About help      Deleting text   Footnotes       Preview mode    Shell to DOS    
Basic editing   DOS commands    Format menu     Printer setup   Shortcuts       
Box operations  Dot lines       Function keys   Printing        Spell checker   
Change margins  Enhancing text  Headers/footers Problems, edit  Status line     
Characters      Entering text   Marking text    Problems, print Switching files 
Char codes      File conversion Misc.operations Recording keys  Undelete/undo   
Control files   File operations Numbering       Reformatting    Windows         
Copy/move text  Find/replace    Page layout     Repaging        Support service 
Cursor moves    Fixing typos    Paragraph style Ruler lines     Shareware       

About Help

Welcome to the Lite help screens.  We hope you find them useful.

Use the four arrow keys, and Home, End, and Tab keys to select a topic.

Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to scroll a long help screen, like this one.
The shifted (or Shf) PgUp and PgDn keys scroll a screenfull at once.

Press the Shf F1 key to turn on the three REMINDER LINES that describe the
function keys available at each menu.  Press Shf F1 again to hide these lines.

To use the Main Menu, press the Esc key.  Then press the Shf, Alt, or Ctl key
to see more menus.  Press Esc at this menu (or any menu) to return to editing.

Watch the top line, or STATUS LINE for information about your current editing
status and modes.  See the STATUS LINE topic in these help screens.


Deleting Text

Delete character (or space)
under cursor    Del
left of cursor  Bksp

Delete word
right of cursor Ctl Esc
left of cursor  Ctl Bksp

Delete line
entire line     Shf Ctl Enter (or Home, Ctl Enter)
to end of line  Ctl Enter
to line start   Shf Ctl Bksp

Delete block
begin marking   F4  (or for a box, Ctl F7)
 move to end
 of the block
delete marking  F4

Undo delete     Ctl F4

Delete file     Alt F1 F7


Footnotes

To create a footnote
1. Enter a footnote reference in the text, using a reference character of your
     choice.  Sequential numbering is an option; see NUMBERING.
2. Enter the footnote text just after the paragraph containing the reference.
3. Place a .DB Dot line above and a .DQ directly below the footnote text,
     using the Alt F6 format menu or directly (see FORMAT MENU, DOT LINES)

To print footnotes as endnotes
1. Send all footnotes to a separate file, using the .DF Dot line:
     .DF:filename
2. After you print your file, switch to your footnote file and print it, too.
3. To use both footnotes and endnotes, start footnotes with a .DD Dot line
     and endnotes with the usual .DB Dot line.  Both end with a .DQ Dot line.

To set footnote formats
(these are only entered once, at the start of the document)
Footnote separator line   .DH:text   (such as dashes, underlines)
Footnote line spacing     .DM:number (default is 1, single space)

Example
.DH:
.DH:-------------
In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized.
.DB
1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds.
.DQ

Prints as:
In 1975 the urban population of Venus [1] had not yet materialized.

-------------
1. A warm, fragrant planet covered with clouds.


Preview Mode

This feature shows you an overall image of what your document will look like
when printed.  You can't make out the words, but you can see the margins,
headers, and general effect.  Your computer must have graphics capabilities
to use Preview mode.

To use Preview mode before you print, press F1 then F7 to get the Print Menu,
then press F3 to turn Preview mode on or off.  In Preview mode, press either
the Ctl PgUp key or Ctl PgDn key to see each page on the screen.

To use Preview mode to set page breaks, press Alt F7 to get the Repage Menu,
then (again) press F3 to turn Preview on or off, and Ctl PgUp or Ctl PgDn to
see each page.


Shell To DOS

If your computer has enough memory, you may temporarily exit Lite to run
another program or a DOS command, while the editor and your document stay
in the computer's memory.

Exiting Lite to the shell
1. Press F1 to bring up the System/Help Menu.
2. Press F4.  The screen shows you are at DOS, and displays the DOS prompt.

Reentering Lite, exiting the shell
1. At the DOS prompt in the shell type:
   EXIT <Enter>.

Notes: The shell from Lite is a temporary opening to DOS.  When you return
the shell is closed and all activities ended.  So, the shell is suitable for
applications that will be complete when you return to Lite, but not for
loading a memory resident program that you wish to stay active upon return.
To load a resident program, exit Lite normally (F1, F2), load the program,
and then reenter the editor (LITE filename).


Basic Editing

You can create and edit text using only a few keys:

1. Use the normal typewriter keys to enter text.  The Enter key (the big key
     on the right, which may have a <─┘ on it) goes to the next line.
2. Use the four Arrow keys, on the far right of your keyboard, to move the
     cursor (the little blinking square on the screen) where you want to type.
3. Use the Bksp key (a darker key with a left arrow) to backspace over
     any mistakes, or the Del key to delete a character at the cursor.
4. To print your text, press the F1 key, then F7, then F10.
5. To save your text to disk and exit from the Lite program, press F1 then F2.
6. To save your text to disk and continue editing, press F1 then F3.

That's all you need at first. See FIXING TYPOS for basic character edit keys.

DOS Commands

File Names
DOS file names are 1 to 8 characters, plus an extension of 0 to 3 letters.
The format is: filename.ext

You can use the letters A-Z (upper and lower case are the same), numbers 0-9,
and the symbols   $ & # @ ! % ( ) { } - _ ~   in a filename.

The filename can be preceded by a drive specification, and/or a pathname,
for example:   C:\PCW\filename.ext

Think of the drive and path as part of the full filename.  When no drive and/or
path is given, DOS assumes the currently logged drive and directory.

Here are some DOS COMMANDS you may find useful.  Lite has keystrokes for
some of these file operations (see FILE OPERATIONS). "A>" is the DOS prompt.

COPY
A>COPY fromfile tofile
  copies "fromfile" to "tofile"

DEL
A>DEL filename
  deletes the file "filename"

DIR
A>DIR B:
  lists files in drive B

FORMAT
A>FORMAT B:
  formats diskette in drive B

RENAME
A>RENAME oldname newname
  renames "oldname" to "newname"

SORT
A>SORT < infilename > outfilename
  sorts lines in "infilename" and puts them in "outfilename"

TYPE
A>TYPE filename
  displays contents of "filename" on the screen


Format Menu

You can control all basic document formats using the Format Menu.

1. Move the cursor to where you want this format to start.  To format the whole
     document, move to the start of the document.  Press the Alt F6 key.

2. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to select format options.  As you select them,
     the top of the menu tells what that option does, and what your choices are.

3. Change any option, by typing in a new number or letter.  For ones you just
     turn on or off, press Enter to turn on, or Esc then F9 to turn off.

4. Press the F10 key when you are done.  Or, to cancel the menu and leave
     things as they were, press the Esc key twice.

Printer Setup

For your printer to work correctly you must do the following.
Double check these if you are having printer trouble, and see PROBLEMS, PRINT

1. Note printer brand, model, and mode.

Look at your printer and printer manual.
Compare dip switch settings with manual to determine the mode.
Mode often governs character set and/or type styles available.
When making changes, write down settings as they were when you started.

2. Run the Printer Picker.

This creates a print control file for your printer, PR.DEF by default.
It runs when you install Lite with LITEDISK.
It can be run alone to change printers or modes.
With the Lite Utility Diskette in drive A: type:

   A> PRINTER d:\subdir\filename  <Enter>

Make choices as prompted. d:\subdir\ is the drive and directory with your copy
of Lite.  If you have only one printer, use PR.DEF as filename.  If you have
more than one printer connected to your computer, run the Printer Picker once
for each printer, giving a unique filename for each.

To check your current print control file for brand and model, edit or type the
control file and look at the first line.

3. Know your printer port.

Lite and DOS assume the printer is plugged into the LPT1 or PAR1 port (two names
for the first parallel port).  If it's on the second parallel port (LPT2 or PAR2)
or a serial port (COM1, COM2, SER1, or SER2), you must tell either Lite or DOS.

Tell Lite by using the .O Dot line in the print control file.
Edit file PR.DEF.  Add this line at the top:
  .O:SER1   (since this is a Dot line, start with Alt-G)
This directs all printing to the first serial port.
Replace SER1 with SER2 or PAR2 depending on the port in use.

Redirect printing with DOS by adding the following line to the DOS file
AUTOEXEC.BAT.  Be sure to run AUTOEXEC.BAT before testing changes.
  MODE LPT1:=COM1

You can replace COM1 with COM2 or LPT2 (DOS doesn't use SERx or PARx).


Shortcuts

Loading Options - from DOS or from editing with F1 then F6:

Bypass prompt asking about backup: no backup       LITE filename/e
Bypass prompt asking about backup: create backup   LITE filename/s
Bypass prompt asking whether to create file        LITE filename/c
Bring up directory before loading                  LITE *.*
  (or use filename.* or *.ext instead of *.*)
Jump to a line in the file, nn is the line number  LITE filename/nn
Pause and display each control file read           LITE filename/w

All / options may be used in combination (eg. /e/w).

File Switching Options - from F1 then F6:
Quick switch to another file: no backup           F1, F6, filename, F10
Quick switch to another file: create backup       F1, F6, filename, F9
Quick switch to next file in a series             F1, F6, F7
Quick switch to prior file in a series            F1, F6, F5
  (example: FILE1.TST, FILE2.TST, etc.)

Printing Options - from DOS
Bring up F1 then F7 menu                          LITE filename/p
Print every page of file, bypass prompts/menus    LITE filename/p/e
Bring up F1 F7 F9 print page range prompt         LITE filename/p/s
Bring up F1 F7 F7 multiple copies prompt          LITE filename/p/m

See BASIC EDITING, PRINTING, SWITCHING FILES


Box Operations

A marked box is a rectangular area of text;  like a marked block with sides.

To perform box operations:
1. Place the cursor at any corner of the box.
2. Press Ctl F7 (or Shf Ctl F6) to start Boxing mode.
3. To mark the box, move the cursor to diagonal opposite corner.
4. Some box operations first freeze the box size, creating BOXED mode.

Notes:
* Pressing Ctl F7 to mark a box forces Hide mode (hiding fonts and Guide Lines)
  You can go to Show mode with Alt Space, but Hide mode works better.
* Box moves and copies (unlike block moves and copies) overwrite existing text.
  If you're about to overwrite text, you get a warning.
  If you're moving or copying, first clear the target area.

Operations you can do in Boxing Mode (after pressing Ctl F7 and marking a box):

Press                To Do

Ctl F7               Move the cursor to the upper left corner
Ctl F5               Mark the entire file as a vertical slice
F3, move cursor, F3  Set BOXED mode, Copy box
F6, move cursor, F6  Set BOXED mode, Move box
F4                   Delete box
Ctl F6               Copy a box to another file
Shf Ctl F6           Append box to the Hold Area
Ctl F4               Undelete a just-deleted box
Shf Ctl End          Move to upper left of moved or deleted box
Ctl F3               Insert a file as a box
Shf Ins or Shf Del   Slide box text right or left
Alt F10 then F9      Repeat replace within a box
Alt F6, End, letter  Insert font characters around box
Ctl F9 then F2       Frame box, double ═ line
Ctl F9 then F3       Frame box, single ─ line
Ctl F9 then F4       Frame box, ASCII - | + symbols
Ctl F9 then F5       Unframe box (frame with blanks)

If you have a Marked or Boxed area and you use an operation that applies
to the whole file, not just the marked or boxed part, you get a warning.


Dot Lines

GUIDE LINES control formatting.
RULER LINES are Guide lines that control paragraph formatting.
DOT LINES are Guide lines that control page layout and printing.

All Guide Lines begin with the ALT-G font character.
All Dot Lines follow the Alt-G with a dot (period).
Alt-G characters are normally invisible, but guide lines are highlighted,
and the word "Guide" appears in the status line when the cursor is on one.

To delete a Guide line, place the cursor at the start and press Ctl Enter.

The Alt F6 menu is available to help you enter many Dot lines.

Guide lines and Dot lines do not print.  To view your file with Guide lines and
font characters hidden, press Alt Space Bar.  This "hides" these non-printing
lines and characters.  To "show" them, press Alt Space Bar again.

Page breaks in Hide mode are displayed as a single dashed line for soft breaks,
and a double dashed line for hard page breaks.

Related Help topics:

CHANGE MARGINS   FOOTNOTES     HEADERS/FOOTERS   PARAGRAPH STYLE  RULER LINES
ENHANCING TEXT   FORMAT MENU   PAGE LAYOUT       REFORMATTING

Put each Dot line on its own line, preceded by Alt-G.
* means line breaks a paragraph.

 Page Layout Commands       Dot Line     Default
 Font, start Regular font  .R: letter    F
 Font, quit Regular font   .Q: letter
 Footer line (up to 8)     .F: text      none
 Footer lines, quit all    .FQ
 Header line (up to 8)     .H: text      none
 Header lines, quit all    .HQ
 Length of page            .L: lines     66
 Length of text body       .LB:lines     54
 Line spacing, multiple    .M: number    1
 Line spacing, per inch    .S: number    6
 Extra margin, left        .X: number    0
 Extra margin, top         .XT:lines     4
 Extra margin, bottom      .XB:lines     8

 Footnote Dot Commands      Dot Line
*Footnote entry, begin     .DB
*Footnote forced on page   .DD
*Footnote entry, end       .DQ
*Footnote file             .DF:filename
*Footnote header (up to 4) .DH:text
*Footnote line spacing     .DM:number

 Other Dot Commands         Dot Line
 Comment line              ..
 Include ASCII codes       .TT:nnn,nnn,...
 Output file               .O: filename
 Page number, this page    .N: number


Function Keys

Esc       Cancels any menu
F1        Gives Help from any menu
Shf F1    Turns Reminder lines on/off

F1: System/Help Menu
F1  F1        Help
F1  F2        Exit from Lite
F1  F3        Save file
F1  F4        DOS shell
F1  F5        Change saving name
F1  F6        Switch to another file
F1  F7        Print Menu (below)
F1  F9        Stop save

F1  F7: Print Menu
F1  F7  F3    Page preview mode
F1  F7  F7    Print multiple copies
F1  F7  F8    Print to file or device
F1  F7  F9    Print range of pages
F1  F7  F10   Print all pages
F1  F7 cPgU/D Jump to next/prior page

F2: Window/Ruler Menu
F2  F2        Bring up/remove Ruler line
F2  F4        Insert Ruler above cursor
F2  F6        Read control file (edit/print)
F2  Grey+/-   Find next/last ruler line

    F3        Copy/mark block
    F4        Delete/mark block
    F5        Un-mark block
    F6        Move/mark block

Ctl F3        Insert file as marked block
Ctl F4        Insert hold (undelete)
Ctl F5        Mark whole file as a block
Ctl F6        Copy marking block to file

Ctl F7        Box marking mode
Ctl F9        Box frame Menu

    F7        Reformat paragraph
Shf F7        Wrap-/Wrap+/Para+

    F8        Lower/upper case
Alt F8        Upper case only
Shf F8        Center line
Ctl F8        Flush right line

F9: Find and Replace Menu
F9  F9        Set Find text
F9  F10       Set Replace text

    F10       Replace once
Ctl F10       Swap find/replace text

Alt F1: Name/File Menu
Alt F1  F6    Copy entire file to disk
Alt F1  F7    Delete a file
Alt F1  F8    Directory (list files)

Alt F2: Spelling Menu
Alt F2  F2    Check a word
Alt F2  F3    Guess a correct spelling
Alt F2  F4    Add a word to list
Alt F2  F7    Automatic checking on/off
Alt F2  Grey+/- Find next/prior wrong word

Alt F4: Misc-Ops Menu
Alt F4  F3    Word count
Alt F4  F4    Mark symbol pair
Alt F4  F5    Insert current date
Alt F4  F6    Jump-to/remove non-ASCII

Alt F5: Conversion Menu
Alt F5  F2    Convert Wordstar files
Alt F5  F4    Convert tabs/spaces
Alt F5  F6    Fix line boundary errors

Alt F7: Repage Menu
Alt F7  F3    Page preview mode
Alt F7  F5    Repage entire file
Alt F7  F7    To next page break only
Alt F7  F9    Remove all page breaks
Alt F7 cPgU/D Jump to next/prior page

Alt F9: To-Location Menu
Alt F9  F9    Move to line x/n in file
Alt F9  F10   Move to page x/n in file

Alt F10: Replace-All Menu
Alt F10 F9    Repeat Replace
Alt F10 F10   Un-replace

Alt F6: Formatting Menu
Start a new page ---------- ?*
Paragraph style ---- C, F, J, R:
Reformat control ------ A, Y, N:
Tab spacing ----------- T every:
Paragraph first line indent -- :
Right margin;  print width --- :
Left margin, when printed - .X :
Top margin ---------------- .XT:
Bottom margin ------------- .XB:
Paper length -------------- .L :
Multiple space; 2=double -- .M :
Lines per inch; 4, 6, 8 --- .S :
Reset the page number ----- .N :
Default header lines on --- .H
Default footer lines on --- .F
Begin a footnote block ---- .DB
Quit  a footnote block ---- .DQ
Begin a Regular font ------ .R :
Quit  a Regular font ------ .Q :
Begin/End font effect ----- Alt:


Printing

To Print While Editing

Press F1 then F7.  This brings up the Print Menu:

Esc F1  F3.View  F7:Copies  F8:To-disk  F9:Range  F10.All-pages  Ctl-PgUpDn: n

As usual, Esc cancels the menu, and F1 brings up this Help system.

F7 Copies
  Prompts you for the number of copies of your document to print.

F8 To-disk
  Prompts you for the name of a disk file, or a device name, to print to.
  If you print to a disk file, you can later just copy this file to the printer
  to print it, or use the DOS command PRINT to print the file while you edit.
  Printing to a file can also help if your printing doesn't look right, to help
  discover where the problem occurs. (see PROBLEMS, PRINT)
  Printing to a device can direct your printout to a particular printer or port.
  (see PRINTER SETUP)

F9 Range
  Prompts you for a range of page numbers to print:

  Esc  F9:First page number "1"  F10:Final page number "1"

  The cursor is at the first page number, so you can change this number.
  Press F10 to set the final page number.  Press Enter to print the page range.
  If your printer only takes one sheet at a time, enter the first page number
  in both places, and press Enter to print the first page.  The menu reappears
  with the next page number.  Press Enter to print this page, and so on.

F10 All-pages
  Prints all pages in your file.

Ctl PgDn (and Ctl PgUp)
  These keys go to the next (or prior) place a page break would occur.


To Print a File from DOS

When you start Lite with the LITE command from DOS, you can tell it to print:

LITE filename/p     Bring up F1 then F7 menu
LITE filename/p/e   Print every page of file, bypass prompts/menus (F1 F7 F10)
LITE filename/p/s   Bring up F1 F7 F9 print page range prompt
LITE filename/p/m   Bring up F1 F7 F7 multiple copies prompt


Spell Checker

The "spelling checker" just looks up a word in its master list and your user
list and tells you if it is not there.  The master word list WORDS.MAS comes
on the Lite program diskette.  You create the custom word list WORDS.USE.

To check spelling
check last word typed    Alt F2, F2
check as you type        Alt F2, F7

To scan for word not in a list
scan to next word        Alt F2, Grey+
scan to prior word       Alt F2, Grey-
  (after pressing Alt F2, Grey+ and Grey- continue to check
   spelling, until you press F9 or F10 to do Find or Replace).

Guess at correction
for misspelled word      Alt F2, F3

User list
add word to user list    Alt F2, F4

Merge user list into master list
1. Put WORDS.MAS, WORDS.USE, and WORDS.EXE on the default disk or directory.
2. Type:  WORDS <enter>
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.


Change Margins

Top Margin

Change the top margin with a .XT:number Dot line in the text file, giving the
number of lines (eg, .XT:3).  The Formatting Menu (Alt F6) helps you do this.
Do this at the start of the file if you want it to apply to the whole file.
Or, for a dot matrix printer, you can just position the printhead.

Bottom Margin

In a similar way, change the bottom margin with a .XB:number Dot line.

Right Margin

Change the right margin by changing the Ruler and reformatting.
1. Press F2 to edit the Ruler line
2. Move to position of new right margin, enter right margin letter (such as R).
3. Reformat, by marking the paragraphs and then pressing F7.

Left Margin - Printed

The simplest way to change the left margin is with the .X:number Dot line,
giving the number of extra spaces of left margin to print, again using the
Formatting Menu (Alt F6).  This left margin does not show on the screen.

Left Margin - Ruler

If you want a left margin visible on the screen, you can also set it by placing
a left margin letter in the Ruler line.  To change the left Ruler margin, remove
the old left margin letter and use a K left margin letter at the new position:
1. Press F2 to edit the Ruler line
2. Move to position of new left margin, enter the K.
3. Reformat, by marking the paragraphs and then pressing F7.
4. You can then replace the K in the Ruler with another left margin letter.

See DOT LINES, REFORMATTING, MARKING TEXT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, RULER LINES


Enhancing Text

The current font is shown on the Status Line when editing.  See STATUS LINE.

You can turn on fonts and/or enhancements in one of three ways:

1. For text on one line, press Alt plus one of the letters listed below before
and after the text to enter a font character.  Font characters do not print.

2. Mark the text, press Alt F6 (Format Menu), press End (Begin/End font effect),
enter one of the letters below, and press F10 to finish the menu.

3. For longer blocks of text use .R:letter to start the font or enhancement,
and Q:letter to end it.  See DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT.

To view text on screen without Font characters, press Alt Space Bar.
To see them again, press Alt Space Bar again.

───────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────
 FONTS                         │ ENHANCEMENTS
 Alt C   Compressed           │ Alt B   Boldface
 Alt D   Double wide          │ Alt I   Italics
 Alt E   Elite 12 cpi, fast   │ Alt H   Superscript
 Alt F   Fast, pica (default) │ Alt L   Subscript
 Alt P   Pica 10 cpi, quality │ Alt S   Second strike
 Alt Q   Quality mode, elite  │ Alt U   Underline


Headers/Footers

Header lines repeat at the top of each page; footer lines at the bottom.
You can have up to 8 of each.  Footnotes are not footers.  See DOT LINES.

Page location                      Headers         Footers
All pages                         .H:text         .F:text

Page numbers/positioning           Example Header  Example Footer
Page numbers                      .H:Page $$$     .F:Page $$$
Blank line                        .H:             .F:
Flush left                        .H:Part 1...    .F:English 101
Flush right                       .H:...Joe Grow  .F:...Chapter 2
Centered                          .H:...Heros...  .F:...Subs...

Other options                      Example Header   Example Footer
Turn off all headers/footers      .HQ              .FQ
Set page number for next page     .N:12            .N:+2
Print today's date                .H:$$Mon Ye$$    .F:$$D Month Year$$
Print day of the week             .H:$$Day$$       .F:$$DAY$$

The date format can use any of the following, combined with other text: 
D        Day of month, 1-31        DA       Day of month, 01-31
M        Month number, 1-12        MO       Month number, 01-12
Day      Mon Tue Wed etc.          DAY      MON TUES WED etc.
Days     Monday Tuesday etc.       DAYS     MONDAY TUESDAY etc.
Mon      Jan Feb Mar etc.          MON      JAN FEB MAR etc.
Month    January February etc.     MONTH    JANUARY FEBRUARY etc.
YE       year, 90                  YEAR     year 1990


Problems, Edit

If Lite doesn't run at all, or you have problems you can't explain:

1. Make sure the Lite program (LITE.EXE), Help file (LITE.HLP), and spelling
   file (WORDS.MAS) are all in one directory or floppy disk, and it is the
   default drive and directory.

2. Try Lite without any memory resident software (a program loaded into memory
   and active as you work).  If you are on a network, run Lite locally.  Memory
   resident software, network software, and the DOS APPEND command sometimes
   interfere with the DOS PATH command.  This may cause problems finding files.

3. If you suspect damage to a Lite file, recopy the file from the original
   disks, or make a new work disk using LITEDISK with a new, blank, formatted
   disk.  On a hard disk system, use a new directory.  If these fail, try to run
   Lite from your original disks (not usually recommended).  If Lite will not
   run from your original disks, you may need a new set.

4. If changes to the edit control file ED.DEF do not appear to take effect,
   check for other ED.DEF files on the PATH and for ED.ext where .ext matches
   the extension of the file you are editing.  Use the /w switch to check which
   control files have been read.  Check the print control file (PR.DEF) for a
   line that may override one in ED.DEF.  Return to DOS and reload the editor
   after changes to ED.DEF.  Use the DOS command SET <enter> to look for a
   SET LITE= command.  SET LITE= is read instead of ED.DEF.  See CONTROL FILES.

If you get a "MEMORY FULL" or "DISK FULL" message:

Your computer's internal memory and disk memory are limited.  You can get
around this by dividing your document into several files.  If you give them
file names like PART1, PART2, PART3 (for less than 10) or CHAPT01, CHAPT02,
CHAPT03 (for 10 or more) then you can switch between them easily, and Lite
can treat them as a unit when it prints, searches, or checks spelling.

1. If you get the message Memory full; Esc:Cancel, F9:Make subfiles ...
   your file is too big to be loaded into memory.  If you want Lite to make a
   new set of subfiles, press F9.  For example, if the original file is named
   NOVEL, it would make NOVEL1, NOVEL2, and so on.  The original  file NOVEL
   is not affected.  You could also press Esc to cancel Lite, and try to make
   more memory available by removing resident programs (or buying more memory).

2. If you get a "MEMORY FULL" type of message after your file has been loaded,
   your file is OK, but no more text can be inserted.

   To divide your file into two files:
   1. Move to a dividing point you like, at the start of a line.
   2. Press Ctl F6.
   3. Press Shf Grey- (or Alt -) to move to the end of the file.
   4. Press Ctl F6 again.
   5. Type the name you want for part 2 of your document, and press Enter.
        The marking area is copied to this file.
   6. If part 2 has been successfully copied to the other file, press F4
        to delete this part from the original file.

3. If you try to save your file or exit, and the disk is too big to hold the
   file in memory, you get the prompt:
   Disk full;  Esc:Cancel  F9:Try again with new disk  F10:Write incomplete copy

   There are several ways around this:
   1. Replace your floppy disk with one that has more room, and press F9.
   2. Press F10 to write as much of the file to disk as possible.  But some part
      at the end will be lost!
   3. Press Esc to cancel.  Then delete one or more files on the too-full disk.
      Press Alt F1 then F7 to delete a file.  Or press Alt F1 then F8 to get a
      directory first, select a file to delete, and then press F7.
   4. Press Esc to cancel, then press F1 then F9 then F4.  You are at the DOS
      shell, so Lite and your file are still in memory.  Carefully make more
      room on your disk, then enter the DOS command EXIT to go back to Lite.
      Now press F1 then F3 to save your file.

If you get a "Disk format problem" or "Disk data read problem" or other message
that ends "Esc:stop trying, F9:try again.":

You may have a worn out disk.

1. If the drive letter is for a hard disk, call a hardware service technician.

2. If the drive letter is for a floppy disk, try to copy all files from the old
   disk to a new, formatted one.  Sometimes removing and replacing the disk in
   the drive helps.  Sometimes the disk can still be read on another drive.
   Sometimes cleaning your floppy disk drive heads will help.

Also, floppy and hard disks are temperature sensitive.  If your disk won't read
when it's cold, try waiting for it to warm up.  For floppy disks, leave them in
the computer for an hour and try again.

See also SUPPORT SERVICE


Status Line

Format of the Status Line:
Esc:menu Key-Status Ed-Status Sp-Status Font-Status n% n/n,n Edit/Read filename

Esc:menu       Reminds you to press the Esc key to bring up the Main Menu
Key-Status     Current keyboard status
  Over           Overwrite mode
  Push           Pushright mode
  OVER/PUSH      Caps Lock mode
  OveR/PusH      Num Lock mode
  Shf            Next key will be Shifted
  Ctl            Next key will be Ctl'd
  Alt            Next key will be Alt'd
  Fn             Next key will be Fn'd
Ed-Status      Current edit status
  Wrap-          Wordwrap and auto reform off
  Wrap+          Wordwrap on, auto reform off
  Para+          Wordwrap and auto reform on
  ParA+          Auto reform on by A in Ruler
  ParN-          Wrap/reform off by N in Ruler
  ParU-          Wrap/reform off by %U line
  Marking        Marking mode
  MARKED         Marked mode
  Boxing         Boxing mode
  BOXED          Boxed mode
  IMPORT         F3, F6 insert block from last file
  DECIMAL        Decimal tab entry mode
  ACCENT         Next key is part of Accent pair
  RECORD         Recording keystrokes
  Guide          Cursor is on a Guide Line
  <user>         Next key is user-defined
  [,],\,√        Temporary margins in effect
Sp-Status      Status of the spelling checker
  Se-            Normal edit search on, auto spell off
  Se+            Normal edit search on, auto spell on
  Sp-            Spell search on, auto spell off
  Sp+            Spell search on, auto spell on
Font-Status    Current width font or font character
R:<letter>       Current width font set with .R
<char>a<letter>  Cursor is on a font character
<char>:<letter>  Cursor is in a width font area
n%             Percentage of memory still free for editing
n/n,n          Line on page/total page lines, page number
                 (Repage for correct page numbers)
Edit/Read      File save status
 Edit            File in memory needs to be saved
 Read            File in memory same as on disk
 edit/read       File is locked on network
filename       Name of the file you are editing

Example:  Esc:menu Push Wrap+Se- R:F 99%   1/1, 1    Read "filename"


Characters

Box drawing Characters:  (See BOX OPERATIONS for Framing feature.)

═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗       ╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══╗       ╔═══╦═══╦═══╦═══
 Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║       ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P ║║ Q ║ W ║ E ║ R ║       ║ U ║ I ║ O ║ P
 ┌ ║ ┬ ║ ┐ ║ │ ║       ║ ╓ ║ ╥ ║ ╖ ║ ▓ ║║ ╔ ║ ╦ ║ ╗ ║ ║ ║       ║ ╒ ║ ╤ ║ ╕ ║ █
═══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦═══╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╝╚╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦═══╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══╩╦══
  A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║    ║ A ║ S ║ D ║ F ║ G ║ H ║ J ║ K ║ L ║
  ├ ║ ┼ ║ ┤ ║«─ ║ ─»║ ╟ ║ ╫ ║ ╢ ║ ░ ║    ║ ╠ ║ ╬ ║ ╣ ║«═ ║ ═»║ ╞ ║ ╪ ║ ╡ ║ ▒ ║
══╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝    ╚═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═╦═╩═══╝
  ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║            ║ Z ║ X ║ C ║ V ║ B ║ N ║ M ║
  ║ └ ║ ┴ ║ ┘ ║ │ ║ ╙ ║ ╨ ║ ╜ ║            ║ ╚ ║ ╩ ║ ╝ ║ ║ ║ ╘ ║ ╧ ║ ╛ ║
  ╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝            ╚═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╩═══╝
           SHF-ALT BOX SET                          SHF-CTL BOX SET

Math Characters:  Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key.

 1 Accent `   ░   │  a Accent /   α   │  d Accent /   δ   │  ) Accent `   ⌡
 2 Accent `   ▒   │  b Accent /   ß   │  f Accent /   φ   │  1 Accent 2   ½
 3 Accent `   ▓   │  g Accent /   Γ   │  e Accent /   ε   │  1 Accent 4   ¼
 4 Accent `   █   │  p Accent /   π   │  ! Accent `   ⁿ   │  : Accent `   -
 5 Accent `   ▄   │  S Accent /   Σ   │  # Accent `   ■   │  / Accent `   √
 6 Accent `   ▌   │  s Accent /   σ   │  $ Accent `   ∞   │  + Accent `   ±
 7 Accent `   ▐   │  m Accent /   µ   │  % Accent `   °   │  . Accent `   ∙
 8 Accent `   ▀   │  t Accent /   τ   │  ^ Accent `   ∩   │  = Accent `   ≡
                  │  F Accent /   Φ   │  & Accent `       │  ~ Accent `   ≈
 [ Accent `   ⌐   │  h Accent /   Θ   │  * Accent `   ²   │  > Accent `   ≥
 ] Accent `   ¬   │  M Accent /   Ω   │  ( Accent `   ⌠   │  < Accent `   ≤


Foreign Characters:  Press first key, then Accent Key (~), then second key

 a Accent "   ä   │  a Accent `   à   │  a Accent ^   â   │  o Accent a   å
 A Accent "   Ä   │  e Accent `   è   │  e Accent ^   ê   │  A Accent o   Å
 e Accent "   ë   │  i Accent `   ì   │  i Accent ^   î   │
 i Accent "   ï   │  o Accent `   ò   │  o Accent ^   ô   │  a Accent _   ª
 o Accent "   ö   │  u Accent `   ù   │  u Accent ^   û   │  o Accent _   º
 O Accent "   Ö   │  a Accent '   á   │  c Accent ,   ç   │
 u Accent "   ü   │  E Accent '   É   │  C Accent ,   Ç   │  c Accent /   ¢
 U Accent "   Ü   │  e Accent '   é   │  n Accent ~   ñ   │  - Accent L   £
 y Accent "   ÿ   │  i Accent '   í   │  N Accent ~   Ñ   │  = Accent Y   ¥
 a Accent e   æ   │  o Accent '   ó   │  ? Accent ?   ¿   │  t Accent P   ₧
 A Accent E   Æ   │  u Accent '   ú   │  ! Accent !   ¡   │  - Accent f   ƒ


Entering Text

See COPY/MOVE TEXT, CURSOR MOVES, DELETING TEXT

┌──────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────┐
│ Text                             │ Press                      │Top Line reads│
│ To enter letters and numbers.....│ letter or number keys      │   (normal)   │
│ To enter special characters......│ key, Accent key (~), key   │    ACCENT    │
│ To enter characters by code......│ Alt plus keypad number keys│   (normal)   │
│ Modes                            │                            │              │
│ To push existing text right..... │ Scroll Lock  (or Ctl-V)    │     Push     │
│ To overwrite existing text.......│ Scroll Lock  (or Ctl-V)    │     Over     │
│ To type all capital letters......│ Caps Lock     (on/off)     │   PUSH/OVER  │
└──────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────┘

Spaces
Normal space          Space bar
To right of cursor    Ins
Repeat (for column)   Shf Ins
To next Tab stop      Ctl I
Hard-Space            Ctl Space       (keeps words together)
Soft-Space            Shf Ctl Space   (used in formatting)

Hyphens
Normal hyphen         Hyphen (- key)
Hard-Hyphen           Ctl Hyphen      (keeps words together)
Soft-Hyphen           Shf Ctl Hyphen  (conditional at end of line)

Line boundary
Normal                Enter
Beneath indent        Shf Enter
Beneath cursor        Ctl N

Special insert
System date           Alt F4 then F5

Transpose/case
Transpose left        Shf Bksp
Transpose right       Shf Esc
Upper/lower case      F8
To upper case         Alt F8


Marking Text
How to do block operations:    ┌──────┬────────────┬──────┬─────────┬─────────┐
                               │ Copy │Copy to file│ Move │ Delete  │  Box    │
1. Begin marking with any of...│  F3  │   Ctl F6   │  F6  │   F4    │ Ctl F7  │
                               │      │            │      │         │         │
2. End marking with any of.....│  F3  │   Ctl F6   │  F6  │   F4    │ Ctl F7  │
                               │      │            │      │(delete) │         │
3. Move cursor to new position.│      │            │      │         │         │
                               │      │            │      │         │         │
4. Insert marked with..........│  F3  │  filename  │  F6  │ Ctl F4  │ F3 or F6│
                               │      │            │      │(un-del) │         │
5. Un-mark text with ..........│  F5  │     F5     │  F5  │   F5    │    F5   │
                               └──────┴────────────┴──────┴─────────┴─────────┘
Mark ENTIRE file         Ctl F5    See BOX OPERATIONS, COPY/MOVE TEXT,
Un-delete last deletion  Ctl F4        DELETE TEXT, FILE OPERATIONS.

Problems, Print

Printers have more problems than any other part of a computer system.
If your printer is not working with Lite, DON'T PANIC.  (See also PRINTER SETUP)

If the printer is not working or Lite tells you it cannot print, check:

1. Printer power is on.  Turn the printer off and on to reset it.

2. Printer is activated, the "online" or "selected" light is on.

3. Printer has paper.

4. All plugs and cables are secure and fully plugged in.

5. All switches on your printer are set according to specifications.
   (Look in your printer manual.)

6. Printer is plugged into the correct port of your computer.
   (Parallel and serial ports often look the same.  Many computers have both.)

7. If your printer is a serial printer, the output is redirected to a serial
   port with the DOS MODE command.  If your serial printer uses XON/XOFF
   protocol (not Lite's normal) print to the special device SER1 or SER2.

8. The PrtScreen Key (Shf Grey*) works if your printer is hooked up correctly.

If it is printing, but the results are incorrect, check that:

1. You have the right print control file installed as PR.DEF.
   The first line of the print control file lists brand and model.

2. If your printer has more than one emulation mode, the print control
   file matches the current emulation mode.

3. The type style or characters you want are in the character set(s)
   shown in your printer manual, in the current mode.

4. If you are printing one page at a time with cut sheet paper, you
   may need to disable your printer's "out of paper" switch.

5. Make sure that the top of the page is just at the printhead, so
   that if the printer were to print immediately, it would print in
   the first sixth of an inch of the paper.

If all else fails:

Print your file to another file, instead of to the printer, using F1, F7, F8,
filename, Enter, F10.  This file has everything normally sent to the printer
including escape sequences and printer codes.  Edit this output file with Lite.
You may see many strange looking symbols, but you should also see your text.
You may be able to print the output file using the DOS PRINT command.

See also SUPPORT SERVICE


Switching Files


To switch from one file to another:
1. Press F1 then F6.

2. Type the filename you want to load.  Press Enter.  To load a file from a
   drive or directory that is not the default, be sure to type the drive letter
   and/or directory name.

3. The file currently being edited is saved.  The new file is loaded.  You are
   prompted for a backup.  Press Esc for no backup, or F9 if you want a backup
   copy.  The new file appears on screen.


File and drive switching options after F1, F6:
Quick switch to another file earlier/later in a
 series (eg. FILE1.T, FILE2.T, FILE3.T, etc.)....F5/F7
Display directory, select file to edit...........F8 or *.*
Switch to file, with backup......................F9
Switch to file, no backup........................F10
Switch to file, prompt for backup................Enter

Import text from one file to another by marking text, switching files,
and then inserting the text with F3, F6, or Ctl F4.

See COPY/MOVE TEXT, SHORTCUTS, WINDOWS


Char Codes (* full PC-Write feature)

Code  Key         Function      Char

000   Ctl-U       (invisible)   space
001   Alt-S       Second strike  
002   Alt-B       Boldface       
003   Alt-E       Elite          
004   Alt-V     * Variable       
005   Alt-P       Pica           
006   Alt-C       Compressed     
007   Alt-M     * Marine blue    
008   Alt-J     * Justify Line   
009   Alt 9       (Tab)          	
010   Enter       (Line feed)
011   Alt-G       Guide Line     
012   Shf Alt-T   Soft Break
013   Alt-X     * X (carr. ret.) 

014   Alt-A     * Align font     
015   Alt-Z     * Z (Hard-Break) 
016   Alt-D       Double wide    
017   Alt-N       Number font    
018   Alt-W     * Double under   
019   Alt-O     * Overstrike /   
020   Alt-K       Keep Para.     
021   Alt-I       Italics        
022   Alt-Q       Quality        
023   Alt-U       Underline      
024   Alt-H       Higher         
025   Alt-L       Lower          
026   Alt 26      (End of file)  
027   Alt 27      (Escape)       
028   Alt-F       Fast           
029   Shf Ctl - * Soft-Hyphen    
030   Alt-R     * Red            
031   Alt-Y     * Yellow         

032 sp    044 ,     056 8     068 D     080 P     092 \     104 h     116 t
033 !     045 -     057 9     069 E     081 Q     093 ]     105 i     117 u
034 "     046 .     058 :     070 F     082 R     094 ^     106 j     118 v
035 #     047 /     059 ;     071 G     083 S     095 _     107 k     119 w
036 $     048 0     060 <     072 H     084 T     096 `     108 l     120 x
037 %     049 1     061 =     073 I     085 U     097 a     109 m     121 y
038 &     050 2     062 >     074 J     086 V     098 b     110 n     122 z
039 '     051 3     063 ?     075 K     087 W     099 c     111 o     123 {
040 (     052 4     064 @     076 L     088 X     100 d     112 p     124 |
041 )     053 5     065 A     077 M     089 Y     101 e     113 q     125 }
042 *     054 6     066 B     078 N     090 Z     102 f     114 r     126 ~
043 +     055 7     067 C     079 O     091 [     103 g     115 s     127 

128 Ç  C accent ,   160 á  a accent '   192 └  Shf Alt Z    224 α  a accent /
129 ü  u accent "   161 í  i accent '   193 ┴  Shf Alt X    225 ß  b accent /
130 é  e accent '   162 ó  o accent '   194 ┬  Shf Alt W    226 Γ  g accent /
131 â  a accent ^   163 ú  u accent '   195 ├  Shf Alt A    227 π  p accent /
132 ä  a accent "   164 ñ  n accent ~   196 ─  Shf Alt F    228 Σ  S accent /
133 à  a accent `   165 Ñ  N accent ~   197 ┼  Shf Alt S    229 σ  s accent /
134 å  o accent a   166 ª  a accent _   198 ╞  Shf Ctl H    230 µ  m accent /
135 ç  c accent ,   167 º  o accent _   199 ╟  Shf Alt H    231 τ  t accent /
136 ê  e accent ^   168 ¿  ? accent ?   200 ╚  Shf Ctl Z    232 Φ  F accent /
137 ë  e accent "   169 ⌐  [ accent `   201 ╔  Shf Ctl Q    233 Θ  h accent /
138 è  e accent `   170 ¬  ] accent `   202 ╩  Shf Ctl X    234 Ω  M accent /
139 ï  i accent "   171 ½  1 accent 2   203 ╦  Shf Ctl W    235 δ  d accent /
140 î  i accent ^   172 ¼  1 accent 4   204 ╠  Shf Ctl A    236 ∞  $ accent `
141 ì  i accent `   173 ¡  ! accent !   205 ═  Shf Ctl F    237 φ  f accent /
142 Ä  A accent "   174 «  < accent <   206 ╬  Shf Ctl S    238 ε  e accent /
143 Å  A accent o   175 »  > accent >   207 ╧  Shf Ctl N    239 ∩  ^ accent `
144 É  E accent '   176 ░  1 accent `   208 ╨  Shf Alt N    240 ≡  = accent `
145 æ  a accent e   177 ▒  2 accent `   209 ╤  Shf Ctl I    241 ±  + accent `
146 Æ  A accent E   178 ▓  3 accent `   210 ╥  Shf Alt I    242 ≥  > accent `
147 ô  o accent ^   179 │  Shf Alt R    211 ╙  Shf Alt B    243 ≤  < accent `
148 ö  o accent "   180 ┤  Shf Alt D    212 ╘  Shf Ctl B    244 ⌠  ( accent `
149 ò  o accent `   181 ╡  Shf Ctl K    213 ╒  Shf Ctl U    245 ⌡  ) accent `
150 û  u accent ^   182 ╢  Shf Alt K    214 ╓  Shf Alt U    246 ÷  : accent `
151 ù  u accent `   183 ╖  Shf Alt O    215 ╫  Shf Alt J    247 ≈  ~ accent `
152 ÿ  y accent "   184 ╕  Shf Ctl O    216 ╪  Shf Ctl J    248 °  % accent `
153 Ö  O accent "   185 ╣  Shf Ctl D    217 ┘  Shf Alt C    249 ∙  . accent `
154 Ü  U accent "   186 ║  Shf Ctl R    218 ┌  Shf Alt Q    250 ·  & accent `
155 ¢  c accent /   187 ╗  Shf Ctl E    219 █  4 accent `   251 √  / accent `
156 £  - accent L   188 ╝  Shf Ctl C    220 ▄  5 accent `   252 ⁿ  ! accent `
157 ¥  = accent Y   189 ╜  Shf Alt M    221 ▌  6 accent `   253 ²  2 accent /
158 ₧  t accent P   190 ╛  Shf Ctl M    222 ▐  7 accent `   254 ■  # accent `
159 ƒ  - accent f   191 ┐  Shf Alt E    223 ▀  8 accent `   255    @ accent `


File Conversion

Remove page breaks
Both hard and soft           Alt F7, F9

Convert tabs and spaces
Tabs to spaces               Alt F5, F4, F9
Spaces to tabs               Alt F5, F4, F10

Fix line boundary errors
Add carriage return
  to line feed               Alt F5, F6, F9

Convert WordStar files
Clear high-order bits        Alt F5, F2, F9

Remove non-ASCII
Asks about extended chars    Alt F4, F6, F10

See MISC.OPERATIONS


Misc. Operations

Word count
Number of bytes, characters,
letters, words in file      Alt F4, F3

Mark pair of symbols
Mark (), {}, [], <>, xx     Alt F4, F4

Insert current date
E.g., "November 9, 1989"    Alt F4, F5

Find non-ASCII characters
Includes font characters    Alt F4, F6


Recording Keys

Record a commonly used phrase, or command sequences, to save time typing.
Recorded sequences can be permanently assigned to keys.

To record keystrokes
1. Start recording.        Ctl @
2. Press keys to record.
3. Stop recording.         Ctl @  (or, to stop w/continuous play, Grey*)

To play back a sequence    Grey*

To start numbers mode      Ctl ^  (used to put a sequence into ED.DEF)

To assign a sequence to a key
1. Record the sequence, as above.
2. Edit the edit control file, normally ED.DEF.
3. Start a new, blank line.
4. Press Ctl ^ to start Numbers mode.
5. Press the key you want to assign the sequence to. You see the key's number.
6. Press the Grey* key to play back the sequence (or, just type the sequence).
   You see all the numbers for the keys in the sequence.
7. Press Ctl ^ again to end Numbers mode.

See CONTROL FILES

Undelete/Undo

There are many ways to recover from mistakes.

Delete

When you delete a word, a line, or a block, the deleted text is copied to an
area called the "hold".  If you delete several words or lines in a row, all of
them go into the hold together.

To un-delete, press Ctl F4.  This copies the hold to your file at the cursor.

Move

When you move a block of text with F6, the second "bookmark" is set to the
original location of the block.

To undo a move, press Shf Ctl End then F6 (assuming the block is still marked).

Copy

To undo a block copy, press F4 twice (assuming the block is still marked).

Jump

When you jump to a new location using:
  1. Search or spell check (Grey+ or Grey-)
  2. Jump to the start or end of the file (Shf Grey+ or Shf Grey-)
  3. Jump to a numbered line or page (Alt F9)
or do some other operations, Lite sets the second bookmark to the old location.

To undo a jump, press Shf Ctl End to jump back to the second bookmark.

General Editing

When you edit, your actions only affect the file in your computer's memory.
It is only when you save your file to disk that the changes become permanent.
To restore your file to the way it was the last time you saved it:
  1. Press F1 then F9 then F6 then F10.

If your file is saved to disk and you want the original version back again,
you need a backup file, a copy of the file under another name.  When you edit
a file, Lite asks if you want to create a backup copy.  To use a backup file:
  1. From DOS, rename the original file some other name, just in case.
       If your backup copy is OK, you can delete this file later.
  2. Then rename the backup file to the same name as your original file.


Control Files

Edit control files and Print control files may be customized to meet your needs,
or to fix some keyboard problems.

Useful Edit Control File Customizations

Place one to a line.  Save changes (F1 then F3) then reload
the edit control file (F2 then F6) to try out your changes.

429:"/e"    Default filename suffix, no backup on file switch
400:725     Turn on automatic spell checking when you start
270:420     Redefine Tab Key to insert spaces.  Pushes text in
              push mode, overwrites in overwrite mode.
M:399       Redefine Ctl M to be Alt Space Bar (Hide/Show toggle)
S:"T. Catz" Redefine Ctl S to enter name


Switches

%C          Turn on Color for color monitors
%F          Ctl-Z (code 26) ends files
%G          Help file never loads
%I          Save every 2000 inserts
%M          Menu descriptions on as default
%O          Keyboard compatibility switch
%P          Punctuation separates words
%R          Save every 10 minutes
%S          Sticky shifts on
%U          Block all paragraph reformat


Settings

&B:7        Visual beep and bell, 0=no bell, 1=visual, 7=both
&C:5        Cursor fixed thickness, 1=thinnest, 5=thickest;
              or, set monitor type, 6= CGA, 7= MGA, 8= EGA, 9= VGA
&F:3        File lock status, 3 locks all files (for DOS SHARE command)
&I:n        Changes number inserts for %I, or just reminder if no %I
&J:19       16 turns on extended keyboard, +3 swaps CapLock and right Ctl keys
&K:20       Keyboard repeat rate (0 to 31) and delay (32, 64, 96)
&L:7        End of line display character, decimal code
&M:2        Multi-row screen display, 1=single, 2=double
&R:n        Changes number of minutes for %R; or just reminder if no %R


Print Control File Customization

$A          Printer already prints accented characters
$I          End of page sequence (code 12) opposite of $Q
$Q          Suppress end of page sequence, advance line by line
$nnn=nnn    Decimal code of character in file now prints with new code number

# Font Lines

# lines in both edit and print control files define fonts.
In the print control file, the line has control code sequences for the font.
In the Edit control file, the lines change screen display attributes.


File Operations

These commands help you with file housekeeping.

Rename
File in memory               F1, F5

Copy
File in memory to disk file  Alt F1, F6

Delete
Disk file                    Alt F1, F7

Organize
Display directory            Alt F1, F8

See SWITCHING FILES


Numbering

Use automatic numbering for footnotes, lines, and outlines.  You enter a
Numbering Sequence that is translated into a sequential series of numbers
when you repage.  See REPAGING.  See HEADERS/FOOTERS for page numbering.

First create a unique numbering sequence.  Each sequence element contains:
1. An Alt N font character ()
2. A number, perhaps with leading spaces for alignment
3. A symbol (anything but a digit or letter, including a space)

When you Repage, the numbers or letters become sequential.
The symbol, which indicates the sequence, remains the same.


Example
( is the Alt N font character)
 1. Cats
 3. Dogs
 2. Mice

After repage:
 1. Cats
 2. Dogs
 3. Mice


Footnote Numbering

Use Alt N to number footnote entries.  Start each entry with Alt N and the
number or letter and symbol for the series.  Repage, and the numbers update
to the current order of the footnotes in the document.  In this example, the
actual footnote number ends with "." and the footnote reference with "]":

This is the reference [9] to cats.
.DB
9. This is footnote text about cats.
.DQ

See DOT LINES, FOOTNOTES


Reformatting

This topic covers paragraph reformatting, which keeps paragraphs in the margins.
For other formatting topics, see FORMAT MENU, PARAGRAPH STYLE, and PAGE LAYOUT.

F7 does a manual reformat of a paragraph, or all paragraphs in a marked block.

Wordwrap means that as you type, when you get to the right margin, the word you
are typing moves to the next line automatically.

Automatic reformat means that as you edit, the entire paragraph you are working
on stays between the margins automatically.

Shf F7 toggles between three reformat modes.  The Status line shows:
Wrap-    Wordwrap and automatic reformat off
Wrap+    Wordwrap on, automatic reformat off
Para+    Automatic reformat on

Ruler letters can also control reformatting:
(above)  Letter Y in Ruler line means reformat is controlled by the Shf F7 key.
ParA+    Letter A in Ruler line forces automatic reformat on.
ParN-    Letter N in Ruler line forces all reformatting off, including F7 key.

Controlling Reformatting
To keep lines or paragraphs from joining with the next one:
1. Put an N Mini-Ruler above the lines or paragraphs, and a Y Mini-Ruler below.
   To enter a Mini-Ruler, enter an Alt-G then the letter (Y or N) on an empty
   line, or use the Alt F6 Format Menu.
Or,
2. End every line with an Alt K, the Keep Paragraph font character.

Centered and Flush Right Lines
There are two ways to center or flush right between the left and right margins:
1. The letter C or F in the Ruler line at the right margin will do it.
2. Shf F8 centers, and Ctl F8 sets flush right, a line or marked block.

See CHANGE MARGINS, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, RULER LINES


Windows

Windows are created by splitting the screen in two with the Ruler Line.
You can display two portions of the same file or two different files,
and mark and move blocks between them.

To create windows
1. Place cursor where you want to split the screen.  Press F2.
2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to a window.  All cursor and editing keys
   stay in that window.  You have two "windows" into the same file.
3. To edit a second file in a window, press F1 then F6 to switch files.

To move between windows
1. Press F2 to jump to Ruler line.
2. Press Up or Down Arrow to move to the other window.

To close windows
1. Place cursor in the window you want to keep.
2. Press F2 then F2.  The cursor jumps to the Ruler and the Ruler is removed.

To move text between windows
1. Press F3, F6, or Ctl F7 at the start and end of the block.
2. Move between windows as described above (F2 then Up or Down Arrow).
   If this switches to another file, the status line says IMPORT.
3. Position cursor and press F3 to copy or F6 to move.
   If the block was in another file, it is still there, even if you do a move.


Copy/Move Text

Moving within a file
1. Start marking text with F6.
2. Move cursor, end marking with F6.
3. Move cursor to new location.
4. Press F6 to move marked text.
5. Press F5 to remove highlighting.

Copying within a file
1. Start marking text with F3 (or F6).
2. Move cursor, end marking with F3.
3. Move cursor to new location.
4. Press F3 to copy marked text.
5. Press F5 to remove highlighting.

Copying to a file - stay in this file, append to or replace named file
1. Start marking text with Ctl F6 (or F6).
2. End marking with Ctl F6.
3. Type in file name, press Enter.

Copying to a file - select block, switch to other file, insert at cursor
1. Start marking with F3 or F6.
2. Move cursor, end with F3 or F6
3. Press F1, then F6 to switch files.
4. Type filename, then press enter.
5. Press Esc or F9 for backup option.
6. The status line says IMPORT.
7. Press F3 (or F6) to insert.
8. Press F5 to remove highlighting.

Insert a file
1. Locate cursor at insert point.
2. Press Ctl F3.
3. Type file name, press Enter.

Moving characters
Transpose character left with Shf Bksp, or right with Shf Esc.

Slide text right/left  (Slide boxes by marking with Ctl F7 first)
1. Mark text with F3 or F6.
2. Position cursor at insert/delete point.
3. Press Shf Ins or Shf Del.
4. Type number of spaces to move right (Ins) or left (Del).
5. Press Enter.

See BOX OPERATIONS, STATUS LINE, WINDOWS


Find/Replace

Set Find and Replace text
1. Press F9.
2. Insert chars/text to find.
3. Press F10.
4. Insert chars/text to replace.

Search for Find text
Forward once           Grey+ (or Ctl-L)
Backward once          Grey- (or Ctl-O)
For next non-ASCII     Alt F4 F6

Replace text
Replace once           F10
Swap find and replace  Ctl F10
Repeat replace         Alt F10, F9
Un-replace             Alt F10, F10

Find/Replace Wild Cards
Current Find text      F2
Marked text            F3
"Unwild" space, letter,
 Alt A, D, J, M, X, Z  F4
Letter or number       F5
Symbol or blank        F6
Any character          F7
Line boundary          F8

Space matches spaces, fonts, and line bounds.
Lower case letters match their upper case and accented versions.
The F4 wild card before a space or lower case letter makes it match exactly.


Page Layout

Page Layout means top and bottom margins, header and footer lines, printed
left margin, right margin (or line width), and line spacing.  You set the
page layout with Dot lines and a Ruler Line at the start of your text file.
The Formatting Menu (Alt F6) can help you enter these lines.

Dot Line     Default    Controls
.XT:lines    .XT:4      top margin
.XB:lines    .XB:8      bottom margin
.X:spaces    .X:0       printed left margin
.H:header    (none)     header line (up to 8)
.F:header    (none)     footer line (up to 8)
.S:lines/in  .S:6       inter-line spacing
.M:number    .M:1       multiple line spacing

Sample letter:

.XT:3        top margin, 3 lines or 0.5 inch
.XB:3        bottom margin, 3 lines or 0.5 inch
.X:15        printed left margin, 15 spaces  or 1.5 inches
.F:$$$       footer, the page number
.M:2         double spaced

See DOT LINES, PARAGRAPH STYLE


Repaging

Repaging inserts soft page breaks in a file so you can see where page breaks
occur, based on the page length (.L).  In Hide mode (Alt Space Bar) soft page
breaks display as a single dashed line, while hard breaks are a double line.
The Page Breaks Menu (Alt F7) helps you locate, move, and convert page breaks.

To repage, press Alt F7.  You get the repage menu:

Esc F1  F3.View  F5.Repage-all  F7.Next-page  F9.Del-all-breaks  Ctl-PgUpDn: n

F3 View
  Toggles Preview mode on or off.  In this mode, you see pages in a reduced,
  graphical way.  You can't read the words, but you can see margins, headers,
  footers, footnotes, etc., and get a feel for how it will look when printed.
  Use the Ctl PgUp and Ctl PgDn keys to view all of your pages.

F5 Repage-all
  Repages your entire file.

F7 Next-page
  Repages only to the next page break.

F9 Del-all-breaks
  Deletes all soft and hard page breaks in your file, after you press F9 again.

Ctl PgDn (and Ctl PgUp)
  These keys go to the next (or prior) place a page break would occur.

Shf PgDn (and Shf PgUp)
  These keys adjust a page break line up or down on the page.

After a repage, adjust the position of the page breaks in the following ways:
* Enter Hard Page Breaks with Alt-T to force page breaks.
* Enter Soft Page Breaks with Shf-Alt-T (but Repage will move them).
* Add or delete blank lines, and repage again.
* Change the page length (default is 66 lines) with a .L line
  (or the body length with a .LB Dot line) and repage again.

See DOT LINES, PAGE LAYOUT, PRINTING


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Cursor Moves

Left
Character       Left Arrow
Screen edge     Shf Left Arrow
Word            Ctl Left Arrow
Margin          Home

Previous
Tab             Shf Tab
Page            Ctl PgUp
Paragraph       Shf Ctl PgUp
Sentence        Shf Ctl Left Arrow

Right
Character       Right Arrow
Screen edge     Shf Right Arrow
Word            Ctl Right Arrow
Margin          Shf End

Next
Tab             Tab
Page            Ctl PgDn
Paragraph       Shf Ctl PgDn
Sentence        Shf Ctl Right Arrow

Up
Line            Up Arrow
Screen top      Shf Up Arrow
Start of block  Shf Alt -
Top of file     Shf Grey + (or Alt +)
Screen          Shf PgUp

Down
Line            Down Arrow
Screen bottom   Shf Down Arrow
End of block    Shf Alt +
End of file     Shf Grey - (or Alt -)
Screen          Shf PgDn

Bookmarks
Set first Bookmark       Ctl Home
Jump to first Bookmark   Ctl End
Set second Bookmark      Shf Ctl Home
Jump to second Bookmark  Shf Ctl End

The second bookmark is set before jumps and at the source of a moved block.

Cursor location
Jump to line in file     Alt F9 line
Jump to start of page    Alt F9 F10 page
Jump to line on page     Alt F9 line F10 page

When you press Alt F9, the Top Line is a menu:
 F9:Line xx/xx in file.  F10:Page xx/xx.

The second number, after the "/", is the number of lines or pages in the file.


Fixing Typos

There are a few keys used over and over for basic character editing.

When you move the cursor to an existing character and type, in Over mode you
type over the character, and in Push mode you push the line to the right.
The Scroll Lock key toggles between Push and Over mode (shown on Status Line).

When you type the wrong letter, press the Bksp key to back up and re-type it.

The Del key deletes one character at the cursor, and the Ins key inserts one
space at the cursor.  You can use the two together to push text left or right.

To transpose two letters, press Shf Esc on the first, or Shf Bksp on the second.
To change upper to lower case, or vice versa, press the F8 key.

Paragraph Style

This topic covers two kinds of paragraph controls:
  The type of right margin:  justified, ragged right, etc.
  The type of left margin:   normal, forced, floating, etc.

You set these options with two letters in the Ruler Line, one at the
left margin (L, K, I, H) and the other at the right margin (R, J, C, F).

Right Margin Types

The right margin letter marks the right edge of every paragraph.
The letter you use determines the way the paragraph will look.

R: Ragged Right Margin

This is a normal, simple right margin.  No extra "soft spaces" are added to
make the lines look different, so the right side looks "ragged".

L-----------------------------------R
This is a paragraph with a ragged
right margin.  Each line fits inside
the right margin.

J: Justified Right margin

With a J right margin, each line in the paragraph (except the last) is padded
with "soft spaces" so it looks even on the right side.  Soft spaces look like
little dots in Show mode, and like spaces in Hide mode or when printed.

L-----------------------------------J
This ·paragraph ·has ·been ·justified
with a J ·right ·margin. ··Each ·line
is filled out, except the last.

C: Centered Right Margin

The C right margin centers every line in the paragraph, using soft spaces.

L-----------------------------------C
··This paragraph has been centered···
··········using a C margin.··········

F: Flush-Right Right Margin

The F right margin forces every line to the far right, using soft spaces.

L-----------------------------------F
········This paragraph is flush-right
···················using an F margin.


Left Margin Types

The left margin letter tells Lite how to decide when a paragraph starts.
Usually, the L left margin works best.  The others are for special cases.
Although you can place the L where you want your printed left margin,
most people prefer to keep the left margin in the first column, and set
the amount of printed space on the left with the .X Dot command.

L: Normal Left Margin

The L left margin gives normal paragraphs, each starting with a line
(perhaps indented) followed by lines that start at the left margin.
Wordwrap wraps to the left margin.

Example:
L---P-------------------------------R
    The P margin (not a left margin)
sets the first line of a paragraph.
It can be left or right of the left
margin for all paragraph styles. The
P is optional. You can space or tab
to the first line indent. The Enter
key goes to the P margin.

    Not a Paragraph - This looks like
 one paragraph, but actually each
 line starts a new paragraph, because
 they do not start at the L margin.

K: Forced Left Margin

The K left margin letter forces all lines to the K left margin.
This is handy if you need to change the left margin.
To indent the first line, use a P margin.

Example:
K---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
   When reformatted, these
     lines will all
  line up with the K in the Ruler.

I: Indented, Floating Left Margin

The I left margin is handy for normal indented paragraphs with different left
margins, such as quotes.  Wordwrap goes to the indent of the line above.

Example:
I---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Enter takes the cursor to the I.

&&&&"Following lines will wrap
    at the indent above. "
    (&'s are spaces you typed.)

Hanging Indent - Three methods:

1. Shf Enter: use to align new lines under the indent of the line above.
   Good for lists.  For example:

L---+---T1---+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Here's a list: <Enter>
&&&1. Cats are cranky. <Shf Enter>
   2. Cats drag in mice. <Shf Enter>
   3. (& is a space you type)

2. P margin outdent: If many sections are to use exactly the same hanging
   outdent, a Ruler with a P to the left of an L is useful.  For example:

P---+---L1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Press enter and cursor goes to P,
        while wrapping will be to
        the L margin.

3. H left margin: For a quick hanging indent, or indenting to more than one
   left margin, use the H Ruler letter.  Wordwrap goes to the indent of the
   line above.  For example:

H---+---T1----+-T-2---T---3--T-+-R
Enter takes the cursor to the H.
&&&&&Wrap below this line uses the
     indent of the line above.
     (& is a space you typed)

See CHANGE MARGINS, RULER LINES


Ruler Lines

A Ruler Line is a Guide Line that sets paragraph margins, indents, and tabs.
It can also turn reformatting on or off.  Every Ruler Line starts with an
invisible Alt-G, and contains capital letters used by Lite, plus lower case
letters, dashes, etc. for your own use.  For Ruler letters and options, see
ENHANCING TEXT, CHANGE MARGINS, PAGE LAYOUT, PARAGRAPH STYLE, REFORMATTING.

There's a default Ruler in the edit control file (ED.DEF).  You can also EMBED
a Ruler in a text file, or in your edit control files.  The current Ruler is
the most recent embedded Ruler, or if none, the most recent control file Ruler.

Display the current Ruler line and the Window/Ruler Menu with F2.

Ruler Line Options:
F2         Display/remove current Ruler line.
F2, F4     Embed current Ruler into text; saved with file, doesn't print.
F2, F6     Read a control file, which may contain a new Ruler line.
F2, Grey+  Make the next Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.
F2, Grey-  Make the prior Ruler line in the text the current Ruler.

You can edit an embedded Ruler as text, or press F2 at or below it
to edit in Ruler mode.  To embed a modified version of a Ruler:
1. Press F2.
2. Find the Ruler you want with Grey-.
3. Press F4 to embed it.
4. Press F2 again to edit it in Ruler mode.
5. Or just edit the Ruler as normal text.

You can also use the Formatting Menu (Alt F6) to set most common Ruler line
options for you.  You can set the right margin position and type, regular
tab stops, paragraph first line indent, and reformat control.

Mini-Rulers are just an Alt-G  followed by a right margin letter.
They only change the right margin or reformat mode in use.

Example:
L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--R
C

the C mini-ruler above centers the next line, the same as:

L---+--T-1----+T---2---T+----3-T--+----4-------T-5----+T----6--T-+----7T--+--C

You could use a Mini-Ruler to center a title over text using the current Ruler
by placing a "C" Mini-Ruler above the title, and a "R" Mini-Ruler below it to
return to a ragged right margin for the body of the text.

Tab Stops

Put a T in the Ruler line where you want a tab stop.  The Tab key stops at
the margin letters, too.

Put a D in the Ruler line where you want a decimal tab stop.  When you Tab to
a decimal tab stop and type a number, the number will slide to the left until
you type the decimal point.  This aligns all the decimal points under the D.

Margin Letters

The different left and right margin letters are covered in PARAGRAPH STYLE.

Ruler Letter Summary
┌───────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────┐
│Left Margins           │Between Margins             │Right Margins          │
│ H  Hanging autoindent │ A  Auto-reformat always ON │ C  Center text        │
│ I  Normal autoindent  │ D  Decimal tab             │ F  Flush right text   │
│ K  Force left margin  │ N  Auto-reform. always OFF │ J  Justify right text │
│ L  Left margin        │ P  Paragraph margin        │ R  Ragged right text  │
│                       │ T  Tab stop                │                       │
│                       │ Y  Auto-reformat on Shf F7 │                       │
├───────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────┤
│ Temp. Margin CTL-[ Left    CTL-\ Paragraph         CTL-] Right             │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
See WINDOWS


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