Try out the left margin command with:

NEW

10 LPRINT "LEFT MARGIN"253 LPRINT CHR$(27)"1"CHR$(10)30 LPRINT "LEFT MARGIN SET AT 10

40 LPRINT

Figure 9-1. Left margin setting

As Figure 9-1shows, line 10 prints at the default (zero) left margin, and line 30 makes the new left margin start 10 spaces to the right of the default.

You may have noticed that we did not have you reset the left margin to zero at the end of the program. To see if the new margin is still in effect, type your computer’s LLIST command. Does your printout page now look like Figure 9-2?

The left margin is still set at 10, and it will stay at this setting either until it is reset by some software code or until the printer is turned off.

Margins and pitches

Margin settings are not affected by changing the width of the print after they are set. This means that if you set the margin in Pica Mode

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