Margins and Paragraphs

Changing margins and paragraph indentation does not modify existing text. It only effects:

• Text entered after the change.
• The operation of the FILL command.

SET LEFT MARGIN

This command sets the left margin.

1. Press DO
2. Enter SET LEFT margin
3. Press RETURN

Where margin is the location of the left margin:

• This is specified in characters, counted from the left of the screen.
• The standard setting is 1.

SET RIGHT MARGIN

This command sets the right margin.

1. Press DO
2. Enter SET RIGHT margin
3. Press RETURN

Where margin is the location of the right margin:

• This is specified in characters, counted from the left of the screen.
• The standard setting is 79.

FILL PARAGRAPH

This command formats the current paragraph. A paragraph is any block of text bounded by blank lines at the top and bottom:

1. Place the cursor anywhere in a paragraph.
2. Press DO
3. Enter FILL
4. Press RETURN

• The text is placed between the left and right margins.
• The minimum number of lines are used.

SET PARAGRAPH INDENT

This command sets the first line indent for paragraph formatting.

1. Press DO
2. Enter SET PARA IN indent
3. Press RETURN

Where indent is the indentation of the first line:

• It is given in characters, from the left margin.
• If there is room in the left margin, a negative indent can be used.
• The standard setting is 0.