENTATION
<T> = Show this TUTOR DOC.C-1
<P> = PRINT this document DOC.D
<S> = SAVE from memory to disk DOC.B-3
<L> = LOAD from disk to memory DOC.B-2
<F> = FIND and replace words DOC.C-6
<W> = Change page WIDTH DOC.D-4
<C> = Use with arrows to CHANGE CASE DOC.C-4
<R> = REVEAL/Hide Paragraph Markers DOC.C-3
<B> = Jump to text BEGINNING DOC.C-2
<E> = Jump to text END DOC.C-2
<N> = NEW Page (erase memory) DOC.B-2
<X> = Center a line DOC.C-4
<Q> = QUIT FrEdWriter (Return to Menu) DOC.C-10
<V> = Accept Control Keys as Letters DOC.D-5
ESC = Change the page top line DOC.C-1
Additional quick-reference commands:
Apple //e and //c FUNCTION Apple ][ and ][ Plus
==================== Conversions =====================
CURSOR MOVEMENT
Left/Right-arrows (character) Left/Right-arrows
Up-arrow (line) Control-A
Open-Apple-Up-arrow (paragraph) Shift-Control-A
Down-arrow (line) Control-Z
Open-Apple-Down Arrow (paragraph) Shift-Control-Z
DELETE TEXT or SPACES
DELETE key (erase letter) Control-D
Open-Apple-Delete (erase line) Shift-Control-D
INSERT TEXT or SPACES
TAB key (if text 5 spaces) Control-I
CAPITALIZATION
CAPS LOCK key Shift-ESC
BLOCK MOVE
Open-Apple Left/Right-arrows Shift-Control-arrows
PROMPTED WRITING
Open-Apple-P (In/Out writing mode) Shift-Control-P
Open-Apple-A (top line) Shift-Control-S
RETURN (side line) RETURN
Open-Apple-Z (bottom line) Shift-Control-X
Open-Apple-R and Y (removes prompts) Shift-Control-R and Y
Open-Apple (pauses scroll through Shift
prompt box)
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OVERVIEW
BEFORE YOU BEGIN USING THIS PROGRAM
You should already know how to:
o turn the computer on and off;
o handle disks correctly; and
o load a program.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
In order to use this program, you will need to have:
1. An Apple //e or //c Computer
OR
An Apple ][ or ][ Plus computer 64K of memory and a
lower-case character chip