Frequently Asked Questions

Most modern word processors contain auto-correction features which are turned on by default. These features include things such as:

Although these features can be useful, they usually do not work properly with languages other than the one your word processor was designed for (English, French, Spanish, or whatever your national languages is). In particular, they will give you undesirable results when typing with Geez Keyboard. The following paragraphs provide answers to some frequently asked questions and provide you instructions for turning these features off in various word processors and applications.

1. The following characters appear when you press Space or Enter.

These characters indicate a space or an end-of-paragraph in the screen display. They will not be printed. The following instructions will let you hide these indicators on the screen.

Microsoft Word

Choose "Options" from the Tools menu, and click the dialog Tab or icon labeled "View." Uncheck all options under "Nonprinting Characters."

Lotus WordPro

Choose "Set View Preferences" from the View menu, click the check box beside "Show marks," and uncheck "Tabs" and "Returns."

Microsoft Works

From the View menu, click on All characters to uncheck it

2. Your word processor changes certain letter sequences after you type them.

An automatic correction feature is probably enabled. Follow the instructions in Using Geez Keyboard with Word Processors to turn this feature off.

Microsoft Word

Choose "AutoCorrect" from the Tools menu, and uncheck most of the available options. Now choose "Options" from the Tools menu, and if you see tabs labeled "AutoFormat," "Spelling," or "Spelling & Grammar," uncheck the relevant options on these dialog pages.

 WordPerfect

Choose "QuickCorrect" from the Tools menu, and uncheck most of the available options. In some versions of WordPerfect, you also need to click the "Options" button and uncheck relevant options there, and then open the Tools menu and uncheck "Spell-As-You-Go."

Lotus WordPro

Choose "SmartCorrect" from the Edit menu, and uncheck most of the available options.

Pagemaker

Choose "Preferences" from the File menu, click "Others" and uncheck the box labeled "Use typographer's quotes."

3. When you type the colon ":" other characters appear instead.

Your word processor probably has a smart quotes feature enabled. Follow the instructions in Using Geez Keyboard with Word Processors to turn this feature off.

Lotus WordPro

Choose "SmartCorrect" from the Edit menu, and uncheck most of the available options.

Microsoft Works

Choose "Options" from the Tools menu, click the tab labeled "Editing," and uncheck "Use smart quotes."

4. When importing text into PageMaker, some characters change.

When importing text, PageMaker normally tries to change regular quotation marks to typographical (curly) quotation marks. To fix this, click on the file you wish to import, then uncheck the box labeled "Convert quotes" under "Options."

5. When importing text into Ventura Publisher, some characters change.

This is the same problem discussed in item (4) above for PageMaker. You need to turn off "Typographer's quotations" (other applications call them smart quotes).

6. When you justify text in PageMaker, parts of some letters become separated.

You need to tell PageMaker to insert space between words only, not between letters. To do so, first press Ctrl+A to select the entire text. Now press Ctrl+M and choose Spacing. Under "Letter Spacing," change the value shown for "Maximum" to zero (0).

7. In WordPerfect 5.1, another font is substituted for the Geez font.

You need to tell WordPerfect to use Windows printer drivers. To do so, choose "Printer Setup" from the File menu. Select the printer you are using. Choose "Windows Drivers" at the bottom of the window. Choose "Update" and close the window. Also, be sure your Geez font has been installed properly.

I. When you type you get abetween words and awhen you hit return.

These are hidden text and are used as indicators for the space and the end of paragraph. Although they show on the screen they do not print.

To deactivate these characters go to the
1.Tools menu and select Options.
2. Uncheck all the hidden text or Nonprinting Characters (Click on the box where there is an X next to them.

B. Lotus Word

1. Go to View menu and choose Set View Preferences...
2. Click on the Check Box to the right of Show marks:
3. Uncheck Tabs and Returns

II. When you type certain character the characters changes from one alphabet to another.

The program is correcting automatically incorrect mistakes. The Autocorrect is used for English language only and therefore must be turned off.
1.Go to Tools menu and select Autocorrect.
2. Uncheck all the boxes.

B. Microsoft Word 7.0 and above

1. Go to Tools menu and select Options
2. Click on Autocorrect.
3. Uncheck all the boxes

C. Wordperfect 6.0

1. Go to the Tools menu and select Quick Correct.
2. Click on Options. Uncheck the boxes that says Turn on single quotes and Turn on double quotes.

D. Lotus Word

1. Go to Edit menu and choose SmartCorrect.
2. Uncheck the box that says Correct TWo INitial CApitals.
 
III. When you type the 2 dots (:) you get different characters.
      D. Lotus Word
 
1. Go to Edit menu and choose SmartCorrect.
2. Uncheck the box that says Change straight quotes to smart quotes.
B. Microsoft Word 6.0
 
1. Go to Tools menu and select Autocorrect
2. Uncheck the box for Change Straight Quotes to Smart Quotes.
C. Microsoft Word 7.0
 
1. Go to Tools menu and select Options
2. Select Autoformat
3. Uncheck the box for Straight quotes with smart quotes.
D. Microsoft Word 97
 
1. Go to Tools menu and select Autocorrect.
2. Click on the Auto Format As You Type tab.
3. Uncheck the box for Straight quotes with smart quotes.
4. Click on the Autoformat tab.
5. Uncheck the box for Straight quotes with smart quotes
 
E. Wordperfect 6.0 and above
1. Go to the Tools menu and select Quick Correct.
2. Click on Options.
3. Uncheck the boxes that says Turn on single quotes and Turn on double quotes.
F. Pagemaker
1. Go to File menu and choose Preferences
2. Click on Others
3. Uncheck box for Use typographer's quotes.
G. Microsoft Works.
 
1. Go to Tools menu and select Options.
2. Select Editing and uncheck the box that says Smart Quotes.

 

IV. When you justifed the text the alphabets seem to separate from one another in Pagemaker.

1. After placing cursor in the text, select the whole text by typing ctrl a or highlight the text.
2. Press ctrl m and choose Spacing.
3. Under Letter Spacing, change the value shown for Maximum to 0 (zero).

 

V. When you open Wordperfect 5.1 program the Geez font comes out in a different type of font.

1. Go to the File Menu and choose Printer Setup.
2. Click on the printer you are using.
3. Go to the bottom and choose Windows Drive.
4. Choose Update and close it.
5. Check also to see if your font is installed properly.
 

VI. When importing documents into Pagemaker some characters change.

When the files are being imported, Pagemaker changes the character because it is trying to change the quotations marks to open and close quotations. The characters that change occupy the same numerical value as the quotations.
 
1. Click on the file you want to import and then uncheck the box where it says Convert quotes under Options.
 
 
VII. When importing documents into Ventura Publisher some characters change.

1. The above solutions for Pagemaker also apply for Ventura Publisher. You will need to turn off the Typographer's quotations. Other applications refer to them as Smart quotes etc... The point is that the concept is the same for all applications.

 
VIII. After upgrading to Version 3.0 unexpected box or character appear between text

Upgrading from 2.1B you will see boxes between text.

1. On a new line, choose GeezNewA font and type 0127 using Numeric key pad on the right with Alt key pressed. A box will appear.
2. Select the character and copy it by going to Edit and selecting Copy
3. Go to Edit and select Replace and click in the Find What box.
4. Now paste the character in the box by holding Ctrl key and typing v
(Ctrl +v)
5. Leave blank the Replace with box and click on Replace All. All the characters will be replaced.

Upgrading from 2.1C you will see between text.

1. Follow the same rules as above except in step no. 2. use Alt 0240 instead of Alt 0127.

IX. In Word 97, When changing GeezNewA to GeezA, I only see boxes.

1. Open file and save as Word 6.0/9.5 with new name.
2. Go to Start, Programs, Accessories and click on Wordpad.
3. Open file in Wordpad and change font to GeezA and save file.
4. Open file in Word 97. You can now change fonts back and forth.

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