- Tabs: Tabs are primarily used to provide structed spacing across the page in Word documents. It is ideal where you have a list of information like a price list or a database of names. Tab is a "non-printing" character (similar to space) that doesn't print, but it makes your text cursor line up at a given marker, that you can see in the ruler.
- You should have a solid understanding about paragraph formatting before you attempt this module.
- You will learn: There are default tab markers in the ruler (usually set at every 1/2 inch) and how to use the tab key to make text line up. You'll learn about the difficulties that people have understanding the tab character and how to delete tabs to fix most common problems.
- Just like the good 'ole manual typewriter, you can actually set tabs where you want them so that you don't have to continuously press the tab key to make text line up. It also gives you much more control for when you want to change how the text lines up.
- You'll learn about the many different type of tabs that you can set and when to use them (for example, you can make a column of dollar figures line up to the decimal point). You'll learn how to use the menu bar option to set and change tabs using the tabs 'dialogue box'. This is a great tool if you get stuck and simply want to remove all 'set' tabs.