126 Macintosh
User's
Handbook
The rest
of
the screen resembles a blank sheet
of
paper. For
our
purposes,
we
may think
of
it
as
such. What concerns us
now
is
the flashing
bar
which appears in the
upper
left-hand
corner. This
is
the insertion point referred to in previous sec-
tions.
It
indicates where characters will
appear
in the text.
Before continuing, let's write a short, one page paper.
When typing text, MacWrite automatically fits paragraphs
between the margins, top
and
bottom, right
and
left, without
the use
of
the
Return
key. In fact, use
of
this key will hinder the
editor operation giving undesired results. The Return key need
only be used
to
end a paragraph
or
skip lines. Type the follow-
ing paragraph without hitting Return.
If
you make any mis-
takes,
just
press Backspace
and
keep typing.
When reviewing the merits
of
the book, The Grapes
of
Wrath, by
John
Steinbeck I noticed that the book may
be enjoyed on many levels. First, school children can
see
it as
an
action-packed adventure story. Second, high
school kids often see it in the classroom where they dis-
cuss many
of
the underlying concepts. Third, adults
find it good reading in its own right. Young adults often
relate it
to
strife in many parts
of
the world today while
older adults tend to relate it to the depression era it
describes.
Notice
that
as you type, the
editor
pos1t1ons words
between the two black triangles. These are known
as
margin
markers. They will be discussed later. No word will
appear
outside the margin markers. Each line will contain only those
words which can fit inside the margin markers. We define a
word as any string
of
characters ending in a space. The text
should now resemble that depicted in figure 5.2.
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