Setting Tabs

PowerPoint includes default tab stops at every inch; when you press the Tab key, the text moves to the next tab stop. You can control the location of the tab stops using the ruler. When you set a tab, tab markers appear on the ruler. Tabs apply to an entire paragraph, not a single line within that paragraph. You can also clear a tab by removing it from the ruler.

Set a Tab

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Click the paragraph or select the paragraphs whose tabs you want to modify. You can also select a text object to change the tabs for all paragraphs in that object.

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If necessary, click the View menu, and then click Ruler to display the ruler.

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Click the Tab button at the left of the horizontal ruler until you see the type of tab you want.

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Click the ruler where you want to set the tab.

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Tab Button Alignments

Tab Button

Aligns Text with

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Left edge of text

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Center of text

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Right edge of text

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Decimal points in text

Change the Distance Between Default Tab Stops

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Select the text object in which you want to change the default tab stops.

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If necessary, click the View menu, and then click Ruler to display the ruler.

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Drag any default tab stop marker to a new position.

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Clear a Tab

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Drag the tab marker off the ruler.

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Did You Know?

You must use caution when you change a default tab . When you drag a default tab marker to a new location, the spaces between all the tab markers change proportionally.



Show Me Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Show Me Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (Show Me Series)
ISBN: 078973009X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 271

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