Do you think Word will ever add this as a feature, i.e. like in the "convert
text to table" dialog box, "separate text at" and let the user define the
desired character?
This would be a very useful feature for bilingual texts involving different
decimal characters.
thanks,
Jay Sezner
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
Dan wrote:
How do I set a tab stop for colons ":" such that the text is aligned
vertically on the colon charater?
example Name:
Phone:
Fax:
Word has a decimal tab, but that works only for a period, not a colon. (See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm.)
Instead, set up your tab stops this way (preferably in a style): Insert a
right-aligned tab at the location for the colon, and a left-aligned tab
slightly to the right where you want the next text to start. On each line,
starting from the left margin, type a tab, the label and colon, another tab,
and the remaining text, like
tabName:tabGeorge Washington
Another alternative is to use a (possibly borderless) table with two
columns; set the first column's paragraph alignment to Right and set its
width as desired.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org