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Formatting Question, Please
Hello,
Using WORD 2007 and XP. I have a document I update periodically. On the left hand side, I have subjects listed like: Bank A Bank B Bank C Under each, with spacings of a a few tabs, I have some information, like Bank A Started in May Bank B Started in July When I try to add a new Bank, e.g., Bank D, it puts it vertically aligned to the Started in space/column. (not really formatted as a column; just use of tabs) So it looks like Bank D Started in Aug. I can't seem to find the trick to get Bank D in vertical alignment with the other Banks to the extreme left. Backspaces won't help. Any ideas, please ? Thanks, Bob |
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Formatting Question, Please
Well, first of all, you shouldn't be using "a few tabs." You should be using
a single tab stop where you want the material to be. Better still would be to use a hanging indent: type the first line (Bank A), insert a line break (Shift+Enter), and your succeeding lines will wrap to the indent position. What has happened in this case, however, is undoubtedly that you have the option to "Set first- and left-indent with tabs and backspaces" enabled in Office Button | Word Options | Proofing | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat As You Type, so that when you press Tab you are actually creating an indent. You should then be able to use Backspace (or Shift+Tab) to remove the indent. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Robert11" wrote in message ... Hello, Using WORD 2007 and XP. I have a document I update periodically. On the left hand side, I have subjects listed like: Bank A Bank B Bank C Under each, with spacings of a a few tabs, I have some information, like Bank A Started in May Bank B Started in July When I try to add a new Bank, e.g., Bank D, it puts it vertically aligned to the Started in space/column. (not really formatted as a column; just use of tabs) So it looks like Bank D Started in Aug. I can't seem to find the trick to get Bank D in vertical alignment with the other Banks to the extreme left. Backspaces won't help. Any ideas, please ? Thanks, Bob |
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From OP Again: Formatting Question, Please
Hi Suzanne,
Thanks so much for time and help; appreciate it very much. Really thought you had it pegged, but that isn't the answer. Have no boxes checked in the auto format as you type page. Any other thoughts ? Guess at my age, in my 70's now, I should have stayed with mld WORD version of a few yrs back. Had no trouble with that one. Find this new version way too complicated, non-intuitive, and most convoluted. Guess I'm really dating myself ! Thanks again, Bob --------------------------- "Robert11" wrote in message ... Hello, Using WORD 2007 and XP. I have a document I update periodically. On the left hand side, I have subjects listed like: Bank A Bank B Bank C Under each, with spacings of a a few tabs, I have some information, like Bank A Started in May Bank B Started in July When I try to add a new Bank, e.g., Bank D, it puts it vertically aligned to the Started in space/column. (not really formatted as a column; just use of tabs) So it looks like Bank D Started in Aug. I can't seem to find the trick to get Bank D in vertical alignment with the other Banks to the extreme left. Backspaces won't help. Any ideas, please ? Thanks, Bob |
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From OP Again: Formatting Question, Please
Well, all I can suggest, then, is that you use the hanging indent as
suggested; then your cursor will return to the left margin when you press Enter (and will return to your indent when you press Shift+Enter). You can set the hanging indent on the ruler (the easiest way, especially to get a precise position) or use Ctrl+T (repeatedly if required) to put it where you want. I'll also suggest that, if you don't have nonprinting characters displayed, displaying them will give you a much better idea of what's going on in your document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Robert11" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne, Thanks so much for time and help; appreciate it very much. Really thought you had it pegged, but that isn't the answer. Have no boxes checked in the auto format as you type page. Any other thoughts ? Guess at my age, in my 70's now, I should have stayed with mld WORD version of a few yrs back. Had no trouble with that one. Find this new version way too complicated, non-intuitive, and most convoluted. Guess I'm really dating myself ! Thanks again, Bob --------------------------- "Robert11" wrote in message ... Hello, Using WORD 2007 and XP. I have a document I update periodically. On the left hand side, I have subjects listed like: Bank A Bank B Bank C Under each, with spacings of a a few tabs, I have some information, like Bank A Started in May Bank B Started in July When I try to add a new Bank, e.g., Bank D, it puts it vertically aligned to the Started in space/column. (not really formatted as a column; just use of tabs) So it looks like Bank D Started in Aug. I can't seem to find the trick to get Bank D in vertical alignment with the other Banks to the extreme left. Backspaces won't help. Any ideas, please ? Thanks, Bob |
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From OP Again: Formatting Question, Please
Hi Suzanne,
Used the Ruler approach as you suggested, and all is fine now. Thanks again, Bob --------------------------------------- "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, all I can suggest, then, is that you use the hanging indent as suggested; then your cursor will return to the left margin when you press Enter (and will return to your indent when you press Shift+Enter). You can set the hanging indent on the ruler (the easiest way, especially to get a precise position) or use Ctrl+T (repeatedly if required) to put it where you want. I'll also suggest that, if you don't have nonprinting characters displayed, displaying them will give you a much better idea of what's going on in your document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Robert11" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne, Thanks so much for time and help; appreciate it very much. Really thought you had it pegged, but that isn't the answer. Have no boxes checked in the auto format as you type page. Any other thoughts ? Guess at my age, in my 70's now, I should have stayed with mld WORD version of a few yrs back. Had no trouble with that one. Find this new version way too complicated, non-intuitive, and most convoluted. Guess I'm really dating myself ! Thanks again, Bob --------------------------- "Robert11" wrote in message ... Hello, Using WORD 2007 and XP. I have a document I update periodically. On the left hand side, I have subjects listed like: Bank A Bank B Bank C Under each, with spacings of a a few tabs, I have some information, like Bank A Started in May Bank B Started in July When I try to add a new Bank, e.g., Bank D, it puts it vertically aligned to the Started in space/column. (not really formatted as a column; just use of tabs) So it looks like Bank D Started in Aug. I can't seem to find the trick to get Bank D in vertical alignment with the other Banks to the extreme left. Backspaces won't help. Any ideas, please ? Thanks, Bob |
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