Microsoft KB Archive/59335

Word: Tabs Near Edge of Margins Cause Word to Wrap Abnormally

PSS ID Number: Q59335 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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If a word comes directly after a tab that is too close to the margin in Microsoft Word, the whole word will not fit on that line. Instead, that word may abnormally wrap to the next line. The following procedure duplicates the problem:


 * 1) With the ruler turned on, set a tab that is approximately .5 inches from the “]” on the ruler (beginning of right margin and location where text should wrap).
 * 2) Type the word Mississippi.
 * 3) Note that part of Mississippi is on the current line, while the other part of Mississippi breaks off and wraps to the next line.

The entire word would be expected to wrap to the next line instead of having the word break. If a space is inserted between the tab and the “M” in Mississippi, the entire word will move to the next line.

This problem occurs because Word does not consider the tab character as a separator character, such as a space. Instead, Word considers a tab character as part of the word the tab precedes. Because a tab has an absolute position on the page, Word does not wrap the tab character, and must find a way to break the text to maintain the margin.

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