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MS Office Forum / Word / Tables / October 2004How do I set a decimal tab?
How do I set a decimal tab within a table? I need to align a column containing prices. I am using Microsoft Office 2003 for Word - 60-Day Trial Version. A decimal tab is preset into table cells. Press Ctrl-Tab to insert a tab character before your number. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/tables.htm  SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > How do I set a decimal tab within a table? I need to align a column > containing prices. I am using Microsoft Office 2003 for Word - 60-Day Trial > Version. I'm not sure where you got this curious idea, which is actually rather backwards. If you press Ctrl+Tab in a table cell, you will tab to the first default tab stop (0.5"). But if you set a decimal tab stop in the cell, you do not need to insert a tab character, as Left-aligned text will jump to it automatically. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > A decimal tab is preset into table cells. Press Ctrl-Tab to insert a tab > character before your number. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/tables.htm > > How do I set a decimal tab within a table? I need to align a column > > containing prices. I am using Microsoft Office 2003 for Word - 60-Day > Trial > > Version. I was mistaken. I tested it, but apparently my test table was set up so that it appeared I was getting a decimal tab. Sorry. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > I'm not sure where you got this curious idea, which is actually rather > backwards. If you press Ctrl+Tab in a table cell, you will tab to the first [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Trial > > > Version. You can set a decimal tab in a table cell the same way you set it anywhere else, either using the ruler or through the Tabs dialog; the difference is that you do not need to press Ctrl+Tab to align numbers at the tab. For more, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > How do I set a decimal tab within a table? I need to align a column > containing prices. I am using Microsoft Office 2003 for Word - 60-Day Trial > Version. |
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