Changing the alignment of tab stops
When using a tab stop, you can specify the tab alignment, which is useful when you want to arrange a column of text in a specific way, such as right-justified or left-justified. You can also specify a decimal alignment. For example, you can align a column of numbers at the decimal point. Tab alignment is also used to create dot leaders. For more information about dot leaders, see “Inserting leaders and specifying leader characters.”
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Click a paragraph.
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Click Format
 Line Tab set. |
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Choose a tab type from the Tab type list box.
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Click Set.
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You can also change the alignment of a tab stop by double-clicking the tab stop on the ruler, choosing a tab type from the Tab type list box, and clicking Set.
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To specify a decimal alignment | |
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Click a paragraph.
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Click Format
Line Tab set. |
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Choose Decimal from the Tab type list box.
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In the Decimal alignment area, type a character in the Character to align on box.
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Click Set.
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