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FAQ Topic Command Groups No File Menu No File Menu Help Menus Help Menus Cursor Movement Cursor Movement Scrolling Scrolling Basic Editing Basic Editing Formatting Formatting File/Block? Operation File/Block? Operation Search & Replace Search & Replace Saving Files Saving Files Printer Controls Printer Controls Miscelleneous Miscelleneous Dot Commands Dot Commands Mailmerge Dot Commands Mailmerge Dot Commands Character Pitch Character Pitch Line Height Line Height No-File Commands Description Command Notes Open Document file D Rename file E (^ KE) File directory on/off F (^ KF) Set help level H (^ JH) Changed logged disk L (^ KL) Run mailmerge (optional) M Open non-document N Copy file O (^ KO) Print file P (^ KP) Run program R Run SpellStar? (optional) S Exit to operating system X Delete file/td> Y (^ KJ) Help Menus Description Command Notes Help menu ^ J Block menu ^ K Onscreen menu ^ O Print menu ^ P Quick menu ^ Q TOP Cursor Movement Description Command Notes Right character ^ D Left character ^ S Up line ^ E Down line ^ X Right word ^ F Left word ^ A Tab right ^ I Top of screen ^ QE Bottom of screen ^ QX Beginning of file ^ QR End of file ^ QC Right end of line ^ QD Left side of screen ^ QS Block beginning ^ QB Block end ^ QK Find misspelling ^ QL Position before previous command ^ QP Start of last find/replace ^ QV To marker 0-9 ^ Q0-Q9 TOP Scrolling Description Command Notes Down line ^ W Up line ^ Z Up screenfull ^ C Down screenfull ^ R Continuous up scroll ^ QZ Continuous down scroll ^ QW TOP Basic Editing Commands Description Command Notes Delete character ^ G Delete character left DEL also ^ H Delete word right ^ T Delete line ^ Y Delete to end of line ^ QY Delete to beginning of line ^ Q DEL also ^ QT Insert on/off ^ V Insert carriage return (blank line) ^ N Reform paragraph ^ B TOP Formatting Description Command Notes Paragraph tab ^ OG Variable tabbing on/off ^ OV Center line ^ OC Left margin set ^ OL Right margin set ^ OR Margin release ^ OX Set margins and tabs from file ^ OF Tab set ^ OI Tab clear ^ ON Justification on/off ^ OJ Line space setting ^ OS Page break display on/off ^ OP Ruler display on/off ^ OT Word wrap on/off ^ OW Print control display on/off ^ OD Hyphen help on/off ^ OH Soft hyphen entry on/off ^ OE TOP File/Block? Operation Description Command Notes Column mode on/off ^ KN Mark block beginning ^ KB Mark block end ^ KK Hide/display block ^ KH Copy block ^ KC Delete block ^ KY Move block ^ KV Write block to file ^ KW Set/hide marker 0-9 ^ K0-K9 Read file into text ^ KR Copy file ^ KO Rename file ^ KE TOP Search & Replace Description Command Notes Find string ^ QF Find & replace ^ QA Find/replace again ^ L TOP Saving Files Description Command Notes Save and resume ^ KS Save, done edit ^ KD Save, exit to operating system ^ KX Abandon edits ^ KQ TOP Printer Controls Description Command Notes Alternate pitch (12cpi) ^ PA Boldface begin/end ^ PB Double strike begin/end ^ PD Non-breaking space ^ PO Overprint next character ^ PH Overprint next line ^ P RETURN Print pause ^ PC Ribbon color change ^ PY Standard pitch (10cpi) ^ PN Strikeout begin/end ^ PX Subscript begin/end ^ PV Superscript begin/end ^ PT Underscore begin/end ^ PS Phantom space ^ PF Phantom rubout ^ PG User printer controls ^ P Q, W, E, R TOP Miscelleneous Commands Description Command Notes Delete a file ^ KJ Interrupt ^ U Print a file ^ KP Set help level ^ JH Changed logged disk ^ KL File directory on/off ^ KF Repeat next command ^ QQ TOP Dot Commands Description Command Notes Bidirectional print on/off .BP Microjustify on/off .UJ Page offset .PO Character width .CW Comment (not printed) .IG or .. Conditional page .CP Footing .FO Footing margin .FM Heading .HE Heading margin .HM Line height .LH Margin at bottom .MB Margin at top .MT New page .PA Omit page # .OP Page number .PN Page number column .PC Sub/superscript roll .SR Paper length .PL TOP Mailmerge Dot Commands Description Command Notes Data file .DF Read variables .RV Repeat .RP Set variable .SV Ask for variable value .AV Display message .DM Clear screen .CS File insert .FI Print-time line forming .PF Right margin .RM Left margin .LM Output justification .OJ Interpret input as justified .IJ TOP Character Pitch Pitch in characters per inch (cpi) Command Notes 5 .CW24 6 .CW20 7 .CW17 8 .CW15 10 .CW12 default 12 .CW10 15 .CW 8 20 .CW 6 24 .CW 5 30 .CW 4 TOP Line Height Lines per inch Command Notes 2.0 .LH24 2.4 .LH20 2.6 .LH18 3.0 .LH16 4.0 .LH12 4.8 .LH10 5.3 .LH 9 6.0 .LH 8 default 6.8 .LH 7 8.0 .LH 6 9.6 .LH 5 |
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FAQ Topic | Command Groups ================================================= No File Menu | No File Menu Help Menus | Help Menus Cursor Movement | Cursor Movement Scrolling | Scrolling Basic Editing | Basic Editing Formatting | Formatting File/Block? Operation | File/Block? Operation Search & Replace | Search & Replace Saving Files | Saving Files Printer Controls | Printer Controls Miscelleneous | Miscelleneous Dot Commands | Dot Commands Mailmerge Dot Commands | Mailmerge Dot Commands Character Pitch | Character Pitch Line Height | Line Height No-File Commands Description | Command | Notes ======================================================== Open Document file | D | Rename file | E (^KE) | File directory on / off | F | KF) Set help level | H (^JH) | Changed logged disk | L (^KL) | Run mailmerge (optional) | M | Open non-document | N | Copy file | O (^KO) | Print file | P (^KP) | Run program | R | Run SpellStar? (optional) | S | Exit to operating system | X | Delete file | Y (^KJ) | Help Menus Description | Command ========================== Help menu | ^ J Block menu | ^ K Onscreen menu | ^ O Print menu | ^ P Quick menu | ^ Q Cursor Movement Description | Command =============================================== Right character | ^ D Left character | ^ S Up line | ^ E Down line | ^ X Right word | ^ F Left word | ^ A Tab right | ^ I of screen | ^ QE Bottom of screen | ^ QX Beginning of file | ^ QR End of file | ^ QC Right end of line | ^ QD Left side of screen | ^ QS Block beginning | ^ QB Block end | ^ QK Find misspelling | ^ QL Position before previous command | ^ QP Start of last find / replace | ^ QV To marker 0-9 | ^ Q0-Q9 Scrolling Description | Command ================================== Down line | ^ W Up line | ^ Z Up screenfull | ^ C Down screenfull | ^ R Continuous up scroll | ^ QZ Continuous down scroll | ^ QW Basic Editing Commands Description | Command | Notes ============================================================ Delete character | ^ G | Delete character left | DEL | also ^ H Delete word right | ^ T | Delete line | ^ Y | Delete to end of line | ^ QY | Delete to beginning of line | ^ Q DEL | also ^ QT Insert on/off | ^ V | Insert carriage return (blank line) | ^ N | Reform paragraph | ^ B | Formatting Description | Command ============================================ Paragraph tab | ^ OG Variable tabbing on / off | ^ OV Center line | ^ OC Left margin set | ^ OL Right margin set | ^ OR Margin release | ^ OX Set margins and tabs from file | ^ OF Tab set | ^ OI Tab clear | ^ ON Justification on / off | ^ OJ Line space setting | ^ OS Page break display on / off | ^ OP Ruler display on / off | ^ OT Word wrap on / off | ^ OW Print control display on / off | ^ OD Hyphen help on / off | ^ OH Soft hyphen entry on / off | ^ OE File / Block Operation Description | Command ================================ Column mode on / off | ^ KN Mark block beginning | ^ KB Mark block end | ^ KK Hide / display block | ^ KH Copy block | ^ KC Delete block | ^ KY Move block | ^ KV Write block to file | ^ KW Set / hide marker 0-9 | ^ K0-K9 Read file into text | ^ KR Copy file | ^ KO Rename file | ^ KE Search & Replace Description | Command ================================ Find string | ^ QF Find & replace | ^ QA Find / replace again | ^ L Saving Files Description | Command =================================================== Save and resume | ^ KS Save, done edit | ^ KD Save, exit to operating system | ^ KX Abandon edits | ^ KQ Printer Controls Description | Command ============================================ Alternate pitch (12cpi) | ^ PA Boldface begin/end | ^ PB Double strike begin/end | ^ PD Non-breaking space | ^ PO Overprint next character | ^ PH Overprint next line | ^ P RETURN Print pause | ^ PC Ribbon color change | ^ PY Standard pitch (10cpi) | ^ PN Strikeout begin/end | ^ PX Subscript begin/end | ^ PV Superscript begin/end | ^ PT Underscore begin/end | ^ PS Phantom space | ^ PF Phantom rubout | ^ PG User printer controls | ^ P Q, W, E, R Miscelleneous Commands Description | Command ================================= Delete a file | ^ KJ Interrupt | ^ U Print a file | ^ KP Set help level | ^ JH Changed logged disk | ^ KL File directory on / off | ^ KF Repeat next command | ^ QQ Dot Commands Description | Command ==================================|============ Bidirectional print on/off | .BP Microjustify on/off | .UJ Page offset | .PO Character width | .CW Comment (not printed) | .IG or .. Conditional page | .CP Footing | .FO Footing margin | .FM Heading | .HE Heading margin | .HM Line height | .LH Margin at bottom | .MB Margin at | .MT New page | .PA Omit page # | .OP Page number | .PN Page number column | .PC Sub / superscript roll | .SR Paper length | .PL Mailmerge Dot Commands Description | Command ================================|========= Data file | .DF Read variables | .RV Repeat | .RP Set variable | .SV Ask for variable value | .AV Display message | .DM Clear screen | .CS File insert | .FI Print-time line forming | .PF Right margin | .RM Left margin | .LM Output justification | .OJ Interpret input as justified | .IJ Character Pitch Pitch in characters per inch (cpi) | Command | Notes ====================================|================== =================== 5 | .CW24 | 6 | .CW20 | 7 | .CW17 | 8 | .CW15 | 10 | .CW12 | default 12 | .CW10 | 15 | .CW 8 | 20 | .CW 6 | 24 | .CW 5 | 30 | .CW 4 | Line Height Lines per inch | Command | Notes ==================================== 2.0 | .LH24 | 2.4 | .LH20 | 2.6 | .LH18 | 3.0 | .LH16 | 4.0 | .LH12 | 4.8 | .LH10 | 5.3 | .LH 9 | 6.0 | .LH 8 | default 6.8 | .LH 7 | 8.0 | .LH 6 | 9.6 | .LH 5 | |
Introduction
Based on the WordStar version 3.0 command set
FAQ Topic | Command Groups ================================================= No File Menu | No File Menu Help Menus | Help Menus Cursor Movement | Cursor Movement Scrolling | Scrolling Basic Editing | Basic Editing Formatting | Formatting File/Block? Operation | File/Block? Operation Search & Replace | Search & Replace Saving Files | Saving Files Printer Controls | Printer Controls Miscelleneous | Miscelleneous Dot Commands | Dot Commands Mailmerge Dot Commands | Mailmerge Dot Commands Character Pitch | Character Pitch Line Height | Line Height
No-File Commands
Description | Command | Notes ======================================================== Open Document file | D | Rename file | E (^KE) | File directory on / off | F | KF) Set help level | H (^JH) | Changed logged disk | L (^KL) | Run mailmerge (optional) | M | Open non-document | N | Copy file | O (^KO) | Print file | P (^KP) | Run program | R | Run SpellStar? (optional) | S | Exit to operating system | X | Delete file | Y (^KJ) |
Help Menus
Description | Command ========================== Help menu | ^ J Block menu | ^ K Onscreen menu | ^ O Print menu | ^ P Quick menu | ^ Q
Cursor Movement
Description | Command =============================================== Right character | ^ D Left character | ^ S Up line | ^ E Down line | ^ X Right word | ^ F Left word | ^ A Tab right | ^ I of screen | ^ QE Bottom of screen | ^ QX Beginning of file | ^ QR End of file | ^ QC Right end of line | ^ QD Left side of screen | ^ QS Block beginning | ^ QB Block end | ^ QK Find misspelling | ^ QL Position before previous command | ^ QP Start of last find / replace | ^ QV To marker 0-9 | ^ Q0-Q9
Scrolling
Description | Command ================================== Down line | ^ W Up line | ^ Z Up screenfull | ^ C Down screenfull | ^ R Continuous up scroll | ^ QZ Continuous down scroll | ^ QW
Basic Editing Commands
Description | Command | Notes ============================================================ Delete character | ^ G | Delete character left | DEL | also ^ H Delete word right | ^ T | Delete line | ^ Y | Delete to end of line | ^ QY | Delete to beginning of line | ^ Q DEL | also ^ QT Insert on/off | ^ V | Insert carriage return (blank line) | ^ N | Reform paragraph | ^ B |
Formatting
Description | Command ============================================ Paragraph tab | ^ OG Variable tabbing on / off | ^ OV Center line | ^ OC Left margin set | ^ OL Right margin set | ^ OR Margin release | ^ OX Set margins and tabs from file | ^ OF Tab set | ^ OI Tab clear | ^ ON Justification on / off | ^ OJ Line space setting | ^ OS Page break display on / off | ^ OP Ruler display on / off | ^ OT Word wrap on / off | ^ OW Print control display on / off | ^ OD Hyphen help on / off | ^ OH Soft hyphen entry on / off | ^ OE
File / Block Operation
Description | Command ================================ Column mode on / off | ^ KN Mark block beginning | ^ KB Mark block end | ^ KK Hide / display block | ^ KH Copy block | ^ KC Delete block | ^ KY Move block | ^ KV Write block to file | ^ KW Set / hide marker 0-9 | ^ K0-K9 Read file into text | ^ KR Copy file | ^ KO Rename file | ^ KE
Search & Replace
Description | Command ================================ Find string | ^ QF Find & replace | ^ QA Find / replace again | ^ L
Saving Files
Description | Command =================================================== Save and resume | ^ KS Save, done edit | ^ KD Save, exit to operating system | ^ KX Abandon edits | ^ KQ
Printer Controls
Description | Command ============================================ Alternate pitch (12cpi) | ^ PA Boldface begin/end | ^ PB Double strike begin/end | ^ PD Non-breaking space | ^ PO Overprint next character | ^ PH Overprint next line | ^ P RETURN Print pause | ^ PC Ribbon color change | ^ PY Standard pitch (10cpi) | ^ PN Strikeout begin/end | ^ PX Subscript begin/end | ^ PV Superscript begin/end | ^ PT Underscore begin/end | ^ PS Phantom space | ^ PF Phantom rubout | ^ PG User printer controls | ^ P Q, W, E, R
Miscelleneous Commands
Description | Command ================================= Delete a file | ^ KJ Interrupt | ^ U Print a file | ^ KP Set help level | ^ JH Changed logged disk | ^ KL File directory on / off | ^ KF Repeat next command | ^ QQ
Dot Commands
Description | Command ==================================|============ Bidirectional print on/off | .BP Microjustify on/off | .UJ Page offset | .PO Character width | .CW Comment (not printed) | .IG or .. Conditional page | .CP Footing | .FO Footing margin | .FM Heading | .HE Heading margin | .HM Line height | .LH Margin at bottom | .MB Margin at | .MT New page | .PA Omit page # | .OP Page number | .PN Page number column | .PC Sub / superscript roll | .SR Paper length | .PL
Mailmerge Dot Commands
Description | Command ================================|========= Data file | .DF Read variables | .RV Repeat | .RP Set variable | .SV Ask for variable value | .AV Display message | .DM Clear screen | .CS File insert | .FI Print-time line forming | .PF Right margin | .RM Left margin | .LM Output justification | .OJ Interpret input as justified | .IJ
Character Pitch
Pitch in characters per inch (cpi) | Command | Notes ====================================|================== =================== 5 | .CW24 | 6 | .CW20 | 7 | .CW17 | 8 | .CW15 | 10 | .CW12 | default 12 | .CW10 | 15 | .CW 8 | 20 | .CW 6 | 24 | .CW 5 | 30 | .CW 4 |
Line Height
Lines per inch | Command | Notes ==================================== 2.0 | .LH24 | 2.4 | .LH20 | 2.6 | .LH18 | 3.0 | .LH16 | 4.0 | .LH12 | 4.8 | .LH10 | 5.3 | .LH 9 | 6.0 | .LH 8 | default 6.8 | .LH 7 | 8.0 | .LH 6 | 9.6 | .LH 5 |