Brother 2410, 2400 manual TAB Function, To set the tab length, To add a tab

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TAB FUNCTION

This function allows you to separate sections of a line of text by adding tabs. This enables you to create perfectly aligned columns without having to type in several spaces. All tabs have the same length and are measured from either the beginning of the line or the previous tab if there is more than one. The tab length can be set between 0.0 and 11.8 inches (0.0 and 30.0 centi- meters).

The text can contain no more than 50 tabs. If 50 tabs have already been added to the

Tab

text when Q is pressed, the error message “TAB LIMIT!” appears.

To set the tab length:

 

 

 

Tab Length

1

Hold down

Code

and press W once. The current tab length is displayed.

2

Press Home

or

until the desired length is displayed or use the number keys to type in

 

 

End

 

the length.

To switch the unit of measurement between inches and centimeters, press M ñ until the measurement is displayed in the desired unit.

Feed&Cut

The default setting (2” (5.0 cm)) can be selected by pressing Space .

New Block

3Press .

To add a tab:

Tab

 

Hold down Code and press Q once. The tab mark (

) appears in the text to indi-

cate the position of the tab.

If the text in front of a tab extends past the point where the next section of text should start, the text will instead start at the following tab position.

For example, if the tab length is set to 2.0 inches (5.0 cm) and the following text is typed in:

1:A B CD E FG H I

2:J K L M N O P Q R S TU

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Brother 2410, 2400 manual TAB Function, To set the tab length, To add a tab