Microsoft KB Archive/59856

Printing Nonpreset Tabs When Document Is in Outline View

PSS ID Number: Q59856 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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In Word versions 4.0 or 5.0, if you are working in outline mode, the normal ruler is unavailable. When text contains tabs, only the preset tab stops are available (usually .5 inches). This can cause problems when you try to print from outline mode and incorporate nonpreset tabs.

Workaround
To work around this problem, create the text that is to contain the custom tabs in normal view (galley view in Word 4.0) and paste it in the outline view as a graphic. This method allows you to retain the custom tab stops in outline view. To do this, follow the steps below:

Note: Make sure paragraph marks are hidden because if they are showing they will be displayed when the text is copied as a graphic. To hide paragraph marks, choose Hide Paragraphs from the View menu (the Edit menu in Word 4.0).


 * 1) Type the text with the custom tab stops in normal (galley in Word 4.0) view. Select this text.
 * 2) Press COMMAND+OPTION+D to copy the selected text as a graphic.
 * 3) From the View menu (Document in Word 4.0), choose Outline and place the insertion point where the you want to insert the text. From the Edit menu, choose Paste. This pastes the text as a graphic, which retains the original tab stops.

Note: Once the text is pasted this way, you cannot edit it because it is now considered a graphic. This process should be done as the last step before you print your document.

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