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Entry Assist
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.
