# Appendix A:
Menus, Toolbar, and Keyboard Shortcuts

This appendix is a reference section for BeatWare Writer menus, Toolbar, and keyboard shortcuts.

# Menus

The tables in this section summarize the menu commands and their keyboard shortcuts. In all the shortcuts, "Cmd'' stands for the Command or Apple key on Macintosh-type keyboards, and for "A'' or "Alt'' on PC-type keyboards.

## File Menu

Menu item | Does this | Keyboard shortcut
New | Opens new Writer file. | Cmd+N
Open | Brings up file selection window from which to open an existing Writer file. | Cmd+O
Save | Saves changes made to file since last save. | Cmd+S
Save As | Names an unnamed file or saves a previously saved file to a different location or under a different name. | Shift+Cmd+S
Revert | Restores file to previously saved version. |
Export... | Exports your document in the file format you specify (text, RTF, UTF8). |
Page Layout | Brings up dialog box for specifying paper size, orientation and scale. | Shift+Cmd+P
Print One | Prints one copy of file. | Cmd+P
Print | Prints the file and allows you to specify number of copies to be printed. |
Close | Closes file. | Cmd+W

## Edit Menu

Menu item | Does this | Keyboard shortcut
Undo | Undoes last text edits. | Cmd+Z
Cut | Cuts selected text and saves it to clipboard. | Cmd+X
Copy | Copies selected text to clipboard. | Cmd+C
Paste | Inserts contents of clipboard. | Cmd+V
Select All | Selects all text in a document | Cmd+A
Find/Replace | Searches for specified text. Expanded dialog searches for specified string of text and replaces it with another specified text. | Cmd+F
Set Search String | Expedites Find/Replace feature. Highlight search string. Set Search String pre-fills Find field. | Cmd+E
Find Next | Finds next instance of specified text. | Cmd+G
Find Previous | Finds previous instance of selected text. | Cmd+D
Replace | Replaces selected text. | Cmd+R
Replace then Find | Replaces selected text and finds next instance. | Shift+Cmd+R
Replace All | Replaces all instances of selected text. |

## Format Menu

Menu item | Does this
Add Header | Adds header to document.
Remove Header | Deletes header from document.
Add Footer | Adds a footer to document.
Delete Footer | Deletes footer from document.
Insert Frame Break | Breaks the flow of text from one frame to another.

## Text Menu

Menu item | Does this | Toolbar or keyboard shortcut
Font | Brings up pop-up font selection menu. | Click on Font Panel in Toolbar and select font from pop-up menu.
Size | Brings up menu of pre-set font sizes. | Click on Size box in Toolbar size and type in font size. To increase font size one, click on arrow to right of Size box, to decrease click on arrow at left.
Smaller | Decreases font size by one point.
| Larger | Increases font size by one point. | Style | Brings up menu with Plain, Bold, and Italic options. | Cmd+B (bold); Cmd+I (italic); in Toolbar click on the "P" button for plain text, the "I" button for italicized text, and the "B" button for bold text.
Underline | Brings up menu with choice of underline styles. | Simple underline: Cmd+U No underline: Shift+Cmd+U

## Paragraph Menu

Menu item | Does this
Left | Aligns highlighted paragraph to the left.
Right | Aligns highlighted paragraph to the right.
Full | Fits paragraph to reach both left and right margins.
Center | Centers highlighted paragraph within frame.

## Frame Menu

Menu item | Does this
Text Flows Left | Places text to the left of an embedded frame.
Text Flows Right | Places text to the right of an embedded frame.
Text Flows Through | Places text through embedded frame.
One Column | Creates one column layout for entire file.
Two Columns | Creates two column layout for entire file.
Three Columns | Creates three column layout for entire file.

## View Menu

Menu item | Does this | Keyboard shortcut
New Viewer | Opens alternate view of current file; updates to current file are updated in new viewer in real time. Zoom out for use as page layout view. | Shift+Cmd+N
Zoom To | Brings up menu that enables you to zoom to pre-set magnification levels. |
Zoom In | Make pages in window larger, one step at a time. | Cmd++
Zoom Out | Make pages in window smaller, one step at a time. | Cmd+-
Lock Text | Prevents changs to Text. | F5
Lock Layout | Prevents accidental changes to layout. | F6
Show Frames | Toggles between hiding and displaying frame borders. |

## Help Menu

Menu item | Does this | Keyboard shortcut
On Line Help | Access on-line help documentation. | Cmd+H
About | Displays information about the installed verions of BeatWare Writer(TM).

## Toolbar Menu

Menu item | Does this
Hide Toolbar | Hides (or shows) the toolbar in the Writer window.
Factory Setings | Returns Toolbar settings to the default settings.
Customize | Brings up dialog box with options for customizing Writer's toolbar.

## Additional Shortcuts

To do this | Use these keys
Move frame incrementally | Arrow keys
Move frame in larger increments | Shift+arrow keys
Highlight entire word | Double-click within the word
Highlight entire paragraph | Triple-click within the paragraph