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Shifting the Text on the Page
Printing Your Document
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Shifting the Text on
the Page
If your document is going to be bound or hole-punched, you might want to
leave extra space along the edge of the page. The text is print offset when
you shift its location on the page. Entering the PRINT OFFSET command
causes TFORM to shift the text on the page to allow this extra room. The
command must include the number of inches you want the text shifted.
Text on odd-numbered pages shifts to the right; text on even-numbered
pages shifts to the left. You can shift the text on the first page only by using
the PRINT OFFSET FIRST command. To shift text on all odd pages
beginning on page three, use the PRINT OFFSET ODD command. To shift
the text on all odd pages, including the first page, enter the PRINT OFFSET
ALL ODD command. Use PRINT OFFSET EVEN to shift text on even
pages.
Be sure you enter the command before the pages you want shifted. Here
are some examples of this command:
\PRINT OFFSET FIRST 5
\PRINT OFFSET ODD 4
\PRINT OFFSET ALL ODD 4
\PRINT OFFSET EVEN 5
Command
Pages affected by offset
Offsets all odd pages
starting with page 3
Offsets all odd pages
starting with page 1
Offsets all even pages
Number of inches
to be offset
In practice, the PRINT OFFSET command sets different margins for even
and odd pages. Because TFORM formats the text to fit the margins before
implementing the PRINT OFFSET command, you must reset your margins
so that the shifted text fits on the page. This concept is shown in
Figure 12-1.