The Ruler - Canon Cat Reference Manual

The Ruler
A ruler calibrated in character positions appears at the
bottom ofthc screen except when[SETUP]or[EXPLAIN]
are in useo You can use itto align and measure yourtext.
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e ruler also caries a number of other indicators:
A.
The
blinking
line
This line
(shown in
blue above)
tells you
the cursor's
horizontal location
on a
line.
B.
Regular
tab
stop
Stops cursor at the
same
character
position
on
every line
if
ITABI is
pressed.
C.
Decimal tab stop
Used
in typing
columns
of
numbers.
D.
Character positions
The ruleris calibrated
in
numbers
of characters, not inches.
The numbers
l-8
stand
for
character
positions
l0
through
80.
Any
character counts
as
one
space
on the
ruler.
ISETUP]
allows you
to
print
at 10,
I
2,
or
15
characters
per
inch.
Whatever
the setting, the
ruler
does not
change.
At
ten
characters
per inch with
one-inch
right
and
left
mar-
gins, you
will
be able to
fit
65
characters on
a
line; at
12
or
l5
characters per inch, you
will
be
able to
fit
80
characters
on
a
line.
E.
Line number
of
cursor
The
sign
indicates
that the cursor
is
on
line
1. This means
the tenth
line of type.
The top margin
is
not included in the
line count.
F.
Left margin
The line indicates
the character
position
of the left
margin.
G.
Indent
The line indicates
the character
position of
the
indent.
H.
Right margin
The line indicates
the
character
position of
the
right
mar-
gin.