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Default Lining Up Dollar Amounts

That's good to know! MP

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

That's one of the reasons I love decimal tabs (I create a lot of tables with
dollar amounts). Note, however, that if you add any other tab stops (or even
a paragraph indent) in the same table cell, you'll have to use tab
characters (Ctrl+Tab for both).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"jdsjones" wrote in message
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I've found that in a table, or a specified column, if you left align the
column, clear all tabs, and then set a decimal tab, you do not have to use
the tab key, the numbers will line up at the decimal tab. I normall
insert
my dollar signs in a separate column so they all line up.
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jdsjones


"Marie FP" wrote:

I have set up a Word table that includes cells where the user will be
entering dollar amounts in a column. How can I format the cells so that
the
dollar amounts line up with the decimal point? In other words, can Word
cells be formatted so that numbers automatically are entered from right
to
left (similar to Excel)? Thanks much! -MP