The TS (text split) line command splits a line into two lines. The cursor shows where the line is to be split. The editor moves the characters to the right of the cursor or to a new line following the original line and aligns the new line with the left side of the paragraph. The left side of a paragraph is determined by looking for a pattern in the lines preceding or succeeding a paragraph.

If the line being split is the first line in a paragraph, the new line is aligned with the rest of the lines in the paragraph. If there are no other lines in the paragraph, the portion of the line to the right of the cursor aligns itself with the first portion of the line.

One or more blank lines are inserted after the line being split, depending on what you specify when you enter the TS command. Note that the TSPLIT macro command inserts only one blank line.

To rejoin lines, use the TF (text flow) line command. See Formatting paragraphs for more information.