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                      OVERVIE of WordStar

                       (for release 3.00)


     WordStar i  screen-oriented CP/ compatible integrate 
     wor䠠 processin syste specificall designe fo non-
     technica personnel  Tex an comman function ar full 
                              prompted.

Vide editing  portio o th documen bein entere o correcte i 
alway show o th CRԠ screen addition an correction ar 
immediatel displayed.

Automati dis buffering tex i move betwee dis an CP 
memor withou use intervention  Thus fil siz i limite 
onl b dis capacity 

Statu line th statu lin display th nam o th fil bein 
edited th page lin numbe an colum a whic th curso i 
located an command(s) i any i curren operation.

Split-screen usin  triple-spli scree  WordStar allow hel 
menu CP/M fil directory an scrollin tex t appea 
independentl o th screen.

Hel menus fou user-controlle level provid th learnin 
operato wit comprehensiv promptin instruction withou th 
nee t refe t  manual  Hel level ma b change a an 
tim t allo ful scree utilization.

Director displaythe CP/M file directory is displayed.  

On-scree printer-imag tex formatting th effec o margi 
typ (eithe right-justifie o ragged-right an margi setting 
i displaye o th scree jus a th tex wil appea o paper  
Th tex i automaticall forme t th curren setting a i i 
entered  Eithe settin ca b late changed an th resul 
"previewed.  Bot setting ca b b mixe withi  document 
Selectiv marginatio permit "cutting aroun a illustration  
(NOTE: Thi paragrap ha  ragged-righ margin.)


            *    Microspac justification whe    *             
            *    printin justifie tex o     *            
            *dais whee printer th whit    *            
            *spac i eac lin i evenl    *            
            *distribute.                      *


Word-Wrap eliminate th nee t ente  carriag retur a th 
en o eac line   wor to lon t fi a th en o  lin i 
automaticall move t th nex line  RETURN i use onl t 
indicat th en o  paragrap o t creat  lin space  Thi 
eliminate man keystroke an increase th rat o tex entry.
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Powerfu editin commands includ delet character word lin 
o block set/clea variabl ta stop bloc move copy delet 
an outpu t disk find fin  replace write/rea from/t 
othe files set/retur t plac markers inser mode and more.

Dynami pag brea display  horizonta dotte line no par o 
th text i show o th scree wher  printe pag brea woul 
occur Th pag brea lin i dynamicall repositione whe tex 
entr o deletio affect pag size Visua edit o  prin 
imag allo eve a inexperience operato t perfor sophisti
cate tex composition.

Automatic-Centering wit  two-strok command tex i automati
call centere o  line.

Automati Backspac Insertion frequently-used backspace/over-
prin combination ca b accomplishe withou additiona key
strokes i especiall usefu fo foreig languag accent an 
specia symbols.

Hyphen-Help i  user-controlle optio tha alert th operato 
whe th las wor o  lin i to lon t fit  Th locatio o 
 hyphe i suggested  Th operato ca choos betwee hyphena
tio a th suggeste location o earlie i th word o movin 
th whol wor t th nex line  I late editin eliminate th 
nee fo th hyphen i wil no b printed.

Decima Tab allow column o number (includin dolla sign 
[$ݠ an commas t b type a easil a operatin a addin 
machine WordStar wil line-u th decimal automatically  Th 
Europea forma fo decimal an comma i supported.

Paragrap Indent temporaril set th lef margi t  ta sto 
s tha document wit multipl indentation (lik outlines ca 
b type easily.

Pagination and formatting:

         * User control of page length.
* User control of top and bottom margins.
* Variable heading/footing/page number locations.
* Conditional and absolute pagination directives.

Heading an Footings flexibl heading and/o footings wit o 
without page numbers, are easily implemented.

Printe support  wid rang o lette qualit an lin printer 
ar supporte includin Diablo NEC an Qume a wel a 
teletyp compatibl printers  WordStar full utilize bi-
directiona printin capability 

Prin enhancements Boldface  Doubl Strike Underline an 
Strikeout variabl lin height variabl an alternat characte 
pitch alternat characte se, and alternate ribbo color 

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Scripting:  Both subscriptan superscript ar full supporte.
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Prin enhancement ma b use i al combinations  Fo example underline an boldface subscript ar possible.

Non-displa o prin controls permit examinatio o tex wit 
displa o prin control suppressed  Thus th termina scree 
wil displa  tru prin image.

Selectiv Pag Printing permit yo t specif bot th firs 
an las pag s tha onl  portion o  documen ca b printed.

Multipl cop printing allow th sam fil t b printe mor  
tha on tim withou constan operato attention (*)

Chaine printing  serie o file ca b automaticall printe 
b merel specifyin th variou file b name  Thi featur 
als reduce th tim neede t creat document an i 
especiall usefu whe "boiler-plate i  commonl used  Dis 
storag requirement ar significantl reduce b eliminatin 
file-conten duplicatio o th sam disk (*)

Neste printing file printe usin th Chaine Printin featur 
can themselves contai reference t othe files. (*)

Concurren prin function (backgroun printing) printin and 
editin simultaneously, thus improving operator productivity.

Suppor o sheet-feeders command fo controllin pape motio 
ar execute fro printing-contro code embedde i text bot 
singl an twin-hoppe mechanisms.

Fil management "copy an "rename are WordStar function.

Progra Execution allow  progra (suc a a operatin syste 
utility e.g STAT t b executed wit  automati retur t 
WordStar  Eliminate the nee t exi t CP/M.

Variabl lin height is use defined and easily changed 

.LH 20
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 20)
.LH 18 
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 18)
.LH 16
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 16)
.LH 14
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 14)
.LH 12
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 12)
.LH 10
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH 10)
.LH  8
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH  8)
.LH  6
      This is an example of variable line height. (.LH  6)
.LH  8

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Variabl characte pitch th pitc o printe cop i determine 
b th use (pica elite o you choic o numbe o character 
pe inch)  Wit  combinatio o typ wheel an prin commands 
 wid variet o prin characteristic ca b obtained.

The examples below were all printed with a 10 pitch type wheel:

.CW19

This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 19)
.CW15

This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 15)
.CW12

This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 12)
.CW11

This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 11)
.CW10

This is a test of variable pitch. (.CW 10)

.CW12

CRԠ compatibility WordStar' vide edi functio wil operate 
afte suitabl installation o an CR o vide board 16x64 
24x80 o large tha ha curso positionin function an tha 
i accessibl a  CP/M consol device  Becaus WordStar 
control curso movement ther i n nee t us  "smart 
terminal; thus, equipment cost is reduced.

Installatio  program automaticall generate  versio o 
WordStar fo us o mos popula terminal an printers allow 
optimu dat transfe t printer  Thus equipmen change don' 
caus delay inconvenience o additional softwar expense.


MailMerge i  powerfu fil mergin tool  I i a optiona 
module an ca b purchase a an time  I i ver eas t use.

MailMerge ca tak dat fro on fil an combin i wit anothe 
fil containin text insertin th dat wher variable ar 
specified  Th operato ca als specif additiona dat a 
prin time  

Re-formin i automati whe variable appea mid-paragraph ther 
ar n "telltal spaces usuall evidence b mos othe word-
processin programs  

Becaus eac fiel i  dat fil mus b "acknowledged, bu no 
necessaril used MailMerge ca selectivel prin dat i 
virtuall an format  Thus th sam dat fil use t prin 
letter ca b use t prin  custome lis (wit accoun 
numbers contac name etc.  an als mailin labels.

Use i conjunctio wit  simpl applicatio program MailMerge 
ca als b use t creat graphs an othe visuall effectiv 
devices.

(*   Feature availabl wit MailMerge.
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Ne Features:

    ***  Column-Move  Th Block-Mov functio ha 
bee enhanced  Now yo ca perfor al 
bloc렠 operation o  colum o栠 text 
affectin onl  portio o th tex o eac 
o severa lines  Thus  colum o figure 
ca b adjuste horizontall withou addin 
o removin space  lin a  time full-
widt tex ca b re-forme t 1/ o 1/ 
pag堠 margi widths an䠠 th堠 resul 
manipulate䠠 t produc  multiple-colum 
product  Column-Mov ca eve b use t 
easil ad line t  progra listing.

    ***   Horizontal-Scrolling  WordStar n longe 
"wraps tha portio o  lin tha exceed 
th CR scree width   Now yo ca control 
 "window an vie th tex exactl a i 
wil appear  Thi i particularly usefu 
whe preparin report tha excee th widt 
o a 8-1/2 wid page.

    ***  Printin Promp Bypass  Onc  non-defaul 
respons ha bee give t th question 
aske prio t printing pressin th ESCAP 
ke wil caus th remainin question t b 
bypassed.

    ***   Additiona Patchin Areas Label accessibl 
throug INSTAL hav bee expanded  Now 
defaultin t non-documen mode disk-rese 
enable an othe function ca b toggle 
withou nee fo th customizatio notes.

    ***   Additiona Terminal Supported  Th numbe 
o栠 terminal tha ca b use䠠 withou 
patchin砠 ha bee expanded  Al젠 ADD 
terminals th IB 3101 an others ar no 
supported.

    *** Multiple-Users  WordStar ca no mor effec-
tivel b use wit Digita Research' MP/M.

    ***  Ne Menus To support all the new features.

    *** Ne Documentation  Th documentatio ha 
bee re-written an i easie t understand  
I addition w hav develope  instruc
tiona aid th WordStar_Training_Guide  Th 
Guid provide graduate instruction i  
self-teachin砠 format  Th堠 tex i 
substantially job-oriented an stresse th 
applicatio o variou WordStar features.
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