var boldFlag = 0;
    var italicFlag = 0;
    var underlineFlag = 0;
    var superscriptFlag = 0;
    var subscriptFlag = 0;
    var fontOpenedFlag;

    function addChar(characterCode)
    {
      if (characterCode == "\\*{a} "){characterCode = '\\"{a} ';}
      if (characterCode == "\\*{e} "){characterCode = '\\"{e} ';}
      if (characterCode == "\\*{o} "){characterCode = '\\"{o} ';}
      if (characterCode == "\\*{u} "){characterCode = '\\"{u} ';}
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      document.forms[0].absbody.value = currentText + characterCode;
      document.forms[0].absbody.focus();
    }
    function resetText()
    {
      document.forms[0].absbody.value = "";
      document.forms[0].absbody.focus();
    }
    function previewAbstract()
    {
      var previewWindowURL = "preview.asp";
      previewWindow = window.open(previewWindowURL,"previewWindow",config="width=640,height=400,toolbar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,location=no,directories=no,status=no");
      previewWindow.focus();
    }

    function alterText(style)
    {
      if (style == "bold")
      {
        boldFlag++;
        if (boldFlag%2)
        {
          var htmlCode = "<B>";
          var imageFlag = "1";
        }
        else
        {
          var htmlCode = "</B>";
          var imageFlag = "";
        }
      }
      if (style == "italic")
      {
        italicFlag++;
        if (italicFlag%2)
        {
          var htmlCode = "<I>";
          var imageFlag = "1";
        }
        else
        {
          var htmlCode = "</I>";
          var imageFlag = "";
        }
      }
      if (style == "underline")
      {
        underlineFlag++;
        if (underlineFlag%2)
        {
          var htmlCode = "<U>";
          var imageFlag = "1";
        }
        else
        {
          var htmlCode = "</U>";
          var imageFlag = "";
        }
      }
      if (style == "superscript")
      {
        superscriptFlag++;
        if (superscriptFlag%2)
        {
          var htmlCode = "<SUP>";
          var imageFlag = "1";
        }
        else
        {
          var htmlCode = "</SUP>";
          var imageFlag = "";
        }
      }
      if (style == "subscript")
      {
        subscriptFlag++;
        if (subscriptFlag%2)
        {
          var htmlCode = "<SUB>";
          var imageFlag = "1";
        }
        else
        {
          var htmlCode = "</SUB>";
          var imageFlag = "";
        }
      }
      var currentText = document.forms[0].absbody.value;
      document.forms[0].absbody.value = currentText + htmlCode;
      document.forms[0].absbody.focus();
      eval('document.' + style + '.src = "images/' + style + imageFlag + '.gif";');
    }
    function changeFontSize(fontSize)
    {
      if (fontOpenedFlag == "1")
      {
        fontOpenedFlag = 0;
        var currentText = document.forms[0].absbody.value;
        var fontCode = "</font>";
        document.forms[0].absbody.value = currentText + fontCode;
        document.forms[0].absbody.focus();
      }
      if (fontSize == "1")
        {
          var fontCode = "<font size=1> ";
          fontOpenedFlag = "1";
        }
        if (fontSize == "2")
        {
          var fontCode = "<font size=2> ";
          fontOpenedFlag = "1";
        }
        if (fontSize == "3")
        {
          var fontCode = "";
          fontOpenedFlag = "1";
        }
        if (fontSize == "4")
        {
          var fontCode = "<font size=4> ";
          fontOpenedFlag = "1";
        }
        if (fontSize == "5")
        {
          var fontCode = "<font size=5> ";
          fontOpenedFlag = "1";
        }
        if (fontSize == "6")
        {
          var fontCode = "<font size=6> ";
          fontOpenedFlag = "1";
        }
        if (fontSize == "7")
        {
          var fontCode = "<font size=7> ";
          fontOpenedFlag = "1";
        }
      var currentText = document.forms[0].absbody.value;
	  document.forms[0].absbody.value = currentText + fontCode;
      document.forms[0].absbody.focus();

    }