Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 100

Finding special characters, Using writing tools, Checking your spelling

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4-30 AppleWorks 5 User's Manual Once you close the Find/Change dialog box, you can find the text for which you last searched by choosing Find/Change from the Edit menu and then Find Again. Finding special characters In the Help index,* see: E hidden characters You can search for special formatting characters, such as return characters, tab characters, and symbols for column breaks, the same way you search for regular text. You can also search for special text such as dates, times, and page numbers. To find these characters, you enter special codes in the Find box in the Find/ Change dialog box. All of these codes are listed in onscreen Help and on the Quick Reference Guide. You can also copy and then paste special characters from your document into the Find box in the Find/Change dialog box. Tip To show or hide formatting characters, click on the Default button bar, or type 2-; (semicolon). See "Showing formatting characters" on page 4-6 for more information. To delete a selected formatting character or replace it with another formatting character, use the Find/Change dialog box the same way as you do with text. Using writing tools AppleWorks provides spell checking, thesaurus, and hyphenation services to help you polish your writing. These are available in all AppleWorks documents except communications. Checking your spelling In the Help index,* see: E spelling You can check all the text in the document, or text that you select. To check Do this All the text in the document Click on the Default button bar, or choose Writing Tools from the Edit menu, and then choose Check Document Spelling. A selection Select the text or text frame you want to check. Click on the Default button bar, or choose Writing Tools from the Edit menu, and then choose Check Selection Spelling. * Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from the list and click Go To Topic.

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AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual
Once you close the Find/Change dialog box, you can find the text for which you
last searched by choosing
Find/Change
from the Edit menu and then
Find Again
.
Finding special characters
You can search for special formatting characters, such as return characters,
tab characters, and symbols for column breaks, the same way you search for
regular text. You can also search for special text such as dates, times, and
page numbers.
To find these characters, you enter special codes in the Find box in the Find/
Change dialog box. All of these codes are listed in onscreen Help and on the
Quick Reference Guide. You can also copy and then paste special characters
from your document into the Find box in the Find/Change dialog box.
Tip
To show or hide formatting characters, click
on the Default button
bar, or type
2
-; (semicolon). See “Showing formatting characters” on
page 4-6 for more information.
To delete a selected formatting character or replace it with another
formatting character, use the Find/Change dialog box the same way as you
do with text.
Using writing tools
AppleWorks provides spell checking, thesaurus, and hyphenation services to
help you polish your writing. These are available in all AppleWorks
documents except communications.
Checking your spelling
You can check all the text in the document, or text that you select.
*
Choose Index from the
or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
To check
Do this
All the text in the document
Click
on the Default button bar, or choose
Writing Tools
from the Edit menu, and then choose
Check Document Spelling
.
A selection
Select the text or text frame you want to check.
Click
on the Default button bar, or choose
Writing Tools
from the Edit menu, and then choose
Check Selection Spelling
.
In the Help index,
*
see:
E
hidden characters
In the Help index,
*
see:
E
spelling