Nisus Writer Express User Manual
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Table of Contents
Welcome to Nisus Writer Express
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Before You Begin
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About the Nisus Writer Express Documentation
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Using the Documentation
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Getting Help
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Get online help
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Getting Set Up
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Installing Nisus Writer Express
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Install Nisus Writer Express on an individual Macintosh
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Enter your license number
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Subscribe to the Nisus Newsletter
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Getting Started
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Quick Start
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Open or start Nisus Writer Express
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Open a new or existing file
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Open a new file
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Customize your new document “template”
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Open an existing file
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Enter text in your new or existing file
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Write in a language other than American English
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Enter right to left text
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Modify the appearance of your file
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Save your file
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Save your file the first time and give it a name
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Save your file after you have made some changes to it
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Save your file with a new name and/or in a new location
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Save your file automatically
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Print your file
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Print an open document
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Create a PDF file of your Nisus Writer Express document
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Quit Nisus Writer Express
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Nisus Writer Express — a “Grand Tour”
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Windows, Bars, Buttons, Pointers and drawers
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The Nisus Writer Express Window
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The Nisus Writer Express Icon in the Dock
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The Menu Bar
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The Title Bar
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Nisus Writer Express Windows
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Nisus Writer Express Pointer Variations
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Keyboard Shortcuts in Nisus Writer Express
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Nisus Writer Express Dialogs
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The Nisus Writer Express Toolbar
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Turn on/off the display of the Toolbar
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Rotate through the various sizes of the icons and text of the Toolbar display
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The Nisus Writer Express Ruler
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The Nisus Writer Express Statusbar
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The Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer
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Modify the Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer
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Display/hide the Tooldrawer
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Open/close a palette in the Tooldrawer
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Move a palette in the Tooldrawer
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Remove a palette from the Tooldrawer (so that it does not display at all)
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Return a floating palette to the Tooldrawer
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Display a different set of palettes in the Tooldrawer
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Using the Nisus Writer Express Tooldrawer
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Change the palettes that display in the Tooldrawer
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Display a different set of palettes in the Tooldrawer
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How clicking in the palettes of the Tooldrawer affects your text
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The Character Palette
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