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Changing the default alignment character for a decimal tab
How can the default alignment character for a decimal tab be changed? For
example, I'd like to align a column of clock times around the colon character. |
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Changing the default alignment character for a decimal tab
Have you tried it with a decimal tab You will find it works just fine as
it is. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Bill Ashley wrote: How can the default alignment character for a decimal tab be changed? For example, I'd like to align a column of clock times around the colon character. |
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Changing the default alignment character for a decimal tab
Hi Bill,
You should be able to align clock times by using standard left, central or right tabs as well. In a well-designed font, all digits occupy the same space. Good luck, Cooz -- PS: If this is a satisfying answer to your question and you're logged in via the Microsoft site, please click Yes to "Did this post answer the question?". Thanks. -- PS: Werkt deze oplossing voor jou en log je in via de Microsoft site, klik dan svp even op Yes bij "Did this post answer the question?". Bedankt. "Bill Ashley" wrote: How can the default alignment character for a decimal tab be changed? For example, I'd like to align a column of clock times around the colon character. |
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Changing the default alignment character for a decimal tab
"Cooz" wrote:
You should be able to align clock times by using standard left, central or right tabs as well. In a well-designed font, all digits occupy the same space. Thanks for your reply. Your reference to a "well-designed" font I assume means a "fixed pitch" font such as Courier where a space occupies the same horizontal distance as a 1. However, I'm looking for a solution that works for a proportional font. |
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Changing the default alignment character for a decimal tab
"Graham Mayor" wrote:
Have you tried it with a decimal tab You will find it works just fine as it is. Thanks. You're correct, of course. I "grew up" with another program (WP) where it was routine to specify an "align to" character. Old habits ... |
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Changing the default alignment character for a decimal tab
In most proportional fonts, the numerals are, in effect, monospaced. If this
were not the case, it would be impossible to make any sort of table with numbers. -- 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. "Bill Ashley" Bill wrote in message ... "Cooz" wrote: You should be able to align clock times by using standard left, central or right tabs as well. In a well-designed font, all digits occupy the same space. Thanks for your reply. Your reference to a "well-designed" font I assume means a "fixed pitch" font such as Courier where a space occupies the same horizontal distance as a 1. However, I'm looking for a solution that works for a proportional font. |
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Changing the default alignment character for a decimal tab
Hi Bill,
No, I mean both "fixed pitch" and proportional fonts. Try this with for example Arial or Times New Roman, they work fine. As Suzanne Barnhill points out: "In most proportional fonts, the numerals are, in effect, monospaced." See for yourself. Cooz "Bill Ashley" wrote: "Cooz" wrote: You should be able to align clock times by using standard left, central or right tabs as well. In a well-designed font, all digits occupy the same space. Thanks for your reply. Your reference to a "well-designed" font I assume means a "fixed pitch" font such as Courier where a space occupies the same horizontal distance as a 1. However, I'm looking for a solution that works for a proportional font. |
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