Microsoft KB Archive/61052

Default Tabs Do Not Appear to Be Set in Word 4.00

PSS ID Number: Q61052 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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In Microsoft Word version 4.00, tab characters may not appear to take effect if the setting for Default Tab Stops in the Format Document dialog box extends past the position of the right indent marker. A common symptom of this problem is that when the TAB key is pressed, the cursor moves to the next line rather than to a default tab position.

For example, on a standard US letter-sized document with tall orientation and all margins set to 1 inch, the right indent marker would be placed at 6.5 inches. If Default Tabs Stops is set to 7 inches, the first default tab position falls outside the position of the right indent. As a result, pressing TAB cannot move the cursor to a place on the current line, and instead moves the cursor to the next line of the document.

For more information about tabs, see page 375 of the “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 4.0 manual.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: macword macword5

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