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%%  A DANTE-Edition example
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%%  Example 02-28-2 on page 108.
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{225.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\usepackage{tabto}

\begin{document}
A\tabto*{3cm}jump to 3\,cm.\\
\makebox[3cm][r]{$\rightarrow$}\\
A long text at the beginning
\tabto*{3cm}jump to 3\,cm.%
\tabto*{1cm}1\,cm\\
\makebox[1cm][r]{$\rightarrow$}%
\makebox[2cm][r]{$\rightarrow$}
\end{document}
