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<sect1 id="tab-stops">
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<sect1info>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Mike</firstname>
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<surname>McBride</surname>
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</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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</sect1info>
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<title>Using Tab Stops</title>
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<indexterm><primary>tab stops</primary><secondary>using</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>paragraph</primary><secondary>setting tab stops</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>Tab stops are a (very useful) holdover from the days of
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typewriters. They allow you to align text into columns quickly and
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easily.</para>
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<para>When a tab stop is in place, you can immediately jump to a
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horizontal position on the page by pressing the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key. Tab stops
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are most commonly used to align columns in a table, or to automatically
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indent paragraphs.</para>
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<para>Tab stops are part of the properties of a paragraph. Each
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paragraph keeps track of its own set of tab stops. To view the tab
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stops of a particular paragraph, place the mouse pointer within a
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paragraph, click once, and check the top ruler. The tab stops are
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marked as symbols in black. </para>
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<para>&kword; recognizes 4 types of tab stops. Each of these types has
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a corresponding symbol to help you identify the type in the
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ruler.</para>
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<informaltable><tgroup cols="4" align="left">
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<thead>
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<row><entry align="center">Type</entry><entry align="center">Example</entry><entry align="center">Symbol</entry><entry align="center">Description</entry></row>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<row><entry>Right Tab Stop</entry>
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<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="rtab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="rtab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry>With a right tab stop, the right edge of the next set of words is aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>
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<row><entry>Center Tab Stop</entry>
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<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ctab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ctab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry>With a center tab stop, the text is centered at the tab stop. </entry></row>
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<row><entry>Left Tab Stop</entry>
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<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ltab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ltab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry>With a left tab stop, the left edge of the next set of words is aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>
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<row><entry>Decimal Tab Stop</entry>
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<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="dtab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="dtab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
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<entry>With a decimal tab stop, the decimal points of the text are aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>
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</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
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<sect2 id="tab-stop-setting">
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<title>Setting Tab Stops</title>
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<indexterm><primary>tab stops</primary><secondary>setting a new tab stop</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>Tab stops can be set one of two ways:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para><link linkend="tab-stop-setting-rulers">Using the rulers of
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&kword;</link></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><link linkend="tab-stop-setting-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
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panel.</link></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<sect3 id="tab-stop-setting-rulers">
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<title>Using the Ruler</title>
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<para>You can use the top ruler of &kword; to interactively insert tab
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stops.</para>
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<para>First, you should select the type of tab stop you want to
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use.</para>
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<para>Place the mouse cursor over the current tab character (located
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directly to the left of the top ruler). Click once with the &RMB;. A small popup menu
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will appear. You can select the tab stop you want from the sub
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menu.</para>
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<tip>
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<para>You can also use the left mouse button to cycle through the
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different types of tab stops. </para>
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<para>Click once on the current tab character, and the tab stop changes
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from left tab stop, to center tab stop.
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If you continue to click with the left mouse button, you will change to
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right tab stop, then to decimal tab stop,
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then back to left tab stop. </para>
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</tip>
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<para>Once you have the correct type of tab stop, you can simply place
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the mouse pointer on the top ruler bar at the desired position, and click once with the
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&LMB;. This will place a tab
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stop at that position.</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="tab-stop-setting-dialog">
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<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>
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<para>The fastest way to get to the tab stop dialog panel, is to select
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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from the menubar or type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>.
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This will bring up a dialog box with 5 tabs. Click on the tab
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labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel>. </para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>You can now add tab stops by:</para>
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem>
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<para>Click the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button at the bottom of the list of tab stops.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Type the horizontal location of the tab stop in the space
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labeled <guilabel>Position</guilabel>. The units used and the current frame width
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are listed below the text box.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select the type of tab stop from the list of radio buttons labeled
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<guilabel>Alignment</guilabel>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Determine what you want to fill the empty space to the tab stop with.
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In most cases this should be left as <guilabel>Blank</guilabel>. For information on other options in this section, see
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<link linkend="tab-fill">Tab filling</link>.</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>You can now add another tab stop. When you are done adding tab stops, you can click
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<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to finish.</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="tab-stop-moving">
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<title>Moving Tab Stops</title>
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<indexterm><primary>tab stops</primary><secondary>moving</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>Tab stops can be moved one of two ways:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para><link linkend="tab-stop-move-ruler">Using the rulers of
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&kword;</link></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><link linkend="tab-stop-move-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
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panel.</link></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<sect3 id="tab-stop-move-ruler">
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<title>Using the Ruler</title>
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem>
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<para>To move a tab stop with the ruler, place the mouse over the
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desired tab stop. The mouse pointer will change to a double
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arrow.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click and hold down the &LMB;. Drag the tab
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stop to its new location</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>When the tab stop is where you want it, release the mouse
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button.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="tab-stop-move-dialog">
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<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>
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<para>Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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from the menubar or type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>.
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This will bring up a dialog box with 5 tabs. </para>
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<para>Click on the tab labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></para>
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<para>A very fast way to edit existing tab stops is to simply double click on the
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tab stop you want to edit in the top ruler of &kword;. This will also bring up
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the <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel> dialog box with the desired tab stop already selected.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem>
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<para>Click on the tab stop you want moved. The list of all tab stops
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is in the box on the left side of the dialog panel.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Type the horizontal location of the tab stop in the space
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labeled <guilabel>Position</guilabel>. The units used and the current frame width
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are listed below the text box.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>If you need to make changes, select the type of tab stop from the
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list labeled <guilabel>Alignment</guilabel> or change the white space character
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under <guilabel>Tab Leader</guilabel>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> when you are done moving all tab stops around.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="tab-stop-remove">
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<title>Removing Tab Stops</title>
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<indexterm><primary>tab stops</primary><secondary>removing</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>tab stops</primary><secondary>deleting</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>
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Tab stops can be removed one of two ways:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para><link linkend="tab-stop-delete-rulers">Using the rulers of
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&kword;</link></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><link linkend="tab-stop-delete-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
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panel.</link></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<sect3 id="tab-stop-delete-rulers">
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<title>Using the Ruler</title>
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem>
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<para>To delete a tab stop with the ruler, place the mouse over the
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desired tab stop. The mouse pointer will change to a double
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arrow.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click and hold down the &RMB; on
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the mouse. A popup menu will appear. Select <guimenuitem>Remove Tabulator</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="tab-stop-delete-dialog">
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<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>
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<para>Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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from the menubar or type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>.
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This will bring up a dialog box with 5 tabs. </para>
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<para>Click on the tab labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></para>
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<para>A very fast way to edit existing tab stops is to simply double click on the
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tab stop you want to edit in the top ruler of &kword;. This will also bring up
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the <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel> dialog box with the desired tab stop already selected.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem>
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<para>Click on the tab stop you want removed. The list of all tab stops
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is in the box on the left side of the dialog panel</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<note><para>You can delete all tab stops at once by clicking <guibutton>Delete All</guibutton>.</para>
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<para>&kword; will not prompt you prior to deleting all tabs, so make sure that is your intention prior to selecting the
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<guibutton>Delete All</guibutton> button.</para>
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</note>
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<para>When you are done deleting tab stops, you can click
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<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to finish.</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="tab-fill">
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<title>Tab filling</title>
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<indexterm><primary>tab stops</primary><secondary>tab filling</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>By default, &kword; uses the standard tab function that you are familiar with when using a typewriter or most wordprocessing programs.
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You can, however, have &kword; insert dots or lines to fill the tab space.</para>
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<para>To change the way the tab fills work in &kword; you change the combo box labeled <guilabel>Filling:</guilabel>. This combo box
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gives you many different line styles to choose from.</para>
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<para>You can change the thickness of the lines by using the <guilabel>Width:</guilabel> spin box.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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