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| When you
press the TAB key, the insertion point moves to the next tab stop
position and the space is filled with a tab character. By default,
tab stops are set at 0.5-inch intervals from the left margin.
You can set and change the alignment of tab stops in selected
paragraphs. When you set a new tab stop, Word clears any default
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| Understanding
tabs |
- Decide
which tab you would like to insert.
- There
are 2 components of tabs. A tab is inserted into text by pressing
the TAB key. Secondly, a tab stop must be set, using either
the Ruler or Menu. If there are no tabs set, the cursor will
move to the next default tab setting (set at 1/2 inch intervals).
Leaders (... between text) can also be set using the Tabs
menu.
Although the tab character is always inserted when you press
TAB, it can only be viewed when the Show Paragraph command
from the Toolbar is turned on. Word has four types of tab
stops that can be used to format information more effectively:
The diagram below illustrates these tab styles.
 - To
insert a tab in your text, click in the text where you wish
to insert the tab, press the TAB key.
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| Setting
tab stops and tab leaders using the Tabs menu |
- Select
the paragraph(s) that you wish to format with tabs.
- From
the Format Menu, choose Tabs. This will open the Tabs dialog
box.
- At Tab
Stop Position:, type the position at which you want to set
the tab.
- At Alignment,
click the alignment option.
- At Leader,
click type of leader character, if desired.
- Leaders
are the dashed, dotted, or solid lines that follow the
tab. They are used to add visual clarity to text.
- Click
Set.
- Click
OK to close the Tabs dialog box. You should see the tab stop
in the Ruler.
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| Clearing
tab stops using the Tabs menu |
- Select
paragraph you wish to format.
- From
the Format menu, choose Tabs.
- To Clear
a stop, click on the Tab stop that you wish to clear and click
the Clear button. New stops can
- Click
OK.
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| Setting
tab stops using the Horizontal Ruler |
- If the
Ruler is not visible in the document window, from the View
menu, choose Ruler.
- Select
the paragraphs you wish to set stops.
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Click
the desired tab style from the Tab Alignment
button on the Ruler. It will switch between tab styles with
each click.
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On
the ruler, place your pointer where you wish to have a tab
stop and click. It will leave a tab in that spot. You will
also see a vertical dotted line for visual use down your
page.
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| Deleting
and moving tab stops using the Horizontal Ruler |
- To move
a tab, click on tab mark and drag to desired spot on ruler.
- To delete
a tab, click on tab and drag off the horizontal ruler.
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