TGAL Manual

CENTER Command
TGAL Commands
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Examples
These examples show several ways to indicate the lines to be centered.
1. This example shows using the CENTER command to center a specified number of
lines:
\CENTER 4
PROGRESS REPORT
\OV 2
The development of Product Nine
Nine
Nine
The CENTER command above includes the two lines needed for overprinting and
produces:
PROGRESS REPORT
The Development of Product Nine
2. This example shows using the CENTER command to center all lines until the next
trigger character and to center just one line.
\CENTER \
PROGRESS REPORT
The Development of Product Nine
\SPACE 2;CENTER
Preliminary
The first CENTER command is equivalent to CENTER 2. The next trigger
character is a new command line, although the trigger character also can stand
alone. The second CENTER command has no options and centers only the next
line.
PROGRESS REPORT
The Development of Product Nine
Preliminary
3. You can use the CENTER command to center a block of text. All lines from the
command until the next blank line or the next trigger character are centered. This
example shows how to center each line within the block separately:
The address is:
\CENTER b
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