Microsoft KB Archive/28635

Colon Alignment with Decimal Tabs

PSS ID Number: Q28635 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, a colon will line up under decimal tabs set on the ruler when a number is placed in front of the colon. If there is no number preceding the colon, the colon will right justify.

If you want to line up colons and always have the same number of characters following the colons, use a right-aligned tab instead of a decimal tab. Alternatively, instead of leaving the space before the colon empty, enter a 0 (zero). Please refer to the following examples:

Decimal Tab Decimal Tab with 0 Right Tab ———– —————— ———

1:10                1:10                            1:10  :03                 0:30                             :30 KBCategory: kbusage KBSubCategory: Additional reference words: 3.0 3.00 3.01 3.02 4.0 4.00 5.0 5.00 5.10 macword5 macword ====================================================================== ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.