The title bar – Nisus Writer Pro User Manual

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The Title Bar

Getting Started

View

Use View to alter the manner in which Nisus Writer Pro displays your document
and its window. A complete listing and description of the commands of this menu
begins on page 440.

Format

Use Format (with its many submenus) to change the way your text appears in
your document. A complete listing and description of the commands of this menu
begins on page 443.

Table

Use Table to insert and modify tables. A complete listing and description of the
commands of this menu begins on page 451.

Tools

Use Tools to insert and work with comments, track changes to your document,
develop tables of contents, indexes and bibliographies, maintain automatic
content, insert a watermark and create and modify images and shapes. A
complete listing and description of the commands of this menu begins on page
451.

Macro

Use Macro to write and run Perl scripts and Command menu macros. A complete
listing and description of the commands of this menu begins on page 458.

Window

Use Window to choose among active windows and manage the Palette Library and
the Document Manager. A complete listing and description of the commands of
this menu begins on page 458.

Help

Use Help to get Nisus Writer Pro Help which gives you extensive explanations and
hints regarding all of the features found in Nisus Writer Pro. A complete listing
and description of the commands of this menu begins on page 459.

The Title Bar

The Title Bar, which appears across the top of every document window consists of three parts. The
left side contains three buttons. Click to close (red/left), minimize (to the Dock) (amber/center), and
zoom (green/right). Drag the Title Bar to move a window. On the right side of the Title Bar you can
click Hide/Show Tool Bar button.

Figure 14

The Nisus Writer Pro Title Bar (Untitled, Saved, Saved and then modified)

When you save a file the Nisus Writer Pro document icon appears to the left of the document’s name
in the Title Bar. As you work on the document, the icon dims, becoming bright once again on
saving.
Other things you can do with the document’s icon in the Title Bar

You can press

A and click the icon (or area of the of the file’s name) to see a pop-up menu

indicating the file’s location on your computer.

You can drag the document’s icon to any location on your hard drive, creating an alias that
leads back to the file.

You can drag the document’s icon into another Nisus Writer Pro document causing its content
to appear there.

You can drag the document’s icon into a Mail.app email message causing it to be sent as an
attachment.

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