This guide, along with the Canon Cat Manual and the Canon Cat Reference Card, was supplied with the Canon Cat beginning in 1987. The manuals; by David Alzofon, Dave Caulkins, Jef Raskin, and James Winter; were written on the Canon Cat. We are grateful to Russell Nelson for putting them into computer-readable form.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  i
Introduction  iii

Basic Functions  001

Cursor and Highlight  002
Typing  005
Page Numbering  009
Marking the Beginning of a Document  010
Titling Your Documents  011
The Ruler  012
Leaping  014
Highlighting Text  019
Moving Text  022
Erasing Text  023
Using the Disk Drive  025
Printing Your Document  034
Using the UNDO Key  037
Using the EXPLAIN Key  038

Advanced Functions  039

Customizing the Appearance of Paragraphs  040

1. Setting Margins and Indents  041
2. Setting Tabs  043
3. Setting Line Spacing  046
4. Styling the Paragraphs  047

Customizing the Appearance of Words/Letters  050

1. Capitalizing Words/Letters  050
2. Underlining Words/Letters  051
3. Making Boldface Words/Letters  051

Copying Text  052
Checking and Correcting Your Spelling  053
Protecting Your Documents Against Changes  056
Leaping Within a Specified Area  058
Changing the Keyboard Setting  060

Other Useful Features  061

Using the Cat Over the Telephone  062

1. Dialing and Hanging Up  062
2. Holding a Cat Conversation  065
3. Receiving Text  068

Calculating With the Cat  070
Putting Text in Alphabetical/Numerical Order  085
Teaching the Cat to Repeat Your Commands  091
Changing Document Formats  094
Stopping an Operation Already in Progress  113

Appendix A: Keyboard Charts  114
Appendix B: Specifications  120
Appendix C: Information Safeguards  125
Appendix D: FCC Regulations  127

Glossary  128

Index  147