Nisus Writer Express User Manual

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Getting Started

The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu)

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Lists

Choose commands from the Lists submenu to cause selected text to have bullets
or various sequences of numbers before it (or to remove those numbers).
Additional list styles you create appear above New List Style….

Restart Numbering

Restarts the numbering sequence for every paragraph that is
selected.

Continue Numbering from Previous

Resumes the numbering sequence from the last number or letter
before any break was introduced.

Use None

Removes any of the numbers that have been automatically created.

Bullet List

Uses single bullets to begin each paragraph.

Headings

Uses (European) Arabic numerals (1, 1.1, 1.1.1, etc.) to number and
causes the numbers to appear at the far left (or right in right to left
sections), i.e. along the margin. Designed to be used in conjunction
with the Heading 1, etc. styles.

Lettered List

Uses letters to begin each paragraph.

Number List

Uses numbers to begin each paragraph.

Outline

Makes the numbering sequence like an outline.

Tiered List

Resembles the Headings list, but is not designed to work in
conjunction with the Heading 1, etc. styles.

New List Style…

Creates a new list style.

Edit List Style…

Enables you to edit the selected list style.

Increase Indent Moves the left indent and first line indent markers in at quarter inch increments.

If you choose this command repeatedly, the indents continue in one-quarter inch
increments.

Decrease Indent Moves the first line indent and left line indent out a quarter inch. If you choose

this command repeatedly, the indent and the left line wrap continue in one-
quarter inch increments (until both are flush left).

Highlight

Use commands of the Highlight submenu to add highlight color to selected text.
Unlike the Highlight button on the Toolbar, the Highlight submenu does not have
an associated default highlight color. It is primarily intended for assigning
Keyboard Shortcuts to the colors you use most often. The colors available are
None (which clears any highlighting present), Yellow, Pink, Blue, Green, Cyan
and Gray.

Remove Highlight Attribute

Removes any highlighting present in selected text.
When in the Find/Replace window this command displays as Any
Highlight
. In this instance it functions the same as having the
Attribute Sensitive checkbox unchecked (for that particular
attribute
).

Show Highlight Colors

Opens the Colors panel enabling you to change the color of the
highlight to any color you can point to).

Text Color

Use commands of the Text Color submenu to add color to the characters of
selected text. The default colors available are: Black,

Brown

,

Dark Red

,

Red

,

Purple

,

Orange

,

Fuchsia

,

Dark Green

,

Green

,

Yellow

,

Dark Blue

,

Blue

,

Teal

,

Cornflower Blue

,

Cyan

,

Dark Gray

,

Gray

, and

Light Gray

.

Remove Text Color

Removes any text color present in selected text.
When in the Find/Replace window this command displays as Any
Text Color
. In this instance it functions the same as having the
Attribute Sensitive checkbox unchecked (for that particular
attribute
).

Show Text Colors

Opens the Colors panel enabling you to change the color of selected
text to any color you can point to.

Background Color

Use commands of the Background Color submenu to add printable color to the
background of any selected text in your document. The default colors available
are: Black,

Brown

,

Dark Red

,

Red

,

Purple

,

Orange

,

Fuchsia

,

Dark Green

,

Green

,

Yellow

,

Dark Blue

,

Blue

,

Teal

,

Cornflower Blue

,

Cyan

,

Dark Gray

,

Gray

, and

Light Gray

.

Remove Background Color

Removes any background color present in selected text.
When in the Find/Replace window this command displays as Any
Text Color
. In this instance it functions the same as having the

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