Exploring MacWrite 143
• Caps Lock
• Shift
•
Option
•
Command
• Enter
The first three keys are included because,
though
they
do
cause some action in the text, they require
another
keystroke in
order
to
have
an
effect. The
Command
key
is
used in conjunc-
tion with the edit functions as
an
alternative
to
the mouse. The
last key, Enter, has no effect
on
the Mac Write document.
THE INSERTION POINT
By
now you know
that
the flashing
bar,
known as the
insertion point, determines the point where all text edits are
made. The sole purpose for the edit bar,
X,
is
to
manipulate the
insertion point. Notice in
our
report
that
the edit
bar
will
not
appear
within the Header
or
Footer. This
is
due to the fact
that
these can only be edited within their windows.
Placing the insertion point takes a good deal
of
practice
and requires adherence
to
a very strict set
of
rules. Although
problems
can
be avoided by placing the edit
bar
in the desired
spot, it
is
helpful
to
understand the tolerance
to
that
placement.
In normal text,
proper
placement between characters occurs
when the
bar
is
situated between the centerlines
of
the charac-
ters
on
either side. For placement
at
the beginning
of
a
para-
graph where there
is
an
indentation, place the
bar
anywhere in
that
line before the first character.
To place the point
at
the end
of
the paragraph, position it
between the ending character
and
the end
of
the line. Picture
the
Return
character
as occupying the empty space
at
the line's
end. Inserting the
bar
in this space will place the insertion point
before the Return character.
The
case
of
a tabbed space is the
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