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For the FX-100 this is: 135 in Pica, 162 in Elite, and 232 in Compressed. Don't forget that resetting the margins automatically returns the tabs to their default settings. Set margins before tabs. Tabs are set in the currently active pitch, and subsequent changes in pitch do not affect the tab positions. Here's proof. Add these lines to your current program: 60 LPRINT CHR$(l5); 70 LPRINT H$;H$;"TWO MORE";H$;"THE END" and RUN it. Figure 9-9. Absolute horizontal tabs Figure 9-9 shows two more factors of tabbing. First, it demonstrates the way to skip a tab. Since in line 70 you specified a tab stop (H$) with no text string, the printer moved to the second stop. Second, this figure shows that the tabs are set absolutely. Although you changed the pitch to Compressed in line 60, which changed the width of characters and spaces, the width of the tab did not change. You will need to keep both these factors in mind as you use tabs. Vertical tab usage You use vertical tabs much as you do horizontal ones. With the vertical tab code, CHR$(ll), you move from tab to tab. You can use 122