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Simple Tab Question
The default has tabs every 1/2" but I got rid of all of them, and I made one
on my own - at 2.75" from the left margin. I'm typing a letter, and that's where I put my address, date... Anyway, when I finished the letter, I clicked the tab to type in the "sincerely yours" but it doesn't work. And I noticed that the black L on the top ruler (the tab) isn't there...(and there's no 2.75" tab listed in the tab editing window). The tab only appears when I'm up at the top of the letter. I did use some numbered indents and bullet points in the letter. They don't cancel out the tab, do they? (it's a 6 page letter). So how the heck do you set a tab that STAYS there during the ENTIRE document? Thanks. |
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If you simply define a tab, it applies only to the paragraph you're in. If
you want it to apply throughout, you make it part of the style definition. "Steve" wrote in message ... The default has tabs every 1/2" but I got rid of all of them, and I made one on my own - at 2.75" from the left margin. I'm typing a letter, and that's where I put my address, date... Anyway, when I finished the letter, I clicked the tab to type in the "sincerely yours" but it doesn't work. And I noticed that the black L on the top ruler (the tab) isn't there...(and there's no 2.75" tab listed in the tab editing window). The tab only appears when I'm up at the top of the letter. I did use some numbered indents and bullet points in the letter. They don't cancel out the tab, do they? (it's a 6 page letter). So how the heck do you set a tab that STAYS there during the ENTIRE document? Thanks. |
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Tab stop settings are a paragraph/style setting. The ideal approach is to
define paragraph styles for the components of your letter; in this case, you would use a 2.75" indent (not a tab) for the Complimentary Close. For more, see http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm -- 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. "Steve" wrote in message ... The default has tabs every 1/2" but I got rid of all of them, and I made one on my own - at 2.75" from the left margin. I'm typing a letter, and that's where I put my address, date... Anyway, when I finished the letter, I clicked the tab to type in the "sincerely yours" but it doesn't work. And I noticed that the black L on the top ruler (the tab) isn't there...(and there's no 2.75" tab listed in the tab editing window). The tab only appears when I'm up at the top of the letter. I did use some numbered indents and bullet points in the letter. They don't cancel out the tab, do they? (it's a 6 page letter). So how the heck do you set a tab that STAYS there during the ENTIRE document? Thanks. |
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"Jezebel" wrote:
If you simply define a tab, it applies only to the paragraph you're in. actually I went back to another letter I wrote last month - one page - and I was able to tab at end of that letter. So why not this one? you want it to apply throughout, you make it part of the style definition. huh? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Tab stop settings are a paragraph/style setting. The ideal approach is to define paragraph styles for the components of your letter; in this case, you would use a 2.75" indent (not a tab) for the Complimentary Close. For more, see http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm I will. But why is this so complicated? On typewriters you tabbed to the middle, on word processsors, you tabbed to the middle. Why does this have to be different? My original question: The default has tabs every 1/2" but I got rid of all of them, and I made one on my own - at 2.75" from the left margin. I'm typing a letter, and that's where I put my address, date... Anyway, when I finished the letter, I clicked the tab to type in the "sincerely yours" but it doesn't work. And I noticed that the black L on the top ruler (the tab) isn't there...(and there's no 2.75" tab listed in the tab editing window). The tab only appears when I'm up at the top of the letter. I did use some numbered indents and bullet points in the letter. They don't cancel out the tab, do they? (it's a 6 page letter). So how the heck do you set a tab that STAYS there during the ENTIRE document? Thanks. |
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I think I figured out what's going on.
As I said, my only tab is 2.75" from the left margin, and that always worked at the end of the few letters I typed in the past. But if you copy text from another source (internet, notepad), which I had done, and paste it into the Word document, well, you lose the tab. Yea, that makes sense...But wait, there's more... I copied some text from notepad - nothing special, just a couple of sentences - and yes, the 2.75" tab disappeared, but it ADDED one at 2.88". Now can someone please explain that? |
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Now can someone please explain that? No. You've committed yourself to the view that it's inexplicable, so explaining it to you would be a waste of time. |
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"Jezebel" wrote:
No. You've committed yourself to the view that it's inexplicable, so explaining it to you would be a waste of time. aw, come on Jez! Don't leave me hanging (indent) here! Heck, if Word was designed with logic in mind, why are these boards filled with so many questions? I'd really like to know why Word would move a tab on its own, for no reason. |
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I'd really like to know why Word would move a tab on its own, for no reason. Exactly what I mean: you're begging the question. Word doesn't do anything on its own, and it doesn't position tabs for no reason. |
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Word is not a typewriter.
-- 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. "Steve" wrote in message ... "Jezebel" wrote: If you simply define a tab, it applies only to the paragraph you're in. actually I went back to another letter I wrote last month - one page - and I was able to tab at end of that letter. So why not this one? you want it to apply throughout, you make it part of the style definition. huh? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Tab stop settings are a paragraph/style setting. The ideal approach is to define paragraph styles for the components of your letter; in this case, you would use a 2.75" indent (not a tab) for the Complimentary Close. For more, see http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm I will. But why is this so complicated? On typewriters you tabbed to the middle, on word processsors, you tabbed to the middle. Why does this have to be different? My original question: The default has tabs every 1/2" but I got rid of all of them, and I made one on my own - at 2.75" from the left margin. I'm typing a letter, and that's where I put my address, date... Anyway, when I finished the letter, I clicked the tab to type in the "sincerely yours" but it doesn't work. And I noticed that the black L on the top ruler (the tab) isn't there...(and there's no 2.75" tab listed in the tab editing window). The tab only appears when I'm up at the top of the letter. I did use some numbered indents and bullet points in the letter. They don't cancel out the tab, do they? (it's a 6 page letter). So how the heck do you set a tab that STAYS there during the ENTIRE document? Thanks. |
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"Jezebel" wrote:
I'd really like to know why Word would move a tab on its own, for no reason. Exactly what I mean: you're begging the question. Word doesn't do anything on its own, and it doesn't position tabs for no reason. 1. Open Wordpad and type up about 5 lines of text. 2. Open Word, clear all tabs (including all default tab stops, enter 0 in the field), and make one tab at 2.75" from the left margin. 3. Tab to the spot, type a street address, hit return, tab again, type a city, hit return a couple of times... 4. Go to the wordpad document, copy the text, and paste it into the word document. If the tab does stay there, try copying text from this reply, or an internet web page. When I do that on a Word document that I have saved, already set up with my settings and address, the tab will either disapper or move to 2.88. If I open a new Word document and set it up the way I want, the tab stays right where it should. Go figure. |
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On 1/27/05 4:35 PM, "Steve" wrote:
"Jezebel" wrote: If you simply define a tab, it applies only to the paragraph you're in. Or to any paragraphs you have selected when you set the tab. actually I went back to another letter I wrote last month - one page - and I was able to tab at end of that letter. So why not this one? Your cursor was at the end of a paragraph. You hit enter from that paragraph, and the enter carried along the formatting from the previous paragraph, including the tab. Does that make sense? You might have carried the tab in all your text from the very beginning of the letter. Has anybody pointed you he http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:
actually I went back to another letter I wrote last month - one page - and I was able to tab at end of that letter. So why not this one? Your cursor was at the end of a paragraph. You hit enter from that paragraph, and the enter carried along the formatting from the previous paragraph, including the tab. Does that make sense? No, because I always hit enter at the end of every paragraph to put an empty space between paragraphs. See my post of Jan. 28. |
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