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====Margins, Indentation, and Tabs====
When you key in CTRL t the top line of the screen will display column numbers 1 through 34. At the same time, the line numbersalso appear down the left side of the screen even if you do notalready have them on. Notice that the cursor has moved so that itis under column 1 on the Left margin. An I (Indentation) is underthe 5. A series of T's (Tabs) are under every fifth position.You can cursor over to column BO. Under it is R (Right margin).You can change the position of R, I, L, and the T's. You caneliminate all the T's or put in as many as you wish. You can putthe I anywhere, even on or to the left of R. The L cannot be onthe same column as R; nor can L be right of R. This is just likea typewriter and is all common sense.When you finish setting margins, indentation, and tabs both thecolumn numbers (across) and line numbers (down) disappear when youkey ENTER. Remember: CTRL t turns on both column numbers and linenumbers; ENTER turns them both off. However, if you already hadline numbers on (FCTN 0) before keying on Margins (CTRL t) theline numbers stay when you key ENTER.In the discussion of the line numbers you learned that FCTN O isan an/off switch for making the line numbers appear or disappear.The column number display is different in this regard: CTRL tturns it £!ll after you have changed the margins the ENTER keyturns it £ff..MARGIN SETTING BYPASSYou can temporarily go outside your margin ith CTRL m. Thisallows you to deviate from your setting without the bother ofchanging them twice. It does not need to be turned off, worksonly for the line the cursor is on, and works with both margins.It works just like the typewriter version.WtJRDWRAPCTRL O is the on/off switch which engages/disengages wordwrap.The hollow cursor indicates "off" {the default condition); thesolid cursor indicates wordwrap is "on".When wordwrap is off WORDWRITER's cursor works just like that of atypewriter: when you come to the end of a line you must manuallycause the carriage to return by keying ENTER. When the cursor isat the last position on the line, i.e., just under the Rightmargin R any text you type will type over and over again on thesame position.WORDWRITER does not have a bell to warn you you are coming to theend of a line, so you need to watch for the end of the line whenyou type with wordwrap off. Otherwise, you will find yourself atthe end of the line and realize that the last few words have beenlost, each letter and space having been deposited one on top ofthe last. Of course, typing over a letter erases it. It is bestto type with wordwrap on.
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