Editing WordStar (section)

== File types ==
WordStar identified files as either "document" or "nondocument," which led to some confusion among users. "Document" referred to WordStar word processing files containing embedded word processing and formatting commands. "Nondocument" files were pure [[ASCII]] text files containing no embedded formatting commands. Using WordStar in "Nondocument Mode" was essentially the same as using a traditional [[text editor]]. WordStar 5 introduced a document-mode "print preview" feature, allowing the user to inspect a [[WYSIWYG]] version of text, complete with inserted graphics, as it would appear on the printed page.

=== Filename extensions ===
* DOS WordStar files by default have no extension; some users adopted their own conventions, such as the letters WS followed by the version number (for example, WS3), or just plain WS. Backup files were automatically saved as BAKs.
* ''WordStar for Windows'' files use the extension WSD
* ''WordStar for Windows'' templates use the extension WST
* ''WordStar for Windows'' macros use the extension WMC
* ''WordStar for Windows'' temporary files use the extension !WS
* ''WordStar 2000'' for DOS and UNIX PC do not have a fixed extension but DOC and WS2 were common