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- One of the most troublesome areas in typing is that of
- learning to plan the horizontal placement of tables. Table
- entry with a word processor, however, is considered to be a
- rather simple process. First, determine the longest or key
- line in each column. The second step is to decide how many
- spaces will be placed between columns, six spaces being the
- most commonly used number. Now from the left margin key in
- the longest line in each column, separating each entry with
- the proper number of between column spaces. After this has
- been completed, center the line with the centering command.
- At this point you are ready to set the left margin and
- the tab stops. The left margin is set by moving the cursor
- to the beginning of the first column and executing the left
- margin command. Do not set any tabs until the existing tab
- stops are cleared. Once the tabs have been cleared you may
- then move your cursor to the beginning of the second column
- and there execute a tab set command. A similar process for
- all subsequent columns is implemented to complete the table
- organization. Once the correct margin and tab stops are in
- place, the entered guide copy is to be immediately deleted.
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