PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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PRINT OFFSET Options
The OFFSET options let you shift the entire printed portion of a page to
the right on odd-numbered pages and to the left on even-numbered
pages, thus allowing space for binding or hole-punching.
You can create this type of space for an odd-numbered page, for
example, by defining a narrow left margin and a wide right margin,
then by using PRINT OFFSET commands, which TFORM applies to a
page after all other formatting has been done. TFORM uses PRINT
OFFSET commands to shift the entire printed portion to the left or
right; this shift creates, in effect, a movable “logical left edge.” TFORM
then uses this adjusted left edge as the left margin rather than the
original left margin of the page. (Horizontal tab stops, described under
“SET,” are also based on this adjustable left edge).
PRINT OFFSET with no options at all resets everything to the default,
PRINT OFFSET 0 (print all pages with no offset).
PRINT OFFSET FIRST
This command tells TFORM to offset only page 1 of the document.
PRINT OFFSET ODD
This command tells TFORM to offset the ODD pages 3, 5, 7, and so
on. If you want ODD to include page 1, use the keyword ALL
PRINT OFFSET ALL ODD.
PRINT OFFSET EVEN
This command refers to pages 2, 4, and so on, and tells TFORM to
offset all EVEN pages.
PRINT OFFSET num
This command sets the print offset for the specified or implied
scope of pages to num units. If you don’t specify a num , TFORM
uses zero (the default offset), which resets any previously specified
offset.
You can specify any units that TFORM recognizes; if you don’t
specify units , TFORM uses INCHES.