1. Introduction
2. Starting WordPerfect and creating a document
3. Choosing the printer
4. Opening an existing document
5. Entering text
6. Saving a document
7. Closing a document
8. Exiting WordPerfect
9. Showing the formatting codes
10. Scrolling
11. Editing/changing text
12. Moving text with cut, copy, and paste
13. Finding and changing text
14. Formatting characters
15. Changing fonts and text size
16. Formatting paragraphs
17. Setting margins and page breaks
18. Using tabs
19. Checking spelling
20. Printing
21. Getting help

This handout gives a quick reference for Corel WordPerfect Suite 8.  Instructions to start WordPerfect and print a document are specific to use in the CIRCA labs.

The handout assumes you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows 95/98 environment and with using a mouse. Refer to the CIRCA handout, Using Microsoft Windows in the CIRCA Labs, to learn more about Microsoft Windows 95/98.

Starting WordPerfect and creating a document

Select Start. Click Programs. Select Corel WordPerfect Suite 8.  Click Corel WordPerfect 8. WordPerfect will begin and you will see the blank document named Document1 - (unmodified).

Choosing the printer

You must select a printer before creating or modifying an existing document. Your printer choice affects the fonts and formatting. You will always need to do this once when you begin using Windows and WordPerfect for Windows.

To select a printer, choose Printer from the File menu.  Click the down arrow next to the Name: category.  Highlight a printer in the list of printers. You should select the printer that you will use to print the file. For example, if you are going to print the file on an HP LaserJet III printer, choose the option HP LaserJet III. Your computer may not have any printer or it may have a different kind of printer attached to it, but you still want to choose an HP LaserJet III printer if that's the printer you will use later.

Opening an existing document

You can open an existing document by choosing Open from the File menu and selecting the appropriate file.

Entering text

The cursor (the blinking vertical bar) shows where text is inserted when you type.

When a paragraph is longer than one line, unlike a typewriter, you do not need to hit a carriage return at the end of the line, WordPerfect automatically "wraps" sentences by moving words to the beginning of the next line. While it is possible for you to put a carriage return (press the Return key) at the end of your line, in general it is better to let the words "flow" for you.

A paragraph is any amount of text followed by a paragraph marker. A paragraph marker is inserted in the document when the Return key is pressed. WordPerfect treats a paragraph as a unit for the purposes of selecting and formatting.

Saving a document

New documents are automatically called Document1 - (unmodified). To save a new document choose the Save command from the File menu. A dialog box appears where you can enter a name for the document.

Choose the Save As command from the File menu to save an existing document with a different name.

Closing a document

Choose the Close command from the File menu to close the active document and remove it from the document window. Closing a document is not the same as exiting because WordPerfect is still stored in the computer's memory.

Exiting WordPerfect

Choose the Exit command from the File menu.

Showing the formatting codes

WordPerfect places codes in a document when you press the Enter key, create underlined text, change the margins, or modify the document's format in general. The codes are "hidden" so that the text on the screen appears similar to the text on a printed page.

To see the formatting codes, select Reveal Codes from the View menu. Select the option again to close the window and not look at the codes.

Scrolling

The document window can only show one screen of a long document at a time. To see other parts, you scroll the document.
 

To scroll:	Do this:
One line	Click the down or up scroll arrow in the vertical scroll area. The cursor is not moved. The down and up arrow keys move the cursor down or up one line at a time. When the cursor is at the bottom or top of the window, the window scrolls.
One window	Click inside the vertical scroll area beneath the scroll box to move to the next window or click above the scroll box to move to the previous window. The cursor is not moved.  Press the Page Down key to move to the next window. Press the Page Up key to move to the previous window.
To the top or bottom of the document	Drag the scroll box to the top or bottom of the vertical scroll area.
To the middle of the document	Drag the scroll box to the middle of the vertical scroll area.

Editing/changing text

Selecting text

When you edit text in WordPerfect you use a technique called "select-and do". You select some text by highlighting it and then perform the desired action on the highlighted text.
 

To select:	Do this:
A word	Double-click on the word.
A paragraph	Click in the selection bar (the left margin area in which the pointer arrow points inward) next to the line.
The entire document	Choose the Select option from the Edit menu. Then choose All.
Other amounts of text	Drag the mouse pointer from the beginning of the text to the end of the text. Release the mouse button.

Deleting text

Press the Backspace key to remove the character to the left of the cursor. Press the Delete key to remove the character to the right of the cursor. Press either of these keys to remove any text that is selected.

Replacing text

Select the text to be replaced. Type the replacement text. The selected text will disappear when you enter the first character of the new text.

Undoing an action

Choose the Undo command from the Edit menu. This reverses your last action.  Use this option to fix any mistakes you may make. You can continue to select Undo until it is no longer an option on the menu.   You can also go to Undo/Redo History to reverse a specific action.
 

Moving text with cut, copy, and paste

Cutting (deleting), copying, and pasting is done from the Edit menu. Cut or copied text is stored in an area called the Clipboard. It holds only the most recently selected text that you cut or copied. Text remains in the Clipboard until other text is cut or copied into it.

Cutting text

Select the text and choose the Cut command from the Edit menu. This deletes the text from the document and stores it on the Clipboard.

Copying text

Select the text and choose the Copy command from the Edit menu. This leaves the text in the document and stores a copy of it on the Clipboard.

Pasting text

Move the cursor to the place you want the text to be inserted. Choose the Paste command from the Edit menu. Pasting makes a copy of the contents of the Clipboard and inserts it into your document.

The same text can be pasted as often as needed as long it remains in the Clipboard (it will be replaced by another cut or copied text). Text can also be pasted into other documents.

Finding and changing text

Finding text

Choose the Find and Replace command from the Edit menu. Type in the text you want to find and click on the Find Next button.

Replacing text

Choose the Find and Replace command from the Edit menu. Enter the text you want replaced in the Find: box . Click in the Replace With: box and type in the replacement text. Now click on either the Find Next or the Replace All button as appropriate. When using Find Next, when the text is found, click on Find Next to skip, or Replace as needed.

Formatting characters

Changing text to bold, italic, underline

Select the text. Click on the bold, italic, or underline buttons on the ribbon at the top of the screen. Click the button again to remove the formatting. The buttons look like this

Changing fonts and text size

Select the text. Click and hold the arrow next to the Font Name. Drag the pointer to one of the available fonts, and then release the mouse button to select that font. Use the same procedure to select a font size.

The font and font size buttons look like this:

Formatting paragraphs

Changing the alignment

Select the paragraph(s). Click and hold the alignment box. Then drag the pointer to the desired alignment setting and release the mouse button. The alignment button look like this



The different alignment settings are left, right, center, full, and all.

Creating a hanging indent

Select the paragraph(s). Choose Paragraph from the Format menu. Then click Hanging Indent.

Setting margins and page breaks

The preset margins for a document are 1 inch for top, bottom, left, and right.

Setting the margins

Choose the Margins option from the Format menu. Edit the margin settings in the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Click OK.

Inserting page breaks

Move the insertion point to the location of the desired page break. Hold the Ctrl key and press the Enter key. These page breaks do not move even when margins or line spacing is changed.

Deleting manual page breaks

Move the cursor to the page break. Press the Delete key.

Using tabs

Before setting tabs, be sure the ruler is visible by choosing Ruler from the View menu. The ruler bar looks like this



and will appear near the top of the screen. This ruler bar shows the default tab settings - there is a left justified tab every half inch.

Setting tabs

Select the paragraph(s) to contain the tab settings.  To select the tab type, click on the Ruler Bar with the right-mouse button.  Select the tab type from the possible choices.

Here is a description of different kinds of tab settings:

• Left left justifies text on the tab setting
• Center centers text on the tab setting
• Right right justifies text on the tab setting
• Decimal aligns decimal points on the tab setting
• ...Left left justifies text on the tab setting and has a dot leader
• ...Center centers text on the tab setting and has a dot leader
• ...Right right justifies text on the tab setting and has a dot leader
• ...Decimal aligns decimal points on the tab setting and has a dot leader
Put the cursor on the ruler where you want the tab and click. Here's an example of the first four tabs as they would appear on the ruler



Changing tabs

Select the paragraph(s) containing the tabs to be changed. Drag the tab markers to the new location on the ruler.

Removing tab settings

Select the paragraph(s) containing the tabs to be removed. Drag the tab markers off the ruler.

Checking spelling

Checking Spelling as you Type

Spell Check automatically begins to check the spelling of words when you start a document.  Misspelled words are underlined in red as you type.  If you would like to disable this setting, select Proofread-Off from the Tools Menu.

Starting Spell Check

Select the text that you want to check for spelling. If no text is selected, then the entire document is checked. Choose  Spell Check from the Tools menu.

Correcting words

When a word is not found in the dictionary, it is highlighted. If the word is correct, click the Skip Once or the Skip All button. If the word is incorrect, you have two options:

1. Type the correct spelling in the Replace With: box and click the Replace button.
2. The first choice of suggestions will appear in the Replace With box. Click on the Replace button to accept that spelling, or click on a different spelling in the Replacements box and then click on the Replace button.

Printing

Printing the entire document

Choose the Print command from the File menu. Click the Print button.

Printing a range of pages

Choose the Print command from the File menu. Click the option Multiple Pages. Select the Multiple Pages Tab.  Enter a range of pages in the Page(s) section. For example, enter 3-6 to print pages 3, 4, 5, and 6. Click the Print button.

Getting help

Choose Help Topics from the Help menu to use the on-line help utility.