+ + ŒWŒeŒlŒcŒoŒmŒe ŒtŒo ŒPŒrŒoŒfŒeŒsŒsŒiŒoŒnŒaŒl ŒTŒeŒxŒt ŒPŒrŒoŒcŒeŒsŒsŒoŒr Œ(ŒPŒTŒPŒ-PCŒ) ŒPŒrŒoŒfŒeŒsŒsŒiŒoŒnŒaŒl ŒTŒeŒxŒt ŒPŒrŒoŒcŒeŒsŒsŒoŒr is the finest full-screen text editor available for the IBM-PC. PTP-PC is designed to take full advantage of the IBM-PC (and clones) keyboard and video display. Try this short tutorial to become familiar with some basic commands and see how easy PTP-PC is to learn and use. Let's start with the ŒCŒUŒRŒSŒOŒR ŒMŒOŒTŒIŒOŒN ŒCŒOŒMŒMŒAŒNŒDŒS. The cursor is the blinking underline or box in the upper-left corner of the screen. See the ŒaŒrŒrŒoŒw ŒkŒeŒyŒs on the editing keypad. Press the ŒdŒoŒwŒnŒaŒrŒrŒoŒw ŒkŒeŒy now. Notice that the cursor moves down one line each time you press it. Now move the cursor until it is right under this "ŒX". Change the X to a Y by pressing the Y key. If you make a mistake, press the ŒBŒRŒEŒAŒK key on the top row of the keyboard; it will undo the error! Now move the cursor around some more and experiment with changing words. For example, change the word cat to dog here: ŒcŒaŒt To move the cursor to the next screen of the document, press the ŒPŒGŒDŒN key on the editing keypad. Please do so now. (NOTE: to keep the tutorial in synch, position the "+" signs in the corners.) + ŒCŒoŒnŒgŒrŒaŒtŒuŒlŒaŒtŒiŒoŒnŒsŒ, ŒyŒoŒu ŒgŒoŒt ŒhŒeŒrŒeŒ! Each of the keypad keys is used both individually or with the SHIFT key to perform various editing commands. The SHIFT key tends to expand the effect of a command. For instance; the ŒRŒIŒGŒHŒT ŒAŒRŒRŒOŒW key moves the cursor one character, the ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒRŒIŒGŒHŒT ŒAŒRŒRŒOŒW keys move the cursor to the end of the line or the right margin. The ŒIŒnŒs key inserts one blank character; the ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒIŒNŒS keys insert one blank line. The ŒDŒEŒL key removes one character; the ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒDŒEŒL keys remove one line. The ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒUŒPŒAŒRŒRŒOŒW or ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒDŒOŒWŒNŒAŒRŒRŒOŒW will move the cursor to the top or bottom of the display. Press the keys a second time and the text window will scroll up or down. You have already used the ŒPŒGŒDŒN key to get to this page. The ŒPŒGŒUŒP key is obviously used to move the text window to the previous screen of the document. The ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒPŒGŒUŒP keys move the cursor to the first screen at the top of the document. The ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒPŒGŒDŒN keys move the cursor to the bottom of the document. Experiment with the ŒCŒUŒRŒSŒOŒR ŒCŒOŒMŒMŒAŒNŒDŒS. To keep the display in synch with this tutorial, press the ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒPŒGŒUŒP, ŒPŒGŒDŒN, ŒPŒGŒDŒN. Do it now. + + ŒSŒoŒmŒe ŒSŒpŒeŒcŒiŒaŒl ŒFŒeŒaŒtŒuŒrŒeŒs PTP-PC has a number of unique special features found on only the most sophisticated word processing systems. ŒHŒoŒrŒiŒzŒoŒnŒtŒaŒl ŒSŒcŒrŒoŒlŒlŒiŒnŒg: Line lengths are up to 256 characters. Whenever the cursor reaches the extremes of the display, the text window will automatically scroll horizontally. ŒOŒnŒ-ŒSŒcŒrŒeŒeŒn ŒBŒOŒLŒD ŒaŒnŒd „U„N„D„E„R„L„I„N„E†: (display must use intensity signal for BOLD) Text can be ŒBŒOŒLŒDŒEŒD or †U†N†D†E†R†L†I†N†E†D as you enter it. ŒIŒnŒtŒeŒrŒaŒcŒtŒiŒvŒe ŒHŒyŒpŒhŒeŒnŒaŒtŒiŒoŒn: When formatting a paragraph, PTP-PC will decide if it is appropriate to hyphenate a word and present you with the option of where to position the hyphen. These features are fully described in the documentation. + + ŒMŒEŒNŒU ŒCŒoŒmŒmŒaŒnŒdŒs In the upper-right corner notice the line and column numbers indicating the location of the cursor. Use the ŒCŒUŒRŒSŒOŒR ŒMŒOŒTŒIŒOŒN ŒCŒOŒMŒMŒAŒNŒDŒS to position the cursor in line 65 (the line where the ŒMŒEŒNŒU ŒCŒoŒmŒmŒaŒnŒdŒs title is located). Many editors and word processors require you to learn and remember confusing key sequences. PTP-PC uses a unique menu system that allows you to choose a command from a list. Press the ŒOŒPŒTŒIŒOŒN key Œ(ŒKeypad ŒHŒOŒMŒEŒ) key. Notice that the second line of the status display at the top of the screen contains a list of options. The first letter is displayed in ŒBŒOŒLŒD (if display uses intensity signal). Pressing that letter will present a new list of sub-options for the option you selected. Press the ŒL key to select the LINE COMMAND MENU. Press the ŒL key again to position the line starting at the left margin. If you press the ŒOŒPŒTŒIŒOŒN Œ(ŒHŒOŒMŒEŒ) key by mistake, just press the ŒRŒEŒTŒUŒRŒN key to resume editing. You should read the documentation before attempting to use the ŒFILE options. Go on to the next screen to learn how to adjust margins and paragraphs. + + We will now change the margins and adjust this paragraph to fit between the new margins. Position the cursor in column 12. Press ŒOŒPŒTŒIŒOŒN Œ(ŒHŒOŒMŒEŒ), then ŒM for MARGINS SUBMENU, then ŒL to set the left margin at column 12. Notice that the left margin marker in the second line of the status display at the top of the screen moved to column 12. Now position the cursor in column 72. Press ŒOŒPŒTŒIŒOŒN Œ(ŒHŒOŒMŒEŒ), then ŒM, then ŒR to set the right margin. The first character of the first line of a paragraph must be positioned between the margins, with or without indentation. PTP-PC will adjust the end of the first line and all other lines of the paragraph. Position the cursor in line 86 and press ŒSŒHŒIŒFŒTŒ-ŒLŒEŒFŒT ŒAŒRŒRŒOŒW to position the cursor to the left margin. Press ŒOŒPŒTŒIŒOŒN Œ(ŒHŒOŒMŒEŒ), then ŒL for the LINE SUBMENU, then ŒH to move the line to "here". If the first character of the first word of the paragraph is already positioned correctly, these steps are not required; just position the cursor anywhere in the first line of the paragraph. Press ŒOŒPŒTŒIŒOŒN Œ(ŒHŒOŒMŒEŒ), then ŒP for the PARAGRAPH SUBMENU, then ŒJ to right JUSTIFY the paragraph between the margins, or ŒF to simply FILL the paragraph between the margins. Now position the next screen of the tutorial with the "+" signs in all four corners. + + ŒTŒhŒe ŒSŒEŒTŒUŒP ŒMŒeŒnŒu The ŒSŒEŒTŒUŒP Œ(ŒKŒEŒYŒPŒAŒD Œ-Œ) key is used to display a status and mode menu. The menu displays all the modes and configurable options of PTP-PC and their current status. The bolded letters are pressed to change a mode or option value. Once you have configured PTP-PC as you wish to normally use it, you can ŒKeep the configuration. Then each time you run PTP-PC it will initialize with the configuration you normally use. Of course, you can change it at any time. Press the ŒSŒEŒTŒUŒP Œ(Œ-Œ) key and look at the modes and options that you can configure. Consult the documentation for details on each of them. There is also an ŒEŒXŒPŒEŒRŒT method to bypass the MAIN SCREEN menu if you wish. Turn the ŒIŒNŒSŒEŒRŒT mode ŒOŒN by pressing ŒSŒEŒTŒUŒP Œ(Œ-Œ), then ŒI, then ŒSŒEŒTŒUŒP Œ(Œ-Œ). Now as you enter text, any text on the same line will automatically move to the right. If ŒWŒRŒAŒP mode is ŒOŒN, the last whole word at the end of a line that will not fit between the margins will wrap to the next line automatically. There is no need for you to press the ŒRŒEŒTŒUŒRŒN key. Just keep typing and let PTP-PC do it for you. + + ŒTŒhŒe ŒPŒRŒIŒNŒT ŒMŒeŒnŒu PTP-PC also has several options that can be configured for controlling your printer and to print a document. Press the ŒPŒRŒTŒSŒC key (under the ŒRŒEŒTŒUŒRŒN key) to see the configurable printer options. Consult the documentation for details on configuring PTP-PC to be compatible with your printer. ŒHŒEŒLŒP You should read the documentation before using PTP-PC. The on-screen ŒHŒEŒLŒP command is used for a quick reminder of most commands. Press the ŒHŒEŒLŒP Œ(ŒAŒLŒTŒ-ŒHŒ) key now for a list of all of the available commands. There are many commands not described in this tutorial. You will have to read the documentation for a thorough understanding of all the commands and features of PTP-PC. + + This concludes a brief introduction to ŒPŒrŒoŒfŒeŒsŒsŒiŒoŒnŒaŒl ŒTŒeŒxŒt ŒPŒrŒoŒcŒeŒsŒsŒoŒr. Read the documentation completely and experiment with the text in this file or create a document of your own for experimenting with PTP-PC. If you are running the DEMO version of PTP-PC you will not be able to save the document on disk but all other commands will work. If you would like any information on other software products for your computer, or if you would like to offer any suggestions or comments about this program, write to: ŒNŒeŒwŒlŒiŒnŒe ŒSŒoŒfŒtŒwŒaŒrŒe P.O. Box 289 Tiverton, RI 02878 (401) 624-3322 + +