Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR

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Last updated 11/8/2011

Note: When you use the tab ruler, you cannot set tab stops in increments smaller than 1. However, if you specify a position

in the X or Y box, you can set stops at intervals as small as 0.01 point.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add additional tab stops.

Note: For information on setting indents using the Tabs panel, see “Indent text” on page 340.

Repeat tabs

The Repeat Tab command creates multiple tabs based on the distance between the tab and the left indent or the

previous tab stop.

1 Click an insertion point in the paragraph.

2 In the Tabs panel, select a tab stop on the ruler.

3 Choose Repeat Tab from the panel menu.

Repeated tabs

A. Tab-alignment buttons B. Tab stop on the ruler C. Panel menu

Move tabs

1 In the Tabs panel, select a tab stop on the ruler.

2 Do one of the following:

• Type a new location in the X box (for horizontal text) or Y box (for vertical text), and press Enter or Return.

• Drag the tab to a new location.

• To move all tab stops simultaneously, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) a tab.

As you move a tab stop, a visual guide appears in the selected text.

Remove tabs

❖ Do one of the following:

• Drag the tab off the tab ruler.

• Select the tab, and choose Delete Tab from the panel menu.

• To return to the default tab stops, choose Clear All from the panel menu.

Specify characters for decimal tabs

You use decimal tabs to align text with a character you specify, such as a period or a dollar sign.

1 In the Tabs panel, create or select a decimal tab on the tab ruler.

2 In the Align On box, type the character to which you want to align. You can type or paste any character. Make sure

that the paragraphs you’re aligning contain that character.