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Text Alignment for Resume
I am trying to align my text appropriately for my resume. I need the page to
be left justified, but also flush on the right side. My professional field requires a unique kind of resume. On the left, I list the description, but then all the way to the right, I have to put the date. When I tab/space over, the fight edge is not flush. Any suggestions? |
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Set a right aligned tab at the right margin
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brishook1 wrote: I am trying to align my text appropriately for my resume. I need the page to be left justified, but also flush on the right side. My professional field requires a unique kind of resume. On the left, I list the description, but then all the way to the right, I have to put the date. When I tab/space over, the fight edge is not flush. Any suggestions? |
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Graham,
Thanks for your response, but I am still a little lost. I don't (fully) understand how to set a right aligned tab, and how do I then enter the text so that it is aligned. Right now I enter the text on the left, then space over to the right and enter that portion. Even if I try to align with the spacebar, it is still uneven. Thanks, Brian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set a right aligned tab at the right margin -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brishook1 wrote: I am trying to align my text appropriately for my resume. I need the page to be left justified, but also flush on the right side. My professional field requires a unique kind of resume. On the left, I list the description, but then all the way to the right, I have to put the date. When I tab/space over, the fight edge is not flush. Any suggestions? |
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm. After you insert a
right tab stop at the right margin, you type the text you want on the left, press Tab, then type the text you want on the right. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "brishook1" wrote in message news Graham, Thanks for your response, but I am still a little lost. I don't (fully) understand how to set a right aligned tab, and how do I then enter the text so that it is aligned. Right now I enter the text on the left, then space over to the right and enter that portion. Even if I try to align with the spacebar, it is still uneven. Thanks, Brian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set a right aligned tab at the right margin -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brishook1 wrote: I am trying to align my text appropriately for my resume. I need the page to be left justified, but also flush on the right side. My professional field requires a unique kind of resume. On the left, I list the description, but then all the way to the right, I have to put the date. When I tab/space over, the fight edge is not flush. Any suggestions? |
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Yes Yes...that works great!!!
BUT, how do I set the tabs for the entire document? I can do it on each line, but can I do it for the whole shabang? THANKS! Brian (You've just helped me get one step closer to getting a job!) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm. After you insert a right tab stop at the right margin, you type the text you want on the left, press Tab, then type the text you want on the right. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "brishook1" wrote in message news Graham, Thanks for your response, but I am still a little lost. I don't (fully) understand how to set a right aligned tab, and how do I then enter the text so that it is aligned. Right now I enter the text on the left, then space over to the right and enter that portion. Even if I try to align with the spacebar, it is still uneven. Thanks, Brian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set a right aligned tab at the right margin -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brishook1 wrote: I am trying to align my text appropriately for my resume. I need the page to be left justified, but also flush on the right side. My professional field requires a unique kind of resume. On the left, I list the description, but then all the way to the right, I have to put the date. When I tab/space over, the fight edge is not flush. Any suggestions? |
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This is where styles come in. You have a paragraph style that has the tab
settings you want and apply it where you want it. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "brishook1" wrote in message ... Yes Yes...that works great!!! BUT, how do I set the tabs for the entire document? I can do it on each line, but can I do it for the whole shabang? THANKS! Brian (You've just helped me get one step closer to getting a job!) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm. After you insert a right tab stop at the right margin, you type the text you want on the left, press Tab, then type the text you want on the right. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "brishook1" wrote in message news Graham, Thanks for your response, but I am still a little lost. I don't (fully) understand how to set a right aligned tab, and how do I then enter the text so that it is aligned. Right now I enter the text on the left, then space over to the right and enter that portion. Even if I try to align with the spacebar, it is still uneven. Thanks, Brian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set a right aligned tab at the right margin -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brishook1 wrote: I am trying to align my text appropriately for my resume. I need the page to be left justified, but also flush on the right side. My professional field requires a unique kind of resume. On the left, I list the description, but then all the way to the right, I have to put the date. When I tab/space over, the fight edge is not flush. Any suggestions? |
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Or just select the entire document (Ctrl+A) before setting the tab.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... This is where styles come in. You have a paragraph style that has the tab settings you want and apply it where you want it. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "brishook1" wrote in message ... Yes Yes...that works great!!! BUT, how do I set the tabs for the entire document? I can do it on each line, but can I do it for the whole shabang? THANKS! Brian (You've just helped me get one step closer to getting a job!) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm. After you insert a right tab stop at the right margin, you type the text you want on the left, press Tab, then type the text you want on the right. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "brishook1" wrote in message news Graham, Thanks for your response, but I am still a little lost. I don't (fully) understand how to set a right aligned tab, and how do I then enter the text so that it is aligned. Right now I enter the text on the left, then space over to the right and enter that portion. Even if I try to align with the spacebar, it is still uneven. Thanks, Brian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set a right aligned tab at the right margin -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brishook1 wrote: I am trying to align my text appropriately for my resume. I need the page to be left justified, but also flush on the right side. My professional field requires a unique kind of resume. On the left, I list the description, but then all the way to the right, I have to put the date. When I tab/space over, the fight edge is not flush. Any suggestions? |
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