[Barbara White]

I'm using Word 2003 on Windows XP.

Hi, everyone,

Is it possible to customize the appearance of leader dots in the tabs of
a given Style?

In our template, we removed leader dots from our generated lists and now
some people want them back. Our designers would like to investigate
alternatives to the traditional dots--they'd like to look into using
smaller and lighter colored dots or a very thin rule. I can't see how to
customize that in Word, though. Is it possible?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can do this manually but not as part of a style. Select the tab
character and apply the desired formatting.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Barbara White" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2003 on Windows XP.

Hi, everyone,

Is it possible to customize the appearance of leader dots in the tabs of
a given Style?

In our template, we removed leader dots from our generated lists and now
some people want them back. Our designers would like to investigate
alternatives to the traditional dots--they'd like to look into using
smaller and lighter colored dots or a very thin rule. I can't see how to
customize that in Word, though. Is it possible?

[Barbara White]

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You can do this manually but not as part of a style. Select the tab
character and apply the desired formatting.

Thanks, Suzanne, for the information. If it can't be part of a style,
then we can't use customized leaders. (This is for a template that will
be used by people with varying proficiency in Word, so we have to
minimize the amount of manual formatting.) Thanks again for your help.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

--
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.

"Barbara White" wrote in message
...
Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You can do this manually but not as part of a style. Select the tab
character and apply the desired formatting.

Thanks, Suzanne, for the information. If it can't be part of a style,
then we can't use customized leaders. (This is for a template that will
be used by people with varying proficiency in Word, so we have to
minimize the amount of manual formatting.) Thanks again for your help.