Creating Documents with Scientific WorkPlace® & Scientific Word® Version 5

Susan Bagby
©2005
448 pages
ISBN: 0-9741652-5-5

Creating Documents with Scientific WorkPlace® & Scientific Word® Version 5 is organized by tasks, with step-by-step instructions for completing both simple and more advanced user tasks.

It begins with the basic word processing tasks required for nearly every document:

  • Opening, saving, and exporting documents
  • Entering and editing text and mathematics
  • Previewing and printing with and without LaTeX and pdfLaTeX typesetting
  • Formatting documents
  • Using graphics and tables

The second half explains more advanced tasks, including:

  • Structuring documents for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX typesetting
  • Creating online documents
  • Managing documents with the Document Manager
  • Customizing your installation

Table of Contents

What's New in Version 5  

1. Understanding the Workplace  
  •   Using the Menus 
  •   Using the Dialog Boxes 
  •   Using the Toolbars 
  •   Moving Around 
  •   Making Selections  
2. Creating Documents  
  • Opening Documents  
  • Understanding Document Shells  
  • Working in the Start-up Document  
  • Opening New Documents  
  • Opening Existing Documents  
  • Opening Documents with a Different Format  
  • Opening Several Documents at Once  
  • Opening Internet Locations  
  • Importing Information 
  • Importing One Document into Another  
  • Importing Data from Graphing Calculators  
  • Saving Documents  
  • Saving New, Untitled Documents  
  • Saving Existing Documents  
  • Saving Documents as Portable LaTeX Files  
  • Saving Documents as Quick-Load Files  
  • Saving Documents as Wrapped Files  
  • Saving All Open Documents  
  • Saving a Copy of an Open Document  
  • Setting the Save Options  
  • Exporting Documents  
  • Exporting Documents as HTML Files  
  • Exporting Documents as RTF Files  
  • Exporting Documents as Shells  
  • Exporting Documents as Wrapped Files  
  • Preserving Documents  
  • Using the Read-Only Option  
  • Backing Up at Regular Intervals  
  • Creating Automatic Backups  
  • Restoring Documents  
  • Closing Documents  
  • Leaving the Program  
3. Creating Text  
  • Understanding Text and Mathematics  
  • Understanding the Differences  
  • Toggling Between Text and Mathematics  
  • Entering and Editing Text  
  • Typing Special Characters  
  • Typing ANSI Characters 
  • Typing Accented Characters  
  • Typing Punctuation  
  • Typing Numbers Using the Numeric Keypad  
  • Entering Text with Fragments  
  • Importing Fragments 
  • Creating Fragments  
  • Deleting Fragments
  • Using Tags with Text  
  • Applying Tags  
  • Adding Emphasis with Text Tags  
  • Adding Structure with Section and Body Tags  
  • Creating Lists with Item Tags  
4. Creating Mathematics  
  • Understanding Mathematics and Text  
  • Understanding the Differences  
  • Toggling Between Mathematics and Text  
  • Understanding In-Line and Displayed Mathematics  
  • Entering and Editing Symbols and Characters  
  • Entering Symbols and Characters  
  • Editing Symbol and Character Properties  
  • Entering and Editing Mathematical Objects  
  • Entering Objects with Templates  
  • Editing Mathematical Objects  
  • Entering Fractions and Binomials  
  • Entering Radicals  
  • Entering Subscripts and Superscripts  
  • Entering Operators and Limits  
  • Entering Brackets  
  • Entering Matrices and Vectors  
  • Entering Case Expressions  
  • Entering and Creating Math Names  
  • Entering Labeled Expressions  
  • Entering Decorations  
  • Entering Horizontal Spaces in Mathematics  
  • Entering Units of Measure  
  • Entering Mathematics with Fragments  
  • Entering Mathematics with Automatic Substitution  
  • Creating and Editing Mathematical Displays  
  • Adding Automatic Equation Numbers  
  • Adding Custom Equation Numbers and Labels  
  • Using Letters in Line Numbers of a Multiline Display  
  • Aligning a Multiline Display  
  • Adding Keys to Displayed Mathematics  
  • Using Tags with Mathematics  
  • Adding Emphasis with Text Tags  
  • Adding Structure with the Body Math Tag  
  • Adding Theorem Statements with Item Tags  
5. Using Graphics and Tables  
  • Working with Graphics  
  • Importing Graphics  
  • Pasting Graphics  
  • Working with Frames  
  • Editing the Frame Properties  
  • Resizing, Cropping, and Moving Graphic Images  
  • Exporting Graphics  
  • Creating More Portable Graphics  
  • Creating Tables  
  • Creating In-Line Tables  
  • Creating Tables That Can Float  
  • Moving Around in Tables  
  • Editing Table Dimensions 
  • Editing Table Properties  
  • Working with Imported Tables  
6. Using Editing Techniques and Tools  
  • Editing Operations and Techniques  
  • Deleting and Reinserting Information  
  • Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Operations  
  • Using Paste Special  
  • Using Drag-and-Drop Techniques  
  • Using the Context Menu  
  • Using Find and Replace 
  • Specifying Search and Replacement Patterns  
  • Specifying the Search Area  
  • Finding and Replacing  
  • Using Spell Check  
  • Using the Spell Check Options  
  • Starting Spell Check  
  • Specifying a Spell Check Language  
  • Installing a Language Dictionary 
  • Modifying the User Dictionary  
  • Counting the Words in a Selection or Document  
7. Previewing and Printing  
  •  Understanding Document Production  
  •  Differences in Document Production Methods  
  •  Differences in the Final Product  
  •  Producing Documents without Typesetting  
  •  Previewing Documents without Typesetting  
  •  Printing Documents without Typesetting  
  •  Setting Print Options  
  •  Producing Documents with Typesetting  
  •  Typeset Compiling Documents  
  •  Typeset Previewing Documents  
  •  Printing Documents  
  •  Working with LaTeX and pdfLaTeX  
  •  Using the LaTeX and pdfLaTeX Windows  
  •  Correcting Compilation Errors  
  •  Using TeX Directly  
  •  Using External Processing  
  •  Changing the TeX Formatter Settings  
  •  Changing the Preview and Print Driver Settings  
  •  Typesetting International Documents  
8. Formatting Documents  
  •  Understanding the Appearance of Documents  
  •  Understanding Formatting Tasks  
  •  Making Final Formatting Adjustments  
  •  Adjusting Horizontal Space  
  •  Adjusting Vertical Space  
  •  Adjusting Breaks in Mathematical Expressions  
  •  Adjusting Line and Page Breaks  
  •  Adding Lines  
  •  Formatting Documents for Production without Typesetting  
  • Understanding the Style (.cst) File  
  •  Understanding Tag Properties  
  •  Modifying the Current Style (.cst) File  
  •  Changing to a Different Style  
  •  Modifying the Page Setup  
  •  Modifying the Print Options  
  •  Formatting Documents for Production with Typesetting  
  •  Understanding the Typesetting Specifications  
  •  Modifying the Class Options  
  •  Using LaTeX Packages  
  •  Modifying the Preamble  
  •  Using the Style Editor  
9. Structuring Documents for Typesetting  
  • Understanding Predefined Fields 
  • Creating and Editing the Front Matter  
  • Creating a Title Area or Title Page  
    • Creating a Table of Contents  
    • Creating a List of Figures  
    • Creating a List of Tables  
    • Creating an Abstract  
    • Structuring the Body of the Document  
    • Creating Section Headings  
    • Creating Theorem and Theorem-Like Statements  
    • Creating Cross-References  
    • Creating Notes  
    • Creating TeX Fields  
    • Creating Other Fields in the Body of the Document  
    • Creating the Back Matter  
    • Creating Appendixes  
    • Creating Manual Bibliographies  
    • Creating BibTeX Bibliographies  
    • Creating Indexes  
    • Managing Large Documents  
    • Creating Master Documents  
    • Creating Subdocuments  
    • Previewing and Printing Master Documents and Subdocuments  
    • Making a Subdocument into a Document  
    10. Creating Documents for Online Use  
    • Using Hypertext Links  
    • Creating Hypertext Links  
    • Jumping with Hypertext Links  
    • Making Typesetting Adjustments for Hypertext Links  
    • Creating HTML Documents  
    • Creating PDF Documents  
    • Specifying PDF Output Settings  
    • Using the Hyperref Package  
    • Using .tex and .rap Documents Online  
    • Creating Popup Notes  
    • Creating Related Documents  
    11. Managing Documents  
    • Maintaining Document Information  
    • Using the Document Manager  
    • Using Directory and File Lists  
    • Copying Documents  
    • Deleting Documents  
    • Renaming Files  
    • Cleaning Up Generated Files  
    • Viewing the ASCII Form of a File  
    • Wrapping and Unwrapping Documents  
    • Sending Documents by Email  
    12. Customizing the Program  
    • Customizing the Program Window  
    • Sizing the Program Window  
    • Using the Toolbars  
    • Displaying and Modifying the Symbol Panels  
    • Tailoring the Symbol Cache Toolbar  
    • Customizing Document Windows  
    • Sizing Document Windows  
    • Arranging Multiple Windows  
    • Changing the Magnification in a Document Window  
    • Modifying the Characteristics of the View  
    • Customizing the Assignment of Function Keys to Tags  
    • Customizing the Program Defaults  
    • Customizing General Defaults  
    • Customizing Edit Defaults  
    • Customizing Start-up Document Defaults  
    • Customizing Graphics Defaults  
    • Customizing Files Defaults  
    • Customizing Math Defaults  
    • Customizing Font Mapping Defaults  
    • Customizing the Export Defaults  
    • Setting the Export as RTF Document Export Options  
    • Setting the HTML Document Export Options  
    • Setting the Export as Picture Options  
    • Customizing the Typesetting Defaults  
    • Specifying the General Settings  
    • Setting the PDF Options  
    • Setting the Portable LaTeX Options  
    • Specifying the Expert Settings  
    • Customizing the Computational Defaults  
    • Customizing the Computation Setup Defaults  
    • Specifying the Engine Setup Defaults  
    • Saving and Restoring User Preferences  
    A. Toolbar Buttons and Menu Commands  

    B. Keyboard Shortcuts  

    •   Scrolling and Editing  
    •   Entering Mathematics and Text  
    •   Entering Units of Measure  
    •   Entering TeX Commands  
    C. Commands in Version 5  

    Index  


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