Microsoft KB Archive/65367

Moving Tab Stops as a Group

PSS ID Number: Q65367 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word, to move all nondefault tab stops an equal distance on the ruler at the same time, do the following:


 * 1) Select the paragraph(s) in which you want to move the tab stops.
 * 2) If the ruler is not already visible, choose Ruler from the View menu. (In Word 4.0, choose Show Ruler from the Format menu.)
 * 3) Hold down the SHIFT key while dragging the leftmost tab stop. Word moves that tab stop and all tab stops to the right of it as a group, leaving the spacing between the tab stops intact.

When you release the mouse button, the text adjusts according to the new tab stop positions.

= MORE INFORMATION =

If the selection includes two or more paragraphs with different tab stop settings, the ruler is unavailable (dimmed) and shows the tab stops for only the first paragraph. If these tab stops are moved, the tab stops in the following selected paragraphs are adjusted to the new settings as well.

For more information about using tabs, see pages 158-164 in the version 5.0 “Microsoft Word User’s Guide,” or pages 375-379 of the version 4.0 “Reference to Microsoft Word” manual.

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