Hi

I am using Word (2002)

I would like to type a description of an item beginning at the left side of
a page and then enter a price for that item but I would like the price to
end up being at the right hand side of the page on the same line or rather
always on the first line. Guessing how many times to tap TAB is not ideal
nor proficient. Please note also that some items require more than one line
of description so I would need a soft return and hard return sort of
solution.

Example:

Description of first item $10.95

Description of second item requiring $127.85
a second or multiple line.

Description of third item $0.88

Please note that prices do not line up and are not flush right

How might I be able to do this? Please be specific as I am quite green.
Perhaps some sort of template which somehow I might be able to designate as
the default?

Thank you
KLB

You need to set a right tab stop at the right margin. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm. For your multiple-line
items, you need the line to wrap short of the prices, so you need to apply a
right indent to the paragraph (so that the tab stop will actually be
*outside* the new right margin).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"KLB" wrote in message
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Hi

I am using Word (2002)

I would like to type a description of an item beginning at the left side
of
a page and then enter a price for that item but I would like the price to
end up being at the right hand side of the page on the same line or rather
always on the first line. Guessing how many times to tap TAB is not ideal
nor proficient. Please note also that some items require more than one
line
of description so I would need a soft return and hard return sort of
solution.

Example:

Description of first item $10.95

Description of second item requiring $127.85
a second or multiple line.

Description of third item $0.88

Please note that prices do not line up and are not flush right

How might I be able to do this? Please be specific as I am quite green.
Perhaps some sort of template which somehow I might be able to designate
as
the default?

Thank you
KLB

Ok I figured out how to flush right the insertion point with my mouse by
sliding my mouse over to the right until the insertion points shows flush
right and then double clicking. But I would like to do this with the
keyboard and not have to fondle the mouse every time I wish to Flush Right
the Price of an item.

There seem to be plenty of keyboard shortcuts but I could find on to do
this. Does one exist or can one make a custom keyboard short cut to do
this.

Thank you
KLB

Thank you Suzanne

Didn't see your reply before I started to answer my own question. Will take
a look at what you sent me a little later got to run for an appointment now.

KLB

This indicates that you have Click and Type enabled. Bad idea! Disable it on
the Edit tab of Tools | Options.

--
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.

"KLB" wrote in message
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Ok I figured out how to flush right the insertion point with my mouse by
sliding my mouse over to the right until the insertion points shows flush
right and then double clicking. But I would like to do this with the
keyboard and not have to fondle the mouse every time I wish to Flush Right
the Price of an item.

There seem to be plenty of keyboard shortcuts but I could find on to do
this. Does one exist or can one make a custom keyboard short cut to do
this.

Thank you
KLB

Ok, thank you

Any particular reason why "click & type" is a bad idea?

It's the enemy of elegant formatting. Try it. Double-click anywhere on the
page to type. The mouse pointer shows you whether the resulting paragraph
will be left or right-aligned or centered. Then press Ctrl+* or click the
Show/Hide ¶ button to display nonprinting characters. You'll see that
"behind the curtain," Word has achieved this effect by dumping in a whole
bunch of empty paragraphs, tab characters, spaces, etc. It's a quick and
dirty approach to typing in a way that is comfortable for users of drawing
packages (such as CorelDRAW), which permit you to insert text or graphics
anywhere on a page, but it's inimical to the philosophy of word processing
software, which is all about continuous text flow. Ideally, to take best
advantage of what Word has to offer, you need to learn to use styles to
position and format your text.

--
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.

"KLB" wrote in message
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Ok, thank you

Any particular reason why "click & type" is a bad idea?