1*cdf0e10cSrcweir<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*cdf0e10cSrcweir<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3*cdf0e10cSrcweir 4*cdf0e10cSrcweir<!-- 5*cdf0e10cSrcweir*********************************************************************** 6*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 7*cdf0e10cSrcweir * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. 8*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 9*cdf0e10cSrcweir * Copyright 2000, 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. 10*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 11*cdf0e10cSrcweir * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite 12*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 13*cdf0e10cSrcweir * This file is part of OpenOffice.org. 14*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 15*cdf0e10cSrcweir * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 16*cdf0e10cSrcweir * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 17*cdf0e10cSrcweir * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation. 18*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 19*cdf0e10cSrcweir * OpenOffice.org is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 20*cdf0e10cSrcweir * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 21*cdf0e10cSrcweir * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 22*cdf0e10cSrcweir * GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 for more details 23*cdf0e10cSrcweir * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code). 24*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 25*cdf0e10cSrcweir * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License 26*cdf0e10cSrcweir * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org. If not, see 27*cdf0e10cSrcweir * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> 28*cdf0e10cSrcweir * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. 29*cdf0e10cSrcweir * 30*cdf0e10cSrcweir ************************************************************************ 31*cdf0e10cSrcweir --> 32*cdf0e10cSrcweir 33*cdf0e10cSrcweir 34*cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta> 35*cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textshared0105030300xml" indexer="include"> 36*cdf0e10cSrcweir<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Tabs</title> 37*cdf0e10cSrcweir<filename>/text/shared/01/05030300.xhp</filename> 38*cdf0e10cSrcweir</topic> 39*cdf0e10cSrcweir</meta> 40*cdf0e10cSrcweir<body> 41*cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="tabulator"> 42*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156027"><bookmark_value>formats; tabulators</bookmark_value> 43*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>fill characters with tabulators</bookmark_value> 44*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>tab stops;settings</bookmark_value> 45*cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark> 46*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/CUI_HID_TABULATOR" id="bm_id3153311" localize="false"/> 47*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156027" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/shared/01/05030300.xhp" name="Tabs">Tabs</link></paragraph> 48*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153577" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><ahelp hid="HID_TABULATOR">Set the position of a tab stop in a paragraph.</ahelp></paragraph> 49*cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 50*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147653" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="40">If you want, you can also use the ruler to set the tab positions.</paragraph> 51*cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="howtoget"> 52*cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/00/00040500.xhp#tabulator"/> 53*cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 54*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:MetricBox:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:ED_TABPOS" id="bm_id3155390" localize="false"/> 55*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154897" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Position</paragraph> 56*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153331" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4"><ahelp hid="SVX:METRICBOX:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:ED_TABPOS">Select a tab stop type, enter a new measurement, and then click <emph>New</emph>. If you want, you can also specify the measurement units to use for the tab (cm for centimeter, or " for inches). Existing tabs to the left of the first tab that you set are removed.</ahelp></paragraph> 57*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155180" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="9">Type</paragraph> 58*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149514" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Select the type of tab stop that you want to modify.</paragraph> 59*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_LEFT" id="bm_id3153321" localize="false"/> 60*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3157910" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="11">Left</paragraph> 61*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146847" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="41">The name of this tab stop is <emph>Left/Top</emph> if Asian language support is enabled.</paragraph> 62*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153698" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_LEFT">Aligns the left edge of the text to the tab stop and extends the text to the right.</ahelp></paragraph> 63*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_RIGHT" id="bm_id3159269" localize="false"/> 64*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149763" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="13">Right</paragraph> 65*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148491" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="42">This name of this tab stop is <emph>Right/Bottom</emph> if Asian language support is enabled.</paragraph> 66*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151384" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_RIGHT">Aligns the right edge of the text to the tab stop and extends the text to the left of the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph> 67*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_CENTER" id="bm_id3152474" localize="false"/> 68*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153628" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="15">Center</paragraph> 69*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154347" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_CENTER">Aligns the center of the text to the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph> 70*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_DECIMAL" id="bm_id3149295" localize="false"/> 71*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148552" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="17">Decimal</paragraph> 72*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3144422" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_TABTYPE_DECIMAL">Aligns the decimal point of a number to the center of the tab stop and text to the left of the tab.</ahelp></paragraph> 73*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154388" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="WIN">The character that is used as a decimal separator depends on the regional setting of your operating system. 74*cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline></switchinline></paragraph> 75*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:Edit:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:ED_TABTYPE_DECCHAR" id="bm_id3150791" localize="false"/> 76*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153380" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="20">Character</paragraph> 77*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153778" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21"><ahelp hid="SVX:EDIT:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:ED_TABTYPE_DECCHAR">Enter a character that you want the decimal tab to use as a decimal separator.</ahelp></paragraph> 78*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159151" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="22">Fill Character</paragraph> 79*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154153" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">Specify the characters to use as leader to the left of the tab stop.</paragraph> 80*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_NO" id="bm_id3151178" localize="false"/> 81*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3144760" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="24">None</paragraph> 82*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3143231" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_NO">Inserts no fill characters, or removes existing fill characters to the left of the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph> 83*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_POINTS" id="bm_id3150742" localize="false"/> 84*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152933" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="26">.......</paragraph> 85*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153192" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_POINTS">Fills the empty space to the left of the tab stop with dots.</ahelp></paragraph> 86*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_DASHLINE" id="bm_id3156424" localize="false"/> 87*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156280" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="28">------</paragraph> 88*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156212" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_DASHLINE">Fills the empty space to the left of the tab stop with dashes.</ahelp></paragraph> 89*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_UNDERSCORE" id="bm_id3150767" localize="false"/> 90*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3157960" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="30">______</paragraph> 91*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151043" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_UNDERSCORE">Draws a line to fill the empty space to the left of the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph> 92*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:RadioButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_OTHER" id="bm_id3153057" localize="false"/> 93*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:Edit:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:ED_FILLCHAR_OTHER" id="bm_id3151116" localize="false"/> 94*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153770" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="32">Character</paragraph> 95*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150441" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33"><ahelp hid="SVX:RADIOBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_FILLCHAR_OTHER">Allows you to specify a character to fill the empty space to the left of the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph> 96*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:PushButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_NEW" id="bm_id3156105" localize="false"/> 97*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="36">New</paragraph> 98*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3163717" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="37"><ahelp hid="SVX:PUSHBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_NEW">Adds the tab stop that you defined to the current paragraph.</ahelp></paragraph> 99*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:PushButton:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_DELALL" id="bm_id3153573" localize="false"/> 100*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153945" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="38">Clear All</paragraph> 101*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145660" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="39"><ahelp hid="SVX:PUSHBUTTON:RID_SVXPAGE_TABULATOR:BTN_DELALL">Removes all of the tab stops that you defined under <emph>Position</emph>. Sets <emph>Left</emph> tab stops at regular intervals as the default tab stops.</ahelp></paragraph> 102*cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#loeschen1"/> 103*cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 104*cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 105