Paragraph Formatting

The following statements specify paragraph formatting properties.

Statement Meaning

\box Boxed paragraph.
\brdrb Bottom border.
\brdrbar Ouside border.
\brdrbtw Border between paragraphs. Not supported.
\brdrdb Double border.
\brdrdot Dotted border.
\brdrhair Hairline border. Not supported.
\brdrl Left border.
\brdrr Right border.
\brdrs Single-thickness border.
\brdrsh Shadow border.
\brdrt Top border.
\brdrth Thick border.
\brspn Space between border and object. Not supported.
\fin First-line indent. (0)
\intbl Table paragraph.
\keep Nonwrapping text. OVERLOADED
\keepn Nonscrolling region. OVERLOADED
\lin Left indent. (0)
\noline No line numbering. Not supported.
\pagebb Page break before. Not supported.
\pard Default paragraph properties.
\qc Centered.
\qj Justified.
\ql Left-aligned (default).
\qr Right-aligned.
\rin Right indent. (0)
\san Space after. (0)
\sbn Space before. (0)
\sbys Side-by-side paragraphs. Not supported in Help 3.1. Supported in Help 3.0.
\sln Line spacing or leading.
\sn Style. Not supported.
\tbn Bar tab.
\tldot Leader dots. Not supported.
\tlhyph Leader hyphens. Not supported.
\tlth Leader thick line. Not supported.
\tlul Leader underscore. Not supported.
\tqc Centered tab.
\tqdec Decimal-aligned tab. Not supported.
\tqr Flush-right tab.
\txn Custom tab position.