Yes, you need a right-aligned tab stop with a period leader. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Laurie" wrote in message
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I need to make a chronology with dates on the left and events on the
right,
events in straight vertical line and ellipsis-type dots in between. Will
Word
do this? Thanks. Laurie