[mso] Re: Vertical Alignment of Time Values
- From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:13:36 +1100
When you talk about tab stop symbols that look like triangles or squares,
are you referring to the symbols on the ruler? If so, then they are not tab
stops.
The tab stop symbols look like an L (left align tab), an upside-down T
(centre tab), an upside-down T with a dot (decimal tab), and a backwards L
(right align tab).
The two triangles at the left are the paragraph left indents. The top one
is for the first line, and the lower one is for subsequent lines. The
little square under the lower triangle is a handle that lets you move both
of them at once.
The single triangle at the right is the paragraph right indent.
When you are in a table, each column will have its own set of indent
triangles.
In 2003, it looks as though the decimal tab will align on colons as well as
on decimal points.
You choose which type of tab will be inserted when you click on the ruler by
clicking on the little box to the left of the ruler.
Regards, Dave S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Shapp" <ras45@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: [mso] Vertical Alignment of Time Values
> To All,
>
> How to vertically align a table containing time values in Word2003?
>
> I produce a spreadsheet in Excel 2003 that has time values (durations) in
> one
> of the columns. I use a colon to separate hours from minutes. Maximum
> durations could range over one hundred hours and minimum could be as few
> as
> fifteen minutes. I enter zero before the colon for durations less than 60
> minutes.
>
> I use five columns and a variable number of rows in the spreadsheet. The
> contents of each cell are centered horizontally. When it is complete, I
> copy
> just the required rows and five columns, then I paste that as a table into
> my
> Word document.
>
> Everything works fine except the colons in a column of time values are not
> vertically aligned. That's acceptable in the spreadsheet, but I would
> prefer
> alignment in the Word document.
>
> Why don't I right-justify the time values? If I do, they will not look
> right
> under the centered column heading. Is there a tab stop I can set which
> controls the placement of the colon in a way that is similar to the tab
> stop
> for decimal point?
>
> Related question: What are the tab stop symbols which look like a tiny
> square
> or a triangle with apex pointing downward? What are they called, and how
> are
> they used?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Ray Shapp
>
>
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