Microsoft KB Archive/58492

Word: Cannot Remove or Adjust Custom Tab Stops

PSS ID Number: Q58492 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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To remove custom tab stops from the Format Tab Set ruler, it is recommended that the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys be used to jump between tab stops rather than using the LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys to manually select the tab for manipulation.

You can try using the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW keys to place the highlight on a tab stop to be adjusted; however, although the highlight may visually appear to be on the tab stop, you may be unable to press the DEL key to remove the tab stop.

The ruler is only capable of a measurement accuracy of 1/10th of an inch. If a tab is set at 2.5 inches, you will have little difficulty removing the tab. However, if the tab is set at 2.55 inches, you will be unable to reach this measurement by navigating with the LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys. The UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys will precisely place the cursor to the next tab regardless of how many decimal places of accuracy are being used.

This difference in measurement is usually caused when the tab stops are set and then the ruler expands. This expansion causes the subdivisions on the ruler to become different values than when the stops were originally set.

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