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USING STANDARD (BOILERPLATE) TEXT
Standard (or boilerplate) text refers to any text that does not change from one
document to the next. Some examples of standard text are:
A standard document, such as a form letter, will or a sales proposal
Standard paragraphs or sections of text that 'are put together to
create documents or letters
When you add other information to the standard text (for instance, the name and
address on a form letter), you create a customized document.
Your 820-11 can save you time when your job calls for working with standard text.
You only need to type the standard text once to record it on disk. After that, you
can use the text on the disk to make customized documents.
When you create the customized document, you'll copy the standard text to the
customized document. This will allow you to customize the standard text and still
keep a master copy of the standard text on the disk for future use.
When using 5}-4" disks, the most important thing to remember when working with
standard text is that you must keep your documents short. A 5}-4" disk has room for
about 40 pages of typed material (less than 40 if the pages have more than 2,000
characters on them). You'll need to have room on the disk for both the standard and
custom document files, plus BAK (backup) files if you do any editing.
We recommend that your standard document files be no longer than 5 to 6 pages.
With a standard document file of this length, you'll have room on your disk for the
standard document files, plus 4 to 6 custom document files.
When working with standard documents, be sure to check the amount of room on your
disk regularly.
When 'a disk is almost full, copy your standard document file
to
another disk and continue working with it there.
(Use the PIP program to copy;
instructions on page 3-7.)
Creating Standard Documents
It is best to type each standard document on a disk by itself. If you have a new disk
or a disk that you want to completely erase, use the INIT program to prepare it for
use in the 820-11 (instructions on page 3-9).
Type and save the standard document as you would any other document file. It is
best to give the file a name that is easy to remember.
If
you are going to customize the document by typing information within the standard
text, you can type XX at the location where the custom information will be added.
You can then use the find command on the Main Menu to search to each XX in the
file so you can type in the custom information.
TEXT TYPING FEATURES
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