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1. This cross platform manual provides instructions for using Startwrite on both the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems Any differences in procedures between platforms are noted in the text This manual assumes you have a working knowledge of your operating system particularly techniques such as using a mouse opening files saving files and closing files For help with any of these techniques please see your Windows or Macintosh documentation Intoduction 4 Chapter 1 Startwrite User sManual USING STARTWRITE ONLINE HELP z When you need information Startwrite Online Help is your best solution Help is conven ient sensibly organized and structured in a way that makes it easy to find the information you need Help appears in a separate window on your screen that you can keep it on top of the application you re working in for quick reference and access If you need assistance beyond what the Online Help system and this manual provide you can contact Technical Support see page 43 of this manual Using Windows Help This section introduces you to the basic components of Startwrite Online Help for Windows Use Contents to access the main components of Help You can think of it as the table of contents of Help Help Topics StartWrite Help Contents Index Find Click a book and then click Open Or click another tab such as Index Print Cancel 1 Click Help gt Help Topics2. 1 1 1 r This option is only available when using the Manuscript ball and stick or similar to Zaner Bloser Manuscript Simplified Modern Manuscript similar to D Nealian Italic similar to Portland Italic Palmer and HWOT similar to Handwriting Without Tears fonts 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 To turn the Letter Start Dot option on or off by doing one of the following Click Format gt Letter Start Dot or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Letter Start Dot from the pull down menu highlight On and click your left mouse button once When you click Format Letter Stroke Arrows or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Letter Stroke Arrows from the pull down menu again a check mark will appear next to On indicating that the Letter Start Dot option is turned on To turn the Letter Start Dot Option off highlight On and click your left mouse button once again The check mark will disappear indicating that the Letter Start Dot Option is turned off Use the Letter Start Dot button A on the toolbar to turn the Start Dot Option on or off Changing Space Width When you use the space bar to put space in between words Startwrite gives you the option of regular or wide spacing Using the wider space setting separates words farther apart and makes it a little easier for beginners
3. located by the number one on the top row of the keyboard remember to hold down Shift Press the comma key located next to the letter M on the keyboard After entering the accent mark the letter will appear on the screen with the accent mark In order to use the letter you must follow the directions for a capital letter Ctrl gt Shift c There is not a capital letter C with a cedille The accents only work in the Manuscript Manuscript Simple Modern Manuscript and Italic fonts If you choose another font the accented letters will not appear in the document Chapter5 Using Accent Marks and Math Fonts 33 Startwnte User s Manual Using Math Fonts Startwrite Math Fonts allow the user to create simple math worksheets with pictures and numbers There are four math fonts to choose from for the Manuscript Modern Manuscript and Italic Fonts Some of the math fonts include multiple picture groups 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place you in Enter Edit mode 2 Follow the instructions for Selecting A Font page and select a math font Clocks Money Math01 or Math02 3 Use the keyboard to type the letters that correspond to the math pictures you wish to insert Use the chart on next page Startwrite amp Math Fonts Chart going from left to right across the keyboard Clocks Lowercase q p a l and z c are clocks with varying times for every 5 minutes Uppercase Q P
4. 2 Click the Help tab you want The next sections give you detailed explanations of each Help tab Chapter 1 Using Startwrite Online Help 5 Startwrte User s Manual Contents Tab When you need information about performing a specific task use the How Do option available on the Contents tab The information in How Do is organized into books chapters and pages To find steps for performing a specific task start at the book level Each book listed in How Do I represents a category of tasks Help Topics StartWrite Help Contents Index Find Click atopic and then click Display Or click another tab such as Index Li How Dol co Creating and Managing our Documents Customizing Tour Documents Adding Arrows to Letters Adding Guide Lines to Sentence Changing our Font Size Creating Blank Lines Creating Dotted D ashed Letters Creating Shaded Letters Letter Kerning Es Es Es Es E E Es Es Selecting a Fort Co Cut Copy and Paste d Managing Files ae Printing co Stary rite Technical Support Print Cancel 1 Click a book to open it Books can contain chapters or pages 2 Click a chapter to open it Chapters contain individual tasks each listed as a separate page 3 Click a page to see the corresponding Help topic Clicking an open book or chapter closes it Clicking the Print button at the bottom of the Help Topics dialog box prints any topic you have se
5. 3 Make sure that there is a check mark next to the Set as Default option 4 Select which Guidelines options you want to appear with the font by pressing the Guidelines button and choosing from the available options off solid dashed and red blue black Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 25 Startwrite Users Manual Working with Art Boxes Inserting an Art Box You may want to include pictures in your document to liven up the page and make it more interesting for your beginning writers A picture can even be used to represent the letter or topic you are teaching StartWrite comes with a number of original black and white and color images which you can use in your documents The black and white pictures have less detail and are included to let children color the pictures The color images can be used if you have a color printer You can also import and use any other omp or jpeg image file with StartWrite 1 Click Insert Art click rd on the toolbar or in Save Print Mode right click and select Insert Art from the pull down menu 2 Inthe Select Art dialog box click the type of image you want to insert into your Art Box Black and White or Color 3 Double click on the image you wish to select or highlight the name of the image and click Open The image is automatically placed in your Art Box 4 Place the mouse arrow near one of the sides of the box until a four way arrow appears 5 Hold down the left mouse butt
6. Art Box and click outside of any Text or Art Boxes on the page This will place you in Save Print mode 5 Click Edit Paste click the ES button on the toolbar or right click and select Paste from the pull down menu The box will appear on the page in Enter Edit Mode 6 Place the mouse arrow near one of the sides of the box until a four way arrow appears 7 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the box to the desired page location Copying and Pasting Selected Text Use Copy with Paste to move a copy of selected text to different locations text boxes or pages in your document 1 Click inside the Text or Art Box you want to copy This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Place your mouse pointer at the beginning of the text you wish to select Click and hold down the left mouse button 3 Drag the mouse to the end of your selection and release the left mouse button The text you have selected will appear in red 4 Click Edit Copy click the button on the toolbar or right click and select Copy from the pull down menu a Chapter 4 Cut Copy and Paste 30 Startwrte User s Manual At this point a copy of the selected text will be placed on the Windows Clipboard and is ready to be pasted at the desired location 4 Click on the location where you desire to paste the selected text If you are pasting your selection on an empty page create a text box and click inside the empty box 5 Click Edit Paste click
7. Files 35 Startwnte User s Manual Saving a Document Use Save to save the file you are currently working on You can save hundreds of files on a hard disk which contains folders and subfolders that group similar files very much like a filing cabinet with file drawers and folders You can save files with new names or save them in different directories You should use Save periodically to avoid losing your work if a power or system failure Occurs Saving the Current File 1 Click File Save or click fal on the toolbar 2 Select the directory where you want to save the file from the Save in drop down list or type the full path for the file before the filename in the File name Text Box 3 Type a filename for the file in the File name Text Box Use a name that describes the page Filenames can be a maximum of eight characters followed by a period and a three character extension StartWrite uses a swd extension by default 4 Click Save Saving a File with a New Name 1 Click File Save As or click x on the toolbar 2 Select the directory where you want to save the file from the Save in drop down list or type the full path for the file before the filename in the File name Text Box 3 Typea new filename for the file in the File name text box 4 Click Save Closing a Document Use Close to close the current document 1 Click File Close or click 2 on the Menu bar Exiting Startwrite 1 Click File Clo
8. to distinguish the beginning and end of words 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Click Format Space Width or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Space Width from the pull down menu and select which space width you want Regular or Wide by highlighting your selection and clicking your left mouse button once When you click Format Space Width or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Space Width from the pull down menu again a check mark will appear next to the spacing option that you currently have selected Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 23 Startwnte Users Manual Checking Your Spelling Use Spell Check to check for misspelled words in your document Spell Check contains 100 000 commonly used elementary school words which allows you to correct most of your misspelled words Your document must be in an Enter Edit mode in order for you use Spell Check 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place you in Enter Edit mode 2 Click Tools Spell Check or click on the toolbar Spell 3 The first word Spell Check selects as misspelled appears in the Not in Dictionary field and a list of possible replacement words appear in the Suggestions box 4 Inthe Suggestions list box click the correct word if it appears 5 Click Replace If there are more misspelled words the next wo
9. with a Text Box will appear ready for you to type text Opening Saved Documents Opening an Existing Document Use Open to open a previously saved file Open works with documents you have previously saved as files on a hard or floppy disk When you want to edit a file that is saved on a disk you need to open a copy of the file in StartWrite The file then becomes active in your computer s memory so that you can edit it You can make changes to the file by double clicking inside any Text or Art Box with your left mouse button which places you in the Enter Edit mode The changes you make are not recorded on disk until you save the file again 1 Click File gt Open or click La on the toolbar 2 Use the Look in drop down list to select the drive you want such as your c drive 3 Find the folder you want in the list underneath the Look in drop down list You may need to click several folders and or subfolders to get to the folder your document is stored in 4 Select the file you want 5 Click Open Tips Saved Startwrite amp documents have an swd file extension Opening a Recent Document The filenames of the most recently saved documents are kept on the File menu You can open these documents directly from the File menu instead of using the Open dialog box 1 Click File and double click on the filename or highlight the filename and type the number that appears next to the file you wish to open Chapter6 Managing
10. your computer You can use all of these fonts in any Text Box you create The default font or the font that is used if no other font is selected is Manuscript The font you currently have selected appears in the Font list located on the toolbar Font Size 48 After you have selected the font you want to use place your mouse pointer on this icon and click once A pull down list appears containing different font sizes Place the mouse pointer on the font size you wish your text to appear in or type in the size you want to use Click once to re size all the text in the Text Box You can select from a very small 8 point size to as big as 102 points 100 points is approxi mately 1 high and 192 points is almost 2 high Most kindergarten and first graders learn with a 72 point size Second graders most often se a 48 point size However you may want to use larger letters for beginning writers You can also create headings and titles for your pages using larger font sizes Menu Bar Icons Quick Reference 45 Startwnte User s Manual Shading Buttons IA AIAI These buttons let you make the letters words and sentences in a Text Box appear in different shades You can from solid black to very lightly shaded Guide Line Buttons A A Al A These buttons let you use choose which Guide Lines you wish to appear in your document top middle bottom and baseline Dot Density Buttons EB 5 Oh These buttons let you make the
11. A L and A C are clocks with the hour and an AM or PM Math01 Lowercase q o are 1 9 blocks Math02 Lowercase q o are 1 9 kites Lowercase a l are 1 9 flags Lowercase a l are 1 9 whales Lowercase z b are 1 5 crayons Uppercase Q O are 1 9 stars Uppercase Q P are 1 10 balloons Uppercase A L are 1 9 apples Uppercase A J are 1 9 signs Uppercase Z B are 1 5 trucks Money Lowercase q t are 1 5 pennies Lowercase y u are 1 2 nickels Lowercase i p and a s are 1 5 dimes Lowercase d f are 1 2 quarters Uppercase Q T are 1 5 One dollar bills Uppercase Y U are 1 2 Five dollar bills Uppercase 1 0 are 1 2 Ten dollar bills Uppercase P and A are 1 2 Twenty dollar bills Uppercase S and D are 1 2 Fifty dollar bills Uppercase G is 1 One hundred dollar bill In these fonts the numbers do not have the option to appear as dots In order to crate a math worksheet with dotted numbers you must use two different Text boxes One with the math font and one using a regular font Manuscript Modern Manuscript or Italic Please see the example below Math02 Manuseript Manuscript Chapter5 Using Accent Marks and Math Fonts 34 Chapter 6 Sta rtwrite User s Manual Managing Files Creating a New Document When you first start the program a new document and Text Box automatically appear on the screen ready for you to type If you wish to start a new file follow the instructions below 1 Click File New or the button on the toolbar A new document
12. Art Box you want to edit This will put the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Click Format gt Art Replace double click the art box that you wish to change or right click and choose Replace Art from the pull down menu 3 Select the image you want and click Open Redrawing Text and Art Boxes Use Redraw All to refresh the Text and Art Boxes on your screen 1 Click View gt Redraw All Deleting a Text or Art Box 1 Click inside the Text or Art Box you want to erase This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Click Edit Delete Box or right click and select Delete Box from the pull down menu the text box will disappear Working with Multiple Pages Inserting a New Page 1 Click outside the Text or Art boxes to put the document in Save Print Mode 2 Click Insert gt Page or right click and select Insert Page from the pull down menu 3 Select from the options listed in the Insert Page dialog box where you would like your new page to appear in your document 4 Click OK Navigating Between Pages Startwrite makes it easy to move from page to page in documents that have multiple pages 1 Click Edit Go To and type in the page number you wish to view 2 Click OK Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 27 Sta rtwnte User s Manual The Status Bar on the bottom right corner of screen tells you which page you are currently working on You can also use K Page 1 of 2 gt on the Status Bar to move from page to page Click
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14. Hide Toolbars Use the Toolbar to access the features and options you use most like Open Save and Print simply by clicking with your mouse You can choose to display or hide the toolbar at any time DiS d Hs E eri JEAN EI Hew Open Save Print Cut Copy Paste Art Text Spell coon Font Fort Land 1 To display or hide the Toolbar choose View gt Toolbar If there is a check mark by the Toolbar option on the View menu the Toolbar is currently displayed Show or Hide Property Bar Use the Property Bar to access the options that help you customize the text in your Text Boxes simply by clicking with your mouse You can choose to display or hide the Property Bar at any time Some of the options on the Property Bar are only available when you have a Text Box selected A AJAA TA a Alle AlAlAl amp S Al Manuscript Chapter8 View Options 39 Startwnte User s Manual 1 To display or hide the Property Bar choose View gt Property Bar If there is a check mark by the Property Bar option on the View menu the Property Bar is currently displayed Show or Hide the Status Bar Use the Status Bar to display information about the current document and state of the keyboard whether Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock are on or off The Status Bar will also display quick tips about the Menu Bar item you currently have selected You can choose to display or hide the Status Bar at any time reste a nen document m Pag
15. Sta rtwrite User s Manual Contents INTRODUCTION Startwrite User s Manual About Startwrite cccccsssssssssscsssssessrseesssessseseseesecsesaesessrsenseseess 3 Teaching Honesty ccccccssssssssssssssessrsersersseesessseseeserssesseseneees 4 About This Marg scsscasenscasccncaiueds lt deaseasinsacinuueDhceshaweiiceddeuncessiundsinusant 4 CHAPTER 1 Using Startwrite Online Help Using Windows Help esee 5 Using Macintosh Help cccccscccscscsssssssscrsssssssesssssssersees 9 CHAPTER 2 Installation Minimum Requirements esses 12 Windows 95 98 Installation Instructions 12 Macintosh Installation Instructions esesessssss 13 CHAPTER 3 Creating Managing Documents Determining Page Orientation eee 14 Understanding Text and Art Box Modes ssssssss 15 Working with Text Boxes seennnn 15 Selecting a dro me 16 Changing Your Font Size seen 17 Working with Guidelines seeeeeennnnn 18 aq enero e 19 Creating Shaded Letters essen 19 Adding Letter Stroke Arrows seen 20 Creating Dotted Letters ccccscssssssssssssssssssssesesersssserserssrsessaserses 22 Adding Letter S
16. Stroke Arrows buttons on the toolbar to turn the Letter Stroke Arrows option on or off in your Text Box First letter of every line arrowed automatically makes the first letter of every line in your Text Box appear arrowed First letter of every word arrowed per line automatically makes the first letter of every word in your Text Box appear arrowed First letter of every other word arrowed per line automatically makes the first letter of every other word in your Text Box appear arrowed Click OK Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 21 Startwrte User s Manual Creating Dotted Letters Startwrite lets you make dotted letters so that beginning writers can trace them and begin learning how to write 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Select the Letter Dot Density option you wish to appear by doing one of the following Click Format Letter Dot Density or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Letter Dot Density from the pull down menu and select which dot density you want to appear by selecting a density percentage 2596 having less dense dots and 10096 being solid black and clicking your left mouse button once When you click Format Letter Dot Density or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Letter Dot Density from the pull down menu again a check mark will appear next to the density percentag
17. TE ABC 1 888 974 8322 or 1 801 936 7779 Online Ordering You can also order Startwrite directly at http www startwrite com Chapter9 Working with Document Windows 42 Startwrte User s Manual Menu Bar icons Quick Reference Toolbar Buttons Startwrite has put most of the options you will need to create your writing sheets on a toolbar for easy access These are the Startwrite toolbar buttons New File L Hew You can use this button to clear the screen of any file or work that you have done Clicking this button will start a new file Open File Open This button lets you open a previously saved file Click this icon once and a box appears that lists the names of the files that you have previously created and saved Select the file you want to open by placing the mouse arrow on the name of the file and clicking once Then click the Open button The file is immediately opened You can make changes to the file by clicking inside the box which places you in the Enter Edit mode Save Save Use this button to save the file you are currently working on Click once on this icon and a box appears that asks you fora file name Type in the name you want for this file Use a name that describes the page The filename can be a combination of 8 letters and or numbers If you try to save a file with a filename longer than 8 characters you will see a box that prompts you to select a shorter name Print Print T
18. Windows Opening a New Document Window nee 41 Moving Between Document Windows ssessesses 41 Arranging Document Windows nn 41 CHAPTER 10 Startwrite Technical Support Contacting Technical Support sese 42 Ordening SOMWANC HP 42 Menu Bar Icons Quick Reference FOO BUS een 44 Property Bar Buttons Lusasentenestsmhmdrdbddutei tesesotmindge 45 Table of Contents 2 Introduction Startwrte User s Manual Sta rtwrite User s Manual pe Welcome to Startwrite the first software program that uses the computer to teach handwriting This User s Manual contains information tips and insights and instructions on how to get up and running quickly and easily About Sta rtwrite With a quick explanation you will immediately see the purpose for Startwrite When describe our software to teachers or parents with children in elementary school they don t even let me finish the explanation Their response is know exactly what you are going to say and think it would be great I ll bet you do the same thing When our children were in elementary school they would bring home handwriting assignments consisting of dotted letters printed on pages with a line at the top and bottom and a dashed line in the middle Remember the large letters above the blackboards in your elementary school room The pages looked like they had been recopied nu
19. ace the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Guidelines from the pull down menu and select which Guidelines you want to appear by highlighting the name of the line and clicking your left mouse button once When you click Format Guidelines or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Guidelines from the pull down menu again a check mark will appear next to the name of the line you selected indicating that it is turned on To turn the line off highlight the name of the line and click your left mouse button once again The check mark will dissappear indicating that the line is turned off Using the four Guideline buttons on the toolbar select which lines you wish to appear Turns the top guideline ascender line on or off r Turns the middle guideline on or off Turns the baseline guideline on or off AX Turns the bottom guideline descender line on or off Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 18 Startwrte User s Manual Changing Guideline Type and Color Startwrite allows you to change the Guidelines to dashed or solid and to blue or red These changes are made on a per font basis and become the default settings for the particular font you are working with until you select new settings 1 Click on Format Font and click on the Guidelines button 2 Inthe Guideline Styles dialog box select the options off solid or dashed and red blue or bla
20. ck for each line top middle baseline and bottom Highlighting Startwrite has an option that allows you to highlight the words in a text box in yellow 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Select the yellow highlight option by clicking Format Yellow Highlight or place the place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Yellow Highlight from the pull down menu When you click Format gt Yellow Highlight or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Yellow Highlight from the pull down menu again a check mark will appear next to Yellow Highlight indicating that it is turned on To turn yellow highlight off select Yellow Highlight again from the pull down menu The check mark will dissappear indicating that yellow highlight is turned off Creating Shaded Letters The shading option lets you make letters that are shaded light to dark Using this option along with the guidelines and dotted options allows you to create a wider variety of traceable letters Lightly shaded solid letters are a good option for beginner writers who may need a little more support than dotted letters when tracing 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Select the Letter Shading option you wish to appear by doing one of the following Click Format Letter Shading or place the pointer anywhere i
21. ck and hold down the left mouse button 3 Drag the mouse to the end of your selection and release the left mouse button The text you have selected will appear in red 4 Click Edit Cut click the f button on the toolbar or right click and select Cut from the pull down menu At this point the selected text will disappear It has been placed on the Windows Clipboard and is ready to be pasted at the desired location Chapter 4 Cut Copy and Paste 29 Startwrte User s Manual 4 Click on the location where you desire to paste the selected text If you are pasting your selection on an empty page create a text box and click inside the empty box 5 Click Edit gt Paste click the 2 Paste button on the toolbar or right click and select Paste from the pull down menu The selected text will be inserted at the location you have selected Copying and Pasting Copying and Pasting Text or Art Boxes Use Copy with Paste to make an exact copy of Text or Art Boxes and paste them in other locations or on other pages in your document 1 Click inside the Text or Art Box you want to copy This will place the box in Enter Edit mode EE 2 Click Edit Copy click the button on the toolbar or right click and select Copy from the pull down menu A copy of the box is automatically placed on the Windows Clipboard and is ready to be pasted at the desired location 4 Go to the location where you desire to paste the copied Text or
22. ck next to this option means that the option is turned on Highlighting and clicking this option at this point will turn it off Windows fonts are useful for making headings sub headings and titles Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 16 Startwrte User s Manual Changing Your Font 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Place your mouse pointer over the down arrow to the right of the Font drop down list and click the left button once or click _ amp on the toolbar or click Format gt Font A list of different fonts will appear a 3 Scroll through the list until you find the font you want 4 Use your mouse to highlight the font you want to use then click the left mouse button once or press the Enter key Manuscript Manuscript Cursive T Manuscript Simple FT Cursive Simple T Modern Manuscript Modern Cursive T talic T talic Cursive T Palmer T Palmer Cursive T HW OT T HW OT Cursive Changing Your Font Size Startwrite will size your fonts in point sizes from a very small 8 point to the very large 192 point 100 point size is the equivalent to 1 high letters and 192 point size is almost 2 high Most kindergarten and first grade students learn with a 72 point font size Second graders most often use a 48 point font size However for beginning writers you may want to use larger letters You can also create headings and titles of pag
23. default art folder the folder that is automatically opened when clip art is being used Letter Dot Density percentage Letter Shading percentage Printer Shading options Stroke Arrows on off Yellow Highlight on off and Start Dot on off 1 Click Tools Default Settings 2 Inthe Default Settings dialog box select which default options you wish to appear when using Startwrite 3 Click OK Startwrite allows you to use clip art from any other library that is in omp or jpeg format If you have a particular library that you use often you can set it as your default art directory by typing the path in the Art Folder text box The settings you choose will remain active as your defaults every time you use Startwrite until you choose new default settings Selecting Default Space Width Space width pertains to the amount of space between words or letters when the space bar is pressed For beginning learners wider spaces often make it easier to distinguish letters or words 1 Click Tools Default Space Width 2 Inthe Default Space Width dialog box select Regular or Wide 3 Click OK Selecting Default Font Options Default Font settings include which font font size and Guide Line options for that specific font that you wish to appear 1 Click Tools Default Fonts 2 Inthe Font dialog box select which Font and Font Size you want from the pull down menus or type the font name and size in the Text Boxes provided
24. e Windows Clipboard and is ready to be pasted at the desired location in Startwrite 4 Click on the location where you desire to paste the selected text If you are pasting your selection on an empty page create a text box and click inside the empty box 5 Click Edit Paste click the B button on the toolbar or right click and select Paste from the pull down menu A copy of the selected text will be inserted in the location you have selected Chapter 4 Cut Copy and Paste 31 Chapter 5 Sta rtwrite User s Manual Using Accent Marks and Math Fonts Using Accent Marks Startwrite has the following accented characters available in the Manuscript Manuscript Simplified Modern Manuscript and Italic Fonts complete with the arrow and start dot op tions available Capital Letters with Accent Marks Inserting Lowercase Letters with Accents 1 Hold down Ctrl the control key press the letter you want to insert then release both keys At this point nothing will appear on the screen 2 Enter the accent mark you wish to insert using the keystrokes listed on the Typing Accent Marks Chart on the next page If you hold down Ctrl the control key and the letter or Ctrl the control key Shift and the letter too long the letter will appear on the screen without the accent marks If this happens just erase the letter and repeat Step 1 or 2 Inserting Capital Letters with Accents 1 Toinserta capital letter hold down Ct
25. e tof 2 L 100 al 1 To display or hide the Status Bar choose View gt Status Bar If there is a check mark by the Status Bar option on the View menu the Status Bar is currently displayed Chapter8 View Options 40 Chapter 9 Sta rtwrite User s Manual Working with Doc ument Windows P Startwrite allows you to have several document windows files open at one time which allows you to edit more than one document at once and cut and paste between documents Opening a New Document Window This feature does the same thing as opening a new file page 1 Click Window New Window A new window with an empty Text Box will appear Moving Between Document Windows The area on the screen where you type your documents is called a document window You can open move size and arrange many document windows at the same time The document you currently have your mouse pointer in is called the active window You can switch between any of the documents you currently have open 1 Click on a displayed window to make it active or click Window and select the name of document you want to make active from the list Arranging Doc ument Windows There are two layering options for making moving between documents on screen easier These options effect the arrangement of windows when all documents are down sized 1 Down size all active document windows click E in the upper right corner of the document window 2 Choose a layering optio
26. e you have selected Using the four Letter Dot Density buttons on the toolbar select which dot density you wish to appear from solid black to light density dots amp SJAJA Letter Dot Density Options You can use the Letter Dot Density dialog box to help you set some standards for the Dot Density options used in Text Boxes 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Click Format Letter Dot Density Options or place the pointer anywhere inside the Text Box right click select Letter Dot Density Options 3 Choose one of the following options Set by density property bar buttons lets you use the Dotted buttons on the toolbar to determine the density of all the letters in your Text Box Firstletter of every line solid automatically makes the first letter of every line in your Text Box appear solid Firstletter of every word solid per line automatically makes the first letter of every word in your Text Box appear solid Firstletter of every other word solid per line automatically makes the first letter of every other word in your Text Box appear solid 4 Click OK Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 22 Startwrte User s Manual Adding Letter Start Dots The Letter Start Dot option allows you to place a start dot on letters showing the learner the point at which they should start to draw a letter D z lal c a a 1 z 1 tl fuss
27. es using larger font sizes The default font size is 48 points You can use the Font Size drop down list on the toolbar to change the size of the font in any of your Text Boxes Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 17 Sta rtwnte User s Manual 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Click the down arrow to the right of the Font Size drop down list button on the toolbar click 5 on the toolbar or click Format Font A list of font sizes will appear 3 Use your mouse to highlight the point size you want then click the left mouse button once or press the Enter key The point size of all the text in the Text Box you are working in will change automatically If you type more words in this Text Box the size of the new text will be the same point size as all the other text in the box You can only have one point size selection per Text Box If you want consecutive sentences to have different font sizes you must create a new Text Box and select the new font size for the new Text Box Working with Guidelines Guidelines are the lines printed on paper which make it easier for a beginning writer to keep his or her letters the correct height and width Selecting Guidelines 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Select the Guidelines you wish to appear by doing one of the following Click Format Guidelines or pl
28. falsehood then we teach a mindset for future justification of larger falsehoods There is NO justification for dishonesty Don t set a bad example of dishonesty by stealing this software program either by making another copy for yourself to be used on another computer or for use on someone else s computer It is illegal and can be punishable by up to five years in prison and a 100 000 fine Copying software dishonestly and illegally is no different than shoplifting It is no different than if someone took money from your wallet It is theft It is illegal It is wrong So we ask for complete honestly If you do not own this software please call us and order it for yourself We have priced the software so that everyone can afford it PLEASE TEACH HONESTY TO YOUR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS BY YOUR ACTIONS AND EXAMPLE PURCHASE A LEGAL COPY OF STARTWRITE SOFTWARE When you purchase and register your copy you are entitled to receive free by mail important update information support from our phone support lines and the peace of mind you get from knowing that you have a legal copy of our software and that your example can be followed by others Thank you for purchasing Startwrite We know you are going to enjoy it About This Manual The Startwrite User s Manual provides detailed information about the Startwrite program tools and commands It is designed to be used as a reference tool and task guide in your everyday use of Startwrite
29. his button lets you print the page or pages you have created You can choose to print all the pages in your document only the pages you specify or you can select a range of pages to print For instance if your document is 5 pages long but you only want to print the first 2 pages you would click Pages and type 1 to 2 You can also select how many copies of your pages you want to print Cut Use this option to move a Text or Art box Select the box you want to move by pointing to the box with the mouse pointer Click the left mouse button on the Cut button and the box disappears You can use the Paste button explained on the next page to place the box in another location in your document Copy Copy Cut Use this button to crate a copy of a Text or Art box Place your mouse pointer inside the box you wish to copy then click once Click the Copy button on the toolbar Your box is then copied and placed in your computer s memory clipboard You can use the Paste button explained on the next page to insert a copy of the box into your document Menu Bar Icons Quick Reference 43 Startwnte User s Manual Paste ES Paste This option places the contents of the Cut or Copy option into the document you are creat ing Use this option in conjunction with the Copy option when you want to duplicate a Text or Art Box Use this option in conjunction with the Cut option when you want to move a Text or Art Box Art Box This is the a
30. ine automatically makes the first letter of every word in your Text Box appear black Firstletter of every other word black per line automatically makes the first letter of every other word in your Text Box appear black 4 Click OK Some printers cannot print the lighter shaded letters Startwrite has an option to have the printer print narrower lines instead of lightly shaded lines To use this option 1 Click Tools Default Settings 2 Select the Narrower Lines option under Printer shading using 3 Click OK Adding Letter Stoke Arrows The Letter Stroke Arrows option allows you to place arrow strokes on letters teaching learners how to properly write letters which stroke to make first then in which direction to finish the letter This option is great for beginning writers SS OF a TB T DUM d i B p SG ae Eee Ever eue me NE E 4m n Dd PELO Letter Stroke Arrows will only appear in the Text Box you are currently working in You will have to add or remove arrows in each Text Box separately We recommend that you use Letter Stroke Arrows with fonts over 36 points With fonts under 36 points the arrows are generally too small to see Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 20 Sta rtwnte User s Manual 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 To turn the Letter Stroke Arrows option on or off Click Format gt Letter Stroke Arrows or place the pointer anywhe
31. ing on the left arrow moves you back one page clicking on the right arrow moves you forward one page Deleting a Page Use Delete Page to erase the page that you currently have on the screen 1 Make sure that you have the page that you wish to delete from your document currently on the screen 2 Click Edit Delete Page the page before the page you deleted in your document will appear on the screen Undo Use Undo to reverse your last action For example you can use Undo to restore the text or art you just deleted 1 Click Edit gt Undo Tips You can undo changes made to text or graphics However some actions such as scrolling or saving a document are not affected by Undo Using Startwrite Lesson Files StartWrite comes with several lesson files you can open and use or print You can use them as they are or to give yourself ideas on how to use StartWrite to teach phonics spelling math and so on You can also adapt them to fit your own needs 1 Click File Open Lesson 2 Select the lesson from the list of available lessons 3 Click OK There are lessons available for the Cursive Italic Italic Cursive Manuscript and Modern Manuscript fonts The StartWrite amp lesson files have an swl extension If you want to adapt a lesson file for your own use we recommend opening the lesson file you want then using File Save As to save a copy of the lesson file with a new name in order to keep from ove
32. le of the Text Box you want to re size Notice that the black handles m appear around the box 2 Place the mouse pointer on one of the corner handles hold down the left mouse button and drag the corner in out up or down until the box is the size you want Selecting a Font Startwrite includes several unique fonts to help you create your handwriting worksheets These fonts are Manuscript ball and stick or similar to Zaner Bloser Cursive Manuscript Simplified Cursive Simplified Modern Manuscript similar to D Nealian Modern Cursive Italic similar to Portland Italic Italic Cursive Palmer Palmer Cursive HWOT similar to Handwriting Without Tears HWOT Cursive Victorian Print Australia Victorian Link Australia Queensland Print Australia Queensland Link Australia New South Wales Print Australia New South Wales Link Australia and five math fonts with assorted pictures for numbers in the Manuscript Modern Manuscript and Italic fonts Startwrite also gives you access to the Windows fonts you have installed on your computer You can use all of these fonts in any Text Box you create The default font or the font that is used if no other font is selected is Manuscript The font you currently have selected appears in the Font list located on the toolbar Manuscript If you want Startwrite to allow you to use the Windows fonts installed on your computer click Format Art Allow Windows Fonts A che
33. lected in the table of contents If you select a book icon all topics within that book and all chapters and pages contained in that book will be printed This feature is only available from the Contents tab Click the Using Help book if you need more information on using Help Chapter 1 Using Startwrite Online Help 6 Startwrite User s Manual Index Tab Use the Index tab to find information by typing in a feature name a keyword a synonym or a phrase You can also see a list of keyword entries Help Topics StartWrite Help about Stary rite add page alternate mouse button using to get Help information using ta print Help information annotating 4 Help topic ananging open windows aroWwe art box mode resize create delete edit blank lines bookmarks adding to Help topics box 1 Type the keyword you re looking for 2 Click the index entry you want 3 Click Display to see the Help topics for that entry Tips If there is more than one Help topic about the entry you chose a list of related Help topics appears in a smaller dialog box Click the one you want to view then click Display Chapter1 Using Startwrite Online Help 7 Startwrite User s Manual Find Tab Use the Find tab to access a full text search of Help You can find information by typing in a feature name a keyword a synonym or a phrase plus additional related terms Help Topics StartWrite Help Adding Arrows to Letters OI Addi
34. letters words and sentences in a Text Box appear in different dot densities You can choose from light density dots to solid black lines Letter Stroke Arrow Button ES This button turns the letter arrow strokes On or Off Letter Start Dot Button Al This button turns the letter start dots On or Off Menu Bar Icons Quick Reference 46
35. m into a different folder you can specify another install location during installation However we recommend that you use the default installation folder If Auto Run is not currently enabled on your computer insert the Startwrite CD into your drive open Windows Explorer access your CD drive click the Win95 folder then double click setup exe Chapter2 Installation 12 Startwrte User s Manual Macintosh Installation Instructions A c YO Insert the Startwrite CD into your drive Double click the Startwrite CD icon on your desktop Double click the Install Startwrite icon which appears in the Startwrite CD folder If you want to change the default installation folder Startwrite under your main Hard Drive folder click the drop down list in the Install Location box and select the folder you want Click Install If you have previously installed Startwrite you will be asked if you want to overwrite the old installation Click Replace All to update your previous installation When the installation finishes a message box appears telling you that the installation was successful Click Quit to exit the installation program A Startwrite folder appears on your desktop Double click the Startwrite icon to begin the program The Startwrite installation program automatically installs the program in a etartwrite folder under your main Hard Drive folder If you want to install the program into a differe
36. merous times My children would trace over the dotted letters to practice their handwriting the shape of the letter the direction of the stroke and the spacing between letters etc To give a little meaning to their efforts created a diary entry making each letter with dots had written a couple of words and thought there has to be an easier way Try writing a couple of sentences in dotted letters and you ll see it s not an easy task Thus was born the idea for a simple program that would print worksheets with letters in dots wanted to print them at home for my children to trace over hope you enjoy Startwrite as you create fun handwriting practice sheets letters to grandparents and to friends journals for your children to record their thoughts in their own handwriting or whatever else you can think of Use Startwrite to help your child get ahead in school Startwrite actually makes the computer a tool to teach handwriting Let us know how it works for you David R Sharp President Idea Maker Inc Introduction 3 Startwrite Users Manual Teaching Honesty A message to those who have and have not purchased this Startwrite software Our children and students become what we teach them by the example we set for them We cannot expect them to become any greater in character than we are Honesty is one of the most basic and fundamental principles that govern all human action If we set an example by telling even a small
37. n Cascade Use Cascade to arrange the files you have open in the StartWrite amp window in an overlapping fashion with the title bar of each window displayed You cannot cascade windows that are minimized or full screen 1 Click Window gt Cascade Tile Use Tile to display file windows top to bottom with no overlapping You cannot tile windows that are minimized or full screen 1 Click Window gt Tile Chapter9 Working with Document Windows 41 Chapter 10 Sta rtwrite User s Manual Startwrite Technical Support Technical Support Technical Support is available via telephone fax and e mail If you have questions need technical support regarding the software or have a suggestion please e mail or fax us 24 hours a day or call us during business hours Monday Friday 9 00 am 4 00 pm MST at the following numbers E mail Address support startwrite com Fax Line 801 936 7777 Phone Technical Assistance 801 936 7077 If you are transferred to voice mail leave a short message including your names the serial number of your product the phone number where you can be reached and the best time for a technical support representative to return your call Ordenng Software Our order takers cannot give technical support Please call the number listed above for technical support only To place orders only call us during business hours Monday Friday 9 00 am 4 00 pm MST at Phone Order Line ONLY 1 888 WRI
38. next page in your document if you have more than one page in your document Prev Page Lets you view the previous page in your document if you have more than one page in your document Two Page Lets you view two consecutive pages in your document side by side You can use the Next Page and Prev Page buttons to scroll through your document One Page Lets you view your document one page at a time This button is available only only if you are currently viewing two pages at a time Zoom In Expands the image of your document page on the screen Zooming does not change the actual size of text or graphics Chapter7 Printing Documents 37 Startwnte User s Manual Zoom Out Reduces the image of your document page on the screen Zooming does not change the actual size of text or graphics Close Closes the Print Preview window and returns you to the Startwrite document window Printing a Document Use Print to print the documents you have created with StartWrite 1 Click File Print or click 9 on the toolbar 2 Make sure the printer you want to use is listed in the Name text box If you want to use a different printer click the Name drop down list then select the printer you want to use 3 Specify the portion of the document you want to print by choosing one of the following options All Prints all the pages in your document Pages Prints the range of pages in your document that you specify This option is onl
39. ng comments to a Help topic Adding Guide Lines to a Sentence O Al O Ew 1 Type the words you are looking for 2 Select the words you want to include in your search 3 Click Options to customize the search 4 Select the topic you want to view then click Display Tips If there is more than one Help topic about the entry you chose a list of related Help topics appears in a smaller dialog box Click the one you want to view then click Display Displaying Help Always on Top For quick access and to follow the steps as you read them you can keep the Help window open on top of the application you are working in until you exit Help 1 Click Help gt Always on Top in the Help window Chapter1 Using Startwrite Online Help 8 Startwnte User s Manual When you click the document window the document becomes active but the Help window remains on top You can re size and drag the Help window to see the area of the document you are working on Printing Help Topics 1 Choose File gt Print Topic in the Help window or click the Print button in the Help window Using Macintosh Help This section introduces you to the basic components of Macintosh Help You will need Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer in order to view this Help Use Contents to access the main components of Help You can think of it as the table of contents of Help 1 Click Help gt Startwrite Help 2 Click the Help tab you want When y
40. nside the text box right click and select Letter Shading from the pull down menu and select which shading intensity you want to appear by selecting a shading percentage 25 being very lightly shaded and 100 being solid black and clicking your left mouse button once When you click Format Letter Shading or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Letter Shading from the pull down menu again a check mark will appear next to the shading percentage you have selected Using the four Letter Shading buttons on the toolbar select which shading intensity you wish to appear from solid black to very light shading A A A Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 19 Startwnte Users Manual Letter Shading Options You can use the Letter Shading dialog box to help you set some standards for the shading options used in Text Boxes 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Click Format Letter Shading Options or place the pointer anywhere inside the Text Box right click select Letter Shading gt Options 3 Choose one of the following options Setby shading property bar buttons lets you use the Shading buttons on the toolbar to determine the shading of all the letters in your text box Firstletter of every line black automatically makes the first letter of every line in your text box appear black Firstletter of every word black per l
41. nt folder you can specify another install location during installation However we recommend that you used the default installation folder Chapter2 Installation 13 Chapter 3 Sta rtwrite User s Manual Creating Managing Documents Startwrite is easy to use There are no complicated commands Everything is straight forward Let s begin using Startwrite so you can see how much fun and how easy it is to use the computer to teach handwriting If you haven t already started the program do so by double clicking the Startwrite icon on your desktop Determining Page Orientation The first thing you need to do is decide if you want your page in a Portrait or Landscape layout Portrait prints a page that looks like this Landscape prints a page that looks like this When the program starts the default layout is Portrait Use the Orientation feature to switch the page layout from Portrait to Landscape or from Landscape to Portrait Windows 1 Click on the toolbar to switch the page layout from Portrait to Landscape Land Click on the toolbar to switch the page layout from Landscape to Portrait To see how your document will print click File Print Preview Macintosh 1 Click on the toolbar 2 Click the orientation you want in the Page Setup dialog box Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 14 Startwrte Users Manual Understanding Text and Art Box Modes Before you can begin typing you must first ha
42. on and drag the box to the desired page location Tips To import clip art from outside of Startwrite in the Select Art dialog box use the pull down Look In menu to find the images on your computer Double click your selection or highlight your selection and click Open Resizing an Art Box After you insert a new Art Box you may need to change the size You can use your mouse pointer to make a box any size you want 1 Click your mouse pointer once in the middle of the Art Box you want to re size Notice that the black handles m appear around the box 2 Place the mouse pointer on one of the corner handles hold down the left mouse button and drag the corner in out up or down until the box is the size you want Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 26 Startwnte Users Manual If you want StartWrite amp to automatically size and keep the image proportional to the way it was placed in the box if you re size it click Format gt Art Maintain Proportions or with the Art Box in Enter Edit Mode right click and select Maintain Proportions from the pull down menu A check next to this option on the menu means that the option is turned on Highlighting and clicking this option at this point will turn it off Changing the Image Inside an Art Box You can use the Art features on the Format menu to help you re size an Art Box or to replace your current image with another one of your choice 1 Click inside of the
43. ou select Startwrite Help Netscape Navigator will automatically open with the help file You can re size and drag the Help window to see the area of the document you are working on Contents Tab When you need information about performing a specific task use the How Do I option available on the Contents tab The information in How Do is organized into books chapters and pages To find steps for performing a specific task start at the book level Each book listed in How Do represents a category of tasks Chapter 1 Using Startwrite Online Help 9 Startwnte Users Manual E StartWrite Help pma da d Q 34 X vc BE p Refresh Faveries History Search AFi Larger Smali Prat Mail Prefrreners file Js Tawar arter ite Pw lp Maa neat 206 older I ptart him Index Help Contents Index IE U Hew De I Creating and Managing Your t Customizing Your Documents m Q Contents 2 Adding Arrows to Letters S arNnteft l te you dasign and create your Own writing practice sheets NO mora having to settle for 3 Adding Guide Lines to Se ori v wnat is on the store Show and ONLY what someone else Innks is good teaching lool Your 2 Changing Yourfont Size creative leaching idews can now come to lie 2 Creating Blank Lines 3 Creating Dotted Dashed Lt Click an icon or tffe below for information about using Staite 7 Creating Shaded Letters J 3 Selecting a Font J Cut Copy and Paste J n Managing
44. printing dashed border around the box Click the mouse arrow outside the box to change the box to the Save Print mode No modifications can be made to text or art when the box is in Save Print mode Working with Text Boxes Inserting a New Text Box 1 Click Insert gt Text click I on the toolbar or in Save Print Mode right click and choose Insert Text from the pull down menu A new text box appears at the top left corner of your document 2 Place the mouse arrow near one of the sides of the box until a four way arrow appears 3 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the box to the desired page location Tips Don t worry if you make the box too small or too large You can re size it at any time Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 15 Startwrte User s Manual Entering Text Into a Text Box After you have created a Text Box you can type text in it There is a one page limit for Text Boxes The text in a Text Box will not wrap from one page to another 1 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Type the desired text inside the Text Box Tips To continue text on another page you must insert a new page into the document and insert a new text box on that page Resizing a Text Box After you insert a new Text Box you may need to change the size You can use your mouse pointer to make a box any size you want 1 Click your mouse pointer once in the midd
45. r Icons Quick Reference 44 Startwnte User s Manual Portrait Landscape E JE Windows Macintosh These buttons let you select the page format of your choice Portrait is 87 x 11 with the 872 direction up and down The Landscape option is just the opposite In the Windows version of the program click either the Portrait or Landscape button to change your page orientation In the Macintosh version click the Page Layout button then select the orientation you want from the Page Setup dialog box Property Bar Buttons Startwrite has also included a property bar containing even more buttons to help you manage the look of the text in your Startwrite documents Font Manuscript h Startwrite includes several unique fonts to help you create your handwriting worksheets These fonts are Manuscript ball and stick or similar to Zaner Bloser Cursive Manuscript Simplified Cursive Simplified Modern Manuscript similar to D Nealian Modern Cursive Italic similar to Portland Italic Italic Cursive Palmer Palmer Cursive HWOT similar to Handwriting Without Tears HWOT Cursive Victorian Print Australia Victorian Link Australia Queensland Print Australia Queensland Link Australia New South Wales Print Australia New South Wales Link Australia and five math fonts with assorted pictures for Manuscript Modern Manuscript and Italic Startwrite also gives you access to the Windows fonts you have installed on
46. rd appears in the Not in Dictionary field 6 Follow steps 3 through 4 above to correct the rest of the misspelled words 7 When Spell Check cannot find any more misspelled words the Spell Check dialog box will close and give you a Spell Check Complete message The last word you correct will not show as corrected in your Text Box until Spell Check is closed 8 Click OK If Spell Check stops on a word that is spelled correctly click Skip and Spell Check will continue to the next word in question If Spell Check stops on a word that is misspelled but there is no replacement word in the Suggestion list you can type the correct word in the Change To text box then click Replace Setting Text Box Defaults You can use the Default Settings options to change the default Fonts Guidelines Spacing Dot Density Shading Print Shading Stroke Arrows Start Dot and Highlight options used in Text Boxes If you find yourself constantly creating worksheets for example with dotted lightly shaded letters and triple Guidelines you can set these options to reflect in the default settings the settings which automatically come up each time you start the program Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 24 Startwrite Users Manual Selecting General Default Settings General default settings include the default folder to which worksheets will be saved the folder that is automatically opened when saving but another folder may be specified the
47. re inside the text box right click and select Letter Stroke Arrows from the pull down menu highlight On and click your left mouse button once When you click Format Letter Stroke Arrows or place the pointer anywhere inside the text box right click and select Letter Stroke Arrows from the pull down menu again a check mark will appear next to On indicating that the Letter Stroke Arrows are turned on To turn the Letter Stroke Arrows off highlight On and click your left mouse button once again The check mark will dissappear indicating that the Letter Stroke Arrows are turned off Use the Letter Stroke Arrows button yay on the toolbar to turn the Arrows on or off Tips If you are using the Cursive font inside a Text Box arrows will only appear on singularly typed letters not on joined letters In order to have consecutive letters appear with arrows you have to put a space between the individual letters Letter Stroke Arrows Options You can use the Letter Stroke Arrows dialog box to help you set some standards for the Arrows options used in Text Boxes 1 2 Click inside the Text Box you want to edit This will place the box in Enter Edit mode Click Format Letter Stroke Arrows Options or place the pointer anywhere inside the Text Box right click select Letter Stroke Arrows gt Options Choose one of the following options Set by arrows property bar buttons lets you use the Letter
48. rl the control key and Shift at the same time press the letter you want to insert then release Ctrl the control key Shift and the letter At this point nothing will appear on the screen 2 Enter the accent mark you wish to insert using the keystrokes listed on the Typing Accent Marks Chart on the next page Chapter5 Using Accent Marks and Math Fonts 32 Startwrte User s Manual If you hold down Ctrl the control key and the letter or Ctrl the control key Shift and the letter too long the letter will appear on the screen without the accent marks If this happens just erase the letter and repeat Step 1 or 2 Tips To insert or j into your document follow the same instructions for typing an accented E letter Ctrl gt Shift or Typing Accent Marks Chart The instructions in the chart are for adding accents to both capital and lowercase letters Once you have followed the instructions on the previous page find the accent mark you wish to appear with the letter you have typed and follow the instructions to the right of it to insert your accented letter into your document Press the key located by the number one on the top row of the keyboard ra Press the apostrophe key located right by the Enter key Press the key hold down Shift and press the 6 key on the top row of the keyboard E Press the quotes key located by the Enter key remember to hold down Shift Press the V key
49. rt or graphic image box Use this icon to create an Art Box with an image in side of it Art Boxes should not overlap If they do the image underneath may not print properly Text Box T Text This option lets you create a new Text Box You must use a Text Box to enter words and letters Text Boxes should not overlap If they do the text underneath may not print properly Spell Check Windows version only Use this button to check your spelling inside Text Boxes in your document Spell Check contains 100 000 commonly used elementary school words which allows you to correct most of your misspelled words You document must be in Enter Edit mode in order for you to use Spell Check With your mouse arrow on this icon click once A window appears showing the first word Spell Check identifies as misspelled along with a list of suggestions Select the correct word in the Suggestions list box then click Replace The misspelled word will be replaced with the word you selected Spell Check will continue on to the next misspelled word The last word that you correct will not show as corrected in your document until you exit Spell Check Zoom Windows version only vi Spell Use this button to expand or reduce the image of a document on the screen Zooming does not change the actual size of text or graphics Font Windows version only Use this button to select a different font or font size for the text in a Text Box Menu Ba
50. rwriting the original lesson file Chapter3 Creating Managing Documents 28 Chapter 4 Sta rtwnte User s Manual Cut Copy and Paste Cutting and Pasting Cutting and Pasting Text or Art Boxes Use Cut with Paste to move Text or Art Boxes to other pages in your document 1 Click inside the Text or Art Box you want to move This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Click Edit Cut click the f button on the toolbar or right click and select Cut from the pull down menu At this point the box will disappear It has been placed on the Windows Clipboard and is ready to be pasted at the desired location 4 Go to the page on which you desire to paste the cut Text or Art Box and click outside of any Text or Art Boxes on the page This will place you in Save Print mode 5 Click Edit Paste click the e button on the toolbar or right click and select Paste from the pull down menu The box will appear on the page in Enter Edit Mode 6 Place the mouse arrow near one of the sides of the box until a four way arrow F appears 7 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the box to the desired page location Cutting and Pasting Selected Text Use Cut with Paste to move selected text to different locations text boxes or pages in your document 1 Click inside the Text or Art Box you want to move This will place the box in Enter Edit mode 2 Place your mouse pointer at the beginning of the text you wish to select Cli
51. s ean fr Bang a Document 1 Type the keyword you re looking for 2 Click the index entry you want Printing Help Topics 1 Click anywhere inside the topic you want to print 2 Click File Print Internet Explorer or File gt Print Frame Netscape Navigator Chapter 1 Using Startwrite Online Help 11 Chapter 2 Sta rtwrite User s Manual Installation Before you begin the installation process you must close all currently running programs Minimum Requirements Startwrite requires the following minimum hardware and software Microsoft Windows IBM 486 or higher e 16 MG of RAM e 6 MB of available hard disk space e Windows Version 9 x or later For optimum performance it is recommended that you used Startwrite on a computer with a Pentium processor 16 MG of RAM and Microsoft Windows 95 98 Macintosh e 8MGof RAM e 5 MG of available disk space e System 7 5 5 Windows 95 98 Installation Instructions 1 Insert the Startwrite CD into your drive 2 Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation process 3 If you would like a Startwrite icon added to your desktop for easy access click Yes when prompted 4 When the installation finishes double click the Startwrite icon on your desktop to start the program Startwrite Installation automatically installs the program to c ProgramFiles ldeaMaker Startwrite unless you specify otherwise If you want to install the progra
52. se or click on the X in the very top right corner of the screen Chapter6 Managing Files 36 Chapter 7 Sta rtwrite User s Manual Printing Documents a Printing your finished Startwrite documents is easy Before you start printing make sure the printer is turned on hooked up correctly and has plenty of ink Print Setup Use Print Setup to change the printer and specify printing options If you want to use a Windows printer driver StartWrite provides access to the Windows printer setup op tions from within the StartWrite Print dialog box For information about these printer setup options refer to the Microsoft Windows documentation or Microsoft Windows Online Help system 1 Click File gt Print Setup 2 Select the printer you want to use from the Name drop down list in the Printer group box 3 Select Portrait or Landscape in the Orientation group box Portrait prints an 8 x 11 inch page with the 11 inch side running up and down vertically Landscape prints an 8 x 11 inch page with the long edge running horizontally 4 Select the Paper Size and Source you want from the Paper group box 5 Click Properties if you want to change the default printer settings 6 Click OK Print Preview Use Print Preview to display each page of your current document as it will look when printed 1 Click File gt Print Preview 2 Choose from the following options Print Prints your document Next Page Lets you view the
53. tart Dots 23 Changing Space Width ssscsiiavsoedutcadcwineaustusesgentleedasexseeunbinednastubeniinan s 23 Checking Your Spellliga sensconisessitiu mined a ina inta eet nete atop 24 Setting Text Box DEAL Lammert tette 26 Working with Art BOXGS ccccceccsssssessssssessessesseessesseeserseessrsersseesats 26 Redrawing Text and Art Boxes ccccssscssssccctesseserssessessrserserseasees 2 Deleting a Text or Art Box nsersvrvsarerverserrnrenrernvsnvrnrensensessesnesnennsnn 2 Working with Multiple Pages eennne 21 Jo EEE 28 Using Startwrite Lesson Files eee 28 Table of Contents 1 CHAPTER 4 Cut Copy and Paste C t bg ang P se 29 Copying and Pasting s esse dta tsp gite eain buts neta Latet uec Los 30 CHAPTER 5 Using Accent Marks and Math Fonts SING ACCENT MAKS aa 32 Using Matti O1NS ag Rota Fesptdpridust sus bS exe liuius Hbnet d ud rand 34 CHAPTER 6 Managing Files Creating a New Document serene 35 Opening a Saved Document sse 35 Saving a DOCUMEN scare qiti a a a a are ET 36 Closing a DOCUMEN sacre iiio iet a a a 36 ENG SEE a eee nee On baud e rut toda uc Y utat 36 CHAPTER 7 Printing Documents 1 ES Je SE EET EE HER 37 PAR AE pu dad db au S m MR E eM T nik 37 MATOS A OCU 11 A E EE E 38 CHAPTER 8 View Options 2 39 Show or Hide Toolbars aeri satsen endelse 39 CHAPTER9 Working with Document
54. the ES button on the toolbar or right click and select Paste Paste from the pull down menu A copy of the selected text will be inserted at the location you have selected Copying and Pasting Text into Startwrite from Other Programs Startwrite has the ability to import text from other applications that is copied onto the Windows Clipboard However Startwrite is intended to be used for creating worksheets not to be used in place of a word processor Because of this Startwrite s fonts are much larger than regular fonts and only small amounts of text will fit on a single page at a time If the text that you are copying is too large to fit within the Text Box on the page you are working on the program will automatically adjust the font size in order to fit the text on a single page If the font size is too small you may want to try making your selection smaller If you need to fit more text in a document than will fit on one page insert another page create a text box and copy and paste the selection in pieces to fit on each page 1 In the program you are copying from place your mouse pointer at the beginning of the text you wish to select Click and hold down the left mouse button 2 Drag the mouse to the end of your selection and release the left mouse button The text will appear highlighted 3 Click Edit Copy or follow the instructions in the program to copy At this point a copy of the selected text will be placed on th
55. ve a Text Box to put your text in Every time you open Startwrite a default Text Box is created for you You can add as many additional Text Boxes as you need A Startwrite document can contain several Text Boxes but the boxes should not overlap An overlapping Text Box will hide the text in the box underneath it which may cause an error when you print your document Before entering text in a Text Box you can move the Text Box to a different spot on the page or you can make the Text Box bigger or smaller to fit your needs Enter Edit Mode The box must be in an Ender Edit mode before you can enter or edit text into a Text Box or make changes to an Art Box This mode is designated with a black frame around the box and black handles m on the corners To put the boxes in this mode simply click anywhere inside the box with the mouse arrow Move Re size Mode This mode is necessary to move or re size the box You can switch to a Move Re size mode by clicking once inside the box Small black square handles m will appear in the corners and on the sides of the box To re size a box place the mouse arrow on a handle hold down the left mouse button and drag the handle up and down or right and left To move the box place the mouse arrow near a side of the box until a four way arrow appears Hold down the left mouse button and drag the box to the desired page location Save Print Mode This mode is designated by a light non
56. y available if your document has more than one page For example if your docu ment is five pages long but you only want to print the first two pages 1 Select the Pages option 2 n the From text box type 1 3 In the To text box type 2 Selection Prints a selected portion of your document Make your selection before selecting Print 4 Type the number of copies you want to print in the Number of copies text box 5 Click OK to print your document Tips Click Properties if you want to change the options for the currently selected printer The options available depend on the features of the printer Chapter7 Printing Documents 38 Chapter 8 Sta rtwrite User s Manual View Options a Startwrite has several different view options to customize your workspace that allow better viewing and quicker access to the tools you need to make your worksheets Zoom Zoom Use Zoom to specify the size of on screen text and graphics Zoom does not change the actual size of the text or graphics in your document but allows you better viewing of what you are working with 1 Click View P Zoom or click gt on the toolbar zoom 2 Select a Zoom percentage 50 150 of actual size or select Other and type in the desired percent between 20 and 150 3 Click OK Tips You can also click 100 on the status bar at the bottom right of the screen to zoom zooms the view out zooms the view in Show or
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