At 08:04 23/12/2007 -0600, Joseph Ragweed wrote:
I got the outline issue cleared up, however, I find the TAB (writer)
goes further than I want..... something like the equivalent of 12
spaces with the space bar.
I would prefer a "tab" of only 6-8 spaces. I've searched all
through this thing's tools and other various and sundry areas, but
have found nothing useful.
How can I change the size of the tab??
Tabs don't have a size as such, and neither do spaces. You are
thinking here in typewriter terms, where everything was based on a
common pitch; a word processor is more flexible than that. The tab
key will take the typing position on to the next tab position defined
for your current paragraph. If you haven't defined any tabs, there
are default ones which you can see (as small ticks) in the ruler bar
above the display. So the size of a tab depends on where you type
it: it can be anything from very little up to the entire page width
between margins.
To vary the default spacing of tabs, go to Tools | Options... |
OpenOffice.org Writer | General | Settings. Mine are at 1.25 cm
(that's about half an inch in old money), which I imagine is the
default. But the best way to handle spacing like this is to set your
own tabs where you need them. To do this, either click and drag on
the ruler bar itself, or go to Format | Paragraph... | Tabs (or
right-click | Paragraph... | Tabs) or to right-click | Edit Paragraph
Style... | Tabs, as appropriate.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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