Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 285)

Appendices 265
Compare a fractional font (11 point Bookman Old Style)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. How razorback-jumping frogs can level six-piqued
gymnasts!
With a monospaced font (9 point Courier)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. How razorback-jumping frogs can
level six-piqued gymnasts!
• Type @ only to line up columns, not to begin a paragraph with an indentation.
If you want an indent at a new paragraph you use the first line indent indicator on the ruler.
• Type < only to begin a new paragraph, not at the end of each line or to “double-space.”
The Macintosh makes its sound only when you try to do something that it cannot do at that
time—not, as in the days of typewriters when you reach the end of a line.
Typing unusual characters
The Macintosh provides you with a wide variety of characters. Among these characters you can find
symbols (often called dingbats
12 ) and characters from almost every written language.
For more information about entering text in various languages see “Writing in Multiple Languages”
on page 36.
Turn on display of the input (keyboard “flag”) menu
1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and choose (click) International from the
Personal (top) row of icons.
2. In the International preferences click the Input Menu tab at the far left on the top.
3. Check any input methods (keyboards) you want to have appear on the menu.
4. Check Show Input menu in menu bar.
Figure 216
The Input Menu tab of the International (System) preferences (in Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger)
5. Close the dialog.
12 Some fonts consist of nothing but dingbats.