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Word - tabs, ruler, does not have consecutive numbers
Previous versions of Word did not have this problem - present
version=Microsoft office 2003. On the ruler tab bar, using the mouse pointer, I cannot always get the exact position that I am pointing to.The tab indicater will jump to the next position left or right. Also if I use 'ALT' and drag the tab indicater to show the numeric value, it will bypass the dimention number that I require, i.e. in 'inches' I cannot get to the dimention of 0.75", but I can get to 0.74 and 0.76". |
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Word - tabs, ruler, does not have consecutive numbers
Display the Drawing toolbar, click the Draw button, and select Grid from the
menu. In the dialog, set the grid spacing to a measurement that evenly divides the spacing you want. The tab positions on the ruler snap to the drawing grid, which defaults to spacing of 1/8 inch or 0.125". But the grid dialog displays only two digits to the right of the decimal point, and under some circumstances that rounded value is actually stored (in this case, as 0.13"). You can always get exact settings by using the Format Tabs dialog instead of the ruler. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Lord Lucan wrote: Previous versions of Word did not have this problem - present version=Microsoft office 2003. On the ruler tab bar, using the mouse pointer, I cannot always get the exact position that I am pointing to.The tab indicater will jump to the next position left or right. Also if I use 'ALT' and drag the tab indicater to show the numeric value, it will bypass the dimention number that I require, i.e. in 'inches' I cannot get to the dimention of 0.75", but I can get to 0.74 and 0.76". |
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Word - tabs, ruler, does not have consecutive numbers
Try increasing the Zoom ratio in the Word window. This will make the ruler
bigger so that you can drag more precisely. Note, however, that in a default Word setup, one of the "click stops" (ruler markings) for tabs is 0.75". If you continue to have difficulty, set your tab stops through the Tabs dialog, where you can type in any measurement you need. -- 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. "Lord Lucan" Lord wrote in message ... Previous versions of Word did not have this problem - present version=Microsoft office 2003. On the ruler tab bar, using the mouse pointer, I cannot always get the exact position that I am pointing to.The tab indicater will jump to the next position left or right. Also if I use 'ALT' and drag the tab indicater to show the numeric value, it will bypass the dimention number that I require, i.e. in 'inches' I cannot get to the dimention of 0.75", but I can get to 0.74 and 0.76". |
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Word - tabs, ruler, does not have consecutive numbers
Thanks Jay,
Most helpful "Jay Freedman" wrote: Display the Drawing toolbar, click the Draw button, and select Grid from the menu. In the dialog, set the grid spacing to a measurement that evenly divides the spacing you want. The tab positions on the ruler snap to the drawing grid, which defaults to spacing of 1/8 inch or 0.125". But the grid dialog displays only two digits to the right of the decimal point, and under some circumstances that rounded value is actually stored (in this case, as 0.13"). You can always get exact settings by using the Format Tabs dialog instead of the ruler. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Lord Lucan wrote: Previous versions of Word did not have this problem - present version=Microsoft office 2003. On the ruler tab bar, using the mouse pointer, I cannot always get the exact position that I am pointing to.The tab indicater will jump to the next position left or right. Also if I use 'ALT' and drag the tab indicater to show the numeric value, it will bypass the dimention number that I require, i.e. in 'inches' I cannot get to the dimention of 0.75", but I can get to 0.74 and 0.76". |
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