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Macros
Creating Macros:
1.
Begin creating the macro by pressing Ctrl + F10 key.
2.
A message appears: Define Macro:
This message means that you should name the macro.
a.
A name two to eight chars. in length
or
b.
Press Alt and a single letter A to Z.
Be careful not to press these keys too hard or you
may create a macro that loops back on itself
continuously.
3.
Enter a macro description. This is used to identify
the macro. You can type up to 39 characters.
4.
Macro Define blinks on the screen. At this point
keystrokes that are typed are recorded in the macro.
Type the keystrokes you want in the macro.
5.
Turn macro creation off the same way you turned it on,
with Ctrl + F10.
6.
Macros save themselves automatically to the default
drive/directory to be used repeatedly. You can change
where your macros are stored by selecting Location of
the Auxiliary Files in the Setup menu.
NOTE: You can define and invoke macros using full
pathnames (e.g. a: \memo, c: \mary\memo). This is useful
if you want to save macros and invoke them from
directories other than the macro/keyboard directory.
7.
Macros can be seen using F5, List Files. All macros
have the extension .WPM.
8.
To delete a macro, just delete it in List Files as you
would delete any other file.
Using Macros:
1.
Use of a macro is dependent upon how it was named.
a.
If the macro has a two to eight character name,
press Alt + F10. Type the name and press Enter.
b.
If the macro was created using Alt and a single
character A to 2, simply press Alt and then the
character.
2.
The macro automatically runs until the end of the
macro.
Creating Macros with Pauses for Keyboard Input:
1.
Press the Ctrl + F10 key to start creating the macro.
2.
Name the macro.
3.
Start recording the keystrokes that you want to save.
At the point where you want to insert a pause, press
the Ctrl + PgUp key and select (1) Pause. Press the
Enter key to end the pause statement. Be sure to
include spacing or punctuation marks after you have
pressed the Enter key. Continue typing the remainder
of the information.
5.
When finished with the macro, turn off creation of the
macro with Ctrl + F10.
Using a Macro with Pause:
1.
The macro will execute to the point where a pause
statement exists. At that point, type in the
information you want inserted.
2.
Press Enter after the keyboard input to cause the Macro
to proceed further.
Stopping a Macro:
You can press Cancel to stop a macro while it is running. If you
include a search in a macro, the macro stops when it can no
longer find the search text. A macro also stops if an error is
detected.
Repeating a Macro:
You can use the Escape key to repeat a macro a specific number of
times.
1.
Press Escape (Esc)
2.
Type the number of times you want the macro repeated.
3.
Press Macro (Alt + F10).
4.
Enter the macro name.
Chaining Macros:
You can chain macros. When one macro finishes the next macro
starts.
1.
Press Macro Define to begin defining macro A.
2.
Enter a for the macro name, then enter a macro
description.
3.
Type the keystrokes for macro A.
4.
Press Macro (Alt + F10), then enter b for the macro
name.
5.
Press Macro Define to end defining macro A.
6.
If you have not already done so, define macro B.
If you want to chain an Alt macro, you must first press Macro
(Alt + F10), then the Alt macro key.
Nesting Macros:
You can use Alt macros to nest a macro inside another macro. You
do this by pressing Alt, then the letter of the macro while you
are defining another macro. WordPerfect executes the nested
macro at the point it is inserted.
WORDPERFECT 5.0
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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WORDPERFECT 5.0 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOPIC
PAGE NO.
Block
1
Bold
1
Cancel
1
Case Conversion
1
Center
1
Copy
1
Cursor Movement
2
Date
2
Delete
2
Exit
3
Format
3
Go To (page number)
3
Help
3
Indent
3
List Files
3
Move
3
Page Breaks
4
Page Numbering
4
Print
4
Replace (Global Search and)
4
Retrieve
5
Reveal codes
5
Save
5
Search Forward or Backwards
5
Shell (DOS)
5
Space (Required)
5
Spell
5
Thesaurus
5
Undelete
6
Underline
6
BLOCK
Press the Alt + F4 or the F12 key to turn blocking on, then using the arrow keys, highlight
the block of text. The Block feature is used to define portions of text for use with other
features, including: Bold, Delete, Flush Right, Font, Format, Macro, Mark Text, Move, Print,
Replace, Save, Search, Sort, Spell, Style, Switch, Text In/Out and Underline.
BOLD
Press the F6 key to turn on the Bold feature. After typing the text press F6 again to turn
Bold off. To bold existing text, place the cursor at the beginning of the text you want
bolded. Press Alt + F4 to turn Block On, then highlight the text with your cursor key.
Press F6 to bold the highlighted text.
CANCEL
line. Pressing the F1 key cancels you out of any feature that displays a message on the status
CASE CONVERSION
In order to switch from Uppercase to Lowercase or Lowercase to Uppercase you must turn
block on by pressing the Alt + F4 or the F12 key and highlight the block of text to be
converted. Once you have highlighted the block of text, press Shift + F3 and select (1)
Uppercase or (2) Lowercase.
NOTE: If you select to switch to lowercase, WP will keep the first letter of the sentence,
after a period (.), in Uppercase.
CENTER
To center text between margins move the cursor to the left margin and press Shift + F6.
This will move the cursor to the center of the line. Press Enter to end centering. To center
an existing line of text move the cursor to the beginning of the text, press Shift F6.
To center a page top to bottom, press Format and select (2) for Page. Select (1) for Center
Page. Your cursor must be at the top of the page, to the left of all text and codes.
COPY
Make sure your cursor is placed at the beginning of the text to be moved. Press the Ctrl +
F4 key to display the MOVE menu. (1) Select Move Sentence, (2) Move Paragraph, or (3)
Move Page. WP highlights the data based on your selection. Then select (2) Copy. Move
the cursor to the position you want the text copied to and press Enter.
To copy other than a sentence, paragraph or page, use block to highlight the text. Press
Ctrl + F4 and select (1) Block and highlight the text to be copied. Then select (2) Copy.
Move the cursor to the position you want the text copied to and press Enter.
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CURSOR MOVEMENT KEYS
PRESS
Left Edge of Screen
Home, Left Arrow
Right Edge of Screen
Home, Right Arrow
Top of Screen
Home, Up Arrow
Bottom of Screen
Home, Down Arrow
Beginning of Document
Home, Home, Up Arrow
End of Document
Home, Home, Down Arrow
Top of Next Page
Page Down
Down "N" number of lines
Esc (number) Down Arrow
Up "N" number of lines
Esc (number) Up Arrow
Movement By Word
Hold down the CTRL Key and press the correct
arrow key.)
DATE
The Date feature automatically inserts the current date or the date and time into your
document as text or as a function code. The function code will automatically revise the
date each time the document is retrieved. Press Shift + F5 to display the Date/Outline
menu. Select (1) Date Text to insert the date at the cursor position, or to have the date
inserted as a code, select (2) Date Code.
DELETE (see also Undelete to retrieve deleted text)
From Cursor Forward: Pressing the Delete key deletes the character the cursor is on. Or
see Block of Text below.
From Cursor Backward:
The Backspace key deletes text to the left of the cursor. It can
also be used with Block like the Del key, see above.
Block of Text:
Highlight the text using block. After blocking text press the
delete key and respond y when asked Delete Block?
Document: Press F5 to list files. Highlight the file that you wish deleted and
press (2) Delete. Then press y to delete the file.
Hard Page Break:
Turn on reveal codes, and place your cursor on the hard page
code ( [H Pg.] Then press the delete key.
To End of Line:
CTRL + End will delete from the current cursor position to the
end of the line.
To End of Page:
CTRL + PgDn will allow you to delete from the cursor to the end
of the page.
Word: To delete a word place the cursor either on the word or on the
space after the word and press the CTRL + Backspace key.
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EXIT
The Exit feature (F7) allows you to exit WordPerfect after saving the current document or
clears your screen to work on a new document. Press F7. You will be asked if you want to
save the current document. If you respond yes you are asked either to enter a name, or if
it is a document that has been retrieved, the system asks you to verify the same name.
you would like to exit Word Perfect.
Then you are asked if you want to replace the old document. After saving you are asked if
FORMAT
To change a format setting, move the cursor to the position where you want to change the
(3) Document, or (4) Other to display a list of format options. Select the desired format
settings and press Shift + F8 to display the Format menu. Select (1) Line, (2) Page,
document. option and enter the change on the next menu screen. Then press (F7) Exit to return to the
GO TO
press Enter.
To go to a specific page in a document press CTRL + Home and type the page number and
HELP
When typing or editing a document, you can press the F3 key to display information
about a Word Perfect feature. Type a letter from (A-Z) to display a list of all features
beginning with that letter. Press the indicated key combination to bring up the help
screen for that feature. To exit help, press the Enter key or space bar.
INDENT
until Enter is pressed.
Pressing the F4 key indents the current line and all subsequent lines to the next tab stop,
LIST FILES
List files (F5) displays the names of the documents in a directory. You can then perform
file name and selecting the desired menu option at the bottom.
such tasks as retrieving, deleting, renaming, printing, or copying a file by highlighting the
MOVE
Press the Ctrl + F4 key to display the Move menu. Select (1) Move Sentence, (2) Move
Paragraph, or (3) Move Page. WP highlights the data based on your selection. Then select
(1) Move. Move the cursor to the position you want the text moved to and press Enter.
To move other than a sentence, paragraph or page, use block to highlight the text. Press
want the text moved to and press Enter.
Ctrl + F4 and select (1) Block. Then select (1) Move. Move the cursor to the position you
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PAGE BREAKS
then press Ctrl + Enter.
To insert a Hard Page Break, move the cursor to the position you want the page to start,
PAGE NUMBERING
To insert page numbering into a document, move the cursor to the beginning of the
document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select (7) Page Numbering to
then press F7 to exit.
display the Format: Page Numbering screen. Select an option for page number position,
To insert page numbering into a document, move the cursor to the beginning of the
document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select (7) Page Numbering to
then press F7 to exit.
display the Format: Page Numbering screen. Select an option for page number position,
To insert page numbers with dashes or other text into your document, create a Header or
Footer. Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select
(2) Page, then type either (3) for Header or (4) for Footer. Select (1) for Header or Footer
A, then type (2) Every Page. If you want a centered page number, press Shift + F6. Then
type the desired text or dashes and press Ctrl +B at the position where you would like the
automatic page number to be inserted. Press F7 twice to return to your document.
To insert page numbers with dashes or other text into your document, create a Header or
Footer. Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select
(2) Page, then type either (3) for Header or (4) for Footer. Select (1) for Header or Footer
A, then type (2) Every Page. If you want a centered page number, press Shift + F6. Then
type the desired text or dashes and press Ctrl +B at the position where you would like the
automatic page number to be inserted. Press F7 twice to return to your document.
To use other than the system page number, press Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select (6)
document. New Page Number. Enter the desired number, then press Enter. Press F7 to return to the
PRINT
To print a document from the screen or from a disk, press the Shift + F7 key and select (1)
Full Document, (2) Page or (3) Document on Disk.
REPLACE
Press Alt + F2 to perform a Global Search and Replace for a word, phrase, or WordPerfect
code with another word, phrase or code within a document or block of text. At the
"w/Confirm?" prompt, type "Y" to confirm each replacement or type "N" to have
)
WordPerfect replace every occurrence without stopping to confirm. After typing the text
you want to search for, press Alt + F2 again and enter the replacement text. Then press Alt
+ F2 once more to begin the replacement process.
NOTE: Lowercase letters will be matched with either upper or lowercase characters, but
uppercase will only match uppercase.
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RETRIEVE
Enter. Also see List Files above.
Press Shift + F10 and type the file name of the document you want to retrieve. Then press
REVEAL CODES
Pressing the F11 key (or Alt + F3) displays the control codes or special symbols that are
inserted into your text. To exit Reveal Codes press the F11 key (or Alt + F3) again.
SAVE
Pressing the F10 key saves your document without exiting, either using a new or the
current name.
SEARCH FORWARD OR BACKWARDS
Pressing the F2 Function key performs a Search from the cursor forward. Pressing Shift +
F2 searches from the cursor backwards. Type the characters and/or codes you want to
find and press F2 again. Pressing F2 followed by F2 again continues the same search.
NOTE: Lowercase letters will be matched with either upper or lowercase characters but
uppercase will only match uppercase.
SHELL (DOS)
Pressing Ctrl + F1 then number 1 exits you to DOS from Wordperfect. Type "exit" to return
to WordPerfect.
SPACE (Required)
Press Home + Space Bar.
SPELL
It's best to save your document before beginning the spell check. Pressing the Ctrl + F2
key to display the Spell menu. Select (1) Word or (2) Page to check the word or page on
which the cursor is located, or select (3) Document to check the entire document. When
Spell-check stops and highlights a word, use the menu at the bottom of the screen to make
any corrections.
THESAURUS
Place your cursor on the desired word, then press Alt + F1 to display alternate choices for
that word. If you find a word in the listing that you want to substitute within your
document, type (1) Replace Word, then type the letter preceding the selected word. Use
the cursor keys to move from one column to another within the Thesaurus listing.
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UNDELETE
WP saves your three most recent deletions. To restore, move the cursor to the position
you want the deleted text inserted. Press (F1) Cancel to display the undelete menu. Select
(1) Restore to restore the most recently deleted text, which will be highlighted. If this is
not the text you want restored, select (2) Previous deletion until the correct text is
displayed, then press (1) Restore.
UNDERLINE
To underline text, press the F8 key and type the text you want to underline. Press the F8
key again to turn it off. To underline existing text, place the cursor at the beginning of the
text you want underlined and press ALT + F4 or F12 to turn Block On. Highlight the text to
be underlined and press the F8 key.
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WORDPERFECT 5.0 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOPIC
PAGE #
Block
1
Bold
1
Cancel
1
Case Conversion
1
Center
1
Copy
1
Cursor Movement Keys
2
Date
2
Delete
2
From Cursor Forward
2
From Cursor Backward
2
Block of Text
2
Document
2
Hard Page break
2
To End of Line
3
To End of Page
3
Word
3
Exit
3
Format
3
Go To
3
Help
3
Indent
3
List Files
4
Move
4
Page Breaks
4
Page Numbering
4
Print
4
Replace
5
Retrieve
5
Reveal Codes
5
Save
5
Search Forward or Backwards
5
Shell
5
Space (Required)
5
Spell
6
Thesaurus
6
Undelete
6
Underline
6
Rev: January 31, 1989
Block:
Press the Alt + F4 or F12 key to turn blocking on then, using the arrow
keys, highlight the block of text. The Block feature is used to define
portions of text for use with other features, including: Bold, Center,
Delete, Flush Right, Font, Format, Macro, Mark Text, Move, Print,
Underline. Replace, Save, Search, Shell, Sort, Spell, Style, Switch, Text In/Out and
Bold:
Press the F6 key to turn on the Bold feature. After typing the text
Press F6 again to turn Bold off. To bold existing text, place the
cursor at the beginning of the text you want Bold and press Alt + F4 or
F6 to bold the highlighted text.
F12 to turn Block On and highlight the text with your cursor key. Press
Cancel:
Pressing the F1 key, cancels you out of any feature that displays a
message on the status line. It is also used to restore deleted text.
See Undelete.
Case Conversion:
In order to switch from Uppercase to Lowercase or Lowercase to Uppercase
you must turn block on by pressing the Alt + F4 or F12 key and highlight
the block of text to be converted. Once you have highlighted the block
of text, press Shift + F3 key and select 1) Uppercase or 2) Lowercase.
NOTE: If you select to switch to lowercase, WP will keep the first
letter of the sentence, after a period (.), in Uppercase.
Center:
To center text between margins move the cursor to the left margin and
Press Enter to end centering. To center an existing line of text move
press Shift + F6 to move the cursor to the center of the line and type.
Down Arrow key.
the cursor to the beginning of the text, press Shift F6, then press the
To center a page top to bottom on a page press Format and select 2) for
Page. Select 1) for Center Page. Your cursor must be at the top of the
page, to the left of all text and codes.
Copy:
Press the Ctrl + F4 key to display the MOVE menu. Select Move Sentence
(1), Move Paragraph (2), or Move Page (3). WP highlights the data based
want the text copied and press Enter.
on your selection. Then select Copy (2). Move the cursor to where you
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To copy other than a sentence, paragraph or page, use block to highlight
Move the cursor to where you want the text copied and press Enter.
the text. Press Ctrl + F4 and select (1) Block. Then select Copy (2).
Cursor Movement Keys
Left Edge of Screen
Home, Left Arrow
Right Edge of Screen
Top of Screen
Home, Right Arrow
Bottom of Screen
Home, Up Arrow
Home, Down Arrow
Beginning of Document
End of Document
Home, Home, Up Arrow
Top of Next Page
Home, Home, Down Arrow
Page Down
Down "N" number of lines
Up "N" number of lines
Esc (number) Down Arrow
Movement By Word
Esc (number) Up Arrow
Hold down CTRL and press the correct
Date:
arrow key.)
The Date feature automatically inserts the current date or the date and
time into your document as text or as a function code. The function
code is automatically updated each time the document is revised.
key to display the Date/Outline menu. Select Date Text (1) to insert F5
Placing the cursor where you want the date inserted, press Shift +
Select Date Code (2).
the data at the cursor position. To have the date inserted as a code
Delete:
(see also Undelete to retrieve deleted text)
From Cursor Forward:
The Del key works rather rapidly deleting from
the cursor forward. Or you can block the text,
press the Delete key and respond Y when asked
Delete Block?.
From Cursor Backward:
The Backspace key deletes text to the left of
the cursor. It can aslo be used with Block like.
the Del key, see above.
Block of Text:
Highlight the text using block. Press Ctrl +
F4. Select (1) Block, then (3) Delete.
Document:
Press F5 to list files. Select file that you
wish deleted and press (2) Delete. Then press y
to delete the file.
Hard Page break:
To delete a page break place the cursor before
the equal signs and press the Del key if the
cursor is above the equal signs or press the
Backspace key if the cursor is below them. Note
that Soft Page Breaks, those created by
automatic pagination cannot be deleted. They
move with editing and can be overridden with
- 2 -
move with editing and can be overridden with
Hard Breaks, Block Protects and Conditional End
of Page.
To End of Line:
CTRL-End will delete from the current cursor
position to the end of the line.
To End of Page:
CTRL-PgDn will offer the chance to delete from
the cursor to the end of the page.
Word:
To delete a word place the cursor either on the
word or on the space after the word and press
the CTRL + Backspace key.
Exit:
The Exit feature (F7) allows you to exit WordPerfect after saving the
current document or clears your screen to work on a new document. Press
F7. You will be asked if you want to save current document. If you say
yes you are asked either to enter a name or, if it is a document that
already has a name, verifies you want to use the same name. Then you
are asked if you want to replace old document. Type "Y" if you wnat to
replace the old version with the copy on your screen. Change the name
of the document if you do not wish to lose the old version. After
saving you are asked if you would like to exit Word Perfect. Type "N"
to clear you screen. Type "Y" to exit the program.
Format:
To change a format setting move the cursor to the place in your document
where you want to change the settings and press Shift + F8 key to
display the Format menu. Select Line (1), Page (2), Document (3), or
Other (4) to display a list of format options. Select the desired
format option and enter the change on the next menu screen. Then press
Exit (F7) to return to the document.
Go To:
To go to a specific page in a document press CTRL + Home and type the
page number you want to view.
Help:
When typing or editing a document, you can press the F3 key to display
information about a Word Perfect feature. Type a letter from (A-Z) to
see a list of all features beginning with that letter. Then select what
you need according to the directions.
Indent:
Pressing the F4 key indents the current line and all
subsequent lines to the next tab stop, until Enter is pressed.
- 3 -
List Files:
List files (F5) lets you display the names of the documents in a
directory. You can perform such tasks as retrieving, deleting,
renaming, printing, or copying a file. It can also be used to change
directories.
Move:
Pressing the Ctrl + F4 key to display the Move menu. Select Move
Sentence (1), Move Paragraph (2), or Move Page (3). WP highlights the
data based on your selection. Then select (1) Move. Move the cursor to
where you want the text moved and press Enter.
To move other than a sentence, paragraph or page, use block to highlight
the text. Press Ctrl + F4 and select (1) Block. Then select (1) Move.
Move the cursor to where you want the text moved and press Enter.
Page Breaks:
To insert a Hard Page Break, move the cursor to the
where you want the page to start, then press Ctrl + Enter.
Page Numbering:
To create page numbers with dashes or other text use a Header or a
Footer. Move cursor to the beginning of the document or page. Press
Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select 3) for a Header or 4) for a
Footer. Position the cursor where the text and number should be
printed on the line, type the text and press CTRL B to insert the
automatic page number. Press twice F7 to exit.
To insert a plain page, move cursor to the beginning of the document or
page. Press Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select (7) Select Page
Numbering to display the Page Number Position menu and select an option
for location of the page number. Press F7 to exit.
To use other than the system page number press Shift + F8. Select (2)
Page, then select (6) New Page Number. Enter the number you want to
appear. Press F7 to exit.
To turn page numbering off for one page, press Shift F8, select 2) for
page and 9) to suppress for the current page. On the suppress menu,
select the item to be suppressed and type "Y". Press Enter and then F7
to return to your document.
Print:
To print a document from the screen or from disk press the Shift + F7
key and select (1) full document, (2) page or (3) document on disk.
- 4 -
Replace:
Pressing the Alt + F2 key performs a Global/Search and Replace on a
word, phrase, or Word Perfect code with another word, phrase or
WordPerfect code in a document or block of text. You must type y to
confirm each replacement or type n to have WordPerfect replace every
occurrence without stopping to confirm. Pressing the Up Arrow key
searches backward from the cursor position and pressing the Down Arrow
key replaces forward from the cursor position.
NOTE: lowercase letters will be matched with either upper or lowercase
characters, but uppercase will only match uppercase.
Retrieve:
Press Shift + F10 and enter the file name of the
document you want to retrieve.
Or, press List Files F5, Enter. Move your cursor to highlight the name
of the document to be retrieved and type 1 to retrieve the document.
Reveal Codes:
Pressing the F11 key or Alt F3 displays the control codes or special
symbols that are inserted into your text. To leave Reveal Codes, press
F11 or Alt F3 again.
Save:
Pressing the F10 key saves your document, either using a new or the
current name without exiting the document.
Search Forward or Backwards:
Pressing the F2 Function key performs a Search from the cursor forward
or pressing Shift + F2 searches from the cursor backwards. Type the
characters and/or codes you want to find and press Enter. Press F2
followed by Enter continues the same search.
NOTE: Lowercase letters will be matched with either upper or lowercase
characters but uppercase will only match uppercase.
Shell:
Pressing the Ctrl + F1 key returns you to DOS, within Wordperfect, to
enter a DOS command. Type exit to return to WordPerfect.
Space (Required):
To keep two words together, press Home, then Space Bar (instead of the
space bar) to create a space.
- 5 -
Spell:
It's best to save your document before beginning the spelling check.
(Use the F10 Save to keep your document on the screen.) Pressing the
Ctrl + F2 key displays the Speller menu. Select Word (1) or Page (2) to
check the word or page on which the cursor is located, or select
Document (3) to check the entire document. When the Speller stops and
highlights a word, use the menu in the lower-half of the screen to make
any corrections.
Thesaurus:
When you press the Alt + F1 key when the cursor is on a word, displays
several alternatives for that word. Once you have found the word in the
Thesaurus that you want to substitute for the word in your document, use
your arrow keys to move the Reference menu so that the letters are
bolded in the correct column where the word is listed. Select (1)
Replace Word and type the bolded letter next to the selected word.
Undelete:
WP saves your three most recent deletions. To restore, move the cursor
to the place you want the deleted text inserted. Press Cancel (F1) to
display the undelete menu. Select Restore (1) to restore the most
recently deleted text, which will be highlighted. If this is not the
text you want restored, select (2) Previous deletion until the correct
text is displayed, then press (1) Restore.
Underline:
To underline text press the F8 key and type the text you want to
underline. After typing the last character of what you want underlined
press the F8 key again to turn it off. To underline existing text,
place the cursor at the beginning of the text you want underlined and
press Alt + F4 or F12 to turn Block On and highlight the text. Then
press the F8 key.
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WORDPERFECT 5.0
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Office of Administration
Information Resources Management Division
WORDPERFECT 5.0
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
WORDPERFECT 5.0 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOPIC
PAGE NO.
Block
1
Bold
1
Cancel
1
Case Conversion
1
Center
1
Copy
1
Cursor Movement
2
Date
2
Delete
2
Exit
3
Format
3
Go To (page number)
3
Help
3
Indent
3
List Files
3
Move
3
Page Breaks
4
Page Numbering
4
Print
4
Replace (Global Search and)
4
Retrieve
5
Reveal codes
5
Save
5
Search Forward or Backwards
5
Shell (DOS)
5
Space (Required)
5
Spell
5
Thesaurus
5
Undelete
6
Underline
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BLOCK
Press the Alt + F4 or the F12 key to turn blocking on, then using the arrow keys, highlight
the block of text. The Block feature is used to define portions of text for use with other
features, including: Bold, Delete, Flush Right, Font, Format, Macro, Mark Text, Move, Print,
Replace, Save, Search, Sort, Spell, Style, Switch, Text In/Out and Underline.
BOLD
Press the F6 key to turn on the Bold feature. After typing the text press F6 again to turn
Bold off. To bold existing text, place the cursor at the beginning of the text you want
bolded. Press Alt + F4 to turn Block On, then highlight the text with your cursor key.
Press F6 to bold the highlighted text.
CANCEL
Pressing the F1 key cancels you out of any feature that displays a message on the status
line.
CASE CONVERSION
In order to switch from Uppercase to Lowercase or Lowercase to Uppercase you must turn
block on by pressing the Alt + F4 or the F12 key and highlight the block of text to be
converted. Once you have highlighted the block of text, press Shift + F3 and select (1)
Uppercase or (2) Lowercase.
NOTE: If you select to switch to lowercase, WP will keep the first letter of the sentence,
after a period (.), in Uppercase.
CENTER
To center text between margins move the cursor to the left margin and press Shift + F6.
This will move the cursor to the center of the line. Press Enter to end centering. To center
an existing line of text move the cursor to the beginning of the text, press Shift F6.
To center a page top to bottom, press Format and select (2) for Page. Select (1) for Center
Page. Your cursor must be at the top of the page, to the left of all text and codes.
COPY
Make sure your cursor is placed at the beginning of the text to be moved. Press the Ctrl +
F4 key to display the MOVE menu. (1) Select Move Sentence, (2) Move Paragraph, or (3)
Move Page. WP highlights the data based on your selection. Then select (2) Copy. Move
the cursor to the position you want the text copied to and press Enter.
To copy other than a sentence, paragraph or page, use block to highlight the text. Press
Ctrl + F4 and select (1) Block and highlight the text to be copied. Then select (2) Copy.
Move the cursor to the position you want the text copied to and press Enter.
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CURSOR MOVEMENT KEYS
PRESS
Left Edge of Screen
Home, Left Arrow
Right Edge of Screen
Home, Right Arrow
Top of Screen
Home, Up Arrow
Bottom of Screen
Home, Down Arrow
Beginning of Document
Home, Home, Up Arrow
End of Document
Home, Home, Down Arrow
Top of Next Page
Page Down
Top of Previous Page
Page Up
Down "N" number of lines
Esc (number) Down Arrow
Up "N" number of lines
Esc (number) Up Arrow
Movement By Word
Hold down the CTRL Key and press the correct
arrow key.)
DATE
The Date feature automatically inserts the current date or the date and time into your
document as text or as a function code. The function code will automatically revise the
date each time the document is retrieved. Press Shift + F5 to display the Date/Outline
menu. Select (1) Date Text to insert the date at the cursor position, or to have the date
inserted as a code, select (2) Date Code.
DELETE (see also Undelete to retrieve deleted text)
From Cursor Forward: Pressing the Delete key deletes the character the cursor is on. Or
see Block of Text below.
From Cursor Backward:
The Backspace key deletes text to the left of the cursor. It can
also be used with Block like the Del key, see above.
Block of Text:
Highlight the text using block. After blocking text press the
delete key and respond y when asked Delete Block?
Document: Press F5 to list files. Highlight the file that you wish deleted and
press (2) Delete. Then press y to delete the file.
Hard Page Break:
Turn on reveal codes, and place your cursor on the hard page
code ( [H Pg.] ). Then press the delete key.
To End of Line:
CTRL + End will delete from the current cursor position to the
end of the line.
To End of Page:
CTRL + PgDn will allow you to delete from the cursor to the end
of the page.
Word: To delete a word place the cursor either on the word or on the
space after the word and press the CTRL + Backspace key.
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EXIT
The Exit feature (F7) allows you to exit WordPerfect after saving the current document or
clears your screen to work on a new document. Press F7. You will be asked if you want to
save the current document. If you respond yes you are asked either to enter a name, or if
it is a document that has been retrieved, the system asks you to verify the same name.
Then you are asked if you want to replace the old document. After saving you are asked if
you would like to exit Word Perfect.
FORMAT
To change a format setting, move the cursor to the position where you want to change the
settings and press Shift + F8 to display the Format menu. Select (1) Line, (2) Page,
(3) Document, or (4) Other to display a list of format options. Select the desired format
option and enter the change on the next menu screen. Then press (F7) Exit to return to the
document.
GO TO
To go to a specific page in a document press CTRL + Home and type the page number and
press Enter.
HELP
When typing or editing a document, you can press the F3 key to display information
about a Word Perfect feature. Type a letter from (A-Z) to display a list of all features
beginning with that letter. Press the indicated key combination to bring up the help
screen for that feature. To exit help, press the Enter key or space bar.
INDENT
Pressing the F4 key indents the current line and all subsequent lines to the next tab stop,
until Enter is pressed.
LIST FILES
List files (F5) displays the names of the documents in a directory. You can then perform
such tasks as retrieving, deleting, renaming, printing, or copying a file by highlighting the
file name and selecting the desired menu option at the bottom.
MOVE
Press the Ctrl + F4 key to display the Move menu. Select (1) Move Sentence, (2) Move
Paragraph, or (3) Move Page. WP highlights the data based on your selection. Then select
(1) Move. Move the cursor to the position you want the text moved to and press Enter.
To move other than a sentence, paragraph or page, use block to highlight the text. Press
Ctrl + F4 and select (1) Block. Then select (1) Move. Move the cursor to the position you
want the text moved to and press Enter.
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PAGE BREAKS
To insert a Hard Page Break, move the cursor to the position you want the page to start,
then press Ctrl + Enter.
PAGE NUMBERING
To insert page numbering into a document, move the cursor to the beginning of the
document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select (7) Page Numbering to
display the Format: Page Numbering screen. Select an option for page number position,
then press F7 to exit.
To insert page numbering into a document, move the cursor to the beginning of the
document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select (7) Page Numbering to
display the Format: Page Numbering screen. Select an option for page number position,
then press F7 to exit.
To insert page numbers with dashes or other text into your document, create a Header or
Footer. Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select
(2) Page, then type either (3) for Header or (4) for Footer. Select (1) for Header or Footer
A, then type (2) Every Page. If you want a centered page number, press Shift + F6. Then
type the desired text or dashes and press Ctrl +B at the position where you would like the
automatic page number to be inserted. Press F7 twice to return to your document.
To insert page numbers with dashes or other text into your document, create a Header or
Footer. Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or page. Press Shift + F8. Select
(2) Page, then type either (3) for Header or (4) for Footer. Select (1) for Header or Footer
A, then type (2) Every Page. If you want a centered page number, press Shift + F6. Then
type the desired text or dashes and press Ctrl +B at the position where you would like the
automatic page number to be inserted. Press F7 twice to return to your document.
To use other than the system page number, press Shift + F8. Select (2) Page, then select (6)
New Page Number. Enter the desired number, then press Enter. Press F7 to return to the
document.
PRINT
To print a document from the screen or from a disk, press the Shift + F7 key and select (1)
Full Document, (2) Page or (3) Document on Disk.
REPLACE
Press Alt + F2 to perform a Global Search and Replace for a word, phrase, or WordPerfect
code with another word, phrase or code within a document or block of text. At the
"w/Confirm?" prompt, type "Y" to confirm each replacement or type "N" to have
WordPerfect replace every occurrence without stopping to confirm. After typing the text
you want to search for, press Alt + F2 again and enter the replacement text. Then press Alt
+ F2 once more to begin the replacement process.
NOTE: Lowercase letters will be matched with either upper or lowercase characters, but
uppercase will only match uppercase.
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RETRIEVE
Press Shift + F10 and type the file name of the document you want to retrieve. Then press
Enter. Also see List Files above.
REVEAL CODES
Pressing the F11 key (or Alt + F3) displays the control codes or special symbols that are
inserted into your text. To exit Reveal Codes press the F11 key (or Alt + F3) again.
SAVE
Pressing the F10 key saves your document without exiting, either using a new or the
current name.
SEARCH FORWARD OR BACKWARDS
Pressing the F2 Function key performs a Search from the cursor forward. Pressing Shift +
F2 searches from the cursor backwards. Type the characters and/or codes you want to
find and press F2 again. Pressing F2 followed by F2 again continues the same search.
NOTE: Lowercase letters will be matched with either upper or lowercase characters but
uppercase will only match uppercase.
SHELL (DOS)
Pressing Ctrl + F1 then number 1 exits you to DOS from Wordperfect. Type "exit" to return
to WordPerfect.
SPACE (Required)
Press Home + Space Bar.
SPELL
It's best to save your document before beginning the spell check. Pressing the Ctrl + F2
key to display the Spell menu. Select (1) Word or (2) Page to check the word or page on
which the cursor is located, or select (3) Document to check the entire document. When
Spell check stops and highlights a word, use the menu at the bottom of the screen to make
any corrections.
THESAURUS
Place your cursor on the desired word, then press Alt + F1 to display alternate choices for
that word. If you find a word in the listing that you want to substitute within your
document, type (1) Replace Word, then type the letter preceding the selected word. Use
the cursor keys to move from one column to another within the Thesaurus listing.
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UNDELETE
WP saves your three most recent deletions. To restore, move the cursor to the position
you want the deleted text inserted. Press (F1) Cancel to display the undelete menu. Select
(1) Restore to restore the most recently deleted text, which will be highlighted. If this is
not the text you want restored, select (2) Previous deletion until the correct text is
displayed, then press (1) Restore.
UNDERLINE
To underline text, press the F8 key and type the text you want to underline. Press the F8
key again to turn it off. To underline existing text, place the cursor at the beginning of the
text you want underlined and press ALT + F4 or F12 to turn Block On. Highlight the text to
be underlined and press the F8 key.
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