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WordPerfect SIG Learns Numbering and QuickWords
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The WordPefect Special Interest Group August meeting was able to solve everybody's problems. Well, almost. The main question of the night was how to insert incremental numbers in a table or on a page. We found several ways to do this:
- Put the number 1 (or whatever number you want to start with) in the table cell where you want the numbers. Go to the formula toolbar and in the formula area type in +A1 (your first cell you are using) +1. Click on the "arrow" to accept the formula. Put your cursor in the cell below, and click on the Copy Formula button on the formula toolbar and tell it how many rows down you want to place the formula in. Accept it and the numbers will be entered.
- With your cursor in the table, right click and on the drop-down menu, click on "row/column indicators." This will put the row number out in the margin on the left and the cell number up above. These are non-printable numbers.
- Use the pull down "Format" menu—click on Line/Numbering and turn "line numbering" on. There are also several other options there, including moving the numbers farther to the right of the page edge. These numbers are printable.
- Enter the first number in the first cell of your table where you want numbering. Highlight that column or row, right click and select quickfill. The numbers will automatically be entered.
We also learned to make a brochure; you can use the columns feature, but the easiest way is Format/Page/PageSetup. Under Size, click on "landscape." Then click on the tab that says Margins/Layout. Click on Divide Page and set the number of columns you want in your brochure.
One more thing: If you are looking for a good presentation program or want a change from what you are currently using, you can download Corel's Presentations 9 for Windows from Corel's Web site. This is a free download. And, it is the current version of the program. This is also the program being used to produce the slide show at the beginning of the main SPCUG meeting.
At the September meeting, we learned how to save a document in PDF format without having the full Adobe Acrobat program. All you do is save it under File/Publish PDF. You can't edit it in the PDF format, but when you save it as PDF, your WP version remains and you can edit that (or highlight the PDF document and copy/paste into WP), then resave the document using the same or a different name.
We also learned a little about QuickWords. A QuickWord is an abbreviation of a word or text. When you type the abbreviation, QuickWords automatically expands it. For example, you can create the QuickWord "cc" to represent the company name (Corel Corporation). Typing "cc" or "CC" inserts the same QuickWord entry. You can create a QuickWord for a word or phrase, and a graphic or logo. You can make any word a QuickWord and use the abbreviation for that word in columns, words surrounded by borders, words in graphic boxes, or words that have various font attributes, such as bold or underlining. Plain text includes tabs and hard returns but not font attributes or other formatting.
If you have a WordPerfect, Presentations, Paradox or Quattro Pro problem, we would like to be of help. Come meet with us the 4th Thursday of each month at the SMUD building at Elkhorn & Don Julio at 7:00 p.m. See you there!
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Carol Harris
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