











                                                            OVERVIE O WordStar

WordStar i  scree oriented CP/ compatible integrate wor processin syste specificall designe fo non-
technica personnel Tex an comman function ar full prompte (4 help levels and performe on-scree wit 
complet curso trackin o al functions Concurren printing whil editin improve operato productivity.

 Cursor-tracke Scree Display Unde use control th CR scree act a  moveabl "window int th text al 
ke stroke receiv immediat visua updating  

 Automati Dis Buffering Tex i move betwee dis an CP memor wit n use intervention Thus fil siz i 
limite onl b dis capacity 

On-Scree Printer-Imag Tex Formatting Usin th defaul margin o user-se margins entere tex i 
automaticall forme int righ an lef justifie lines Ragged-righ i  use settabl option Th Word-Wrap 
featur mean tha a yo typ pas th righ margin th wor bein type i move t th lef margi o th nex 
line Th previou lin i redisplayed justified Yo ca chang th margi setting an reform (i.e.redispla al 
o par o th tex wit th ne settings) Partia remarginatio allow cutting th tex aroun a illustratio o 
fo an othe purpos suc a thi paragraph.

Split-Scree Hel Menus Fou user-settabl level provid th learnin operato wit comprehensiv promptin 
instruction withou th nee t refe t  manual Hel level ma b change a an tim t allo ful scree 
utilization.

Statu Line Constantl updated th statu lin display pag number curso lin an column nam o fil unde 
edit an command(s) i any i curren operation.

Powerfu Editin Commands includ delet character word lin o block set/clea variabl tab stop bloc move 
copy delet an outpu t disk find/replace write/rea from/t additiona files set/retur t plac markers on- 
scree inser toggle an more.

Dynami Pag Brea Display  horizonta dotte line no par o th text i show o th scree a th poin  
printe pag brea woul occur Th pag brea lin i dynamicall repositione whe tex entr o deletio affect 
pag size Visua edit o  prin imag allo eve a inexperience operato t perfor sophisticate tex 
composition.
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Concurren Prin Function: Editin an printin simultaneously.

Paginatio an Formatting:
 Use overid o defaul top/botto margins.
 Use overid o pag lengt default.
 Variabl heading/footin text an pag numbe locations.
 Conditiona an absolut paginatio directives.

Printe Support  wid rang o lette qualit an lin printer ar supporte includin Diablo Nec an Qume a 
wel a teletyp compatibl printers Feature supporte include bidirectiona printing Underline Doubl Strike 
Boldface an Strikeout 

Subscripts Superscripts Variabl Characte Pitch (pica elite o you choic o numbe o character pe inch) 
Variabl Lin Height (6 8 o you choic o line pe inch an Alternat Ribbo Colo ar full supporte o 
Diablo Nec an Qum printers Prin enhancement ma b use i al combinations  Fo example underline an 
boldface subscripts ar supported  

         Microspac Justification Whe  printin justifie tex o   dais whee printer th whit  spac i 
eac lin i evenl  distributed                      
     
WordStar i compatible wit  wid variet o hardware an ca shar file wit othe software:

CR Compatibility  WordStar' vide edi functio wil operate afte suitabl installation o an CR o vide 
board 16x64 24x80 o large tha ha curso positionin function an tha i accessibl a  CP/͠ consol 
device.


Ne Features include:
     
            Director display Usin a tripl spli scree  WordSta allow scrollin text an CP/ fil director 
independentl o screen.
     
  Instal Program generate  versio o WordSta fo us o mos popula terminal an printer withou th nee 
fo an "patching" Allow ful speed 120 baud printe operation.

 Foreig Language A WordStars menu an message ar mostl externa t th operatin progra the  len 
themselve t translate versions 
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