Editing Pif Files And Using WordPerfect With

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:17 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: There are three .PIF files that WordPerfect sends out with every package. They are: 1. WP51-286.PIF - for use with Windows 286. 2. WP51-386.PIF - for use with Windows 386. 3. WIN30-WP.PIF - Windows Version 3.0 The version of Windows that a customer is using determins which .PIF file should be used. The editing steps are listed below: 1. If they are in Windows, press the Alt key. 2. Cursor right to Windows. 3. Cursor down to Non-Windows Applications, and press Enter. (This will open the application). 4. Highlight the WordPerfect icon they are using. 5. To find out what Pif file they are using, have them press the Alt key, and then press the Down Arrow key until Properties is highlighted. Press Enter, and on the command line, it will tell you which directory they are using, and which Pif file they are using. 6. Write down the Pif file they are using. 7. Have them press the Esc key to exit that screen. 8. Press the Alt key, and cursor right to Windows. Cursor down to Accessories and press Enter. 9. Highlight Pif-edit, and press Enter. 10. Press the Alt key to highlight the file, and then cursor down to Open, and press Enter. , and press Enter. 13. In the second column, search down, highlight the directory that the Pif file is in, and press Enter. 14. You are shown a list of Pif files in the listed directory in the first column. Press Shift-Tab to put the cursor in the first column, which lists the .PIF file. Cursor down to the Pif file, and press Enter. 15. Now you are in Pif-edit. Below the editing keys are listed with their functions in Pif-edit. Tab - Moves forward through the Pif file. Shift-Tab - Moves backwards through the Pif file. Alt-Letter - Will move you to the word with the letter that is underlined. Space Bar - Selects or clears a line or box. 16. Now that you have the Pif file, you can edit the things stated below: 17. Tab to Okay, and press the Space Bar to select. 18. Press Alt-F, then cursor down to Save, and press Enter to save. 19. Press Alt-F then cursor down to Exit, and press Enter. Now the customer is ready to enter WordPerfect.

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