How-To: Remov Tab Stop. - OpenOffice.org Writer
- To remove one particular tab stop, first click on the line where tab tab stop is located.
- Next, click here on "Format."
- In the menu that opens, click on "Paragraph."
- The paragraph dialogue window should appear.
- If it is not yet open, click on "Tabs."
- Now, you can choose here the tab stop that you want removed. Just click on the tab stop's location once.
- Afterwards, just click on "Delete."
- Note that the tab stop that was selected "5.00" is now gone.
- Just click on OK, to continue.
- Note that there is no more tab stop marker in the ruler at 5 inches.
- Great! You have learned how to remove tab stops.
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Remove a Tab Stop.
This screencast demonstrates how to remove a
tab stop
using the
menu
.
You learn:
- How to open the "Paragraph"
dialog
. - How to select the "Tabs" tab.
- How to select a tab stop from the list.
- How to remove the tab stop.
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
viewing the non printing characters.
Advanced topics
For related functionality see:
- Remove tab stop using the ruler.
- Insert a new tab stop.
- Move a tab stop using the ruler.
- Set multiple tab stops at once.
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