[softwarelist] Re: Tabs
- From: Dave Symes <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:24:09 +0100
In article <5144cd085bPaul@xxxxxxxx>,
Paul Sprangers <Paul@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <5144b4cab2dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Dave Symes <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Dear one and all [Tab] Write then... when I press [tab]again it
> > jumps like this.
> This is definitely a Hanging Indent Situation - as Chris Johnson already
> suggested. Be aware though that a hanging indent is by no means an
> alternative for repeated tabs - it's far superior to it!
> Its most striking benefit is that you don't need to change all the tabs
> or returns in case you add something to (or remove from) the original
> text, or when you decide to move the 75mm tab to a different location:
> the new text will always automatically flow properly into the desired
> margins.
> In order to achieve the effect, you should drag the hanging indent on
> top of the 75mm tab (the hanging indent is the lower one of the two
> little flags at the start of the tab ruler - a hanging flag, so to say),
> and start typing whatever you want. No more messing around with tabs or
> linefeeds or whatsoever.
> Kind regards,
> Paul Sprangers
Thanks, that does work better.
Dave
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