Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 13)

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Choose the Way in Which Files Save 221
Save files after a certain number of minutes 221
Have the Autosave feature of Nisus Writer Express serve as a “crash recovery” tool 221
Have Nisus Writer Express automatically create backups of your work 222
Save the original file as a “backup” 222
Set what Nisus Writer Express appends to the previous copy’s file name 222
Save an additional copy in another location 222
Set the preferred format and encoding for saved files 222
Save files automatically and never see the Save As dialog, unless you choose it from the menu 223
Open automatically saved and closed files 223
What gets saved with a file 223
Determine the way in which files open 224
Open any document as “new” or “Untitled” 224
Choose Various Display Options for Your Documents 225
Invisibles 225
Customize the color of your Invisibles 226
Page Guides 227
Customize the color of your Page Guides 227
Insertion point (caret, I-Beam) width 228
Change the width of the insertion point 229
Change the color of the insertion point 229
WYSIWYG Font Menu 230
Determine the Color of Various Aspects of Your Nisus Writer Express Working Environment 230
Highlight marked text 232
Choose Measurement Display Options For New Documents 233
Determine the unit of measurement in any Nisus Writer Express document 233
Customize Your Clipboards 234
Assign Menu Keys to Menu Commands 235
Remove an existing keyboard shortcut 236
Find whether a key combination has been assigned to a command 236
Set Your Language Preferences 236
Determine What QuickFix Fixes 237
Create a New Glossary 237
Add/remove an entry to or from a Nisus Writer Express Glossary file 238
Activate a Nisus Writer Express Glossary file 239
Enable automatic expansion of Nisus Writer Express Glossary file abbreviations 239
Create a new glossary abbreviation, or edit an existing abbreviation in an existing Glossary 239
Import a Nisus Writer Classic Glossary file 239
Delete a Nisus Writer Express Glossary file 239
Additional QuickFixes 239
Enter Smart Quotes as you type 239
Superscript ordinals as you type 239
Fix typos as you type 240
Add or subtract, or modify a “typo” that gets fixed 240
Change the Display of the Toolbar 240
Create Your Own Set of Palettes for the Tooldrawer 240
Save Preferences 243
Return All Preferences to Their Original (Shipped) Settings 243
Macros, Skimming the Surface 245
About Macros 245
Use existing macro files and their commands 245
Running Macros 245
Open (“load”) a macro file 246
Run a macro 246
Editing Macros 246
Edit a macro 246
Rename a macro 246
Saving a Macro 246
Deleting Macros 246
Remove a macro file from the menu 246
Delete a macro 246
Undoing a Macro 246
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