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This is a tutorial text found on one of the disks I archived, meant as sample text for DO-IT itself. This version has had some formatting changes for readability. The original can be seen in the Archive.org post linked in the index. From here on everything is SSC's words, other than I redacted names where applicable as this was a draft and had comments meant for other SSC employees.

HOW TO DO IT

This section provides you with several brief lessons to show you the features of DO-IT DeskTop. Once you learn the basics of each feature, you'll discover DO-IT's power and ease of use.

The step-by-step format of each lesson is simple, and you'll find it's great for quick review. Each DO-IT activity is discussed first. Then, the steps you need to take are described with both words and pictures. Any additional information you need to complete your understanding follows these steps. While it is possible to complete this tutorial in a single morning or afternoon session, you can choose to take a break at the end of each lesson.

The first lesson describes your daily start-up procedures and assumes your DeskTop software is installed on your hard disk. If it isn't installed, see the section called INSTALLING YOUR DO-IT SYSTEM in Appendix A for complete instructions. LESSON ONE - THE BASIC TOOLS STARTING UP

Your computer can run many different software programs, so each time you turn on your computer or restart it, you need to load DO-IT into the computer's memory. This is your way of instructing the computer you want to run DO-IT rather than a word processing or an accounting program.

These steps assume you are beginning with the power to your computer turned off, or your computer has been used to run a program other than DO-IT:

 Insert the STARTUP diskette into Drive A.

      If your computer has two drives and you are unsure           which is Drive A, refer to the user's manual           supplied with your computer.  Usually Drive A is the           one to the left or the one on top.

 Turn on your computer, or if it is already on, press the      CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys simultaneously.

STARTING UP (continued)

      The system displays messages indicating it is           preparing your computer to use DO-IT DeskTop.

      NOTE: This process takes just a moment or two, so           please be patient.  Wait until the red light on the           disk drive goes out before proceeding,

      The start-up procedure is complete when the prompt           "Enter Command:" displays on your screen.  

      The small underline following the prompt is your           system cursor, which is a pointer to show you where           your next action, or any text you enter, will appear           on your screen.

ENTERING AN ENVIRONMENT

Once you see the "Enter Command:" prompt on your screen, you are ready to begin using DO-IT DeskTop. First, you need to enter a DO-IT working environment. A DO-IT environment contains your PALETTE, WORKAREA, and MESSAGE WINDOW.

 Type DO and look at your screen.  

      The letters "DO" (representing the command to create           an environment) now appear next to the "Enter           Command:" prompt. 

 Press RETURN (ENTER on some keyboards).
      This completes your entry.  Whenever you enter a DO           command alone, DO-IT assumes you wish to start your           work with a fresh environment.  

      Your screen display changes to reverse video and           several messages appear indicating that DO-IT is           loading a new environment.  Next, you see the           message "Initializing your workarea."

      After your DO-IT environment paints on the screen,           the computer beeps and you see the message "System           ready - You can DO-IT now."  Notice that your           DeskTop cursor appears as a crosshair in the           WORKAREA.

LOOKING AT YOUR DESKTOP SCREEN

Whenever you display a fresh environment, all of DO-IT's resources are neatly put away into a series of frames along the left side of your PALETTE. The drawings you see are called ICONS, which are simply pictures representing the features and functions of DO-IT.

Across the top of your PALETTE are nine empty frames that you can use to set up your environment the way you like.

WORKING WITH YOUR TOOLS

This section shows you how to select TOOLS from your TOOLBOX and arrange them on your PALETTE.

There are two ways to move the DeskTop cursor to point to anitem: using the arrow keys on your keyboard, or moving the mouse. See BASIC CONCEPTS for more details.

Once you point to an item you want, you have two ways to select it. You can either press the RETURN key on your keyboard, or you can press any button on your mouse. No matter which way you choose, this book tells you to "press DO-IT."

 Using the mouse on its special pad (or the arrow keys on      your keyboard), move your cursor over TOOLS and press DO-     IT.

      The message "TOOLBOX selected" appears in the           MESSAGE WINDOW.

      NOTE:  If you select a DO-IT item or begin an           activity, you can change your mind (cancel your           choice) by pressing the ESC key on your keyboard.

WORKING WITH YOUR TOOLS (continued)

 Move your cursor within the WORKAREA and press DO-IT. 

      DO-IT opens the TOOLBOX in your WORKAREA and           displays all of the tools you need to use DeskTop.            Each one has its own frame in the WORKAREA, which           allows you to relocate them individually.  They           include:

      RULING PEN -- draws ruled lines and borders 
      MAG GLASS -- enlarges portions of any page you           create
      STRETCH -- increases or reduces the size of an           element
      WHITEOUT -- deletes text in an element
      TAG -- assigns names to your work
      NOTEPAD -- creates documents within DO-IT
      BOOK -- contains forms which tell DO-IT how you're           using your system

[redacted]: CHECK ORDER OF SCREEN DISPLAY FOR THIS PAGE AND THE NEXT WORKING WITH YOUR TOOLS (continued)

Now you are going to begin creating your own environment by moving some of your TOOLS to new positions on the PALETTE so you can use them. Move your cursor within the frame containing RULING PEN and press DO-IT.

      Notice that the cursor is now a dotted-line box           taking on the shape of the frame. This is how DO-IT           always represents an item you select from within the           WORKAREA.

      The message "RULING PEN selected" appears at the           bottom of your screen.

 Move your dotted-line cursor so that its top left corner      is in the center of the first empty frame on your PALETTE      and press DO-IT.

      The RULING PEN moves from your TOOLBOX into the frame           on the PALETTE.
 Using your cursor and the DO-IT button, move NOTEPAD, MAG      GLASS, WHITEOUT and TAG -- one by one -- into individual      frames on your PALETTE until your screen matches the      illustration.

WORKING WITH YOUR TOOLS (continued)

 Once these tools are on your PALETTE, move your cursor      within an empty portion of your WORKAREA and press DO-IT.

      The message "TOOLBOX selected" appears. Your cursor           is a large, dotted-line box, the size of your           WORKAREA.

 Move the top left corner of your dotted-box cursor into      the center of its original frame and press DO-IT.  

      The TOOLBOX returns to its original position on your           PALETTE.

USING SWITCHOFF

The arrangement on your PALETTE is now an environment you wantto save to use in this tutorial.

Just as there is a specific sequence of steps you follow to begin using DO-IT DeskTop, there is also a specific process perform every time you stop using DO-IT. This process is called "switching off" and uses the SWITCHOFF icon.

Unlike the starting up procedure, this process gives you several options. The option you choose depends upon why you selected SWITCHOFF and whether or not you want to save your work. The Reference Guide covers all the options in complete detail.

 Move your cursor over SWITCHOFF and press DO-IT.

      The SWITCHOFF icon displays in reverse video and the           message "SWITCHOFF selected" appears in your MESSAGE           WINDOW.

 Move your cursor to an empty portion of your WORKAREA and      press DO-IT.

USING SWITCHOFF (continued)

      DO-IT displays four options in your MESSAGE WINDOW.           If you want to take a break now and leave your           computer, then you'll select the option, Save &           Exit.  Or, if you want to continue with the next           lesson, you'll select Save & Return. 

 Move your cursor to the save option you wish and press      DO-IT.

      The option ACCEPT displays in reverse video.  

 Scroll through the options in the MESSAGE WINDOW.

      NOTE:  You can use either your mouse, or the up and           down arrow keys on your numeric keypad, to scroll           through the options.

USING SWITCHOFF (continued)

 Scroll until the option INSERT appears.

      The prompt "File Name>" appears along with your           cursor, which is a small block the size of one           character.  At this point, you can name your           environment.

Several people in your office may be using this tutorial to learn DO-IT so you need to create a filename that is different from anyone else's. An easy way to do this is to use your own name as the filename. The only rule you need to know about filenames is that they cannot be longer than eight characters.

USING SWITCHOFF (continued)

 Type YOUR NAME and press DO-IT.

      The option ACCEPT automatically appears in the           MESSAGE WINDOW.  

      NOTE:  If you wish to change your entry before                     accepting it, you can scroll back to the option           INSERT.  Then, use the left arrow key on the top row           of your keyboard to backspace and erase characters.

      You can also use the INS key to toggle between the           options INSERT and REPLACE as long as your cursor is           on a character and not a space.

 Press DO-IT.

      Several messages appear describing various           activities that DO-IT conducts during this process.                      DO-IT saves your environment under your name.

If you selected Save & Return, your screen display stays the same and you may continue with Lesson Two.

If you selected Save & Exit, you leave DO-IT DeskTop and the message "Session complete" appears.

LESSON TWO - BEGINNING A JOB STARTING UP

If you selected the option, Save & Return at the end of Lesson One, go to the section called, OPENING THE DRAWER.

If you selected the option, Save & Exit, follow these steps to display the "Enter Command:" prompt:

 Insert the STARTUP diskette into Drive A.

 Turn on your computer, or if it is already on, press the      CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys simultaneously.

When you see the "Enter Command:" prompt, follow these steps:
Type DO YOUR NAME and press RETURN. This tells DO-IT you want to work with an existing environment. When the message "System ready - You can DO-IT now" appears, you can continue with the next section.

OPENING THE DRAWER

In this section, you'll select a DeskTop FORMAT and a text file from your DRAWER.

A DeskTop FORMAT is a professionally designed page layout. When you select one, you make a working copy of it, which becomes your JOB. You store this working copy in the JOBS file folder.

 Move your cursor to DRAWER and press DO-IT.

      The DRAWER icon appears in reverse video and the           message "DRAWER selected" displays in your MESSAGE           WINDOW.

 Move your cursor to your WORKAREA and press DO-IT.

      Various file folder icons display in your WORKAREA.            These file folders contain your DeskTop SUPPLIES.

LAYERING

You can layer the contents of a file folder on top of the DRAWER. Layering is your ability to place ORGANIZERS and SUPPLIES on top of each other in the WORKAREA. This provides you with quick, temporary access to DO-IT items. You can layer items in the WORKAREA or on the CLIPBOARD, which is a special DO-IT ORGANIZER.

When you layers items, DO-IT actually stacks them on top of each other. This means the last item you place on the stack is the first one you can access. This concept of layering is "Last In First Out."

SELECTING A FORMAT

DO-IT stores the master copies of your DeskTop FORMATS in a file folder in the DRAWER.

 Move your cursor to the FORMATS file folder and press DO-     IT.

      Your cursor becomes a dotted-line box and the           message "FORMATS selected" appears.

 Move the cursor until its top left corner is in the      center of the FORMATS icon as shown.

 Press DO-IT.

      The name of the master copy of each DeskTop FORMAT           appears in your WORKAREA.  

      NOTE:  Placing the dotted-line box within its own           icon opens the FORMATS folder.  DRAWER, while not           visible, is still in the WORKAREA beneath the           FORMATS file folder.

SELECTING A FORMAT (continued)

DO-IT makes a working copy of the FORMAT you select. This way, the master FORMATS are always available to you in their original form.

 Move your cursor to the FORMAT called MY AWARD and press      DO-IT.

      The message "MY AWARD selected" appears.

 Move the dotted-line box so that the top left corner is      within an empty frame on your PALETTE and press DO-IT.

      DO-IT makes a copy of this FORMAT and displays an           icon with the name MY AWARD on your PALETTE.

      Notice that the icon representing the working copy           of MY AWARD is different from the one representing           the master FORMAT.

CLOSING A FILE FOLDER

Now you can put away the master FORMATS and open the WP FILES file folder.

 Move the cursor to an empty portion of the WORKAREA and      press DO-IT.

      The message "FORMATS selected" appears.

 Move the top left corner of your dotted-line box within      an empty portion of your WORKAREA and press DO-IT.

      This returns the file folder to the DRAWER.

You can now open the WP FILES file folder to select a text file.

SELECTING A SAMPLE DOCUMENT

Your documents usually originate as text files created with a word processing program. For this tutorial, DeskTop contains a special sample document. DO-IT provides access to this document through the WP FILES file folder in DRAWER.

You make a working copy of this document by moving it onto your PALETTE. When you do this, DO-IT translates the document into a form that it can use. You store the translated document in the DOITDOCS file folder.

 Open WP FILES in your WORKAREA.

      NOTE:  All the steps you need to take in order to           display WP FILES do not appear.  From now on, this           book abreviates steps you already know in this way.            Whenever you encounter a new technique, all steps           appear.

 Move your cursor to the document, MY AWARD and press DO-     IT.

      Notice that the icon contains a drawing of a           computer.  This indicates how the document was           created and that it is not yet translated for DO-IT.

SELECTING A SAMPLE DOCUMENT (continued)

 Move your dotted-line box to an empty frame on your      PALETTE and press DO-IT.

      Each line of text in the document appears briefly in           the MESSAGE WINDOW as DO-IT translates it.

      When the translation process is complete, the MY           AWARD icon appears on your PALETTE.  Notice that the           icon representing the working copy of the document           is different than the one identifying the master           copy.

 Close WP FILES.

      NOTE:  To close a file folder, just move your cursor           to an empty portion of the WORKAREA and press DO-IT.            Then, move the top left corner of the dotted-line           box within an empty portion of the WORKAREA and           press DO-IT.

 Put away DRAWER.

      NOTE:  To put away an ORGANIZER, move your cursor to           an empty portion of the WORKAREA and press DO-IT.            Then, move the top left corner of the dotted-line           box within an empty frame on the PALETTE and press           DO-IT.

TAKING A BREAK?

Your PALETTE now contains the items you need in this tutorial, so you should again save it as a unique environment using SWITCHOFF.

If you want to take a break now and leave your computer, then you'll select the option, Save & Exit. Or, if you want to continue with the next lesson, you'll select Save & Return.

 Move your cursor over SWITCHOFF and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to an empty portion of your WORKAREA and      press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the save option you wish and press      DO-IT.

      The option ACCEPT and YOUR NAME appear in the           MESSAGE WINDOW.

 Press DO-IT.

      Several messages appear describing various           activities that DO-IT conducts during this process.            DO-IT tries to save your environment under YOUR NAME           and discovers that the file already exists.

TAKING A BREAK? (continued)

      You see the message "C:YOURNAME.SPA already exists           in the disk directory!"  Then, the option REPLACE           and the message "Are you sure you want to overwrite           this file? (Y/N)> Y" appear.

      You want to accept this name and update the contents           of this file.

 Press DO-IT twice.

      This accepts the name YOUR NAME and tells DO-IT to           save the current version of your environment.

If you selected Save & Return, your screen display stays the same and you may continue with Lesson Three.

If you selected Save & Exit, you leave DO-IT DeskTop and the message "Session complete" appears.

LESSON THREE - WORKING WITH A JOB STARTING UP

If you selected the option, Save & Return at the end of Lesson Two, go to the section called, LOOKING AT A FORMAT.

If you selected the option, Save & Exit, follow these steps to display the "Enter Command:" prompt:

 Insert the STARTUP diskette into Drive A.

 Turn on your computer, or if it is already on, press the      CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys simultaneously.

When you see the "Enter Command:" prompt, follow these steps: Type DO YOUR NAME and press RETURN. This tells DO-IT you want to work with an existing environment. When the message "System ready - You can DO-IT now" appears, you can continue with the next section.

LOOKING AT A FORMAT

In order to create a finished JOB you can print, you will work with the FORMAT called MY AWARD. To see what this FORMAT contains, you need to display it in the WORKAREA.

DO-IT recognizes the difference between working BOARDS and documents. Each appears with a different icon, even when their names are the same. The JOB icon contains a square, which represents a BOARD and the document icon looks like a dog-eared page.

 Move your cursor over the BOARD, MY AWARD and press DO-     IT.

 Move your cursor into the WORKAREA and press DO-IT.

      DO-IT displays a working copy of the FORMAT on a           BOARD, complete with ruler lines.

LOOKING AT A FORMAT (continued)

There are two parts to each DeskTop FORMAT. On the left, you see the actual page format, which contains one or more elements. On the right, are comments describing DO-IT capabilities and a list of the CALLOUTS specific to this FORMAT. A CALLOUT is DO-IT's way of identifying a typeface, its size and placement within an element on your BOARD.

A complete list of all DeskTop FORMATS and their associated CALLOUTS appears in Appendix C, FORMATS.

USING THE TRASH CAN

As you become more experienced with DeskTop FORMATS, you won't need to rely on the comments to do your work. In fact, you may want to use that side of your BOARD as a "scratch pad."

The TRASH CAN is an ORGANIZER you can use to throw away items you no longer need. When you put items in the TRASH CAN and then use the SWITCHOFF option, Take Out Trash, you clear memory for more of your work. Just remember, DO-IT discards everything in the TRASH CAN each time you use any option with SWITCHOFF.

 Move your cursor to the comments side of your BOARD and      press DO-IT.

      The message "COMMENTS selected" appears in your           MESSAGE WINDOW.

 Move the top left corner of your transformed cursor to      the TRASH CAN and press DO-IT.

      The message "COMMENTS going to the TRASH CAN"           appears in the MESSAGE WINDOW.  Remember, you have           only thrown away the comments from your working           copy.  All information still remains in the master           copy.  It also remains in the TRASH CAN until you           use SWITCHOFF.  

 When your cursor reappears, you can continue.

TAGGING A JOB

To keep your work organized and accessible, you can give each JOB a unique name replacing the master FORMAT name with one of your own.

TAG is a TOOL you use to assign names to various DO-IT items. If you try to TAG an inappropriate item, DO-IT displays a message and ignores your request.

 Move your cursor to TAG and press DO-IT.

      The TAG icon displays in reverse video.

 Move your cursor to the lower left area of your BOARD and      press DO-IT.

      Your MESSAGE WINDOW displays the option INSERT and           the prompt "Enter name.>"  The name MY AWARD BOARD           also appears.

[redacted]--what is real name?

TAGGING A JOB (continued)

Again, you can enter your name to personalize your work. A TAG you create may contain up to 20 characters but you see only the first eight on the icon.

 Scroll to the option REPLACE.

      Remember, you can use the INS key to toggle between           the options, INSERT and REPLACE. 

 Type YOUR NAME and BOARD.

      NOTE:  If there are extra characters following your           entry, you can press the DEL key to erase them.

 Press DO-IT twice.

      DO-IT accepts the name.  The TAG icon still appears           in reverse video, which means you could TAG           additional items.  You need to turn off TAG in order           to continue.

 Move your cursor to TAG and press DO-IT.

FILLING ELEMENTS

In order to create a page that is ready for printing, you need to fill the elements of your BOARD with the text you (or someone else) create. You can fill the elements of BOARD using the document, MY AWARD.

 Select the document MY AWARD from your PALETTE.

 Move your cursor to the top element of BOARD and press      DO-IT.

      DO-IT locates each line of text according to its           associated CALLOUT and displays the text in the           appropriate element.

This FORMAT contains various DeskTop features. In addition to the ability to set different typefaces, this FORMAT also includes "element chaining," which means that you only need to point to the first element to fill text and DO-IT automatically fills each remaining element.

Also, one element in this FORMAT utilizes "copyfitting" so that while the typestyle is known, DO-IT sets the size of the type based on the size of the element and the amount of text.

FILLING ELEMENTS (continued)

      Messages appear to show you the progress of text           filling and to describe some of the special           features, such as copyfitting, as DO-IT performs           them. 

      The message "100% of text filled" and then the           message "Text filling finished" appear when the           process is complete.

Only two of your elements contain text you can read on your screen. The rest appears as small blocks. This is called "greeking."

Now you've experienced the power of DO-IT DeskTop. With its professionally designed FORMATS, creating layouts is as easy as filling text. Next, you'll personalize this layout before printing it.

USING WHITEOUT

In order to personalize this layout, you need to erase some of the text. WHITEOUT is an "electronic eraser" that allows you to delete text in an element.

 Move your cursor to WHITEOUT and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the middle element containing the      text YOUR NAME GOES HERE and press DO-IT.

      The message "WHITEOUT applied to MIDDLE BOX" appears           and the text disappears from the element.

      NOTE:  WHITEOUT permanently deletes text from your           element.  However, the text is still in your           original document if you wish to recover it.

 Move your cursor to WHITEOUT and press DO-IT.

      The WHITEOUT icon returns to its normal display as           you turn it off.

Now the element is ready for new text. You are going to put your name in it.

USING NOTEPAD

NOTEPAD is a TOOL that you can use to create small amounts of text for customizing a JOB. It is particularly useful when you wish to place just a few lines of text in an element.

 Move your cursor to NOTEPAD and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the right side of your BOARD and      press DO-IT.

      NOTEPAD layers over the BOARD.  The NOTEPAD is           similar to the writing tablets you used in school,           with ruled lines your text.

Your NOTEPAD screen consists of three major parts. You can enter text on the first 14 lines (called "fields"). You use the vertical frame on the right (called the "scroll bar") to scroll through your document or to display additional blank lines so you can enter new text. You use the longer line at the bottom (called the "close box") to select NOTEPAD when you want to move it from the WORKAREA.

USING NOTEPAD (continued)

Here, you'll create a short document which consists of a CALLOUT and your name. To enter text, you must first select a line from the NOTEPAD and access the LINE EDITOR.

 Move your cursor to the first line of NOTEPAD and press      DO-IT.

      The message "FIELD selected" appears briefly,           followed by the option REPLACE and the prompt           "TEXT>."

      This is your LINE EDITOR.  It resembles the display           that appears when you use SWITCHOFF or TAG.  You may           enter text when either INSERT or REPLACE appear as           options.

You will first enter the CALLOUT that DO-IT associates with this element. You must precede the CALLOUT with a backslash (). This tells DO-IT that what follows the backslash is a CALLOUT and not text you want to display. Type \NAME and press DO-IT twice.

USING NOTEPAD (continued)

Now you will enter your name.

 Move your cursor to the second line of your NOTEPAD and      press DO-IT.

 Type your own name. 

      If you make a mistake, you can use the left arrow           key, on the top row of your keyboard, to erase           unwanted characters.

 Press DO-IT twice.

      This is the last entry you need to make and you're           ready to return NOTEPAD to the PALETTE. 
 Move your cursor to the bottom line of your NOTEPAD and      press DO-IT.

      The message "NOTEPAD selected" appears.

 Move the dotted-line box to its original frame on your      PALETTE and press DO-IT.

      NOTEPAD moves to the PALETTE and your BOARD           reappears.

FILLING ELEMENTS - AGAIN

Now you are ready to fill the middle element of your BOARD with your name.

 Move your cursor to NOTEPAD and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the middle element and press DO-IT.

      The filling and copyfitting messages display in the           MESSAGE WINDOW and then your name appears.

TAKING A BREAK?

If you want to take a break now and leave your computer, then you'll select the option, Save & Exit. Or, if you want to continue with the next lesson, you'll select Save & Return.

 Move your cursor over SWITCHOFF and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to an empty portion of your WORKAREA and      press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the save option you wish and press      DO-IT.

      The option ACCEPT and YOUR NAME appear in the           MESSAGE WINDOW.

 Press DO-IT.

      The message "Are you sure you want to overwrite           this file? (Y/N)> Y" appears.

 Press DO-IT twice.

If you selected Save & Return, your screen display stays the same and you may continue with Lesson Four.

If you selected Save & Exit, you leave DO-IT DeskTop and the message "Session complete" appears.

LESSON FOUR - FINISHING A JOB STARTING UP

If you selected the option, Save & Return at the end of Lesson Three, go to the section called, USING MAG GLASS.

If you selected the option, Save & Exit, follow these steps to display the "Enter Command:" prompt:

 Insert the STARTUP diskette into Drive A.

 Turn on your computer, or if it is already on, press the      CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys simultaneously.

When you see the "Enter Command:" prompt, follow these steps:

 Type DO YOUR NAME and press RETURN.
      This tells DO-IT you want to work with an existing           environment.  When the message "System ready - You           can DO-IT now" appears, you can continue with the           next section.

USING MAG GLASS

MAG GLASS is a TOOL which allows you to zoom in on a portion of your BOARD. Using MAG GLASS, you can closely scrutinize, add to and alter areas of your layout before printing. You can also use MAG GLASS to display greeked text as actual characters.

 Move your cursor to MAG GLASS and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor above the top left element as shown and      press DO-IT.

      This "anchors" the cursor and establishes this           position as the upper left corner of the area you           want to magnify.

USING MAG GLASS (continued)

MAG GLASS expands proportionately to the right and down, so you need to pick your starting point carefully to include everything you want to see.

 Move your cursor to the right to expand the dotted-line      box as shown.

      NOTE:  If you need to change your starting point,           you can press ESC and re-position your cursor.

 Press DO-IT.

      The WORKAREA clears to display the magnified portion           of the BOARD along with enlarged ruler lines.  You           can see some of the greeked text as actual           characters.

USING A TOOL WITH MAG GLASS

You can use other DO-IT tools even after you use MAG GLASS to enlarge a portion of your BOARD.

 Move your cursor to RULING PEN and press DO-IT.

      The message "RULING PEN selected" appears.

      NOTE:  Since you can only use one TOOL at a time,           MAG GLASS automatically turns off.

 Move your cursor anywhere in your WORKAREA and press DO-     IT.

      The message "Please specify rule size...." and a           point size display in the MESSAGE WINDOW.

 Scroll to change the point size to 2.0 and press DO-IT.

      NOTE:  If you should inadvertently select a           different point size, you can move your cursor to           the point size display, press DO-IT and scroll           through the sizes again.

USING A TOOL WITH MAG GLASS (continued)

 Move your cursor just below the the letter S in the word      STUDIO and press DO-IT.

      The cursor "blinks" once.

 Move your cursor to the right while watching your screen.

      NOTE: For greater accuaracy in creating a horizontal           line, you can use the arrow keys and alternate           between coarse and fine cursor movement for           precision.  If you use this method, you may only see           the end-points and not a complete line on your           screen.

 When your screen looks like the illustration, press DO-     IT.

      A ruled line appears underneath the words STUDIO           SOFTWARE CORPORATION.

USING A TOOL WITH MAG GLASS (continued)

To restore the standard screen display, you must first select MAG GLASS.

 Turn on MAG GLASS.

 Move your cursor anywhere within your WORKAREA and press      DO-IT twice without moving your cursor.

      Your WORKAREA changes to display BOARD in its           original form and MAG GLASS turns off.

PRINTING A JOB

All the steps necessary to create a JOB are complete and you are ready to output to your laser printer. For specific instructions on using output devices, refer to Appendix A, HOOKING UP YOUR HARDWARE.

Make sure that your printer is properly connected to your computer, turned on and loaded with an appropriate supply of paper. If you are unsure about any of this, contact the person responsible or refer to the printer manual.

 Move your cursor to PRINTER and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the lower left area of your BOARD and      press DO-IT.

It may take a few moments to complete the printing process. Please be patient. When the PRINTER icon returns to its normal display and the cursor returns to the WORKAREA, you may continue.

Review your output and compare it to the layout on your screen.

PUTTING WORK AWAY

Since you have printed your work, you can now put the BOARD and the document in their proper file folders. When you place them there, you make a permanent record of them on your hard disk. In order to access the file folders, you need to first put your BOARD on the PALETTE.

 Move your cursor to the right side of your BOARD and      press DO-IT.

 Move the dotted-line box to an empty frame on the PALETTE      and press DO-IT.

 Open DRAWER in your WORKAREA.

 Open the JOBS file folder and layer it over the DRAWER.

 Move your cursor to the BOARD on your PALETTE and press      DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to your WORKAREA and press DO-IT.

 Close the JOBS file folder.
 Using the same technique, place the document MY AWARD in      the DOITDOCS file folder.  

 Then close DOITDOCS and put away the DRAWER.

USING SWITCHOFF

Since you have made a copy of your BOARD and document on disk, you do not need to save this environment.

You need to enter a new environment for Lesson Five, so even if you don't intend to take a break now, you need to leave DO-IT.

 Select the Exit - No Save option during SWITCHOFF.

      The option REPLACE and the message "Are you sure?           (Y/N)> Y" appear in the MESSAGE WINDOW.

 Press DO-IT twice.

      When the "Enter Command:" prompt appears, you can           either take a break or continue with Lesson Five.

LESSON FIVE - LEARNING ABOUT LEADERING STARTING UP

If you need to display the "Enter Command:" prompt, follow these steps:

 Insert the STARTUP diskette into Drive A.

 Turn on your computer, or if it is already on, press the      CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys simultaneously.

When you see the "Enter Command:" prompt, follow these steps: Type DO and press RETURN. This tells DO-IT you want to work with a fresh environment. When the message "System ready - You can DO-IT now" appears, you can continue with the next section.

THE CONCEPT OF LEADERING

The format MY AWARD contains instructions for a special DO-IT DeskTop capability called leadering.

Leadering is the justification of text separated by decimal points, spaces or underscores. A table of contents, for example, uses leadering with text separated by decimal points. While this is not a new concept to you, DO-IT makes it easy to implement in your text.

DO-IT associates the leadering feature with a CALLOUT. This CALLOUT specifies how DO-IT performs leadering.

In order to utilize the leadering feature, you need to insert certain information in your document. This includes a CALLOUT that lets DO-IT know you want to use leadering and a special symbol to indicate where leadering should occur.

DO-IT performs leadering when it encounters the caret (^) symbol. It places the text found on the left side of the caret flush with the left margin and text found on the right side flush with the right margin. If the caret appears before the text, DO-IT places the text flush with the right margin.

PREPARING YOUR PALETTE

In this lesson, you will use an element from a specific FORMAT so you can experiment with DeskTop's leadering capability. You will create a small document using NOTEPAD and then fill the element to demonstrate a variety of ways to use this special effect.

To start, you need to put some TOOLS and a BOARD on your PALETTE.

 Open TOOLS and put MAG GLASS, NOTEPAD, STRETCH, and      WHITEOUT into frames on your PALETTE.

 Put away the TOOLBOX and open the DRAWER.

 Select MY AWARD from the FORMATS file folder and place it      on your PALETTE.

 Put away the FORMATS file folder and close the DRAWER.

USING NOTEPAD

DO-IT associates the CALLOUT, \ORGANIZATION with leadering in this FORMAT. Here, you'll use NOTEPAD to enter this CALLOUT and some text.

 Open NOTEPAD in your WORKAREA.

 Move your cursor to the first line and press DO-IT.

 Type \ORGANIZATION and press DO-IT twice.

 Move your cursor to the next line and press DO-IT.

USING NOTEPAD (continued)

Next, you'll enter your text and the special symbol to see how space leadering works. You will insert the special symbol in different places in the same text to see how DO-IT responds.

 Type ^STUDIO SOFTWARE^ and press DO-IT twice.

      This placement of the carets instructs DO-IT to           insert equal spacing on each side of the text.

 Skip a line and press DO-IT.

      In order for DO-IT to display each line of text from           your NOTEPAD as a separate line in your element, you           need to leave a blank line between entries.

 Type STUDIO^SOFTWARE and press DO-IT twice.

      This caret instructs DO-IT to place STUDIO on the           left margin and SOFTWARE on the right -- with spaces           in between.

USING NOTEPAD (continued)

 Skip a line and press DO-IT.

 Type ^STUDIO SOFTWARE and press DO-IT twice.

      This caret instructs DO-IT to insert spaces in order           to place all of the text on the right margin.

 Skip a line and press DO-IT.

 Type STUDIO SOFTWARE^ and press DO-IT twice.

      This caret instructs DO-IT to set the type flush           left.

 Return NOTEPAD to your PALETTE.

Now that your NOTEPAD contains the text you need to demonstrate leadering, you're ready to prepare your BOARD.

PREPARING YOUR BOARD

In order to fill your text, you need to display the BOARD in your WORKAREA.

 Select MY AWARD and display it in your WORKAREA.

For this lesson, you'll use the right side of the BOARD as a scratch pad.

 Put COMMENTS in the TRASH CAN.

MOVING ELEMENTS

Since you only need to use one element on your BOARD, you'll move it to your scratch pad and expand it to include the additional text in NOTEPAD.

It's easy to move elements with DO-IT. Once you select one, your cursor becomes a dotted-line box which you may position anywhere on a BOARD, the CLIPBOARD or in the TRASH CAN. When you are rearranging elements on a BOARD, just remember they cannot overlap each other.

 Move your cursor inside the top element and press DO-IT.

      The message "TOP BOX selected" and an image of the           element in dotted lines appear.

 Move the dotted-line box to the right side of your BOARD,      as shown, and press DO-IT.

      DO-IT "locks" the element into its new position.

CHANGING THE SIZE OF ELEMENTS

Now you are ready to enlarge the element that will contain your example of text with leadering.

STRETCH is a TOOL which allows you to expand or contract the size of an element. The position of your cursor in an element determines how STRETCH works.

Visualize your element as a large tic-tac-toe board complete with small boxes. If you select the top left box, then you can stretch this corner diagonally either expanding or shrinking from this point. The chart shows you where to place your cursor to create a particular effect.

CHANGING THE SIZE OF ELEMENTS (continued)

 Move your cursor to STRETCH and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the element on your scratch pad, as      shown, and press DO-IT.

      NOTE:  If you wish to change your starting position,           just press the ESC key.

 Move the dotted-line box until your screen matches the      illustration.

 Press DO-IT.

      The element expands to its new size.

 Turn off STRETCH.

FILLING ELEMENTS

Now you are ready to fill your element to see how leadering works.

 Move your cursor to NOTEPAD and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the element on your scratch pad and      press DO-IT.

      Messages indicating the progress of text filling           appear in the MESSAGE WINDOW.  

      Once the process is complete, a series of greeked           lines appear in the element.

USING MAG GLASS

You can use MAG GLASS to view the actual characters instead of the greeked text.

 Move your cursor to MAG GLASS and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the top left corner of the element,      as shown, and press DO-IT.

 Expand the dotted-line box as shown and press DO-IT.

      The display magnifies so it's easy to see how the           leadering symbols affect the placement of your text.            You may wish to review the document you created with           NOTEPAD.  

 Turn off MAG GLASS.

TAKING A BREAK?

You'll use this same environment in Lesson Six. If you want to take a break now, save this environment under the name TABS during SWITCHOFF.
If you want to continue with the next lesson, go to the section called THE CONCEPT OF TABS.

LESSON SIX - TALKING ABOUT TABS STARTING UP

If you selected the option, Save & Return at the end of Lesson Five, go to the section called, THE CONCEPT OF TABS.

If you selected the option, Save & Exit, follow these steps to display the "Enter Command:" prompt:

 Insert the STARTUP diskette into Drive A.

 Turn on your computer, or if it is already on, press the      CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys simultaneously.

When you see the "Enter Command:" prompt, follow these steps: Type DO TABS and press RETURN. This tells DO-IT you want to work with an existing environment. When the message "System ready - You can DO-IT now" appears, you can continue with the next section.

THE CONCEPT OF TABS

The format you are using also contains instructions for another special DO-IT DeskTop capability called tabs.

Just like with leadering, DO-IT associates the tab feature with a CALLOUT. Each CALLOUT establishes a left and a right margin for a tabbed column you can fill with text. When DO-IT encounters the CALLOUT, it adjusts to the new margin settings.
In order for your text to begin at the new margin set by the tab, you need to insert certain information in your document. First, you need to enter a CALLOUT so that DO-IT knows that you want to use the tab feature. The text following that CALLOUT will appear at the first tab position. After you enter this first CALLOUT, there are several ways you can indicate to DO-IT that you want to "tab" to a new position.

You can either insert another CALLOUT, press the TAB key if you are using a word processing program, or insert a special symbol into your text. The special tab symbol is a vertical bar (|).

INSERTING TABS

The FORMAT you are using contains two CALLOUTS for tabs called \COLUMN1 and \COLUMN2. These CALLOUTS include the specifications you need to insert tabs.

You'll use NOTEPAD to add text to the short document you used in Lesson Five to demonstrate the various ways you can insert tabs.

 Layer NOTEPAD over your BOARD.

 Move your cursor to the second blank line after the line      containing STUDIO SOFTWARE^ and press DO-IT.

      NOTE:  Leaving a blank line separates the text with           leaders from the text with tabs.

First, you'll use CALLOUTS to set the tabs.

 Type \COLUMN1 and press DO-IT twice.

      This CALLOUT contains the instructions for your           first tab.

 Select the next line, type TAB, and press DO-IT twice.

INSERTING TABS (continued)

 Select the next line, type \COLUMN2, and press DO-IT      twice.

      This CALLOUT contains the instructions for your           second tab. 

 Select the next line, type TAB AGAIN, and press DO-IT      twice.

You can also use the vertical bar symbol to insert tabs. In order to add more text, you need to display additional lines of your NOTEPAD.

 Move your cursor to the vertical bar on the right of your      NOTEPAD and press DO-IT.

      The message "FRAME selected" appears and your           NOTEPAD displays in reverse video.

 Using the down arrow or your mouse, scroll until the      words TAB AGAIN appear on the top half of your display,      as shown, and press DO-IT.

INSERTING TABS (continued)

 Move your cursor to the line after TAB AGAIN and press      DO-IT.

 Type \COLUMN1 and press DO-IT twice.

      This instructs DO-IT to begin with the first tab           position.

 Move your cursor to the next line and press DO-IT.

 Type FIRST TAB | SECOND TAB and press DO-IT twice. 

      The vertical bar symbol instructs DO-IT to move to           the second tab position.

 Return NOTEPAD to the PALETTE.

FILLING ELEMENTS

Before you fill text, you may want to use WHITEOUT to erase any text in the element on your scratch pad.

Now, you're ready to fill this element and see the results of both leadering and tabs.

 Move your cursor to NOTEPAD and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor to the element on your scratch pad and      press DO-IT.

      A series of greeked lines appear in the element.

USING MAG GLASS

You can use MAG GLASS to view the actual characters instead of the greeked text.

 Move your cursor to MAG GLASS and press DO-IT.

 Move your cursor, as shown, and press DO-IT.

 Expand the dotted-line box as shown and press DO-IT.

      Your display magnifies to show how tabs affect the           placement of your text.  You may wish to review the           document you created with NOTEPAD.  

 Turn off MAG GLASS.

Feel free to experiment with tabs and leadering on your own. Just layer NOTEPAD over the BOARD in your WORKAREA, insert some new text, and re-fill your element. Remember, you can always use WHITEOUT to erase the text in this element. [redacted]: MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT GREEK AGAIN--CHANGE THRESHOLD