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Title: Introduction to format: the software tools test formatting program

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6126615

Format is the name of the Software Tools formatter. It allows you to format text according to instructions that you place within the text. The text and instructions for each document you wish to create are kept in files. Each instruction, called a request line, makes changes in the way your document is laid out. For example, you can change the margins within your document to visually set off lists of items or topics. You can also bold face or underline words or sentences to highlight them. Throughout this manual are examples of how to use the Format request lines along with illustrations of the effects request lines have on an example letter. The request lines begin with a period in the first column on the screen. Each request line performs a specific function and is placed on the line immediately in front of the test to be formatted. Output lines are automatically filled; that is, their right margins are justified, without regard to the format of the input test lines.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6126615
Report Number(s):
LBL-PUB-3035; ON: DE85007612
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English