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FrEdWriter Documentation DOC.D
By June Wedesweiler Dodge
PRINTING AND FORMATTING DOCUMENTS
This section will show you how to format and print FrEd files. Save your file be
You can print a document either on paper or on the screen. You can print to the
Before printing your file you can change some of the formatting options. Most o
Default = A specific value used whenever FrEd is loaded. For
instance, the default paper size is 66 lines single spaced.
You can change many default values.
Toggle = Some values have only 2 choices. Changing the
default value "toggles" back and forth between the two
choices.
Print your document by typing the <P>rint command.
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THE <P>RINT DEFAULT VALUES
The print menu is displayed below. The default values are indicated and are set
SCREEN with DEFAULTS SHOWN POSSIBLE VALUES
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FrEdWriter Printer
-- Use ARROWS to choose;
-- Press "RETURN" to go
-- Press "ESC" to quit
PRINT THIS DOCUMENT
Line Length.................65 15-240
Line Spacing.................Single Double
Left Margin....................5 Letters 0-64
Page Length ..................66 Lines 10-127
Top & Bottom Margins..........10 Lines 3-30
Form Feed....................Yes No
Line Feed.....................No Yes
First Page Number..............1 0-255
Print Pages..................All 0-255
Print Prompts.................No Yes
Print Destination............Printer Screen
Top Line: 0-80 characters
--PAGE #-- # of characters depends on <W>idth
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ACCEPTING THE DEFAULTs
The highlighter starts out on "PRINT THIS DOCUMENT." If you do not wish to make
CHANGING <P>RINT VALUES
1. Press the arrow keys to move the highlighter to the value you
want to change.
2. Press RETURN.
3. If there are prompts, respond to them and press RETURN.
4. The cursor will jump to PRINT THIS DOCUMENT
5. Repeat as needed to change other print options.
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<P>RINT MENU OPTIONS
NOTE: All changes made in the <P>rint menu will affect the entire file.
LINE SPACING
Refers to spacing between printed lines. Single or double spacing allowed. Use
LEFT MARGIN
Refers to started point of printing in relationship to the left side of the pape
PAGE LENGTH
Refers to how long the paper is. Most printers print 6 lines per inch. Regular
TOP & BOTTOM MARGINS
Refers to the length of the skip over the perforation. The top margin is always
FORM FEED
If your printer doesn't advance to the next page, change to no.
LINE FEED
If all text is printed on one line change the default value to yes.
FIRST PAGE NUMBER
The page number of the first page in the document. Change this to print out a m
If value is set to zero or one, the "TOP LINE" will not be printed on the first
PRINT PAGES
Respond with range of numbers in relationship to first page number. Enter the s
PRINT PROMPTS
Prints out prompts when set to YES. When you select YES be sure to use the HARD
PRINT DESTINATION
This option lets you print to either screen or printer. The printer interface M
TOP LINE
Allows you to print a header at the top of each page. The "#" symbol will be tr
OTHER PRINT OPTIONS not found in <P>rint menu
CHANGING THE LINE LENGTH
You'll notice that you are unable to change the line length from the printer men
Line length refers to the number of characters printed on one line. A normal pa
To change the LINE LENGTH, you must be in edit mode.
1. <W>idth
2. Respond to the prompt by entering a number (up to 240).
3. Press RETURN.
NOTE: if you type 0 or any character other than a number, you may set your scre
Default line length is: 65 letters in 80 column mode, and 38 letters in 40 colum
If you select a number that is wider than the screen, you can't see the entire l
NOTE: When you change line length with <W> you will discover
the importance of pressing the RETURN key only at the end
of a paragraph. You will see paragraphs written this way
will automatically format themselves to the new line width.
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
UNDERLINE TEXT
BOLDFACE TEXT
ITALICS
INTERACTING WITH THE PRINTER
FrEd allows you to use all the capabilities of your printer. In order to intera
EXAMPLE -- the printer code for italics on the Epson FX-80 Escape-4. Italics ar
1. Move the cursor to the space in front of the word to be
printed in italics.
2. Press Control-V; ESC; 4 (3 separate keystrokes)
3. Move the cursor to the space after the last word to be
italicized
4. Press Control-V; ESC; 5 (3 separate keystrokes)
If you make mistakes, you can delete control characters with the DELETE key.
TABBING
The TAB key inserts 5 spaces in your text. ][+ = <I>
HARD PAGE BREAK
Normally, FrEdWriter will print 56 lines on a page and then begin a new page.
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which will cause a new page to begin at this point when you print the document o
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
PROMPTED WRITING
This is a SPECIAL FEATURE which lets you give on-screen prompts, or instructions
After responding to a prompt box, the student uses the down-arrow to move the cu
When the student's finished work is printed, the prompts will not appear unless
The Writing Lessons Disks associated with FrEdWriter (Available from CUE Softswa
Below is an example of how a prompt box will appear when it is printed:
PROMPT BOX (top line)
******************************************
**<-- side line
**
** A Writing Prompt
**
** To print out this screen, you would
** set the PRINT PROMPTS to YES on the
** PRINT MENU.
******************************************
(bottom line)
STEPS TO CONSTRUCT A PROMPT BOX
This is the procedure to follow:
1. Open Apple-P Enters Prompt box mode
2. Open Apple-A Prints top line
3. RETURN Jumps to next line & Prints side line
4. Enter your prompt
5. Open Apple-Z Enter bottom line, exits prompt mode
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NOTES ON PROMPT MODE:
APPEARANCE OF PROMPT BOX
When a prompt box is constructed or seen on the screen, it will appear as invers
TO EDIT/ DELETE or INSERT TEXT IN EXISTING BOXES
1. Open Apple-P
2. Move cursor to do editing
3. Open Apple-P
TO ENTER/EXIT the PROMPT WRITING MODE
1. Open Apple-P (toggles)
TO STOP CURSOR SCROLL IN A LONG PROMPT BOX
1. Open Apple
TWO WAYS TO SEE TEXT WITHOUT PROMPTS
1. HIDDEN PROMPTS
<P>rint mode
PRINT PROMPTS..........NO
PRINT DESTINATION......SCREEN or PRINTER
2. PERMANENT DELETE PROMPTS FROM TEXT
Open Apple-P
Open Apple-R
Respond Y to "Are you sure?" prompt
Cursor will appear at the top of the file
PLANNING PROMPTS
The best prompts are planned ahead of time. Before using prompts with an entire
HELPFUL STANDARDIZATION
The last prompt box could have the PRESS CONTROL-B message (see the end of DOC.
The first prompt boxes could contain directions such as USE THE ARROW KEY TO AD
Prompts should be constructed with <W>idth set to 38 so they can be shared with
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PRINTING AND FORMATTING SUMMARY
CHANGE LINE <W>idth
TAB (5 spaces)
CHANGE <P>RINT VALUES
1. <P>
2. Press arrow key to highlight choice
3. Press RETURN
4. If there are prompts, respond
5. Press RETURN
See DOC.D page 2 for defaults and choices
CONSTRUCT PROMPT BOX
1. Open Apple-P
2. Open Apple-A
3. Enter prompt, press RETURN at end of each line
4. Open Apple-Z
TOGGLE PROMPT MODE (to edit)
1. Open Apple-P
PERMANENTLY DELETE PROMPTS
1. Open Apple-P
2. Open Apple-R and Y