TrueType fonts in
Wordperfect
What many users may not realize is that WordPerfect installs several fully scalable and
printable True Type fonts containing these characters into the Windows operating system.
That makes all of these characters also accessible to any other Windows applications,
either through the Character Map utility program or directly from the application's font
menu. All are listed conveniently toward the bottom the font list starting with the
letters WP.
Adjusting column width
You may know that you can easily make your Quattro Pro columns adjust to the width of your
data by selecting the column and choosing Format/QuickFit. However, you can also do
this by double-clicking on the line that separates the column headings. The column will
automatically changed to be one character wider than your longest entry.
Use WordPerfect fonts with
other programs
WordPerfect has always been unique for providing built in support for 13 additional
character sets above and beyond standard ASCII characters. Most users know that they can
be accessed within the program within an easy to use point and click display activated by
the [Ctrl]W keyboard shortcut command, as well as a menu selection (Insert/Symbol...).
Insert filenames and paths
into your documents
Even if you don't work in an environment where you need to share information with other
users, you should get into the habit of including the file name and path in the header or
footer of your documents. There's probably no more frustrating productivity killer than
searching your hard drive for a file whose name you were sure was committed to memory.
Quattro Pro
To include the file name and path in the footer of your Quattro Pro documents, select
File/Page Setup..., then click on the Header/Footer tab.
Check Create in the Footer panel and type #F in the text box. Click OK to close the dialog
box.
WordPerfect
If you don't already have a footer set up, choose Insert then Header/Footer. Click Footer
A then Create. Finally, click Insert/Other.../Path and Filename.
Of course, you could always type the name into the header or footer yourself, but if you
use the methods described above the programs will
automatically update your document if there are changes to the file name or the location
it's stored in.
Quattro Pro header and
footer codes
We recently showed you how to include the full path and filename for your Quattro Pro
worksheets in the footer or header by using special characters.
Here are some more useful codes you can incorporate into your worksheets.
Code Description
Example:
#D Current date in long format
07/08/98
#ds Current date in Short Date Format
08-Jul
#Ds Current date in Long Date format
08-Jul-98
#T Current time in long format
4:16:57 PM
#ts Current time in Short Time format
04:16 PM
#Ts Current time in Long Time format
04:16:57 PM
#p Current page number
1
#P Total number of pages in the document
1
#f Filename without path
Notebook1.wb3
Keyboard Shortcuts #3
When you open the Symbols dialog box, you can type certain characters in the Number text
box. Then, when you press the Insert and Close button to
close the dialog box, WP8 will insert the following character in your document.
Type WP8 Inserts
/2
½
/4
¼
4,25 ¾
co ©
ro
®
tm
™
Y= ¥
L-
£
Three Useful Function Keys
Among the many commands on the File menu, these three are perhaps the most used: Save As.
. . , Open. . . , and Print. . . . Don't forget that you can
easily access these commands by using a single function-key shortcut for each of them.
Pressing [F3] will open the Save As dialog box, pressing [F4]
will open the Open Files dialog box, and pressing [F5] will open the Print dialog box.
Gradient Fills and Table Cells
When you add a gradient fill to a table cell, the fill will not display correctly on screen. Currently, gradient fill patterns don't display in the document window the same way they print. The background color you choose appears as a solid color in the table cell. However, when you print the page the fill will be the correct gradient pattern.
Table Column Prints outside Page Margins
Sometimes, when you add a column to a table, the new column may print outside the page margins. If this happens, you selected Keep column widths the same when you inserted the new column. Normally, columns are added within the page margins. If you add more columns to a table and Keep columns widths the same is selected, the new columns are added outside the margins, because the existing columns cannot change in width.
To solve the problem
1. Click Edit > Undo to restore the table to its original size if you just
inserted the new column, or place the cursor in the column that is outside the
margins, click Table > Delete >
Columns, specify the number of columns to delete, then click OK.
2. To insert columns, right-click the table, then click Insert from the QuickMenu.
3. Click Columns, then specify the number of columns to add. Make sure that Keep
column widths the same is deselected.
4. Click OK.
Placing Tables Side by Side
We're often asked if it's possible to place tables side by side on a page. Yes, it is! The easiest way is to create the tables within graphics boxes, but you can also do it using parallel columns.
Using Graphics Boxes:
1. Click Graphics > Custom Box.
2. Select a box style, then click OK.
3. Right-click the box, then click Content.
4. Select Text from the Content pop-up list, then click OK.
5. Right-click the box, then click Position.
6. Select a horizontal position for the box, then click OK.
7. Right-click the box, then click Edit Text.
8. Click Table > Create.
9. Create and format the first table.
10. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for the second table.
11. Select a horizontal position for the second box, making sure that it won't
overlap the first box, then click OK.
12. Repeat steps 7 and 8.
13. Create and format the second table.
Each box can be moved quickly by selecting and dragging the box. You can format each box so it has no border lines and no inside margins, thereby making it appear as a regular table. You can add a table using any graphics box style (not just the Table box style).
Using Parallel Columns:
1. Click Format > Columns > Define.
2. Select Parallel as the column type, then click OK.
3. Click in the first column to create the first table.
4. Click Table > Create.
5. Create and format the first table.
6. After the [Tbl Off] code, press Ctrl+Enter to create a hard column break and move
to the second column.
7. Click Table > Create.
8. Create and format the second table.
9. After the [Tbl Off] code for the second table, click Format > Columns >
Off.
Putting Your Address Book on a Network
You can place your Address Book data on a network, either to share it with others, or for your own purposes. If an Address Book is to be shared with other users, we recommend that you make it read-only or give other users read-only rights.
To place the Address Book on the network, you need to move only the database. Typically the database is located in c:\corel\office7\shared\address7\database. Each user will then need to specify the database location from their own machine.
To specify the database location:
1. Open the Address Book at your personal workstation, then click Edit >
Preferences.
2. Make sure the preferred profile is Corel Settings, then click Services. (If you
change a preferred profile, you will need to exit your applications and
restart the Address Book.)
3. Click Corel Address Book, then click Properties.
4. Specify the location of the network Address Book, then click OK. (If you want to
maintain a local Address Book in addition to the networked one, you
will need to change the path each time you want to
change to a different Address Book database.)
Warning: For those who have full rights to a network database, you
should be aware that there is a bug in the Microsoft driver for NetWare which causes a
disk caching problem so that incomplete information is written to the database. If you are
using the Microsoft driver for NetWare, you must disable the write-behind cache option in
Windows 95.
Click Control Panel > System > Performance > File System > Troubleshooting
> Disable write-behind caching for all drives.
Using QuickCorrect Abbreviations
To reduce typos and keystrokes, create QuickCorrect abbreviations for terms and names frequently used in your document. For example, if you were writing a paper on Abraham Lincoln, you could abbreviate his name to al. To do so:
1. Click Tools > QuickCorrect.
2. Type al in the Replace text box, then press Tab.
3. Type Abraham Lincoln in the With text box.
4. Click Add Entry.
Now, whenever you type al as a word, Abraham Lincoln's name will be spelled out automatically.
Switching Documents
There are three basic ways to switch between open documents.
Printing Sample Text for All Fonts
Have you ever found yourself searching for just the right font for a document? Sometimes it's hard to get an idea of what fonts look like in the sample font text box. However, in Corel WordPerfect 7, it's possible to create a sample printout of all the available fonts on your printer.
To create a document of sample text in every font on your printer:
1. Click Tools > Macro > Play.
2. Double-click Allfonts.wcm.
You can add the All Fonts button to your Toolbar. It is in the Format category.
Inserting a Checkbox into a Document
Using checkboxes is a great way to add flair to forms, surveys, and other such documents you might create. Once the checkbox is created, you can put an "x" in it by clicking inside the box. Deselect it the same way.
To insert a checkbox into your document:
1. Click Tools > Macro > Play.
2. Double-click Checkbox.wcm.
The size of the checkbox is determined by the current font size.
You can add the Checkbox button to your Toolbar.
It is in the Format category.
Assigning a WordPerfect Character to a Keystroke
You may find that you use some WordPerfect Characters often in your documents. Rather than use the WordPerfect Characters dialog box every time you need to select one, assign the most commonly used characters to keystrokes and save yourself some time
1. Click Edit > Preferences > double-click Keyboard.
2. Create a new keyboard. You can use the WPWin7 keyboard or any other keyboard as a
template. (If you want to add the keystroke to a keyboard you
have already created, skip this step and continue on
to step 3.)
3. Select the new keyboard, then click Edit.
4. Choose a shortcut key for the character.
5. Click the Keystrokes tab.
6. Press Ctrl-W to open the WordPerfect Characters dialog.
7. Select the character you want to assign to the keystroke, then click Insert and
Close.
8. Click Assign Keystrokes to Key.
9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for each character you want to assign.
10. Click OK.
11. Select the new keyboard as your default keyboard, then click Close.
Resolving the problem of
moving shapes
Whenever you use the Insert/Shape command to insert a shape into a WordPerfect document,
WP8 automatically attaches the shape to the entire
page rather than to the paragraph where you're placing the shape. If you delete or edit
any text above the shape, it won't move with the paragraph.
However, if you change the attachment setting in the Box Position dialog box, you can move
the paragraph and shape together. To do this, right-click
on the shape and choose the Position command. Select the Paragraph option in the Attach
Box To dropdown list. Now, you can delete or edit text above
the shape and the shape will move with the paragraph you attached the shape to.
Keeping track of your QP8
macros
Most QP8 users create their macros as they need them and keep them in the notebook they
created the macro for. However, if you love QP8 macros enough to create them whenever you
need them, you can benefit from keeping them together. Instead of realizing that you've
already made a macro you can use again, then searching for the notebook you stored the
macro in, why not designate one notebook as the repository for all your macros? When you
do, you can call it your macro library and format it as such. You begin by simply choosing
the Format/ Notebook. . . command. When the Active
Notebook dialog box appears, choose the Macro Library tab and click the Yes option. When
you close the dialog box, you can save your macro library
under a specific name. The possibilities for further organization of your macros in the
library are many. For starters, you can keep your macros on one sheet or separate them to
different nameable pages.
Alter an existing
Presentations template to suit your needs
Unless you have the gift of a quick eye, designing attractive visuals is the most
time-consuming part of creating any kind of slide show. Sure, you
can usethe safe white-type-on-a-navy-blue-background style for every slide, letting the
words on the slide turn your clients' heads. Or, you can use
one of Presentations' predesigned slide-show themes that you can alter to fit your needs.
When you start Presentations, PerfectExpert's New Project
dialog box will appear, from which you can select a predesigned slide show.
In this dialog box, select [Corel Presentations 8]. When you do, you will see a listing of
Presentations projects that you installed on your PC when
you installed Corel WordPerfect Suite 8. Click on a slide show, choose Create, and alter
the predesigned slide show until it suits your needs.
Display row and
column indicators in WordPerfect tables
If you're a Quattro Pro power user, you may have trouble keeping track of cell
addresses when you're working within a WordPerfect table. Although WordPerfect
prominently displays the address in the lower-right corner of the Application
Bar, most Quattro Pro users will instinctively look for row and column headings
as a point of reference. Fortunately, you can activate similar headings for your
WordPerfect tables. Simply click in a table cell to display the Tables Property
Bar. Then, from the Table menu, choose Row/Col Indicators. These indicators also
simplify selecting data within a WordPerfect table. Just click on a row number
to select the entire row, or a column letter to select the column. If you want
to quickly select the whole table, click the rectangle at the point where the
row and column indicators intersect.
Quickly create weekly column headings in Quattro Pro
Here's a quick way to make a weekly listing of column headings in adjacent
columns. Enter the first date of the series in a cell (we'll say A1). In the
cell next to it, enter the formula =A1+7 and format the cell as a date. Then,
position the mouse pointer on the lower-right corner of the second cell until
the pointer turns into crosshairs. Finally, click and drag to the right to
produce your row of headings.
Use hyphens when wrapping text doesn't work
There may be times when your document would look better with hyphenated words
instead of lettering WorfPerfect wrap text. For example, if you're submitting a
report that contains a lot of extremely long words, word wrapping may produce
bad breaks from one line to the next. However, you don't want to manually enter
a hyphen because if you later reformat the document the word may able to fit on
one line - with your hyphen in the middle of it. Instead, let WordPerfect
automatically insert hyphens where it's appropriate. Simply select
Tools/Language/Hyphenation. Then, select the Turn Hyphenation On check box and
click OK. WordPerfect will prompt you if it comes across words it doesn't know
how to hyphenate. Just click within the displayed word where the hyphen should
go and then click Insert Hyphen. If the word shouldn't be hyphenated, click
Ignore Word to wrap the word to the next line.
Use your favorite
SpeedFormat table by default
If you have a particular WordPerfect SpeedFormat style that you often use,
consider making it the default style for any table you create. To do this,
select Insert/Table. Then, click the SpeedFormat button. Select the style you
like from the Available Styles list box and click the Use As Default button.
When WordPerfect prompts you to confirm your selection, click Yes. Finally,
click Close twice. From now on, each table you create will automatically
apply the style you selected
Using the mouse to
drag WordPerfect text
Most of you probably know that you can use the mouse to easily move text in
WordPerfect. All you do is select the section you want to move, then click in
the center of the block and drag it to the new location. However, you can also
change the way WordPerfect handles the text you're dragging.
For example, if you want to copy a block of text, instead of moving it,
hold the [Ctrl] key while you drag the text. For even more features, select your
text and use the right mouse button to drag it. When you release the mouse
button a shortcut menu appears with the following options:
- Move Here
- Copy Here
- Move Here Without Font/Attributes
- Copy Here Without Font/Attributes
The shortcut menu also displays a Cancel selection. Choose Cancel or press [Esc]
if you decide to abort the procedure.
Add your favorite
programs to DAD
Most of you probably use Corel's Desktop Application Director (DAD), which
allows you to easily launch WordPerfect Suite applications from the System Tray.
You can also add shortcuts to your other frequently used programs to DAD. The
easiest way to do this is using drag and drop. First, use Windows Explorer to
open the folder containing the EXE or shortcut file for the application you want
DAD to launch. Then, right-click on DAD and select Properties to display the DAD
Properties dialog box. Then, just drag and drop the EXE or shortcut file to the
File panel on the dialog box. As you add files to the dialog box, you'll see
them added to the DAD in the System Tray. When you've finished click OK. Now you
can launch your programs without navigating through the Windows Start menu.
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