The ruler in Word 2003 displays inches subdivided into eighths (or
centimetres subdivided into quarters). When working with 'inch' rulers, if I
try to drag tabs onto the subdivisions they will only place at the following
intervals: 0", 0.05", 0.11", 0.16", 0.22", 0.27" and so on, neatly missing
almost all the ruler subdivisions! There is a similar effect if the ruler is
set to centimetres. I can't even drag and drop onto the whole inch divisions!

Of course, I can place the tabs accurately using the Format/Tabs dialogue,
but when creating complex tabs on multiple lines I really want to be able to
drag and drop tabs onto the ruler subdivisions without having to open the
tabs folder for every darned tab.

Interestingly, in word 2002, tabs can be dragged and dropped onto the inch
subdivisions (but still not onto the centimetre subdivisions!)

Is it possible to configure the tab drag and drop interval?

From the Drawing toolbar, Draw | Grid: set the grid interval as desired.
Also note that you can set tab stops precisely by pressing Alt while
dragging the ruler markers.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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The ruler in Word 2003 displays inches subdivided into eighths (or
centimetres subdivided into quarters). When working with 'inch' rulers, if
I
try to drag tabs onto the subdivisions they will only place at the
following
intervals: 0", 0.05", 0.11", 0.16", 0.22", 0.27" and so on, neatly missing
almost all the ruler subdivisions! There is a similar effect if the ruler
is
set to centimetres. I can't even drag and drop onto the whole inch
divisions!

Of course, I can place the tabs accurately using the Format/Tabs dialogue,
but when creating complex tabs on multiple lines I really want to be able
to
drag and drop tabs onto the ruler subdivisions without having to open the
tabs folder for every darned tab.

Interestingly, in word 2002, tabs can be dragged and dropped onto the inch
subdivisions (but still not onto the centimetre subdivisions!)

Is it possible to configure the tab drag and drop interval?

Suzanne - thanks - that indeed did the trick - you're a treasure, and no
mistake!

Best regards,

Robin Sharman

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

From the Drawing toolbar, Draw | Grid: set the grid interval as desired.
Also note that you can set tab stops precisely by pressing Alt while
dragging the ruler markers.

--
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.

"Robin Guy Sharman" Robin Guy wrote in
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The ruler in Word 2003 displays inches subdivided into eighths (or
centimetres subdivided into quarters). When working with 'inch' rulers, if
I
try to drag tabs onto the subdivisions they will only place at the
following
intervals: 0", 0.05", 0.11", 0.16", 0.22", 0.27" and so on, neatly missing
almost all the ruler subdivisions! There is a similar effect if the ruler
is
set to centimetres. I can't even drag and drop onto the whole inch
divisions!

Of course, I can place the tabs accurately using the Format/Tabs dialogue,
but when creating complex tabs on multiple lines I really want to be able
to
drag and drop tabs onto the ruler subdivisions without having to open the
tabs folder for every darned tab.

Interestingly, in word 2002, tabs can be dragged and dropped onto the inch
subdivisions (but still not onto the centimetre subdivisions!)

Is it possible to configure the tab drag and drop interval?

Glad I could help.

--
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.

"Robin Guy Sharman" wrote in
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Suzanne - thanks - that indeed did the trick - you're a treasure, and no
mistake!

Best regards,

Robin Sharman

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

From the Drawing toolbar, Draw | Grid: set the grid interval as desired.
Also note that you can set tab stops precisely by pressing Alt while
dragging the ruler markers.

--
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.

"Robin Guy Sharman" Robin Guy wrote
in
message ...
The ruler in Word 2003 displays inches subdivided into eighths (or
centimetres subdivided into quarters). When working with 'inch'
rulers, if
I
try to drag tabs onto the subdivisions they will only place at the
following
intervals: 0", 0.05", 0.11", 0.16", 0.22", 0.27" and so on, neatly
missing
almost all the ruler subdivisions! There is a similar effect if the
ruler
is
set to centimetres. I can't even drag and drop onto the whole inch
divisions!

Of course, I can place the tabs accurately using the Format/Tabs
dialogue,
but when creating complex tabs on multiple lines I really want to be
able
to
drag and drop tabs onto the ruler subdivisions without having to open
the
tabs folder for every darned tab.

Interestingly, in word 2002, tabs can be dragged and dropped onto the
inch
subdivisions (but still not onto the centimetre subdivisions!)

Is it possible to configure the tab drag and drop interval?

Hold down the Alt key when moving the mouse pointer. Be careful, though, you
can also drag menu items off the menu by holding down the Alt key.
--
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Robin Guy Sharman" Robin Guy wrote in
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The ruler in Word 2003 displays inches subdivided into eighths (or
centimetres subdivided into quarters). When working with 'inch' rulers, if
I
try to drag tabs onto the subdivisions they will only place at the
following
intervals: 0", 0.05", 0.11", 0.16", 0.22", 0.27" and so on, neatly missing
almost all the ruler subdivisions! There is a similar effect if the ruler
is
set to centimetres. I can't even drag and drop onto the whole inch
divisions!

Of course, I can place the tabs accurately using the Format/Tabs dialogue,
but when creating complex tabs on multiple lines I really want to be able
to
drag and drop tabs onto the ruler subdivisions without having to open the
tabs folder for every darned tab.

Interestingly, in word 2002, tabs can be dragged and dropped onto the inch
subdivisions (but still not onto the centimetre subdivisions!)

Is it possible to configure the tab drag and drop interval?