Running WordPerfect 4.0 and 4.1

Whenever you run WordPerfect 4.0 or 4.1 in 132 columns, you need to specify 132-column text mode prior to starting the program. You do this by using the VGAMODE program. (See “VGAMODE Utility Program,” later in this appendix, for instructions on installing VGAMODE.) After installing VGAMODE, follow these steps:

1.Type the command below and press Enter to specify

132-column text mode:

VGAMODE 132, 25

2.Type the following and press Enter to start WordPerfect:

WP

After you exit WordPerfect, if you want to return to SO-column mode, type the following and press Enter:

VGAMODE 80, 25

WordPerfect, Versions 5.0 and 5.1

Your VGA adapter can run WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 in

800 x 600, 16-color graphics mode and 132-column text mode. After installing WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1 on your hard disk, follow the steps below to install the display driver.

Installing the Driver

1.Log onto the WordPerfect directory on your hard disk.

2.Insert the Utility 1 diskette in drive A.

A-36 Using the VGA Utilities