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How to Set Leader Tabs in Word 2007

There’s only one task that must be done in the Word 2007 Tabs dialog box that you cannot do with the Ruler: Set a leader tab. But what is a leader tab? [more…]

Indenting a Whole Paragraph in Word 2007

Word 2007 can indent every line of a paragraph you type. An indentation is the distance between a margin and the text, not the edge of a page and the text. To have Word indent an entire paragraph, follow [more…]

How to Use the Decimal Tab in Word 2007

You can use the Decimal Tab feature to line up columns of numbers in your Word 2007 documents. Although you could use a right tab to do this, the decimal tab is a better choice. Rather than right-align [more…]

How to Change the Default Tab Stops in Word 2007

Word 2007 automatically sets tab stops for you in each new document you create. These default tab stops are set at half-inch intervals, but you can also create your own tab stops. [more…]

How to Use the Left Tab Stop in Word 2007

The Left Tab Stop feature is the one you’ll use most often in Word 2007. When you press the Tab key, the insertion pointer advances to the left tab stop, where you can continue to type text. This works [more…]

How to Use the Center Tab Stop in Word 2007

The Center Tab Stop feature in Word 2007 enables you to center text in a line without having to center the entire line. Unlike centering a paragraph, only text placed at the center tab stop is centered [more…]

How to Use the Bar Tab in Word 2007

The bar tab isn’t a true tab stop in Word 2007. Instead, consider it as a text decoration. Setting a bar tab merely inserts a vertical line into a line of text. It's much better than using the pipe [more…]

How to Set a Tab in the Word 2007 Tabs Dialog Box

Most times, you can use the Ruler to set tab stops in your Word 2007 documents. However, you can use the Tabs dialog box when you need to be more precise. [more…]

How to Get to the Tabs Dialog Box in Word 2007

When you want really precise control over the placement of tabs in your Word 2007 documents, you can use the Tabs dialog box. But how do you get there? [more…]

How to Unset a Tab Stop in Word 2007

There are a few ways to get rid of a tab stop in your Word 2007 document. For example, it can be as easy as dragging the Tab Stop icon from the Ruler. The Tabs dialog box can also be used to remove tab [more…]