I understand. Then why is the result imbalanced when the segment to
the left of the tab is shorter than the segment on the right (or vice
versa)
On Sep 7, 1:15 pm, "Jay Freedman" wrote:
You can set a center-aligned tab stop at any location on the ruler -- it
doesn't have to be at 3". Each piece of text that you place at that stop
will center on the location of the stop, _not_ at the center of the page.
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wrote:
does the center tab have any intended use other than when set at 3"?
On Sep 6, 12:00 pm, Rae Drysdale
wrote:
If you set a centre tab at 3" and press the tab key and start to
type half of the text will be before the 3" tab and the other half
to the right of the 3" mark. Remember that there are also left tabs
set at 1/2" intervals indicated by a dark grey dot at the bottom of
the ruler. When you set any tab all preset tabs to the left of your
set tab are removed.
The ruler does not show 3" segments. It is merely a reflection of
your printed page, eg 3" on the ruler is 3" to the right of your
margin. I hope this helps.
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Rae Drysdale
" wrote:
I'm using Word 2003 SP2.
I have text that I want to center with a format of xxx tab xxx. I
insert a center tab ( _|_ ) between them and the text segments jump
apart but by too much. So I adjusted the placement of the center
tab. As the tab approaches 1" from either direction, the space
between the segments shrinks to zero.
Also, the placement of the tab along the ruler doesn't correspond to
the space between the segments, 3" doesn't mean the segments are 3"
apart, etc.
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