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Decimal
Tabulation
RETURN
J
DEC
TAB
The
DEC TAB
key advances
the printer to the
next
tab position
and
aligns
alpha
or
numeric
characters
to the
left
of
that
tab
position.
It
aligns
a
period (decimal
point)
or
comma
on
the
tab
stop
and
places the characters following the period or
comma
to
the
right
of
the tab position.
Because
DEC TAB
aligns
all
characters before a period or a
comma
to
the
left
of
the
tab position,
it
is
ideal
for
whole
numbers
or characters
that
require
a
flush right
appearance.
For
statistical
typing,
DEC TAB
simplifies the tedious task
of
manually
aligning a
column
of
numbers.
For
statistical
typing
in
foreign countries,
numbers
are
aligned
at
the
comma
position instead
of
the
decimal
point.
If
this
is
required,
you
may
change
the
alignment
character
by
accessing
the default settings
menu
(see
page
37).
Using Decimal
Tabulation
1
Set
tab stops
Remember,
set
the tab stop
in
the position
you want
the
decimal
point
to
appear.
2
Press
RETURN
This
will
bring the
printer
back
to the
Left
Margin.
3
Press
DEC TAB
4
Type
the
numbers, decimal
point,
or
text to
be
aligned
The
printer
backtraces
once
for
every character entered before
the
decimal
point.
DEC
TAB
5
Press
DEC TAB
to
advance
to the
next
tab stop
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