Choosing Spacing Options

In Horizon, MARC records display their components in a certain order and in columns. This can make them easier to work with. For some of these components, you can use the options on the Spacing tab to change how much room is allocated, how far apart the components display in the record, and how many columns Horizon uses to display the information. (For example, if your labels are long, you can give them more space so that Horizon has room to display them completely.)

Some spacing options affect the display of information that you see only in certain views. (For more information about views, see Changing the Default View.)

Here are the spacing changes that you can make in Customize Editor:

You can change this spacing

For these elements

Label width

Tag/Subfield/Indicator labels

Note: Changing this value affects the label widths for all three label types.

Fixed-field elements

Column width

Fixed-field elements

Number of columns

Fixed-field elements

Space between components

Fixed-field elements

Tag to indicators

Indicator to indicator

Indicator to subfield

Subfield code to subfield data

To choose spacing options

1 In the Customize Editor, click the Spacing tab. (For instructions, see Opening the Customize Editor.)

Horizon displays the Spacing tab of the Customize Editor:

2 Do one or more of these options:

Field

Action

Tag/Sub/Ind Label

Enter the number of characters that you want to use to display labels for tags, indicators, and subfields that identify components in the Labeled and Labeled Vertical views.

If the label is longer than the spacing that you choose, Horizon truncates the label.

Label Width

Enter the number of characters that you want to use to display the fixed‑field labels in the Expanded view.

If the label is longer than the spacing that you choose, Horizon truncates the label.

Columns

Enter the number of columns that you want to use to display the fixed fields in the Expanded view.

Column Spacing

Enter the number of spaces that you want between fixed field columns.

Spacing is measured from the longest string of text in the first column to the beginning of the label in the next column of the Expanded view.

Tag to Indicators

Enter the number of spaces that you want between the tag names and first indicators.

Indicator to Indicator

Enter the number of spaces that you want between indicators.

Indicator to Subfield

Enter the number of spaces that you want between an indicator and the first subfield.

Subfield Code to Data

Enter the number of spaces that you want between a subfield code and its data.

3 Click OK to save your changes.

 


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