Easy Script is a word processor for the Commodore 64. For comprehensive documentation and a tutorial, see the original manual (on The Internet Archive).
| Key(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+W | Move to next word |
| Ctrl+← | Move to previous word |
| Key | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| F | Save (F2 to scan within document for filename in quotes) |
| L | Load |
| O | Output (see Printing) |
| I | Insert mode (instead of the annoying default "overwrite" mode) |
| E | Erase (S for sentence, P for paragraph, R for rest, A for all) |
| Space bar | Go to next screen |
| Shift+space bar | Go to previous screen |
| G | "Go" |
| S | Search |
| R | Select a range of text (Enter to copy/commit) -- then one of the next two |
| X | Move (cut+paste) |
| A | Copy |
[ |
Start underline (close to stop) |
( |
Start bold (close to stop) |
- |
"Soft" hyphen |
| ` | Superscript (single character) |
, |
Subscript (single character) |
| Run/stop | Reset |
Press F3 to get a color-inverted asterisk, indicating a line that won't be part of the document content. Note that the first comment with a filename in quotes specifies the desired file name of the document (See F1, O, F2 above).
| Syntax | Description |
|---|---|
nb |
Comment |
lm#:rm#: |
Set left margin to # columns, and right margin similarly (set to 1 and 40 for proofreading in "video" mode on the screen) |
sp1 or sp2 |
For extra line spacing |
ju1 |
Turn on justification, ju0 to turn off |
cn1 |
Turn on centering, cn0 to turn off |
ps |
Pause (while printing) |
F1, O; then V for video/display and P for printer.
- Precede V/P with C for continuous printing
- Toggle continuous printing with Shift+P
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| C | Continue to next page |
| V | Preview next page/switch to video output |
| P | Switch to print output |
| Run/stop | Stop printing/previewing |
Assuming drive #8, hit F4, and then:
+8Load directory, then F1, L, F2 to list first file, F2 again for next file, etc.
- Default to 80 columns wide for printing
- Default to 66 lines of text per page
- Preview with F1, O, V -- then run/stop to end preview, cursor keys to move left/right, and Commodore key to scroll
- F5 for caps lock