Brother International PT2400 Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 59

Tab Function, Jklmnopqrst U, Abc Def Ghi

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TAB FUNCTION This function allows you to separate sections of a line of text by adding tabs. This enables you to create perfectly aligned columns without having to type in several spaces. All tabs have the same length and are measured from either the beginning of the line or the previous tab if there is more than one. The tab length can be set between 0.0 and 11.8 inches (0.0 and 30.0 centimeters).  The text can contain no more than 50 tabs. If 50 tabs have already been added to the Tab text when Q is pressed, the error message "TAB LIMIT!" appears. To set the tab length: Tab Length 1 Hold down Code and press W once. The current tab length is displayed. 2 Press Home or until the desired length is displayed or use the number keys to type in End the length.  To switch the unit of measurement between inches and centimeters, press M ñ until the measurement is displayed in the desired unit. Feed&Cut The default setting (2" (5.0 cm)) can be selected by pressing Space . New Block 3 Press . To add a tab: Tab q Hold down Code and press Q once. The tab mark ( ) appears in the text to indi- cate the position of the tab.  If the text in front of a tab extends past the point where the next section of text should start, the text will instead start at the following tab position. For example, if the tab length is set to 2.0 inches (5.0 cm) and the following text is typed in: 1: A B C D E F G H I 2: J K L M N O P Q R S T U 55

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TAB FUNCTION
This function allows you to separate sections of a line of text by adding tabs. This enables you
to create perfectly aligned columns without having to type in several spaces. All tabs have the
same length and are measured from either the beginning of the line or the previous tab if there
is more than one. The tab length can be set between 0.0 and 11.8 inches (0.0 and 30.0 centi-
meters).
The text can contain no more than 50 tabs. If 50 tabs have already been added to the
text when
is pressed, the error message “TAB LIMIT!” appears.
To set the tab length:
1
Hold down
and press
once. The current tab length is displayed.
2
Press
or
until the desired length is displayed or use the number keys to type in
the length.
To switch the unit of measurement between inches and centimeters, press
until the measurement is displayed in the desired unit.
The default setting (2” (5.0 cm)) can be selected by pressing
.
3
Press
.
To add a tab:
●
Hold down
and press
once. The tab mark (
) appears in the text to indi-
cate the position of the tab.
If the text in front of a tab extends past the point where the next section of text
should start, the text will instead start at the following tab position.
For example, if the tab length is set to 2.0 inches (5.0 cm) and the following text is
typed in:
Tab
Q
Tab
Q
Code
Code
Tab Length
W
Tab Length
W
Home
End
ñ
M
ñ
M
Space
Feed&Cut
Space
New Block
Code
Code
Tab
Q
Tab
Q
2:
JKLMNOPQRST U
1:
ABC DEF GHI