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--- HORIZONTAL PAGE LAYOUT --
Most horizontal formatting, such as the margins and tabs, is done during
editing, and does not involve dot commands. The following dot commands are
provided to control those aspects of horizontal formatting that are done at the
printer.
Function
Page
Number
Column
Page
offset
Command
.PC n
.PO n
Description
Column at which the page number is printed
when no footing (see .FO) is in use and .OP
(below) is not in effect. May be set to print
page numbers at left, right, or center, etc.,
at the bottom of the page (additional page
number positioning options are provided thru
the use of /I within the .HE and .FO
commands, as described below).
Number of columns the entire document is
indented from the printer's left margin, in
addition to all indentation in the file. This
allows you to offset the text from the left
of the paper and allows putting narrow
paper near the center of wide printer
carriages.
The standard page offset is 8
columns.
OTHER FEATURES
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