Visara 1481 - Manual (Page 59)

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Entry Assist
Figure 5-1. The Format Scale
Use the Cursor Left ( ) and Cursor Right ( ) keys to move the format scale cursor.
Once the format scale cursor is in position, press the appropriate format function key.
When a function key is pressed, the format scale cursor disappears and the appropriate
format symbol is displayed in its place. To make the cursor reappear, press the Cursor
Left or Cursor Right key.
All of the format parameters are saved whenever the display station exits Document
mode. The last values established for the format parameters before exiting Document
mode are in effect when the display station returns to Document mode. The following
format parameters (shown with their corresponding format symbols) can be changed on
the format scale:
• Left margin (<)
• Right margin (>)
• Tab stops ( _ )
• End-of-line signal position (*)
• Alternate right margin type ( | )
• Format scale origin (changes the scale origin from 1 to 0 and vice versa)
Left and Right Margins
To set or move the left or right margin, move the format scale cursor to the desired
position and press the less than symbol (< ) key for the left margin or the greater than
symbol (>) key for the right margin. The symbol is displayed on the format scale in the
selected position. Only one left margin and one right margin can be defined on the
format scale at a time.
When a margin is redefined, the previous margin symbol is replaced by the new symbol.
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.
0 — + – - 1 – < – + - _ – 2 — + - _ – 3 — + — 4 — + 5 — + — 6 - * – > — 7 — + —
Entry Area
Left
Margin
Area
Right
Margin
Area
First Screen Column Last Screen Column
Left
Margin
Tab
Stop End-of-Line
Position Signal
Right
Margin