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FrEdWriter Documentation DOC.D
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By June Wedesweiler Dodge
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PRINTING AND FORMATTING DOCUMENTS
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This section will show you how to format and print FrEd files. Save your file be
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You can print a document either on paper or on the screen. You can print to the
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Before printing your file you can change some of the formatting options. Most o
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Default = A specific value used whenever FrEd is loaded. For
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instance, the default paper size is 66 lines single spaced.
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You can change many default values.
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Toggle = Some values have only 2 choices. Changing the
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default value "toggles" back and forth between the two
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choices.
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Print your document by typing the <P>rint command.
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..PAGE
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THE <P>RINT DEFAULT VALUES
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The print menu is displayed below. The default values are indicated and are set
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SCREEN with DEFAULTS SHOWN POSSIBLE VALUES
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FrEdWriter Printer
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-- Use ARROWS to choose;
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-- Press "RETURN" to go
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-- Press "ESC" to quit
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PRINT THIS DOCUMENT
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Line Length.................65 15-240
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Line Spacing.................Single Double
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Left Margin....................5 Letters 0-64
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Page Length ..................66 Lines 10-127
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Top & Bottom Margins..........10 Lines 3-30
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Form Feed....................Yes No
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Line Feed.....................No Yes
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First Page Number..............1 0-255
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Print Pages..................All 0-255
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Print Prompts.................No Yes
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Print Destination............Printer Screen
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Top Line: 0-80 characters
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--PAGE #-- # of characters depends on <W>idth
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ACCEPTING THE DEFAULTs
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The highlighter starts out on "PRINT THIS DOCUMENT." If you do not wish to make
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CHANGING <P>RINT VALUES
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1. Press the arrow keys to move the highlighter to the value you
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want to change.
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2. Press RETURN.
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3. If there are prompts, respond to them and press RETURN.
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4. The cursor will jump to PRINT THIS DOCUMENT
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5. Repeat as needed to change other print options.
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<P>RINT MENU OPTIONS
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NOTE: All changes made in the <P>rint menu will affect the entire file.
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LINE SPACING
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Refers to spacing between printed lines. Single or double spacing allowed. Use
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LEFT MARGIN
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Refers to started point of printing in relationship to the left side of the pape
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PAGE LENGTH
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Refers to how long the paper is. Most printers print 6 lines per inch. Regular
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TOP & BOTTOM MARGINS
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Refers to the length of the skip over the perforation. The top margin is always
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FORM FEED
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If your printer doesn't advance to the next page, change to no.
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LINE FEED
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If all text is printed on one line change the default value to yes.
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FIRST PAGE NUMBER
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The page number of the first page in the document. Change this to print out a m
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If value is set to zero or one, the "TOP LINE" will not be printed on the first
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PRINT PAGES
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Respond with range of numbers in relationship to first page number. Enter the s
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PRINT PROMPTS
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Prints out prompts when set to YES. When you select YES be sure to use the HARD
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PRINT DESTINATION
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This option lets you print to either screen or printer. The printer interface M
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TOP LINE
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Allows you to print a header at the top of each page. The "#" symbol will be tr
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OTHER PRINT OPTIONS not found in <P>rint menu
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CHANGING THE LINE LENGTH
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You'll notice that you are unable to change the line length from the printer men
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Line length refers to the number of characters printed on one line. A normal pa
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To change the LINE LENGTH, you must be in edit mode.
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1. <W>idth
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2. Respond to the prompt by entering a number (up to 240).
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3. Press RETURN.
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NOTE: if you type 0 or any character other than a number, you may set your scre
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Default line length is: 65 letters in 80 column mode, and 38 letters in 40 colum
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If you select a number that is wider than the screen, you can't see the entire l
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NOTE: When you change line length with <W> you will discover
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the importance of pressing the RETURN key only at the end
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of a paragraph. You will see paragraphs written this way
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will automatically format themselves to the new line width.
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
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UNDERLINE TEXT
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BOLDFACE TEXT
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ITALICS
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INTERACTING WITH THE PRINTER
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FrEd allows you to use all the capabilities of your printer. In order to intera
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EXAMPLE -- the printer code for italics on the Epson FX-80 Escape-4. Italics ar
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1. Move the cursor to the space in front of the word to be
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printed in italics.
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2. Press Control-V; ESC; 4 (3 separate keystrokes)
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3. Move the cursor to the space after the last word to be
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italicized
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4. Press Control-V; ESC; 5 (3 separate keystrokes)
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If you make mistakes, you can delete control characters with the DELETE key.
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TABBING
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The TAB key inserts 5 spaces in your text. ][+ = <I>
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HARD PAGE BREAK
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Normally, FrEdWriter will print 56 lines on a page and then begin a new page.
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which will cause a new page to begin at this point when you print the document o
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
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PROMPTED WRITING
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This is a SPECIAL FEATURE which lets you give on-screen prompts, or instructions
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After responding to a prompt box, the student uses the down-arrow to move the cu
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When the student's finished work is printed, the prompts will not appear unless
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The Writing Lessons Disks associated with FrEdWriter (Available from CUE Softswa
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Below is an example of how a prompt box will appear when it is printed:
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PROMPT BOX (top line)
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**<-- side line
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** A Writing Prompt
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** To print out this screen, you would
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** set the PRINT PROMPTS to YES on the
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** PRINT MENU.
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******************************************
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(bottom line)
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STEPS TO CONSTRUCT A PROMPT BOX
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This is the procedure to follow:
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1. Open Apple-P Enters Prompt box mode
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2. Open Apple-A Prints top line
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3. RETURN Jumps to next line & Prints side line
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4. Enter your prompt
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5. Open Apple-Z Enter bottom line, exits prompt mode
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NOTES ON PROMPT MODE:
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APPEARANCE OF PROMPT BOX
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When a prompt box is constructed or seen on the screen, it will appear as invers
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TO EDIT/ DELETE or INSERT TEXT IN EXISTING BOXES
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1. Open Apple-P
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2. Move cursor to do editing
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3. Open Apple-P
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TO ENTER/EXIT the PROMPT WRITING MODE
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1. Open Apple-P (toggles)
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TO STOP CURSOR SCROLL IN A LONG PROMPT BOX
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1. Open Apple
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TWO WAYS TO SEE TEXT WITHOUT PROMPTS
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1. HIDDEN PROMPTS
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<P>rint mode
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PRINT PROMPTS..........NO
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PRINT DESTINATION......SCREEN or PRINTER
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2. PERMANENT DELETE PROMPTS FROM TEXT
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Open Apple-P
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Open Apple-R
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Respond Y to "Are you sure?" prompt
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Cursor will appear at the top of the file
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PLANNING PROMPTS
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The best prompts are planned ahead of time. Before using prompts with an entire
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HELPFUL STANDARDIZATION
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The last prompt box could have the PRESS CONTROL-B message (see the end of DOC.
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The first prompt boxes could contain directions such as USE THE ARROW KEY TO AD
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Prompts should be constructed with <W>idth set to 38 so they can be shared with
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PRINTING AND FORMATTING SUMMARY
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CHANGE LINE <W>idth
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TAB (5 spaces)
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CHANGE <P>RINT VALUES
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1. <P>
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2. Press arrow key to highlight choice
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3. Press RETURN
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4. If there are prompts, respond
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5. Press RETURN
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See DOC.D page 2 for defaults and choices
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CONSTRUCT PROMPT BOX
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1. Open Apple-P
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2. Open Apple-A
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3. Enter prompt, press RETURN at end of each line
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4. Open Apple-Z
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TOGGLE PROMPT MODE (to edit)
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1. Open Apple-P
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PERMANENTLY DELETE PROMPTS
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1. Open Apple-P
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2. Open Apple-R and Y
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