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create a custom fill character by entering it in the corresponding box.
Common use of a fill character is adding dots between a heading and a
page number in a table of contents or underscore character when
creating a form to fill in.
Creating a new tab stop, therefore, is just a matter of deciding its
position relative to the left margin, the type, the fill character and
clicking the New button. The tab stop will be entered in the Position
list on the left hand side. Unfortunately, the only way to modify the
position of a tab stop is to create a new one in the desired position and
delete the old one using the buttons on the right-hand side of the page.
Figure 231: Specifying tab stops for a paragraph style
Note that it is not possible to define tabulations that exceed the page
margin. In the rare cases where it may be needed, use a borderless
table instead.
Using the Outline & Numbering page
Use the Outline & Numbering page if you want to number the
paragraph, for example if this style is used for a heading or list item.
Beginning with OpenOffice.org 3.1, you can assign an outline level to
any paragraph style. This feature enables you to create a table of
contents that includes those headings along with the headings using
styles listed in Tools > Outline Numbering. For example, you might
use a different sequence of styles for annexes (appendixes), but you
want the annex headings and subheadings to appear in the TOC at the
same levels as the chapter headings and subheadings.
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