WP-2 Portable  (260-3930)      Print Issues            Faxback Doc. # 5707
Word Processor


You can print your document using the WP-2's Print function.

First, follow the simple printer setup procedure to set up the page layout.
See "Printer Setup" for information.

To activate the Printer function, press [F2]-[5]. To stop the printing at any
time, press [Cncl]. If you do not have a continuous-feed printer, you can set
up the printer to stop between pages to enable you to remove the printed page
and insert a new sheet of paper.

You can also use the printer setup procedure to have the printer format your
text in different ways, such as choosing a different font, underlining, or
boldfacing. See "Printer Setup" for more information.

Read this section to learn more about the Print function and all of the
options available.

BOLDFACE TEXT

You can boldface plain or underlined text.

NOTE: You must perform printer setup on your WP-2 before boldfaced text can be
printed. Refer to "Printer Setup" for details on this procedure.

1. Highlight the text you want to boldface.

2. Press [F1]-[B].

Boldfaced text is automatically marked by a highlighted B code at the
beginning and at the end of the boldfaced text. To cancel the boldface option,
see "Cancel Boldface, Center, Underline, or Font."

CANCEL BOLDFACE, CENTER, UNDERLINE, OR FONT

If you have designated text to be printed in a special font, boldfaced,
centered, or underlined, you can change you mind.

1. Move the cursor to the highlighted code ( F,B,C, or U) at the beginning of
   the selected text.

2. Press [Shift]-[Bksp].

3. Move the cursor to the highlighted code at the end of the selected text
   (except C, which appears only at the beginning of the text).

4. Press [Shift]-[Bksp]. The boldface, center, underline, or font option has
   now been canceled.

CENTER TEXT

Only one-line paragraphs can be centered. The line must be shorter than one
full line length and end with a carriage return.

1. Move the cursor to any position in the line that you want to center.

2. Press [F1]-[C].

Centered text is automatically marked by a highlighted C code at the beginning
of the selected line. When you print this page, this line will be centered
between the specified margins. To cancel the center option, see "Cancel
Boldface, Center, Underline, or Font."

CHANGE LINESPACING

To select linespacing for a document, see "Format."

To change linespacing for only one paragraph, see "Linespacing."

CHANGE TYPEFACE

To select text to be changed to a different font when a document is printed,
see "Font."

CLEAR TAB STOP

To clear a tab stop, see "Format."

CONNECTING THE PRINTER

You can use any printer with a parallel interface connector. If your printer
does not come with a cable to connect it to the WP-2, you can find a
connecting cable at your local Radio Shack store.

Turn off all of your equipment before making the connections.

Connect the printer cable to the parallel interface on the WP-2. Because there
is only one way that the connector attaches to the WP-2, do not force the
connection. If you find it difficult to make the connection, turn the
connector over and try again.

Read your printer owner's manual to find out how to get your printer ready to
print, and follow those instructions.

CREATE A FOOTER

To print the same information at the bottom of every page, see "Layout."

CREATE A HEADER

To print the same information at the top of every page, see "Layout."

DELETE A FOOTER

To delete a footer, see "Layout."

DELETE A HEADER

To delete a header, see "Layout."

FONT

You can designate a different typeface for any text you select within a
document.

NOTE: You must perform printer setup on your WP-2 before you can specify a
typeface change. While you are doing the printer setup, you can select a
different font by using special control codes. You can find the proper control
codes for your printer listed in your printer's owner's manual. Refer to
"Printer Setup" for details on this procedure.

Highlight the text you want to see printed in a different typeface.

Press [F1]-[F]. A highlighted F code appears at the beginning and at the end
of the selected text. This text will appear in the different typeface when the
document is printed. To cancel the selected font, see "Cancel Boldface,
Center, Underline, or Font."

FORMAT

To set the format of an entire document, use the Format function.

Press [F1]-[4] to display the current format. This display shows linespacing,
margins, and tab settings. (If you decide not to make any format changes,
simple press [Cncl] to return to the text.)

You follow these steps to make format changes in your document.

* To change the linespacing for your document, press [down arrow] once. Type
  the desired linespacing number. For example, if you want the document to be
  doublespaced, press [2]. The cursor immediately moves back up to the format
  line.

  If you decide not to make any linespacing changes, press any of the arrow
  keys to move the cursor back up to the format line.

* Tabs are indicated by the letter T. If you are satisfied with the tab
  settings, press [ENTER].

* If you want to clear a tab stop, use the [left arrow] or [right arrow] keys
  to move the cursor to the tab setting you want to clear. Press [-]. Repeat
  this step until all unnecessary tab stops have been cleared. If you are now
  satisfied with the tab settings, press [ENTER].

* If you want to set a new tab stop, use the [right arrow] or [left arrow]
  keys to move the cursor to the position in the format line where you want to
  set the tab stop. Press [T]. Repeat this step until all desired tab stops
  have been set. When you are satisfied with the tab settings, press [ENTER].

To get on-screen help while using the Format function, press [F1]-[1]. A list
appears on the right side of the screen. The items in this list help you
recall how to change the linespacing and tab settings without referring back
to this topic in the manual again.

HIGHLIGHT TEXT

To highlight text, see the Select function.

LAYOUT

To set up the page layout for your printed document, use the Layout function.

1. Press [F2]-[4]. The first screen of the Layout menu appears on the screen.
   To access the second screen of the layout menu, press [Shift]-[down arrow].
   To return to the first screen, press [Shift]-[up arrow].

2. Use the [up arrow] or [down arrow] keys to move the cursor next to the
   option that you want to change.

3. Use the [up arrow] or [down arrow] keys to highlight the response you want
   for the selected option. If a particular option requires that you type in a
   number or text, simply type the appropriate response. Press [ENTER] to
   return the cursor to its position next to that option.

4. After all options have been changed as desired, press [ENTER] to complete
   the Layout function.

PRINT

After you have performed printer setup (see "Printer Setup") and set up the
page layout (see "Layout"), you can press [Cncl] at any time to stop printing.

NOTE: If you selected the option to pause between pages when you set up the
page layout, the printer stops at the end of each page. Remove the printed
page and insert a clean sheet of paper. Press [ENTER] to print the next page.

If you only want to print a portion of your document, simply highlight the
portion of your document that you want to print, then press [F2]-[5].

PRINTER SETUP

Follow this procedure to prepare your printer for printing documents. This
enables you to print boldfaced or underlined text, and to print in a special
font, such as italics.

1. Press [F2]-[-]. Highlight  Printer , and then press [ENTER]. Or, you can
   press [F2]-[P]. The Printer Setup menu appears.

2. Are you using a Tandy emulation printer or an IBM emulation printer? If you
   do not know, refer to your printer owner's manual. In the first line of the
   menu, identify the type of printer you have by highlighting either Tandy or
   IBM.

Press [Shift]-[down arrow]. The underline and boldface ON and OFF code display
according to the type of printer you selected. Press [down arrow] to move to
Other in the menu. Skip to Step 4.

If you are using another type of printer, see Step 3.

3. For printers with other than IBM or Tandy emulation, find the control codes
   listed in your printer owner's manual. Look up the hexadecimal codes that
   turn underline and boldface on and off. Type these codes on the appropriate
   lines in the printer setup menu. At the end of each code, press [ENTER] to
   move to the next item in the menu.

4. If you want to print selected text in a special font, such as italics,
   elongated, or double height characters, find the control codes listed in
   your printer owner's manual. On the Other lines in the menu, type in the
   appropriate hexadecimal codes that urn those special fonts on and off. At
   the end of each code, press [ENTER] to move the cursor to the next item in
   the menu.

5. The Newline option lets you specify whether to add a line feed after each
   carriage return. Check your printer's carriage return (CR) setting (DIP
   switch or front panel switch).

* If you have set your printer to CR=NL (carriage return equals new line),
  select CR (carriage return) in the printer setup menu.

* If you have set your printer to CR=CR (carriage return equals carriage
  return), select CR+LF (carriage return plus line feed). If your printer
  doublespaces or overprints, try changing this setting.

NOTE: The WP-2 remembers this printer setup and refers to it when you print.
If you change printers, make changes as necessary.

SELECT

When you want to identify portions of text for boldfacing, deleting, moving,
and so on, use the Select function.

1. Move the cursor to the first character in the text that you want to
   highlight.

2. Press [F1]-[9].

3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired text. (If you want to select
   text quickly, use any of the appropriate cursor movement key combinations
   discussed in "Using the Keyboard.")

4. Then, perform the task you want (cut, underline, copy, and so on).

SELECTING CHARACTER STYLE

To select special character formats, such as boldface, underline, or other
fonts, see "Style."

STYLE

To select character formats, such as boldface, underline, or other fonts, use
the Style function.

1. Highlight the text that you want to format.

2. Press [F1]-[5]. The Style menu appears on the screen.

The selected text is automatically marked with a B, U, or F code at the
beginning and at the end of the selected text. You can cancel these attributes
by deleting these letter codes. When the codes are deleted the text is
specified to print in plain type again.

UNDERLINE TEXT

You can underline plain or boldfaced text.

NOTE: You must perform printer set up on your WP-2 before underlined text can
be printed. Refer to "Printer Setup" for details on this procedure.

Highlight the text that you want underlined, then press [F1]-[U].

Underlined text is automatically marked by a highlighted U code at the
beginning and at the end of the underlined text. To cancel the underline
option, see "Cancel Boldface, Center, Underline, or Font."


(smm 08/04/93)