Chapter 12

Tab Formatting

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Revealing tab stops and characters

Bullet Viewing the ruler

Bullet Working in the Tabs dialog box

Bullet Setting left tab stops

Bullet Using right, center, and decimal tabs

Bullet Decorating with the bar tab

Bullet Setting leader tabs

Bullet Removing tabs and tab stops

On my ancient Underwood typewriter, the Tab key is located on the right side of the keyboard. It’s named Tabular Key. On other old typewriters, I've seen it named Tabulator. The root of these words is the same as the root of table, which is the Latin word tabula, meaning “list.”

In Word, tabs are used to make lists or indent text. This concept sounds simple, but for some reason, tabs remain one of the most complex formatting ...

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