Microsoft Word 2007 Tabs

Ever add text into an existing document and see words jump all around? Here is the solution. Learn to set tabs using the ruler and tabs with leader dots using the dialog box in Word 2007.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• word
• 2007
• tabs
• paragraph
• format

[kbreenbo]

In the 23 years that I've been using computers for my word processing, I've never set up tabs AFTER I've typed my text and yet all these examples and others I see on YouTube do that.

One of the most difficult aspects of understanding Word is, IMHO, the tab function, esp. with a mult-level index list.

BTW, I've used Word, WordPerfect, QuarkXpress, and InDesign, and Word is by far the WORST.

[OfficeSavant]

There are a couple of reasons we teach setting tabs after creating the document. 1) It takes less time than setting tabs and resetting tabs. 2) We recommend maintaing focus on the content of the document first. Then format.

I too have used and taught many other word processing apps. In my opinion they all are about the same with regard to tabs.

Thanks for your comment.

[OfficeSavant]

Hi @kbreenbo. I do not currently havevideos for the anging indent, or multi-level lists. It's a good topic and I will get one up in a week or so.

[Mishkafofer]

Finally after years of frustration i start to understand tabs.

[OfficeSavant]

Thanks, Mish. Tabs is the most misunderstood aspect of electronic word processing.

[Sickness1811992]

Фала! :)

[JPetroSS]

Thanks a million!

[andyguy82]

You are a life saver. If I have any more Word questions I am definitely searching your posts first!

[orlando0563]

Thanks, you are a life saver and one of the most precise instructors I've come across either in person or on the web. PLEASE, keep up the GREAT work.

[alanbweaver]

@kbreenbo I've done a couple of videos myself on setting tabs....reason why they're already typed is that it is more visual. I agree that it's a good idea to set the tabs first but sometimes you need to change them after they're done as you discover everything is not properly aligning.

I also agree that Word is not the best (wouldn't say "worst") program but I still do like my WordPerfect which I find more intuitive/user friendly (and I like being able to see the "codes")

[mom2krisandleigha]

Thank you so much! After all these years I finally get it!

[donnapeal]

Thank you thank you thank you! I've been tripping over this and you finally cleared it up!

[Halibut88]

@kbreenbo I absolutely agree with you about Word compared to Wordperfect. That Wordperfect is such an intuitively designed rich wordprocessing package. Never needed instructional videos on how to set margins or tabs.

[kbreenbo]

Thank you. I'm specifically interested in the interaction of the three indent elements. I'm also not sure why Word doesn't automatically align the second level of a numbered list beneath the first letter of the first level (or third level beneath the second level, and so on). If you could cover these, that would be great!