A person actually "sees" or "reads" words when their eyes stop moving. These pauses, called fixations, are brief almost imperceivable, or at least they should be. The eye should move back and forth over the text pausing several times per line in the average text page. The line length and the glare on a computer screen can make these fixations less comfortable. Text in columns or shorter rows is easier to break into segments to "see" or "read."

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