On Jan 15, 2008 6:29 PM, Scott Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm new to Writer and having trouble figuring out how to easily set tab stops > at > regular intervals. With other word-processing-type programs, I've been able > to > set tab stops on the ruler and control their spacing by having the tab stops > snap to particular increments, e.g., every .15 inch. But I can't find a way > to > get tab stops to snap to particular increments on the ruler -- Writer seems to > allow them to go anywhere. I know I can set their location textually in the > paragraph dialog, but that's more cumbersome than setting them via the ruler.
Go to Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Writer > General to control the default tab stops interval If you want non-regularly spaced tab stops then you should create a paragraph style and allocate the tab stops positions in the tabs page. > > Speaking of such, I've also noticed that when I create a tab stop via the > ruler, > I have to confirm it via the paragraph style dialog, which automatically > comes > up. This is intrusive and annoying. Don't double click. If you single click on the ruler the dialog does not open and you get a tab stop of the type highlighted in the top left corner. Hope that helps. Cheers, Michele --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
