{"id":163,"date":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/chapter\/tab-stops\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","slug":"tab-stops","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/chapter\/tab-stops\/","title":{"raw":"Tab Stops","rendered":"Tab Stops"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Set tab stops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\nYou may recall from <a href=\"..\/chapter\/alignment-justification-indentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alignment, Justification, and Indentation<\/a>&nbsp;that hitting the Tab key indents a paragraph. Each hit of the Tab key inserted a <strong>tab space<\/strong>. By default, a tab space stretches to fit the next&nbsp;1\/2 inch interval on the page. Tab stops control the width of a tab space so that it can be greater or less than 1\/2 an inch.\n\nBy changing the width of tab spaces, you can align text with tab stops rather than the edge of a column, page, or margin. This can be&nbsp;useful for aligning text different ways in the same line.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_736\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183052\/tabstops2.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-736\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183052\/tabstops2.png\" alt=\"The top half of a Microsoft Word document is displayed with text. The point of this image is to show there are no tab stops.\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\"><\/a> Without tab stops[\/caption]<\/td>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_737\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183133\/tabstops1.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183133\/tabstops1.png\" alt=\"The top half of a Microsoft Word document is displayed with text. The point of this image is to show there are tab stops.\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\"><\/a> With tab stops[\/caption]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThere are several kinds of tab stops, but the ones we will focus on in this course are the left tab, the center tab, and the right tab.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_732\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"100\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180337\/lefttab.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180337\/lefttab.png\" alt=\"A black L shaped figure representing left tab.\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/a> Left tab[\/caption]<\/td>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_735\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"127\"]<img class=\"wp-image-735\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180534\/centtertab.png\" alt=\"An upside down T shaped figure representing center tab.\" width=\"127\" height=\"100\"> Center tab[\/caption]<\/td>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_734\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"100\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\" alt=\"A backwards black L shaped figure representing right tab.\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/a> Right tab[\/caption]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aligns text left along the tab stop line<\/td>\n<td>Aligns text centrally to the tab stop line<\/td>\n<td>Aligns text right along the tab stop line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184723\/tabstops-leftex.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184723\/tabstops-leftex.png\" alt=\"4 lines of text with left tab on.\" width=\"305\" height=\"260\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184744\/tabstops-centerex.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184744\/tabstops-centerex.png\" alt=\"4 lines of text with center tab on.\" width=\"305\" height=\"260\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184807\/tabstops-rightex.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-740 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184807\/tabstops-rightex.png\" alt=\"4 lines of text with right tab on.\" width=\"306\" height=\"260\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThere are two main methods for setting tab stops: the ruler and the tab dialog box.\n<h2>Tab Stops Using the Ruler<\/h2>\nFirst, make the ruler visible (if it isn't visible already). Go to View&gt;Show and check the Ruler box.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003241\/tabstops-ruler-ribbon.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003241\/tabstops-ruler-ribbon.png\" alt=\"A green arrow is pointing towards the show button on the view tab of the ribbon. In the dropdown menu of show a green box has been displayed highlighting the ruler tool.\" width=\"800\" height=\"246\"><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003220\/tabstops-ruler.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003220\/tabstops-ruler.png\" alt=\"After selecting the ruler from the view tab you are now able to control how the page is laid out. Two green boxes surround the vertical adjust and the horizontal adjust options. The rulers display the width of the page in inches. The shaded-in gray spaces on the ruler represent the margins. This screenshot shows margins of one inch.\" width=\"805\" height=\"560\"><\/a>\n\nThe rulers display the width of the page in inches. The shaded-in gray spaces on the ruler represent the margins. This screenshot shows margins of one inch.\n\nTo add a tab stop, select&nbsp;the paragraph or paragraphs the tab stop will be added to.&nbsp;Select the type of tab stop by clicking the tab selector icon in the top-left corner until it shows the appropriate icon (<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180337\/lefttab.png\" alt=\"A black L shaped figure representing left tab.\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\">, <img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180534\/centtertab.png\" alt=\"An upside down T shaped figure representing center tab.\" width=\"18\" height=\"14\">,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\" alt=\"A backwards black L shaped figure representing right tab.\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\"><\/a>). The tab selector button is located at the top of the vertical ruler and to the left of the horizontal ruler.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_741\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"209\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12200716\/tabstops-tabselector.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12200716\/tabstops-tabselector.png\" alt=\"A green arrow pointing towards the left tab option on the ribbon.\" width=\"209\" height=\"193\"><\/a> Right now the Left Tab is selected. Clicking the icon will switch to a different Tab type.[\/caption]\n\n(Note: there are more tab options, such as decimal tab, bar tab, first-line indent, and hanging indent. Feel free to experiment with these later.)\n\nOnce the type of tab stop you want is selected, click anywhere along the horizontal ruler to place the tab stop.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12201547\/tabstops-rulerplacement.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12201547\/tabstops-rulerplacement.png\" alt=\"A word document with text on it. A green arrow is pointing to the direction of where the right tab option is in the ribbon menu.\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\"><\/a>\n\nThe tab stop is represented by the icon in the ruler. In the screenshot above, the right tab is marked with a green circle. Notice that the lines below are right-aligned with the tab stop, with the exception of the last line. The last line is not aligned because the line is too long for the text to fit with the right-align.\n\nTo move the tab stop, click and drag the tab icon along the ruler.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202322\/tabstops-rulerplacement2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-744 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202322\/tabstops-rulerplacement2.png\" alt=\"A word document with text on it. A green oval is pointing to where the right tab option is in the ribbon menu. A black arrow is also shown displaying the adjustment of the right tab, moving from left to right.\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\"><\/a>\n\nThe selected paragraphs moved with the tab stop. (And notice that the last line is aligned now that there is enough space for the text.)\n\nTo remove a tab stop, click the icon and drag it off of the ruler.\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/ad078c66-b926-4094-9ba8-3ffdc00f7e63\n\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tab Stops Using the Tab Dialog Box<\/h2>\nYou can also add and move tab stops using the tab dialog box. To reach it, go to the Paragraph dialog box in the Home tab.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\" alt=\"The ribbon menu is zoomed in on in a Microsoft Word document. It is on the home tab and there is a green arrow pointing to the tab dialog box which is highlighted by a green box. \" width=\"800\" height=\"165\"><\/a>\n\nThen click the Tabs button at the bottom-left corner of the Paragraph dialog box.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202943\/tabstops-dialogbox.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202943\/tabstops-dialogbox.png\" alt=\"A paragraph dialog box has been opened with a large green arrow pointing to a green box which is highlighting the tabs option.\" width=\"413\" height=\"542\"><\/a>\n\nYou have now reached the Tab dialog box.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12203214\/tabstops-dialogbox2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12203214\/tabstops-dialogbox2.png\" alt=\"A tab dialog box with features on how to adjust tabs.\" width=\"292\" height=\"346\"><\/a>\n\nChoose which type of tab stop you want in the Alignment area (Left, Center, Right, Decimal, or Bar). Type the distance of the tab stop in inches, then click Set or OK to apply that tab stop to&nbsp;whichever lines are selected.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204333\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex1.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204333\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex1.png\" alt=\"A tab dialog box is open with several options selected. The &quot;Tab Stop Position&quot; is 5.8 the &quot;Default Tab Stops&quot; is at 0.5&quot;. The alignment is to the right and the leader is 1. \" width=\"289\" height=\"343\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204450\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex2.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-748\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204450\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. The text has been highlighted in gray to show what updating the tab does.\" width=\"599\" height=\"343\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nUse Clear to remove tab stops. You can also still click and drag the tab stop along the ruler to change its location or drag the tab stop off the ruler to delete it.\n<h3>Leader<\/h3>\nThe leader&nbsp;is a filler for the tab space. Instead of leaving the tab space blank, you can fill it with periods or other characters. This is particularly useful for a table of contents, but it can have other applications too. To choose a leader, select one of the options under the Leader section of the Tab dialog box.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210250\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader1.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-750 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210250\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader1.png\" alt=\"A tab dialog box is open with several options selected. The &quot;Tab Stop Position&quot; is 5.8&quot; the &quot;Default Tab Stops&quot; is at 0.5&quot;. The alignment is to the right and the leader is 2.\" width=\"292\" height=\"344\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210231\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader2.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-749\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210231\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. The text has been highlighted in gray to show what updating the leader does.\" width=\"601\" height=\"344\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Optional: Bar and Decimal Tabs<\/h3>\nTwo of the other tab stop types are the bar and decimal tabs.\n\nThe bar tab icon is a straight vertical line (|). Bar tabs do not align text. Instead, a bar tab adds a straight vertical line at the point of the bar tab. The line will be the length of the selected lines.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210757\/tabstops-bartab.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-751 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210757\/tabstops-bartab.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. The text has been highlighted in gray to show what updating the center tab does. The center tab has also been highlighted by a green oval along the ribbon menu.\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\"><\/a>\n\nThe decimal tab icon is <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12213945\/decimaltab1.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-757\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12213945\/decimaltab1.png\" alt=\"An upside down T shaped figure with a black square on the right side, representing decimal tab.\" width=\"22\" height=\"17\"><\/a>. Decimal tabs align text based on the placement of periods (or rather, decimal points). This is useful when lining up numbers, especially dollar amounts.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Side-by-Side Comparison of Decimal Tab Alignment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212325\/tabstops-decimal1.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-752 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212325\/tabstops-decimal1.png\" alt=\"A document has been opened with 6 lines of text on it. The center tab feature has been surrounded by a green oval.\" width=\"399\" height=\"263\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212357\/tabstops-decimal2.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-753 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212357\/tabstops-decimal2.png\" alt=\"A document has been opened with 6 lines of text on it. The center tab feature has been surrounded by a green oval and directly down from that oval is an orange line that goes through the text to the bottom of the page, showing what the center tab feature does.\" width=\"399\" height=\"263\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nNotice that when a decimal tab is applied, the decimal points will line up regardless of what is on either side of the decimal point.\n\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1TVAh6exhgWeJ6JeuEYxdFnD8plx47pDfzM0dKf8riuU\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Set tab stops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>You may recall from <a href=\"..\/chapter\/alignment-justification-indentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alignment, Justification, and Indentation<\/a>&nbsp;that hitting the Tab key indents a paragraph. Each hit of the Tab key inserted a <strong>tab space<\/strong>. By default, a tab space stretches to fit the next&nbsp;1\/2 inch interval on the page. Tab stops control the width of a tab space so that it can be greater or less than 1\/2 an inch.<\/p>\n<p>By changing the width of tab spaces, you can align text with tab stops rather than the edge of a column, page, or margin. This can be&nbsp;useful for aligning text different ways in the same line.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_736\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183052\/tabstops2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-736\" class=\"wp-image-736\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183052\/tabstops2.png\" alt=\"The top half of a Microsoft Word document is displayed with text. The point of this image is to show there are no tab stops.\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Without tab stops<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_737\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183133\/tabstops1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-737\" class=\"wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12183133\/tabstops1.png\" alt=\"The top half of a Microsoft Word document is displayed with text. The point of this image is to show there are tab stops.\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With tab stops<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are several kinds of tab stops, but the ones we will focus on in this course are the left tab, the center tab, and the right tab.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_732\" style=\"width: 110px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180337\/lefttab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-732\" class=\"wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180337\/lefttab.png\" alt=\"A black L shaped figure representing left tab.\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left tab<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_735\" style=\"width: 137px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"wp-image-735\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180534\/centtertab.png\" alt=\"An upside down T shaped figure representing center tab.\" width=\"127\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Center tab<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_734\" style=\"width: 110px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\" alt=\"A backwards black L shaped figure representing right tab.\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right tab<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aligns text left along the tab stop line<\/td>\n<td>Aligns text centrally to the tab stop line<\/td>\n<td>Aligns text right along the tab stop line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184723\/tabstops-leftex.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184723\/tabstops-leftex.png\" alt=\"4 lines of text with left tab on.\" width=\"305\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184744\/tabstops-centerex.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184744\/tabstops-centerex.png\" alt=\"4 lines of text with center tab on.\" width=\"305\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184807\/tabstops-rightex.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-740 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12184807\/tabstops-rightex.png\" alt=\"4 lines of text with right tab on.\" width=\"306\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are two main methods for setting tab stops: the ruler and the tab dialog box.<\/p>\n<h2>Tab Stops Using the Ruler<\/h2>\n<p>First, make the ruler visible (if it isn&#8217;t visible already). Go to View&gt;Show and check the Ruler box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003241\/tabstops-ruler-ribbon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003241\/tabstops-ruler-ribbon.png\" alt=\"A green arrow is pointing towards the show button on the view tab of the ribbon. In the dropdown menu of show a green box has been displayed highlighting the ruler tool.\" width=\"800\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003220\/tabstops-ruler.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/10003220\/tabstops-ruler.png\" alt=\"After selecting the ruler from the view tab you are now able to control how the page is laid out. Two green boxes surround the vertical adjust and the horizontal adjust options. The rulers display the width of the page in inches. The shaded-in gray spaces on the ruler represent the margins. This screenshot shows margins of one inch.\" width=\"805\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rulers display the width of the page in inches. The shaded-in gray spaces on the ruler represent the margins. This screenshot shows margins of one inch.<\/p>\n<p>To add a tab stop, select&nbsp;the paragraph or paragraphs the tab stop will be added to.&nbsp;Select the type of tab stop by clicking the tab selector icon in the top-left corner until it shows the appropriate icon (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180337\/lefttab.png\" alt=\"A black L shaped figure representing left tab.\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/>, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180534\/centtertab.png\" alt=\"An upside down T shaped figure representing center tab.\" width=\"18\" height=\"14\" \/>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12180417\/righttab.png\" alt=\"A backwards black L shaped figure representing right tab.\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a>). The tab selector button is located at the top of the vertical ruler and to the left of the horizontal ruler.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_741\" style=\"width: 219px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12200716\/tabstops-tabselector.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"wp-image-741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12200716\/tabstops-tabselector.png\" alt=\"A green arrow pointing towards the left tab option on the ribbon.\" width=\"209\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right now the Left Tab is selected. Clicking the icon will switch to a different Tab type.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Note: there are more tab options, such as decimal tab, bar tab, first-line indent, and hanging indent. Feel free to experiment with these later.)<\/p>\n<p>Once the type of tab stop you want is selected, click anywhere along the horizontal ruler to place the tab stop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12201547\/tabstops-rulerplacement.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12201547\/tabstops-rulerplacement.png\" alt=\"A word document with text on it. A green arrow is pointing to the direction of where the right tab option is in the ribbon menu.\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tab stop is represented by the icon in the ruler. In the screenshot above, the right tab is marked with a green circle. Notice that the lines below are right-aligned with the tab stop, with the exception of the last line. The last line is not aligned because the line is too long for the text to fit with the right-align.<\/p>\n<p>To move the tab stop, click and drag the tab icon along the ruler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202322\/tabstops-rulerplacement2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-744 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202322\/tabstops-rulerplacement2.png\" alt=\"A word document with text on it. A green oval is pointing to where the right tab option is in the ribbon menu. A black arrow is also shown displaying the adjustment of the right tab, moving from left to right.\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The selected paragraphs moved with the tab stop. (And notice that the last line is aligned now that there is enough space for the text.)<\/p>\n<p>To remove a tab stop, click the icon and drag it off of the ruler.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_ad078c66-b926-4094-9ba8-3ffdc00f7e63\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/ad078c66-b926-4094-9ba8-3ffdc00f7e63?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_ad078c66-b926-4094-9ba8-3ffdc00f7e63\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tab Stops Using the Tab Dialog Box<\/h2>\n<p>You can also add and move tab stops using the tab dialog box. To reach it, go to the Paragraph dialog box in the Home tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\" alt=\"The ribbon menu is zoomed in on in a Microsoft Word document. It is on the home tab and there is a green arrow pointing to the tab dialog box which is highlighted by a green box.\" width=\"800\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then click the Tabs button at the bottom-left corner of the Paragraph dialog box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202943\/tabstops-dialogbox.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12202943\/tabstops-dialogbox.png\" alt=\"A paragraph dialog box has been opened with a large green arrow pointing to a green box which is highlighting the tabs option.\" width=\"413\" height=\"542\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You have now reached the Tab dialog box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12203214\/tabstops-dialogbox2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12203214\/tabstops-dialogbox2.png\" alt=\"A tab dialog box with features on how to adjust tabs.\" width=\"292\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choose which type of tab stop you want in the Alignment area (Left, Center, Right, Decimal, or Bar). Type the distance of the tab stop in inches, then click Set or OK to apply that tab stop to&nbsp;whichever lines are selected.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204333\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204333\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex1.png\" alt=\"A tab dialog box is open with several options selected. The &quot;Tab Stop Position&quot; is 5.8 the &quot;Default Tab Stops&quot; is at 0.5&quot;. The alignment is to the right and the leader is 1.\" width=\"289\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204450\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-748\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12204450\/tabstops-dialogbox-ex2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. The text has been highlighted in gray to show what updating the tab does.\" width=\"599\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Use Clear to remove tab stops. You can also still click and drag the tab stop along the ruler to change its location or drag the tab stop off the ruler to delete it.<\/p>\n<h3>Leader<\/h3>\n<p>The leader&nbsp;is a filler for the tab space. Instead of leaving the tab space blank, you can fill it with periods or other characters. This is particularly useful for a table of contents, but it can have other applications too. To choose a leader, select one of the options under the Leader section of the Tab dialog box.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210250\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-750 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210250\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader1.png\" alt=\"A tab dialog box is open with several options selected. The &quot;Tab Stop Position&quot; is 5.8&quot; the &quot;Default Tab Stops&quot; is at 0.5&quot;. The alignment is to the right and the leader is 2.\" width=\"292\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210231\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-749\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210231\/tabstops-dialogbox-leader2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. The text has been highlighted in gray to show what updating the leader does.\" width=\"601\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Optional: Bar and Decimal Tabs<\/h3>\n<p>Two of the other tab stop types are the bar and decimal tabs.<\/p>\n<p>The bar tab icon is a straight vertical line (|). Bar tabs do not align text. Instead, a bar tab adds a straight vertical line at the point of the bar tab. The line will be the length of the selected lines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210757\/tabstops-bartab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-751 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12210757\/tabstops-bartab.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. The text has been highlighted in gray to show what updating the center tab does. The center tab has also been highlighted by a green oval along the ribbon menu.\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decimal tab icon is <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12213945\/decimaltab1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-757\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12213945\/decimaltab1.png\" alt=\"An upside down T shaped figure with a black square on the right side, representing decimal tab.\" width=\"22\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a>. Decimal tabs align text based on the placement of periods (or rather, decimal points). This is useful when lining up numbers, especially dollar amounts.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Side-by-Side Comparison of Decimal Tab Alignment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212325\/tabstops-decimal1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-752 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212325\/tabstops-decimal1.png\" alt=\"A document has been opened with 6 lines of text on it. The center tab feature has been surrounded by a green oval.\" width=\"399\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212357\/tabstops-decimal2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-753 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/12212357\/tabstops-decimal2.png\" alt=\"A document has been opened with 6 lines of text on it. The center tab feature has been surrounded by a green oval and directly down from that oval is an orange line that goes through the text to the bottom of the page, showing what the center tab feature does.\" width=\"399\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notice that when a decimal tab is applied, the decimal points will line up regardless of what is on either side of the decimal point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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