Instruction Manual

Tabs Dialog!
Instead of dragging a tab from the style ribbon into the ruler area, you can create, change, and remove tabs using the
Tabs dialog. The Tabs dialog is useful when creating or changing a tab via the mouse is cumbersome, such as, adjusting
the position of a tab that’s close to other tabs, remov-
ing a tab without having to scroll, or removing all tabs.!
To create a new tab using the Tabs dialog:!
1 Select the paragraph(s) for which you want to cre-
ate a tab stop.!
2 Select Format>Tabs...!
The Tabs dialog appears.!
3 Click the New Tab radio button.!
4 In the Position field, enter the ruler location where
you want to insert the new tab.!
5 Optionally, enter a tab leader character in the
Leader field.!
" A tab leader is a single character that repeats itself between the location where you typed a Tab and the tab itself."
6 Choose a tab alignment: right, left, center, or decimal.!
7 Click the Insert button. The new tab is added to the list of current tab stops.!
Create additional tabs by repeating steps 4 through 7"
9 Press OK to insert the new tabs in your document. Press Cancel to return to the document without inserting new tabs.$
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