IBM 1483 Manuale Utente

Tab stops are set by placing the format scale cursor in the desired position, then pressing
the Forward Tab key. The format scale displays an underscore ( _ ) in the new tab stop
position unless a margin symbol or end-of-line signal symbol is in the selected position.
Even if the tab stop symbol cannot be displayed in a position, the tab function is still in
effect.

Up to 20 tab stops can be defined in any position on the format scale. Attempts to enter
more than 20 tab stops are ignored.

To clear a tab stop, place the format scale cursor on the tab stop symbol in question, then
press the Delete Character key (

). To clear all tab stops from the format scale at once,

press the Clear key. All tab stop symbols are removed from the format scale.

For the end-of-line signal to work, the audible alarm feature must function. When the
end-of-line signal is set, the display sounds the audible alarm as the cursor enters the
selected column position. This function can be used to warn of the approach of the right
margin, like the right bell on a typewriter.

To set the end-of-line signal, place the format scale cursor in the desired position, then
press the Asterisk key (*). An asterisk is displayed in the selected position. The end-of-
line signal function is then enabled and remains in effect during Document mode until
the asterisk is removed.

To disable the end-of-line signal function, place the cursor over the asterisk, then press
the Delete Character key (

). The asterisk disappears and the function is disabled. If a

tab stop is located at the end-of-line signal position, removing the asterisk also removes
the tab stop.

The format scale numbers can be shifted so that the scale begins with Position 1 instead
of Position 0. Tab stops, margins, and end-of-line signal positions are not shifted with
respect to the screen when the scale numbers are shifted.

To change the scale origin, place the format scale cursor at the leftmost position on the
scale, then press the CrSel key. The numbers on the line are shifted one space to the left.
Pressing CrSel again returns the origin to 0.

Cursor movement and editing functions are active whenever the display is in Document
mode. These functions are subject to the limitations imposed by the format parameters
currently set on the format scale.

Cursor movement and editing functions available in Document mode are the following:

•

Word wrap.

•

Autorepeat cursor movement to next word.

•

Autorepeat cursor movement to previous word.