CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface Part I WPS-PLUS Basics 1 Introduction Entering Document Processing Features Word and Document Processing Editing a Document Printing a Document Four Basic Steps in Document Processing Step One-Displaying a Menu Step Two-Selecting a Document for Use Selecting a Document Using the Index to Find and Select a Document Selecting a Document with the Arrow Keys Step Three-Entering an Option Step Four-Completing a Form Changing Text Overstrike Mode Insert Mode Learning to Use WPS-PLUS Software Getting Help Returning to DCL Level Release Notes 2 Word and Document Processing Word and Document Processing Menu Creating a Document Using a Template to Create a Document Selecting a Document Editing a Document Recovering Lost Documents Deleting a Document Reading a Document Sending a Document Referencing an External File 3 Organizing Documents in the File Cabinet Assigning Index Information to a Document Document Size Limit File Cabinet Menu Printing Index Information Refiling a Document Cross-Filing a Document Making a Copy of a Document Updating Index Information Locating a Document Refiling a Folder Cross-Filing a Folder Making a Copy of a Folder Deleting a Folder Emptying the Wastebasket Creating More Storage Space 4 Working from an Index Building an Index Recalling the Previous Index Selecting a Document Working on More Than One Document The Index Menu Options for More Than One Document Returning to the Index Selecting All Documents in the Index Canceling All Selected Documents Deleting All Selected Documents Printing All Selected Documents Reading All Selected Documents Refiling, Cross-Filing, and Copying All Selected Documents Options for One Document Listing Folders Index of Jobs Part II Document Editing 5 Introduction to Editor Functions Initial Display Keyboard Diagrams and Reference Cards Editor Functions Insert Mode and Overstrike Mode Adding Text Correcting Text Wrapping Text Vertical Cursor Movement Entering the Date and Time Checking Document Status Returning to DCL Level Ending an Editing Session Saving Edits Deleting Edits Saving the Original Editing Several Documents Recovering Corrupted Documents 6 Basic Text Editing Moving the Cursor Short Distances Long Distances Distance Keys and GOLD-Key Functions Rulers Displaying a Ruler Moving the Cursor in a Ruler Changing and Embedding a Ruler Deleting a Ruler Left Margin (L, N, D, F) Right Margin (R, J) Tabs TAB and TAB POS Keys Tab Settings Left-Justified Tab (T) Right-Justified Tab (>) Decimal-Aligned Tab (.) Indents Paragraph Indent (P) Word-Wrap Indent (W) Temporary Word-Wrap Indent Centering Point (C) Hyphenation Zone (H) Wide Rulers Creating a Wide Ruler Printing a Wide Document No-Wrap Rulers Stored Rulers Storing a Ruler Under a Number Storing a New Default Ruler Storing a Ruler Under a Name Personal Rulers and Shared Rulers Listing Named Rulers Referring Rulers Default and Footnote Rulers Go-to-Ruler Go-to-Referring Ruler Restrictions on Rulers Moving Text Selecting Text Cutting Text Pasting Text Replacing Text Multiple Paste Buffers Restrictions on Multiple Paste Buffers Column Cut and Paste Column Cut Restrictions on Column Cut Column Paste Transferring Text Between Documents Cutting and Pasting Text Between Documents GOLD GET DOCMT Copying a File Cabinet Document Copying the Scratch Pad (for WPS-PLUS in ALL-IN-1 only) Copying a VMS File Copying a User-Defined Process Copying a Document from a Digital Workstation GOLD WRITE DOCMT Copying to a New Document Copying to the Scratch Pad (for WPS-PLUS in ALL-IN-1 only) Copying to a VMS File Copying to the UDP Index Copying to a DEC Workstation Document Highlighting Text Capitalizing, Bolding, and Underlining Text Centering Text Redlines, Change Bars, and Double Underlines Inserting Redlines, Change Bars, or Double Underlines Removing Redlines, Change Bars, or Double Underlines Removing Redlined Text Combining Highlighting Features Insert Mode and Overstrike Mode Restrictions on Highlighting Saving Editor Settings Searching a Document Search The Search Phrase Go-to-Page Go-to-TDE Diagram or Multicolumn Area Go-to-Control Block Go-to-Highlight Go-to-Ruler Continuing a Search Stopping a Search Search-and-Replace Search-and-Delete Global Search-and-Replace Spell Check, Thesaurus, and Usage Alert Using Spell Check Checking an Entire Document Checking a Selected Region Checking a Single Word Changing Master Dictionaries Within a Document Spelling Menu Options Replace Option Edit Option Ignore Option Add Option Pass Option Dictionary Option Finish Option Maintaining Your Spell Check Dictionaries Selecting a Dictionary Creating a Dictionary Editing a Dictionary Deleting a Dictionary Printing a Dictionary Reading a Dictionary Listing Dictionaries Formatting a Dictionary Choosing a Master Dictionary Listing Open Dictionaries Opening a Dictionary Closing a Dictionary Updating a Language Using the Thesaurus Using the Usage Alert 7 Advanced Text Editing Subscripts, Superscripts, and Complex Expressions Subscripts and Superscripts Complex Expressions Multinational and Composite Characters Hardware Requirements Multinational Characters Composite Characters Technical Character Set Hardware Requirements Using the Technical Character Set Technical Character Library Using the Technical Character Library Technical Character Set Description Hyphenating Words Nonbreaking Hyphen Breaking Hyphen Invisible Hyphen Nonbreaking Space Hyphen Push Hyphen Pull Hyphenation Zone Abbreviation and Library Documents Creating an Abbreviation Document Using an Abbreviation Document Creating a Library Document Using a Library Document Example: Template Documents Restrictions on Stored Text View Mode Entering and Exiting View Mode View Mode Symbols Hyphens in View Mode 8 The Two-Dimensional Editor Using the Two-Dimensional Editor Getting Help Drawing a Simple Diagram Two-Dimensional Editor Function Keys Using Rulers Using the Pen Loading the Pen Entering Text Overstrike and Insert Modes Autodirection Settings Inserting a Column or Row Deleting Diagrams and Text Undo Command Shading Using Selected Areas Selecting Areas Stepping a Copy Across the Screen Dropping a Copy in Place Copying Areas into the Text Editor Filling in Areas Shading Areas Joining Lines in Areas Deleting a Selected Area Drawing Boxes Using Working Regions Using Wrapping Regions Repeating Functions or Keystrokes Special Characters Using Library and Abbreviation Documents Extending a Diagram to a Second Screen Creating Wide Diagrams Printing Diagrams Restrictions on Diagram Editing 9 Editor Math Editor Math Areas and Editor Math Control Blocks BEGIN Control Blocks END Control Blocks Using Editor Math The FORMULA Command Tab Positions and Field Names Addition Subtraction Different Order for Columns Constants Multiplication and Division Totals and Averages One-Column Totals Multiple Column Totals Subtotals and Accumulators SET Command Column Bars Averages Parentheses Default Format Customized Format Currency Decimal Fractions Leading Plus Sign and Trailing Minus Sign Parentheses Commas Asterisks Truncating and Rounding Off Suppressing Calculations FORMULA Command Checklist Format Checklist Table Checklist 10 The Multicolumn Editor Using the Multicolumn Editor Editing a Multicolumn Area Adding a Column Deleting a Column Aligning Text Across Columns Restrictions on Multicolumn Editing Converting Text Formatted with MULTI Control Blocks Multicolumn Area Checklist Part III Final Formatting and Printing 11 Last-Step Formatting Control Blocks Creating Control Blocks Control Block Commands Headers and Footers Restrictions on Headers and Footers Page Numbers Section Numbers Sending Page Numbers to a Table of Contents Printing Chapter and Page Numbers Changing the Page or Section Numbering Scheme Resetting the Page Count Resetting the Section Count Restrictions on Resetting the Page/Section Count Current Date Alternating Headers and Footers Left and Right Printing Blocks of Text Restrictions on Printing Blocks of Text Justifying Text Proportional and PostScript Printing Rulers Wrapping Text Encapsulated PostScript Graphics Restrictions on Encapsulated PostScript Graphics Changing Print Settings Top and Bottom Margins Restrictions on Margins Page Size Vertical Pitch Footnote Vertical Pitch Horizontal Pitch Printer Mode Printer Select Printer Format Changing Printer Attributes Printer Table Printer Fonts Restrictions on Control Blocks Paginating a Document Automatic Pagination GOLD NEW PAGE Automatic GOLD PAGE GOLD PAGE Adjusting Page Size Paragraph Numbers, Indexes, Tables of Contents, and Authorities Outputting Paragraph Numbers Level Numbers for Headings and Paragraphs Changing Numbering Styles Numbering Style Settings for Table Number Starting Paragraph Number Spaces to Allow for Paragraph Number Outline Style Level Style Settings Paragraph Numbering Examples Formatting a Table of Contents Formatting an Index Formatting a Table of Authorities Outputting Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Tables of Authorities Additional Paragraph Numbering Commands Language of the Paragraph Numbering Commands Numbering Paragraphs Before You Print Saving and Restoring Settings Restrictions 12 Printing Printing a Document Using the Printing Document Form Document Destination Format Style Number of Copies Using the Print Settings Menu Getting Help on Print Settings Change Printer Control Settings Change Pagination Settings Default Settings Changes Saved with Document Change Footnote Settings Change Footnote Numbering Change Date and Time Format Save Print and Paragraph Numbering Settings Restore Print and Paragraph Numbering Settings First Page Printed and Last Page Printed Save Current Settings Without Printing Print and Save Current Settings Control Settings Burst Page Flag Page Form Feed Headers Notify User Print Time Print Priority Pagination Settings Vertical Pitch Horizontal Pitch Effects of Pitch Top Margin, Bottom Margin, Page Size Left Print Margin, Column Margin Print Quality Sheet Feeder Tray Automatic Hyphenation Number on the First Page Page Setting Restrictions Widow/Orphan Lines Automatic Pagination Shadow Bolding Bold Extra Dark Remove Blank Lines at Top of Page Replacement Characters Hanging Punctuation Restrictions: Port Printers 13 Footnotes and Endnotes Using the Footnote Editor Typing Footnotes Editing Footnotes Moving Footnotes Deleting Footnotes Printing Footnotes Footnotes or Endnotes Minimum Lines Per Page Continuation Messages Separator Character Separator Length Separator Position Blank Lines Between Last Text Line and Separator Line Blank Lines Between Separator Line and First Footnote Blank Lines Between Footnotes Footnote Numbering Scheme Changing the Footnote Numbering Scheme Initial Footnote Number Restart Number on Every Page Footnote Numbers Highlighting of Footnote Number Extra Character with Footnote Number Highlighting of Extra Character with Footnote Number Footnote Fonts Footnotes in Multicolumn Text Restrictions on Footnotes Part IV List and Sort Processing 14 Introduction to List and Sort Processing List Processing The List Document The Form Document The List Specification Document The Output Document Running List Processing List Processing Math Sort Processing 15 Preparing for List Processing List Document Creating a List Document Fields to Include Field Names Field Values Order of Fields Inserting Comments Creating a List Document Template Maintaining a List Document List Size Order of Records Shortcuts for List Document Editing Form Document Types of Form Documents Creating a Form Document Letters Envelopes Labels Printing the Output Letters Envelopes Labels Creating Lists, Directories, and Tables Sample Leaders and Trailers Spacing Leaders and Trailers Form Document Commands Grouping Table Entries Spacing Table Entries Columns Skipping Records Making Sublists Changing List Document Field Names List Specification Document Creating a List Specification Document Test Conditions in a List Specification OR, AND, and BUT NOT IF Conditions Using OR Conditions to Test Values Using AND Conditions to Test Values Using BUT NOT IF Conditions to Reject Records Using More Than One IF Statement Testing for Empty Fields Testing with Wildcards The Question Mark Wildcard The Asterisk Wildcard Types of Comparison Testing Numeric Fields Testing Character-for-Character Testing for Digits Only in a Nonnumeric Field Testing with Numeric Ranges Testing Dates Testing Dates Against a Range List Specification Guidelines 16 List Processing Math List Processing Math and Editor Math Starting List Processing Math Creating FORMULA Control Blocks Changing Calculations Excluding Records from List Processing Math Stopping List Processing Math List Processing Math: Complete Example Totals and Subtotals Averages Transferring and Resetting Values Truncation and Rounding Default Format Customized Format Decimal Fractions Commas Currency Trailing Minus Sign Leading Plus Sign Parentheses Asterisks List Processing Math Error Messages FORMULA Command Checklist Format Checklist Input Field Value Checklist 17 Preparing for Sort Processing Input Documents Sort Specification Documents Creating a Sort Specification Document Sorting on One Field Sorting on More Than One Field Sorting Missing Fields or Field Values Sort Alphabet 18 Running List and Sort Processing Running List Processing Completing the Document Selection Forms Settings Processing the List Error Messages Testing a List Specification Document Running Sort Processing Printing an Output Document Showing Background Jobs Reading a Log File Part V Expanding the Range of Your System 19 User-Defined Processes User-Defined Process Maintenance Menu Creating a User-Defined Process Example: Multi-Purpose User-Defined Process Assigning Processes to Special Function Keys Using a User-Defined Process Stopping a User-Defined Process Selecting a User-Defined Process Editing a User-Defined Process Deleting a User-Defined Process Printing a User-Defined Process Reading a User-Defined Process Displaying an Index of User-Defined Processes Examples Running List Processing Printing a Document with Restored Print Settings Deleting a Document Printing Footnotes to the Terminal Enabling Redlining at the Editor Menu Evaluating Page Breaks Before Printing Saving an Earlier Version While Editing Repeating an Operation Working on More Than One User-Defined Process The Index Menu Options for More Than One User-Defined Process Selecting All User-Defined Processes Canceling All Selected User-Defined Processes Deleting All Selected User-Defined Processes Printing All Selected User-Defined Processes Reading All Selected User-Defined Processes Options for One User-Defined Process Rules for Writing and Editing User-Defined Processes Nesting User-Defined Processes Including Functions in a User-Defined Process 20 Document Transfer Transferring Documents to and from a DEC Workstation Document Transfer Menu Receiving Documents from a DEC Workstation Sending Documents to a DEC Workstation Receiving Documents from VMS Receiving Text Files from VMS Receiving WPL or DX Files from VMS Sending Documents to VMS Converting Documents to DX or WPL format Making Documents Available to Other Users Converting DDIF Documents to WPL Format Controlling DDIF to WPL Conversion Converting WPL Documents to DDIF Format Controlling WPL to DDIF Conversion Restrictions on Document Transfer DECmate Workstation to WPS-PLUS for VMS WPS-PLUS for VMS to a DECmate Workstation WPS-PLUS for VMS to a VMS Directory To DX Format or to WPS-PLUS for DOS DDIF to WPL Conversion WPL to DDIF Conversion A Compose Sequences for Multinational Characters Glossary abbreviation document . . . change bars column cut and paste . . . customized format cut . . . document transfer editor function . . . footer foreground processing . . . hyphen pull hyphen push . . . letter quality printer (LQP) level number . . . missing field NEW PAGE mark . . . paragraph marker Paragraph Numbering . . . ragged margin record . . . search-and-replace search phrase . . . Sort Processing sort specification document . . . TCS TCS Lock . . . User-Defined Process (UDP) vertical spacing . . . working region wrapping region . . . wrapping region EXAMPLES 6-1 Examples of Tabs 9-1 Uses for the SET Command 16-1 Calculating Totals 16-2 Calculating Subtotals 17-1 List Sorted on <ITEM#> 17-2 List Sorted on <:UNIT PRICE> 17-3 List Sorted on <STATE>, <CITY>, and <STREET> 17-4 List Sorted on <STATE> and <LAST> in ASCENDING ORDER 17-5 List Sorted on <PAYMT> DESCENDING and <LAST> ASCENDING FIGURES 1-1 Selecting a Document 3-1 Refiling or Renaming a Document 4-1 Index of Documents 7-1 Technical Character Set Keys on the LK201 Keyboard 8-1 The Two-Dimensional Editor Keypad Functions 8-2 Inserting a Row in a Diagram 8-3 Shading an Area of a Diagram 8-4 Joining Overlaid Lines in a Diagram 12-1 Sample Printing Document Form 13-1 Sample Document Containing Footnotes 14-1 How List Processing Works 15-1 List Document Fields 15-2 The Two Types of Form Documents 15-3 Sample Leaders and Trailers 15-4 Changing the Spacing of Leaders and Trailers 15-5 IF Statement Syntax 15-6 OR, AND, and BUT NOT IF Conditions 16-1 Sample FORMULA Command Control Block 16-2 List Processing Math: Complete Example 17-1 How Sort Processing Works TABLES 1-1 Function Keys for Moving Between Menus 1-2 Function Keys for Selecting Documents 1-3 Function Keys for Completing a Field 1-4 Function Keys for Moving the Cursor on Forms 1-5 Function Keys for Closing Forms 2-1 Options on the Word and Document Processing Menu 2-2 Additional Options 2-3 Function Keys for Reading a Document 2-4 Options on the Read Menu 3-1 Options on the File Cabinet Menu 3-2 Options on the Locate Document Menu 4-1 Function Keys to Use at the Index of Documents 4-2 Function Keys for Leaving the Index 4-3 Selecting Documents and Canceling Selections 4-4 Index Menu: Options for More Than One Document 4-5 Index Menu Options for List Folders 4-6 Options on the Job Services Menu 4-7 Index Menu Options for Job Services 6-1 Distance Keys 6-2 GOLD-Key Functions for Moving the Cursor 6-3 Ruler-Setting Characters 6-4 Function Keys for Named Rulers 7-1 Sample Composite Characters 7-2 Documents in the Technical Character Library 7-3 View Mode Symbols 7-4 Hyphens in View Mode 8-1 Functions on the Main Keyboard in the TDE 8-2 Cursor Keys in the TDE 8-3 Keys Used in the TDE Ruler 8-4 Keys Used to Load the TDE Pen 8-5 TDE Functions Affected by Autodirection 8-6 Autodirection Settings 8-7 Special Characters 9-1 Editor Math Commands 9-2 Characters Allowed in FORMULA Commands 9-3 Customized Format Characters in Editor Math Equations 10-1 Cursor Keys in the Multicolumn Editor 11-1 Control Block Commands 11-2 Sheet Feeder Values 11-3 Printer Font Commands 11-4 Methods of Paginating 11-5 Paragraph Numbering Options 11-6 Paragraph Numbering Commands Translated 12-1 Options on the Print Settings Menu 12-2 Printer Control Settings 12-3 Pagination Settings 12-4 Sheet Feeder Settings 12-5 Widow/Orphan Settings 13-1 Highlighting Methods for Footnote Numbers and Characters 13-2 Extra Characters Used with Footnote Numbers 15-1 Form Document Commands 15-2 Single and Double Spacing with <!S> and <!E> 15-3 IF Conditions 16-1 List Processing Math and Editor Math 16-2 Comparison of List Processing Math Commands 16-3 Characters Allowed in FORMULA Commands 16-4 Customized Format Characters 17-1 Sort Alphabet 18-1 Options for the Output Document 19-1 Options on the User-Defined Process Maintenance Menu 19-2 Selecting and Canceling Selected UDPs 19-3 Options on the Index Menu (UDP) 19-4 GOLD-Key Functions 19-5 Single-Key Functions 19-6 Technical Characters 20-1 Options on the Document Transfer Menu 20-2 Options File Keywords: DDIF to WPL Format 20-3 Options File Keywords: WPL to DDIF Format A-1 Compose Sequences