Setting The Margins - IBM 3270 User Manual

Setting the Margins
If you want a standard margin, use the following procedures to set margins: f
1. Move the cursor (using the Cursor Left and Cursor Right keys) to the desired
locations on the column.
2. Press the Less Than (<) key for the left margin.
The column defined as the left margin is included in the entry area.
3. Press the Greater Than (>) key for the right margin.
The column defined as the right margin is NOT included in the entry area.
These actions define the area for data entry.
You can set only one left and one right margin for a dispiay. When you press the
Less Than key, the new ieft margin replaces the previous one. Any tab stop or
audible "end of line" signal setting to the left of the new left margin still exists and ^
remains operational. f y
To replace the right margin with the new one, press the Greater Than key. Any tab
stop or audible "end of line" signal setting to the right of the new right margin still
exists and remains operational.
If a right margin existed to the left of, or In the same place as, the new left margin,
the right margin resets to the default position. The default position Is column 80.
The scale line Is updated accordingly.
If a left margin existed to the right of, or In the same place as, the new right
margin, the left margin resets to the default position (first scale line position).
If you try to enter a right margin In the left margin default position, the Input Is
Ignored. Likewise, If you try to enter a left margin In the right margin position, that
Input Is also Ignored.
Note: On a 3180 Model 1 with extended function (such as scrolling). If the window
width Is less than the 80-column maximum width for Entry Assist, left and
right square brackets ([ ]) indicate the window edges.
You can set an alternative right margin If you want to. The Greater Than symbol
(>) Indicates the standard right margin. When your display Is In document mode
with word wrap off, the standard right margin causes Input to be Inhibited when
you try to enter a character at the right margin position.
The alternative right margin symbol signifies that an automatic margin release
occurs at the right margin when word wrap Is off. This Is useful In certain power
typing situations.
To establish an alternative right margin:
1. Position the cursor on the right margin symbol.
2. Press the Cursor Select key.
Press the Cursor Select key again to establish the standard margin symbol and _
operation. A broken vertical bar (j) replaces the standard right margin symbol.
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