The WordPerfect
8 Screen
The WordPerfect 8 Screen has several
different parts, some of which are common to many application programs
| Title Bar
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| Menu Bar
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| Toolbar
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| Ruler |
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| Text Area
with Insertion Point |
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| Status
Bar |
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A further explanation of
the above sections:
- Title Bar: contains the
name of the word processor and the file you are working on
- Menu Bar: a list of pull-down
menus for doing most functions in WordPerfect 8
- Toolbar: a set of buttons
to carry out common commands, such as opening a file, printing, cut, copy,
paste, etc. Pointing to a button will give the name of the button
- Ruler: located just above
the text area, it will indicate locations of margins, indents, and tabs
- Text area: this is the
area where the document will be displayed
- Insertion Point: a blinking
cursor to indicate where text, tables, or graphics will be inserted
- Status Bar: usually located
at the bottom of the screen, it gives information on the document, such as
the page and line numbers, and whether a person is in insert or typeover mode
last modified 9/23/99 PJM