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<chapter id="kword-screen">
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<chapterinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Mike</firstname>
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<surname>McBride</surname>
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</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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</chapterinfo>
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<title>The &kword; Window</title>
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<sect1 id="screen-overview">
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<title>Overview</title>
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<indexterm><primary>screen</primary></indexterm>
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<para>&kword;, like most &GUI; based programs, divides
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the window up into several areas. Each area of the window is used to
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perform a group of similar features. When you examine the &kword;
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window, it is divided into 5 major areas:</para>
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem><para><link linkend="kde-frame">The &tde; Titlebar</link>
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(which remains at the top of all programs run under
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&tde;).</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="mb">The Menubar</link>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="tb">An assortment of
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Toolbars</link>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="kde-docstruct">The Document Structure Area</link>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="da">The Document
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Area</link>, including the rulers and scrollbars.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="statb">The Status bar</link>.</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screen.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject></screenshot>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><emphasis><anchor id="kde-frame"/>The &tde; Titlebar</emphasis></term>
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<listitem><para>The &tde; titlebar sits on top of all applications run under &tde;.
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For more information on the titlebar, please see the &tde; User Guide.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><emphasis><anchor id="mb"/>The Menubar</emphasis></term>
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<listitem><para>The menubar provides access to all of &kword;'s functions and
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options. Each part of the &kword; menubar is detailed in the section
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entitled: <link linkend="basic-menubar">The Menubar</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><emphasis><anchor id="tb"/>The Toolbars</emphasis></term>
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<listitem><para>The toolbars provide shortcuts to commonly used functions.
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&kword; uses 8 toolbars, with similar functions grouped together.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><emphasis><anchor id="kde-docstruct"/>Document Structure Area</emphasis></term>
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<listitem><para>The <guilabel>Document Structure</guilabel> area places individual types of data into useful groups
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(pictures, tables, text, etc) to help you find the correct data in a complicated document. For
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more information, see the section on <link linkend="doc-structure">Document Structure</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><emphasis><anchor id="statb"/>The Statusbar</emphasis></term>
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<listitem><para>The status bar provides important information during the editing of your document.
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In the lower left corner, &kword; gives you the current page number and the total number of pages. There will be helpful text shown in
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the status bar whenever you hold the mouse over a menu item.</para>
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<para>The status bar can be toggled on and off.
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See the section on <link linkend="opt-ui">Configure &kword; User Interface</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><emphasis><anchor id="da"/>The Document Area</emphasis></term>
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<listitem><para>The document area consists of:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Horizontal and Vertical Rulers</emphasis> -
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The rulers can be used to help you layout your document. For more
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information on rulers, see <link linkend="rulers">Using
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Rulers</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Scrollbars</emphasis> - The scrollbars are used to move through a &kword; document
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quickly. The &kword; scrollbars functions similar to all scrollbars in
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&tde; or &Windows;.</para>
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<para>The scrollbars can be toggled on and off.
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See the section on <link linkend="opt-ui">Configure &kword; User Interface</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Tab Selector</emphasis> - This is used to select and place tab stops in your document for
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easy formatting. For more information on tab stops, see the section
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entitled <link linkend="tab-stops">Using Tab Stops</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Document View</emphasis> - This is the area of the screen which is used to enter text. It
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shows you the current status of your document, and allows you to adjust
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frames, select text, and cut and paste text. </para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="rulers">
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<title>Using Rulers</title>
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<indexterm><primary>rulers</primary></indexterm>
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<para>Along the top and left edges of the document area, are a
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horizontal and a vertical ruler.</para>
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<para>These rulers measure from the top left corner of the page. </para>
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<para>Each ruler has a bright area surrounded by a dark area. The
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bright area shows the size and location of the currently edited frame
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on that page. As you change frames, the bright area changes to reflect
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the new frame's settings.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="ruler.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>The ruler can measure the page in many common units of measure including:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Millimeters (mm)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Points (pt)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Inches (in)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Centimeters (cm)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Decimeters (dm)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Pica (pi)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Didot (dd)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Cicero (cc)</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>To change the units of the ruler, place the mouse cursor over one
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of the rulers (either one), and click with the
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&RMB;.</para>
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<para>Select the units you want to use from the popup menu. You will notice both rulers
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change to the new unit of measure.</para>
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<para>You may also notice two vertical arrows (one pointed up, the other
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pointed down), on the left side of the bright area of the horizontal
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ruler. These are used to adjust the margin of a paragraph. For more
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information, see the section entitled <link
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linkend="format-para">Formatting Paragraphs.</link></para>
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<para>Finally, you may see some black marks, which are not part of the
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ruler. They may appear as L shaped, a Reverse-L, an Upside-down T, or
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an Upside-down T with a dot in it. These are locations of tab stops.
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For more information see the section entitled <link
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linkend="tab-stops">Using Tab Stops</link>.</para>
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<tip>
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<para>To quickly format the page layout, you can right mouse click on
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either ruler. A small sub menu will appear. Simply select <guilabel>Page Layout...</guilabel>,
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and the <link linkend="page-format">Page Layout Dialog box</link>
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will appear.</para>
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</tip>
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<note>
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<para>If you don't want the rulers in your document area, they
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can be switched off.</para><para> Simply select <menuchoice>
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<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hide Rulers</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the menubar.
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This will remove the rulers from the document area. Simply select <menuchoice>
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<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Rulers</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to display the rulers again.
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</para>
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</note>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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