IBM 1483DSV manual Alternate Right Margin Type, Tab Stops

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When a margin is redefined, the margin symbol is replaced by a symbol for the new margin. Tab stops and the end-of-line signal marker are retained even if they are placed outside the new margins. If the new left margin is to the right of the old right margin, the right margin is moved to its default position (the far right scale position). If the new right margin is to the left of the old left margin, the left margin is moved to its default position (the far left scale position). The right margin cannot be entered in the left margin default position, and vice versa.

When data is entered between the margins, the cursor can be located over the left margin column, and data can be entered in this column. However, the cursor will wrap before it reaches the right margin column. Data cannot be entered in this column during normal typing.

Even though a margin is defined and the display is in Document mode, data still can be entered to the left of the left margin or the right of the right margin. The left and right margins are established to stop the cursor during normal data entry. The Cursor Left and Cursor Right keys allow you to move the cursor beyond the margins, where data can be entered and modified the same as between the margins.

Alternate Right Margin Type

The standard right margin remains in effect during Document mode whether the Word Wrap function (described on Page 5-6) is active or not. However, some typing situations call for a margin release in which no right margin is observed. Setting the alternate right margin type allows you to define a right margin that is in effect when Word Wrap is on and that is ignored when Word Wrap is off.

When the right margin is disabled (the alternate right margin set and Word Wrap is turned off), the right side of the screen acts as the right margin and text wraps at the screen’s margin regardless of word divisions. When Word Wrap is turned back on, the right margin previously in effect is reinstated.

To give an existing right margin the alternate right margin attribute, place the format scale cursor over the right margin symbol, then press the Cursr Sel key. The greater than symbol ( >) turns into a broken vertical bar ( ¦ ) indicating that the right margin is released when the Word Wrap function is turned off. To restore the standard right margin, place the cursor over the broken vertical bar and press Cursr Sel again. The greater than symbol returns to the format scale.

Tab Stops

Setting tab stops on the format scale allows the tab keys to function as they do on a typewriter, treating the defined column positions as tab stops. Once they are set, tab

stops are used in Document mode by pressing the Forward Tab ( ) or Reverse Tab ( ) key to move the cursor to the next tab stop to the right or left.

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