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- EXERCISE 3: CHANGING THE FORMAT OF A DOCUMENT
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- Wh∙ migh⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ reforma⌠ al∞ o≥ par⌠ oµ ß document┐ ì
- Perhap≤ yo⌡ havσ writteε ß singlσ spaceΣ essa∙ anΣ theε decidσ i⌠ ì
- woulΣ looδ bette≥ doublσ spaced« O≥ maybσ yo⌡ writσ ß lette≥ ì
- tha⌠ turn≤ ou⌠ t∩ bσ ß littlσ lonτ t∩ fi⌠ oε ß singlσ page« Iµ ì
- yo⌡ coulΣ reforma⌠ thσ paragraph≤ witΦ thσ righ⌠ margiε ß littlσ ì
- wider¼ i⌠ woulΣ fit« Or¼ afte≥ seeinτ ß cop∙ oµ you≥ document¼ ì
- yo⌡ migh⌠ decidσ tha⌠ i⌠ woulΣ looδ bette≥ iµ thσ line≤ werσ ì
- righ⌠ justifieΣ -- lineΣ u≡ evenl∙ oε thσ righ⌠ hanΣ edge¼ likσ ß ì
- newspape≥ column« Maybσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ inden⌠ ß quotation¼ anΣ neeΣ ì
- temporaril∙ t∩ movσ thσ lef⌠ margiε in.
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- A≤ yo⌡ see¼ reformattinτ caε bσ handy« Iε aε earlie≥ ì
- exercisσ wσ sa≈ anothe≥ casσ iε whicΦ i⌠ wa≤ necessar∙ t∩ ì
- reforma⌠ ß paragraph¼ d∩ yo⌡ remembe≥ wha⌠ i⌠ was? (1⌐
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- REVIE╫ O╞ TH┼ REFORMAT-PARAGRAP╚ COMMAN─
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- Thσ ke∙ t∩ reformattinτ i≤ thσ reformat-paragrapΦ command¼ ì
- Ctrl-b« Tr∙ i⌠ ou⌠ oε thσ followinτ messeΣ u≡ paragrapΦ b∙ ì
- movinτ thσ curso≥ t∩ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ paragrapΦ anΣ hittinτ ì
- Ctrl-b:
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- Thi≤ i≤ ß short¼ messeΣ ì
- up paragraph« I⌠ migh⌠ havσ gotteε ì
- tha⌠ wa∙ througΦ ß serie≤ oµ insert≤ anΣ deletes« Wheε thσ ì
- wordinτ i≤ correct¼ ì
- yo⌡ jus⌠ positioε thσ curso≥ a⌠ ì
- thσ star⌠ oµ thσ paragrapΦ anΣ hi⌠ Ctrl-b.
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- DOUBLE SPACING
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- No≈ let'≤ tr∙ doublσ spacinτ ß paragraph« Wheε yo⌡ star⌠ ì
- writing¼ line≤ arσ singlσ spaced« Iε othe≥ words¼ singlσ spacinτ ì
- i≤ thσ defaul⌠ choice« T∩ changσ t∩ doublσ spacing¼ wσ usσ thσ ì
- commanΣ Ctrl-o-s« Wheε yo⌡ hi⌠ Ctrl-o-s¼ thσ prograφ ask≤ yo⌡ ì
- ho≈ man∙ space≤ yo⌡ woulΣ likσ betweeε lines« Fo≥ doublσ ì
- spacing¼ ente≥ 2¼ fo≥ triplσ spacing¼ 3¼ etc« Ente≥ ß 2¼ theε ì
- movσ thσ curso≥ t∩ thσ beginninτ oµ thi≤ paragraph¼ anΣ givσ thσ ì
- reforma⌠ command¼ Ctrl-b.
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- A≤ yo⌡ see¼ thσ paragrapΦ i≤ reformatteΣ witΦ doublσ ì
- spacing« Wha⌠ woulΣ happeε iµ yo⌡ reformatteΣ thi≤ paragrapΦ ì
- now¼ woulΣ i⌠ bσ doublσ o≥ singlσ spaced? (2⌐ Tr∙ it«
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- Ho≈ caε yo⌡ turε thesσ doublσ spaceΣ paragraph≤ bacδ int∩ ì
- single spaced paragraphs? (3) Try it.
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- Wha⌠ woulΣ happeε iµ yo⌡ begaε typinτ ne≈ materia∞ witΦ ì
- double spacing activated? (4)
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- RIGHT JUSTIFICATION
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- Righ⌠ justificatioε i≤ anothe≥ formattinτ option« Thσ ìèdefaul⌠ modσ i≤ non-justifieΣ o≥ "ragged-right,ó wherσ word≤ arσ ì
- spaceΣ normall∙ anΣ line≤ breaδ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thσ las⌠ word« T∩ ì
- seσ wha⌠ justifieΣ tex⌠ look≤ like¼ givσ thσ justificatioε ì
- commanΣ Ctrl-o-j« Froφ tha⌠ poin⌠ on¼ whateve≥ yo⌡ typσ wil∞ bσ ì
- justifieΣ automatically¼ anΣ iµ yo⌡ reforma⌠ ß paragraph¼ i⌠ wil∞ ì
- becomσ justified« Tr∙ i⌠ b∙ hittinτ Ctrl-o-Ω anΣ reformattinτ ì
- thi≤ paragraph«
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- No≈ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ seeε wha⌠ righ⌠ justifieΣ tex⌠ look≤ like¼ ì
- ho≈ coulΣ yo⌡ changσ i⌠ bacδ t∩ raggeΣ right┐ T∩ d∩ that¼ yo⌡ ì
- havσ t∩ turε justificati∩ off¼ b∙ givinτ anothe≥ Ctrl-o-Ω ì
- command« Tr∙ it« Firs⌠ hi⌠ Ctrl-o-Ω theε movσ thσ curso≥ t∩ thσ ì
- beginninτ oµ thσ paragrapΦ anΣ reforma⌠ it.
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- A≤ yo⌡ see¼ ever∙ timσ yo⌡ givσ thσ commanΣ Ctrl-o-j¼ thσ ì
- systeφ change≤ state« Iµ i⌠ i≤ iε justificatioε mode¼ i⌠ ì
- switche≤ t∩ raggeΣ right¼ anΣ vicσ versa« Wσ haΣ ß terφ fo≥ ì
- command≤ that work like this. What was it? (5)
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- CHANGING THE LEFT MARGIN
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- Thσ curren⌠ margiε setting≤ arσ showε iε thσ "ruleró oε thσ ì
- seconΣ linσ oµ thσ screen« Thσ defaul⌠ positioε fo≥ thσ lef⌠ ì
- margiε i≤ columε 1¼ thσ lef⌠ edge¼ anΣ thσ defaul⌠ fo≥ thσ righ⌠ ì
- margiε i≤ columε 65« Thσ commanΣ fo≥ changinτ thσ lef⌠ margiε i≤ ì
- Ctrl-o-l« Wheε yo⌡ hi⌠ Ctrl-o-l yo⌡ wil∞ bσ askeΣ t∩ eithe≥ ì
- ente≥ ß ne≈ columε numbe≥ o≥ t∩ hi⌠ thσ "Escó key«
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- Let'≤ tr∙ enterinτ ß columε numbe≥ first« Hi⌠ Ctrl-o-l anΣ ì
- theε specif∙ 1░ fo≥ thσ ne≈ lef⌠ margiε (don'⌠ forge⌠ t∩ hi⌠ thσ ì
- "Enteró ke∙ afte≥ yo⌡ typσ thσ "10")«
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- Looδ a⌠ thσ ruler« Thσ lef⌠ edgσ shoulΣ havσ moveΣ iε 1░ ì
- spaces« No≈ tr∙ reformattinτ thi≤ paragraph« A≤ yo⌡ see¼ thσ ì
- margiε ha≤ beeε changed« Wherσ woulΣ thσ margiε bσ iµ yo⌡ typeΣ ì
- iε ß ne≈ paragrapΦ a⌠ thi≤ point? (6)
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- Can you move the margin back to column one? (7) Try it.
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- Byσ thσ way¼ wha⌠ happen≤ iµ yo⌡ hi⌠ thσ "Escó ke∙ wheε ì
- askeΣ fo≥ ß columε number? (8) Tr∙ i⌠ out«
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- Functioε ke∙ FN│ i≤ ß shortcu⌠ commanΣ fo≥ settinτ thσ lef⌠ ì
- margiε t∩ thσ curren⌠ curso≥ position« Tr∙ i⌠ ou⌠ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ ì
- see that it is equivalent to typing ctrl-o-l followed by "Esc."
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- CHANGING THE RIGHT MARGIN
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- Thσ commanΣ fo≥ changinτ thσ righ⌠ margiε i≤ Ctrl-o-≥ anΣ i⌠ ì
- work≤ jus⌠ likσ thσ commanΣ fo≥ changinτ thσ lef⌠ margin« (FN┤ ì
- i≤ thσ right-margin-equivalen⌠ oµ FN│ fo≥ thσ lef⌠ margin)« Tr∙ ì
- changinτ thσ righ⌠ margiε froφ it≤ defaul⌠ oµ columε 6╡ to¼ say¼ ì
- 50« No≈ reforma⌠ thi≤ paragraph«
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- A≤ yo⌡ see¼ thσ righ⌠ margiε ma∙ bσ moveΣ a≤ simpl∙ a≤ thσ ìèleft« Caε yo⌡ reforma⌠ thσ previou≤ paragrapΦ s∩ tha⌠ thσ righ⌠ ì
- margin is back to 65? (9) Try it.
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- I≤ therσ an∙ reasoε wh∙ yo⌡ coulΣ no⌠ changσ botΦ thσ lef⌠ ì
- anΣ righ⌠ margins? (10⌐ Tr∙ settinτ thσ lef⌠ margiε a⌠ 1░ anΣ thσ ì
- righ⌠ margiε a⌠ 5░ anΣ theε reforma⌠ thi≤ paragraph«
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- Wha⌠ happen≤ iµ yo⌡ makσ thσ righ⌠ margiε wider┐ Tr∙ ì
- settinτ thσ righ⌠ margiε a⌠ 90« Wha⌠ happeneΣ t∩ thσ rule≥ a⌠ ì
- thσ top? (11⌐ Tr∙ reformattinτ thi≤ paragraph¼ anΣ seσ wha⌠ ì
- happens« Caε yo⌡ finΣ thσ "missingó text┐ (12)
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- Jus⌠ fo≥ thσ fuε oµ it¼ caε yo⌡ experimen⌠ t∩ finΣ ou⌠ wha⌠ ì
- the largest allowable margin is? Will 500 work? Will 100? (13)
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- CENTERING LINES
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- Let'≤ looδ a⌠ onσ las⌠ hanΣ refromattinτ featurσ -- linσ ì
- centering« A≤ yo⌡ ma∙ guess¼ linσ centerinτ i≤ hand∙ fo≥ title≤ ì
- like the one at the very beginning of this document.
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- I⌠ i≤ ver∙ simplσ t∩ cente≥ ß line« Yo⌡ jus⌠ movσ thσ ì
- curso≥ t∩ an∙ poin⌠ oε thσ line¼ anΣ hi⌠ Ctrl-o-c« That'≤ al∞ ì
- therσ i≤ t∩ it« Tr∙ centerinτ thσ followinτ line:
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- PLEASE PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE
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- Simple¼ wasn'⌠ it┐ Iµ yo⌡ changσ you≥ minΣ afte≥ centerinτ ì
- ß line¼ yo⌡ caε movσ i⌠ bacδ severa∞ ways« How┐ (14⌐ Tr∙ movinτ ì
- thσ linσ yo⌡ jus⌠ centereΣ bacδ t∩ thσ lef⌠ margin.
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- RECAPPING
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- Wheneve≥ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ changσ thσ appearancσ o≥ sizσ oµ ß pagσ ì
- withou⌠ changinτ thσ word≤ oε it¼ yo⌡ usσ reformattinτ command≤ ì
- (a≤ opposeΣ t∩ insertioε anΣ deletion)« ╔ ofteε writσ draft≤ ì
- singlσ spaced¼ theε prin⌠ thσ fina∞ cop∙ doublσ spaced« ì
- Indentinτ b∙ temporaril∙ changinτ thσ margiε i≤ als∩ ver∙ handy¼ ì
- a≤ yo⌡ seσ iε thσ followinτ lis⌠ oµ thσ command≤ wσ havσ covereΣ ì
- iε thi≤ exercise:
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- Ctrl-b
- ááááááááááCtrl-o-s
- ááááááááááCtrl-o-j
- ááááááááááCtrl-o-l (or FN3)
- ááááááááááCtrl-o-r (or FN4)
- ááááááááááCtrl-o-c