Microsoft KB Archive/119341

Mac Works 4.0: Tab Moves to Default Tab Rather Than Left Indent

PSS ID Number: Q119341 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

4.0

MACINTOSH

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= SYMPTOMS =

When you press the TAB key in a Word Processor document, the cursor moves to the default tab, rather than to the left indent. This occurs if you set a hanging indent with the left indent to the right of a default tab.

= RESOLUTION =

To correct this behavior, place a custom tab at the location of the left indent.

Placing a Custom Tab

 * 1) Move the insertion point to the paragraph in which you want the tab stop.
 * 2) On the ruler, click the tab button you want.
 * 3) Click the ruler at the position where you want to insert the tab stop.

= MORE INFORMATION =

A hanging indent allows the first line of a paragraph to be further left than the rest of the paragraph.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Open a Word Processor document.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Tabs And Indents.
 * 3) In the Indents section, choose Hanging.
 * 4) In the By box, enter 0.75.
 * 5) Choose OK.
 * 6) Press the TAB key.

Actual Result: The cursor jumps to the 0.5 inch mark.

Expected Result: The cursor should jump to the 0.75 inch mark.

KBCategory: kbother KBSubcategory: macworkskb

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Version : 4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.