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|                                    quad                                     |
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Abbreviation:  ã|noneã%
 
Parameters:    ã|noneã%
 
    ã|Description:ã%
A printer's quad of  space used to be a blank square  of type, 1 em high and
1 em wide,  equivalent in size to a  capital "M." A TEXT1 quad  is a unit of
horizontal space.   It is one em space in the current  type size.  The \quad
markup can be used in text, "as is," and math mode.
 
    ã|Example:ã%
Consider the input for this table:
 
\tat{Surface Land Temperature (degrees C)\lbr
Changes after Nuclear Exchanges}
\vs{6pt}
 
\settabs\+\quad&number\quad&number\quad
\+&number\quad&number\quad&number&\cr
\+&1000&-22&8&7&13\cr
\+&3000&9&6&8&10\cr
 
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|                                                                             |
|                                  Table 1                                    |
|                   Surface Land Temperature (degrees C)                      |
|                      Changes after Nuclear Exchanges                        |
|                                                                             |
|  1000   -22    8      7      13                                             |
|  3000   9      6      8      10                                             |
|                                                                             |
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    ã|Notes:ã%
\quad=\horizontalspace{1em}.   In \twelvept, \quad  approximately 12 points;
in \tenpt, \quad approximately 10 points.