Setting Paragraph Tabs

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In your document, tabs set how text or numerical data aligns in relation to the document margins. A tab stop is a predefined stopping point along the document's typing line. Default tab stops are set every half-inch, but you can set multiple tabs per paragraph at any location. Choose from four text tab stops: left, right, center, and decimal (for numerical data). The bar tab inserts a vertical bar at the tab stop. You can use the Tab button on the horizontal ruler to switch between the available tabs.

Create and Clear a Tab Stop

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Select one or more paragraphs in which you want to set a tab stop.

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Click the Tab button on the horizontal ruler until it shows the type of tab stop you want.

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Click the ruler where you want to set the tab stop.

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To display a numerical measurement in the ruler where the tab is placed, press and hold Alt as you drag.

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To clear a tab stop, drag it off the ruler.

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Did You Know?

You can display tab characters . If you don't see a tab character, that looks like an arrow when you press Tab, click the Show/Hide button on the Standard toolbar.

Tab Stops

Tab Stop

Purpose

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Aligns text to the left of the tab stop

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Aligns text to the right of the tab stop

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Centers text on the tab stop

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Aligns numbers on the decimal point

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Inserts a vertical bar at the tab stop



Show Me. Microsoft Office 2003
Show Me Microsoft Office 2003
ISBN: 0789730073
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 418

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