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What are bar tabs used for?
I understand how to set tabs etc. But I'm not really clear on the WHY
concerning Bar Tabs. What are they for? Please provide some common examples of Bar Tab usage. THANKS! |
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Yongkalep,
The following is a qoute from a sage in the newsgroups: "They keep you from having to pay for each drink as it is delivered. g Seriously, I believe they are a holdover from an earlier time when they could be used in conjunction with underlines to create tables. They are almost totally undocumented, and their uses are highly individualized. I actually do use them to create a table effect in a couple of specific applications." -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. yongkalep wrote: I understand how to set tabs etc. But I'm not really clear on the WHY concerning Bar Tabs. What are they for? Please provide some common examples of Bar Tab usage. THANKS! |
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To cite one specific individualized application, I use them in the monthly
attendance rolls of my Rotary club. Since these are printed out and filled in by hand, it doesn't matter that the lines created by the bar tabs don't create actual table cells, and the advantage is that it is easy to add and remove member names, since each name is a paragraph formatted with a style including a bottom border and the tabs. The listings are in three newspaper-style columns and reflow freely as names are added and removed. -- 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. "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Yongkalep, The following is a qoute from a sage in the newsgroups: "They keep you from having to pay for each drink as it is delivered. g Seriously, I believe they are a holdover from an earlier time when they could be used in conjunction with underlines to create tables. They are almost totally undocumented, and their uses are highly individualized. I actually do use them to create a table effect in a couple of specific applications." -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. yongkalep wrote: I understand how to set tabs etc. But I'm not really clear on the WHY concerning Bar Tabs. What are they for? Please provide some common examples of Bar Tab usage. THANKS! |
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What are bar tabs used for?
This is exactly what I am looking for!!! Both the bar that will give me a
tab (margartis here I come), but mostly how to set 'bar tabs' for MS Word 2003. Tables are fine, but sometimes just setting the tabs would be easier for what I need. So, on that note, how do I set a "bar tab?" -- Bernadette "Greg Maxey" wrote: Yongkalep, The following is a qoute from a sage in the newsgroups: "They keep you from having to pay for each drink as it is delivered. g Seriously, I believe they are a holdover from an earlier time when they could be used in conjunction with underlines to create tables. They are almost totally undocumented, and their uses are highly individualized. I actually do use them to create a table effect in a couple of specific applications." -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. yongkalep wrote: I understand how to set tabs etc. But I'm not really clear on the WHY concerning Bar Tabs. What are they for? Please provide some common examples of Bar Tab usage. THANKS! |
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What are bar tabs used for?
See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...884811033.aspx
"Set tab stops and insert tabs that have leader characters". Bernadette wrote: This is exactly what I am looking for!!! Both the bar that will give me a tab (margartis here I come), but mostly how to set 'bar tabs' for MS Word 2003. Tables are fine, but sometimes just setting the tabs would be easier for what I need. So, on that note, how do I set a "bar tab?" |
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What are bar tabs used for?
You can set bar tabs directly from the ruler in Word 2003; just keep
clicking on the button that changes the tab type till you get to one that looks like |. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Bernadette" wrote in message ... This is exactly what I am looking for!!! Both the bar that will give me a tab (margartis here I come), but mostly how to set 'bar tabs' for MS Word 2003. Tables are fine, but sometimes just setting the tabs would be easier for what I need. So, on that note, how do I set a "bar tab?" -- Bernadette "Greg Maxey" wrote: Yongkalep, The following is a qoute from a sage in the newsgroups: "They keep you from having to pay for each drink as it is delivered. g Seriously, I believe they are a holdover from an earlier time when they could be used in conjunction with underlines to create tables. They are almost totally undocumented, and their uses are highly individualized. I actually do use them to create a table effect in a couple of specific applications." -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. yongkalep wrote: I understand how to set tabs etc. But I'm not really clear on the WHY concerning Bar Tabs. What are they for? Please provide some common examples of Bar Tab usage. THANKS! |
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