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2 f A useful key which saves you referring to the manual too oftenis EDIT. A help page is displayed on the screen when EDIT ispressed. Press ENTER when the help page is showing to return tothe text. Try EDIT now.
2 Y One of the shift keys must be held down when a control key ispressed. For example: TO means hold symbol shift down and pressthe F key; EDIT means hold caps shift down and press the 1 key.
2 V This Tasword Two Tutor is a text file that has been designedto help you use the Tasword control keys.
2 R.Justify on
2 Insert off
2 EDIT for Help
2 C The first key we will learn to use is the OR key. This takesyou to the end of the text. Try OR now by holding symbol shiftdown and pressing the U key.
2 + There is also an "Extended Mode" help page - to see it pressboth shift keys when the normal help page is showing.
2 " (C) 1983 Tasman Software
2 T A S W O R D T W O T U T O R
2 < < < T A S W O R D T W O > > >
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1 | When Tasword is in Extended Mode press EDIT to see theExtended Mode help page. See this for yourself now by enteringExtended Mode, looking at the Extended Mode help page, and thenreturning to this text and getting back into normal mode againso that you can scroll on down.
1 z You can enter Extended Mode to "fast scroll" up or downthrough your text. The <G> key gives "fast scroll up" and the<F> key gives "fast scroll down".
1 z The Extended Mode <W> control key turns word-wrap off and on.The W/W message at the bottom of the screen shows the currentstatus. If word-wrap is off words that overflow the end of aline during typing are not automatically transferred to thebeginning of the next line.
1 w Ready to clear the text file Are you sure?Press y for yesn for no
1 too many characters - max is 10
1 there must be a name
1 text file verified
1 tasword: basic O.K.;
1 t This is a line which should not be here.
1 t The GRAPHICS key is used to type the graphics symbols printedon the number keys. Try typing some graphics symbols into theblank line below by first moving the cursor onto the line andthen pressing GRAPHICS.
1 s The <A> and <D> keys set left and right margins respectivelyat the current cursor position. Text that is typed with marginsset will normally be between the margins. The cursor movingarrows can be used to position the cusor inside margins, both totype text and to set new margin positions.
1 r AND will usually destroy the justification of a paragraph.Remember that you can use STEP to reform the paragraph. Tryusing AND now to insert some letters and words into thisparagraph. When you have finished move the cursor to the firstline of the paragraph and use STEP to reform the paragraph.
1 r (2) To insert a word between two existing words put the cursor in the space between the relevant words and press AND;
1 l The opposite to TO is THEN which scrolls the display upthrough the text towards the beginning. Use THEN now to scrollup a few lines and then use TO again to scroll back down untilyou see the stop message at the bottom of the screen.
1 l The key that clears the text file is the Extended Mode <X>key. Tasword will ask you to confirm when you press this key.This is the end of Tasword Tutor so if you wish you can tryclearing the text file now.
1 k A message shows at the bottom of the screen to remind you thatgraphics is on. When graphics is on the symbol that is typed isthe one in grey on the number key. To type the white symbol holdCaps Shift down and press the key. Press GRAPHICS again to turnGRAPHICS off.
1 j The easiest way to correct a mis-typed kharacter is to use thearrows to position the cursor over the character and then typethe correct character. Do this now to correct the spellingmistake in this paragraph.
1 h The DELETE key is useful for removing unwanted characters andfor correcting typing mistakes as they are made. It deletes thecharacter under the cursor. XYZXYZ. Use it now to delete theunwanted letters in this paragraph.
1 g The Extended Mode <I> key is used to turn Insert Mode on andoff - a message at the bottom of the screen shows the currentstate. Insert Mode is very useful if you want to type some linesof text into the middle of some existing text. When insert modeis on a new line is created for you to type on as you completeeach line and when you press ENTER.
1 g Tasman hopes that you have found Tasword Tutor informative andenjoyable. GOOD TASWORDING!
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1 c You have to enter Extended Mode to type one of the followingspecial characters: ~ | \ { } [ ]
1 b You can move the cursor while Tasword is in Extended Mode byusing the arrow keys in the same way as when in normal mode.
1 a$="tasword":
1 a$="code3=":
1 a$="code2=":
1 a$="Printer linefeed=":
1 a$="Printer carriage return=":
1 a$="Left margin on printing=":
1 a$="Interface control code1=":
1 ` The >= key moves the text that is to the right of the cursorright one character position. The <= key moves moves the textthat is to the left of the cursor left one position.
1 _ If you have just used DELETE to remove the XYZXYZ in the aboveparagraph then you will have spoilt the justification of theparagraph. This will happen quite often as you correct andchange your text and it is nothing to worry about as it is veryeasy to rejustify text:
1 _ CAPS LOCK sets the capitals lock. Press it now and you willsee a message at the bottom of the screen which reminds you thatthe capitals lock is set. Every letter you type will then be acapital letter. Press CAPS LOCK now.
1 \ The <N> key is similiar to the <M> key except that it copiesthe block rather than just moving it. This text file is almostfull (320 lines maximum) so you won't be able to copy much text.But you are nearly at the end so why not read on and then clearthe text file and then experiment with block move and copy onsome text of your own?
1 \ The <C> key opens and closes a 32 character wide window on thetext. Try it now and use the cursor moving arrows to move thewindow. With the window open you see full size letters but notthe whole line.
1 [ S T O P P R E S S I N G TO
1 Y Once you have marked a block you can move it by moving thecursor to the line above which you want the block moved to andpressing the Extended Mode <M> key. Try moving this paragraph sothat it is before the paragraph above.
1 X The NOT key deletes the line that the cursor is on. See if youcan use it to delete the above line that should not be there.
1 X SCROLLING
1 U E X T E N D E D M O D E
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1 TOP OF FILE
1 Q TRUE VIDEO and INV. VIDEO move the cursor left and right aword at a time. Try these keys now to discover a rapid way ofmoving the cursor along a line. Try auto repeat - just keep thekey held down.
1 Press q key to quit printing>
1 Play the tape
1 O You can move blocks of your text about. The <B> key inserts aspecial symbol marking the line that the cursor is in as thefirst line of a block. There is a delay while Tasword checksthat there isn't already a block beginning marker somewhereelse. The <V> key is similiar - it marks the line that thecursor is on as the last line of a block.
1 N Study the above wording carefully and then see if you can usethe cursor moving keys and the >= and <= keys to move the abovemessage first to the right side of the screen and then back tothe left side. Then scroll on down.
1 N EDIT - - - help page
1 M The <> key centres text into the middle of the screen. You aregoing to learn to use <> by centering the "stop pressing to"message that you should now see near the bottom of the screen.
1 M If you have come back from the end of the text press TO andkeep pressing TO until you see a message telling you to stop.
1 M If you have come back from the end of the text press TO and
1 K You can enter Extended Mode to replace or find text using the<R> key. Tasword replaces or finds from the current cursorposition so you will often want to put the cursor in the correctplace (usually using AT for the beginning of the file) beforeentering extended mode.
1 I The text in this Tasword Two Tutor has been typed rightjustified. You can turn right justification off by using theExtended Mode <E> key. Do this now and you will see theR.Justify message at the bottom of the screen change. WhenR.Justify is off the text that you type will not be justified atthe completion of each line - your text will have a "raggedright" appearance.
1 G The STOP control key is mainly used to save and load textfiles and to print text files onto full width printers. Taswordprompts you through the options and operations when you pressSTOP. The STOP key also allows you to define graphics symbols asprinter control characters and to set up Tasword for yourprinter and interface.
1 F All the remaining Extended Mode control key actions areobtained by pressing a single key and we'll see now what thesekeys do.
1 F (3) To insert a character into a word put the cursor over the character to the right of the new character position and press AND.
1 END OF FILE*
1 E You will have discovered that TO "scrolls" the display downthrough the text file.
1 E When you pressed ENTER the second time just now you weretelling Tasword that you just wanted to find the firstoccurrence of your specified word. To replace every occurrenceof a given word you should type your replacement text beforepressing ENTER the second time. Try this now by replacing allthe following occurrences of:
1 E The AND key is used to insert text in three different ways:
1 D Use the cursor moving arrows (caps shift 5,6,7, and 8) to movethe cursor onto the line containing the message. Then press <>twice watching what happens each time you press it. Scroll pastthe message after you have centered it.
1 CAPS LOCK capitals lock
1 CAPS + SYMBOL SHIFT - enter or leave extended mode
1 C In extended mode the <J> key justifies the line that thecursor is on. To see what this means use DELETE to remove thequestion marks in the line below, then enter Extended Mode andpress <J>
1 C If you have just got here using the OR control key then youwant to know the control key that takes you back to thebeginning of the text file.
1 C (1) To insert a blank line put the cursor at the beginning of the line which is to be the line after the new line. Then press AND;
1 B The Extended Mode <H> key has the opposite effect: itunjustifies the line that the cursor is on. See what happens byunjustifying the line above that you have just justified.
1 A Tasword the word processor
1 @ SYMBOL SHIFT and key to type these characters: [ ]
1 ;a;" bytes,",a/
1 ;"with (just ENTER for find only)":
1 ;"type word to be replaced / found"
1 ;"type the name of the text file";
1 ;"text file ";a$;" saved:";
1 ;"print text file
1 ;"press y for yes";
1 ;"n for no"
1 ;"just press ENTER to load the";
1 ;"just a word - no spaces allowed":
1 ;"first text file on the tape"
1 ;"do you want to verify ";a$;" ?":
1 ;"code4=";
1 ;"and press ENTER"
1 ;"and play the tape to verify";
1 ;"Stop the tape":
1 ;"Start at line? (1)":
1 ;"Reset interface/printer codes?":
1 ;"Remove ear plug from cassette.":
1 ;"Reconnect ear plug, and rewind";
1 ;"Press the q key to quit printing"
1 ;"PRINT OPTIONS":
1 ;"Name of text file for saving?":
1 ;"Line spacing? (1)":
1 ;"Finish at line? (last)":
1 ;"Do NOT stop the tape";
1 ;" to change the choice "
1 ;" press the ";
1 ;" key to proceed";
1 ;" press ";
1 5 The graphics symbols can be used to send messages to printers.They are set up initially as shown on the normal mode help pagefor the Epson FX-80 printer but you can define them yourself asdescribed in the manual.
1 4 Use the normal mode NOT control key to remove these messages.
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1 0 It's easy to change the text you have already typed from oneto the other. See if you can change this paragraph to raggedright by making sure that R.Justify is off, moving the cursorinto the first line, and then using the normal mode STEP controlkey to reform the paragraph. Then can you change the paragraphback to right justified again? Use <E> again to turn R.Justifyback on.
1 . To type one of thesecharacters put Tasword into Extended Mode, hold Symbol Shiftdown and press the relevant key.
1 - L - large printing on marker
1 , J - justify line
1 + Try using the find facility now to find the word
1 ( the paragraph.
1 ( The Extended Mode <L> key inserts a message line into the textwhich states that subsequent lines will be at double height onthe ZX Printer. The <K> key has the opposite action and insertsa message stating that subsequent lines will be printed atnormal height.
1 ' X - clear text file
1 ' The control key that takes you back to the beginning of thetext file is AT (symbol shift I). Use it now.
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1 # S - reset margins to normal
1 "save text file
1 "save tasword
1 "return to text file
1 "merge text file
1 "load text file
1 "into Basic
1 "define graphics/printer
1 "Type graphics character code 128-143 (
1 "Printer control graphics chars:"
1 " just press ENTER for default values given in brackets"
1 ! Extended Mode Control Keys
1 ! A "fast scroll" means scrolling 22 lines at a time - an entirescreenful. It is useful for finding a part of your text quicklyor for a quick review of your text. Try it now by enteringextended mode and using <G> to scroll back a few screenfuls andthen use <F> to get back to here.
1 ~ | \ { }
1 to keep values given:"
1 the line containing the cursor to the end of
1 paragraph, press STEP (symbol shift D) and watch what
1 onoff C A P S L O C K 6
1 m/code O.K.
1 line of this
1 if finished)";a$:
1 if finished)";a$
1 double strike
1 and scroll back to here when Tasword has finished.
1 a paragraph which
1 ZX PRINTER
1 Z X P R I N T E R
1 W - word-wrap on/off
1 V - mark end of block of text EDIT - help page
1 Try turning Insert Mode on and type a couple of lines in thespace above this paragraph. When you have finished make surethat Insert Mode is off and use NOT to delete the lines you havetyped - we're going to need the space!
1 Try setting margins now and experiment a bit. Then use theExtended Mode <S> control key which clears the margins.
1 To turn capitals lock off press CAPS LOCK again. Do this nowand you will see the caps lock message disappear.
1 To print your text onto a ZX Printer enter Extended Mode andpress the <P> key. A message will show at the bottom of thescreen during printing to remind you that you can hold the Q keydown to quit the printing.
1 Three Extended Mode keys control the ZX Printer. Do not usethem if you don't have a ZX Printer attached.
1 Tasword has an "Extended Mode" which is entered by pressingCAPS SHIFT and SYMBOL SHIFT at the same time. The bottom line ofthe screen flashes to remind you that you are in Extended Mode.To get back into normal mode press both the shift keys togetheragain.
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1 Tasman Software 1983
1 TRUE VIDEO cursor to word left
1 THEN - - - scroll up
1 TASWORD TWO TUTOR
1 STOP - - - load/save/print text
1 STEP reforms from
1 STEP - - - reform to end of para
1 Remember that capital letters can also be typed by holding thecaps shift key down and pressing the letter key.
1 R - replace or find text
1 Position the cursor in the first
1 P - print text file
1 On EpsonFX80 Off
1 OR - - - - go to end of text
1 N - copy marked block to cursorARROWS - cursor movement
1 MISCELLANEOUS
1 M - move marked block to cursor
1 K - large printing off marker A - set left margin at cursor
1 INV. VIDEO cursor to word right
1 H - unjustify line
1 GRAPHICS - printer control chars
1 G - fast scroll up
1 FORMATTING
1 F - fast scroll down
1 E - right justify on/off
1 D - set right margin at cursor C - change window on text
1 C O P Y R I G H T 1 9 8 3 T A S M A N S O F T W A R E ENTER returns to text. Both shift keys for the other help page.
1 BLOCK COMMANDS
1 B - mark beginning of block I - insert mode on/off
1 >= - - - - move line right
1 <= - - - - move line left
1 (capital T) with:
1 (C) Tasman Software 1983
1 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_#abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~@
1 proportional
1 has been changed a lot
1 emphasised
1 Use AT to go to the beginning of the text file, enter ExtendedMode, press <R> and press ENTER twice. Don't worry about a shortdelay while Tasword looks for the word. Do it now. Good luck!
1 Key 8ENTER - - start of next line
1 Key 7TO - - - - scroll down
1 Key 6NOT - - - delete line
1 Key 5AT - - - - go to start of text
1 Key 4AND - - - insert line/character
1 Key 3<> - - - - centre line
1 Key 2DELETE - - delete character
1 Key 1ARROWS - - cursor movement
1 G R A P H I C S !
1 underline
1 italics
1 enlarged
1 condensed