Panasonic KX-E2000 - Decimal Tabulation; Using Decimal Tabulation

Decimal
Tabulation
RETURN
J
DEC
TAB
The
DEC
TAB key advances the printer to
the
next tab position
and aligns
alpha or
numeric
characters
to the left of that
tab
position.
It
aligns
a
period (decimal
point)
or
comma on
the
tab
stop
and
places
the
characters following the period or comma
to
the
right
of
the
tab
position.
Because DEC
TAB
aligns
all
characters before
a period
or
a
comma to the
left
of
the tab
position,
it is
ideal for whole
numbers or characters that
require
a flush
right
appearance.
For
statistical typing, DEC TAB
simplifies
the tedious
task
of
manually
aligning a column
of
numbers.
For
statistical
typing
in foreign
countries,
numbers are aligned
at
the
comma position
instead
of
the decimal
point. If
this
is
required,
you may change the
alignment character
by accessing
the
default
settings
menu (see
page 37).
Using Decimal Tabulation
1
Set
tab stops
Remember, set
the tab
stop
in
the
position
you
want
the
decimal
point to
appear.
2
Press
RETURN
This will
bring
the
printer
back to the Left Margin.
3 Press DEC TAB
4
Type the
numbers,
decimal
point,
or text to
be aligned
The
printer backtraces
once
for
every character
entered before
the
decimal
point.
DEC
TAB
5 Press DEC
TAB
to
advance
to the next tab
stop
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