Before we get started, be certain you already know how to Show/Hide Invisible Characters in Word and how to Turn On the Ruler in Word.įor definition purposes today, you’ll note that I am using the word Tab in a lot of different ways. The best examples in the business world are restaurant menus.Įvery time you look at a menu that has an item listed on one side, followed by a series of dots or dashes and then the price on the opposite side of the page, you are looking at Tab Stops and Tab Leaders at work.

To delete tab stops from the list, select a tab stop and press the Remove or Remove All button.You may not know it, but you see Tab Stops and Tab Leaders at work all of the time. Select the necessary tab position in the list, choose the leader type from the drop-down list and press the Specify button. A leader is a line of characters (dots or hyphens) that fills the space between tabs. Leader - allows choosing a character to create a leader for each tab positions.Select the necessary tab position in the list, choose the Left, Center or Right option from the drop-down list and press the Specify button.

Alignment - is used to set the necessary alignment type for each of the tab positions in the list above.

If you've previously added some tab stops using the ruler, all these tab positions will also be displayed in the list. Your custom tab position will be added to the list in the field below. Enter the required value in this box, adjust it more precisely by using the arrow buttons and press the Specify button.

Tab Position is used to set custom tab stops.You can decrease or increase this value by using the arrow buttons or entering the required value in the box. Click the right mouse button, select the Paragraph Advanced Settings option in the menu or use the Show advanced settings link on the right sidebar, and switch to the Tabs tab in the opened Paragraph - Advanced Settings window. You can also use the paragraph properties window to adjust tab stops.

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