                      OVERVIE of WordStar

                        (for release 2.2)


WordStar i  screen-oriented CP/ compatible integrate wor 
processin砠 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/͠ 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.

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.

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

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 characte pitch variabl lin heigh an 
alternat typ styl o ribbo color 

.LH10
Subscript an Superscript ar full supporte.
.LH 8

Prin enhancement ma b use i al combinations  Fo example 
underline an boldface subscript ar supported  

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

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/͠ 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 additiona softwar expense.


Ne Features:

     *Hyphen-Help i  user-controlle optio tha alert 
yo whe th las wor o  lin i to lon t fit  
Yo ca choos betwee hyphenatio 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 [$ 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.

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

     *   Fil management "copy an "rename function no 
possibl throug WordStar      

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

     *    Easie scrolling continuou scrollin no implemente 
wit two instea o three keystrokes.

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

     *   Suppor o sheet-feeders command fo controllin 
pape motio ar execute fro printing-contro code 
embedded in text single and twin-hoppe mechanisms.

     *  Automati㠠 Backspac堠 Insertion frequently-use 
backspace/overprin combination ca b accomplishe 
withou additiona keystrokes i especiall usefu fo 
foreign language accent an specia symbols.

     **  MailMerge i  powerfu fil mergin tool  I ca 
tak dat fro on fil an combin i wit anothe 
fil堠 containin text insertin th datᠠ wher 
variable ar specified  Th operato ca als specif 
additiona dat a prin time.Re-formin i automati 
whe variable appea mid-paragraph  Dat ca b 
selectivel printe i virtuall an format  Thus th 
sam dat fil use t prin letter ca b als b 
use fo mailin label o  custome list.

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

    **   Chaine䠠 printing ᠠ serie o栠 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 i significall reduce b file-conten 
duplicatio o th sam disk.

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


   (**)   Feature availabl堠 wit th堠 optiona젠 MailMerge 
enhancemen module.
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