Introduction to word processing with Abiword
Appendix 1: Menu Commands
The View Menu

Menu Name    Menu Purpose

Normal Layout    This presents the document mostly as it will appear on the printed page, however the margins are not shown in order to save screen space. Also, new pages are marked with a line across the screen rather than a graphical representation of the edge of the paper.

Web Layout    If you choose this option, the document will be displayed on-screen as though it were a web page. This is useful if you are creating your document to be published on the World Wide Web.

Print Layout    This feature will display the document on-screen in exactly the same way as it will appear on the printed page. The edges of the paper will be shown. This is particularly useful when checking the layout of your document prior to printing it.

Toolbars    This feature allows you to toggle which toolbars you wish to have displayed.

Show Ruler    This option allows you to toggle the ruler bar on and off.

Show Status Bar    This will toggle the status bar at the bottom of the screen.

Show Formatting Marks    When enabled, this feature will show symbols for characters that are not normally visible, such as the tab's, spaces and end-of-paragraph markers. This can be particularly useful when doing detailed formatting of the document.

Full Screen    This feature allows you to view the document using the entire window - without any toolbars, rulers or other parts of the screen. This is particularly useful when you wish to do lots of editing that requires seeing as much of the document as possible.

Zoom    This feature allows you to choose how large you want the document displayed. You can choose to view the entire page width on a single screen - or an entire page on a single screen. Alternately, you can choose to have a very close-up view of the document. These different views are useful when you wish to see how the entire page is laid out or if you want to see a certain section up-close.