Nisus Writer Express Manuel d'utilisateur

Nisus® Writer EXPRESSUser’s Guide

Table of ContentsTables 139What is a table? 139Types of tables 139Insert/create a table 140Determine the size (number of rows/columns) of a table 140E

80 Format Characters Formatting DocumentsFigure 67The Dropper with something in it (after clicking in text)2. While the Dropper is “full”, click and d

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 81Formatting Documents using Style SheetsAn introduction to Style SheetsNisus Writer Express has multiple ways

82 Formatting Documents using Style Sheets Formatting DocumentsFigure 68The Styles palette enlargedThe styles present in the shipped Nisus New File co

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 83• Footnote ReferenceUsed for your footnotes;• Strong Use to emphasize smaller amounts of your text with bold

84 Formatting Documents using Style Sheets Formatting DocumentsFigure 70The Style Sheet viewThe Style Sheet view lists all the styles of the document

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 85Figure 71The Normal style in Style Sheet viewBeneath the sample text, in clearly readable “bubbles”, are all

86 Formatting Documents using Style Sheets Formatting Documents" Choose the style’s name from the Character Style and/or Paragraph Style submenus

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 87• Left Indent 0• Line Spacing 1 lin• Paragraph Spacing After 6• Paragraph Spacing Before 0• Text Alignment L

88 Formatting Documents using Style Sheets Formatting DocumentsRemove a keyboard shortcut to your style as you edit it1. Click your insertion point in

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 89Figure 74The attribute “bubbles” of the Style Sheet view illustrated in Figure 73 above with “Line Spacing”

Table of ContentsWord Count and Document Statistics 173Finding and Replacing Text 174Using Normal Find 174Enter something into the Find box 174Enter s

90 Formatting Documents using Style Sheets Formatting DocumentsFigure 75The new paragraph style based on the selection2. Give the style a unique name.

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 91Remove a style’s attributes from selected textYou may have a document with styles associated with text that

92 Formatting Documents using Style Sheets Formatting DocumentsFigure 78The “style is currently used” dialogYou should consider carefully how you want

Setting Up a Document’s PageThis portion of the manual describes how to set up your document, using the options in the Preferences and the Page Setup

94 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 80Saving a file as a document template3. Name the file what you want.4. Save the file in any location you want (p

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 95Set “defaults” for new filesNisus Writer Express enables you to set your preferences for new document

96 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 82A word completions list" when in Full Screen view, how long it takes to display the Menu Bar (and the Doc

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 97Figure 83The View portion of the New File preferences paneIn the View portion of the New File prefer

98 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 84The Format portion of the New File preferences paneIn the Format portion of the New File preferences pane you

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 99Figure 85The Font panel" Check any options you want for Bold and/or Italic." Click Color t

Table of ContentsJump to any page using the menus 207Jump to any page using the page number display in the Statusbar 207Alphabetizing (sorting) Paragr

100 Setting Up a Document’s PageEdit your Nisus New FileIf you want to modify your Nisus New File, for example change the margins or add information (

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 101See the Nisus New File in the Finder" Click Reveal in Finder in the Advanced portion of the Ne

102 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 89The Advanced portion of the New File preferences pane showing a different Nisus New File selectedNisus Writer

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 103Figure 90The Save As dialog for a Nisus New File4. Name the file Nisus New File.5. Choose Document

104 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 91The Printing portion of the Print & Fax System Preference pane of Tiger☞You can override these settings f

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 105Figure 92The default page setup dialogReduce or enlarge the printed areaThe number you type in the

106 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 95The Custom Paper Size dialog of the Page Setup dialogYour custom paper size then appears at the bottom of the

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 107Figure 96Setting the margins visuallySet the margins numericallyYou can change the location of the

108 Setting Up a Document’s PageThe steppers increase and decrease in increments of• .10 cm• .10 inches• .10 mm• .10 pc• .10 pt☞This increases or decr

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 109Set the number of columnsNisus Writer Express can display your text in columns. All of Nisus Writer

Table of ContentsChoose the Way in Which Files Save 221Save files after a certain number of minutes 221Have the Autosave feature of Nisus Writer Expres

110 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 100Column text balanced☞The gutter controlled is that to the right of the column indicated in the palette. So,

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 111Using the Page Borders palette to put a line around the edge of your pageThe Page Borders palette i

112 Setting Up a Document’s PageFigure 102Page Border set at Page EdgeFigure 103Page Border set at Text Margin

Creating Documents Setting Up a Document’s Page 113Figure 104Page Border set at Header Margin

Headers and FootersThis portion of the manual contains step-by-step instructions that explain how to include headers and footers in your document, and

116 Headers and FootersFigure 105The Click for Header/Footer areas of the Nisus Writer Express windowFigure 106The Header/Footer palette appears when

Creating Documents Headers and Footers 117and the Header/Footer palette is visible at the bottom. However, if the Tooldrawer is closed, when you click

118 Headers and FootersInsert a header or a footer for even numbered pages1. If you have not already prepared your document for “reflected margins” as

Creating Documents Headers and Footers 119Editing Headers and FootersOnce you have added headers and/or footers to your document you may want to edit

Table of ContentsWorking with Macro Files 246Before Creating a Macro 247Typing Menu Commands 247Create a new macro file 247Save the current macro file u

120 Headers and FootersMove a header or footer higher or lower on the pageThe headers and footers hug the top and bottom of the document window respec

Creating Documents Headers and Footers 121Move a header or footer higher or lower in relation to the text of your document1. Click in the header or fo

122 Headers and FootersNumbering PagesWhen in Page View, Nisus Writer Express keeps track of the page numbers of your documents and displays them (the

Creating Documents Headers and Footers 123Figure 112Aligning text inside the footer areaRestart page numbering for a new section1. Choose either Next

124 Headers and Footers☞Be careful not to delete the Return character above the section break unless you want to remove the section divider.Display th

GraphicsThis portion of the manual shows you how to work with graphics. The sections includeWorking with Character Graphics 125Importing Graphics 125R

126 GraphicsFigure 115A graphic selected for resizingWorking with Floating GraphicsYou can change any Character Graphic (or “Inline Graphic”) so that

Creating Documents Graphics 127Figure 116The Image palette default options when set to Fixed on page2. Choose either Moves with paragraph or Fixed on

128 GraphicsTable 3Floating graphic alignment optionsYou can mix the options available so that a graphic is in the bottom right corner.Floating Graphi

Creating Documents Graphics 129The Graphic AnchorFigure 117A floating graphic selectedWhen you select a floating graphic its “anchor” appears. This is

Table of ContentsAppendix II 264Displaying Fonts and Text 264About displaying fonts 264How Nisus Writer Express displays your text 264Typing On A Comp

130 GraphicsFigure 118A floating graphic beyond the margin☞When you select a floating graphic and 6 Click, or Right-Click a contextual menu appears wit

Book ToolsNisus Writer Express supplies some special tools for creating larger, more complex documents. These include the ability to separate the docu

132 Book ToolsCreating Sections In Your DocumentYou can separate portions of your Nisus Writer Express document into different sections with varying l

Creating Documents Book Tools 133Footnotes and EndnotesUse footnotes and/or endnotes to refer readers to reference notes. Nisus Writer Express automat

134 Book ToolsFigure 119The Notes Reference Styles area of the Style SheetIn this portion of the Style Sheet view, you can control the• Style on which

Creating Documents Book Tools 135Figure 121The Custom Footnote Character sheet5. Click OK.Edit a custom symbol that marks footnotes and or endnotesYou

136 Book ToolsFigure 123The Footnote area of the Style Sheet in its shipped stateIn this portion of the Style Sheet view, you can control a wide varie

Creating Documents Book Tools 137A wide variety of number formats are available.Figure 124The Number Format pop-up menu• the Number Restart: whether t

138 Book ToolsWhile in the primary text area of your document:" Select the footnote or endnote reference you wish to change, press 6 and choose C

Creating Documents Book Tools 139TablesWhat is a table?A table is a means of presenting a group of related data in a coherent, structured form. Tables

140 Book ToolsTable 5When to use tablesInsert/create a table1. Put your insertion point where you want the table to appear.2. Either click the Insert

Creating Documents Book Tools 141Figure 126The Insert Table sheet1. Choose New Table… from the Table menu.2. Click to choose the type of table you wan

142 Book ToolsFigure 127Creating a table from the Insert Table button☞In right to left documents or sections of documents, the primary tools relevant

Creating Documents Book Tools 143Create a table with pre-existing textYou can create a table with two kinds of pre-existing “tab-delimited” text that

144 Book ToolsThis selects all cells contiguous with the one in which your insertion point appears, even if they are merged with other rows." Cli

Creating Documents Book Tools 145Figure 130The text alignment buttons of the Table Cells paletteOr" Choose Align Left, Align Right, Center, or Ju

146 Book ToolsAlign text in table cells along the decimal pointNumbers often need to be aligned along a decimal point.☞You would probably want to foll

Creating Documents Book Tools 147Add cells to a tableIf, as you work on your table, you determine that you need additional cells, either as rows or co

148 Book ToolsRemove cells from a table" Click your insertion point in the row or column (or select the rows or columns or cells) you wish to rem

Creating Documents Book Tools 149Figure 135Merged cells☞Note that when you merge cells Nisus Writer Express does not maintain the normal flow of the t

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150 Book ToolsFigure 137The Split Cells button on the Table Cells paletteOr" Put your insertion point inside the cell you wish to split (or selec

Creating Documents Book Tools 151Figure 138A very long tableFigure 139Expanding the height of a cell in a table☞The way in which you align your table

152 Book Tools• The cells of right aligned tables expand to the left.• The cells of center aligned tables expand from the center out.Equalize column w

Creating Documents Book Tools 153Figure 143The same table with cell widths equalized (notice the word “common”)☞To Equalize cells in which you have te

154 Book ToolsTable 10Table 9 above with cells heights distributed evenlyCause the table to resize to fit its contents (and settings)You can resize any

Creating Documents Book Tools 155Cause the table to resize to fit the full extent of the pageYou can cause the table and its contents to resize to fit

156 Book ToolsCreate a title for a tableA column header at the top of your table makes a perfect location for a table title.1. Create a “column header

Creating Documents Book Tools 1573. Select the contents of the Padding field.4. Enter the value you want.5. Press T to confirm your choice.Figure 146T

158 Book ToolsFigure 147The Deselect All button" Use the button in the upper left of the Table Cell Borders palette to clear all selected buttons

Creating Documents Book Tools 159Determine the thickness of the lines1. Put your insertion point in the cell (or select the cells) you want to modify.

ii Getting Help Welcome to Nisus Writer Express configure Nisus Writer Express to suit your working style. Try both methods to see which one you like.

160 Book ToolsFigure 150The style pop-up menu of the Table Cell Borders paletteDetermine the color of the lines1. Put your insertion point in the cell

Creating Documents Book Tools 161Table 17A table showing horizontal and vertical gradients as well as shadingWhenever you click your insertion point i

162 Book Tools Figure 153The Pattern menu of the Table Cells Shading palette set for the bottom row, fourth column of Table 17 above (“More”)

Creating Documents Book Tools 163Set the color of the foreground and background of a cell patternEvery pattern has a foreground and a background. You

164 Book ToolsRemove a tableNisus Writer Express supports a variety of methods for removing a table from your document. You can use the keyboard, or t

Polishing & Managing DocumentsThis part of your Nisus Writer Express documentation contains information that helps you manage and fine tune docume

166 Proofing DocumentsUsing the Find what and Replace with menus 178Using the PowerFind Browser 178PowerFind Guidelines 181Examples of putting PowerFin

Polishing & Managing Documents 167How to Check SpellingThe spelling checker checks for more than misspelled words.Check your spelling using the La

168 Proofing DocumentsFigure 155The Language palette in Nisus Thesaurus modeHave Nisus Writer Express correct your typos as you typeNisus Writer Expres

Polishing & Managing Documents 169Correct your spelling using the keyboard and without calling up the Spelling windowYou can correct your spelling

Welcome to Nisus Writer Express Enter your license number iiiFigure 2The Licenses dialog3. If you have used up your demo time" and have not yet p

170 Proofing DocumentsFigure 157The correct spelling contextual menuStart the spelling checker1. Open the window in which you want to check the spellin

Polishing & Managing Documents 171☞You can change the color or the selection highlight in the Appearance pane of the Nisus Writer Express preferen

172 Proofing DocumentsActivate the Spelling floating window" Click your insertion point in the “Correct” text edit box.You can then type alternativ

Polishing & Managing Documents 173Using multiple language dictionariesNisus Writer Express offers you access to all the dictionaries that come wit

174 Proofing DocumentsFinding and Replacing TextIn Nisus Writer Express, if you can describe a text pattern, you can probably find it. If you can find

Polishing & Managing Documents 175Enter something into the Replace box" Choose Show Find… from the Find submenu of the Edit menu press @ and

176 Proofing DocumentsWriter Express would find only the first instance of the word (the noun not the proper noun).“I hope that the writer in you will

Polishing & Managing Documents 177• find all UPPERCASE or Capitalized words.• change the sequence of words• to find all underlined wordsAs you exp

178 Proofing DocumentsUsing the Find what and Replace with menusThe Find what and Replace with menus present all the basic find and replace commands yo

Polishing & Managing Documents 179Repeat or Found #These options only appear for two Find expressions (N - M Times and N Times of the Repeat optio

iv Enter your license number Welcome to Nisus Writer Express If you have purchased Nisus Writer Express from a reseller you should have a copy of the

180 Proofing DocumentsFind capitalized words (a PowerFind example)1. Open the document you need to revise and move the insertion point to the beginning

Polishing & Managing Documents 181Nisus Writer Express can find all capitalized words, one at a time.Select all instances of a found expression at

182 Proofing DocumentsThe look-ahead verifies that the word is followed by a punctuation mark, but does not include that mark in the match.Look-behind

Polishing & Managing Documents 183The expression (find any A or any A followed by any B but only the first one that appears):finds A in AC and AB

184 Proofing DocumentsFinding and/or replacing Non-Roman CharactersSpecify which Script (“language”) your text is in by choosing the appropriate langua

Polishing & Managing Documents 185Scripts SetThe Unicode standard (and the Nisus Writer Express search engine) does not have tools for searching f

186 Proofing DocumentsAny Private Use AreaMatches any single character in Unicode’s Private Use Area (PUA), which is reserved for application/domain sp

Polishing & Managing Documents 187Figure 168Special Positions set of Find/Replace expressions illustratedWild Card SetInclude a wild card in your

188 Proofing DocumentsAnything Any group of characters (except footnote markers), including the Return character that defines the end of a paragraph.An

Polishing & Managing Documents 1896. Delete the final slash “/” to finish the expression so that it looks like thisHere each set of the Capture an

Getting StartedFor those who don’t believe in reading manuals “Quick Start” offers the bare minimum of what you need to know to start the application,

190 Proofing DocumentsYou can use this expression to find and eliminate repeated paragraphs.Change the wording of a repeated phrase containing a variab

Polishing & Managing Documents 191Figure 169The Save Expression sheet2. Give your expression a name.Figure 170Naming a saved expression3. Click OK

192 Proofing DocumentsFigure 171Saving a recent expressionOnce again, the Save Expression sheet appears, as in Figure 169 above. Continue as in steps 2

Polishing & Managing Documents 193Figure 172The Saved Expressions submenuDeleting a saved find or replace expression1. Click Recent Find Expression

194 Proofing DocumentsUsing PowerFind ProEverything you’ve learned about finding and replacing text with Normal Find and PowerFind also applies to Powe

Polishing & Managing Documents 19512 is the expression that you want to find (you can replace this with any other expression you want to find)+ “o

196 Proofing DocumentsIn PowerFind Pro, the backslash changes the meaning of the character or characters that follow it. For example the character n, i

Polishing & Managing Documents 197[^[:alpha:]_] Finds any non-alphabetic character excluding the underscore character “_” (ASCII 95 _).[[blank]] F

198 Proofing Documents\n Newline (OS X end of line character)\v Vertical Tab\f Page breaks or a form feed character (ASCII (Unicode) code 12); use \f a

Polishing & Managing Documents 199[G-Z] Finds any uppercase character except A through FPowerFind Pro Replace ExpressionsIf a metacharacter or exp

2 Quick Start Getting Started3. When you see it in the list, double click the name of the file you want to open (or click once to select the file and

200 Proofing DocumentsMake sure your spaces follow the punctuationFast typists frequently press the Space Bar before typing their punctuation. The next

Displaying & Printing DocumentsThis portion of the manual shows you how easy it is to give your documents a polished, professional look. The secti

202 Displaying & Printing DocumentsPaginationNisus Writer Express comes preset for your new files to display with pagination turned on, ready to p

Polishing & Managing Documents 203Set where page breaks appear1. Click your insertion point where you want the page break to appear.2. Choose Page

204 Displaying & Printing DocumentsDisplay a document as a continuous scroll" Choose Draft View or Full Screen view from the View menu.☞When

Polishing & Managing Documents 205Figure 177The Draft View in Nisus Writer Express with an inserted page breakYou can see how to have the appropri

206 Displaying & Printing DocumentsFind page breaks in your document1. Choose Show Find… from the Find submenu of the Edit menu.2. Choose Any Brea

Polishing & Managing Documents 207Jump to any page in your documentYou can quickly jump to any page in your document. There are two methods.Jump t

208 Displaying & Printing DocumentsAlphabetizing (sorting) ParagraphsIt only takes Nisus Writer Express a few seconds to sort lists consisting of

Polishing & Managing Documents 209For example in the font Apple Chancery, the letters “f” followed by “i” and “f” followed by “l” appear different

Getting Started Quick Start 3Save your fileNisus Writer Express offers you a number of ways to save your work. The application can do this automaticall

210 Displaying & Printing Documents☞The Highlight button on the Toolbar indicates the current highlight color, that is, the color which will be ap

Polishing & Managing Documents 211How Highlight color and Background Color differHighlight color and Background Color differ only slightly.Figure

212 Displaying & Printing DocumentsCleaning Up Documents• You may receive e-mail from someone who “SCREAMS” for sentences on end.• You may need to

Polishing & Managing Documents 213Working with Multiple DocumentsWindow BasicsHere are a few guidelines for working with windows• The size of your

214 Displaying & Printing DocumentsPrinting DocumentsWhen you are ready to commit your document to paper choose Print from the File menu.Print an

Polishing & Managing Documents 215Determine aspects of how your document printsWhen you print your document you have a variety of options availabl

216 Displaying & Printing DocumentsPrint odd pages, then even pagesYou may want to print your document on both sides of a piece of paper. Make sur

Polishing & Managing Documents 217Moving Around in Your DocumentsNisus Writer Express is an excellent tool for working with large documents. Howev

Customizing & Automating SolutionsYou can customize almost everything about Nisus Writer Express to fit your working environment. These include su

220 Setting PreferencesDetermine What Happens at ActivationIn addition to these settings, choose Preferences… from the Nisus Writer Express menu to se

Customizing & Automating Solutions 221Choose the Way in Which Files SaveNisus Writer Express offers you several ways to save a document.You can ig

222 Setting Preferences~/Documents/Nisus Documents/BackupsThis file is removed when you manually save your file by choosing Save from the File menu or

Customizing & Automating Solutions 223" From the Plain text encoding pop-up menu of the File Formats portion of the Saving preferences, choos

224 Setting PreferencesDetermine the way in which files openWhen you open a window and resize it, the next time you choose New it appears like the prec

Customizing & Automating Solutions 225Choose Various Display Options for Your DocumentsNisus Writer Express has a wide variety of options that aff

226 Setting Preferences• Inserted page breaks (using the Page Break command of the Insert menu)• Section breaks (using the commands of the Section Bre

Customizing & Automating Solutions 227Page GuidesTurn on or off “Page Guides” to have Nisus Writer Express add (or remove) a color-customizable li

228 Setting PreferencesInsertion point (caret, I-Beam) widthYou can change the overall size of the arrow pointer and insertion point (I-Beam, caret or

Customizing & Automating Solutions 229Change the width of the insertion point" Choose the desired width from the pop-up menu to the right of

Nisus Writer Express — a “Grand Tour”Have you ever entered a new building or travelled to a new land and stood bedazzled by what lay before you? Where

230 Setting PreferencesWYSIWYG Font MenuYou can make the Font menu WYSIWYG.Nisus Writer Express can display your Font menu (and the Family portion of

Customizing & Automating Solutions 231• Note referencesany symbols that appear when you insert a footnote or an endnote in your document using Foo

232 Setting Preferences• Page Framethe color of the line that separates the page from the page backdrop.• HighlightersNisus Writer Express comes shipp

Customizing & Automating Solutions 233Choose Measurement Display Options For New DocumentsYou can display measurements in either centimeters, inch

234 Setting PreferencesCustomize Your ClipboardsAs mentioned on page 46, the Clipboards of Nisus Writer Express are versatile. You can add to and/or e

Customizing & Automating Solutions 235" Click a Clipboard’s name in the Preferences dialog then click Make Active to make it the active “Curr

236 Setting Preferences☞You can quickly assign a keyboard shortcut to any of your styles while in the Style Sheet view, as explained in the section “A

Customizing & Automating Solutions 237Determine What QuickFix FixesThe QuickFix preference of Nisus Writer Express can fix your typos as you type,

238 Setting PreferencesYou should edit this file to contain a list of glossary entries. Each entry should be separated from the others by a glossary b

Customizing & Automating Solutions 239Activate a Nisus Writer Express Glossary file1. Choose Preferences… from the Nisus Writer Express menu.2. Cli

6 The Nisus Writer Express Window Getting StartedThe Nisus Writer Express WindowNisus Writer Express’s window resembles those of other Macintosh appli

240 Setting PreferencesFix typos as you type1. Choose Preferences… from the Nisus Writer Express menu.2. Click QuickFix at the top of the Preferences

Customizing & Automating Solutions 241the top of the Tooldrawer and choose New Palette Group… from the menu that appears.Figure 205The More Palett

242 Setting PreferencesFigure 207The Palette Library with an empty palette4. Choose Palette Library from the Window menu.5. Drag the palette(s) you wa

Customizing & Automating Solutions 243Save Preferences" Your preferences are saved immediately as you create them. Nisus Writer Express saves

Macros, Skimming the SurfaceMacros automate repetitive tasks and combine in one “command name,” a whole collection of tasks you frequently perform.It

246 Macros Quick & EasyOpen (“load”) a macro file" Place the macro files you want Nisus Writer Express to open in the folder called Macros ins

Customizing & Automating Solutions 247When you load a macro file, Nisus Writer Express displays it as a command in the Macro menu.Before Creating

248 Macros Quick & EasyFigure 210The unknown macro command alertMenu commands sometimes have the same name but perform different actions and belon

Macros, the Deeper WorkingsThe Nisus Writer Express Macro LanguageWriting macros is a form of programming.The Nisus Writer Express macro language cons

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express — a Grand Tour 7The Nisus Writer Express Icon in the DockFigure 7The Nisus Writer Express icon, and its menu,

250 Creating Macros with the Menu Command DialectWriting Perl ScriptsYou can write your own macros using the well-known Perl script language. Perl is

Customizing & Automating Solutions 251#source { front | next | none | clipboard }This tells Nisus Writer Express where to get the text that will b

252 Creating Macros with the Menu Command DialectWriting AppleScriptsUsing AppleScripts you can create little “stand alone” applications that you can

Customizing & Automating Solutions 253Examples• tell application "Nisus Writer Express" get text of document 1end tell• tell application

Putting It All TogetherNisus Writer Express contains the tools for composing documents of any length. You may already use many of Nisus Writer Express

256 Nisus Writer Express and the Community of Connected Applications• To provide this functionality though underlying technology that is simple to use

Putting It All Together 257Express will open it, and display it as though it were opened in your Web browser. You can, nonetheless, edit your HTML doc

258 Nisus Writer Express and the Community of Connected Applications3. Drag the left margin of the body of the envelope as far out as you like.4. Drag

AfterwordIf you have any thoughts about how we can make Nisus Writer Express even better in the future, we welcome your ideas.Send feedback to Nisus S

8 The Nisus Writer Express Window Getting StartedFormat Use Format (with its many submenus) to change the way your text appears in your document. A co

260 To send feedback to Nisus Software Inc.On the odd chance that you are not connected to the internet at the time you want to send your feedback, th

AppendicesAppendix IGlossary of Useful TermsThis document uses a number of terms that either may not be familiar to the “casual” user or are used in a

262 Appendix I - Glossary of Useful TermsgremlinLoosely “gremlins” are any non-printing characters that serve no useful purpose. Currently Nisus Write

Appendices 263ways of converting your text exist. These are called Text Encoding methods. Among these are ASCII and Unicode.trackingAlso known as lett

Appendix IIDisplaying Fonts and TextAbout displaying fontsTo display your text, Unicode or not, Nisus Writer Express must know how to draw the letters

Appendices 265Compare a fractional font (11 point Bookman Old Style)The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. How razorback-jumping frogs can level

266 Appendix II - Displaying Fonts and TextEnter a character using the keyboardMost of the unusual (Roman based) characters are made by pressing a com

Appendices 267Table 21 below identifies many of these alphabetic characters and how you create them.Table 21Typing Special characters using the U.S. E

268 Appendix II - Displaying Fonts and Text• SpacePress the Space Bar on your keyboard to enter a space between numbers and letters, etc.• Non-Breakin

Appendices 269Figure 219Option-modified Hebrew keyboard• “Tzvei-Yudin” (<) Using the Hebrew – QWERTY keyboard…1. Press 4 (and with the key still pre

Getting Started The Menu Bar 9• To control an inactive window, press A. You can press A and click the show/hide Toolbar button to rotate through the v

270 Appendix II - Displaying Fonts and TextSet up language support on your Macintosh" Check these pages on Apple’s Web Site (though it is possibl

Appendices 271Enter Unicode textAll text in Nisus Writer Express is Unicode. You can enter any Unicode character at the insertion point in your docume

Appendix IIIFrom Nisus Writer Classic to Nisus Writer ExpressWith the release of Nisus Writer Express, all Macintosh computers sold by Apple no longer

IndexesSubjectSymbols#10 Envelope (paper size), 103¢ searching for, 185$ in Find/Replaceas a metacharacter, 195searching for, 185£ searching for, 185¥

276 Subject Indexsearching for text in, 185Choukei 3 Envelope (paper size), 103Clipboard, 46append cut, 45append to, 44bypassing in Find/Replace, 174c

Indexes 277EEmpty Page, 118endnote, 133. See also: footnotechange to footnote, 138edit, 133highlight color of, 231in tables, 164insert, 133marker appe

278 Subject IndexHHansearching for text in, 185Hangulsearching for text in, 185Hanunoo, 185headers, 115–116, 118, 120–122, 124"First Page Special

Indexes 279Language Tag on the Statusbar, 12Languages preferences, 36–38of Nisus New File, 98other than American English, 2Paragraph Writing Direction

DISCLAIMERNisus Software, Inc. makes no warranties as to the contents of this manual or accompanying software and specifically disclaims any warrantie

10 Nisus Writer Express Windows Getting Started or Figure 10Pop-up menu indicatorsClick and hold to display the menu, then choose an option.• Text box

280 Subject Indexlicense, iiline spacing, 69lists, 49–53commands explained, 31in styles, 89ofcharacters, 173columns permitted, 109keys permitted in me

Indexes 281formatted text, 48graphics, 119, 125in dialog boxes, 10in Find/Replace window, 182in Glossaries, 238in tables, 142ruler, 21swap paste, 46ta

282 Subject IndexParagraph palette, 16ruler, 41tab invisible character, 225tables, 43, 142right-click. See: contextual menuROC 16K (paper size), 103Ro

Indexes 283Ttables, 139, 141–144, 146–150, 152–164add cells to, 147adjust cell padding, 156alignment, 144of text in, 144along decimal point, 146Border

Commands & Screen MessagesSymbols^ 197–198^[[:alpha:]]+ 198- 194, 197–198? 198?? 198( 194, 196, 198–199(?: 198(”)(\.|,) 200(”)[[:punct:]] 200([;])

286 Commands & Screen MessagesAny Character Style 25Any Currency 185Any Double Quote 185Any Font 27Any Font Size 28Any Highlight 31Any Kerning 30A

Indexes 287Computer ivContinue numbering across document content 53Continue Numbering from Previous 31, 51Continue Throughout Document 48Convert 21, 2

288 Commands & Screen MessagesFFamily 15, 78–79, 98, 230Feature Request 259File 1–3, 7, 19–20, 56–57, 59, 93, 96, 101–102, 105, 213–214, 216, 222–

Indexes 289Invisibles 226, 232Invisibles & Guides 226–227, 232Invisibles color 226Italic 16, 28, 99, 208J - KJapanese 223, 273Japanese (EUC) 223Ja

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Statusbar 11Open and close the Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer with one click.For more information on using t

290 Commands & Screen MessagesNumber Options 124Number Restart 137Numbered 53Numbered List 50OOdd only 216Odd Page 23, 118, 123, 132OK 65, 73–75,

Indexes 291Repeat 178–183, 188–189, 194–195, 198Replace 175Replace & Find 175–176Replace All 22, 175–176, 188–189Replace and Find 22Replace With 1

292 Commands & Screen MessagesStart Speaking 22Start Speaking Text 255Starting Number 136Starting Page 123–124Statistics 33, 173Stop Speaking 22,

Index of Figures and TablesThe Add License dialog Figure 3 iiiThe Add New Palette Group dialog Figure 206 241An Addressed Envelope Figure 212 258The A

294 Index of Figures and TablesThe Format portion of the New File preferences pane Figure 84 98Full Screen view in a “retro” look Figure 197 231The Ge

Indexes 295Page Border set at Text Margin Figure 103 112The Page Borders palette Figure 101 111Page Guides (with “Click for Header”) showing Figure 19

296 Index of Figures and TablesTiger Keyboard Viewer of the U.S. Extended keyboard after pressing 4 Figure 217 266Tiger Keyboard Viewer of the U.S. Ex

12 The Nisus Writer Express Toolbar Getting Started• The List TagClick to select (the current range or all text with the current list attribute(s)) mo

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer 13The Nisus Writer Express TooldrawerThe Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer holds a number of palette

14 The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer Getting StartedThe palettes are designed to give you an uncluttered working environment, while, at the same tim

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer 15Change the palettes that display in the TooldrawerYou can rearrange the palettes that appear in

16 The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer Getting Startedfont you want, displaying the closest match (in alphabetical order). When you see the font you w

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer 17• normal• right to left.For more information on right to left text editing see “Enter right to l

18 The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer Getting Startednumber of pages in your document. It also indicates the percentage to which you have zoomed your

The Nisus Writer Express MenusFor reference, this section gives a brief description of every menu command in Nisus Writer Express. Details on how to u

20 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (File Menu) Getting StartedFile MenuChoose commands from the File menu to open, save, and print documents in Nisus W

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Edit Menu) 21!Copy Character AttributesCopies the font and other attribute information of selected tex

22 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Edit Menu) Getting Started!Randomly (shu!e) Changes the sequence so that selected paragraphs appear in a random shu

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Insert Menu) 23Insert MenuUse the Insert menu to add objects (images, etc.), formatting elements (page

24 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Insert Menu) Getting StartedBookmarks Commands from the Bookmarks submenu enable you to mark a selection of text to

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (View Menu) 25Show/Hide ToolbarHides or displays the Toolbar at the top of the Nisus Writer Express doc

26 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu) Getting Startedthe Attribute Sensitive checkbox unchecked (for that particular attribute).!Redefine Sty

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu) 27document. These styles are based on standard HTML editing conventions. These styles onl

28 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu) Getting StartedFont. In this instance it functions the same as having the Attribute Sensitive checkbox

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu) 29!Show Underline ColorsOpens the Colors panel enabling you to set the color of the Under

Table of ContentsWelcome to Nisus Writer Express iBefore You Begin iAbout the Nisus Writer Express Documentation iUsing the Documentation iGetting Hel

30 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu) Getting StartedKern Choose commands from the Kern menu to cause selected text to be squeezed closer or

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu) 31Lists Choose commands from the Lists submenu to cause selected text to have bullets or

32 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu) Getting StartedAttribute Sensitive checkbox unchecked (for that particular attribute).!Show Background

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Table Menu) 33Macro MenuUse commands of the Macro menu to automate aspects of how you use Nisus Writer

34 The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Help Menu) Getting StartedNext WindowBrings the document window immediately behind the current window to the front.

Creating DocumentsNow that you’ve had a grand tour and a brief description of the menu commands of the Nisus Writer Express working environment you ar

36 Writing and EditingWriting in Multiple LanguagesThough it is invisible, “Language” is an attribute of your text. If applied correctly, changing the

Creating Documents 37Figure 17The Languages portion of the Preferences dialog

38 Writing and EditingFigure 18The “More” portion of the Languages Preferences3. Select any language in the column of available languages to customize

Creating Documents 39☞Because standard European style Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) are almost always available in all fonts; these will display in

Table of ContentsChange the font 15Scroll through a longer list of fonts 15Change the typeface or color 16Change the size 16The Paragraph Palette 16Ch

40 Writing and Editing• Language pop-up menu in the Language palette of the TooldrawerFigure 21The Language pop-up menu in the Language palette (shows

Creating Documents 41Figure 22The change direction of document dialog2. Choose the option you want. In either case, Nisus Writer Express will switch t

42 Writing and EditingHave the period appear correctly in a left to right sentence that ends with a right to left word• The problem… as received by te

Creating Documents 43Insert a right to left table in a left to right sectionYou can adjust the direction of the tables using the Paragraph palette.☞Ne

44 Copying Text Writing and EditingSelect using the keyboardYou can use your keyboard to select various amounts of text.Table 1Selecting text using th

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 45" Choose Copy Text Only from the Copy submenu of the Edit menu (or from the Clipboard menu on the Status

46 Pasting Text Writing and Editing" Choose Append Cut from the Cut submenu of the Edit menu (or as you press 4 from the Clipboard menu on the St

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 47bottom of the Edit menu or from the Clipboard Tag on the Statusbar, or from the Clipboards Preferences of Nis

48 Using the Clipboards Writing and EditingCreating ListsNisus Writer Express enables you to create various kinds of lists that automatically appear a

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 49Figure 26The Lists submenu of the Format menuFigure 27The List button on the ToolbarFigure 28The Lists palett

Table of ContentsCopy text only, without its attributes 45Copy attributes only, without its text 45Drag and Drop 45Cutting Text 45Cut text 45Pasting T

50 Creating Lists Writing and EditingEnd a bulleted list" Choose None from the Lists submenu of the Format menu.Apply bullets to a series of para

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 51Begin using the next level of a listEach list style begins at whatever number or letter you have determined i

52 Creating Lists Writing and EditingFigure 30List Styles explainedModify list stylesYou can modify list styles in the same way you modify any other s

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 53Figure 31The List Style portion of the Style Sheet view (with the List’s palette)Use list styles to automatic

54 Creating Lists Writing and EditingFigure 32Creating a numbered list styleYou would probably want to apply some identifying text to appear before th

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 55Recovering from MistakesUndo an action" Choose Undo from the Edit menu.You can undo an unlimited number

56 Saving Files Writing and EditingSaving filesNisus Writer Express offers you several ways to save a document.You can ignore saving your documents ent

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 57If one or more of the above formats does not mean anything to you, you probably do not need it.Save files auto

Formatting DocumentsThis portion of the manual describes how to define the way your document looks. There are four, concentric, levels of control over

Table of ContentsSet tabs 72Use leader tabs 73Set the type of leader before placing a tab 73Move a tab indicator using the mouse 75Move a tab indicato

60 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsRemove a character attribute from your text 91Remove a style from your document 91Resolve conflicts betwe

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 61Structuring paragraphsThis section describes the different ways you can define the appearance of paragraphs.

62 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsFigure 37The First Line In/Outdent marker relative to the Tail Line Wrap Indicator (outdent or hanging i

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 63Set the text wrap area" Drag the First Line Indent and/or the Right Indent marker across the ruler and

64 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsFigure 44The Text Wrap area

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 65Set the text wrap area numerically1. Double click any of the indent markers.2. Enter the settings you want i

66 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsFigure 47The Paragraph palette" Click alignment buttons on the Paragraph palette.Table 2Alignment b

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 67Figure 48Example of Left Justification (with show invisibles turned on)Figure 49Example of Center Justificatio

68 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsFigure 50Example of Right Justification (with show invisibles turned on)Figure 51Example of Full Justifica

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 69Set spacing between linesLine height, known to typesetters as leading (because of the pieces of lead placed

Table of ContentsSet column and gutter width 109Balance column text 110Using the Page Borders palette to put a line around the edge of your page 111De

70 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsSet spacing between paragraphsThe space Before (above) paragraph stepper affects the space between the f

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 71Control how paragraphs split and stick togetherIf you use Nisus Writer Express to put text on paper, you wil

72 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsSet tabsUse tabs to align columns of text. Pressing @ lines up the text that follows at the next tab ind

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 73Figure 57Tab stop justification (with show invisibles turned on; with and without leader)Nisus Writer Express

74 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsFigure 58Default Leader Tab Settings sheet You can choose from a wide variety of graphic underline optio

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 75Move a tab indicator using the mouse" Drag the Tab Indicator to its new location.You can select multipl

76 Structuring paragraphs Formatting DocumentsFigure 61The Edit Tab dialogRemove a tab Indicator" Drag the Tab Indicator off the ruler, or, selec

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 77Format CharactersYou can add font, size, and style characteristics to text.Nisus Writer Express lists all th

78 Format Characters Formatting DocumentsChange the font of characters1. Select the text you wish to change.2. Using the Character palette in the Writ

Creating Documents Formatting Documents 79Scroll through a longer list of fonts" Drag the resize tab at the bottom of the Character palette down