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Default Can only numbers be aligned (column)even if parentheses are us

Thanks again. The decimal tab had been set for right-aligned text. I will
try this.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Use a decimal tab stop. The numbers will be aligned on the decimal point or
where one would be if there were one--in other words, on the first
nonnumeric character aside from the thousands separator. This allows letters
and punctuation marks to the right of numbers to "hang" out. In a table, a
tab character is not required; just set the tab stop in left-aligned text,
and it will snap to the decimal tab stop automatically. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"jen" wrote in message
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I have columns of numbers in a table that I need to align. However, some
of
these numbers have parentheses around them and I only want to align the
digits. Is this possible to do without having to manually space each
cell?