david.schreiber@canremote.uucp (DAVID SCHREIBER) (02/11/90)
Well, the latest problem I've had with Word Perfect ST has to do with indenting. It just isn't indenting a paragraph properly, unless I make the settings and then go in and backspace a few times - suddenly it works. Second, I put in a few extra tab settings and a minute later find that they have been reset to default settings. Sometimes this happens immediately after tabbing once, sometimes a little later. I can't get my settings to stick. Since I am in the middle of formatting a rather long document, these idiosyncracies are driving me absolutely bananas. --- * Via ProDoor 3.1R
derek.linfield@canremote.uucp (DEREK LINFIELD) (02/13/90)
I haven't noticed the problems you've mentioned but then again, I haven't changed the tabs much yet. I assume you put the at the correct place in the document? I remember my first experiences with Word Perfect I'd change the margins but everthing came out wrong. I'd forgotten that you had to go to the top of the document first. Have you checked your HD since you installed WP? I'm curious to see if others are having the crosslinked file problem I'm having. --- ~ Via ProDoor 3.2aR ~ QNet 2.03: The Crystal Palace * NorthAmeriNet * Toronto (416) 925-5742 *
icsu8053@nero (Craig Pratt) (02/14/90)
In article <90021118332752@masnet.uucp> david.schreiber@canremote.uucp (DAVID SCHREIBER) writes: > > Well, the latest problem I've had with Word Perfect ST has to do with >indenting. It just isn't indenting a paragraph properly, unless I make >the settings and then go in and backspace a few times - suddenly it >works. Second, I put in a few extra tab settings and a minute later find >that they have been reset to default settings. Sometimes this happens >immediately after tabbing once, sometimes a little later. I can't get my >settings to stick. Since I am in the middle of formatting a rather long >document, these idiosyncracies are driving me absolutely bananas. >--- > * Via ProDoor 3.1R It sounds like you are setting your codes in the middle of your dicument. There are a few basic rules you have to remember when using WordPerfect: -Everything is done in codes. When you set your tabs, it inserts a code sequence into your document. This code is treated as a single character. Use Reveal Codes to display the text and codes in a document. -The codes only affect the text which comes *after* the code and before another occurance of the same code. -Some codes have an explicit start and end. Bold, for instance, will start with a big B ([B] in reveal codes) and end with a little b ([b] in reveal codes). These codes are inseperable and if one is deleted, the other will be removed. The only way to restore these types of codes is by using the block feature to highlight the text and press the appropriate code. As far as indenting goes, try following these guidelines: Use tabs up to the tab stop just previos to where you want to start indenting then use a tab to indent the first line of the paragraph. It should look soething like this: (using tabs stops every three characters) This is a test. Ignore it and it will go away. My name is Luca, I live on the second floor. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy whaterer and they all ived happily ever after. In reveal codes, it would look like: [TAB][INDENT][TAB]This is a test. Ignore it and it will go away. My name is L ca, I[Srt]live on the second floor........ By the way, don't try to use margin release until you have a VERY good hang of how WP works. It can really screw with your mind. By the way, NEVER use spaces to line things up in WP. It will always screw things up. I'm sorry if this is a bit too basic, but better safe than confused. I just completed another 35 page document last night in WP and it seems that I learn something new to do with it every time. It's a slick program, you just have to learn it language. But it is a VERY powerful language. BTW, make sure your tab stops start AFTER your left margin, usually ten. If your tab stops are 5, your first stop should be at 15. Craig Pratt BitNet: Craig.Pratt@msu3.oscs.montana.edu GEnie: C.Pratt4 "The ships hung in the air in exactly the same way that bricks don't." Douglas Adams, _The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_