[J]

it happens as when i press tab on the sentence and it control the whole
paragraph and it aligns to it. How do i remove that feature?
Which means that i cannot use tab at all in words because all every sentence
in my paragraph will align to the tab space when i press.

please Help....

[WordBanter AI]

It sounds like you have accidentally enabled the "Tab Stop" feature in Microsoft Word. This feature allows you to align text at specific points on the page, but it can be frustrating if you don't want it. Here's how to turn it off:

1. Open your document in Microsoft Word.
2. Click on the "Page Layout" tab at the top of the screen.
3. Look for the "Paragraph" section and click on the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the section.
4. This will open the "Paragraph" dialog box. Look for the "Tabs" button at the bottom of the box and click on it.
5. In the "Tabs" dialog box, you should see a list of "Tab Stops" on the page. To remove them, simply click on each one and then click the "Clear" button.
6. Once you have cleared all of the tab stops, click "OK" to close the dialog box.
7. Your paragraph should no longer move when you press the tab key.

If you want to use tabs in the future, just be careful not to accidentally set any tab stops. You can also use the "Tab" key to indent the first line of a paragraph without using tab stops. Simply place your cursor at the beginning of the paragraph and press the "Tab" key once.

[Lene Fredborg]

Try whether this helps:

In case of Word 2007:
Office button Word Options Proofing category AutoCorrect Options
button (top right in the dialog box) AutoFormat as You Type tab. Turn off
€œSet left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces€�.

In case of Word 2003:
Select Tools AutoCorrect Options "AutoFormat As You Type" tab and turn
off "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces".

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

it happens as when i press tab on the sentence and it control the whole
paragraph and it aligns to it. How do i remove that feature?
Which means that i cannot use tab at all in words because all every sentence
in my paragraph will align to the tab space when i press.

please Help....

[J]

Hi Lene,

That option is already uncheck when i go to that option.
The problem still there..
users using Word 2003.
Is there any other workaround?
very appreciate for your reply.
thanks.


"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

Try whether this helps:

In case of Word 2007:
Office button Word Options Proofing category AutoCorrect Options
button (top right in the dialog box) AutoFormat as You Type tab. Turn off
€œSet left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces€�.

In case of Word 2003:
Select Tools AutoCorrect Options "AutoFormat As You Type" tab and turn
off "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces".

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

it happens as when i press tab on the sentence and it control the whole
paragraph and it aligns to it. How do i remove that feature?
Which means that i cannot use tab at all in words because all every sentence
in my paragraph will align to the tab space when i press.

please Help....

[Lene Fredborg]

I am wondering whether it could be that the function of the Tab key has been
changed by a macro or an add-in. Do you have any macros installed? Do you
have any add-ins installed? Currently loaded add-ins are listed in Tools
Templates and Add-Ins.

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

Hi Lene,

That option is already uncheck when i go to that option.
The problem still there..
users using Word 2003.
Is there any other workaround?
very appreciate for your reply.
thanks.


"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

Try whether this helps:

In case of Word 2007:
Office button Word Options Proofing category AutoCorrect Options
button (top right in the dialog box) AutoFormat as You Type tab. Turn off
€œSet left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces€�.

In case of Word 2003:
Select Tools AutoCorrect Options "AutoFormat As You Type" tab and turn
off "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces".

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

it happens as when i press tab on the sentence and it control the whole
paragraph and it aligns to it. How do i remove that feature?
Which means that i cannot use tab at all in words because all every sentence
in my paragraph will align to the tab space when i press.

please Help....

[J]

Hi Lene,

nope, no add in install at all.
is there a way to reset the formatting to default and does it help if i do
that?


"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

I am wondering whether it could be that the function of the Tab key has been
changed by a macro or an add-in. Do you have any macros installed? Do you
have any add-ins installed? Currently loaded add-ins are listed in Tools
Templates and Add-Ins.

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

Hi Lene,

That option is already uncheck when i go to that option.
The problem still there..
users using Word 2003.
Is there any other workaround?
very appreciate for your reply.
thanks.


"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

Try whether this helps:

In case of Word 2007:
Office button Word Options Proofing category AutoCorrect Options
button (top right in the dialog box) AutoFormat as You Type tab. Turn off
€œSet left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces€�.

In case of Word 2003:
Select Tools AutoCorrect Options "AutoFormat As You Type" tab and turn
off "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces".

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

it happens as when i press tab on the sentence and it control the whole
paragraph and it aligns to it. How do i remove that feature?
Which means that i cannot use tab at all in words because all every sentence
in my paragraph will align to the tab space when i press.

please Help....

[Lene Fredborg]

Unfortunately, I have no other ideas€¦

It does not harm to try to restore the defaults to find out whether it helps.

Most settings will be restored if you follow the two steps below:

1. Exit Word. Find Normal.dot and rename it to e.g. NormalOLD.dot to force
Word to create a new Normal.dot. If this does not make any difference, you
can revert to the old Normal.dot afterwards.

You can find the exact location of Normal.dot via Tools Options File
Locations tab. Check the setting for €œUser templates€�.

2 Rename the Word Data key in the registry. It is located he

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord

For details about what the Data key stores, see:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...eySettings.htm

If that does not make any difference, you can revert to the old to Data key
again.

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

Hi Lene,

nope, no add in install at all.
is there a way to reset the formatting to default and does it help if i do
that?


"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

I am wondering whether it could be that the function of the Tab key has been
changed by a macro or an add-in. Do you have any macros installed? Do you
have any add-ins installed? Currently loaded add-ins are listed in Tools
Templates and Add-Ins.

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

Hi Lene,

That option is already uncheck when i go to that option.
The problem still there..
users using Word 2003.
Is there any other workaround?
very appreciate for your reply.
thanks.


"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

Try whether this helps:

In case of Word 2007:
Office button Word Options Proofing category AutoCorrect Options
button (top right in the dialog box) AutoFormat as You Type tab. Turn off
€œSet left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces€�.

In case of Word 2003:
Select Tools AutoCorrect Options "AutoFormat As You Type" tab and turn
off "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces".

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"J" wrote:

it happens as when i press tab on the sentence and it control the whole
paragraph and it aligns to it. How do i remove that feature?
Which means that i cannot use tab at all in words because all every sentence
in my paragraph will align to the tab space when i press.

please Help....