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Move the cursor down to the wrap option by pressing   until the cursor is opposite the word Wrap. Then type N to change the option value from Y (Yes) to N (No) to stop wrapping altogether:

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Finally press the  HighlightlightgreyclasskeylightgreyESC key ESC key to return to the document.

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When you start a new sheet in PipeDream you are given six columns, each 12 characters wide. Although you can enter lines of text much wider than this in each column, it will make working with the name and address information simpler if, at this point, you make each of the columns in the document wider. You do this with the Width command in the LAYOUT menu.

Press the  HighlightlightgreyclasskeylightgreyMENUkey MENU key until the LAYOUT menu is displayed. The Width command may already be highlighted as it is the first item on the menu; otherwise use the cursor keys to highlight it. Then press  HighlightlightgreyclasskeylightgreyENTER to press ENTER to select it. In reply to the prompt

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and press  HighlightlightgreyclasskeylightgreyENTER to carry out the change. (You can ignore the other prompt - Specify column.)

The width of the column containing the cursor, column A, will increase to 24 characters.

Now move the cursor into column B by pressing the  HighlightlightgreyclasskeylightgreyTAB keythe TAB key, and repeat the procedure to set the width of column B to 24 also. You can, if you wish, select the Width command directly without going through the LAYOUT menu, by typing W.

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key, the document scrolls to the left so that the column headed 'D' comes clearly into view:

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So, although you can only see three of the six columns in your document at any one time, it is a simple matter to move about and find the information you want.

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Enter the other names and addresses given below on lines 3, 4, 5, and 6 of your document in exactly the same way. Of course, if you prefer, you can compile your own list. If part of an address is too long to fit within one column, just keep typing; although you will not be able to see all the information in that column, it will be retained and you will be able to refer to it later.

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When you give the command, slot A2 will be highlighted on the screen to indicate that it has been marked:

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Now mark the bottom right-hand corner of the table of names and addresses. Move the cursor down to row 6 and across to column F with the   key and the

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 command. Then give the Mark Block command again. When you have completed the second Mark Block command, the entire table of names and addresses will be selected and shown highlighted on the screen. 

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The highlighted table of slots is referred to as a 'block', and several commands are available which will operate on an entire block of slots that you have selected.

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You will see that the names and addresses have been correctly sorted within the table. You can clear the marked block by giving the Clear Mark command from the BLOCKS menu, or by pressing Q:

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You could, of course, have sorted the information on a different heading by specifying another column, rather than column A, when you gave the Sort command. For example, you may like to experiment with sorting the same names and addresses on the Town column, or on the column containing the peoples' ages.

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