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2 Tasman Software 1982 Welcome! You have just loaded the Tasworddemonstration tape. You arelooking at some text that hasbeen typed using Tasword. Press the
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2 key on yourSpectrum and you will see theflashing cursor that is at thetop of the screen move down aline. Keep pressing
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1 ~|\{} CAPS+SYMBOL SHIFT:normal mode
1 w Ready to clear the text file Are you sure?Press y for yesn for no
1 together. To get back intonormal mode press both shiftkeys again. Press both shiftkeys now to enter Extended Modeand then come back into normalmode. When Tasword is in ExtendedMode pressing
1 to remove the XXX in the aboveparagraph then you will havespoilt the justification of theparagraph. This will happenquite often as you change andcorrect your text and it isnothing to worry about as it isvery easy to rejustify text. This is a paragraph which has been changed a lot and is a mess. Position the cursor in the first line of this paragraph, press
1 to reform the paragraph. Tryusing
1 etc).These are "Control Keys". Thewhite markings above the numberkeys are also Tasword ControlKeys. We will now see how you canuse the Tasword Control Keys toedit text that has been typedin. Please experiment as much asyou like - you cannot damageanything and you still have theprogram on tape. Enjoy yourself!
1 demo
1 control key then you want toknow the control key that takesyou back to the beginning of thetext file. The control key that takes youto the beginning of the textfile is
1 These lines would be printed atdoble height.
1 TOP OF FILE
1 Stop Pressing
1 END OF FILE*
1 EDIT ----- help page CAPS LOCK- caps lock on/off TRUE VIDEO normal characters INV. VIDEO inverse characters ARROWS --- cursor movement GRAPHICS - graphics on/off DELETE --- delete character <= ------- move line left <> ------- centre line >= ------- move line right AND ------ insert line/characterOR ------- goto end of file AT ------- goto start of file STOP ----- load/save text file NOT ------ delete line STEP ----- reform to end of paraTO ------- scroll down THEN ----- scroll up ENTER ---- start of next line CAPS+SYMBOL SHIFT:extended mode
1 EDIT - help page ARROWS cursor movement F ---- fast scroll down G ---- fast scroll up L ---- large printing ON marker K ---- large printing OFF marker J ---- justify line H ---- unjustify line W ---- word-wrap on / off P ---- print text file R ---- replace or find text X ---- clear text file SYMBOL SHIFT & KEY for []
1 ;"with (just ENTER for find only)":
1 ;"type word to be replaced / found"
1 ;"just a word - no spaces allowed":
1 ;"Stop the tape":
1 ;"Do NOT stop the tape";
1 ;" Do NOT stop the tape ";:
1 : **** **** **** ??????? **** **** ______________________________ The Extended Mode
1 . The printer willstart and the text on the screenwill scroll. It is the top lineof text on the screen that isbeing printed at any time. Thislets you see the text before itis printed. The printing will stop whenthere is no text left to print. A message at the bottom of thescreen will remind you that youcan press the
1 . (3) To insert a letter into aword put the cursor over thecharacter to the right of thenew character position and press
1 . MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE INNORMAL MODE: The bottom line ofthe display should not beflashing. Press both shift keysif it is. We'll learn about the ExtendedMode control keys later. Firstwe'll find out about the othernormal mode control keys. ______________________________
1 . Tasword Replaces or Finds fromthe current cursor position soyou will often want to positionthe cusor in the correct place(usually to the beginning of thetext file using
1 . (2) To insert a word between twowords put the cursor in thespace between the relevant wordsand press
1 .
1 .
1 , type "good" andpress
1 ) beforeentering Extended Mode. Try using the find facilitynow to find the word: good Use
1 (Symbol Shift F) and keeppressing
1 (Caps Shift 3). The "inverse"message at the bottom of thescreen will disappear. ______________________________ The
1 will usually destroy thejustification of a paragraph.Remember that you can use
1 until you come to amessage telling you to stop. You will have discovered that
1 until you seethe next "Stop" message.
1 twice. Don't worryabout a short delay whileTasword looks for the word. Doit now! Good luck! When you pressed
1 to scroll back a fewscreenfuls and then use
1 to scroll up a fewlines (you can use auto-repeat:just keep
1 to go to the beginning ofthe text file, enter ExtendedMode, press
1 to go back to whereyou were in the text file. Try
1 to remove thequestion marks in the linebelow, then enter Extended Modeand press
1 now. There is another help pagecalled the "Extended Mode" helppage. To see this help page use
1 now by holding Symbol Shiftdown and pressing the U key. If you have come back from theend of the text file press
1 now and a message willappear at the bottom of thescreen to remind you thatinverse characters would betyped if you were using theproper program. To return to typing normalcharacters press
1 means hold Caps Shift downand press the 1 key. The first key we will learn touse is the
1 keys to move the above"Stop Scrolling" message firstto the right side of the screenand then back to the left side.Then scroll on down. ______________________________ A useful key which saves youreferring to the manual toooften is
1 keygives "Fast Scroll Down". A "Fast Scroll" meansscrolling 22 lines at a time -an entire screenful. It isuseful for finding a part ofyour text quickly or for a quickreview of your text. Try it nowby entering Extended Mode andusing
1 key. ______________________________ Tasman hopes that you havefound this Tasword demonstrationprogram informative andenjoyable. You may appreciate now how aword processor can be used totype a letter or any otherdocument. The text can be kepton tape and is easily changedwithout having to re-type allthe text. ______________________________ Tasword will grow with yourSpectrum. Enhanced versions willservice the Microdrives and theRS232 Interface. This interfacewill allow you to connect yourSpectrum to other printers. TheTasword enhancement will allowyou to reformat your text toother than 32 characters perline. These Tasword enhancementswill be available to existingTasword users at verysubstantial discounts overadvertised prices.
1 key. The messageat the bottom of the screen willchange. To turn the word-wrap back onre-enter Extended Mode and pressthe
1 key. See if you can insert thesemessages so that this paragraphwould be printed out at doubleheight. ______________________________ To remove the "print at doubleheight on/off" messages use thenormal mode
1 key. To obtain the "print at doubleheight off" message follow thesame procedure but when inExtended Mode press the
1 key to abandonthe printing. This demonstration programdoes not allow printing. ______________________________ You can enter Extended Mode toReplace or Find text. TheExtended Mode control key to dothis is
1 key moves the text thatis to the right of the cursorright one character position.The
1 key moves the text thatis to the left of the cursorleft one character position.These keys have no effect if thetext is up against the side ofthe screen. Study the above wordingcarefully and then use thecursor moving keys and the
1 key gives"Fast Scroll Up" and the
1 key centres text in themiddle of the screen. You aregoing to learn how to use
1 key again. ______________________________ To print your text file onto aZX printer enter Extended Modeand press
1 key (Symbol Shift S)deletes the line that the cursoris on. See if you can use it todelete the above line thatshould not be there. ______________________________
1 key hasthe opposite effect: itunjustifies the line that thecursor is on. See what happensby unjustifying the line abovethat you have just justified. ______________________________ You will have noticed by nowthat the left hand message atthe bottom of the screen tellsyou the line number that thecursor is on. The right handmessage reminds you that youpress
1 is used to insert text inthree different ways: (1) To insert a blank line putthe cursor at the beginning ofthe line which is to be the lineafter the new line. Then press
1 is opposite to
1 for the help page.The centre message usually tellsyou that the automatic word-wrapand right-justification isturned on. To turn word-wrap offenter Extended Mode andpress the
1 facility isnot available in thisdemonstration program. ______________________________ ______________________________ EXTENDED MODE
1 down to get back to whereyou were in the text.)
1 control key. ______________________________ In Extended Mode the
1 control key (CapsShift 9) is used to type thegraphics characters printed onthe number keys 1 to 8. Press
1 control key (symbolShift A) is mainly used to save,load, and merge text files.Tasword prompts you through theoptions and operations when youpress
1 becauseit scrolls the display upthrough the text file towardsthe beginning. Use
1 again. Do thisnow and you will see that themessage at the bottom of thescreen is removed. ______________________________
1 again to scroll backdown past this STOP message:
1 again to get the normalmode help page and then press
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1 Stop Scrolling
1 Stop Pressing
1 STOP pressing
1 EDIT for Help
1 EDIT for Help
1 (Symbol Shift I). Useit now. (When you're at thebeginning of the file again hold
1 (Symbol Shift D), and watch what happens.
1 (Caps Shift 1). Ahelp page is displayed on thescreen when
1 (Caps Shift 0) keyis useful for removing unwantedcharacters and for correctingtyping mistakes as they aremade. It deletes the characterunder the cursor. Use it now todelete the unwanted XXX lettersin this sentence. ______________________________ If you have just used
1 (Caps Shift 3) isused to type inverse (white onblack) characters. Press
1 (Caps Shift 1)to see the Extended Mode helppage. Try it now and then getback into normal mode so thatyou can scroll on down. ______________________________ You can move the cursor whileTasword is in Extended Mode byusing the Arrow Keys (Caps Shift5, 6, 7, and 8) in just the sameway as when Tasword is in normalmode. ______________________________ All the remaing Extended Modecontrol key actions are obtainedby pressing a single key andwe'll see now what these keysdo. ______________________________ You can enter Extended Mode to"Fast Scroll" up or down throughthe text file. The
1 "scrolls" the display downthrough the text file.
1 untilyou see a message that tells youto stop. A word processing program letsyou use your computer like atypewriter. You will see as youwork through this demonstrationtext file that Tasword lets youmanipulate your text in waysthat are difficult or impossibleon a typewriter. In the proper Tasword programthe flashing cursor shows whereyour next character will betyped. You cannot type text with thisdemonstration program so carryon pressing
1 untilyou see a message that tells youto stop.
1 toget back to here. Then re-enternormal mode. ______________________________
1 threetimes watching what happens eachtime you press it. (Scroll pastthe message after you havecentered it.)
1 thesecond time. You may like to try this now,replacing for example: Tasword (capital T) with: Tasword the word processor You will see Tasword workingthrough the file doing thereplacement and rejustifying thetext. There will be a slightdelay when Tasword reaches theend of the text before thecursor reappears at the lastcharacter position. You willthen have to scroll back tohere. Do a replacement now - itgives you a break and makesTasword do some work! ______________________________ The last Extended Mode controlkey is the key that clears thetext file. This is the
1 thesecond time just now you weretelling Tasword that you justwanted to find the firstoccurrence of your specifiedword. To replace everyoccurrence of a given word fromthe current cursor position withanother word or group of words(32 characters or less) youshould type your replacementtext before pressing
1 sets the capitalslock. Press
1 puts theExtended Mode help page onto thescreen. Confirm this by goinginto Extended Mode again andpressing
1 now to see how itworks. ______________________________ The
1 now andyou will see a message at thebottom of the screen (above theline number) which is there toremind you that the capitalslock is set. If you were usingthe proper program every lettertyped would now be a capitalletter. Capital letters are also typedby holding the
1 means hold SymbolShift down and press the W key;
1 keyjustifies the line that thecursor is on. To see what thismeans use
1 keydown and pressing the letterkey. To turn capitals lock offpress
1 key. This takesyou to the end of the text. Try
1 is pressed.When a help page is displayedpress
1 held down) andthen use
1 bycentering the "Stop Scrolling"message that you should now seeat the bottom of the screen. Use the cursor moving arrows(Caps Shift 5, 6, 7, and 8) tomove the cursor to the top lineof the box containing themessage. Then press
1 atthe same time. The bottom lineof the screen flashes to remindyou that Tasword is in ExtendedMode. To get back into normalmode press both the shift keystogether again. When Tasword is in ExtendedMode press
1 atthe same time. Do it now,remembering to use
1 and you willsee a message at the bottom ofthe screen reminding you that"Graphics" is on. If you wereusing the proper program youwould now get a graphics symbolsif you pressed number keys. ______________________________
1 again to turngraphics off and remove themessage at the bottom of thescreen. ______________________________ The easiest way to correct amis-typed character is to usethe arrows to position thecursor over the character. Thenpress the required key. The
1 EXTENDED MODE CONTROL KEYS
1 toreturn to this text. The "Extended Mode" help pagegives a brief description ofwhat some of the keys do whenTasword is in Extended Mode. Youcan tell when Tasword is inextended mode: the bottom lineof the display flashes. To putTasword into Extended Mode press
1 and
1 reforms from the line containing the cursor to the end of the paragraph. ______________________________ This line should not be here. The
1 This is an example of how youcan build up "pictures" usingthe graphics symbols. ______________________________ Press
1 The text that follows isextracted from Tasword Tutorwhich is supplied on the sametape as the proper Taswordprogram. The control keys are referredto by inverse letters. Forexample:
1 If you printed out thisdemonstration text file on yourZX printer the above two lineswould be printed out at doubleheight. The messages in inverseare control messages to theprinter and would not themselvesbe printed. To obtain the "print at doubleheight on message" put the cusorat the beginning of the firstline to be printed at doubleheight, enter Extended Mode, andpress the
1 The red markings on some ofthe letter keys are not singlecharacters but are words ordouble characters (
1 As you found out earlierTasword has an "Extended Mode"which is entered by pressing
1 The
1 When text is being typedTasword word-wraps automaticallyat the end of each line. Thismeans that if your last word ona line does not fit onto theline then the whole word istransferred to the beginning ofthe next line. Tasword also automaticallyjustifies each line that istyped by inserting spacesbetween the words to give thetext the neat appearance you seehere. Tasword keeps the textneat and leaves you free toconcentrate on the keyboard. Now continue pressing
1 Keep scrolling until you seethe next "Stop Scrolling"message. The
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