Documentation Structure

• Table of Contents where each task you might want to accomplish with Nisus Writer Pro is listed, pages a-l. These subjects are hyperlinked to the page designated;

• Index of subjects discussed, beginning on page 719;

• Index of menu commands and screen messages beginning on page 733…
if you encounter a command or a message you want to learn more about, this is a good place to start to learn more about it;

• The document is organized as follows:

◦ a short “Quick Start” section for those who do not read manuals. beginning on page 1;

◦ a description of the Nisus Writer Pro working environment (windows, buttons, dialogs, toolbar, palettes, etc.), beginning on page 7;

◦ step-by-step procedures that show you how to complete tasks professional writers frequently perform, beginning on page 35.

◦ Appendices. These include:

▪︎ a description of each of the menu commands referred to from left to right and top to bottom (including submenus); this is a good place to start if you have a question about what a command accomplishes, beginning on page 657

▪︎ a glossary of useful terms beginning on page 705

▪︎ an explanation of how Nisus Writer Pro displays text on the screen (and instructions on how to enter certain unusual characters), beginning on page 709

▪︎ some historical background on the development of Nisus Writer Pro.

Because certain tasks require the interaction of a variety of aspects of the application, cross-references to additional information appear throughout the document. You can click the cross-reference text and/or page number to jump to that portion of the document.

The screenshots in the documentation present Nisus Writer Pro as it used in macOS 10.13 High Sierra.