my WordStar 2-column help menu

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Eric Pement

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Dec 9, 2025, 5:10:44 AM (7 days ago) Dec 9

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I spent many hours working on this two-column help menu, for my TSE.

I couldn't go to bed without sharing it here! (I hope this doesn't wrap!!)

--- Move cursor, Find/Replace, Quick menu ----------------------

Left Left ^S Find pattern ^QF
Right Right ^D Find-and-replace ^QA
Up Up ^E Repeat last find ^L
Down Down ^X Find character fwd ^QG
Word right ^Right ^F Find char backward ^QH
Word left ^Left ^A Find left (,[,{ ^Q^[
Beg-of-line Home ^QS Find right ),],} ^Q^]
End-of-line End ^QD Spellcheck file ^QN

Top-of-scrn ^Home ^QE Goto top of block ^QB
Mid-of-scrn ^QM Goto end of block ^QK
Bot-of-scrn ^End ^QX Goto line number ^QI
PageUp PgUp ^R Set marker number ^K0...^K9
PageDown PgDn ^C Goto marker number ^Q0...^Q9
Top-of-file ^PgUp ^QR Previous position ^QP
End-of-file ^PgDn ^QC

--- Text editing, Screen shift, Onscreen menu ------------------

Del backward Bksp ^H ScrollUp ^Up ^W
Del forward Del ^G ScrollDown ^Dn ^Z
Del word left ^Bksp
Del word rght ^Del ^T Line to top-of-screen ^OE
Del line ^Y Line to mid-of-screen ^OM
Del to BOL ^Q-Del Line to bot-of-screen ^OX
Del to EOL Alt-Del ^QY New video parameters ^OB
Set left margin ^OL
Tab forward Tab ^I Set right margin ^OR
Tab backward Sh-Tab Center this line ^OC
Insert line Enter ^M Set line flush right ^O]

Split line ^N Undo Alt-Bksp
Emded literal char ^P Redo Alt-Sh-Bksp
Reformat para ^B Undelete (local) ^U
Reformat to EOF ^QU RestoreLine ^QL

--- Block commands ---------------------------------------------

Set block begin,end ^KB, ^KK (stream blocks only)
Mark column block ^KN (both begin,end. Toggle stream/col)
Mark whole word ^KT (or double-click)
Mark whole line ^KL (or triple-click)
Unmark block ^KH (hide marks. Not a toggle!)

Copy marked block ^KC Sum column block ^KM
Move block ^KV to-be-decided ^KI
Print marked block ^KP Change to ALL CAPS ^K"
Insert/read file ^KR Change to lower case ^K'
Write blk to file ^KW Capitalize 1st word ^K.
Del block ^KY Sort lines ^KZ

Cut to TSE buffer ^K] (TSE clipboard)
Paste from buffer ^K[ (TSE clipboard)
Copy to Win clip ^Ins (Windows clipboard)
Cut to Win clip Sh-Del (Windows clipboard)
Paste from clip Sh-Ins (Windows clipboard)

--- File & Window commands -------------------------------------

Save file F2 ^KS Toggle Read/Only ^KO
Save & exit ^KD ^KX File manager ^KJ
Quit this file ^KQ Word count file ^K?
Save Copy As ^KE List open files Alt-0

Pick file,replace win ^OP Split horizontal ^OS
Split win, add blanK ^OK Split vertical ^OV
Split win, add file F3 Un-split window ^OU
Close this window Alt-F3 Flip horiz/vertical ^OF
Exit Alt-X or Alt-F4

Run shell cmd, add capture buffer ^KA
Run shell cmd, no capture ^KF
Exec current file on filetype ^KG

--- Other ------------------------------------------------------

Show key assign ^J Repeat last cmd ^QQ
Toggle insert ON Ins ^V Insert date/time ^QO
Toggle autoindent ^6 ^OA Integer/bitshift math ^Q=
Toggle wordwrap ^OW

=============================================================
F1 Help F7
F2 SaveFile F8
F3 LoadFile,SplitWin F9
F4 F10 Activate Menubar (or ESC)
F5 Zoom Window*(toggle) F11 Toggle Full Screen
F6 Next Window F12
* = requires 2 windows visible in the frame (text)
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Claus Futtrup

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Dec 9, 2025, 10:41:55 AM (7 days ago) Dec 9

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Hi Eric

Very nice.

I assume the capital letters are for visual appearance, one doesn't have to press the Shift-key.

With kind regards,

Claus

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Eric Pement

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Dec 9, 2025, 12:05:18 PM (7 days ago) Dec 9

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Hello Claus,

Thank you for your kind remarks.

You wrote, "I assume the capital letters are for visual appearance, one doesn't have to press the Shift-key."

Are you referring to my abbreviations for the two-key commands, like ^QF or ^QA (rather than writing "^Qf" and "^Qa", or "^qf' and '^qa'). Yes, that is the traditional way that WordStar key commands are written, with capital letters.

This is the was it was written in most of the original WS documentation, with capital letters, probably so they would stand out.

Interestingly, despite how they are written (in all caps), all two-key commands work the same (a) if they are lower-case or upper-case, and (b) if the second key is a control-key or not. Thus, ^qd also can be typed ^q^d. ^ke can also be typed ^k^e, and they will run just fine. This is the default for all the alphabetic keys.

Kind regards,

knud van eeden

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Dec 9, 2025, 12:17:49 PM (7 days ago) Dec 9

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Different equivalent setup

(PS took me 3 minutes ;-) )

with friendly greetings
Knud van Eeden

===

 Converted WordStar Key Assignment Table

Move cursor, Find/Replace, Quick menu

FunctionKey
LeftLeft / <Ctrl S>
RightRight / <Ctrl D>
UpUp / <Ctrl E>
DownDown / <Ctrl X>
Word right<Ctrl Right> / <Ctrl F>
Word left<Ctrl Left> / <Ctrl A>
Beg-of-lineHome / <Ctrl Q><S>
End-of-lineEnd / <Ctrl Q><D>
Top-of-screen<Ctrl Home> / <Ctrl Q><E>
Mid-of-screen<Ctrl Q><M>
Bot-of-screen<Ctrl End> / <Ctrl Q><X>
PageUpPgUp / <Ctrl R>
PageDownPgDn / <Ctrl C>
Top-of-file<Ctrl PgUp> / <Ctrl Q><R>
End-of-file<Ctrl PgDn> / <Ctrl Q><C>
Find/Search CommandsFind pattern | <Ctrl Q><F>

Find–and–replace | <Ctrl Q><A>

Repeat last find | <Ctrl L>

Find character forward | <Ctrl Q><G>

Find character backward | <Ctrl Q><H>

Find left ([,{) | <Ctrl Q><[>

Find right (],}) | <Ctrl Q><]>

Spellcheck file | <Ctrl Q><N>

Goto top of block | <Ctrl Q><B>

Goto end of block | <Ctrl Q><K>

Goto line number | <Ctrl Q><I>

Set marker number | <Ctrl K><0>...<Ctrl K><9>

Goto marker number | <Ctrl Q><0>...<Ctrl Q><9>

Previous position | <Ctrl Q><P>
Text editing, Screen shift, On-screen menu| Function | Key |

Del backward | Backspace / <Ctrl H>

Del forward | Delete / <Ctrl G>

Del word left | <Ctrl Backspace>

Del word right | <Ctrl Delete> / <Ctrl T>

Del line | <Ctrl Y>

Del to beginning-of-line | <Ctrl Q><Delete>

Del to end-of-line | Alt-Delete / <Ctrl Q><Y>

Insert line | Enter / <Ctrl M>

Split line | <Ctrl N>

Embedded literal char | <Ctrl P>

Reformat paragraph | <Ctrl B>

Reformat to EOF | <Ctrl Q><U>

Undo | Alt-Backspace

Redo | Alt-Shift-Backspace

Undelete Local | <Ctrl U>

Restore line | <Ctrl Q><L>
Tab/MarginsTab forward | Tab / <Ctrl I>

Tab backward | <Shift Tab>

Set left margin | <Ctrl O><L>

Set right margin | <Ctrl O><R>

Center line | <Ctrl O><C>

Set line flush right | <Ctrl O><]>
Screen shiftsScroll up | <Ctrl Up> / <Ctrl W>

Scroll down | <Ctrl Down> / <Ctrl Z>

Line to top-of-screen | <Ctrl O><E>

Line to mid-screen | <Ctrl O><M>

Line to bottom-screen | <Ctrl O><X>

New video parameters | <Ctrl O><B>
Block commands| Function | Key |

Set block begin/end | <Ctrl K><B>, <Ctrl K><K>

Mark column block | <Ctrl K><N>

Mark whole word | <Ctrl K><T>

Mark whole line | <Ctrl K><L>

Unmark block | <Ctrl K><H>

Copy block | <Ctrl K><C>

Move block | <Ctrl K><V>

Print block | <Ctrl K><P>

Insert/read file | <Ctrl K><R>

Write block to file | <Ctrl K><W>

Delete block | <Ctrl K><Y>

Sum column block | <Ctrl K><M>

Change to ALL CAPS | <Ctrl K><">

Change to lowercase | <Ctrl K><'>

Capitalize first word | <Ctrl K><.>

Sort lines | <Ctrl K><Z>
Clipboard actions:

Cut to TSE buffer | <Ctrl K><]>

Paste from TSE buffer | <Ctrl K><[>

Copy to Windows clipboard | <Ctrl Ins>

Cut to Windows clipboard | <Shift Delete>

Paste from Windows clipboard | <Shift Ins>
File & Window commands| Function | Key |

Save file | F2 / <Ctrl K><S>

Save & exit | <Ctrl K><D> / <Ctrl K><X>

Quit this file | <Ctrl K><Q>

Save Copy As | <Ctrl K><E>

Pick file / replace window | <Ctrl O><P>

Split window horizontal | <Ctrl O><S>

Split window add blank | <Ctrl O><K>

Split vertical | <Ctrl O><V>

Split add file | F3

Close this window | Alt-F3

Un-split window | <Ctrl O><U>

Flip horiz/vertical | <Ctrl O><F>

Toggle Read/Only | <Ctrl K><O>

Word count file | <Ctrl K><?>

List open files | Alt-0

Exit | Alt-X or Alt-F4
Run shell cmd capture | <Ctrl K><A>

Run shell no capture | <Ctrl K><F>

Execute file by type | <Ctrl K><G>
Other| Function | Key |

Show key assign | <Ctrl J>

Repeat last command | <Ctrl Q><Q>

Toggle insert | Insert / <Ctrl V>

Toggle autoindent | <Ctrl 6> / <Ctrl O><A>

Insert date/time | <Ctrl Q><O>

Math / bitshift menu | <Ctrl Q><=>

Toggle wordwrap | <Ctrl O><W>
Function Keys SummaryF1 Help

F2 Save File

F3 Load File / Split Window

F4

F5 Zoom Window (when 2 windows)

F6 Next Window

F7

F8

F9

Function	Key
Left	Left / `<Ctrl S>`
Right	Right / `<Ctrl D>`
Up	Up / `<Ctrl E>`
Down	Down / `<Ctrl X>`
Word right	`<Ctrl Right>` / `<Ctrl F>`
Word left	`<Ctrl Left>` / `<Ctrl A>`
Beg-of-line	Home / `<Ctrl Q><S>`
End-of-line	End / `<Ctrl Q><D>`
Top-of-screen	`<Ctrl Home>` / `<Ctrl Q><E>`
Mid-of-screen	`<Ctrl Q><M>`
Bot-of-screen	`<Ctrl End>` / `<Ctrl Q><X>`
PageUp	PgUp / `<Ctrl R>`
PageDown	PgDn / `<Ctrl C>`
Top-of-file	`<Ctrl PgUp>` / `<Ctrl Q><R>`
End-of-file	`<Ctrl PgDn>` / `<Ctrl Q><C>`

F10 Activate Menubar (or ESC)

F11 Toggle Full Screen

F12
===

And the other way around:

 WordStar / TSE Key Assignments — Key First FormatMove cursor / navigation
<Ctrl S>               Move cursor left
<Ctrl D>               Move cursor right
<Ctrl E>               Move cursor up
<Ctrl X>               Move cursor down
<Ctrl Right>           Move word right
<Ctrl Left>            Move word left
<Ctrl Q><S>            Beginning of line
<Ctrl Q><D>            End of line
<Home>                 Beginning of line
<End>                  End of line

<Ctrl Home>            Top of screen
<Ctrl Q><E>            Top of block
<Ctrl Q><M>            Middle of screen
<Ctrl End>             Bottom of screen
<Ctrl Q><X>            Bottom of screen

<PgUp>                 Page up
<PgDn>                 Page down
<Ctrl PgUp>            Top of file
<Ctrl PgDn>            End of file
<Ctrl R>               Page up
<Ctrl C>               Page down
<Ctrl Q><R>            Top of file
<Ctrl Q><C>            End of file
Searching / markers
<Ctrl Q><F>            Find pattern
<Ctrl Q><A>            Find and replace
<Ctrl L>               Repeat last find
<Ctrl Q><G>            Find character forward
<Ctrl Q><H>            Find character backward
<Ctrl Q><[>            Find left bracket ([,{)
<Ctrl Q><]>            Find right bracket ],})
<Ctrl Q><N>            Spellcheck file
<Ctrl Q><B>            Go to top of block
<Ctrl Q><K>            Go to end of block
<Ctrl Q><I>            Go to line number
<Ctrl K><0-9>          Set marker 0–9
<Ctrl Q><0-9>          Go to marker 0–9
<Ctrl Q><P>            Previous position
Editing / deletion
<Backspace>            Delete backward
<Ctrl H>               Delete backward
<Delete>               Delete forward
<Ctrl G>               Delete forward
<Ctrl Backspace>       Delete word left
<Ctrl Delete>          Delete word right
<Ctrl T>               Delete word right
<Ctrl Y>               Delete line
<Ctrl Q><Delete>       Delete to beginning of line
<Alt Delete>           Delete to end of line
<Ctrl Q><Y>            Delete to end of line
<Enter>                Insert line
<Ctrl M>               Insert line
<Ctrl N>               Split line
<Ctrl P>               Insert literal character
<Ctrl B>               Reformat paragraph
<Ctrl Q><U>            Reformat to end of file
<Ctrl U>               Undelete local
<Alt Backspace>        Undo
<Alt Shift Backspace>  Redo
<Ctrl Q><L>            Restore line
Tabs / margins
<Tab>                  Tab forward
<Ctrl I>               Tab forward
<Shift Tab>            Tab backward
<Ctrl O><L>            Set left margin
<Ctrl O><R>            Set right margin
<Ctrl O><C>            Center current line
<Ctrl O><]>            Right-justify current line
Screen shift / repositioning
<Ctrl Up>              Scroll screen up
<Ctrl W>               Scroll screen up
<Ctrl Down>            Scroll screen down
<Ctrl Z>               Scroll screen down
<Ctrl O><E>            Line to top of screen
<Ctrl O><M>            Line to middle of screen
<Ctrl O><X>            Line to bottom of screen
<Ctrl O><B>            Set video parameters
Block operations
<Ctrl K><B>            Mark block begin
<Ctrl K><K>            Mark block end
<Ctrl K><N>            Mark column block / toggle mode
<Ctrl K><T>            Mark whole word
<Ctrl K><L>            Mark whole line
<Ctrl K><H>            Unmark block
<Ctrl K><C>            Copy block
<Ctrl K><V>            Move block
<Ctrl K><P>            Print block
<Ctrl K><R>            Insert / read file
<Ctrl K><W>            Write block to file
<Ctrl K><Y>            Delete block
<Ctrl K><M>            Sum column block
<Ctrl K><">            Change to ALL CAPS
<Ctrl K><'>            Change to lower case
<Ctrl K><.>            Capitalize first word
<Ctrl K><Z>            Sort lines
Clipboard:
<Ctrl K><]>            Cut to TSE clipboard
<Ctrl K><[>            Paste from TSE clipboard
<Ctrl Ins>             Copy to Windows clipboard
<Shift Delete>         Cut to Windows clipboard
<Shift Ins>            Paste from Windows clipboard
File / window management
<F2>                   Save file
<Ctrl K><S>            Save file
<Ctrl K><D>            Save & exit
<Ctrl K><X>            Save & exit
<Ctrl K><Q>            Quit file
<Ctrl K><E>            Save copy as
<Ctrl K><O>            Toggle read-only
<Ctrl K><?>            Word count
<Alt 0>                List open files

<Ctrl O><P>            Pick file / replace window
<Ctrl O><S>            Split window horizontally
<Ctrl O><K>            Split window add blank
<Ctrl O><V>            Split window vertically
<F3>                   Split & load file
<Alt F3>               Close this window
<Ctrl O><U>            Unsplit window
<Ctrl O><F>            Flip window orientation
Execution / shell:
<Ctrl K><A>            Run shell command with capture
<Ctrl K><F>            Run shell no capture
<Ctrl K><G>            Execute current file based on type
Exit:
<Alt X>                Exit
<Alt F4>               Exit
Miscellaneous
<Ctrl J>               Show key assignments
<Ctrl Q><Q>            Repeat last command
<Insert>               Toggle insert
<Ctrl V>               Toggle insert
<Ctrl 6>               Toggle autoindent
<Ctrl O><A>            Toggle autoindent
<Ctrl Q><O>            Insert date/time
<Ctrl Q><=>            Integer/bitshift math
<Ctrl O><W>            Toggle word wrap
Function keys
<F1>                   Help
<F2>                   Save
<F3>                   Load/split window
<F5>                   Zoom window (requires 2 windows)
<F6>                   Next window
<F10>                  Activate menu bar
<F11>                  Toggle full screen

knud van eeden

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Dec 9, 2025, 12:23:22 PM (7 days ago) Dec 9

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Clean WordStar/TSE Key List — One Entry Per Line

Move cursor / navigation

<Ctrl S>  Move cursor left
<Ctrl D>  Move cursor right
<Ctrl E>  Move cursor up
<Ctrl X>  Move cursor down
<Ctrl Right>  Move word right
<Ctrl Left>  Move word left

<Home>  Beginning of line
<Ctrl Q><S>  Beginning of line
<End>  End of line
<Ctrl Q><D>  End of line
<Ctrl Home>  Top of screen
<Ctrl Q><E>  Top of block
<Ctrl Q><M>  Middle of screen
<Ctrl End>  Bottom of screen
<Ctrl Q><X>  Bottom of screen
<PgUp>  Page up
<PgDn>  Page down
<Ctrl PgUp>  Top of file
<Ctrl PgDn>  End of file
<Ctrl R>  Page up
<Ctrl C>  Page down
<Ctrl Q><R>  Top of file
<Ctrl Q><C>  End of file


Searching / markers

<Ctrl Q><F>  Find pattern
<Ctrl Q><A>  Find and replace
<Ctrl L>  Repeat last find
<Ctrl Q><G>  Find character forward
<Ctrl Q><H>  Find character backward
<Ctrl Q><[>  Find left bracket ([,{)

<Ctrl Q><]>  Find right bracket (],})

<Ctrl K><]>  Cut to TSE clipboard
<Ctrl K><[>  Paste from TSE clipboard
<Ctrl Ins>  Copy to Windows clipboard
<Shift Delete>  Cut to Windows clipboard
<Shift Ins>  Paste from Windows clipboard

File / window management

<F2>  Save file
<Ctrl K><S>  Save file
<Ctrl K><D>  Save & exit
<Ctrl K><X>  Save & exit
<Ctrl K><Q>  Quit file
<Ctrl K><E>  Save copy as
<Ctrl K><O>  Toggle read-only

<Ctrl K><?>  Word count file

<Alt 0>  List open files
<Ctrl O><P>  Pick file / replace window
<Ctrl O><S>  Split window horizontally
<Ctrl O><K>  Split window add blank
<Ctrl O><V>  Split window vertically
<F3>  Split & load file
<Alt F3>  Close this window
<Ctrl O><U>  Unsplit window
<Ctrl O><F>  Flip window orientation

<Ctrl K><A>  Run shell command with capture

<Ctrl K><F>  Run shell command without capture
<Ctrl K><G>  Execute file by type

<Alt X>  Exit
<Alt F4>  Exit

Miscellaneous

<Ctrl J>  Show key assignments
<Ctrl Q><Q>  Repeat last command
<Insert>  Toggle insert
<Ctrl V>  Toggle insert
<Ctrl 6>  Toggle autoindent
<Ctrl O><A>  Toggle autoindent
<Ctrl Q><O>  Insert date/time

<Ctrl Q><=>  Integer / bitshift math

<Ctrl O><W>  Toggle word wrap

Function key summary
<F1>  Help
<F2>  Save file
<F3>  Load file / split window

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Dec 9, 2025, 1:08:29 PM (7 days ago) Dec 9

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Latest update with one line per table line entry.

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On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 06:18:09 PM GMT+1, 'knud van eeden' via SemWare TSE Pro text editor <sem...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Different equivalent setup

(PS took me 3 minutes ;-) )

with friendly greetings

Knud van Eeden

===

Converted WordStar Key Assignment Table

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Function Key

--- Move cursor, Find/Replace, Quick menu ---

Left <Ctrl S>

Right <Ctrl D>

Up <Ctrl E>

Down <Ctrl X>

Word right <Ctrl CursorRight> | <Ctrl F>

Word left <Ctrl CursorLeft> | <Ctrl A>

Beg-of-line <Home> | <Ctrl Q><S>

End-of-line <End> | <Ctrl Q><D>

Top-of-screen <Ctrl Home> | <Ctrl Q><E>

Mid-of-screen <Ctrl Q><M>

Bot-of-screen <Ctrl End> | <Ctrl Q><X>

PageUp PgUp <Ctrl R>

PageDown <PgDn> | <Ctrl C>

Top-of-file <Ctrl PgUp> | <Ctrl Q><R>

End-of-file <Ctrl PgDn> | <Ctrl Q><C>

--- Find/Search Commands ---

Find pattern <Ctrl Q><F>

Find-and-replace <Ctrl Q><A>

Repeat last find <Ctrl L>

Find character forward <Ctrl Q><G>

Find character backward <Ctrl Q><H>

Find left ([,{) <Ctrl Q><[>

Find right (],}) <Ctrl Q><]>

Spellcheck file <Ctrl Q><N>

Goto top of block <Ctrl Q>

Goto end of block <Ctrl Q><K>

Goto line number <Ctrl Q>

Set marker number <Ctrl K><0>...<Ctrl K><9>

Goto marker number <Ctrl Q><0>...<Ctrl Q><9>

Previous position <Ctrl Q>

--- Text editing, Screen shift, On-screen menu ---

Del backward <Backspace> | <Ctrl H>

Del forward | Delete <Ctrl G>

Del word left <Ctrl Backspace>

Del word right <Ctrl Del> | <Ctrl T>

Del line <Ctrl Y>

Del to beginning-of-line <Ctrl Q><Del>

Del to end-of-line <Alt Del> | <Ctrl Q><Y>

Insert line <Enter> | <Ctrl M>

Split line <Ctrl N>

Embedded literal char <Ctrl P>

Reformat paragraph <Ctrl B>

Reformat to EOF <Ctrl Q>

Undo <Alt Backspace>

Redo <AltShift Backspace>

Undelete Local <Ctrl U>

Restore line <Ctrl Q><L>

--- Tab/Margins ---

Tab forward <Tab> | <Ctrl I>

Tab backward <Shift Tab>

Set left margin <Ctrl O><L>

Set right margin <Ctrl O><R>

Center line <Ctrl O><C>

Set line flush right <Ctrl O><]>

--- Screen shifts ---

Scroll up <Ctrl CursorUp> | <Ctrl W>

Scroll down <Ctrl CursorDown> | <Ctrl Z>

Line to top-of-screen <Ctrl O><E>

Line to mid-screen <Ctrl O><M>

Line to bottom-screen <Ctrl O><X>

New video parameters <Ctrl O>

--- Block commands ---

Set block begin/end <Ctrl K>, <Ctrl K><K>

Mark column block <Ctrl K><N>

Mark whole word <Ctrl K><T>

Mark whole line <Ctrl K><L>

Unmark block <Ctrl K><H>

Copy block <Ctrl K><C>

Move block <Ctrl K><V>

Print block <Ctrl K>

Insert/read file <Ctrl K><R>

Write block to file <Ctrl K><W>

Delete block <Ctrl K><Y>

Sum column block <Ctrl K><M>

Change to ALL CAPS <Ctrl K><">

Change to lowercase <Ctrl K><'>

Capitalize first word <Ctrl K><.>

Sort lines <Ctrl K><Z>

--- Clipboard actions: ---

Cut to TSE buffer <Ctrl K><]>

Paste from TSE buffer <Ctrl K><[>

Copy to Windows clipboard <Ctrl Ins>

Cut to Windows clipboard <Shift Del>

Paste from Windows clipboard <Shift Ins>

--- File & Window commands ---

Save file <F2> / <Ctrl K><S>

Save & exit <Ctrl K><D> / <Ctrl K><X>

Quit this file <Ctrl K><Q>

Save Copy As <Ctrl K><E>

Pick file / replace window <Ctrl O>

Split window horizontal <Ctrl O><S>

Split window add blank <Ctrl O><K>

Split vertical <Ctrl O><V>

Split add file <F3>

Close this window <Alt F3>

Un-split window <Ctrl O>

Flip horiz/vertical <Ctrl O><F>

Toggle Read/Only <Ctrl K><O>

Word count file <Ctrl K><?>

List open files <Alt 0>

Exit <Alt X> or <Alt F4>

Run shell cmd capture <Ctrl K><A>

Run shell no capture <Ctrl K><F>

Execute file by type <Ctrl K><G>

--- Other ---

Show key assign <Ctrl J>

Repeat last command <Ctrl Q><Q>

Toggle insert <Ins> | <Ctrl V>

Toggle autoindent <Ctrl 6> | <Ctrl O><A>

Insert date/time <Ctrl Q><O>

Math / bitshift menu <Ctrl Q><=>

Toggle wordwrap <Ctrl O><W>

--- Function Keys Summary ---

Help <F1>

Save File <F2>

Load File / Split Window <F3>

n/a <F4>

Zoom Window (when 2 windows) <F5>

Next Window <F6>

n/a <F7>

n/a <F8>

n/a <F9>

Activate Menubar (or ESC) <F10>

Toggle Full Screen <F11>

n/a <F12>

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===

And the other way around:

Clean WordStar/TSE Key List - One Entry Per Line

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--- Move cursor / navigation ---

<Ctrl S> Move cursor left

<Ctrl D> Move cursor right

<Ctrl E> Move cursor up

<Ctrl X> Move cursor down

<Ctrl Right> Move word right

<Ctrl Left> Move word left

<Home> Beginning of line

<Ctrl Q><S> Beginning of line

<End> End of line

<Ctrl Q><D> End of line

<Ctrl Home> Top of screen

<Ctrl Q><E> Top of block

<Ctrl Q><M> Middle of screen

<Ctrl End> Bottom of screen

<Ctrl Q><X> Bottom of screen

<PgUp> Page up

<PgDn> Page down

<Ctrl PgUp> Top of file

<Ctrl PgDn> End of file

<Ctrl R> Page up

<Ctrl C> Page down

<Ctrl Q><R> Top of file

<Ctrl Q><C> End of file

--- Searching / markers ---

<Ctrl Q><F> Find pattern

<Ctrl Q><A> Find and replace

<Ctrl L> Repeat last find

<Ctrl Q><G> Find character forward

<Ctrl Q><H> Find character backward

<Ctrl Q><[> Find left bracket ([,{)

<Ctrl Q><]> Find right bracket (],})

<Ctrl Q><N> Spellcheck file

<Ctrl Q> Go to top of block

<Ctrl Q><K> Go to end of block

<Ctrl Q> Go to line number

<Ctrl K><0-9> Set marker 0-9

<Ctrl Q><0-9> Go to marker 0-9

<Ctrl Q> Previous position

--- Editing / deletion ---

<Backspace> Delete backward

<Ctrl H> Delete backward

<Delete> Delete forward

<Ctrl G> Delete forward

<Ctrl Backspace> Delete word left

<Ctrl Del> Delete word right

<Ctrl T> Delete word right

<Ctrl Y> Delete line

<Ctrl Q><Del> Delete to beginning of line

<Alt Del> Delete to end of line

<Ctrl Q><Y> Delete to end of line

<Enter> Insert line

<Ctrl M> Insert line

<Ctrl N> Split line

<Ctrl P> Insert literal character

<Ctrl B> Reformat paragraph

<Ctrl Q> Reformat to end of file

<Ctrl U> Undelete local

<Alt Backspace> Undo

<AltShift Backspace> Redo

<Ctrl Q><L> Restore line

--- Tabs / margins ---

<Tab> Tab forward

<Ctrl I> Tab forward

<Shift Tab> Tab backward

<Ctrl O><L> Set left margin

<Ctrl O><R> Set right margin

<Ctrl O><C> Center current line

<Ctrl O><]> Right-justify current line

--- Screen shift / repositioning ---

<Ctrl Up> Scroll screen up

<Ctrl W> Scroll screen up

<Ctrl Down> Scroll screen down

<Ctrl Z> Scroll screen down

<Ctrl O><E> Line to top of screen

<Ctrl O><M> Line to middle of screen

<Ctrl O><X> Line to bottom of screen

<Ctrl O> Set video parameters

--- Block operations ---

<Ctrl K> Mark block begin

<Ctrl K><K> Mark block end

<Ctrl K><N> Mark column block / toggle mode

<Ctrl K><T> Mark whole word

<Ctrl K><L> Mark whole line

<Ctrl K><H> Unmark block

<Ctrl K><C> Copy block

<Ctrl K><V> Move block

<Ctrl K> Print block

<Ctrl K><R> Insert / read file

<Ctrl K><W> Write block to file

<Ctrl K><Y> Delete block

<Ctrl K><M> Sum column block

<Ctrl K><"> Change to ALL CAPS

<Ctrl K><'> Change to lowercase

<Ctrl K><.> Capitalize first word

<Ctrl K><Z> Sort lines

<Ctrl K><]> Cut to TSE clipboard

<Ctrl K><[> Paste from TSE clipboard

<Ctrl Ins> Copy to Windows clipboard

<Shift Del> Cut to Windows clipboard

<Shift Ins> Paste from Windows clipboard

--- File / window management ---

<F2> Save file

<Ctrl K><S> Save file

<Ctrl K><D> Save & exit

<Ctrl K><X> Save & exit

<Ctrl K><Q> Quit file

<Ctrl K><E> Save copy as

<Ctrl K><O> Toggle read-only

<Ctrl K><?> Word count file

<Alt 0> List open files

<Ctrl O> Pick file / replace window

<Ctrl O><S> Split window horizontally

<Ctrl O><K> Split window add blank

<Ctrl O><V> Split window vertically

<F3> Split & load file

<Alt F3> Close this window

<Ctrl O> Unsplit window

<Ctrl O><F> Flip window orientation

<Ctrl K><A> Run shell command with capture

<Ctrl K><F> Run shell command without capture

<Ctrl K><G> Execute file by type

<Alt X> Exit

<Alt F4> Exit

--- Miscellaneous ---

<Ctrl J> Show key assignments

<Ctrl Q><Q> Repeat last command

<Ins> Toggle insert

<Ctrl V> Toggle insert

<Ctrl 6> Toggle autoindent

<Ctrl O><A> Toggle autoindent

<Ctrl Q><O> Insert date/time

<Ctrl Q><=> Integer / bitshift math

<Ctrl O><W> Toggle word wrap

--- Function key summary ---

<F1> Help

<F2> Save file

<F3> Load file / split window

<F5> Zoom window (requires 2 windows)

<F6> Next window

<F10> Activate menubar

<F11> Toggle fullscreen

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On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 11:11:02 AM GMT+1, Eric Pement <eric....@gmail.com> wrote:

I spent many hours working on this two-column help menu, for my TSE.

I couldn't go to bed without sharing it here! (I hope this doesn't wrap!!)

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This is really nice Eric!
Thanks for sharing it!

S.E. Mitchell

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Do these match what is in ws.ui, or is this your personal version?
The reason I ask is that ^Q= is listed as Integer/bitshift math.
But ws.ui does not have that assignment.
It does have ^QM to invoke the simple calculator.
I'm glad to replace the builtin key help with the above, if that was the intent.
Just let me know.

On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM Eric Pement <eric....@gmail.com> wrote:
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S.E. Mitchell

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By the way, I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into the ws.ui. :)
So I'm always very glad to hear that someone is using it, and I'm
always eager to improve it.

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my WordStar 2-column help menu

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Converted WordStar Key Assignment Table

Move cursor, Find/Replace, Quick menu

Find/Search Commands

Text editing, Screen shift, On-screen menu

Tab/Margins

Screen shifts

Block commands

File & Window commands

Other

Function Keys Summary

WordStar / TSE Key Assignments — Key First Format

Move cursor / navigation

Searching / markers

Editing / deletion

Tabs / margins

Screen shift / repositioning

Block operations

File / window management

Miscellaneous

Function keys

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Clean WordStar/TSE Key List — One Entry Per Line

Clean WordStar/TSE Key List — One Entry Per Line

Move cursor / navigation

Move cursor / navigation

<Ctrl S> Move cursor left <Ctrl D> Move cursor right <Ctrl E> Move cursor up <Ctrl X> Move cursor down <Ctrl Right> Move word right <Ctrl Left> Move word left

Searching / markers

<Ctrl Q><F> Find pattern <Ctrl Q><A> Find and replace <Ctrl L> Repeat last find <Ctrl Q><G> Find character forward <Ctrl Q><H> Find character backward <Ctrl Q><[> Find left bracket ([,{)

<Ctrl Q><]> Find right bracket (],})

<Ctrl K><]> Cut to TSE clipboard <Ctrl K><[> Paste from TSE clipboard <Ctrl Ins> Copy to Windows clipboard <Shift Delete> Cut to Windows clipboard <Shift Ins> Paste from Windows clipboard

File / window management

File / window management

<F2> Save file <Ctrl K><S> Save file <Ctrl K><D> Save & exit <Ctrl K><X> Save & exit <Ctrl K><Q> Quit file <Ctrl K><E> Save copy as <Ctrl K><O> Toggle read-only

<Ctrl K><?> Word count file

<Alt 0> List open files <Ctrl O><P> Pick file / replace window <Ctrl O><S> Split window horizontally <Ctrl O><K> Split window add blank <Ctrl O><V> Split window vertically <F3> Split & load file <Alt F3> Close this window <Ctrl O><U> Unsplit window <Ctrl O><F> Flip window orientation

<Ctrl K><A> Run shell command with capture

<Ctrl K><F> Run shell command without capture <Ctrl K><G> Execute file by type

<Alt X> Exit <Alt F4> Exit

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

<Ctrl J> Show key assignments <Ctrl Q><Q> Repeat last command <Insert> Toggle insert <Ctrl V> Toggle insert <Ctrl 6> Toggle autoindent <Ctrl O><A> Toggle autoindent <Ctrl Q><O> Insert date/time

<Ctrl Q><=> Integer / bitshift math

<Ctrl O><W> Toggle word wrap

Function key summary <F1> Help <F2> Save file <F3> Load file / split window

Function key summary

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`<Ctrl S> Move cursor left <Ctrl D> Move cursor right <Ctrl E> Move cursor up <Ctrl X> Move cursor down <Ctrl Right> Move word right <Ctrl Left> Move word left`

`<Ctrl Q><F> Find pattern <Ctrl Q><A> Find and replace <Ctrl L> Repeat last find <Ctrl Q><G> Find character forward <Ctrl Q><H> Find character backward <Ctrl Q><[> Find left bracket ([,{)`

`<Ctrl Q><]> Find right bracket (],})`

`<Ctrl K><]> Cut to TSE clipboard <Ctrl K><[> Paste from TSE clipboard <Ctrl Ins> Copy to Windows clipboard <Shift Delete> Cut to Windows clipboard <Shift Ins> Paste from Windows clipboard`

`<F2> Save file <Ctrl K><S> Save file <Ctrl K><D> Save & exit <Ctrl K><X> Save & exit <Ctrl K><Q> Quit file <Ctrl K><E> Save copy as <Ctrl K><O> Toggle read-only`

`<Ctrl K><?> Word count file`

`<Alt 0> List open files <Ctrl O><P> Pick file / replace window <Ctrl O><S> Split window horizontally <Ctrl O><K> Split window add blank <Ctrl O><V> Split window vertically <F3> Split & load file <Alt F3> Close this window <Ctrl O><U> Unsplit window <Ctrl O><F> Flip window orientation`

`<Ctrl K><A> Run shell command with capture`

`<Ctrl K><F> Run shell command without capture <Ctrl K><G> Execute file by type`

`<Alt X> Exit <Alt F4> Exit`

`<Ctrl J> Show key assignments <Ctrl Q><Q> Repeat last command <Insert> Toggle insert <Ctrl V> Toggle insert <Ctrl 6> Toggle autoindent <Ctrl O><A> Toggle autoindent <Ctrl Q><O> Insert date/time`

`<Ctrl Q><=> Integer / bitshift math`

`<Ctrl O><W> Toggle word wrap`

Function key summary

`<F1> Help <F2> Save file <F3> Load file / split window`