SET LEFT MARGIN Sets the left margin of the buffer to the column you specify. The setting applies to new text or text you reformat with CENTER LINE or FILL. Example: The following commands set the left margin to column 5 and then reformat the current paragraph according to the new margin: Command: SET LEFT MARGIN 5 Command: FILL PARAGRAPH Usage notes: o Default left margin is 1 (which is the leftmost column). The left margin must be less than the right margin. o To find out the margins of the buffer, use the SHOW command, or with the WPS keypad, press the Ruler key (GOLD-R). o Margins are buffer attributes---you can set a different left margin for each buffer you edit. For example, editing a source program in one buffer, you can use a left margin of 1; editing a memo in another buffer, you can use a left margin of 5. o To set the same left margin for all your buffers, use an initialization file (typically named EVE$INIT.EVE) containing the SET LEFT MARGIN command you want and use that file when you invoke EVE. See help on Initialization Files. o If you use SET PARAGRAPH INDENT, the sum of the left margin and the paragraph indent must be less than the right margin and (in the case of a negative indent) at least 1. For example, to set the paragraph indent to -4, your left margin must be at least 5. Related topics: CENTER LINE FILL PARAGRAPH FILL RANGE SET PARAGRAPH INDENT SET RIGHT MARGIN SHOW