User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
Positioning tabs
You can add tabs as well as adjust margins and indents in the document ruler while a text object is
selected or you are in text edit mode. To indicate a selected a text object or text edit mode, the ruler
turns light blue. Margin icons and preset tabs appear as well.
The document ruler shows tab positions for one selected object. You cannot set tabs for
multiple selected text objects.
A new text object has tab stops at half-inch intervals beginning at the left border of the text object.
You can move the insertion point to each of these tab positions by pressing the Tab key. In addition,
you can edit a default tab by double-clicking it on the ruler.
When a text object is selected and the rulers are displayed, you can see the margins and tabs. The
area within the margins turns a light blue.
Tabs can be moved within the ruler. Place the cursor on the tab. The cursor changes to , which
indicates that you can move the tab in either direction.
To set tabs:
Setting a tab moves the default tab stops to the right.
To reposition a set tab:
Drag the tab marker to a new position.
You have two ways to set a tab position:
Select a tab definition from the Tab menu in the Properties bar and click in the ruler. A new
tab applies to selected text objects, the current paragraph, or all highlighted paragraphs.
Select a tab definition from the Tab menu in the Properties bar and click in the ruler. A new
tab applies to selected text objects, the current paragraph, or all highlighted paragraphs.
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