Microsoft KB Archive/61830

Works: Simulating a Margin Release in the Word Processor

PSS ID Number: Q61830 Article last modified on 10-16-1998

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Microsoft Works does not provide an option to create a left margin release. By product design, it is assumed that you will enter margin settings that allow sufficient print area width to accommodate the widest physical line of text in your document. You can then use paragraph indents to set other lines of text farther in from the margin.

An alternative method available for some printers is to simulate a margin release. This is accomplished by embedding your printer’s codes for backspacing. The following example uses printer codes for an Epson FX-85 printer:

  On any line where a margin release is desired, place one asterisk at the beginning of the line for each space of additional left margin desired. For example, for a margin release of five spaces, your insertion will be similar to the following: This is text that will be used to test the margin release *****option in Works 2.00.   Place the cursor on the leftmost * (asterisk).   Choose Select Replace (ALT, S, R).   In the “Search for:” field, enter an * (asterisk).   In the “Replace with:” field, enter ^08.   Press ENTER to replace each of the five asterisks.   Press the ESC key if Works asks to replace a sixth asterisk, or press ENTER if Works says “No more occurrences.” 

When you print your document, this line will extend five spaces into the left margin area.

Note: This example is only for an Epson FX-85. Other printers have different escape sequences for a backspace or may not have a backspace at all (for example, HP Series II, or PostScript printers). Check your printer manual for appropriate printer codes for a backspace.

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