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Formatting Using Tabs
Hi,
So let's say you have a list that is not formatted at all. You want to format it using tabs with leaders. I know how to do this if I am typing the list from scratch but what if the list is already there, as in... (parameters = R tab-2.25, L tab-3.25 w/ leaders) Item 1 description Item 2 description Item 3 desciption I tried a number of different ways to get this formatted but ended up deleting the already there list and doing it from scratch. Also, is there a way to select the whole list and do it all at one time rather than one line at a time? Lastly, Word 2007 Bible or Word 2007 InsideOut...any comments on which is better? |
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Formatting Using Tabs
You can certainly select the entire list and insert the required tab stops
(all of which except for the leader can be done from the ruler). What you can't do so easily is insert the tab characters; unless you can find a "regular expression" (wildcard) to use in a Replace operation, you're going to have to do it manually. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "JackieL" wrote in message ... Hi, So let's say you have a list that is not formatted at all. You want to format it using tabs with leaders. I know how to do this if I am typing the list from scratch but what if the list is already there, as in... (parameters = R tab-2.25, L tab-3.25 w/ leaders) Item 1 description Item 2 description Item 3 desciption I tried a number of different ways to get this formatted but ended up deleting the already there list and doing it from scratch. Also, is there a way to select the whole list and do it all at one time rather than one line at a time? Lastly, Word 2007 Bible or Word 2007 InsideOut...any comments on which is better? |
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Formatting Using Tabs
Thanks so much for answering so fast! Now all we need to do is convince the
MS programmers to add a "format painter"of sorts for a tabbed list (with leaders)  Have a great day! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can certainly select the entire list and insert the required tab stops (all of which except for the leader can be done from the ruler). What you can't do so easily is insert the tab characters; unless you can find a "regular expression" (wildcard) to use in a Replace operation, you're going to have to do it manually. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "JackieL" wrote in message ... Hi, So let's say you have a list that is not formatted at all. You want to format it using tabs with leaders. I know how to do this if I am typing the list from scratch but what if the list is already there, as in... (parameters = R tab-2.25, L tab-3.25 w/ leaders) Item 1 description Item 2 description Item 3 desciption I tried a number of different ways to get this formatted but ended up deleting the already there list and doing it from scratch. Also, is there a way to select the whole list and do it all at one time rather than one line at a time? Lastly, Word 2007 Bible or Word 2007 InsideOut...any comments on which is better? |
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Formatting Using Tabs
Well, the "format painter" in general for any kind of format is already
the it's called Styles. You define a style that has the tab stops and other formatting you want and then apply it as required. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "JackieL" wrote in message ... Thanks so much for answering so fast! Now all we need to do is convince the MS programmers to add a "format painter"of sorts for a tabbed list (with leaders) Have a great day! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can certainly select the entire list and insert the required tab stops (all of which except for the leader can be done from the ruler). What you can't do so easily is insert the tab characters; unless you can find a "regular expression" (wildcard) to use in a Replace operation, you're going to have to do it manually. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "JackieL" wrote in message ... Hi, So let's say you have a list that is not formatted at all. You want to format it using tabs with leaders. I know how to do this if I am typing the list from scratch but what if the list is already there, as in... (parameters = R tab-2.25, L tab-3.25 w/ leaders) Item 1 description Item 2 description Item 3 desciption I tried a number of different ways to get this formatted but ended up deleting the already there list and doing it from scratch. Also, is there a way to select the whole list and do it all at one time rather than one line at a time? Lastly, Word 2007 Bible or Word 2007 InsideOut...any comments on which is better? |
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