1 Introduction 
 
 
What is WORD WRITER? 
 
WORD WRITER is a complete writing environment for memos, manuscripts
and everything in between.  It provides all the tools necessary for
organizing your thoughts before  your turn them into text plus 
everything you need to edit, insert, delete (remove) and rearrange
your text.  You'll produce professional-looking documents that reflect
you writing style, using either your printers built-in text mode
features or using WW's premium-quality fonts. 
 
For those of you who are new to word processing on a computer, let's
begin with a quick explanation of how word processing differs from
typing.  there are three main differences: 
 
You don't have to press the (carriage) return at the end of each line.
After you set the margins, the word processor "knows" when you've
reached the end of the line and will automatically "wrap" the next
word to the beginning of the next line.  You only have to press
[RETURN] to signal the end of the paragraph or to tell the program
that you want to leave a blank line. 
 
If you don't like what you've written, you can go back and make
corrections by either erasing text (called "deleting"); typing over
existing text (called "overwrite"); inserting new text or by copying
or moving text--all before you ever print a single character. 
 
And last, and this is the tricky part for long-time typist, many
procedures are accomplished by pressing two keys at once--not
consecutively, but simultaneously.  Usually, it it the [C=], the
[Ctrl], or the [SHIFT] key that is pressed in conjunction with
another key. 
 
Now that we've talked about the things you'll have to learn (or
unlearn) to get into word processing, let's talk briefly about
why word processing is more than worth the effort it takes to
learn. 
 
After a little practice, you're sure to be able to word process
faster them you can type.  If there are any similarities among
your documents, you can eliminate repetitious typing. 
 
With a word processor, you're sure to become a better writer.
Since editing is so easily accomplished, you won't be tempted to
let incorrect or mediocre "slide." 
 
And, word processors do many things better and faster than you
ever could--like spell checking, outlining and searching and
replacing. 
 
To further simplify and speed things up, most of the commands
(or instructions for the computer) appear on the two keyboard
overlays, which came with this program (Not with copies).  In
addition, a Help screen is always available.  WORD WRITER
interfaces with Timeworks DATA MANAGER 2, to give you a
versatile mailing list maintenance system and customized report
writer.  You can use WORD WRITER with Timeworks DATA MANAGER 2,
SWIFTCALC, and PARTNER 64 programs.  This unique compatibility
lets you expand the capabilities of WORD WRITER far beyond
those of conventional word processing programs.
 
There is one very important concept, unique to WW, that we
should talk about before going any further.  The program has two
different operating modes: TEXT or FONT.  The TEXT mode all
characters will be of equal width when printed out, just like on
a standard typewriter.  In FONT mode, characters are created
graphically and proportionally as the typesetting.  Following is
a description of each. 
 
 
Text Mode vs. Font Mode 
 
WORD WRITER provides you with two printing/text creation
modes--font and text.  TEXT mode is be far the simpler of the two
and is the fastest way to print your document.  Text mode uses
the printer's built-in, mon-spaced character set (all the
character are the same width) and any text enhancement styles your
printer supports.  FONT mode uses your dot matrix printer in it's
graphics  mode.  Printing is done by WORD WRITER's high-quality,
proportionally-spaced fonts (a small "i" is narrower than a capital
"W"), and built-in styles of underline, bold, italics, Scilati,
(back slanting italics), superscript and subscript.  These fonts a
nd styles can be combined in many ways for complete flexibility. 
 
WORD WRITER can easily switch between FONT mode and TEXT mode at
any time.  your document will quickly reformat to your selected
margins and page lengths--all at the press of a key.  In FONT mode,
while the fonts themselves are not displayed ont the screen, the
screen will always reflect the correct words on each line and the
number of lines on each page.  This allows the program to operate
very quickly and simplifies editing since you always know which
words begin and end each line. 
 
Now, let's make sure you have the right hardware to run WW. 
 
System Requirements 
 
A Commodore 64 or a Commodore 128 
 
One or Two disk drives (the Thesaurus and graphics Converter
require a 1541/1571 or compatible drive
 
A monitor or TV set 
 
A printer--daisywheel or dot matrix for TEXT mode, dot matrix
for FONT mode. 
 
What's in This Package 
 
Before we go any further, let's make sure that your copy of
WW is complete.  There should be: 
 
Seven 1541 formatted disks 
 
This users manual (after you print it out) 
 
The Art Library Supplement (included in a separate .zip file on
Project 64's web page)
 
Two keyboard overlays (not included, because I could make them into
ASCII art, sorry) 
 
If you are missing any of the above, don't try to contact Timeworks,
because they went out-of-business in 1994. 
 
How to Use This Manual 
 
Because of WW's keyboard overlays and Help, it is possible to use
the program without first thoroughly reading the manual.  However,
you should stick with us at least through the first three chapters
while we get you up and running.  This should take about an hour.
Chapter 3 is our Quick-start Mini-manual.  At the beginning of this
chapter is a very important instruction for the README file.  Don't
miss it! 
 
After that, you may either continue along, exploring all the
programs's features and options in an organized progression of
concepts and procedures, or you may jump right into the program.
Note that, for ease of reference, Chapter 4 explains all of the
word processing procedures in a straight alphabetic order.  How's 
that for making it easy for you to find what you want?  In the
manual, keystrokes are contained in brackets ([]). 
 
We provide brief definitions as we introduce each term which may
be unfamiliar to you, but more complete definitions are provided
in the Glossary at the end of Chapter 9. (Chapter 9 is not included,
see the README.TXT file)
 
How WW's Files Are Organized 
 
The disk labeled PROGRAM contains the WORD WRITER program, the Text
and Font printer driver files; the Install program and it's related
files; and the Graphics Converter.  Also included are the WW5 BOOT
and INSTALL BOOT programs.  Some other utilities may also be found
on this disk. 
 
The FONTS/DATA disk contains the 27 font files for WORD WRITER, 10
sample Graphics files and the sample data files used in the Quick-
start Mini-manual. 
 
The DICTIONARY disk contains the 26 Spell Checker dictionary files. 
 
The THESAURUS disk contains the thesaurus. 
 
There are 144 sample graphics files on the ART LIBRARY disk. 
 
Now, let's move right into "Preparing to Use WW." 
 
