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EVE CONVERT_TABS — VMS 5.5

 CONVERT TABS

 Replaces tab characters with the appropriate number of spaces in a range,
 box, or buffer.

 This is useful if your text will be printed or displayed on devices with
 tab stops different from your settings in EVE, but you want tables, lists,
 and other tab-aligned text to appear the same as in editing.

 Steps:

    1.  Optionally, select or find the text where you want
        to convert tabs (see help on Ranges And Boxes).

    2.  Use CONVERT TABS.

 Usage notes:

 o  Box editing operations (such as cutting or copying a box) convert tabs
    in the box to spaces to keep the column alignment of the text.  In some
    cases, EVE converts tabs to the right of the box as well.

 o  If you used SET BOX SELECT, then CONVERT TABS uses the start and end of
    a found range as diagonally opposite corners of a box.

 o  If you do not select or find text, CONVERT TABS works on the entire
    current buffer.  Also, if the cursor is on a tab character, CONVERT
    TABS moves the cursor to the right.  Otherwise, it does not move the
    cursor.

 Related topics:

    Ranges And Boxes    BOX SELECT     FIND             SELECT
    SET TABS            TAB            WILDCARD FIND

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