1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<topic id="textsharedguidetabsxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Inserting and Editing Tab Stops</title> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<filename>/text/shared/guide/tabs.xhp</filename> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</topic> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<history> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<lastedited date="2007-01-16T15:01:20">UFI: edited link in par_id3151059 and text in 3146972 to fix #i21542# 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielskiadded intro text to give info about scope 37*b1cdbd2cSJim JagielskiFPE: Deleted screenshot.</lastedited> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</history> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</meta> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<body> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3144436"><bookmark_value>tab stops; inserting and editing</bookmark_value> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>paragraphs; tab stops</bookmark_value> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>defaults;tab stops in text</bookmark_value> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>editing; tab stops</bookmark_value> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>inserting;tab stops</bookmark_value> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>decimal tab stops</bookmark_value> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>deleting;tab stops</bookmark_value> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>moving;tab stops on ruler</bookmark_value> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>rulers; default settings</bookmark_value> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>rulers; measurement units</bookmark_value> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>measurement units; changing on rulers</bookmark_value> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark><comment>MW deleted "text;"</comment> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3144436" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="20"><variable id="tabs"><link href="text/shared/guide/tabs.xhp" name="Inserting and Editing Tab Stops">Inserting and Editing Tab Stops</link> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="CALC"> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<default> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1376079" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">On the horizontal ruler you can see the tab stops for the current paragraph. If you want to change the tab stops, you should first consider the scope to which you want to change tab stops as follows:</paragraph> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="unordered"> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9434492" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Change the default tab stops for all documents: Use the menu <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - General</emph>.</paragraph> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id274971" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Change the tab stops for all paragraphs using the current Paragraph Style: Right-click the paragraph to open the context menu, choose <emph>Edit Paragraph Style</emph>, click <emph>Tabs</emph>.</paragraph> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5199133" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Change the tab stops for one or more paragraphs: Select the paragraphs, then click inside the ruler.</paragraph> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6178167" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">In the following, you find instructions for all above mentioned tasks.</paragraph> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147008" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">You can set a tab stop by clicking on the ruler or by selecting <emph>Format - Paragraph - Tabs.</emph> Both methods affect the current paragraph or all selected paragraphs.</paragraph> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155136" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Click the ruler once to set a left-justified tab. Right-click a tab icon on the ruler to see the context menu in which you can change the tab type.</paragraph> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153561" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">To set several decimal tabs one after the other, keep clicking the icon to the left of the ruler until the desired tab type is shown, then click on the ruler.</paragraph> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<table id="tbl_id3154860"> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablerow> 77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3153349" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">Selection</paragraph> 79*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3153254" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Description:</paragraph> 82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 83*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablerow> 84*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablerow> 85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 86*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3151245" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E"> 87*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<image id="img_id3145609" src="res/helpimg/swh00177.png" width="0.2228inch" height="0.2228inch"><alt id="alt_id3145609" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 88*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 89*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 90*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 91*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3154760" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">Setting left tabs</paragraph> 92*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 93*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablerow> 94*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablerow> 95*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 96*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3150358" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E"> 97*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<image id="img_id3150541" src="res/helpimg/swh00178.png" width="0.2228inch" height="0.2228inch"><alt id="alt_id3150541" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 98*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 99*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 100*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 101*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3145419" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">Setting right tabs</paragraph> 102*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 103*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablerow> 104*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablerow> 105*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 106*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3152933" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E"> 107*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<image id="img_id3153192" src="res/helpimg/swh00179.png" width="0.2228inch" height="0.2228inch"><alt id="alt_id3153192" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 108*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 109*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 110*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 111*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3151043" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">Setting decimal tabs</paragraph> 112*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 113*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablerow> 114*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablerow> 115*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 116*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3150440" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E"> 117*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<image id="img_id3149560" src="res/helpimg/swh00180.png" width="0.2228inch" height="0.2228inch"><alt id="alt_id3149560" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 118*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </image></paragraph> 119*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 120*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 121*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3153091" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Setting centered tabs</paragraph> 122*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablecell> 123*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</tablerow> 124*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</table> 125*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 126*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154150" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Double-click the ruler to open the <link href="text/shared/01/05030300.xhp" name="Paragraph"><emph>Paragraph</emph></link> dialog.</paragraph> 127*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154145" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Double-click the white area of the ruler to set one tab. The <emph>Paragraph</emph> dialog appears with the <emph>Tabs</emph> tab page open.</paragraph> 128*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145748" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="21">Moving Tabs on the Ruler</paragraph> 129*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="unordered"> 130*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 131*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145264" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Move individual tab stops on the ruler using the mouse.</paragraph> 132*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 133*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 134*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159156" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">To move several tab stops on the ruler, press the Shift key before you click a tab. Drag one tab while continuing to press Shift to move that tab as well as all the tabs to the right of it. The spacing between those tabs remains the same.</paragraph> 135*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 136*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 137*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147349" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">Press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command 138*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> when you drag a tab on the ruler to move that tab and all the tabs to the right of it. This results in the spacing between those tabs changing proportionally to their distance from the margin.</paragraph> 139*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 140*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 141*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3146146" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="24">Changing the Properties of Tabs</paragraph> 142*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145646" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">To change tab type, click the tab you want to change on the ruler, then right-click to open the context menu.</paragraph> 143*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154729" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="25">Deleting Tabs</paragraph> 144*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148879" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">To delete a tab, hold down the mouse button while you drag the tab outside the ruler.</paragraph> 145*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</default> 146*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 147*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151074" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="26">Changing the Defaults</paragraph> 148*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151059" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">If you want to change the settings of your default tab stops, you will find further information under <switchinline select="appl"><caseinline select="WRITER"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01040900.xhp" name="Text Document - General">%PRODUCTNAME Writer - General</link> 149*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><caseinline select="CALC"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01060300.xhp" name="Spreadsheet - General">%PRODUCTNAME Calc - General</link> 150*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><caseinline select="DRAW"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01070500.xhp" name="Drawing - General">%PRODUCTNAME Draw - General</link> 151*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><caseinline select="IMPRESS"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01070500.xhp" name="Presentation - General">%PRODUCTNAME Impress - General</link> 152*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><defaultinline>(module name) - General</defaultinline></switchinline> in the Options dialog box.</paragraph> 153*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 154*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="CALC"> 155*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 156*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<default> 157*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146972" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">The <link href="text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#kontextmenue" name="context menu">context menu</link> of the ruler allows you to change the displayed units of measurement. These changes are only valid until you exit $[officename], and they only apply to the ruler on whose context menu you made the change. If you want to change the ruler measurement units permanently, choose <emph>Tools - Options - [Document type] - View</emph> and change the measurement unit there.</paragraph> 158*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</default> 159*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 160*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 161*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="WRITER"> 162*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="relatedtopics"> 163*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148429" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30"><link href="text/swriter/main0213.xhp" name="Ruler">Ruler</link></paragraph> 164*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section> 165*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 166*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 167*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</body> 168*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 169
