Tab Settings and Paragraph Formatting
Sort Button
a button for sorting items alphabetically or numerically
Tab
a command that indents text
Ruler
a part of the word interface that resembles a ruler with measurements
Tab Stop
a setting that controls how far text will be indented when the tab key is pressed
Tab Leader
a symbol that is inserted repeatedly between tab stops to connect the words on each side of the tab
Decimal Tab Stop
a type of tab stop that aligns numbers with decimal points so that all the decimal points are lined up evenly
Center Tab Stop
a type of tab stop that aligns the center of the text with the tab stop
Left Tab Stop
a type of tab stop that aligns the left edge of the text with the tab stop
Right Tab Stop
a type of tab stop that aligns the right edge of the text with the tab stop
Bar Tab Stop
a type of tab stop that inserts a vertical bar at the tab stop
Paragraphs and pages can have...
borders and shading applied to them
Symbols, pictures, and fonts can be used as...
bullets
If you click clear all in the tabs dialog box...
custom tabs are cleared and default tabs are used
Tab leader options
dots, dashes, underscores, or none
To remove a custom tab stop
drag the tab stop off the ruler
To access the tabs dialog box..
first open the paragraph dialog box
Before turning a series into a bulleted or numbered list...
make sure each item is its own paragraph
Before formatting a paragraph...
make sure the insertion point is in the paragraph
To access the options for alphabetizing a list
on the home tab, in the paragraph group, click the sort button
Control Tab Settings on..
ruler and in the dialog box
Alignment
the way a group of text is lined up, either to the left, right, or center
