Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 43)

Getting Started The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Insert Menu) 23
Insert Menu
Use the Insert menu to add objects (images, etc.), formatting elements (page and column breaks,
sections, etc.) and numbering variables, footnotes and/or endnotes, tables of contents, indexes,
images and hypertext links to your document.
Automatic Number
Choose commands from the Automatic Number submenu to insert into your
document numbers that automatically increment and sort.
▸ Section Number Inserts the number of the current section at the insertion point in
the active window.
▸ Pages in Section Inserts the total number of pages in the current section at the
insertion point in the active window.
▸ Page Number Inserts the number of the current page (of the current section) at
the insertion point in the active window.
Merge Placeholder
Choose commands from the Merge Placeholder submenu to insert into your
document placeholders that you can use to fill with customized text as well as
merge a template with data. While you can create any merge placeholders you
want, the set that appears in the submenu are among the most common fields
that would be filled from the Apple supplied Address Book application: First
Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Mobile Phone, Address, Address (street),
Address (city), Address (zip), Address (state), Address (country).
▸ Merge Record Number Inserts the placeholder for the number of the actual record in the
data document.
▸ Other… Opens a dialog that allows you to choose from any of the fields in
the Apple supplied Address Book application, create a placeholder
of your own design, or create a placeholder that uses the output of
Perl code you create.
▸ Merge Document… Merges your open template file with data from the Apple supplied
Address Book application, your own comma-separated value data
document. You can chose to have your resulting document saved
individually, as one file, or printed.
New Style Commands from the New Style submenu enable you to create a new style for your
document.
▸ Based on Selection Changes the view of your document to Style Sheets and creates a
new style with the attributes of the selected text. If selected text has
a character style associated with it, a new character style is created.
If selected text has a paragraph style associated with it, a new
paragraph style is created.
▸ Character Style Changes the view of your document to Style Sheets and creates a
new character style
▸ Paragraph Style Changes the view of your document to Style Sheets and creates a
new paragraph style
▸ List Style Changes the view of your document to Style Sheets and creates a
new list style
Page Break Starts a new page immediately following the insertion point.
Column Break
Starts a new column immediately following the insertion point.
Glossary Entry Break
In a Glossary document, starts a new Glossary entry immediately following the
insertion point. This command is only available in a Glossary type file as
illustrated in Figure 203 on page 238.
Section Break
Commands from the Section Break submenu enable you to start a new section
immediately following the insertion point.
▸ Next Page A new section begins on the following page.
▸ Odd Page A new section begins on the following odd page.
▸ Even Page A new section begins on the following even page.
▸ Same Page A new section begins at the insertion point on the current page.
Cross-reference… Presents a dialog that enables you to add a cross-reference to the page…,
paragraph…, line…, list item… and/or bookmarked text or list item, or table,
footnote or endnote.