Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 25)

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 were all those buttons and knobs? Why were all the street signs and address
markers different from what you knew before? Even cars, which are all pretty standard in their
tools, put the light windshield wiper controls in different locations.
So it is, also, with software. To help you understand and use the many tools that are all within the
reach of your mouse, read on.
Windows, Bars, Buttons, Pointers and drawers 5
The Nisus Writer Express Menus 19
Windows, Bars, Buttons, Pointers and drawers
This portion of the manual describes the graphical elements you see on screen for controlling Nisus
Writer Express. Features of Nisus Writer Express windows, palettes and the buttons they contain,
are fully explained. Also included is a description of the various pointers you see when you perform
different tasks. Finally, you can learn about how Nisus Writer Express allows you to manipulate
dialog boxes.
The Nisus Writer Express Window 6
The Nisus Writer Express Icon in the Dock 7
The Menu Bar 7
The Title Bar 8
Nisus Writer Express Windows 8
Nisus Writer Express Pointer Variations 9
Keyboard Shortcuts in Nisus Writer Express 9
Nisus Writer Express Dialogs 9
The Nisus Writer Express Toolbar 10
The Nisus Writer Express Ruler 11
The Nisus Writer Express Statusbar 11
The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer 13
Modify the Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer 14
Using the Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer 14
Display a different set of palettes in the Tooldrawer 15
How clicking in the palettes of the Tooldrawer affects your text 15
The Character Palette 15
The Paragraph Palette 16
The Statistics palette 17
The Page Palette 17
Magnify, or, zoom in and out of your document 18
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