Advance
Moves the starting point of text to the left or right, up or down, or to a specific location on the page.
Note
Microsoft recommends that you avoid using the ADVANCE field, and instead use text adjustment commands available in these three dialog boxes on the Format menu: Font, Paragraph, and Tabs.
Syntax
{ ADVANCE [switches] }
Switches
Switch | What It Does |
---|---|
\d | Moves text down (specify number of points). |
\l | Moves text to the left, even if it results in overlapping text (specify number of points). |
\r | Moves text to the right (specify number of points). |
\u | Moves text up (specify number of points). |
\x | Moves text to a specific horizontal location relative to a column or a frame (specify number of points). |
\y | Moves the entire line to a specific vertical ... |
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