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inconsistent spacing at start of "dot" tab leader
Is there anyway to make the spacing at the start of a "dot" tab leader more
consistent in a table of contents? My problem looks something like this (see below) and seems to depend on the characters used in each line in the table of contents that precede the tab header. Note: No periods were used following each line, so my guess is that it has something to do with where the tab starts following the last character in each heading- but I don't know how to fix this. Abstract: ...................................i List of Tables:...........................iv Thanks in advance for any help! |
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inconsistent spacing at start of "dot" tab leader
This is a problem with all tab leaders (much more noticeable in underline
leaders, which are created with fixed-width underline characters). In ordinary circumstances, adding a space before the leader somewhat camouflages the problem, but that's not practical for TOCs (you'd have to add the space to the headings, where it might or might not be honored--would probably have to be a nonbreaking space). As for underline leaders, I've about given up on them and use an underlined tab character instead. You could use this technique (using a dotted underline style) in handmade TOCs, but of course for those that are automatically generated, that's no help. -- 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. "Cory" wrote in message ... Is there anyway to make the spacing at the start of a "dot" tab leader more consistent in a table of contents? My problem looks something like this (see below) and seems to depend on the characters used in each line in the table of contents that precede the tab header. Note: No periods were used following each line, so my guess is that it has something to do with where the tab starts following the last character in each heading- but I don't know how to fix this. Abstract: ...................................i List of Tables:...........................iv Thanks in advance for any help! |
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