Corel WordPerfect Office - X4 Lightning Instruction Manual
USER GUIDE
Contents
Welcome to Corel WordPerfect Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Starting and exiting Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using the Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Workspace tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About Corel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Working with documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Opening documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Importing documents and graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Selecting text or graphics in a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Copying text or graphics in a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Viewing documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Navigating documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Searching documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving and closing documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Working with notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Creating notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adding content to notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing the appearance of notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Modifying font settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating and applying lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Indenting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adding tables to notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding images and lines to notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding hyperlinks to notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Saving and closing notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Capturing images of note and document content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Capturing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Organizing content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Displaying content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Sharing content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Sending documents and notes by e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sending notes to a word processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sending documents to a word processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Posting notes on a WordPress.com blog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Deleting and restoring content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Deleting notes, documents, and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Restoring deleted content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Printing notes and documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Storing content online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
About the Joyent Connector suite of applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating an online account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting to an online account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tips for working with WordPerfect Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Opening documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Taking notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Organizing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sending content by e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Creating polished documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Accessing online resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Welcome to Corel WordPerfect Lightning
Corel® WordPerfect® Lightning™ is a free, downloadable word processor that allows
you to create and capture content in a variety of ways. You can use WordPerfect
Lightning as a notebook, a project folder, and a document viewer, all in one.
WordPerfect Lightning consists of three tools that allow you to view, capture and create
content. The Viewer is a document-viewing application that allows you to open and
navigate WordPerfect, Microsoft® Word, and PDF documents. The Notes window
allows you to create and reuse content in a note format. To organize your projects,
WordPerfect Lightning includes a Navigator window, which allows you to group your
documents and notes into project folders.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• starting and exiting Lightning
• exploring the work area
•using the Help
• Corel Corporation
Starting and exiting Lightning
You can start Lightning, which opens the Navigator. From the Navigator, you can begin
a variety of tasks, such as creating and opening notes and viewing documents. You can
also set Lightning as your default document viewer, which means that every time you
open a WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or PDF document, it opens in the Viewer window.
When you are finished, you can exit Lightning. Exiting Lightning also closes all open
documents and notes.
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To start Lightning
•Click Start ! All Programs ! Corel WordPerfect Lightning ! Corel
WordPerfect Lightning.
To make Lightning the default document viewer
1 In Windows Explorer, right-click a WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, or PDF
document and select Open With ! Choose Program.
2 In the Programs list, choose WordPerfect Lightning.
3 Enable the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check
box.
4 Click OK.
Repeat steps 1 to 4 for each document type.
To exit Lightning
•Click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the Navigator.
The Navigator closes, including all open notes and documents.
Using the Help
WordPerfect Lightning includes an online Help system to help you learn to use the
application efficiently. The following is a list of the types of Help that WordPerfect
Lightning provides:
Online – lets you retrieve all the information you need and then return to your work.
Online help topics open in a separate window on your screen. You can keep the Help
window open for quick and easy reference.
Tips – provides quick tutorials for accomplishing a task or a related set of tasks. Tips
are periodically shown in the messaging window at the bottom of the Navigator.
Getting Started Guide – provides information on performing basic tasks. This PDF
guide is available in the Linked Documents folder in the Navigator.
WordPerfect Lightning User Guide – contains the same comprehensive information
that is available in the Web-based Help system. This PDF user guide is installed with
WordPerfect Lightning, so you can refer to it when you are not connected to the Web.
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You can view the user guide from either the Navigator or the Viewer by clicking the
arrow next to the Help button , selecting User Guide & Tips, and then choosing
the user guide from the list of resources.
To access Help topics
1 From either the Navigator or the Viewer, click the Help button , and select
Help Topics.
2 Click one of the following tabs:
• Contents – lets you browse through the topics in the Help
• Index – lets you use the index to find a topic
You can also access Help topics from within a Note window by clicking the
arrow next to the Note button
and selecting Help.
Workspace tour
WordPerfect Lightning consists of three main components, each of which allows you to
perform different functions. From the Viewer, you can open and view documents. From
the Notes window, you can create notes. From the Navigator, you can organize your
documents and notes. This section will help you become familiar with each component.
Navigator window
The Navigator is a folder-based application in which you can organize your notes and
documents. It looks very much like an instant messaging window and provides a
familiar tree strucuture.
You can
• create, store, and access WordPerfect Lightning notes
• print and e-mail WordPerfect Lightning notes
• produce images of anything appearing on-screen
• access helpful Tips & Tricks for getting the most out of WordPerfect Lightning
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Notes window
The Notes window is a small word processing tool in which you can capture your ideas
by typing or pasting content. It gives you access to standard word-processing features,
such as fonts and font styles, bullets and numbering, text alignment, tables, and color.
The Notes window even lets you insert graphics or pictures in your notes.
You can
• create new notes
• format your text for later reuse
• e-mail and print notes
• add graphics or pictures to your notes
Viewer window
You can use the Viewer window to open and view WordPerfect, Microsoft Word and
PDF documents. You can send a document to WordPerfect for editing, and you can
print documents. You can also save documents to the Navigator or to your local hard
drive.
You can
• view PDF, WordPerfect, and Microsoft Word files
• copy and reuse text from PDF, WordPerfect, and Microsoft Word files
• export information to e-mail, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, or WordPerfect
Lightning notes
• easily produce images of anything appearing on-screen
About Corel Corporation
Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity, and digital media software, with
more than 100 million users worldwide. The company’s product portfolio includes some
of the world’s most popular and widely recognized software brands, including
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Corel® Painter™, Corel
DESIGNER®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip®, and iGrafx®. In 2006, Corel
acquired InterVideo, makers of WinDVD®, and Ulead, a leading developer of video,
imaging, and DVD authoring software. Designed to help people become more
productive and express their creative potential, Corel’s full-featured software products
set a higher standard for value in being easier to learn and use. The industry has
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responded with hundreds of awards recognizing Corel’s leadership in software
innovation, design, and value. Corel’s products are sold in more than 75 countries
through a well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original
equipment manufacturers, online providers, and Corel’s global Web sites. With its
headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, the company has major offices in the United States,
the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and Japan. Corel’s stock is traded on the
NASDAQ under the symbol CREL and on the TSX under the symbol CRE.
To access the WordPerfect Lightning Web site
•Click the Help Topics button , and select WordPerfect Lightning We b si te .
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Working with documents
An important feature of WordPerfect Lightning is that it lets you open and view
documents. Using the Viewer, you can view WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and PDF
documents. You can reuse text in a document by copying it and sending it to
WordPerfect, the Clipboard, or a note.
You can change your viewing preferences by enlarging or reducing the display of a
document. To navigate through a document, you can jump to a specific page or use the
scrollbar to move from page to page.
When you are finished with a document, you can save it to the Navigator, or save it to
your local drive.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• opening documents
• importing documents and graphics
• selecting text in a document
• copying text in a document
• viewing documents
• navigating documents
• searching documents
• saving and closing documents
Opening documents
You can open a document from either the Viewer or the Navigator.
To open a document
1 From either the Viewer or the Navigator, click the Open button on the toolbar.
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2 Choose the folder where the document is stored.
3 Choose a file type from the Files of type list.
4 Choose a file.
5 Click Open.
If you know where a file is located, you can type the full path and filename in
the File name box.
You can also open a document by right-clicking the file name and clicking
Open with ! WordPerfect Lightning Viewer.
Importing documents and graphics
WordPerfect Lightning lets you import PDF, WPD, DOC, and TXT files by dragging
them to the Navigator. PDF, WPD, and DOC files appear as documents; TXT files
appear as notes.
WordPerfect Lightning lets you import graphics by dragging them to the Navigator.
Each graphic that you drag to the Navigator opens automatically in its own note
window.
To import a document
• Click a file, and drag it to the Navigator.
PDF, WPD, and DOC files appear as documents; TXT files appear as notes.
You can import several files at once. To select consecutive files in a list, click
them while holding down Shift. To select nonconsecutive files, click them
while holding down Ctrl. Drag the selected files to the Navigator.
Selecting text or graphics in a document
By selecting text or graphics in a document, you specify the content to be copied.
When selecting, you can either highlight the text or graphic, or marquee select the
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area, which draws a box around the text or graphic that you want to copy. You can also
deselect text or graphics.
To select text or a graphic
• Drag across the text or graphic.
You can also drag around the text or graphic to marquee select it. When you
use this selection method, the area is enclosed in a box.
To deselect text or a graphic
• Click anywhere outside the selected text or graphic.
Copying text or graphics in a document
You can copy text or graphics in a document for various purposes. You can place copied
material in a new note, in the Clipboard, or in a new WordPerfect document.
To copy text or a graphic to the Clipboard
1 Select the text or graphic.
2 Click the arrow beside the Copy button
, and select Copy to Clipboard.
To copy and paste text or a graphic to a new note
1 Select the text or graphic.
2 Click the arrow beside the Copy button
The Notes window appears and displays the copied content in a new note.
Copying both a graphic and text results in only the text being placed the note.
To copy a graphic to a note, ensure that you copy the graphic only.
, and select Copy to Note.
To copy text or a graphic to a new WordPerfect document
1 Select the text or graphic.
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2 Click the arrow beside the Copy button , and select Copy to WordPerfect.
Copying both a graphic and text results in only the text being placed in the
document. To copy a graphic to a document, ensure that you copy the graphic
only.
Viewing documents
You can customize the document view by enlarging or reducing the display or by
changing the size of the document window.
The Viewer lets you rotate the page display of a PDF document.
You can view general information about a PDF document, such as the filename, title,
subject, and author, as well as detailed information such as the creation date, revision
date (if applicable), page size, and number of pages in a PDF document. This
information is generated automatically and cannot be modified in the Viewer.
To enlarge or reduce the display of a document
To Do the following
Display the entire page, including margins,
in the document window
Display the entire width of the page,
including the left and right margins, in the
document window
Choose a preset zoom option Click the zoom picker on the status bar, and
Choose a custom zoom option Move the zoom slider on the status bar to
Click the Full page button on the status
bar.
Click the Page width button on the
status bar.
select a zoom option.
the left or right.
You cannot enlarge or reduce the page display of a PDF document.
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To minimize or maximize the document window
• Right-click the Viewer title bar, and click either Minimize or Maximize.
To restore a document window to its original size, right-click the title bar, and
click Restore.
To rotate the page display of a PDF document
•Click the Rotate Clockwise button or Rotate Counterclockwise button .
You can rotate a page display in 90-degree increments.
Rotating a page display changes the page view, not the orientation of the page
in the Viewer.
To view information for a PDF document
1 Open the PDF document.
2 Click the Info button .
To Do the following
Copy document information to the
Clipboard
Copy and paste document information to a
new note
Click the arrow beside the Copy button ,
and select Copy to Clipboard.
Click the arrow beside the Copy button ,
and select Copy to Note.
The Notes window appears and displays the
copied content in a new note.
Navigating documents
You can navigate documents in several ways. You can scroll through the document, or
you can jump to a specific page.
To scroll through a document
• Drag the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar.
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To jump to a page in a document
To Do the following
Jump to the first page
Jump to the last page
Jump to the next page
Jump to the previous page
Click the First page button on the status
bar.
Click the Last page button on the status
bar.
Click the Next page button on the status
bar.
Click the Previous page button on the
status bar.
Searching documents
You can search for words, phrases, or individual characters in a document.
To search a document
1 Click the Find button on the toolbar.
2 In the Find box, type the word or words that you want to find.
3 Click one of the following:
• Find next — finds the next instance of the word in the document
• Find prev — finds the previous instance of the word in the document
Saving and closing documents
As you work with a document, you can save it either locally on your computer or to
the Navigator. When you are finished with a document, you can also close a single
document, or close all documents open in WordPerfect Lightning.
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To save a document locally
1 Click the arrow beside the Save button , and select Save a Copy.
2 Choose the folder in which you would like to save the document.
3 Ty p e a n a m e i n t h e File name box.
4 Click Save.
To save a document to the Navigator
• Click the arrow beside the Save button , and select Save to Notebook.
The document is saved in the Notebook folder in the Navigator.
To close a document
•Click the Close button at the upper-right corner of the document.
To close all documents
• From the Navigator, click the Close all Documents button .
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