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  Ruler Keys

  The WPS Ruler key (GOLD-R) lets you set or change margins, paragraph
  indent, and tab stops by moving the cursor in the ruler and pressing the
  following keys:

     Keys              Effects with the ruler
     -----------------------------------------------------------
     I  or  i          Sets the paragraph indent to this column.
     L  or  l          Sets the left margin to this column.
     P  or  P          Same as I or i.
     R  or  r          Sets the right margin to this column.
     S  or  s          Saves settings, prompting for ruler number (0--9).
     T  or  t          Sets or deletes a tab stop at this column.
     W  or  w          Sets the WPS word wrap indent to this column.
     SPACE             Cancels an I, P, or W at this column.
     !@#$%^&*()        Saves settings in ruler number 0--9.  For example,
                       type ! for ruler 1, @ for ruler 2, and so on.
     1234567890        Recalls the ruler of that number.
     HELP or GOLD-H    Displays help on RULER KEYS.
     RETURN or         Exits from the ruler, applying your new settings,
     GOLD-RETURN       and resumes editing.

  To move the cursor within the ruler, use the following keys (regardless of
  their definitions otherwise):

     Keys            Cursor movement within the ruler
     ------------------------------------------------
     <--             Left one column in the ruler.
     -->             Right one column in the ruler.
     CTRL/E          End of the ruler (right side).
     CTRL/H          Start of the ruler (left side).
     KP0             Right one column and sets ruler to FORWARD direction.
     KP1             Left one column and sets ruler to REVERSE direction.
     KP2             Start or end of the ruler.
     KP4             Next or previous indicator (I, L, P, R, T or W).
     TAB             Next or previous tab stop (T) in ruler.

  Usage notes:

  o  Setting the margins, paragraph indent, or wrap point does NOT reformat
     existing text. To reformat your text, use FILL (with the WPS keypad,
     press GOLD-KP5).

  o  Paragraph indent done with the ruler (P or I) is an absolute value
     (independent of the left margin), whereas done with the SET PARAGRAPH
     INDENT command it is relative to the current left margin.

  o  Setting or deleting tab stops affects existing tab characters in the
     current buffer. The new tab stops are immediately applied.

  o  Only one ruler can be active per buffer. Rulers cannot be embedded in a
     file or saved from session to session.

  o  To use the same margins, paragraph indent, and tab stops for future
     editing sessions, put the relevant commands in an initialization file
     (typically named EVE$INIT.EVE) and use that file when you invoke EVE---
     see help on Initialization Files. For example, if you prefer a right
     margin of 70, put SET RIGHT MARGIN 70 in your initialization file.

  o  You can define a key for the Ruler without setting the WPS keypad. For
     example, the following command defines F20 as the WPS Ruler key:

        Command: DEFINE KEY= F20  WPS GOLD-R

  o  It is possible to move the cursor out of the ruler by using the mouse
     (see help on Position Cursor). However, this is not recommended.

  o  The ruler does NOT have the following:

        C     centering point
        H     hyphenation zone
        .     decimal tab
        >     right justified tab

  Related topics:

     WPS Differences     SET LEFT MARGIN    SET PARAGRAPH INDENT
     SET RIGHT MARGIN    SET TABS           SHOW
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