Brother SX-4000 - Manual (Page 15)

BASIC TYPING
1) Move the carrier to the place you want to set a tab by using [SPACE BAR]
or [BACKSPACE] .
2) Press the [ALTl + IT SET] (6) to set the tab. A maximum of 1Z tabs can be
set (decimal tabs included).
3) Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set each tab stop.
• The right margin is considered a tab position.
• To replace a decimal tab (a special tab used to align numbers) with a
regulartab, first clear the decimal tab, then setaregulartabatthesame
position.
• If you want to use a decimal tab as a regular tab temporarily, simply
press [CORRECT] at the decimal tab position. This does not change
the decimal tab into a regular tab, but allows you to use that decimal
tab just like a regular tab once.
• For more details on Decimal Tabs, see page 13.
Clearing tabs
TCLR
1 ) Using [TAB], move the carrier to the tab stop you want to clear. This may
be a regular tab or a decimal tab.
2) Press [ALT] + (T CLR] (8) to Clear the tab.
CAUTION : If you press [ALT] -i- [T CLR] (8) for more than half a second,
all tabs will be deleted. A beep will sound three times.
Setting decimal tabs
DTSET
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When you want to print columns of numbers with their decimal points iined up,
use the decimal tab set key.
1) To set a decimal tab, move the carrier to the place desired by using
[BACKSPACE] or [SPACE BAR].
2) Press [ALT] + [DT SET] (7) to set the decimal tab.
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