User manual LEXMARK IBM SELECTRIC II S

[. . . ] The parts of the Displaywriter system are shown below: When you type things on the Keyboard, you will see them on the Display screen first. This makes it easy to correct your work before you actually print it on paper. The Displaywriter is an enormously powerful tool to help you do your work. But very quickly you will find that it can help you be more effective. [. . . ] 2 program diskettes. Note: CHOOSE THE ITEM IN THE TYPlNG TASKS MENU TO CREATE A DOCUMENT. Use the following information, as the Displaywriter prompts you: Document name: Winners Diskette name: TRAIN CENTERING You will be typing the example document below. Its heading must be centered. Winners of the Lucky Turkey Raffle The annual Lucky Turkey Raffle was held on Tuesday morning at the Mount Kisco Moose Lodge. The grand prize winner, for the third year in a row was Melvin Marvin. Melvin exclaimed, "I just don't know what I'll do with another thirty-five pound turkey!!!" Runners-up, who wore bags of sweet potatoes, included the following: Lucy Wimple, Roger Ripple, Miles Standish, and Greg Smith. USING THE SPACE BAR (NOT THE ARROW KEYS), POSITION THE CURSOR AT THE CENTER POINT OF THE TYPING LINE. Topic 5: 2 The center point is at column 54. It is marked on the typing scale, at the top of the screen, with the symbol . WHILE HOLDING DOWN CODE, PRESS THE CTR KEY. CTR is on the same key as the character "c". Nothing happens immediately, but the Displaywriter will now center the line as you type it. TYPE: Winners of the Lucky Turkey Raffle PRESS THE CARRIER RETURN KEY TWICE, THEN CONTINUE TYPING THE EXERCISE UNTIL YOU GET TO THE UNDERLINED WORD third. UNDERLINING To underline one word at a time use WORD UND (word underline). TYPE THE WORD YOU WANT TO UNDERLINE, third Do not type the space that follows the word. WHILE HOLDING DOWN CODE, PRESS THE WORD UND KEY. WORD UND is on the same key as the character "i". Use Del, if you make a mistake. SPACE ONCE AND THEN CONTINUE TYPING, UNTIL YOU GET TO THE UNDERLINED PHRASE. For continuous underlining you can use BEGIN UND and END UND. WHILE HOLDING DOWN CODE, PRESS THE BEGIN UND KEY. BEG UND is on the same key as the character "u". Topic 5: 3 Nothing happens on the screen. TYPE THE PHRASE TO BE UNDERLINED. DO NOT TYPE THE PUNCTUATION FOLLOWING THE LAST WORD. Use Del, if you make a mistake. The Displaywriter underlines the words automatically as you type. WHILE HOLDING DOWN CODE, PRESS THE END UND KEY. END UND is on the same key as the character "j". TYPE THE PUNCTUATION FOLLOWING THE UNDERLINED PHRASE, AND THEN FINISH THE EXERCISE. ON YOUR OWN You can make up additional text to extend this exercise and get more experience with centering and underlining. When you finish, try to print the document Winners out on paper (refer to Topic 3 for help in doing this). Topic 6: 1 Topic 6. If you turned off the power at the workstation between Topic 5 and Topic 6, turn it back on and re-insert the program diskettes. Note: DELETING A LOT OF TEXT DISPLAY THE DOCUMENT Smith Letter. CODE + immediately positions the cursor at the far right end of the line. CODE + immediately positions the cursor at the far left end of the line. EXPERIMENT WITH THE CODED CURSOR KEYS AND THEIR UNCODED ALTERNATIVES. You should be able to locate the cursor anywhere on the screen. THE FIND KEY The FIND key allows you to position the cursor by specifying a target. PRESS THE FIND KEY. Topic 8: 2 The FIND key is located to the right of the arrow cursor movement keys. If you make a mistake, use CODE + CANCL and start the find again. TYPE: the If you make a mistake, BKSP or use CODE + CANCL. PRESS ENTER. The cursor is automatically positioned at the first occurrence of the in the text. (This includes occurrence of the within other words, such as in the word mother. ) You cannot use FIND to move backwards through the text. ON YOUR OWN You can combine FIND with operations for deletion, insertion, and replacement to make it easier to revise documents. Practice using FIND, and the other operations, before you END your document and print it out. Topic 9: 1 Topic 9. If you turned off the power at the workstation between Topic 8 and Topic 9, turn it back on and re-insert the program diskettes. Note: CHOOSE THE ITEM IN THE TYPING TASKS MENU TO PRINT A DOCUMENT. Use the following information, as the Displaywriter prompts you: Document name: Promotion Diskette name: TRAIN CHOOSE THE ITEM IN THE PRINT DOCUMENT MENU TO CHANGE THE PRINT QUANTITY. If you chose the wrong ITEM, use CODE + CANCL and choose again. TYPE THE NUMBER 2 AS YOUR CHOICE AND PRESS ENTER. If you make a mistake, use BKSP of CODE + CANCL to change your choice. Notice that the Displaywriter again prompts you: Type ID letter to choose ITEM press ENTER. The Print Document menu remains on the screen so you can change other ITEMS, if necessary. Notice the words above the prompt line: When finished with this menu, press ENTER. PRESS ENTER. Topic 9: 2 RESPOND TO THE MESSAGES AS THEY OCCUR. [. . . ] If you turned off the power at the workstation between Topic 13 and Topic 14, turn it back on and re-insert the program diskettes. Note: BYPASSING TO THE TYPING AREA When you are on the Typing Tasks menu, you can go directly to the Typing Area: WHILE HOLDING DOWN CODE, PRESS MENU BYPASS. MENU BYPASS is on the same key as GO TO. The Displaywriter prompts: Type abbreviation; press ENTER. TYPE c TO CREATE A DOCUMENT OR r TO REVISE. In bypassing the Create and Revise Document menu, you accept the Displaywriter normal settings for margins, tabs, etc. ON YOUR OWN A Reference Card for Menu Bypass Abbreviations is in the vinyl pocket in the back of your book. 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