Office 2010 - Word Intermediate - Formatting With Tabs

Learning Objectives

• Format with Tabs 
• Use the Centre Tab 
• Use the Right Tab 
• Use the Decimal Tab 
• Use the Tabs Box 
• Apply Dot Leader Tabs 
• Move Tabs 
• Clear a Tab 
• Use the Show/Hide Command

Course Overview

• Tabs allow you to align document text. Tab moves the insertion point to the next tab stop, pushing existing text right. Word automatically enters a Left tab unless you change the settings. The Tab key will move the insertion point by 1.25 centimetres.
• Pressing the Backspace key at any time will remove the previous character, whether that character is a letter, a number, or a tab stop.
• Clicking on the Tab Alignment button cycles you through the different types of tabs and indents that are available.
• A Right tab simply sets the tab position as the right margin for that column so that the text you enter is entered to its left.
• The Decimal Tab is a great tool to help you to line up figures.
• Double clicking on any of the tabs will display the Tabs box; this provides a convenient way to apply and view tabs in the document.
• Dot Leader tabs fill the empty space before the selected tab with leader characters helping to link data in different columns.