OpenOffice Tutorial: Change the tab stop type for new stops.
How-To: OpenOffice Tutorial: Change the tab stop type for new stops.
- Before anything else. Please note that nonprinting characters are shown in this screencast for you to see the tabs and tab stops more clearly.
- Now, it is possible to change the type of a tab stop before you place them using the ruler.
- First, remember that the default alignment for tab stops is the left-align tab stop. It's symbol looks like this.
- So, when you place a new tab stop using the ruler by clicking on a position, the tab stop will be left-aligned.
- Notice that the text has moved in proper alignment with the tab stop on its LEFT.
- Now, to change the tab stop type before placing the next tab stop, just click on the tab stop icon here.
- Note that the symbol has changed. This indicates that the next tab stop you place will be right-aligned.
- Just click on the ruler to place the new tab stop.
- Good! Notice that the text has moved in proper alignment with the tab stop on its RIGHT.
- Now, if we click on the tab stop icon again...
- ..you will see that the symbol has changed. This symbol indicates that the next tab stop you place will be decimal aligned.
- However, since there are no decimal points in this paragraph this alignment is not useful. Just click the icon again to change the tab stop type.
- Good! This symbol indicates that the next tab stop you place will be center-aligned.
- Once you click on a position in the ruler, a center-aligned tab stop should be placed.
- Great! As you can see the text has moved so that it is centered on the tab stop's position.
- Please remember that if you don't change the tab stop type in the icon, then every new tab stop will be aligned according to the indicated symbol.
- So if we place a new tab stop here by clicking on the ruler....
- The tab stop will still be center-aligned since the icon wasn't changed to a new symbol.
- This is true for all new tab stops you place until you change the symbol in the icon.
- Great! You have learned to change the tab stop type for new tab stops.
by Kaj Kandler
Change the tab stop type for new stops.
This screencast demonstrates how to change the tab stop type for new stops. You learn:
- How to find the tab stop icon in the ruler.
- How to change the type of tab stops before inserting a new one.
- How to insert a new tab stop.
- How to place a new tab stop affects the default tab stops.
Advanced topics
For related functionality see:
- Understanding tab stop types.
- Change tab stop type of existing tab stop.
- Change tab stop type for new tab stops.
- Setting multiple tab stops.
- Format with default tab stops.
- Insert a new tab stop.
- Move a tab stop.
- Remove a tab stop.
- Insert tab stop fill characters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why does the screencast show the tabulator characters with an arrow, while they are 'invisible' on my screen?
A: The tabulator character is a non printing character
. You can make the
tabulator character visible by making the non printing characters visible. To learn how to view
nonprinting characters go to the view nonprinting characters screencast.
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