Microsoft KB Archive/169828

= FP: TAB Key Doesn't Work As Expected in FrontPage Editor =

Article ID: 169828

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 1.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q169828



SYMPTOMS
In FrontPage Editor, when you press the TAB key, one space is inserted instead of five spaces.



CAUSE
The functionality of the TAB key is not supported in FrontPage Editor. If you press TAB outside of some Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) elements, the Web browser that renders the HTML collapses the tab spacing to a single character space. However, you can use TAB inside some HTML elements, such as the ... element, which render the text in a monospaced font.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1. Use a Non-breaking Space
Press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE (Windows) or OPTION+SHIFT+SPACE (Macintosh) for each non- breaking space you want to insert.

Method 2. Use Formatted Text
The Formatted text option applies the ... element to your text. To apply Formatted text, use the following steps:


 * 1) On the Format menu, click Paragraph.
 * 2) In the Paragraph Formatted list, select Formatted.
 * 3) Click OK.

When you press TAB, FrontPage Editor inserts five spaces.

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