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Removing unwanted tabs
I'm using Office XP, and have used Word for a few years
now. It seems in a previous version of Word or Wordperfect, I could remove all tabs from a paragraph or document in one step, then re-set tabs to new settings. I think this was a "default ruler" option. Now, I try to re-set or remove tabs on the first line of a paragraph, and find each following line stull has the unwanted tab. This drives me crazy when I cut and paste from other documents, as I often must do. This seems fundamental, but all I get from the idiot paper clip is to manually remove tabs from the ruler. Thanks, Clippy. Does a carbon-based life form have a simple solution to this? Thank you in advance for any help. |
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Tab settings apply to the entire paragraph. If you are removing them from
one "line," and they still appear on the next "line," then what you have is separate paragraphs. Display nonprinting characters to see whether you have paragraph marks at the ends of the "lines." To remove tabs from multiple paragraphs at once, you must select them before either dragging tabs off the ruler or using Format | Tabs | Clear All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "charleykay" wrote in message ... I'm using Office XP, and have used Word for a few years now. It seems in a previous version of Word or Wordperfect, I could remove all tabs from a paragraph or document in one step, then re-set tabs to new settings. I think this was a "default ruler" option. Now, I try to re-set or remove tabs on the first line of a paragraph, and find each following line stull has the unwanted tab. This drives me crazy when I cut and paste from other documents, as I often must do. This seems fundamental, but all I get from the idiot paper clip is to manually remove tabs from the ruler. Thanks, Clippy. Does a carbon-based life form have a simple solution to this? Thank you in advance for any help. |
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