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KAR - 22 Dec 2003 16:37 GMT

If I'm using text (as opposed to table) and I'm tabbing to various columns,
is there a way to automatically wrap a column to the next line down if it
would otherwise cross into the next tab space if it is longer than the space
alloted?

TIA.

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Jay Freedman - 22 Dec 2003 16:57 GMT

No, there is nothing automatic. This is precisely what tables are for...

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> If I'm using text (as opposed to table) and I'm tabbing to various
> columns, is there a way to automatically wrap a column to the next
> line down if it would otherwise cross into the next tab space if it
> is longer than the space alloted?
>
> TIA.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 22 Dec 2003 17:41 GMT

As Jay says, this is the criterion for using a "real" table instead of a
tabbed table. See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm

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> If I'm using text (as opposed to table) and I'm tabbing to various columns,
> is there a way to automatically wrap a column to the next line down if it
> would otherwise cross into the next tab space if it is longer than the space
> alloted?
>
> TIA.

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KAR - 22 Dec 2003 20:59 GMT

> As Jay says, this is the criterion for using a "real" table instead of a
> tabbed table. See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm
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> >
> > TIA.

Thanks to you both; I'll check out the links.

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