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WordStar for Windows
Documentation

Introduction
This page lists help and user guides that are available for WordStar for Windows, WordStar Personal Writer, and Xoom Word Pro.

 
Judy Miner's How To... Guide
 
WordStar for Windows How To... Guide
This is a very informative guide on the use of WordStar for Windows. The guide is also applicable to WordStar Personal Writer and Xoom Word Pro. The guide is largely a collection of email correspondence taken from the WordStar Mail List collected and expanded into a very useful general guide to WordStar for Windows.
 
On-Line How To... Guide
You can read the WordStar for Windows How To... Guide on-line here.
 
WordStar for Windows Format How To... Guide
You can download the WordStar for Windows How To... Guide as a Zipped WordStar for Windows document from here.
 
If WordStar for Windows suffers from a Windows GPF when reading through the How To... Guide in WordStar for Windows format see FAQ Q1001.
 
Adobe Acrobat Format How To... Guide
The WordStar for Windows How To... Guide is also available as an Adobe Acrobat file. This is Zipped to speed downlaod. The advantage of this version is that it is hyperlinked to aid getting to the section you want. The WordStar for Windows How To... Guide in Adobe Acrobat format can be downloaded here.
 
 
Release Notes
 
WordStar for Windows 1.5
A description of WordStar for Windows 1.5 features in plain text format.
 
WordStar for Windows 2.0
WordStar for Windows 2.0 release note in Windows Write (WRI) format - can also be opened in WordPad on later Windows systems.
 
 
Technical Documentation
 
WordStar for Windows 2.0 Application Programming Interface
The WordStar for Windows 2.0 API is described in this self-extracting Zip file.
 
 
General User Guides
 
Page Numbering
From The Learning Company support site. This plain text file describes how to set up page numbering in WordStar for Windows 1.5 and 2.0. See also FAQ Q1021 and the WordStar for Windows How To... Guide.
 
Creating Or Modifying A Template
From The Learning Company support site. This plain text file describes how to create or modify a template. See also FAQ Q1020 and the WordStar for Windows How To... Guide.
 

How to Retain Special Characters During Mail Marge

WordStar for Windows Mail Merge doesn't retain Special Characters (accents, true apostrophes, em dashes, etc.) by default. How to change this setting is descrbed in FAQ Q1003.
 
How to Assign a Macro to a Keyboard Command
See FAQ Q1036
 
How to Assign a Macro to a Toolbutton
See FAQ Q1035
 
 


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