Brother WP-700D - Manual (Page 51)

NOTES:
When setting new left or right margins, tabs or decimal tabs, we recom­
mended that the scale line be displayed.
if you mistakenly press MIfel -r [MREi! when there is no need to modify the
margins, press to resume normal editing.
The minimum distance between margins is set to two inches. The maximum
distance is nine inches (maximum printing width of the word processor) and,
in terms of columns, depends on the pitch as indicated in the following table:
Pitch
(characters per inch)
Distance Between Margins (columns)
Minimum # characters Maximum # characters
10 (Pica) 20 90
12 (Elite) 24 108
15 (Micron) 30 135
Tabs and Decimal Tabs
If you have been using a typewriter, you already know how convenient tabs are for
aligning text. Decimal tabs provide additional convenience when typing numbers.
Decimal tabs automatically align a column of numbers at the decimal point
instead of the first character. The scale indicates these two types of tabs with
T
for normal tabs, and D for decimal tabs.
Setting Tabs
^ CODE
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T CODE
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DTSET
You may change tab stops at any time - before, while, or after typing the text.
1. Move the cursor to the position where you want a tab. (See “Moving the Text
Cursor” on page 29.)
2. Press teHBII + R'Wn to set a normal tab stop, or + IPTSETI to set a
decimal tab stop at the current cursor position. The corresponding symbol T
or D appears on the scale. Up to 30 tab and decimal tab stops can be set.
Setting a tab stop where you already had a decimal tab stop replaces the D
with a T and vice-versa.
NOTES:
• When i/7e * N EW FIL E /s opened, there are no tab stops set.
• Since the pitch determines the actual position on the printed page, the col­
umns may appear at undesired positions if you change the pitch of a table
formatted with tabs and decimal tabs.
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