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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Tabs</title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156027"><bookmark_value>formats; tabulators</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>fill characters with tabulators</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>tab stops;settings</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156027" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><link href="text/shared/01/05030300.xhp" name="Tabs">Tabs</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153577" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/ParagraphTabsPage">Set the position of a tab stop in a paragraph.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147653" xml-lang="en-US">If you want, you can also use the ruler to set the tab positions.</paragraph>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/ED_TABPOS" id="bm_id3155390" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154897" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Position</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153331" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/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>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155180" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Type</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149514" xml-lang="en-US">Select the type of tab stop that you want to modify.</paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_TABTYPE_LEFT" id="bm_id3153321" localize="false"/>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonST_LEFTTAB_ASIAN" id="bm_id3153322" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3157910" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Left</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146847" xml-lang="en-US">The name of this tab stop is <emph>Left/Top</emph> if Asian language support is enabled.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153698" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_TABTYPE_LEFT">Aligns the left edge of the text to the tab stop and extends the text to the right.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_TABTYPE_RIGHT" id="bm_id3159269" localize="false"/>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonST_RIGHTTAB_ASIAN" id="bm_id3159270" localize="false"/>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148491" xml-lang="en-US">This name of this tab stop is <emph>Right/Bottom</emph> if Asian language support is enabled.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151384" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_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>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_TABTYPE_CENTER" id="bm_id3152474" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153628" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Center</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154347" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_TABTYPE_CENTER">Aligns the center of the text to the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_TABTYPE_DECIMAL" id="bm_id3149295" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148552" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Decimal</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3144422" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_TABTYPE_DECIMAL">Aligns the decimal separator of a number to the center of the tab stop and text to the left of the tab.</ahelp></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154388" xml-lang="en-US"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="WIN">The character that is used as a decimal separator depends on the regional setting of your operating system.
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/entryED_TABTYPE_DECCHAR" id="bm_id3150791" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153380" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Character</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153778" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/entryED_TABTYPE_DECCHAR">Enter a character that you want the decimal tab to use as a decimal separator.</ahelp></paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159151" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Fill Character</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154153" xml-lang="en-US">Specify the characters to use as leader to the left of the tab stop.</paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_NO" id="bm_id3151178" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3144760" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">None</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3143231" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_NO">Inserts no fill characters, or removes existing fill characters to the left of the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_POINTS" id="bm_id3150742" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152933" localize="false" level="3">.......</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153192" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_POINTS">Fills the empty space to the left of the tab stop with dots.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_DASHLINE" id="bm_id3156424" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156280" localize="false" level="3">------</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156212" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_DASHLINE">Fills the empty space to the left of the tab stop with dashes.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_UNDERSCORE" id="bm_id3150767" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3157960" localize="false" level="3">______</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151043" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_UNDERSCORE">Draws a line to fill the empty space to the left of the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_OTHER" id="bm_id3153057" localize="false"/>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/entryED_FILLCHAR_OTHER" id="bm_id3151116" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153770" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Character</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150441" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/radiobuttonBTN_FILLCHAR_OTHER">Allows you to specify a character to fill the empty space to the left of the tab stop.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/buttonBTN_NEW" id="bm_id3156105" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">New</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3163717" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/buttonBTN_NEW">Adds the tab stop that you defined to the current paragraph.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui/ui/paratabspage/buttonBTN_DELALL" id="bm_id3153573" localize="false"/>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153945" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Delete all</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145660" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="cui/ui/paratabspage/buttonBTN_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>
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